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Archive: February 2010
February 28, 2010
A crafty Bobbie Traksel (Vacansoleil) takes a three-up sprint to win a soggy Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne.

Bobbie Traksel emerged the victor in Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, a race dominated by a heavy storm that raged over central Europe on Sunday.

Bobbie Traksel (Vacansoleil) celebrates his win.
Vacansoleil rider outfoxes two breakaway companions for the victory.



Live streaming on Sporza and RTBF: Around 14:20 CET Sunday (8:20am U.S. Eastern).

Visconti takes the biggest prize as RadioShack makes the podium.

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Theo Bos sprints to victory in the Clásica de Almería.

Cervélo Test Team rider Heinrich Haussler
Cervélo Test Team rider Heinrich Haussler emphasized before the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad that he wouldn’t be in a position to chase a big result due to a sore knee, but proved himself wrong yesterday when he finished as runner-up to solo victor Juan Antonio Flecha (Team Sky).

Ross Creber
Two years ago, Ross Creber was a mountain biker, last year he won the Scottish road race championship.



Bobbie Traksel (Vacansoleil)
"Stupid" move leads to biggest career win for Dutchman.


Cycling 2010: complete calendar for the year.
Bicycle Tutor
Race Across America 2010 - A Simple Dream.
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (February 25, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - a theme song? 
Back to the top
Shelley Evans (USA National Team) claimed the final stage sprint.
Shelley Evans (USA National Team) claimed the final stage sprint.

Shelley Evans (Team USA) takes the final stage and the overall title as the Women’s Tour of New Zealand concludes.

Tom Zirbel is joining millions of his fellow Americans in tuning up the résumé and hunting work.

“The day the A sample came back, the damage had been done – everything had changed.” - Tom Zirbel  VeloNews

Tom Zirbel
"So Tom Zirbel officially retired. Or at least he tried to convince himself that he's capable of retiring."

Tour de Langkawi: Number 15 ready to go, Nocentini breaks leg at GP dell'Insubria-Lugano, more...

Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Doimo)
Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Doimo) marked the start of his season in the Italian enclave Campione d'Italia yesterday, only a few kilometres from his home in Cassano Magnago, at the GP Insubria.

Alejandro Valverde
Two weeks after winning the Tour of the Mediterranean in his first participation, Alejandro Valverde returned from a planned break in his racing this Sunday at the Clásica of Almeria.

Rotor's chain catcher is essential for riding on rough roads
New frames, cranks, tyres, computers and more.


PezCyclingNews.com



Lazer's Tardiz time trial helmet.
Designed to be fast and cool.


Mark Cavendish (HTC - Columbia)
Sports Director Aldag convinced Manxman still has time to hit top form.

It took several fatalities, too many injuries and a long-overdue spurt of unity, but bicycle enthusiasts from Sussex to Cape May finally got together Saturday to address conditions that contribute to the deaths of 15 cyclists and 152 pedestrians each year.

Eric Baumann (Team NetApp)
NetApp endure a tough start at their Belgian debut.

Rick Flens (Rabobank), Bobbie Traksel (Vacansoleil), Ian Stannard (Team Sky) on the podium
Briton steps-up to seal a strong start to Classics for Sky.

Anna Meares talks to Matthew Keenan after winning the Degani Revolution sprint.
Revolution 6 shows Meares in strong form.


The last day to donate is Monday, March 1, at Midnight MDT.


The Bicycle Leadership Conference will take advantage of the surveys of consumers.


2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule.
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter.
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
Condron.us - interesting way to find blogs.
Classified - bikes and accessories for sale.
Archive - looking? it may be in the archive.
Health and Fitness - also training information.
Tips and Safety - what to watch out for.

February 27, 2010
Live streaming on Sporza and RTBF: Around 14:20 CET Sunday (8:20am U.S. Eastern).



Alberto Loddo (Androni-Giocatolli) wins the fifth and final stage
Kreuziger holds Horner off for overall victory.

Juan Antonio Flecha (Team Sky) wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
1 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Sky
2 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam
3 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions

Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne) sprints to a win.
Rojas, Roche complete podium.


Emma Johansson (Red Sun Cycling Team) kisses her trophy after the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Swede sprints to success in Belgian semi-Classic.


It’s amazing that the whole Ten Speed Drive team has managed to stay crash-free thus far in the Vuelta Independencia.

Australian Robbie McEwen (Katusha)
Australian Robbie McEwen (Katusha) will have to sit out tomorrow's Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne after injuring his knee during today's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad...


Sid Taberlay (Sho-Air / Specialized)
Taberlay aims to defend at Sage Brush, English returns to defend Mountains to Beach title, Hayes reveals final details on Prime brake platform, US 100-miler mountain bike race series set for 2010, more...

Het Volk, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Ghent-Ghent
Het Volk, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Ghent-Ghent, pick your name, just don’t call it a semi-classic.

