Podcasts about team csc

I denne episode af Bak Lane får vi besøg af min gode ven og tidligere holdkammerat Frank Høj. Vi kørte sammen i to år – først på Team Fakta og senere på Team CSC – men Franks rejse i cykelsporten begyndte længe før det. Som helt ung rejste han til Belgien og trådte ind i den benhårde, klassiske cykelskole, hvor han udviklede sig til en af Danmarks stærkeste klassikerryttere. Med 16 år som professionel, fordelt på otte forskellige hold, har Frank sat sig tydelige spor i sporten: en 2. plads i Omloop Het Volk, top 10-placeringer i både Flandern Rundt, Paris-Roubaix og ved OL. Tag med en tur Bak Lane - ned ad mindernes landevej og hør Frank fortælle om livet som cykelrytter, kammeratskabet i feltet og hvad det krævede at præstere i de største klassikere. Vært: Lars Bak Bak Lane er en del af Forhjulslir Klippet af Anders Mielke Artwork: Kim Sivert

Dagens gæst i Bak Lane er min gode gamle ven Michael Blaudzun, som jeg var så heldig at dele fire år med som holdkammerat på Team CSC. Udover vores fælles minder fra CSC-tiden tager Blaudzun os med tilbage til sine år som væddeløber på nogle af verdens største cykelhold, herunder Rabobank og Team Telekom. Vi dykker også ned i hans barndom og ungdom, hvor cykelsport, pokaler og danske mesterskaber var en fast del af samtalerne over middagsbordet. Efter sin aktive karriere skiftede Blaudzun til sportsdirektørbilen, hvor han var med til at forme flere af Danmarks bedste kontinentalhold. Han spillede blandt andet en central rolle i at løfte Riwal-mandskabet op på Pro Tour-niveau. Vært: Lars Bak. Bak Lane er en del af Forhjulslir.  Klippet af Anders Mielke.  Artwork: Kim Sivert. 

This week, Will and James talk to ex-pro, team ds and race director Scott Sunderland. Today, Sunderland is race director for the RideLondon Classique and Tour of Flanders among others, but during the 1990s and 2000s he rode professionally for TVM, Lotto and GAN before taking on sports director roles at Team CSC and Cervélo Test Team. Here, Sunderland talks racing through the troubled 1990s; a near career-ender when he got hit by a team car; orchestrating Classics wins with Fabian Cancellara; and breaking tens of thousands of pounds of kit in the Arenberg Forest, all in the name of science. Honest. We also discuss the upcoming RideLondon Classique WorldTour women's race, which takes place on 24th-26th May.Interview begins at 9.28.For details of the RideLondon Classique, hit this link---This episode is brought to you by ketones experts deltaG. deltaG makes a variety of ketone drinks to use for different situations, so head over to deltaGketones.com to explore the science, and use the code CYCLIST for 20% off your first purchase.---Did you know Cyclist is also stunning monthly magazine? Subscribe now at store.cyclist.co.uk/cycpod and get every issue for less than in the shops, delivered straight to your door. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's regular episode of The Cycling Podcast, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie are joined by former Team CSC and Team Sky press chief and Leopard-Trek manager Brian Nygaard to review the two big WorldTour stage races that concluded at the weekend and look ahead to the first Monument of the 2023 season - Milan-Sanremo.  After the usual weekly news round-up, we discuss the latest Pogcineration of Paris-Nice and the Roglication of Tirreno-Adriatico. What do these two results mean for the Grand Tour season and, in particular, Jonas Vingegaard's chances of retaining his Tour de France crown? In the final part of the episode, we also look ahead to Milan-Sanremo, by many estimates the most boring Monument of the season and by Daniel's the best.  The Cycling Podcast is supported by Supersapiens and Science in Sport. Sports Podcast Awards shortlist The Tour d'Écosse series has been shortlisted for the 2023 Sports Podcast Awards. It's a public vote so it's over to you. If you enjoyed the series and would like to vote, you can do so here. You need to create an account to vote and we are in the ‘wilderness' category. The 11.01 Cappuccino Our regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it's after 11am). Supersapiens Supersapiens is a continuous glucose monitoring system that helps you make the right fuelling choices. See supersapiens.com Science in Sport The Cycling Podcast has been supported since 2016 by Science In Sport. World leading experts in endurance nutrition. Go to scienceinsport.com to see the whole range. Join the Science In Sport Classic 100 Challenge on Strava. Ride 100km between March 18-31 for a chance to win a trip of a lifetime to the finish of Paris-Roubaix. GCN+ Watch Milan-Sanremo this Saturday with GCN+ The race – and all the major Classics – will be live and uninterrupted with GCN's ad-free coverage. Go to globalcyclingnetwork.com or download the GCN app on your device to make sure you never miss a moment. All UK listeners can save 15% on an annual subscription at gcn.eu/cycling15 MAAP The Cycling Podcast x MAAP collection is available now. Go to maap.cc to see the full MAAP range. D Vine Cellars To order The Cycling Podcast Highlights case, or any of the cases commemorating the 2022 Grand Tours visit dvinecellars.com Friends of the Podcast Sign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com to listen to more than 60 exclusive episodes. The Cycling Podcast is on Strava The Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.

