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July 01, 2009

Veggies Increase Athletes Endurance

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By The News Team
Jul 01, 2009

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A study from researchers at the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health found that an increase in Quercetin, an antioxidant/anti-inflammatory compound found in fruits and veggies, boosts athletes VO2max and endurance capacity. The results showed increased levels of Quercetin over one week led to a 13.2 percent increase in subject's endurance and a 3.9 percent increase in their VO2max. Subjects were not varying exercise levels. Get the full story at mayoclinic.com.

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Stahurskaia killed in Belorussia

By VeloNews.com

Published: Jun. 26, 2009

Stahurskaia, after winning the Grande Boucle féminine cycliste in 2002.

Photo: Agence France Presse - file photo

Former world road champion Zinaida Stahurskaia was killed Thursday in a training accident after being hit by a car. She was 38.

Officials from the Interior ministry in Belorussia confirmed her death Friday. Stahurskaia won the 2000 world title and the 2002 women’s Tour de France, but saw her legacy tainted when she served a two-year racing ban in 2006.

According to reports, a car coming from the opposite direction crossed into Stahurskaia’s lane and slammed into her head-on. Her trainer was following behind her in a car and had to swerve to avoid hitting on the oncoming car, officials said.

Stahurskaia, who has lived in Italy for several years, returned to her native Belorussia to train for this weekend’s national championships.

She had several run-ins with doping officials, with a pair of months-long bans in 2002 and 2004, before finally serving a two-year ban in 2006 after anti-doping controls found high levels of testosterone and an anabolic steroid in her system.

Astana names Tour team: Contador & Armstrong to lead

By:

Susan Westemeyer

Published:

June 25, 17:15,

Updated:

June 25, 16:55

Race:

Tour de France

Alberto Contador (Astana)

"The New French Revolution"

Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong will lead Team Astana at the Tour de France, starting July 4 in Monaco. The team announced its Tour line-up Thursday with a video release on its website, introducing “The New French Revolution”, as “9 Riders join forces to take over France.”

Contador, who won the Tour in 2007, and Armstrong, who won in 1999-2005, will be primarily supported by Andreas Klöden, who finished second in the Tour in 2004 and 2006, and Levi Leipheimer, who was third in the Tour in 2007.

Team manager Johan Bruyneel said that Contador “has worked very hard, earning the right to represent our team as the leader this July.” He added that Armstrong “is extremely motivated for the Tour de France.”

The squad also includes Yaroslav Popovych, Haimar Zubeldia, Sergio Paulinho, and Gregory Rast. Kazakh rider Dimitriy Muravyey completes the line up and will be making his Tour debut.

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Two cyclists killed near Tulsa

By Steve Frothingham

Published: Jun. 11, 2009

Tausah Borland, was detained Tuesday evening on suspicion of drunk driving.

Two amateur racers died Tuesday while on a training ride after being struck by an SUV near Tulsa, Oklahoma. Another rider was seriously injured in the crash.

The driver of the SUV, 38-year-old Tausah Borland, was detained Tuesday evening on suspicion of drunk driving. She was released after posting bail of $100,000. An Oklahoma Highway Patrol spokesman told VeloNews that it could be four to five weeks before Borland's blood test results are available and county prosecutors decide whether to charge her.

Killed in the accident were Angela Voss, 33, and Matthew Edmonds, 34. Both were members of the Bicycles of Tulsa Race Team. Another team member, John Moore, 40, was injured and was treated and released from a nearby hospital.

According to a Highway Patrol report, Borland was driving the same direction as the cyclists on State Highway 51 in Sand Springs when she "swerved onto the south shoulder for unknown reason, striking the three bicyclists." The report said Borland continued on for another quarter mile before stopping.

A report on the TulsaWorld.com Web site said that passing motorists stopped Borland.

"Our team is devastated," a Bicycles of Tulsa member told VeloNews. "Matt and Christa were bright stars and the world is a lesser place without them."

The team has set up a fund for the Voss and Edmonds families. Donations can be mailed to:

Bank of Oklahoma
Edmonds and Voss Memorial Fund
PO Box 2300
Tulsa, OK 74192

Donations to the fund can be made via PayPal by sending the donation to parmain@gmail.com.

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2009 Livestrong Challange: Join or Support!

Dear Oceanside Glasstile Friends and Family,

There is no doubt; it has been a tough year. While there are signs of economic recovery it is not an easy time to be asking for money and it is with the greatest respect that we ask you to consider participating in our ongoing philanthropy efforts this year. The ugly truth is that cancer does not wane with the current economic situation; its impact continues to touch the lives of many.

Please consider joining or sponsoring the Oceanside Glasstile Cancer Kickers for the 2009 LIVESTRONG Challenge. We are again recruiting teams of walkers, runners and cyclists to participate in the 4 LIVESTRONG Challenges being held across the country. At each of the events we will walk/run a 5K (3 miles) or bike a 10, 40, 70 or 100-mile course.

The LIVESTRONG Challenge is the Lance Armstrong Foundation's (LAF) signature fundraising event inspired by the hope, courage and determination that exist in all of us. With the LAF we take to the streets on foot and bike, uniting individuals to stand together in the fight against cancer. Through the awareness and dollars the LAF raises, they inspire and empower individuals and improve the quality of life for the more than 12 million Americans living with cancer.

Take the LIVESTRONG Challenge with us and register for an event or make a donation by clicking one of the blue, underlined links below:

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Whether you walk, run, ride or donate, your involvement in these events is a powerful weapon in the fight against cancer. Recruit your friends and family to join you on the Oceanside Glasstile Cancer Kicker team. Each registered participant will receive an Oceanside Glasstile Cancer Kicker LIVESTRONG Challenge t-shirt. Cancer Kicker bike jerseys will be available. For information about placing your logo or name on our 2009 t-shirt and jersey please see the attached sponsorship form.

We look forward to walking, running or riding with you at the 2009 LIVESTRONG Challenge!

Thank you for your continued support,

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