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Wells and Overend Win National TitlesIt was age before beauty at the USA National Mountain Bike Championships, where two veteran Specialized riders earned three titles between them. Todd Wells and the ageless Ned Overend administered riding lessons to the young guns.Report & Video |
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72 Hours with Darren BerreclothThe life of a professional mountain biker is not all fun and games, even if you're Darren Berrecloth. Follow Darren through 72 hours around the Mountain Style competition in Chatel, France.Exclusive Video |
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Tour Champion Contador to Join Saxo BankBjarne Riis announced today in Copenhagen that Spaniard Alberto Contador will join his Saxo Bank team for the next two years, 2011 and 2012.Details |
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Specialized Technology Dominates TourJuly 26, 2010 – Morgan Hill, CA Every bike company dreams of winning the Tour de France: Specialized realized its dream and took it one step further, with Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck riding their Specialized bikes to a 1-2 finish Sunday in Paris. This was the first-ever Maillot Jaune for the California company.Details |
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Specialized Riders Contador and Schleck Go 1-2 in TourIn one of the most hotly contested Tours in decades, Alberto Contador, the Spanish Grand Tour specialist, fended off Andy Schleck in an epic duel between two pre-race favorites—riding Specialized bikes—to claim his third Tour de France victory.Details |
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Cancellara WIns Final TT, Schleck Puts In Impressive EffortTeam Saxo Bank dominated yet another day in sunny France when time trial World champion, Fabian Cancellara pulverized all of his competition on today's 52 kilometer time trial from Bordeaux to Pauvillac. The Swiss rider powered his Shiv Time Trial bike to his second stage win, the fourth for Team Saxo Bank during this year's Tour de France.Details |
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Andy Schleck Tour Their Legs OffAndy Schleck rose above in stage 17 of the Tour de France by winning atop the Col de Tourmalet. Trailed only by the yellow jersey of Alberto Contador, the two put on a masterful display of climbing and "tour" the legs off everyone.Details |
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Contador: 'We're OK, Andy and Me.'Alberto Contador finished safely in his first stage as the Tour leader, despite the harshness of the course, where Team Astana once again did a great job starting from the first mountain pass, the Peyresourde, where attacks began. Also, the problem that emerged between Alberto and Andy Schleck (on Bales climb in stage 14) has been resolved.Details |
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Schleck dominates Tour's first mountain dayLuxembourg's Andy Schleck dominated the first day in the high-mountains at the Tour de France today in Morzine-Avoriaz. The Saxo Bank captain remained with the front favourites as the mountains thinned the pack and Alberto Contador's team upped the pace, and then put his finishing touch on the day: a stage win ahead of Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi).Details |
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The Red Hammer Races into Yellow. Again.Fabian Cancellara guided Saxo Bank team-mate Andy Schleck through hell today and re-gained the yellow jersey of the Tour de France. Demonstrating that smoother is faster, the duo conquered the roads used every spring in Paris-Roubaix aboard all-new Specialized S-Works Roubaix bikes.Details |
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London-Paris 2010 The Best YetThe London-Paris 2010 has been hailed as “the best yet” by the organisers and riders who took part in the event. Details... |
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Top Sports Personalities line up for Specialized’s firstSpecialized Silverstone SportiveTop Sports Personalities line up for Specialized’s first Sportive June 28th, 2010 – Chessington, UK - Sporting legends, world class athletes and Olympians line up with 550 road enthusiasts for the start of the Specialized Silverstone Sportive on July 4th, 2010. Details... |
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Specialized Official Suppliers Of The British Sailing Team until 2013April 30th, 2010 – Chessington, UK Skandia Team GBR, the British Sailing Team in the Olympic and Paralympic Classes, are to use Specialized bikes as part of their aerobic conditioning programme with a new sponsorship agreement between the two parties agreed up until 2013.Details... |
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Specialized Joins Cycling Star AllianceManufacturer Specialized has joined the Cycling Star Alliance and shall be working with them to boost sales and encourage corporate cycling participation |
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Globe Bicycles and Sustrans Urge People to Collect Fresh Air Miles This SummerBicycle brand Globe and Sustrans the sustainable transport charity have teamed up to lead a summer of bike rides across the UK designed to get people outdoors on two-wheels.Details... |
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Simon Richardson solos to Tour of the Reservoir VictoryThe opening round of the Premier Calendar national series was taken by Sigma Sports – Specialized’s Simon Richardson.Details... |
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Specialized Silverstone SportiveSpecialized will be organising a new Sportive event in 2010 called the Specialized Silverstone Sportive. The multi choice distance challenge will be held at the Porsche Experience Centre and will start from the exclusive Porsche tracks next to Silverstone Formula 1 Grand Prix Circuit on July 4th, 2010.Details... |
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Specialized Support Team Breast Cancer CareNeed another reason to get on your bike? Every 11 minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with breast cancer. Cycle from London to Paris or from Vietnam to Cambodia in the year ahead and fundraise in support of people with breast cancer.
