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Sep
25
CrossVegas, Armstrong and Museeuw
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Just a quick post tonight since I’m dead tired after trying to fit in every event on the calendar it seems.
Well, Brook, Chris and their team pulled off another stellar event tonight at CrossVegas. I’m certain there were significantly more people at this year’s party, – I mean, race – and all seemed to be having a great time. There was plenty of mexican food and beer and some hot racing.
Speaking of racing, the buzz on the floor and online today was whether Lance Armstrong would be racing and sure enough, all the rumors were confirmed. I caught Lance at the Trek trailer getting his number pinned on. Took a bunch of shots, but with absolutely zero light, my point-and-click camera was only able to get one of them slightly right:
He looked pretty fit and strong in the race despite finishing far back from the leaders. I also noted that the bike industry crowd in attendance was very supportive of him and cheered excitedly for him on the whole.
Another pro (ex) rider in attendance was Johan Museeuw. I saw him chatting with someone in the VIP area (yes, I play a vip occasionally) and when there was a pause in the conversation, I introduced myself to him and invited him to be on Good Morning Interbike on Thursday morning. He’s here showing off his line of carbon/flax fiber bikes – which I haven’t had a chance to go look at yet. He said yes AND confirmed that he will be racing Thursday night at the USA Crits Finals race at Mandalay Bay – continuing the tradition of the ex-superstar pro in the race. Minor thing I noticed,was that Johan’s got a really firm handshake and is taller than I expected.
Alright, that’s all I got for now – gotta crash. So much more to to post and talk abot from day 1 that will have to wait.
Sep
24
Lance
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There are a lot of rumors floating around the show and online universe about Lance Armstrong and his possible appearance at Interbike this year. Here’s a brief rundown:
Yes, Lance will be at the show this year. Following his event with the Clintons in New York earlier today, he hopped on a plane for Las Vegas. He is on the start list and confirmed for the CrossVegas event this evening. I got a call early this moring from Brook Watts the promoter of CrossVegas with the confirmation from Lance’s agent that he was definitely racing. Shuttles are provided from the Sands for badged show attendees and exhibitors.
On Thursday morning at 9am he will be holding a press only event in one of the Venetian ballrooms adjacent to the show halls. Yes, it is a media-only event. If you are not media and have some tie (legitimate or otherwise) to Lance that you feel necessitates your attendance, please ask his people for permission. Thanks.
At this point, I’m not sure what his plans are for after his press conference.
Hope you’re enjoying the show so far!
Sep
17
CrossVegas Start Lists
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Back from the Denver trip so I can focus on Interbike now (like the rest for the bike industry). Just had a nice chat with the guys at CrossVegas wrapping up a few loose ends. Also asked about who we could expect to see racing this year. I was mostly interested in the industry “Wheelers and Dealers” race, but there have been some rumors online about some other guy who might need to put some competitive miles in his legs between now and next summer possibly showing up. Looks like talks have taken place, but he’s got a busy schedule so it’s still up in the air.
Regardless, you should take a peak at the start list for the industry race that was recently posted here. There are some strong names in there. A few notable racers stand out to me: Dave Lawrence of Shimano (actually, Shimano has a pretty big representation in this race), Thomas Prehn of Cateye and Boulder Sports Research, Gary Erickson the founder of Clif Bar, and Andrew Juskaitis of Giant. Mark McCormack of Fuji is definitely no slouch when it come to cross and if it’s the same John McKone (of Northwave) that I think he is, I raced with him briefly way back in the day on the old Smarfuel-GMBC team and he’s a fast and tough masters racer. And, finally, you’ve got to love anyone that signs himself up as “Mike “The Hebrew Hammer” Weis” from team Michelob Ultra/Big Shark racing. Though with that name, the team should really be sponsored by these guys (yes it’s for real – and tasty). L’Chaim!
Should be an awesome race to watch and a great party to boot. Look for the free shuttles from the Sands on Wednesday.
Jul
31
Interbike Seminars & Tech Clinics Posted
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I posted the first 2008 Interbike seminar, tech clinic and special events schedule recently on our main website. Obviously, I’ll be updating it as we get closer to the show and add more to the list, but there’s already lots of great sessions on tap for everyone that’s coming this year. (You are coming, right?).
Other Seminars and Tech Clinics
And don’t forget about the two great races that are coming back for their second editions: Cross Vegas and the USA Crits Finals – both are not to be missed and are awesome events to enjoy. More to come about them very soon. If you haven’t heard yet, Cross Vegas has added an industry race called “Wheelers & Dealers” to the schedule similar to what the crit guys have had. I’ve heard a lot of interest in that one already. Stay tuned for more.