12.11.09 – Alberto Contador

Astana's Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador adjusts his shoes prior to a training session near Pisa, Italy, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. The Tour de France and Giro D'Italia winner joined his Astana's teammates in the Tuscany town of Pisa to start training for next season. (AP/Alberto Contador)

Astana's Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador pedals during a training session near Pisa, Italy, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. The Tour de France and Giro D'Italia winner joined his Astana's teammates in the Tuscany town of Pisa to start training for next season. (AP/Alberto Contador)

12.11.09 – East Asian Games Road Race

Competitors start women's individual road race during the East Asian Games Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, in Hong Kong. (AP/Eugene Hoshiko)

Liu Xiaohui of China turns the corner during the women's cycling individual road race at the East Asian Games Thursday Dec. 10, 2009, in Hong Kong. Liu won the competition. (AP/Eugene Hoshiko)

Liu Xiaohui of China, left, celebrates after crossing the finishing line as her compatriot Sheng Yongyan, right, also finishes during women's individual road race at East Asian Games Thursday Dec. 10, 2009 in Hong Kong. Liu won the competition. (AP/Eugene Hoshiko)

12.11.09 – MORE TRACK RACES FOR WOMEN! (OLYMPIC UPDATE)

The name "London 2012" is photographed with the Olympic Rings in the background outside the press conference room at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters on December 10, 2009 in Lausanne. London 2012 will host a mixed doubles tennis event for the first time in the Olympic Games as well as more women's cycling, the IOC announced. (FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)

International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Jacques Rogge arrives at a press conference at the IOC headquarters on December 10, 2009 in Lausanne. London 2012 will host a mixed doubles tennis event for the first time in the Olympic Games as well as more women's cycling, the International Olympic Committee announced. The changes will increase the number of women cyclists at the Olympics from 35 in Beijing to 84 -- 45 percent of the track cyclists instead of about a fifth - by introducing more track events for women. (FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)

The velodrome is void of people December 10, 2009 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The seating capacity of the velodrome will be expanded before track cycling competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Track bicycles are placed against a railing at the velodrome December 10, 2009 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The seating capacity of the velodrome will be expanded before cycling competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

12.10.09 – This Caption Is Dead On

October 1923: A man sitting on a very small bike. (Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

12.10.09 – Loose Chain and Other News

Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain looks down at his chain as it comes loose during the Elite Men's Time Trial at the 2009 UCI Road World Championships on September 24, 2009 in Mendrisio, Switzerland. It is expected that the British Team Sky will announce their capture of Wiggins after securing him with a contract worth in excess of $1 Million. (Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

An Ultra-Orthodox Israeli rides a bicycle past a banner for a right-wing Israeli protest against the West Bank settlement freeze outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, December 9, 2009. The settlers vowed to continue building homes in the West Bank settlements. (UPI/Debbie Hill)

A United States Marine from the 2nd MEB, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion patrols past an Afghan youth on a bicycle in Khan Neshin, in the volatile Helmand province of southern Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. (AP/Kevin Frayer)

Japanese electronics giant Sanyo Electric displaying a truck called a "Solar Electric Vehicle" with solar panels for charging electric powered bicycles, at the Eco Products Fair in Tokyo on December 10, 2009. Meanwhile Panasonic Corp. announced on December 10 it had secured a controlling stake in smaller rival Sanyo Electric Co. in a 4.6-billion-USD takeover that revamps Japan's troubled electronics industry. (YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)

12.10.09 – Fireworks + Bikes = A Good Idea

Cyclists set off fireworks riding a special bicycle at the opening ceremony of National Games of PRC,Jinan, Shandong province, October 16, 2009. (CNImaging)

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12.8.09 – Late Afternoon

National Cycling Championships, Leicester - Chris Boardman, Britain's Olympic gold medalist, during his victory in the 4,000 metres pursuit. (Robert Hallam/Rex USA)

12.8.09 – You Can Always Use an Extra Velodrome

A worker looks on at an under construction cycling veledrome venue, ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. The 2010 Commonwealth Games are scheduled for Oct. 3-14. (AP/Gurinder Osan)

Indian labourers work on the underconstruction Cycling Velodrome at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Complex in New Delhi on December 7, 2009. The 2010 Commonwealth Games, which are scheduled to be held in the city from October 3, will be India?s first major international sports event after the 1982 Asian Games. (PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images)

Exterior of the London 2012 Olympic VeloPark which will include a 6,000 seat velodrome to host the Olympic and Paralympic indoor track cycling events, as well as a BMX circuit for Olympic events London 2012 Olympic VeloPark, Britain - Jul 2007 (Rex USA)

12.8.09 – Relaxing While Leading

Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx sits up on his cycle and takes it easy as he leads the pack during the eighth lap of the Tour de France, 1969. This would be the first of five victories for Merckx at the Tour de France. (AFP/Getty Images)

12.7.09 – October Livestrong Bike Show

A Lance Armstrong Trek bike custom painted by artist KAWS is displayed at Sothebyís October 27, 2009 in New York City. Seven Trek bikes used by Lance Armstrong, six of which were custom painted by top artists, will be auctioned off at Sotheby's November 1 to benefit Armstrongís LIVESTRONG cancer foundation. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

A Lance Armstrong Trek bike custom painted by artist Damien Hirst (L) is displayed at Sothebyís October 27, 2009 in New York City. Seven Trek bikes used by Lance Armstrong, six of which were custom painted by top artists, will be auctioned off at Sotheby's November 1 to benefit Armstrongís LIVESTRONG cancer foundation. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

A Lance Armstrong Trek bike custom painted by artist Damien Hirst is seen at Sothebyís October 27, 2009 in New York City. Seven Trek bikes used by Lance Armstrong, six of which were custom painted by top artists, will be auctioned off at Sotheby's November 1 to benefit Armstrongís LIVESTRONG cancer foundation. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

A Lance Armstrong Trek bike, famously stolen in California in February and quickly recovered, is seen at Sothebyís October 27, 2009 in New York City. Seven Trek bikes used by Lance Armstrong, six of which were custom painted by top artists, will be auctioned off at Sotheby's November 1 to benefit Armstrongís LIVESTRONG cancer foundation. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

A Lance Armstrong Trek bike custom painted by artist Yoshitomo Nara is displayed at Sothebyís October 27, 2009 in New York City. Seven Trek bikes used by Lance Armstrong, six of which were custom painted by top artists, will be auctioned off at Sotheby's November 1 to benefit Armstrongís LIVESTRONG cancer foundation. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)