GOOGLE EARTH

If you haven't downloaded this program yet we can recommend it:
http://earth.google.com/index.html

Above are some images of our shop location:
32deg 03' 46.07" South
115deg 47'18.77"East

Sosenka training at Prague's Nad Trebesin velodrome earlier this week.

Congratulations Ondrej Sosenka

Congratulations Ondrej Sosenka beating Chris Boardman's Hour record at Moscow's indoor velodrome. The Hour records is equivalent to the mile record in athletics & Lance Armstrong was expected to attack the record before his retirement. Andrej comes from my second city: Prague, is renowned as an ace time-triallist & one of the tallest riders in the peloton. This kind of blows the aerodynamics out of the water as he stop alot more air than Chris.
The bike was equipped with Czech-made Gebhardt chainring as imported by Ideal Cycles, the bike was a Moser.

Vale Amy Gillett

July 2005
Media Statement
It is with deep regret that the Australian Sports Commission and Cycling Australia can confirm Australian road cyclist, Amy Gillett, 29, has been killed and five of her teammates injured in a tragic accident in Germany. The accident happened at approximately 1:40am (AEST) this morning.The cyclists, members of the Australian Women's Road Cycling Team, were on a training ride near the town of Zeulenroda (80 kilometres south of Leipzig) in southern Germany when the accident occurred. A car went out of control and careened into the riders.The ASC and CA would like to extend our deepest sympathies to Amy's family and friends.Australian Sports Commission staff, including an Australian Institute of Sport doctor and an Australian Institute of Sport psychologist are expected to arrive in Germany as soon as practicable to lend any necessary support.With the help of DFAT (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade), the ASC and CA are making all necessary arrangements to ensure that all appropriate communications and assistance are put in place.The squad was training for the Tour of Thuringen which was due to start on 20 July. The race has been postponed for one day as a mark of respect and to allow for a memorial service.


http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,15978746^23218,00.html


http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,15978975-29277,00.html

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,15979918-29277,00.html

Lance audio extract

An audio extract of : It's Not About the Bike My Journey Back to Life
by Lance Armstrong


http://www.learnoutloud.com/images/format/WMP2_for_9.jpg

Poor Christophe Mengin (FDJ) crashed out 500metres from the line in yesterdays Tour stage. From our archives that's Christophe (centre) back in 1991 riding The Isle of Man International criterium , that's me on the right riding the Diamant bike with Scott dropin bars & a Swiss team rider on the left. 

Tour statistics

1: neighbouring country that will host a stage finish. (Karlsruhe, Germany)
2: rest days (July 11 and 18)
3: mountain top finishes (Courcheval, Ax-3 Domaines, Saint-Lary-Soulan)
4: jerseys up for grabs (yellow, green, polka-dot, white)
5: French teams at the start
6: Tour wins by Lance Armstrong
9: riders in each team
11: in millions, trinkets and gifts handed out by the publicity cavalcade
15: million spectators on the roadsides of France cheering on the riders (68% male, 32% female)
19km: distance of the first stage, an individual time trial.
20: bonification seconds accorded to the winner of each stage (except for the time trials)
21: stages
22: mountain passes in this tour (hors category, first and second category)
30: French riders taking part
36: French Tour wins since 1903
42: brands represented in the publicity cavalcade
65: cols and hills measured and recorded
67,5km: team time trial distance
74,5km: aggregate distance for individual time trials
75: TV channels transmitting the Tour
92: edition of the Tour de France
144,5km: distance of the last stage, the shortest on the Tour (Corbeil-Essones-Paris)
170: countries where Tour will be transmitted
189: number of riders starting the Tour, 21 teams
239,5km: distance of the longest stage (Pau-Reval)
400 euros: the prize money available to the riders that finish the Tour beyond 90th place
1200: accredited journalists, photographers and cameramen
1600: vehicles present on the Tour
2645m: altitude of Galiber (11th stage), The 'roof' of this Tour
2900: the length of the final straight stretch in Tours (3rd stage)
3608km: the total distance
8000 euros: the prize money given to the winner of each stage
8400: feeding bags distributed during the Tour
20,000 euros: prize money given to the most combative rider
21,000: policemen (gendarmes and CRS) present
42,000: water bottles used by the teams
360,000km: the approximate distance of all the Tours ever run
400,000: the cheque give to the overall GC winner
2,946,200 euros: the total prize money available at the Tour (afp)

Tour team links

Team links for 2005 Tour, some have diaries , biometrics, competitions etc. T-Mobile's site is particularly good as you would expect from the Germans. You don't realise how many personel it takes to run a pro team the calibre of T-Mobile-Giant. Click on the management pages it brings up a few familiar names from the past in pro cycling especially guys like Ludwig & Kummer from the former DDR squad that i had the misfortune :) to race against in the late 80's.


