Haverford, Pennsylvania - Cyfac bicycles and the Peaks Coaching Group announce an exclusive bicycle supplier and coaching partnership. The intense synergy between a custom frame and an individualized training plan uniquely position Cyfac and PCG to deliver a truly personalized equipment and fitness solution for each cyclist and triathlete.
“The inclusion of a custom frame - and one of Cyfac’s caliber - to our training portfolio allows us to offer a comprehensive solution for our athletes,” says PCG’s founder and former pro rider, Hunter Allen. “We see the interplay of athlete and equipment as a key area where improvements can be made when properly addressed with custom builds.”

“Hunter and PCG’s reputation for detailed coaching solutions and a commitment to each athlete’s needs fits perfectly with Cyfac’s ethos,” says Eric Sakalowsky of Cyfac’s US importer, Velo Europa Imports. “The equipment side only takes a rider so far. Training and the steady guidance of a top coach completes the package.”

Cyfac was founded in 1983 by master frame builder Francis Quillon and is based in La Fuye, France. They have been making custom and standard frames by hand for more than 25 years, supplying to Tour riders and Olympic champions. Each frame is painstakingly hand-crafted in their Loire Valley factory to our customers’ precise desires. An all-new eco-friendly “green” paint process ensures a beautiful finish across more than 14,000 color options.

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Cyclists from Southern California and all over the world visit the Palos Verdes Peninsula area to enjoy the great roads and trails and the amazing ocean views. PV Bicycle Center now adds another great reason to visit this part of LA’s South Bay.

The most difficult part of riding a bicycle in the Palos Verdes Peninsula is staying on the road. Not because the roads are poorly paved. They are beautifully groomed and maintained. Not because of irate motorists who don’t want to share with those who are motor-free. PV residents are well known as being at peace with runners, cyclists, and horseback riders. And not even because of the hilly, winding terrain, since most of the roads are wide and well banked. The difficulty comes because your are distracted by the unparalleled vistas and spectacular seaside panoramas, not to mention some of Southern California’s most amazing homes.

Now, adding to this idilic bicycle world is the newest Specialized Concept Store in the US, PV Bicycle Center. Into this extraordinary community comes a cycling store so beyond the ordinary that it is the perfect fit for its environment. The careful design and plan of this retail jewel could only have been accomplished by an artist. In this case a musician who could carefully craft a melody into the chords and rhythms of the concerto that was already in place. Enter Steve Bowen, stage left.

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Cervelo TestTeam is pleased to announce that Rotor Bike Components has become a sponsor of the team.

Rotor Bike Components will supply both the men and women’s Cervelo TestTeams with Q-Rings (oval chainrings), Agilis Evo cranks and Sabb bottom brackets.

“We are very pleased to be part of this new project,” said Ignacio Estellis, Rotor CEO. “In signing our 2-year agreement Rotor commits to apply its engineering to developing exciting new products, technologies and manufacturing methods, to provide the Cervelo TestTeam with the most advanced cycling components.”

PRODUCT INFORMATION:

Q-Rings poised to become the next must have product in cycling, Q-Rings increase your power by maximizing use of the efficient zones of the pedalling stroke and by reducing the intensity of the dead spot zones. By maximizing the leg’s strengths and compensating for its weaknesses, they offer easier climbing, faster acceleration and a smoother pedalling, with reduced joint and tendon loadings due to better muscle strain distribution. Their revolutionary shape and well defined orientation adjustment options ensure serious race day advantages, further underlined by their multiple UCI world champion titles.

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Selle Italia SLR Kit Carbonio Saddle - by Thien Dinh

• LTH: Covering in breathable full-grain leather
• EVA: Lighter padding for maximum comfort and maximum cushioning
• Shell made from 30% Carbon composite
• Length: 275mm
• Width: 131mm
• Rails: Carbon
• Weight: 125g (claimed), 127g (actual weighed)
• MSRP: $250

The perfect saddle is one that you don’t even think about, but with saddles being such a personal thing how does one choose among the hundreds if not thousands of choices out there? Well, my friends, there is no easy way around it, you should try as many different saddles until you find the right one. The one that fits just right, allowing you to enjoy the ride and not think about the saddle. Enter the Selle Italia SLR, this saddle comes in many variations, but the one we have here is the 125 gram Kit Carbonio.

One of the more popular saddles amongst pros, amateurs, and club cyclists, this sleek lightweight saddle is very visually appealing. An almost identical twin to the regular SLR, with the same 30% carbon shell, the same EVA padding for comfort, and it has the same weather-resistant full-leather cover for longevity. Where the Kit Carbonio differs is instead of being built on Ti rails, the Kit is built around full carbon rails. This helps not only in dropping weight, but also it adds to the overal visual appeal of the saddle. The carbon treatment doesn’t just end there either, near the rear of the saddle, there is a small carbon insert. Though this is purely aesthetic, it does flow well.

