For many cycling enthusiasts, this week marks the most important week of the year. This weekend the UCI World Cup XC & DH, and Gravity East DH races were held in Windham, NY. Harrisonburg riders Jeremiah Bishop (XC Men's Elite) finished only 4 minutes behind the winner and Conner Bell (XC Junior Men's) finished just 16 minutes behind the Junior champ. Sam Skidmore (Junior Men's DH) from Dayton, VA raced real fast down that mountain for the Gravity East Series Race. (Right Sam Skidmore drops rocks on his practice run: Photo Courtesy Lucas Bayus)As the humid weather here in Harrisonburg continues to make us overheat, le Tour de Burg continues a 17 year tradition of suffering for the sake of freedom. Rumor has it the GC is dwindling as riders are dropping like flies due to heat, overexertion and really hard stages. Today's big stage is on the Southern Traverse, an IMBA Epic. Tune in to SBCTV for the final stage video update of the Two Towers, premiering later this week.
Across the pond in Europe, the 109th annual Tour de France briskly traverses the scenic and historic countryside. The ride supported by hoards of fans, caravans of team vehicles and media helicopters. Watch the live coverage of the Tour on NBC each morning beginning at 8am EST or visit. http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-9.php
(Left: Riders in le Tour de Burg traditionally get weird haircuts. Photo courtesy of Kari Carpenter)
(Right: Paul Forrester already has a weird haircut on the moon rocks lifestyle ride in WV this past weekend.)
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