CyclingNews: The European season is now fully underway with RadioShack-Nissan and BMC stretched to near full capacity as they prepare for races in three countries over the weekend.

VeloNation: German sprinter guiding young US talent Keough.

CyclingNews: Marco Canola (Colnago – CSF Inox) claimed the biggest win of his career, taking out stage 7 of Le Tour de Langkawi. The 23-year-old Italian finished ahead of Joon Yong Seo (Seoul) and Serguei Klimov (RusVelo).

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VeloNation: Boonen will have cards to play for the sprints.

VeloNation: American fighting leg infection, quits Malaysian race as a result.

The professional riders association (CPA, Coureurs Professionnels Associés) has issued a statement calling on the UCI to re-examine the suspension of French athlete Yoann Offredo for missing anti-doping controls.

Cycling's newest star talks about winning Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and what comes next.

Cobo hasn’t raced since last year’s Giro di Lombardia and says he’s coming into the 2012 season with the idea of being at top form in the second half of the year.

RedKitePrayer: "With the North American Handmade Bicycle Show starting in just another day, it seems an apropos moment to take a look at a new book about the man who is arguably the most outspoken and iconic practitioner of the frame building craft: Richard Sachs."

The International Cycling Union releases information that shows cycling’s doing awesome!! But is it?

road.cc: Vintage is en vogue as race celebrates its 70th edition, including the return of the Col d'Eze Time Trial.

VeloNation: Encouraged by rides by Lewis, Butler, and Champion System team.

“I wanted to show what Australians can do in the industry and prove that the “Handbuilt” bike industry in Australia is the finest in the world. What I set out to do was create a beautiful, fully functioning track bike to race in many events both indoor and outdoor over the coming years."

CyclingNews: The UCI has asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport to name the Danish Olympic Committee (DIF) as a defendant in connection with the Alex Rasmussen case. The DIF's doping tribunal had dismissed the charges against the cyclist.

BikeRadar: In the third video of our 26 vs 29er video series, we look at how 29er mountain bikes handle tricky terrain. By that we mean slippery climbs and descents where traction is hard to come by.

SteepHill: Strade Bianche (White Road) has rapidly risen as favorite among bike racing fans and racers since the first edition in 2007. Italy's version of Paris-Roubaix is held on the dirt roads of Tuscany with the finish in Siena.

The Paris Nice stage race, the Race to the Occasional Sun, begins this Sunday and Belgian squad Omega-Pharma-Lotto brings four loaded guns. Defending champion Ton Martin, Levi Leipheimer, the aggressive Sylvain Chavanel and semi-sprinter Tom Boonen are all ready to attack.

VeloNation: Tejay van Garderen targeting overall - Thor Hushovd aiming at stage wins.

The Daily Distraction.

CyclingNews: The Jelly Belly presented by Kenda cycling team passes a significant milestone as it enters the 2012 season. This is the team's thirteenth year with the same title sponsor, and with a new two-year commitment, the team is set to have the longest running contiguous sponsorship in the US pro peloton. This year it ties the now-defunct Navigators Cycling Team, which ran 13 seasons from 1995 to 2007.

BikeSnobNYC: Cyclists - Eternal Victims, Perpetual Menaces.

InnerRing: Over the years it has welcomed exotic teams, transported riders by air and invented new race rules. Through the race’s history we can trace the evolution of the sport we know today. With other races in trouble today, Paris-Nice can perhaps provide some tips for success.

Bicycling: New gear includes Di2 for city bikes and disc brakes for road and ‘cross.

Dan Martin has an attacking style of racing that has won him many fans over the last few years. He looks strong and confident, but is he so sure of himself as we think?

Today's Quote

“One day on the 2006 Tour, Tom Boonen, who was reigning world champion, was near the front, slowing things a little.  At the moment I launched my attack, he hit me hard on the back. I stopped, he yelled at me and I said to him: ‘You can shout if you like, but don’t touch me.’ I was the small French guy he could hit because I’m thirty centimetres smaller than him." -  Thomas Voeckler  CyclingNews

road.cc: Raised levels of glycoprotein PSA a warning sign of disease, but can also be caused by regular cycling.

CyclingWeekly: British rider Chris Froome will not start Paris-Nice on Sunday as he is still recovering from a chest infection, the Sky team announced on Thursday evening.

BikeRumor: "Above is the only Air9 RDO on the eastern demo fleet with a non-stock build. It’s equipped with Sun-Ringle’s Blag Flag wheels, Ergon grips and a full XTR drivetrain and brakes. Not a bad build at all, and this size Large comes in at 22lbs 9oz without pedals."

VeloNews: Deep in the Appalachian Mountains, at the headwaters of the New River (the world’s second oldest waterway), a tattooed, middle-aged man full of vigor crafts some of the most interesting bicycle frames — and stories — in the cycling industry.

“I’m not afraid to ride fast for I haven’t got but one time to die,
and I don’t believe that it will be on the track.” ~ Bobby Walthour.