  Rapha presents Talking Luft!   We're back with Talking Luft, and I'm chatting with a well-known name in Aussie cycling, you might not have heard his name for a while but you'll definitely know it. He's one of only two Australians to win the Italian monument Milan-San Remo, and he's a former teammate of mine, I'm talking of course about Matt Goss.   A born and bred Tasmanian, Gossy started his career on the track, and was a bronze medallist in the team pursuit at the World Championships in L.A. in 2005, before making the transition to the road and making his professional debut with Bjarne Riis at Team CSC in 2007. Throughout his career, he rode for other big teams including HTC Columbia, GreenEDGE, and MTN-Qhubeka. He is a two-time stage winner in the Giro d'Italia, and a Tour de France stage winner as part of the GreenEDGE TTT win in 2013.   He's also an all-around good bloke and I'm stoked I got the chance to chat with him as part of The Race Communique at this year's TDU. He gave us his insight into the race's sprint stages, we also tested his knowledge on things like Tasmanian beers and past winners of Milan-San Remo, and quizzed him in true Talking Luft fashion.   Enjoy the listen guys!    Cheers,   Mitch  

Forhjulslir præsenteres i samarbejde med Continental Dæk Danmark, hovedsponsor for Tour de France-starten i Danmark, bannerfører for sikkerheden på landevejene og podcastens hjælperytter på viften. Anders Lund. Der er nok mange, som i dag kender ham som dansk landstræner for herre elite og U23 landsholdet. Men han er meget mere end landstræner. I over 15 år var han selv aktiv cykelrytter, hvor han i sine unge junior- og U23-år var en af Danmarks og Europas allerstørste talenter med VM, EM og DM-medaljer. Han var professionel og World Tour-rytter fra 2007 til 2013 på Team CSC, Saxo Bank, Leopard-Trek og Saxo-Tinkoff. I det her portræt fortæller Anders Lund hele sin historie på de europæiske landeveje. Alt fra de første børneår i Ordrup CC, til junior og U23-årene på Team PH med Tom Breschel, Matti Breschel og Mads Christensen, videre til de professionelle år, hvor han kørte med og mod cykelsportens største stjerner i 00'erne og 10'erne og til sidst karrierestoppet som kun 28-årig. Til sidst hører vi også om Anders Lunds liv som landstræner. Han var ellers godt i gang med historiestudiet på KU, hvor han var i gang med at starte sit nye liv efter cykelkarrieren, men så modtog han et opkald fra DCU og Lars Bonde, som han i starten afviste, men som han alligevel endte med at takke ja til. Hør om alle aspekterne bag landstrænerjobbet, Mads Pedersens VM-triumf i 2019, det følelsesladende VM i 2021 og om værdierne og set-uppet på landsholdet anno 2022.  Navn: Anders Lund Født: 14. februar 1985 Hold: Ordrup CC (1998-2001) Team PH - U19 (2002-2003) Team PH / Team GLS (2004-2006) Team CSC / Team Saxo Bank (2007-2010) Leopard - Trek (2011) Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank (2012-2013) Vært: Anders Mielke

Frank Høj var en top professionel landevejsrytter. Han kørte for verdensklasse hold som US Postal, Cofidis og Team CSC. Frank Høj var også kendt for en sjov kommentar eller en oneliner på målstregen. Frank Høj var bare den sjove dreng i feltet, men tingene var ikke altid lige sjove. Det var nemlig langt fra sjovt altid at køre på cykel. I denne uges udgave af Fremkaldt kan du høre en poetisk og reflekterende Frank Høj. Vært: Claus Elgaard See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Paris-Roubaix postponed until October we thought why not bring together two champions of the race together, 3x winner Fabian Cancellara and 2007 winner Stuart O'Grady. They both give insights into their victories and the secret to the strong chemistry in the CSC team back in the mid 2000s. Fabian talks about what it was like racing with Stuart and what really happened on the day Stuart won the race in 2007. Fabian also recounts some of his best victories at the Tour de France and he gives his take on the current crop of classic riders.

