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Armstrong Documentary Reveals Rider’s Compulsion

The recent documentary on Lance Armstrong has attempted to seek justification for the fallen hero’s doping antics that shook the entire last year. Filmmaker Alex Gibney has come up with a documentary “The Armstrong Lie” that reveals the factors which urged Armstrong to resort to not-so righteous battles.

The defamed cycling legend became an inspiration not only to cyclists but also to the entire world when he battled his testicular cancer condition to secure his first Tour de France title in 1999. He shot to fame as one of the most highly spirited rider celebrity & a multi-millionaire as well, raising as magnanimous as 300 million USD + for the cancer victims through Livestrong Foundation. Most importantly, Armstrong infused a strong ray of hope and the very spirit to fight back among those trying hard to be in terms with the fatal disease. Continue reading Armstrong Documentary Reveals Rider’s Compulsion

Vinokourov unveils new jersey for team

Alexander Vinokourov has reportedly unveiled the latest jersey for his famous Kazakh team for the upcoming 2014 season. The renowned general manager for Astana Pro also announced new contributors & charitable donations along with the updated look at a recent press conference.

Astana is one among the pioneer WorldTour squads that came up with an updated look this year. Although the new one shares huge resemblance with the existing one given the overall display of Kazakhstan’s national colors yet the latest Astana team kit looks little different given the exhibition of new sponsor impression- the Kazakh national airline Air Astana. The team manager also reported about the inclusion of another non-governmental sponsor for the team this time- Astana Motors.

“The gold and blue are our national colors which are pretty unique in the pro cycling zone & they surely ensure a distinct position for our cyclists in peloton”, stated Mr. Vinokourov. “We are very fortunate to stay aligned with our principal sponsor Samruk Kazyna, the Kazakh welfare fund & join up with their esteemed ‘Astana Presidential Club’ meant for the sports teams. These logos have been retained proudly on our new race jersey. We have put the Air Astana impression on the chest & we have also retained logos for Expo 2017 on the team vehicles & printed materials. Astana Motors is our first ever non-governmental sponsor who would be joined by the famous diverse holding firm Raimbek Group.”

The Astana manager described Raimbek Group as a seasoned enterpriser with more than 2 decades of successful and active business ventures across Kazakhstan & all over the globe.

Vinokuorov expressed his gratitude towards the rising number of sponsors who have assisted to strengthen the team enabling Astana to come up with a significant impact across Kazakh community. 2013 was a very successful year for Astana with as many as 15 wins & several podium finishes.

Betting on Tour de France

In France currently one of the hardest competitions in the world is currently taking place, the Tour de France is a cycling race spread all the way across the large country France for the best cyclists in the world to take part in. With most of the 21 stages being over 100 miles long the sheer level of fitness for these competitors is astounding and just how competitive everybody is is also a Marvel in itself. This just shows when you look at the top competitors and just how close they are with less than a minute and 20 seconds separating the top five cyclists in a race that has already run for 32 hours long. But with 11 more stages to go there is much more excitement to come.

At the moment the cyclists Chris Froome is currently leading the Tour de France and enjoying wearing the yellow jersey, however this could easily slip away from him by just making a single mistake as the other competitors will see this and jump on the chance to take first place in the yellow jersey away from him. This is not the only kind of race that is going on in the Tour de France for as there are many people only competing for the sprint events and mountain climbs in order to get both the green and red spotted Jersey’s which a prized amongst the different types of racers. Continue reading Betting on Tour de France

When Alexander Vinokourov derailed the British

Alexander Vinokourov of Kazakhstan broke free and snatched the title of the men’s cycling road race from the British team frantically trying to set up a win for Mark Cavendish, the world champion. It happened in the London Olympic when he overtook Rigoberto Uran of Colombia near the Buckingham Palace and that left a one minute gap for the star British team to deal with in which they failed collectively.

Born Alexander Nikolaevich Vinokourov on 17^th September, 1973 in Kazakhstan, he is the General Manger of Astana, the UCI Pro Team and retired rider now. He has for his career credits two world championship bronze medals, four Tour de France stage wins, four stage wins in Vuelta a España and the 2006 overall title, one Amstel Gold Race, two Liege Bastogne Liege monuments and the now legendary 2012 London Olympics Gold in the men’s road race. He was also a double medal winner at summer Olympics and the past national champion and world known celebrity of Kazakhstan.

Vinokourov turned professional in 1998 after he moved to France to finish his career as an amateur rider a year before. During Tour de France 2007 he was found blood-doping and the entire Astana team had to pay the price of withdrawing from the race.

He returned back in 2009 after serving the two year suspension to take part in competitions and cycled for his cherished team Astana and his country. He met with a crash in the Tour de France 2011 and it was serious enough to put a question on his cycling career.

However Vinokourov made his intention clear with the announcement of his continuance for another season in 2012 keeping in mind the London Olympic Games. He proved a nightmare for the much touted British team and made the gold for men’s road race his own after he dramatically won it.

Sagan Is Expected To Participate

The Slovakian cycling star, Peter Sagan is most probably going to be associated with the Tour of Alberta this year. Sagan has won many prestigious races at the age of twenty-three because of which he is considered to be one of the most promising and talented young cyclist.

He has won stages in races such as Paris-Nice, Tirreno-Adriatico, Tour de Romandie, Tour de Pologne, Tour of California, Tour de Suisse and Giro di Sardegna. Along with these he has won four stages of the Tour de France and three stages of Vuelta a Espana. Sagan’s victories signify that he is in fact the best sprinter Team Cannondale has ever had. Continue reading Sagan Is Expected To Participate

Charteau intends to retire soon

Former Tour de France mountains jersey winner Anthony Charteau has decided to call an end to his career, with the 34 year oldest to hang up his wheels after contesting the Tour de Vandée on October 6th.

The French rider is at an age when several others carry on, but he showed family reasons as top factor in his decision.

Recently, he told that the idea of stopping has been running through his head since previous winter. He loves this sport, but it has started to cost him. He feels like he as have not seen his kids grow up. The pattern of races leaves very less chance for riders of his kind, the baroudeurs. He could not go back to his 2010 level.

That 2010 season was Anthony Charteau’s best season, with the cyclist receiving the King of the Mountains jersey in Tour de France. He also took the 1st in a series of 3 overall victories in Tropicale Amissa Bongo cycle race. Even though, he also became victorious in the African event in year 2011 and 2012, and took other victories such as a stage in Route du Sud 2011 as well as win this year on stage – 4 of Tour de Normanie, he has been less visible.

Charteau also did not complete the Tour de France since the year 2011. That year he helped his teammate Thomas Voeckler to defend the yellow jersey for most of the race. Charteau knows quite well that his cyclking career has been waning, and he wants to go out rather than stay for long time. He told that he want to stop with the memory that he did not do 1 season too much.