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Google Tech Talks May, 14 2008 ABSTRACT Google's own Dylan Casey will be speaking about his experience riding the TdF with the Lance Armstrong and the US Postal Team. Check out http://www.dylancasey.com/ for more info about Dylan. Speaker: Dylan Casey Dylan Casey maybe best known for his prowess on the road these days, but he's also quite accomplished on the track. In 1998, Casey became just the third U.S. cyclist in history to win national championships in both disciplines, winning the time trial event in the National Road Championships and the pursuit event at the National Track Championships. In 2000, Casey became an Olympian when he competed in the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. The year before he won a gold medal in individual pursuit at the 1999 Pan Am Games. Casey has stage wins from the 1997 Tour of Ohio and 89er Stage Race and the 1998 Tour of Tucson, which he also won overall. In 1999, Casey came in third overall at the Tour of Holland, sixth at the First Union Invitational and competed at the Tour of Spain. Stage wins in 2000 included one each at the Redlands Classic, the Tour of Luxembourg, and the Four Days of Dunkerque. Born in raised in California, Casey graduated from Las Lamas High School in Walnut Creek, CA in 1989. He then went on graduate from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a B.S. in communications information systems in 1994.

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Video Comments:
metale666 (Tuesday 15th of July 2008 08:33:45 PM)
great talk..
shuttster2000 (Sunday 6th of July 2008 01:12:22 PM)
When is Google to become a title sponsor?? I guess it's not so much that they need it, but because they could have some great kits!! :)
unimaxium (Thursday 5th of June 2008 12:07:24 PM)
What's going on on the screen behind him?
elephantini (Monday 19th of May 2008 02:28:27 PM)
An excellent presentation. Hugely enjoyable and informative. Even though I immersed myself in cycling for years this was indeed a breath of fresh air. Thank you.
DerkvanL (Sunday 18th of May 2008 02:45:53 AM)
Biking to work is vey common in The Netherlands.
MooliQ (Sunday 18th of May 2008 05:27:58 AM)
I can believe that since you have the most expensive petrol in Europe.
mrjfin (Monday 26th of May 2008 01:30:43 AM)
and even yet the royal shell is dutch.
HackebeilHarry (Tuesday 15th of July 2008 08:15:31 AM)
yeah, but im from germany and love biking in the netherlands cause my girlfriend is dutch and lives in maastricht. your infrastructure is so damn awesome. the best is biking in amsterdam and sailing/surfing in holland! love holland, except in soccer ;)