Team Lampre-ISD will be back in Vallecamonica for its first training camp heading into 2011

General Manager Beppe Saronni and a pool of sponsors brought together by As Boario of Ezio Maffi will host Damiano Cunego, Alessandro Petacchi, Michele Scarponi, Francesco Gavazzi and teammates at Hotel San Martino in Darfo Boario Terme.

The training camp is scheduled for Sunday 28 November through Wednesday 1 December.

Riders and staff will sample new products, and the riders will undergo their annual physiological evaluations. This is also the time when management and riders go over the 2011 race calendar and establish individual and team goals.

Forza Lampre-ISD!

Ironman Champion Hillary Biscay Confirms Participation in the 26th Ultraman World Championships

Wisconsin Ironman Champion Hillary Biscay will compete in the 26th Ultraman World Championships, held November 26-28, 2010. The event consists of a grueling three-day, 320-mile (515-kilometer) individual ultra-endurance experience and takes place on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Entry is limited to only 35 participants and is by invitation only; Biscay secured one of the coveted entries based on her extensive Ironman performance resume. More at xtri.com:

http://xtri.com/features_display.aspx?riIDReport=6725&CAT=23&xref=xx

Alessandro Petacchi bests Cavendish to win stage 7 of the Vuelta a Espana

Great leadout by Lampre, another powerful sprint by Ale-Jet.

Hillary Biscay at xtri.com: 3x Ironmans in 4 Weeks, Part I -- Challenge Copenhagen Race Report

http://xtri.com/features_display.aspx?riIDReport=6694&CAT=21&xref=xx

Last weekend I entered the heart of my 2010 racing season: a little racing binge that will consist of three iron-distance races in four weeks. While everyone probably knows that I enjoy racing quite frequently, this particular combination of Challenge Copenhagen-Ironman Louisville-Ironman Wisconsin is the most ambitious one I have attempted yet.

It was more than a little disconcerting, then, that I found myself just two and a half weeks out from the beginning of this stint feeling far from superhuman. My legs had come back...

Bicycling Magazine Reviews Cento1 Superleggera

On newsstands now, Bicycling Magazine's Tour de France issue with review of our Cento1 Superleggera

Online review here:

http://www.bicycling.com/gear/detail/0,7989,s1-16-156-3094-0,00.html

Excerpt:

"We swapped the Fulcrum Racing Zero wheelset for more supple Zipp 202s, reducing the size-medium bike's weight to 13.75 pounds, and found that the Superleggera didn't just retain the original Cento Uno's electric ride feel, but may have surpassed it. Despite the ethereally light weight, which made climbing a joy and enhanced the bike's power-now demeanor in sprints, the Superleggera was never nervous. All this, and it's still comfortable enough for all-day riding. Pretty super." --Loren Mooney

Kate Major wins Amica Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island on her Cento1 Crono

Decorated Aussie Ironman Champion Kate Major wins Amica Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island on her Cento1 Crono with Shimano Di2. "It was good to finally win one again, with such a good field too," said Major following the race. "I am racing Racine 70.3 next Sunday so hopefully I will recover well and have another good one."

Congrats on this win, Kate, and good luck next week (July 18) in Wisconsin. More at:

http://www.wilier-usa.com/#/news/

http://www.trijuice.com/2010/07/terenzo_bozzone_and_kate_major_win_2010_ironman_703_rhode_island.htm

Cento1 Superleggera: Petacchi, Cunego & the rest of Team Lampre at the Tour de France

In a thrilling opening week of racing at the Tour de France, Alessandro Petacchi took two of the four sprint stages. Petacchi and the rest of Team Lampre ride stock Cento1 Superleggera models. Check out VeloNews tech coverage here:

http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/07/news/tour-de-france-tech-a-look-at-the-sprinters-bikes_126284

As the race is poised to head into the mountains, focus shifts from Petacchi to Damiano Cunego, a former Giro d'Italia winner and accomplished climber.