Forhjulslir præsenteres i samarbejde med Oddset fra Danske Licens Spil +18. I denne uge får du to etaper, der portrætterer hele historien om Mads Christensens rejse i cykelsporten. Han er i dag kendt som en af landets mest anerkendte bikefittere, men også som en af pionererne indenfor gravel i Danmark. Historien om Mads Christensen starter dog mange år før bikefit og gravel. Den første del af portrættet af Mads Christensen handler om hans landevejskarriere. Vi starter i Odder CK, hvor han i børne- og ungdomsårene var suveræn og vandt mange, mange cykelløb. Talentet tog ham videre til Team PH, hvor Tom Breschel og Jesper Skibby startede Danmarks første juniorhold, som samlede de bedste talenter fra hele landet. PH-mandskabet kørte videre i U23-klassen, hvor Mads og Matti Breschel dominerede U23-scenen. De blev inviterede med på træningslejr hos Team CSC, og det var spørgsmål om tid før, Mads skulle skrive sin første professionelle kontrakt. Kontrakten kom i hus i 2004, da Mads fik bronze ved U23-VM i linjeløb i Verona - det var sågar Danmarks første VM-medalje ved et U23-VM. På trods af stor interesse og en lang flirt med Team CSC og Bjarne Riis, skrev Mads kontrakt med det belgiske Quickstep-mandskab frem mod 2005-sæsonen. Mads flyttede til Toscana, blev holdkammerater med Paulo Bettini, Tom Boonen og Michael Rogers og drengedrømmen var dermed gået i opfyldelse. Han blev professionel cykelrytter. Men allerede halvvejs inde i sæsonen, kort efter Mads' første Giro d'Italia, hvor han havde overrasket alt og alle, skete der et eller andet med hans forhold til cykling. Han mistede lysten og passionen til livet som professionel, og han endte med at rive drengedrømskontrakten over et år før tid. Han gik et niveau ned på det britiske/sydafrikanske Barloworld mandskab i 2006, men lysten var der ikke, og Mads stoppede karrieren. Han begyndte derefter at arbejde som sælger i den lokale tøjbutik i Odder for at glemme alt om cykling, og om det pres der havde forfulgt ham - ikke kun fra omverdenen, men også fra sig selv. Men et eller andet rev i ham. Han meldte sig ind i Cykle Klubben Aarhus og lige pludselig var han tilbage i A-klassen. Det blev starten på et storslået comeback, som tog Mads fra den lokale cykelklub i Aarhus, til Team Designa Køkken, videre til Glud & Marstrand, for så at tage skridtet tilbage til World Touren, denne gang på Bjarne Riis’ Saxo Bank-mandskab, hvor han kørte indtil 2013. Derefter vendte han hjem til Danmark og kørte de sidste to år af karrieren på kontinentalmandskaberne, Cult Energy (2014) og Riwal Platform (2015). Som du, kære lytter, kan læse, så har Mads en interessant historie. Og den er han klar til at fortælle i dette portræt. Medvirkende: Mads Christensen og Anders Mielke Portrætserien af Mads Christensen er sponsoreret af Nordic Coffee House.

