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You’ve got a competitor from Pennsylvania

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Pittsburgh-native Mike Friedman is paying tribute to the Keystone State this week while racing in Belgium.
Ignoring the additional grams and the wind resistance, Friedman’s bike is sporting a miniature Pennsylvania license plate behind the seat. The plate, shown in this photo from the team Slipstream website, sports his nickname “meatball.”
Below, Friedman took 12th on Saturday on […]

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Paris-Nice

March 12th, 2007 · No Comments

Native son Floyd Landis had an incredible spring last year.
He ripped into the early season races. He won the inaugural Tour of California in February, Paris-Nice stage race in March and the Tour of Georgia in April - when most cyclists were still trying to find their form.
If Floyd had sat up and done nothing […]

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Tags: Floyd Landis · Tour of California · Paris-Nice · Green Mountain · Tour de France · season · cycling · spring · races · hearing · sports