The Adageo Energy Pro Cycling Team
New US Continental outfit concludes training camp on Lake Mead.



Cycling 2010: complete calendar for the year.
Bicycle Tutor
Race Across America 2010 - A Simple Dream.
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (February 25, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - a theme song? 
Back to the top
Belgium's official meteorology service RMI is forecasting some bad weather during Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne tomorrow prompting organizers to put in additional security measures for the race.

Kreuziger held off Horner by 2-seconds to take the overall victory
Zirbel Retires After Receiving Two-Year Ban, Nocentini Fractures Leg, Kreuziger Claims Giro di Sardegna, Biological Passport Finds More Abnormal Profiles, Ziliute Retires, Master’s Nationals To Bend, Adageo Energy Goes Under...

Shelley Evans (USA National Team) took her UCI wins tally to three, all of which are from the Tour of New Zealand.
Leader changes but USA National Team still in control - Evans, Neben and Holcomb all in top ten.

American Shelley Evans retook the overall lead at the Tour of New Zealand, winning the tour’s fifth stage in a field sprint ahead of Australian champion Ruth Corset and China’s Xin Liu and gaining enough bonus time to move ahead of teammate Amber Neben.

The lugged stem matches perfectly.
Shimano's electronic drivetrain takes hold amongst the handmade crowd.

The elite men's peloton races through stunning Oregon scenery.
USAC awards masters road nationals to Bend, Brailsford proud of Flecha's Omloop win, Non-traditional winner Flecha takes victory at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Farrar: On to the next one, Rollin confident ahead of Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne, more...

George Hincapie (BMC Racing Team)
US Champion looking ahead as he recovers from illness.

UnitedHealthCare riders get shown proper stretching techniques.
Rory delivers an insiders guide to team training camps.

The Capo Modena
The Capo Modena is a dual-knit, fast-drying micro-quattro winter jersey.

Giro's Tone, its latest casual sunglass.
Italian frames plus Zeiss certified lenses.




PezCyclingNews.com
Radicals are angry that US and British oil companies and their staff are operating on Saudi soil.

Rinaldo Nocentini, the Ag2r rider who spent eight days in the yellow jersey at the 2009 Tour de France, has fractured his leg in a crash at the GP Insubria in Italy on Saturday.

Elite men's podium: Heinrich Haussler (Cervelo), Juan Antonio Flecha (Sky) and Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions)
American bouyed by third place finish in Omloop.

"This is my home town race and I live a kilometre from the finish. It doesn't get much better, well, winning gets better, but to go well here is special for me." - Tyler Farrar CyclingNews


Tom Zirbel has announced his retirement following the announcement of his two-year ban for doping
American cyclist Tom Zirbel announced on his blog Friday that he is retiring from the sport rather than continue an aggressive fight against doping charges.

Pat McQuaid revealed today that the UCI is continuing its analysis of riders’ blood values as part of the biological passport program and has again pinpointed a “small number” of athletes with abnormal readings.

World Champion Cadel Evans (BMC)
UCI asks riders to explain blood values, Evans makes Euro debut on home roads in Switzerland, Win a Haussler-signed Cervélo musette bag and cap, Skil-Shimano, Vacansoleil get wild cards for Amstel Gold Race , more...

Cielo frames have proven to be more successful for Chris King than originally anticipated.
Sixth annual North American Handmade Bicycle Show kicks off in Virginia.



Tom Boonen (Quick Step) talks to the media.
Boonen looks toward Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne.

Dominique Rollin (Cervelo Test Team)
Cervélo's powerful Canadian ready to build on last year's experience.




The last day to donate is Monday, March 1, at Midnight MDT.


The Bicycle Leadership Conference will take advantage of the surveys of consumers.




2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule.
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter.
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
Condron.us - interesting way to find blogs.
Classified - bikes and accessories for sale.
Archive - looking? it may be in the archive.
Health and Fitness - also training information.
Tips and Safety - what to watch out for.

February 26, 2010
HONDO CELEBRATES WIN IN CRASH-MARRED SARDINIA FINALE
Hondo Celebrates Win in Crash-Marred Sardinia Finale, D.C. Sells City Fathers on Giro Start in 2012, Gripper Leaves UCI, UnitedHealthcare p/b Maxxis Start Season this Weekend...

Amber Neben (USA National Team) on her way to winning the fourth stage.
Amber Neben (USA National Team) on her way to winning the fourth stage. Team USA has 3 riders in the top ten of the GC.

Daniele Colli (Ceramica Flaminia) has no escape and collides with Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas) and Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre).
Success and suffering for Lampre as Petacchi crashes in finale.  Roman Kreuziger kept the overall race lead ahead of America's Chris Horner.

BERU f1systems
"I can't say for sure if this F1 bicycle is the most expensive bike ever made, but I sure as hell hope so."

