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Posted October 14, 2008

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

Posted October 14, 2008

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.

Posted October 13, 2008

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.

Posted October 13, 2008

"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

Posted October 13, 2008

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.

Posted October 13, 2008

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.

Posted October 12, 2008

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.

Posted October 10, 2008

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.

Posted October 10, 2008

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.

Posted October 10, 2008

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.

Posted October 10, 2008

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.

Posted October 9, 2008

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

—Ken Kesey

Posted October 9, 2008

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.

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