Friday, August 15, 2008

Cycling photos and news

Mountain Bike Event in the Beijing Olympic

Christoph Sauser of Switzerland (front), Jean-Christophe Peraud of France (C) and Jose Antonio Hermida Ramos of Spain compete in the men's cross-country mountain bike cycling competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 23, 2008





Lt Col Joshua will be so proud to see this photo because he endorses ORBEA.

Jean-Christophe Peraud of France (R) and Nino Schurter of Switzerland compete in the men's cross-country mountain bike cycling competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 23, 2008.

France's Julien Absalon reacts after winning his gold medal at the Mountain Bike Men's Cross Country Cycling event, at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008.
Julien Absalon's Orbea Alma Team There's no doubt that Julien Absalon could probably have ridden any bike and still rocked away to another gold medal in the Beijing Olympics, but that didn't stop Orbea providing a special bike for the champion to defend his title aboard. More

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Zimbabwe's Mtb contestant in Beijing Olympic

Stray lions and herds of elephants - Antipass Kwari of Zimbabwe has to contend with some unusual distractions as he trains outside his country's capital, Harare. "One time there was a lion, that really made me go faster," said Kwari, the first Olympic mountain biker from Zimbabwe and one of three African starters in Saturday's race. More

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Shocking Moments

News and photo from Yahoo Sports Coverage
Sarah Hammer of the United States reacts after crashing during women's points race event at the Laoshan Velodrome on Day 10 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 18, 2008 in Beijing, China.

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Beautiful sight as Tour de France cyclist cycle past but I doubt they have time to appreciate it.

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