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This video has it all, tilt-shift video, urban fixie ala Lucas Brunelle barrelling down NYC. Thanks to www.cyclelicio.us and bikemonkey on twitter. Empire from Empire on Vimeo.

Lance Armstrong was not at the Tour presentation, but he did give his reactions to the 2009 Tour route today. First off, Lance likes the innovative route of the 2009 course that starts in Monaco with a 15km hilly TT and visits Barcelona and Girona, Spain. “The route of the 2009 Tour de France strikes (…)

The 2009 Tour de France route was unveiled today in Paris. Notibly absent was Lance Armstrong who is Twittering from Austin and developing a radical new TT position. The Tour contenders in Paris including Alberto Contador and Cadel Evans liked the course. The first stage is a 15km hilly TT in Monaco. The Team Time (…)

Cool tune and contrast. Douchebag messenger and poseur lady riding through NYC on a tres-hipster Masi fixie with checkerboard painted forks and a cruiser bike respectively. The video does make you want to ride. Link via Carlton Reid on Twitter and Quick Release TV

Took some video of the Men’s Open race. Here are some raw videos from several points on the course. The start The first set of barriers. The technical S section. There is a little crash near the beginning. This is a little jump heading back to the start finish line. More videos to come.

Saturday’s Syracuse Cyclocross Grand Prix had a great turnout and some nice weather. Jochen Woicke the race director put on a great event yet again as several Cross racers descended to Liverpool’s Long Branch Park for a day of racing.

Jan Maloff has been running an annual Holiday bike giveaway prgram for years here in Syracuse, NY. The program usually involves getting hundreds of broken bikes fixed up by local volunteers. The Onondaga Cycling Club would lend a hand by fixing some bikes too. Just before Christmas the bikes are given away for free to (…)

Daniele Bennati sprinted to his final season win over Luca Paolini in the semi-Classic Giro del Piemonte. This is a flat race that finished up in a bunch sprint.

Finish line video as Petacchi romps to the win. Unfortunately for AleJet he was not on French soil battling in Paris-Tours. Interviews with the contenders.

Il Killer del Spoltore takes the win in the hilly late season classic in Italy. Tuttobiciweb.com has been posting video reports from their site. The commentary is in Italian, but you get a glimpse of one of the great fall classics in Italy. The Finish Pre-race interviews. Cadel Evans has a great command of Italian (…)