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Specialized Test The BestThe British Mountain Bike Series is back for 2010, but this time the series has been beefed up, as 3 major bicycle brands hop on board - Giant, Specialized and Trek have joined forces to create the demo of all demo series as they sponsor The British Mountain Bike Demo Series.Details... |
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Sigma Sport - Specialized Cycling TeamSpecialized Join Forces with Sigma sport in 2010Sigma Sport - Specialized Cycling Team has been forged by two of cycle sport’s leading and prestigious brands; London's premier Road and Triathlon retailer Sigma Sport and world leader in innovative bicycle design, Specialized. The relationship between the two companies has been galvanized by the team’s success on and off the bike over the past three years. |
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Specialized Official Bicycle Partner of London To Paris 2010The London-Paris organisers have announced Specialized will be the 2010 event's official bicycle partner for the second year runningDetails |
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Sam Hill Wins UCI World Cup ChampionshipSchladming, Austria- Monster Energy Specialized racing ended the 2009 Mountain Bike season on top at World Cup Finals held this weekend. Sam Hills win today allowed him to secure the overall UCI World Cup Downhill Title, while Sam’s teammate Brendan Fairclough also made a trip to the podium in 5th place leading to 8th overall in the series.Details |
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Trond Hansen wins 26TRIX in LeogangLast Friday and Saturday, 30 riders from 12 countries rocked the mega sized 26TRIX dirt line in Leogang, Austria. With two stunning runs Norwegian Trond Hansen took first place and earned himself 3.500 Euros in cash. Andi Wittmann from Germany showed technically very difficult combos on the most tricky parts of the track and won the Oakley Sick-O-Award.Details |
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Sauser Wins XC World Cup FinalChristoph Sauser (Specialized Factory Racing) won the final round of the UCI World Cup in Schladming, Austria. With a quick start and a powerful finish on his S-Works Epic, Sauser's victory took some sting out of an Olympic performance hindered by injury.Story & Photos |
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Alvarez Takes Championship in SchladmingSpecialized Factory Racing's Rafael Alvarez claimed the World Cup Series Championship in 4X (four cross) at the series' final round held Friday night in Schladming, Austria.Details |
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Bettini Dashes to Victory to Cap Exciting First WeekRiding his S-Works Tarmac SL2 to perfection, Bettini shot off the wheel of Philippe Gilbert with about 75 meters to go on a rising finish into Toledo to sweep to his third victory of the 2008 season.Story & Photos |
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Flying Sauser Wins Worlds!Christoph Sauser (Specialized Factory Racing) positively flew to victory in Sunday's mountain bike cross country world championships in Val di Sole, Italy. Aboard a prototype S-Works Epic xc race bike, "Susi" took the lead on the first lap and never looked back.Story & Photos |
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Epic Victory for Junior World ChampPeter Sagan proved to be the smartest and the strongest rider on his S-Works Epic by earning himself the rainbow stripes of the 2008 Junior Cross Country World Champion.Details |
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