http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/trek_life/ Anything and everything that's going on with Trek, our employees, bikes, dealers, pros, and friends. en-us Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:06:30 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss TrekBikes.com http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/trek_life/news/article/1010/2008/06/30/trek_astana_rack_up_national_championship_wins/ Racing aboard Trek bicycles, five Astana riders captured national championships this past weekend. Russia's Vladimir Gusev got things started on Friday, winning the 39-kilometer Russian time trial aboard an Equinox TTX and taking his third national champion’s jersey. Sat ... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/trek_life/news/article/1010/2008/06/30/trek_astana_rack_up_national_championship_wins/ http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/trek_life/news/article/1005/2008/06/23/tour_de_suisse_performances_put_astana_atop_protour/ Astana continues to add to its case that it’s the best cycling team in the world, putting in three appearances on the Tour de Suisse’s final podium: Andreas Klöden, on his 33rd birthday, finished second overall;. Kazakh champion Maxim Iglinskiy took home the King of th ... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/trek_life/news/article/1005/2008/06/23/tour_de_suisse_performances_put_astana_atop_protour/ http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/trek_life/news/article/977/2008/06/03/contador_enjoys_the_spoils_of_victory/ Three days after capturing the 91st Giro d’Italia title, Alberto Contador gets his deserved rest. The last few days were well filled with celebrations. At a press meeting in Pinto, Contador was quick to react regarding the definite position of ASO excluding Astana Cycling Team from participat ... Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/trek_life/news/article/977/2008/06/03/contador_enjoys_the_spoils_of_victory/ http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/trek_life/news/article/968/2008/06/01/contador_wins_giro/ Astana’s Alberto Contador held off the competition in the final stage’s individual time trial to win this year’s Giro d’Italia, delivering Trek its 11th Grand Tour title and earning the reigning Tour de France Champion his second Grand Tour win. Contador’s win also marks the second Gra ... Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/trek_life/news/article/968/2008/06/01/contador_wins_giro/ http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/trek_life/news/article/922/2008/05/06/trek_named_title_sponsor_of_madison_urban_assault_ride/ Trek Bicycle has announced today that it will serve as the title-sponsor for this year’s Urban Assault Ride in Madison, WI, scheduled for August 24th. Trek will also participate as a presenting sponsor at the seven other Urban Assault Ride events throughout the U.S. Urban Assault founder Jos ... Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/trek_life/news/article/922/2008/05/06/trek_named_title_sponsor_of_madison_urban_assault_ride/ http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/trek_life/news/article/920/2008/05/04/klden_wins_tour_de_romandie_giro_bound/ Astana’s Andreas Klöden successfully defended his leader’s jersey to win this year’s overall Tour de Romandie title, becoming the first-ever German to win the event. For the two-time Tour de France runner-up, the win signals a return to form after being hampered by early season illnesses. ... Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/trek_life/news/article/920/2008/05/04/klden_wins_tour_de_romandie_giro_bound/ http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/trek_life/news/article/913/2008/04/21/trek_vws_lea_davison_snaps_up_a_pair_of_sea_otter_victories/ Trek VW’s Lea Davison took a pair of wins home from this year’s Sea Otter Classic (April 17-20), first edging out the field in the fast and furious Super D race, and then winning the elite women’s Short Track race the following day. The Super D race—an approximately three mile, largely ... Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/trek_life/news/article/913/2008/04/21/trek_vws_lea_davison_snaps_up_a_pair_of_sea_otter_victories/ http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/trek_life/news/article/885/2008/04/14/contador_wins_vuelta_al_pais_vasco/ Last year’s Tour de France Champion Alberto Contador used a gutsy time trial performance in the final stage of the Tour of the Basque Country to secure overall victory in the 48th running of the event. Starting the day eight seconds ahead of his nearest rival, the wiry Astana rider summoned hi ... Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/trek_life/news/article/885/2008/04/14/contador_wins_vuelta_al_pais_vasco/ http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/trek_life/news/article/828/2008/03/18/trek_celebrates_the_life_of_dick_burke/ Friends, family, colleagues, and business leaders gathered Monday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to celebrate the life of Trek’s late co-founder, Richard “Dick” Burke, who died on March 10, 2008 at the age of 73. The tribute, held at the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center—a facility funded by Burke’ ... Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/trek_life/news/article/828/2008/03/18/trek_celebrates_the_life_of_dick_burke/ http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/trek_life/news/article/792/2008/03/12/trek_mourns_the_loss_of_its_founder_dick_burke/ Trek Bicycle Corporation is in mourning after the loss of Richard “Dick” Burke, the company’s co-founder and chairman, who died in a Milwaukee hospital late Monday night of complications from cardiac surgery. He was 73. Born in Chicago in 1934, Burke attended Marquette University in Milwa ... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/trek_life/news/article/792/2008/03/12/trek_mourns_the_loss_of_its_founder_dick_burke/