Wait, this is awesome!

I knew following Dave Zabriskie on twitter would pay off. He linked to a Wired story about this new device that uses lasers to project the image of a bike lane on to the ground behind your bike. The idea is that it gives drivers a visual cue on how much space they should give you. Sounds pretty great, but only works at night. Now, I'm pretty sure using one of these things would end all hopes of ever having street cred, and I'm going to go ahead an assume the frame of any fixie would react to this device like it was suffering graft vs. host. But on the other hand, it helps you stay alive. Which I'm strongly in favor of.

Qatar ends somber race

Well the Tour of Qatar closed out with Mark Cavendish winning his second stage and Tom Boonen holding on to the leader's jersey for the overall win. Both men dedicated their victories to 21-year-old Frederiek Nolf who was found dead of a suspected heart attack in his bed on Thursday. This is a truly sad story. Gianni Meersman had this to say about his friend: "It is still so unreal. He was my best friend. We will never again laugh together, train together or go to races together."

Argyle Armada loses one
Magnus Backstedt of Garmin Slipstream announced he's retiring. The 2004 winner of Paris Roubaix will stay on as a consultant with the Garmins and also is going to work on his own developmental team. The Swede has battled a lot of injuries that past few years and it probably was time to hang things up. I remember being excited when Backstedt joined the Garmins. He was one of the first riders to join the team who had won races on the big stage. His best years were behind him at that point, but he did help bring some buzz to the up and coming squad.