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All of Limar’s road and mountain bike helmets feature the company’s In-Mould
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The Heaphy Track is reckoned by many to be the best long distance singletrack ride in New Zealand. And the Department of Conservation has just (as in today) released its Draft Partial Review of the Kahurangi National Park Management Plan. The Plan proposes to trial seasonal access for mountain bikes on the Heaphy from 1 May to 1 October each year. And general access for mountain bikes on the Kill Devil and Flora Saddle-Barron Flat tracks.

This is great news and the 'rules of engagement' detailed in the plan are consistent with what Mountain Bike NZ has lobbied for over the past 15 years.

There is wide spread support for this change. In 2005 the NZ Conservation Authority changed the General Policy for National Parks to allow for mountain bike access on selected tracks in National Parks. This decision was backed by an overwhelming majority of submissions. Of the 1305 received, 1106 supported the change while just 22 opposed. Support came from More...

American cyclist Chad Gerlach continued his stunning return to form by
winning two stages at Nevada’s Tour de Nez this month and consequently claiming his first
overall victory in the event. He received a $3,000 prize for his efforts.

“Cycling’s a constant struggle,” Gerlach told the Reno Gazette-Journal. “I’ll take a win
wherever I can get it.”

Prior to this triumph, Gerlach nearly lapped the field with an astonishing and lengthy
breakaway performance at last month’s U.S. Air Force Clarendon Cup Criterium in Virginia.
Sporting a lightweight Limar helmet like all of his Amore & Vita-McDonald’s teammates, the
35-year-old Gerlach demonstrated power and strength that was every bit as dramatic as his
return to professional cycling. He wound up finishing sixth in the event.

Gerlach, who remained in the lead for 70 of that race’s 100 laps, told Velo News, “I just
attacked to kind of get the race going. I’m happy I had a great race.”

Following the information received today from the Tribunal de Grande Istance in Nanterre that has declared that the Tribunal doesn’t have jurisdiction on Tom Boonen’s case, the QUICK STEP Team informs that:

• today’s press conference has been cancelled;
• Tom Boonen and Team QUICK STEP, have decided to lodge an arbitration request with the Chambre Arbitrale Francaise du Sport  (Cas) to permit Tom Boonen to be at the start of the Tour de France 2009.

 World Champion Alessandro Ballan will be the star of team Lampre-NGC for Tour de France 2009. The cyclist born in Castelfranco Veneto on 6 November 1979 will aim to stages victories, trying to honour his rainbow jersey conquered in Varese 2008 World Championship.

In addition to Ballan Lampre-NGC, guided by sport directors Fabrizio Bontempi and Maurizio Piovani, will rely on Marzio Bruseghin for a place in the top 15 of the overall standing, on the speed of Angelo Furlan for the sprints, on the will to marvel of young Slovenian Spilak.

There will be 9 riders in the team: in addition to the ones already memtioned, in France there will be the young Marco Bandiera, the experienced Daniele Righi, the attackers David Loosli, Mauro Santambrogio, Marcin Sapa.

In the staff there will be doctor Beltemacchi, mechanics Bortoluzzo, Carminati and Pengo, masseurs Borgognoni, Della Torre, Gradi, Napolitano and Quero, driver Bozzolo and press officers Appiani and Carlo Saronni.

Lampre-NGC will have riders from 4 Countries: Italy, Poland, Slovenia and Suisse. The oldest cyclist of the team will be Bruseghin (35 years old), while the youngest will be Spilak (23 years), for an average age of 29 years old. The tallest athlete will be Ballan (190 cm), the shorter Santambrogio (173 cm), for an average of 178,8 cm; Santambrogio will be the lightest too (61 kg), while the heaviest will be Sapa (82 kg): average weight of 70,2 kg.
No one in the team has already won a stage in Tour de France: a big reason to give the best in Grande Boucle 2009.