Forhjulslir præsenteres i samarbejde med Oddset fra Danske Licens Spil +18.   På den sidste del af Forhjulslirs podcast-adventskalender får vi et stort portræt af Danmarks bedste cykelrytter i nyere tid, Matti Breschel. Vi får hele Mattis rejse i sporten. Lige fra dengang, da Matti som barn gik op på sine forældres loft og fandt sin fars gamle cykeltrøje og cykelblade og faldt pladask for cyklingens historie og helte. Videre til, da han bliver danmarksmester i linjeløb for juniorer, som bekræfter hans store talent på landevejen. Og så til tiden som U23 rytter på Team PH, hvor han sammen med Mads Christensen og Anders Lund er cremen af dansk cykelsport.   Dernæst gennemgår Matti kronologisk de 15 år som Pro/World Tour-rytter på Team CSC, Saxo Bank, Rabobank, Tinkoff - Saxo, Cannondale, Astana og til sidst EF Pro Cycling. Undervejs på rejsen hører vi naturligvis om VM-medaljerne, den første professionelle sejr i Danmark Rundt i 2007, sejren i Dwaars door Vlaanderen i 2010 og meget meget mere. Det er en åben Matti, som sætter ord på op- og nedturene på den lange rejse i cykelsporten.   Portrættet af Matti Breschel er, udover at være historien om den bedste danske cykelrytter i nyere tid, også historien om en rigtig væddeløber, som altid stillede til start for at vinde.   Medvirkende: Matti Breschel og Anders Mielke

Tyler Hamilton is a former American professional cyclist who had stints on U.S. Postal, Team CSC and Phonak during his career. Tyler rode with Lance Armstrong while at U.S. Postal and helped Lance win 3 Tours de France. Hamilton would achieve some stellar results himself winning Liege Bastogne Liege in 2003 and the Olympic Time Trail in 2004. His best results in a Grand Tour were 4th overall in the 2003 Tour de France and 2nd overall in the 2002 Giro d' Italia. Hamilton has since been stripped of some of his results as a consequence of his admission to using performance enhancing drugs during his career. In our conversation we chat about many different things, including Tyler's introduction to cycling and the ups and downs of his career. We also discuss what his transition from the sport looked like and what he is currently doing with his time. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a-champions-mind35/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-champions-mind35/support

Husk å vurdere podcasten i podcast-appen! Det vil hjelpe oss veldig med å få budskapet om podden ut til folket.    Følg oss i sosiale medier! Vi er @hansorino og @Fredagsvik, og podcasten finner du på @tidenespod.    Vi har internasjonalt besøk i podcasten. Tyler Hamilton er kanskje mest kjent som mannen som startet det store fallet til Lance Armstrong. Tyler syklet på US Postal med Lance, og var en av hans viktigste støttespillere i hans første tour-seire. I 2002 byttet han lag og syklet noen sesonger som kaptein i både Team CSC og Phonak. Høydepunktet var OL-gullet han vant på tempo under OL i Athen i 2004, en medalje han senere måtte sende tilbake da han ble tatt for doping. I nyere tid er han mest kjent for at han var en av de første i kretsen rundt Lance som gikk offentlig ut og innrømmet doping i tillegg til at han impliserte Lance. Vi skulle egentlig snakke om Tour de France fra 2000, men samtalen beveger seg også mye inn på doping og dopingkulturen som herjet på denne tiden.    Tidenes Tour de France presenteres i samarbeid med Solberg & Hansen, Seiko Prospex-serien og Northug.     https://www.tidenespod.no  https://www.facebook.com/tidenespod  https://www.instagram.com/tidenespod  https://www.twitter.com/tidenespod    Tidenes Tour de France lages sommeren 2020 av Hans Olav 'Hanso' Ingholm og Jarle Fredagsvik.

Husk å vurdere podcasten i podcast-appen! Det vil hjelpe oss veldig med å få budskapet om podden ut til folket.    Følg oss i sosiale medier! Vi er @hansorino og @Fredagsvik, og podcasten finner du på @tidenespod.    Vi drar på besøk til hovedkontorene til Team Uno-X. Der møter vi en av tidenes største norske sykkelhelter, selveste Kurt Asle Arvesen. Vi snakker om TdF 2008. Året Kurt vant sin første, og eneste, etappe i Tour de France. Han syklet også på laget som vant Tour de France det året. Både som lag med Team CSC, og med Carlos Sastre i den gule trøya i Paris. Vi snakker om sykkelsporten i 2008, de interne stridighetene i Team CSC, hvordan Kurt og lagkameratene plaget konkurrentene i sammendraget, hva man gjør på en hviledag og mye mer.    Tidenes Tour de France presenteres i samarbeid med Solberg & Hansen, Seiko Prospex-serien og Northug.    https://www.tidenespod.no  https://www.facebook.com/tidenespod  https://www.instagram.com/tidenespod  https://www.twitter.com/tidenespod    Tidenes Tour de France lages sommeren 2020 av Hans Olav 'Hanso' Ingholm og Jarle Fredagsvik.

