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The Astana cycling team on Tuesday named an international line-up to support Americans Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer in the Tour of Italy, which starts in Venice on Saturday. Six nations are represented in the group containing Leipheimer and seven-time Tour de France champion Armstrong, who has returned to the sport this season after retiring in 2005. Leipheimer and Armstrong took first and second place in last week's Tour of the Gila five-stage race in New Mexico, where they competed alongside compatriot Chris Horner. It was Armstrong's first competitive appearance since he broke his collarbone in Spain at the end of March. Despite his ... Read Full Story

Paris - Tours (at last a bike race takes place) Good guys do win, that's the message from Paris-Tours. Gilbert's win is one not just for a good guy, but one for a good team. FDJ have long had a strong anti doping ethic and their team were roundly cheered at the 07 le Tour for their stand against doping and chickens. But it wasn't just a good day for the guys at FDJ, Landbouwkrediet, Bouygues Telecom and Agritubel had riders making up the winning move. Proving that the 'smaller' teams can do the business just as well as the big boys and that ... Read Full Story

Ukrainian Yaroslav Popovych completes the 2009 Team Astana roster. Popovych will support leaders Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer and Alberto Contador in Grand Tours. Yaroslav Popovych - Team Astana. Yaroslav Popovych, a top ten Tour de France and Giro d’Italia finisher, has signed a two year agreement with the Astana cycling team. Starting in January 2009, the Ukrainian cyclist will join Johan Bruyneel’s team, which already includes top Grand Tour leaders Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, Alberto Contador and Andreas Klöden. Read Full Story

Tonight, the Discovery Channel aired an amazing documentary on the Houston Dome project. The country’s fourth most-populated city faces real environmental danger from heat, hurricanes, and several other natural disasters. So is the solution a giant dome encasing the city? Some seem to think so. No, this isn’t The Simpsons Movie revisited, this is a REAL idea. The proposed Houston Dome would have massive doors that could be closed to insulate the city from hurricanes and other inclement weather. A concrete foundation ring 3.1 miles around would then anchor the dome deep into the ground. The Houston Geodesic Dome would have a surface area ... Read Full Story

The science of mega engineering says we can save Houston with a Dome. Imagine building a huge Dome that covers the entire city, that is higher than Houston's skyscrapers. One solution to counter the almost overwhelming environmental challenges facing Houston is to cover it with a giant geodesic dome. You can watch the video at the Discovery channel and explore how a giant geodesic dome may save the city from a grim environmental future. Houston is in peril. The country's fourth most populous city faces heat, hurricanes and other natural disasters. Houston has always been vulnerable to hurricanes and severe weather. Houston city center ... Read Full Story