Cycling Links and ArticlesThe grab for power in American bike racing:
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1. Creating USA Cycling by Les Earnest is here. 2. How USA Cycling came about by Les Earnest is here 3. A USA Cycling senior staff (CEO) deposition is here for you to read. Make sure to read page 77. 4. "Tour de Farce" by Matt Smith, San Francisco Weekly, September, 2005 A "Curious financial arrangement and who really works for whom." Note: The yellow highlights came with the original article when Googled and were not added. From "Tour de Farce" by Matt Smith: "Johnson, the widely quoted USA Cycling official, appears to suffer from a serious conflict of interest between his organization's role as a doping cop and his personal, institutional, and financial ties to the diversified business world surrounding Lance Armstrong. Financier Weisel is Armstrong's longtime patron, employer, investment manager, and friend. Weisel is also Johnson's longtime patron and friend and the founder of a nonprofit entity that employs him." A May, 2011 follow-up article by Matt Smith, "Lance Armstrong Doping Story Points to S.F. Company." 5. "Paper Tigers" by Les Earnest " The United States Cycling Federation has a longer history voting fraud than most Third World countries." 6. How the current CEO got his job is here. Cyclingnews.com's 2006 article, "Bisceglia Fires Back at USA Cycling." 7. "The Champions Club" A link to the December, 2010 article by the Wall Street Journal!
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The Tour of Colorado Supports These Great Events! The Epic Singletrack Series at the Winter Park Resort in Winter Park, CO. The Tour of America's Dairyland in Wisconsin is here New Mexico's Tour of The Gila is here New York's Tour of The Battenkill, a UCI race! _____________________________________________________________________________________ USA Cycling's 2008 Membership Survey. Good demographic study. The economic impact of cycling on a State can be huge. The following two links will take you to two cycling States where cycling, including racing, is an importand part of the economy. Both reports/studies were done by the States themselves. Actual economic impact of a major US Tour on a State How much does it cost for a major US tour? Read the accountant's report 2008 Tour of Missouri to get an idea. The Tour of Missouri economic impact report is very good Cycling Demographics Cycling Demographics Brief history of Colorado bicycle racing is here _____________________________________________________________________________________ The Tour of Colorado recommends these fine Colorado bicycle shops. Extremely difficuly to qualify... Ascent Cycling in Colorado Springs is one of our sponsors and has a USCF Certified Mechanic on staff! Pro Cycling in Colorado Springs is also sponsor. Wheat Ridge Cyclery in Wheat Ridge - A 2008 Top 100 Bike Shop Retailer! Vecchio's in Boulder - A must visit shop! _________________________________________________________________________________________ Cycling Media Live Update Guy by Charles Pelkey! Red Kite Prayer is Outside Magazine's #1 cycling blog. Charles Pelkey write for it!
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