Vi er nået helt til episode 100 af Veloropa Podcast. Overborgmester Frank Jensen fortæller om hvordan København vil skabe plads til både Tourstart og EM i fodbold i 2021. Løbsdirektør Jesper Worre forklarer hvorfor man har været nødt til at udsætte PostNord Danmark Rundt. Michael Valgren gør Corona-status hjemme fra Thy og så skal vi have opklaret mysteriet om Plesners dunkle fortid på Team CSC. Der er lodtrækning om vores hidtil største 10er præmie, et Rebel-hjulsæt til mere end 11.000 kroner og vi præsenterer vores nye partner, Zetland.

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THIS EPISODE Mike sits down with Bo Hamburger, currently the DS for the Christina Watches-KUMA cycling team and a former professional road cyclist who won Fleche Wallone in 1998 and the Danish National Road Cycling Championship in 2000. He is also a member of the Danish Cycling Hall of Fame.In 2001 Bo was fired from Team CSC for a positive EPO test.Part two of their fascinating conversation at the Tour de Beauce in Canada finds Mike and Bo having some deep and probing musings about doping in cycling as Bo shares the dark days of his personal experiences during the EPO-fueled era of pro racing. Whatever your opinion on the players at the time, you will surely not be unaffected by Bo's frankness.As always, Open Mic with Mike Creed is presented by The Colorado Cyclist, Mike's very first professional cycling team in 1998. Thanks to everyone at Colorado Cyclist for their support of Mike over the years, and a big thank you to them for stepping up and sponsoring the podcast and offering $50 gift cards to our Twitter contest winners. Please visit their website at coloradocyclist.com and give them a follow on Twitter at @Co_Cyclist to show your appreciation for everything they do for us.Right now, place any order with them over $100 and receive a gift certificate worth 10% of your order. Call (800) 688-8600 for details.(Please note: when redeeming your gift certificate, please include certificate number, password and dollar amount in the comments box at final checkout.)Colorado Cyclist is now offering free shipping on any order over $40 via UPS ground to the lower 48 states!!!We're also grateful for the continuing partnership with Chris Smith and Lazer Helmets. Every podcast we'll be giving away either a Lazer helmet or pair of Lazer sunglasses. All you need to do is mention @LazerHelmets or @Lazer_Vision on Twitter with a clever tweet that conforms to the week's contest rules. If your tweet is chosen, you'll win a Lazer item. 

THIS EPISODE Mike sits down with Bo Hamburger, currently the DS for the Christina Watches-KUMA cycling team and a former professional road cyclist who won Fleche Wallone in 1998 and the Danish National Road Cycling Championship in 2000. He is also a member of the Danish Cycling Hall of Fame. In 2001 Bo was fired from Team CSC for a positive EPO test. Part two of their fascinating conversation at the Tour de Beauce in Canada finds Mike and Bo having some deep and probing musings about doping in cycling as Bo shares the dark days of his personal experiences during the EPO-fueled era of pro racing. Whatever your opinion on the players at the time, you will surely not be unaffected by Bo's frankness. As always, Open Mic with Mike Creed is presented by The Colorado Cyclist, Mike’s very first professional cycling team in 1998. Thanks to everyone at Colorado Cyclist for their support of Mike over the years, and a big thank you to them for stepping up and sponsoring the podcast and offering $50 gift cards to our Twitter contest winners. Please visit their website at coloradocyclist.com and give them a follow on Twitter at @Co_Cyclist to show your appreciation for everything they do for us. Right now, place any order with them over $100 and receive a gift certificate worth 10% of your order. Call (800) 688-8600 for details.(Please note: when redeeming your gift certificate, please include certificate number, password and dollar amount in the comments box at final checkout.) Colorado Cyclist is now offering free shipping on any order over $40 via UPS ground to the lower 48 states!!! We’re also grateful for the continuing partnership with Chris Smith and Lazer Helmets. Every podcast we’ll be giving away either a Lazer helmet or pair of Lazer sunglasses. All you need to do is mention @LazerHelmets or @Lazer_Vision on Twitter with a clever tweet that conforms to the week’s contest rules. If your tweet is chosen, you’ll win a Lazer item.  

