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Cycling News Headlines for May 29, 2011:

Indurain wants a resolution in Contador Case – Why? Contador is just like all the rest of the pro’s these days. Contador tested positive for Clenbuterol at last year’s Tour de France, but was cleared by the Spanish Cycling Federation in February. Contador needs to fall just like all those before him who have used any type of performance enhancing drugs!

Gilbert Enjoys His Favorite Terrain at the Tour Of Belgium — Another sharp hilltop finish and another victory for Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) on stage three of the Tour of Belgium. As at Amstel Gold, Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Gilbert simply had too much for his breakaway companions on the haul to the line.

Howman on the UCI, Armstrong and the future fight against doping – World Anti-Doping Agency director-general David Howman has told Cyclingnews that his agency, along with the help of Interpol, helped facilitate meetings between the FDA and several parties across the globe in the investigation understood to involve Lance Armstrong and his former US Postal team.

Director General of the WADA, David Howman

Video: Pete Stetina’s Giro d’Italia Performance

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Lake Padden Mountain Duathlon

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ROAM – The Collective

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Ironman – All Are Winners

Ironman 25th Anniversary from Scott Goodfellow on Vimeo.

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2010 Singapore Ironman 70.3

I woke up this morning, looked out my bedroom window to see 100′s of cyclist riding on the West Coast Highway. Today was the 2010 Singapore Ironman 70.3! Before I get into the statistics, I just want to say that I would have loved to compete in this world class event. Hell, the World Champion, Craig Alexander was here to defend his 2009 victory. This race is only in its fourth season and I am sure after watching the cycling event today; this race is only going to get more popular.

Race Statistics:
• Of the 1,396 entries for the Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore, there are 465 Singaporeans and 1,018 athletes representing 60 other countries.
• A total of 61 nations are represented with Hong Kong, Australia, the UK and US, and Japan, Philippines, Malaysia and the UAE very strong in numbers.
• 86% of the field are male with 14% female.
• The most popular age group category for both women is 35-39 (33 women) and 40-44 for men with 272 competitors.
• The oldest competitors are Japan’s Kazuharu Tsujii (Male 74 years) and Australia’s Pamela Williams (Female 57 years)
• The youngest competitors are Singapore’s Siew Mei Chan (Female – 22 years) and Tiong Han Yeo ( Male -20 years)
• There are a record number of 95 teams also introducing competitors to the incredible Ironman 70.3 distance in 2010

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About the Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore
www.ironman703singapore.com

The Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore is one of a global series of qualifying Ironman 70.3 triathlon events held around the world, in which qualify athletes for the Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3 held every November in Clearwater, Florida.

An Ironman 70.3 consists of a 1.9km swim, 90.1km ride and 21.1km run. Since its inception in 2006, there are now many Ironman 70.3 races around the world, with Singapore the oldest in Asia. This year’s event offers 35 qualifying slots to the Ironman World Championship 70.3 in Clearwater Florida and carries a total prize purse of USD$25,000.

The Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore is presented by Hi-Tri (Singapore) and proudly supported by Naming Rights Sponsor, Aviva.

RESULTS:

Australia’s Craig Alexander has WON the Aviva Ironman 70.3 triathlon in Singapore. Alexander was in the lead bunch out of the water and in to T1. South African, James Cunnama made ground on Alexander with a 2:07:36 bike split (0:2:12 faster than Alexander) and put in a fast 1:16:02 half marathon but it was not enough to take out Alexander. Australia’s Aaron Farlow was a further 0:1:12 behind Cunnama and took out 3rd overall.

Here is a link to the overall results: 2010 Singapore Ironman

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