Tour De France And The Giro Rosa

Check out updates at the bggest race in women's cycling, the Giro Rosa and Tour De France. Also in the clip is a new technology on cycling, like Mark Cavendish's SRAM Hydro R hydraulic brake equipped Specialized Venge, Scott's new HMX-SL, the first frame and forks to weigh in at under 1kg for the two.

Oakley's Conquer the Road

Oakley and Eurosport teamed up in launching a search for two cyclists who will be asked to "Conquer the Road" to celebrate the 100th edition of the Tour de France in 2013.

It's a once in a lifetime opportunity for cycling fans to ride one of the iconic Tour de France stages with a professional rider.

The winners will have their experience filmed and broadcast by Eurosport as part of a four-part mini-series called “The Ride” which will be shown during the channel’s 2013 coverage of the legendary race.

To win the competition you will need to earn kilometres. The Top 20 competitors by kilometres on April 30th will go through to the final round where expert judging panel of cyclists will select the two lucky winners.

All travel, accommodation and expenses will be provided by Oakley.

Lance Armstrong could lose medal

LONDON (AP) - His seven Tour de France titles erased from cycling's record books, Lance Armstrong still holds claim to one piece of sports hardware - an Olympic medal.
But for how much longer?

The fate of Armstrong's medal will be addressed when the International Olympic Committee executive board meets next week in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Twelve years after Armstrong won bronze in the road time trial at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the IOC wants the medal back after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's report of widespread doping by Armstrong and some teammates during his seven Tour de France victories from 1999-2005.

Kenyan Riders Mr. Leong Dream

Mr. Nicolas Leong a Singaporean commercial photographer who moved to Kenya to create the Kenyan cycling team. "All these Kenyans were winning marathons all over the world (and) I thought it would be really good if you gave them a bike, that was essentially the idea," - Leong Mr. Leong is convinced that Kenya which is known for its world class runners will also produce world class cyclist, and realized his dream for the first black team to compete in the Tour de France. Goodluck Mr. Leong!
 
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