Category: Bike Racing

[dailymotion width=”480″ height=”381″]http://www.dailymotion.com/search/Giro+d%27Italia/video/x9g2l2_giro-ditalia-ad-ercolano[/dailymotion] Giro d’Italia ad Ercolano [dailymotion width=”480″ height=”381″]http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/Giro+d%27Italia/video/x94qbf_giro-ditalia-2009-le-tappe_sport[/dailymotion] The Giro d’Italia (Tour of Italy), also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. It is one of the three Grand Tours, and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The most recent winner (2009) is Denis Menchov. History The Giro was inspired by the Tour de France and, just as the French race was intended to boost circulation of L’Auto, so Emilio Camillo Costamagna, the editor of La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper, aimed to increase his circulation. The first Giro d’Italia started on May 13, 1909 at…

[dailymotion width=”480″ height=”381″]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6dtmc_the-six-day-bicycle-race-cycling-tr_sport?from=rss&hmz=706c61796572[/dailymotion]   The Glamour Sport of the 1910’s, 20’s, and 30’s — The Six-Day Bicycle Race The riders were some of the best paid and most respected athletes during the golden era of sports…the Jazz Age. It was a seen and be seen event every year in all the major metropolitan areas of the United States and Canada. Movie stars, politicians, and gangsters mixed with everyday sports fans to create an atmosphere not found in any other sport. Jazz bands and song pluggers performed in the infield as the bookies plied their trade. The finest sports writers of the day, such as Grantland Rice and Damon Runyon, spun tales of heroes and villains. The riders raced for big…

[dailymotion width=”480″ height=”381″]http://www.dailymotion.com/related/x6dtef/video/x6dtmm_tour-of-california-2008-cycling-tra_sport?hmz=74616272656c61746564[/dailymotion]   The 2008 Tour of California was the third edition of an eight-day, 650-mile (1,045 km) stage race, which began in Palo Alto (Stanford University), then raced through the California redwoods, wine country and the Pacific Coast and finished in Pasadena. The road bicycle racing event was held February 17–24. The 2008 Tour of California is part of the 2007-2008 UCI America Tour and the 2008 USA Cycling Professional Tour. Article and Photo Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Tour_of_California