http://www.ag2r-cyclisme.com/index.asp
http://www.equipebouyguestelecom.fr/home/pages/ebt/v4/l3/s18/home_lng3_spo18_sitebt.shtml
http://www.equipe-cofidis.com/default.asp?lg=fr
http://www.credit-agricole.fr/partenariats/cyclisme/
http://www.davitamon-lotto.com/
http://team.discovery.com/
http://www.dominavacanzeproteam.it/proteam.htm
http://www.fundacioneuskadi.com/asp/Principal_C.asp
http://www.fassabortolo.com/it/
http://www.fdjeux.com/
http://www.gerolsteiner.de/index.php?flash=1
http://www.lampre-caffita.com/home/index.asp
http://www.libertyseguroswurth.com/idioma.htm
http://www.teamliquigasbianchi.it/
http://www.phonak-cycling.ch/News/
http://www.quickstepcycling.com/
http://www.rabobank.nl/
http://www.riis-cycling.com/
http://www.saunierduval-prodir.com/cyclingteam/home.jsp?language=EN
http://www.t-mobile-team.com/cms/tmoteam/en/

Interactive route video of Le Tour 2005.
http://www.eurosport.com/home/pages/v4/l0/s18/playermultimedia_lng0_rub9_spo18_ven20771.shtml

The move is on track & the new store will be open Monday July 11. 

NEW store location will be 370 SOUTH ST, O'CONNOR , same phone etc. Near the corner of Stockdale Rd. 

"pay to play"

Fellow bike blogger ' Just Riding Along' has raised the issue of 'pay to play' in magazines , ie how objective is that bike review in the magazine & will your product reach the 'New Products' page without a paid advertising spot..........http://just-riding-along.typepad.com/just_riding_along/2005/06/the_truth_about.html

VW Transporter 2.5TDi

The VW 2.5TDi LWB Transporter arrived last week so when the new shop is up a running July 11th we will be back to offering our free delivery of GIANT bikes in the Perth metro area.

Current Tour odds

As we mentioned already a princely sum will be put on Botero's head to win this year's Tour.

Event Winner
Saturday, July 02, 2005
Tour de France, World

Who will win the Tour de France 2005? - 3:40 PM

Lance Armstrong (USA/Discovery Channel)
1.90
Jan Ullrich (GER/T-Mobile)
3.30
Ivan Basso (ITA/CSC)
7.50
Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ/T-Mobile)
9.50
Any other rider not listed
16.00
Iban Mayo (ESP/Euskaltel-Euskadi)
23.00
Andreas Klöden (GER/T-Mobile)
25.00
Santiago Botero (COL/Phonak)
27.00
Levi Leipheimer (USA/Gerolsteiner)
34.00
Roberto Heras (ESP/Liberty Seguros)
41.00
Yaroslav Popovych (UKR/Discovery Channel)
45.00
Which team will win the Team Classification? - 3:40 PM

Team T-Mobile
2.40
Discovery Channel
2.95
Team CSC
4.00
Phonak
9.00
Any other team not listed
11.00
Illes Balears
17.00
Saunier Duval
26.00
Gerolsteiner
41.00
Radobank
61.00
Which rider will win the overall best youth classification (white jersey)? - 3:40 PM

José Angel Gomez (ESP/Saunier Duval)
4.25
Yaroslav Popovych (UKR/Discovery Channel)
3.75
Alberto Contador (ESP/Liberty Seguros)
5.50
Vladimir Karpets (RUS/Illes Balears)
4.50
Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ/Crédit Agricole)
14.00
Patrik Sinkewitz (GER/Quick Step)
11.00
Any other rider not listed
4.50
Which rider will win the overall best sprinter classification (green jersey)? - 3:40 PM

Robbie McEwen (AUS/Davitamon-Lotto)
2.15
Tom Boonen (BEL/Quick Step)
4.00
Thor Hushovd (NOR/Crédit Agricole)
5.25
Baden Cooke (AUS/Francaise des Jeux)
10.00
Any other rider not listed
12.00
Stuart O'Grady (AUS/Cofidis)
15.00
Alejandro Valverde (ESP/Illes Balears)
21.00
Robert Hunter (RSA/Phonak)
21.00
Jean-Patrick Nazon (FRA/AG2R)
21.00
Allan Davis (AUS/Liberty Seguros)
26.00
Bernhard Eisel (AUT/Francaise des Jeux)
26.00
Which rider will win the overall best climber classification (red polka dot jersey? - 3:40 PM

Winner

Any other rider not listed
3.10
Michael Rasmussen (DEN/Rabobank)
4.00
Lance Armstrong (USA/Discovery Channel)
6.25
Christophe Moreau (FRA/Credit Agricole)
7.25
Santiago Botero (COL/Phonak)
9.50
Iban Mayo (ESP/Euskaltel-Euskadi)
12.00
David Moncoutie (FRA/Cofidis)
14.00
Ivan Basso (ITA/Team CSC)
15.00
Alexandre Vinokourov (KAZ/T-Mobile)
16.00
Angel Gomez (ESP/Saunier Duval)
21.00
Fabian Wegmann (GER/Gerolsteiner)
26.00
Sylvain Chavanel (FRA/Cofidis)
31.00