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There are several late season victories to report:

State Team Time Trial Champs 1st place Pro 1-2 and new course record
Picacho Peak Time Trial 1st Pro 1-2 new course record
State Ind. Time Trial Champs 1st and 3rd Pro 1-2, 1st 40+
Kit Peak Time Trial 1st Pro 1-2
State Hill Climb Champs 1st Pro 1-2 (David Glick in picture), 1st 40+
Tour de Scottsdale 1st Pro 1-2

RideClean team member Matt Cooke claims 12th place overall and secures top amateur ranking in one of the America's toughest stage races!

Final classification:

1 Francisco Mancebo Perez (Rock Racing) 12:28:35
2 Darren Lill (Team Type1) 0:00:46
3 Jeff Louder (BMC Pro Cycling Team) 0:01:29
4 Alex Howes (Garmin/Felt) 0:01:54
5 Philip Zajicek (Fly V Australia) 0:02:03
6 Burke Swindlehurst (Bissell Pro Cycling) 0:02:18
7 Matthew Busche (Kelly Benfit Strategies) 0:02:36
8 Patrick McCarty (OUCH Pro Cycling p/b Maxxis) 0:03:05
9 Oscar Sevilla (Rock Racing) 0:04:14
10 Brent Bookwalter (BMC Pro Cycling Team) 0:04:18
11 Dan Bowman (Kelly Benfit Strategies) 0:05:38
12 Matthew Cooke (RideClean P/B Patentit.com) 0:07:24
13 Glen Chadwick (Rock Racing) 0:08:44
14 Peter Stetina (Garmin/Felt) 0:08:47
15 Max Jenkins (KFAN Composite Team) 0:09:02

Issues persist regarding PED's and cycling, both domestically and abroad as evidenced by the latest reports.

First Piere Bordry expressed concern regarding the use of two new PED's: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/afld-president-suspects-new-drugs-in-pel...

Then the news of Astarloza's positive EPO test: http://tour-de-france.velonews.com/article/96245/astarloza-tests-positiv...

Next the firing of Kirk O'Bee from the domestic Bissle Pro Team: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bissell-sacks-obee-for-contract-violatio...

And the on going, extremely protracted, investigation of Ullrich and his possible breach of oath regarding his relationship and payments to Dr. Fuentes (Operation Puerto): http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ullrich-investigated-for-lying-under-oat...

And this is only 1 week in the sport of cycling, not to mention, for example, MLB.

Nice return to racing for team member Matt Cooke at the Cascade Classic with a few choice pics showing up in Velonews (side view Matt, rear view Dave Glick):
http://velonews.com/photo/95909
http://www.velonews.com/photo/96096

You won’t meet a nicer guy than triathlete Simon Whitfield - who just coincidentally happens to be a world class athlete. It has been a pleasure to train with Simon and crew up here in Flagstaff and it looks like it has paid off for the 2 X Olympic Medalist (gold in 2000-Sydney and silver in Beijing). Oh yeah, he’s an advocate of RIDECLEAN.

Here is the CBS story and picture (David Guttenfelder/Associated Press):

Canada’s Simon Whitfield captured the silver medal in the men’s triathlon Tuesday at the Beijing Olympics.

Whitfield, who lives in Victoria, mounted a furious rally to briefly take the lead late in the closing sprint before being overtaken over the final stretch by Germany’s Jan Frodeno.

“I kind of fought my way on there, and I thought there’s no time like the present,” Whitfield said. “I tried to make it a battle of pure willpower. I gave it everything I had.”