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Christoph Sauser naar Specialized
The last 3 weeks have been very challenging, with a lot of talking and
brainstorming. I have made a decision about who I will ride for in 2006. With
the contract signed, I can now say that, starting next year, I will represent
Specialized Bicycles from the USA. I have signed a two-year contract with them
that contains a strong option for the 2008 Olympic year.
I finally decided to go with Specialized because I felt most at home there and
they have offered me the best package -I will be racing their new S-Works
Kyle Strait takes Red Bull del Condor
In the super high altitudes of the streets of Bolivia's capital city, La Paz,
18 year old Kyle Strait Specialized/Oakley/Red Bull/Fox Shox) finished off a
fine 2005 season with a win in the inaugural Red Bull Descenso del Condor on
December 4. The event was a combination of a downhill street race with some
cool obstacles often found in a slope style event, and after a series of
qualification rounds, Kyle won the event by nearly 5 seconds over his South
American competitors.
This is the first time that the city of La Paz has witnessed a competition as
Trond Hansen on Specialized Bikes
?When I first saw Trond Hansen, I was blown away! It was at the Austrian King
of Dirt where some of the world?s best mountainbikers showed off their best
tricks. He was the Underdog that came out of nowhere - actually from Norway -
and he rode in the dirts really well. He stuck flips, tailwhips, 360?s and thru
quite big gaps and won one of the coolest Dirt Jump contests I have ever been
at. I just thought: Who the hell is that guy, he is sick!?
Tarek Rasouli mentioned after he watched Trond for the first time.
Liam's Perfect Race To Gold
23-year-old Liam Killeen (Specialized) of Malvern, England, rode the perfect
race of strategy and patience to ultimately win the Commonwealth Games Gold
Medal in Melbourne, Australia today. In a race broadcast live to more than 50
nations around the world, Liam beat out challenges from leading World Cup
riders like Kashi Leuchs, Seamus McGrath, Geoff Kabush and Sid Taberlay to
score an historic win.
Four years ago in Manchester, at Mountain Bike Cross Country's debut into the
Commonwealth Games, Liam won England's first and only medal in the discipline,
Liam Killeen Launches Web Site
Great Britain's Liam Killeen, who recently re-signed with the Specialized
Factory Team through to the end of 2008, has just launched his web site:
www.LiamKilleen.com
Liam plans to add to this over the coming weeks, with his favourite ride routes
and some other key features, but right now there is a good set of images,
career results and an up to date profile. Please check it out and let us know
what you think.
Kyle Strait Wins SRAM Dual Stunt At Sea Otter
After qualifying fastest yesterday for the brand new SRAM Dual Stunt event here
at Sea Otter, Kyle Strait went on to dominate the event and take it all the way
for the win.
The course featured various obstacles such as leg sapping stall walls, wall
rides, boxes, steps and narrow north shore wooden ramps, and riders went head
to head in a dual slalom format on a red then black course.
With racing starting at a round of 16, it meant riders had to recover from
sprinting over the various obstacles like the 8 foot high stall walls, then