THIS EPISODE Mike sits down with Bo Hamburger, currently the DS for the Christina Watches-KUMA cycling team and a former professional road cyclist who won Fleche Wallone in 1998 and the Danish National Road Cycling Championship in 2000. He is also a member of the Danish Cycling Hall of Fame.In 2001 Bo was fired from Team CSC for a positive EPO test.This is part one of a fascinating two-part conversation Mike had with Bo at the Tour de Beauce in Canada. Meandering, lengthy, frank and candid, this may well be one of the best of Mike's podcasts yet. It is certainly one of the most thought-provoking conversations you'll ever listen to.As always, Open Mic with Mike Creed is presented by The Colorado Cyclist, Mike's very first professional cycling team in 1998. Thanks to everyone at Colorado Cyclist for their support of Mike over the years, and a big thank you to them for stepping up and sponsoring the podcast and offering $50 gift cards to our Twitter contest winners. Please visit their website at coloradocyclist.com and give them a follow on Twitter at @Co_Cyclist to show your appreciation for everything they do for us.Right now, place any order with them over $100 and receive a gift certificate worth 10% of your order. Call (800) 688-8600 for details.(Please note: when redeeming your gift certificate, please include certificate number, password and dollar amount in the comments box at final checkout.)Colorado Cyclist is now offering free shipping on any order over $40 via UPS ground to the lower 48 states!!!We're also grateful for the continuing partnership with Chris Smith and Lazer Helmets. Every podcast we'll be giving away either a Lazer helmet or pair of Lazer sunglasses. All you need to do is mention @LazerHelmets or @Lazer_Vision on Twitter with a clever tweet that conforms to the week's contest rules. If your tweet is chosen, you'll win a Lazer item.

THIS EPISODE Mike sits down with Bo Hamburger, currently the DS for the Christina Watches-KUMA cycling team and a former professional road cyclist who won Fleche Wallone in 1998 and the Danish National Road Cycling Championship in 2000. He is also a member of the Danish Cycling Hall of Fame. In 2001 Bo was fired from Team CSC for a positive EPO test. This is part one of a fascinating two-part conversation Mike had with Bo at the Tour de Beauce in Canada. Meandering, lengthy, frank and candid, this may well be one of the best of Mike's podcasts yet. It is certainly one of the most thought-provoking conversations you'll ever listen to. As always, Open Mic with Mike Creed is presented by The Colorado Cyclist, Mike’s very first professional cycling team in 1998. Thanks to everyone at Colorado Cyclist for their support of Mike over the years, and a big thank you to them for stepping up and sponsoring the podcast and offering $50 gift cards to our Twitter contest winners. Please visit their website at coloradocyclist.com and give them a follow on Twitter at @Co_Cyclist to show your appreciation for everything they do for us. Right now, place any order with them over $100 and receive a gift certificate worth 10% of your order. Call (800) 688-8600 for details.(Please note: when redeeming your gift certificate, please include certificate number, password and dollar amount in the comments box at final checkout.) Colorado Cyclist is now offering free shipping on any order over $40 via UPS ground to the lower 48 states!!! We’re also grateful for the continuing partnership with Chris Smith and Lazer Helmets. Every podcast we’ll be giving away either a Lazer helmet or pair of Lazer sunglasses. All you need to do is mention @LazerHelmets or @Lazer_Vision on Twitter with a clever tweet that conforms to the week’s contest rules. If your tweet is chosen, you’ll win a Lazer item.

THE FREDCAST CYCLING PODCAST #40 (For The Week of October 23, 2006) In this show's news: The 2007 Tour de France route will be announced this week; ProTour Team / Rider Shifts; Jan Ullrich will not seek a Swiss license; Tyler Hamilton to ride for new Russian team?; Ivan Basso leaves Team CSC, will he ride for Discovery Channel Pro Cycling?; Light and Motion recall confusion; a report from the 2006 Ironman World Championship by Jeremy Vaught of Triathlon Radio; Good News/Bad News for a disabled cyclist; and reducing bicycle vs. car accidents in Idaho. In this show's features: Send in your 2007 holiday gift guide ideas; Follow-up to traveling with your bicycle; Gel-Bot product review follow-up; Outfitting you and your bike for riding at night; and Shout Outs. Podsafe Cycling Music: Hold On by Ocean Street