Friday, May 27, 2011

Cycling Shorts - May 25, 2011 | Bike World News

In today?s cycling news shorts, Boonen mourning Weylandt, Armstrong?s legal team sought ?coordinated? response, doctorate for Eddy Merckx and more?

Tom Boonen returned to competition in today?s Tour of Belgium, but says that thoughts of Wouter Weylandt keep him occupied.??Wouter is the first real race friend I?m lost. My condition is good, but Wouter keeps me busy. He?s gone and that is the reality.? Boonen was?working out in the French?Pyrenees with teammate?Iljo Keisse when the accident happened at the Giro?(Sport.be)

In a conversation with Velo News, Tyler Hamilton?s attorney Chris Manderson characterizes Lance Armstrong?s defense as ?angry? and ?impotent?. Manderson goes on to say that?he was approached by Armstrong?s legal team in an apparent effort to put forward a coordinated response to the burgeoning investigation.

Eddy Merckx received an honorary doctorate from?The University of Brussels?for his contribution?to?the?democratization?and popularization?of?cycling,?his?winning?attitude, that?he?always?goes outof?his?own abilities,?his?humanistic?warm?personality?and the way?he?promotes Belgium abroad. (Nieuwsblad)

Fr?nk Schleck and Fabian Cancellara will use the Tours of Luxembourg and Switzerland as part of their race programs heading into the Tour de France. ?Fabian has recently returned to racing,? says Andersen. ?Last year, he opted for the Tour of California. This year we decided for him to have a longer rest and he returned with the Pro Race Berlin last Sunday. With the Bayern Rundfahrt followed by Luxembourg and Tour de Suisse, he will have a lot of racing leading up to the Tour.? (Leopardtrek.lu)

Victoria Pendleton talks about her inspirations:

Source: http://www.bikeworldnews.com/2011/05/25/cycling-shorts-may-25-2011/

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