Mark Cavendish wins his third stage of the Giro d’Italia after outsprinting Alessandro Petacchi. Cavendish is also leaving the Giro to prepare for the Tour de France.

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Asheville, N.C. – Team TIBCO’s Lauren Tamayo recently took her new Look 596 Time Trial bike to the A2 Wind Tunnel to dial in her position ahead of the Nature Valley Grand Prix.

“Every year we try to take a step forward in Lauren’s progression, and this year it’s the one percent things,” notes Mike Tamayo, Lauren’s husband and manager. Mike is also the directeur sportif for the OUCH Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis. “That’s where A2 comes into play. You can’t just go get tested right before the season starts. You have to test and then adapt and then test again as the season progresses.”

So the Tamayos made the drive from their base in Asheville, N.C. to the Charlotte area to test Lauren’s new TT machine.

“The new Look 596 is incredibly aerodynamic and light,” Lauren Tamayo said. It’s a truly fast machine and I want to get as much out of it as possible. That’s why I wanted to take it to A2, to get my position perfect for the rest of this season, and looking ahead to 2010 and beyond.

“Mike Giraud at the A2 Wind Tunnel was a big help in the testing,” she continued. “And I’ve got a good team around me to help with my development, including Mike and our Team TIBCO director, Jeff Corbett, who’s also my nutritionist.”

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Mark Cavendish and the Columbia-Highroad Team seem to be winning stages at will.

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Race leader Danilo Di Luca stormed to victory in the 10th stage of the crisis-hit Giro d’Italia on Tuesday to extend his overall advantage.

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Norridge, Illinois - Who doesn’t need more energy? Exactly. And when it comes to sustained energy, Carb BOOM! Delivers — with a punch.

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There’s nothing artificial about Carb Boom!’s energy gels: no artificial flavors, colors or sweeteners. The gels pack up to 25 grams of complex carbs, two essential electrolytes (sodium and potassium) with just a measly 2-4 grams of simple sugars (derived from real fruit). The gels feature a host of delicious flavors including apple-cinnamon, banana-peach, double espresso (with 100mg caffeine), chocolate-cherry (50mg caffeine) vanilla-orange (50mg caffeine) strawberry-kiwi, watermelon, raspberry, and are sold in single-serve packets, a 24-count box, 24-serving jugs and 5-serving gel flasks.

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When you combine just the right amount of complex carbohydrates with five essential electrolytes. Add real fruit concentrates for sweetening, and make sure the flavors are crisp and clean you’ve got the Carb BOOM! Electrolyte Sports Drink — the perfect sports drink to replace lost fluids and electrolytes. Flavors include raspberry-lemon, orange-mango and lemon-lime, and are available in 42-serving containers, single-serving packets and a 12-count pop-box.

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Reno, NV - The 17th annual Mighty Mighty Tour de Nez bicycle classic welcomes the return of the hand cycling Omnium to the week’s schedule for 2009, and the event has also been chosen to host the prestigious Hand Cycling National Criterium Championship presented by IGT on June 19th, 2009 in Downtown Reno.

Fields of up to 50 participants are expected to battle it out on the streets of downtown Reno for the Stars & Stripes National Champion’s jersey. National Championships will be awarded in both the men’s and women’s categories.

In addition to the hunt for the national title, the hand cyclists will also contest a three day Omnium of their own, with criterium races in downtown Truckee on Thursday, June 18th and through the Village-at-Northstar Resort on Saturday, June 20th.

Point breakdown for each day of Omnium will be weighted, with Thursday’s downtown Truckee criterium counting for 25% of the Omnium points, Saturday’s Village at Northstar race 25%, and Friday’s National Championship 50%.

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PHILADELPHIA, PA - Fuji bicycles is proud to announce its newest sponsored athlete, Timothy O’Donnell. A competitive triathlete since he was a junior at the U.S. Naval Academy in 2001, Tim has achieved incredible success in a short amount of time - most recently having smashed the course record at the St. Croix 70.3.

“We are more than excited to bring Tim on board,” said Karen Bliss, Fuji’s Director of Marketing. “He impressed me at the 2007 Eilat World Cup where he was the second American to finish behind our other Fuji-sponsored triathlete, Matt Reed. Now that I know more about him - and his incredible accomplishments both on and off the bike - I’m convinced Tim’s the guy to watch in 2009 and beyond.”

As a student, a Navy serviceman and an athlete, O’Donnell has achieved more in his 27 years than many people do in a lifetime. In high school, O’Donnell was elected captain of the varsity swim team, where he set multiple school records, earning repeated district championships and All-State honors.

He reported to the United States Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, Maryland where he was a member of the varsity swim team until his brother, who was attending at the same time, convinced him to try out for the triathlon team. At the start of his junior year, O’Donnell devoted his time fully to triathlon. Success in the sport soon followed as he led the Naval Academy to two U.S. National Triathlon Championship titles.

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Mark Cavendish won the ninth stage of the Giro d’Italia in a sprint Sunday but the result had no impact on the overall standings as riders staged a protest about the dangerous city circuit.

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Columbia’s Kanstantsin Siutsou of Belarus has won the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia, with Danilo Di Luca of Italy keeping the overall lead.

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