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Check out this excellent article on the man who took down Lance at Leadville, Dave Wiens.

KAILUA-KONA, HI (BRAIN)—The Ford Ironman World Championship is complete and the final numbers are in.

Starting with the bike count, it’s clear that now almost all participants are riding some sort of carbon fiber aero bike, according to Triathlete magazine president of sales and marketing Sean Watkins.

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN (BRAIN)—Kurt Kinetic has signed a European distribution deal with Accell Group, one of largest bicycle and bicycling accessories companies in the world. The partnership will immediately make Kurt Kinetic’s entire premium cycling trainer line available in 13 European countries.

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"I'm so excited to be coming to the 2009 Giro. I raced a long time professionally and never did the Giro. It was one of my biggest regrets and now I'm going to be able to erase that regret and be at the 2009 Giro. And who knows, maybe with a good result."

—Lance Armstrong

SALT LAKE CITY, UT (BRAIN)—Focusing its attention on the action sports market, 3point5.com recently exhibited at the Action Sports Retailer conference in San Diego, launched new surfboard, skateboard and snowboard training sites and announced a strategic partnership with the Board Retailers Association.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA (BRAIN)—Interbike has announced its latest exhibitor list for the inaugural OutDoor Demo East, to be held October 21-22 at the Roger Williams Park in Providence, Rhode Island.

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BRAIN editor Megan Tompkins (right) and BRAIN reporter Nicole Formosa getting ready to roll for the two-day 150-mile Bike MS Bay to Bay Tour in Southern California on Saturday.

LAGUNA HILLS, CA (BRAIN)—Next month Bicycle Retailer & Industry News staff will get on bikes to personally visit more than a dozen Southern California retailers, kicking off the magazine’s first regional Dealer Tour.

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SAN JOSE, CA (BRAIN)—Registration for the 2009 BE-Pro Conference is now open.

The dates for BE-Pro are January 23 and 24, 2009. The conference will be at the Wyndham Hotel in San Jose, CA.

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MURRIETA, CA (BRAIN)—Silverfish UK has signed an exclusive deal to distribute the complete range of Turner Bikes to the UK cycle market.

Southern California's Turner Bikes is owned and run by Dave Turner who has been designing and producing high-end mountain bikes for more than 15 years.

MONTGOMERYVILLE, PA (BRAIN)—The Bicycle Product Suppliers Association (BPSA) has announced a preliminary agenda for its 2009 Bicycle Leadership Conference (BLC) to be held in conjunction with the Sea Otter Classic, April 15-17, 2009, at the Embassy Suites in Seaside, CA.

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“Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing.”

—Ken Kesey

SANTA CRUZ, CA (BRAIN)—Easton Bell Sports has hired industry veteran Chris Tutton as director of OE sales for Easton Cycling and Powersports. Tutton will focus on driving the Easton brand to the OE customer for both cycling and motorcycle products.

PORTLAND, OR (BRAIN)—Portland’s burgeoning bicycle industry gets another boost this weekend with the Oregon Manifest Handmade Bike Show that runs through Sunday.

The show is designed to showcase Portland’s bike culture through the lens of local frame builders and the bikes they create.

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BETHESDA, MD (BRAIN)—The Consumer Product Safety Commission is soliciting ideas on how best to facilitate a new third-party testing requirement for children’s products, which includes bicycles.

CHICAGO, IL (BRAIN)—With more than 20 years of industry experience, Bill Keith has been hired by SRAM to fill a new road components product manager position.

"I look forward to continue building on that iconic strength along with the outstanding road product team SRAM now has in place," Keith said.

NEW YORK, NY (BRAIN)—Come out on October 17 and 18 and join George Hincapie to support a great NYC charity.

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VENTURA, CA (BRAIN)—The California Bikefest is being held on Saturday, December 6 at the Crowne Plaza in Ventura Beach.

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NORCROSS, GA (BRAIN)—Blue Competition Cycles is betting its unique, new promotional program will have its new Triad multisport/time-trial bike flying out of stores.

BOULDER, CO (BRAIN)—VeloGear, a 14-year-old catalog operation, is for sale. Anyone interested in buying a turn-key company in the cycling industry with a list of 200,000 names might find a bargain.

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