Officials from the International Cycling Union on Monday announced that Russian cyclist Denis Galimzyanov had recorded a positive test for the blood booster EPO. Galimzyanov, 25, rides for team Katusha and last year won the Paris-Brussels race and took a stage title at the Tour of Beijing. The UCI's announcement was followed quickly by a post on Katusha's Facebook page with a signed admission from Galimzyanov absolving his team from responsibility for the positive. But as Bicycling writer Joe ... Read More
Scientists from France and Canada on Sunday published new data that suggests glaciers in the Karakoram region of the Himalayas have grown in the last decade despite an increase in global temperatures. The team used 3D altitude maps and gravity measurements derived from satellites in 2000 and 2008 to track changes in glacial ice mass. "In our warming world, there are regions of the Earth where, for a few years or decades, the atmosphere is not warming or is even cooling," Julie Gardelle, who le... Read More
In a surprise announcement, on Sunday Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa introduced a new bike-share program that will place 4,000 rentable bikes at 400 kiosks arround the city. The bikes will be installed over the next 18 to 24 months and will be available for $6 per day or $1.50 for an hour. The program will be funded by a $16 million investment from the private company Bike Nation. "In tough economic times like these, we knew it wasn't feasible to start a public bike-share program. But ... Read More
Wildlife activists are asking King Juan Carlos of Spain to relinquish his honorary title as president of Spain's chapter of the World Wildlife Fund after reports surfaced that he went hunting for elephants in Botswana last week. Media outlets became aware of the trip after Carlos returned to Madrid to receive medical attention for a broken hip. WWF Spain has written a letter requesting a meeting with royal officials and wildlife activists are asking for his resignation. The trip's cost has als... Read More
