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News :: April 2005

11 April 2005

Lance Races California Crit

Lance Armstrong Ojai California Criterium

Lance Armstrong at Ojai California Criterium, photo: John Brant

After George Hincapie was finished racing the Hell of the North, his teammate Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel) was busy in Southern California racing under the warm California sun. It was the Professional/Category 1 field of the Ojai Criterium (90 minutes) where Armstrong was putting in the training before the upcoming Tour of Georgia. Experienced professional, Harm Jansen (Helen's Cycles), took top honors, and Armstrong finished about 10th. The criterium was the Garrett LeMire Memorial Gran Prix and is the fifth NRC event

BiciRace.com inside sources say that "Lance Armstrong [was] repeatedly bridging on the hill," to give his legs a good stretch before going to the Tour of Georgia. Of course no Southern California criterium is held without rock stars, and in attendance was Sheryl Crow.
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Boonen Is Unbelievable

24-year-old Tom Boonen notched up an impressive victory yesterday in Paris-Roubaix. The day started out with sun, but also included rain, making the cobbles wet and nasty. The race was a dynamic Paris-Roubaix like always, and Boonen prooved himself worthy of being the man embraced as the new Belgian hero.

It was after 259 km that Boonen came around George Hincapie and Juan Antonio Flecha for the last time, to take victory. Boonen zapped his break-away companions in a superb sprint force. Boonen started his sprint in corner three and opened the gap out of the last corner as Hincapie tried to hang on. Boonen has now reached Belgium super-star status after winning Tour of Flanders last weekend and now Paris-Roubaix. He managed a unique double win that only eight other racers before him have accomplished. Read race report...

Other Spanish Races

Yesterday there were other races going on for those who do not prefer cobbles. The Klasika Primavera in Spain may not rank up there with Paris-Roubaix in prestige, but it was nevertheless contested by such notables as world #1 Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Caffita), Chechu Rubiera (Discovery) and Paolo Salvodelli (Discovery). But the race was truly a Spanish affair with 18 Spaniards in the top 20. Read the report filed on the Klasika Primavera by Paco.

BiciRace.com Chats with the Director Sportivo, Matteo Algeri

Matteo Algeri may be the youngest director in a ProTour team, but he has an immense amount of insight. This year you will see Matteo behind the wheel for Saunier Duval - Prodir at the Giro d'Italia, the Tour of Georgia and many more races. Last Saturday we joined Matteo, via via instant messenger, to learn his thoughts on the Giro d'Italia, Tour of Georgia and Lance Armstrong's news.

BiciRace.com says: Ciao Matteo
Matteo says: Ciao BiciRace.com
Matteo says: Come stai?
BiciRace.com says: Sto bene. Are you going to Georgia!!??
Matteo says: I'm going, I will leave Sunday.
BiciRace.com says: What happened to Chris Horner?
Matteo says: He broke head of the femur at Tirreno Adriatico. Matteo says: (testa del femore)
BiciRace.com says: You leave TOMORROW for Georgia?
Matteo says: No, next Sunday.
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