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Myles Romanow, promoter of the Whitmore’s Landscaping Super Cross Cup, rounds 8 and 9 of the MAC Powered by SRAM Cyclocross series, is proud to announce that one lucky entrant to his races in the Hamptons of Long Island will receive an otherwise unobtainable, made-to-measure Richard Sachs Cyclocross Team bicycle completely outfitted with SRAM Parts and Mavic Wheels.

Every non-UCI entry at the Whitmore’s Landscaping Super Cross Cup on November 22 and 23 will receive one FREE raffle ticket toward the raffle for the Richard Sachs Cyclocross bike. Riders who enter two races at Whitmore’s get two free raffle tickets. If a rider enters four races in The Hamptons, they will get four free raffle tickets.

Richard Sachs currently has a seven-year backlog for his Signature road frames, and is not currently taking orders from new clients. But this bike, which will be made to measure specifically for the winner of the contest, will be built along with next year’s RGM Watches - Richard Sachs - Boathouse Inc pro team bikes.

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Atlanta — Team Type 1 has announced the signing of promising young Belgian all-arounder Willem Van den Eynde while re-signing Australian Fabio Calabria, who proved to be a valuable stage racer for the first-year professional team in 2008.

Both racers have Type 1 diabetes, a chronic, life-threatening disease in which the body’s immune system mistakenly destroys cells that make insulin. Calabria and Van den Eynde must constantly monitor their blood sugar and food intake while using insulin that is permitted by a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE).

Team Type 1 Sport Director Ed Beamon said Calabria’s success in his first professional season provided the team with the confidence it can meet its stated goal to put a racer with Type 1 diabetes in the Tour de France by 2012.

“Starting the season when he was only 20, Fabio showed great maturity and discipline and played a significant role in virtually every one of our major international stage race successes,” Beamon said. “We are looking forward to his continued development, and expect to see him on the podium in 2009.”

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Cali, Colombia – Rock Racing’s Oscar Sevilla became the first non-Colombian in 48 years to win the RCN Classic when the Spaniard finished second in Sunday’s final stage individual time trial to secure a 40-second overall victory.

Competing for the “Mayor of Tunja” composite team, Sevilla scored his fifth win of the season and his first in an international stage race since the 2006 Vuelta Ciclista Asturias in Spain.

“I am particularly happy with this win because Colombia is my second home,” Sevilla said. “The people here make me feel very much at home.”

Sevilla took the lead on the opening stage of the nine-day race when his team bested the 13 other squads in the 18-mile (30 km) team time trial. After relinquishing the lead the following day (to teammate Felix Cardenas), Sevilla hovered in the top five of the overall standings until the decisive seventh stage.

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Cycling and multisport authority Cadence Cycling & Multisport Centers will team with Cervélo, the global leader in premier quality bicycle manufacturing, on a Cadence Preferred Coaching Partnership agreement for 2009, which will benefit customers of both innovative companies worldwide through their synergistic pairing.

Through strategic collaborations with preferred coaching partners, Cadence establishes relationships with industry leaders and authorities that elevate the standard and influence the cycling and multisport marketplace. The company seeks partners that are committed to the same core values as Cadence: premiere quality, technological innovation, data-driven results and genuine consumer benefit. By collaborating with industry innovators, Cadence provides customers with a wide range of products and services including bicycles, wheels, components, apparel, physiological testing, biomechanical services, and training and coaching protocols through their Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New York City centers.

Cadence’s partnership network, which in addition to Cervélo includes ASSOS, Wilier-Triestina and Zoot, brings a wealth of benefits to customers, including access to comparative data and the most up-to-date scientific databases for product engineering and physiological research. Access to this information enables Cadence to provide its customers with unparalleled evidence demonstrating the technological advantage of preferred coaching partners’ products and services. In exchange, Cadence provides preferred coaching partners with access to their athlete database and coaching staff for product beta-testing and statistical research among diverse athlete populations, as well as unlimited access to Cadence’s state of the art training and testing facilities.

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Kestrel is pleased to announce its partnership with Inviscid Design, Inc., creator of the SpeedfilTMHydration System. The partnership will provide consumers the opportunity to purchase custom Speedfil bottles to match the 2009 Kestrel Airfoil Pro SL Special Edition and Airfoil Pro SL.

The partnership was first introduced at Interbike and officially launched at Ironman® World Championships; both events showed industry excitement for the unique hydration product. The custom Speedfil bottles will be sold exclusively at participating Kestrel dealers.

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You are invited to the inaugural Northern California Bicycle Expo and Swap at the Cow Palace on November 29th and 30th, 2008. It is shaping up to be an exciting event! The Expo and Swap is about everything on human powered two wheel machines and related. Exhibitors include everyone from bike manufacturers, eco-friendly vendors, bike shops, teams, and advocacy groups.

This is your chance to participate. You may find that deal on that hard to find part or want to move some of your gear or upgrade to a new bike.

We are also currently scheduling various bike demos and shows highlighting a wide spectrum of the sport including a Kids demo course, BMX demos, trials, and even Pixie races. There will also be a massive raffle that will spread over 2 days. There will be something for everyone!

Get all the details at www.rideSFO.com