A proposed 2012 Giro d’Italia prologue in Washington D.C. would pass by many of the city’s landmarks, including several with symbolic meaning to Italy.

World Champion Fabien Cancellara (Saxo Bank)
Riis angry at UCI for banning Saxo Bank's Specialized TT bikes.

The Garmin-Transitions sprinter talks about getting close in Qatar and his goals for this spring.

The Bicycle Diaries: one man, one bike, 6,000 miles
Douglas Whitehead offers advice to anyone considering a long-distance bike ride.

The Bicycle Diaries: one man, one bike, 6,000 miles
Last year, Douglas Whitehead cycled from Belgium to India. Two months on, he reflects on his trip.

The race is expected to draw more than 800 competitors
U.S.A. Cycling has awarded the Masters Road National Championships to Bend.

BMX Women's Development
The new USA Cycling BMX Women's Development Program will utilize the high-flying Supercross track at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista.





Cycling 2010: complete calendar for the year.
Bicycle Tutor
Race Across America 2010 - A Simple Dream.
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (February 25, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - a theme song? 
Back to the top
we raise a glass of Trappist beer in toast
Beer, bike racing and Trappist monks. Nothing weird about that.

Angelo Zomegnan, Danilo Gallinari Italian ambassador Giulio Terzi and Mark Sommers
Washington DC a front runner for Giro 2012 start, Guatemala suspends Velásquez for life, Eisel: HTC-Columbia can still spring surprises, more...

Lightweight Ventoux
If money is no object, the Lightweight Ventoux should be the wheel of choice for anyone who wants a climbing wheel that can also be used for road and criterium events....

"Small number" of riders to provide medical explanation for abnormal readings.


Anne Gripper
Head of Anti-Doping department returns home to Australia.


"...in 2008 when negotiations between the UCI, ASO and the teams virtually collapsed and the teams signed an agreement with the ASO that brought into question the team's continued participation in the biological passport, I thought that it might be the end." - Anne Gripper CyclingNews

Mark Cavendish (Columbia-HTC)
Some painful dental problems wrecked his January training and planned debut at the Tour of Qatar.

Up to 1,000 Cyclists to Make Guinness World Record(TM) Attempt on Sunday, March 7, 2010.

Rahsaan(Bahati)
Next month the complete Bahati Foundation Pro Cycling Team will be meeting in Agoura Hills, California for a week long training camp.


Sven Kramer
Chris Carmichael can relate to coach Gerard Kemkers's Olympic speed-skating blunder.


PezCyclingNews.com


, Phillipe Gilbert
More snippets from Het Nieuwsblad, Masters Road National Championships to Bend, Contador conspiracy theorists can rest easy and more….

Giant Bicycles CEO Tony Lo talks about the company's history and future with carbon fiber.

Sella San Marco’s Concor Supercorsa, Rolls and Concor Light and Sella Italia’s original Flite
Sella San Marco’s Concor Supercorsa, Rolls and Concor Light and Sella Italia’s original Flite.


Podium (l-r): Juan Antonio Flecha (third), Thor Hushovd (winner), Kevyn Ista (second)
Het Nieuwsblad preview: Boasson Hagen the man to beat in Belgium.

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad for women
The race shares its start and finish in Gent with the men’s race, and covers a similar course of cobbles and hills around the Flemish countryside.

Geraint Thomas and Team Sky directeur sportif Scott Sunderland celebrate the team's success on the podium
20km section of climbs and cobbles expected to decide the Belgian season opener.


Tom Boonen already has two season wins
Boonen is right on target for the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne on Sunday.


Professional Mountain Bike Gravity Tour (Pro GRT) launched, Bikes Belong awards $55,000 in grants, Overend, Fisher, Furtado help make Trips for Kids' fundraiser a success, more...

Malvern Star's Oppy C7 is the revival of a brand whose Halcyon days were long ago
Comfortable ride and stable manners with high-quality finishing kit but overall feel perhaps a little too relaxed for some.


The last day to donate is Monday, March 1, at Midnight MDT.


The Bicycle Leadership Conference will take advantage of the surveys of consumers.


2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule.
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter.
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
Condron.us - interesting way to find blogs.
Classified - bikes and accessories for sale.
Archive - looking? it may be in the archive.
Health and Fitness - also training information.
Tips and Safety - what to watch out for.

February 25, 2010
Masters Road National Championships
The 2011 and 2012 USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships will take place in Bend, Ore. just before the Labor Day holiday.



Chris Horner remains second at the Giro di Sardegna as Alessandro Petacchi takes the stage win.

Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) takes the win on stage 3.
The veteran sprinter beat Enrico Rossi (Ceramica Flaminia) and Jacopo Guarnieri (Liquigas-Doimo) in a bunch sprint in the town of Oristano on the west coast of Sardinia.

Shelley Evans (USA National Team) proved too quick in the final sprint once more.
Shelley Evans (USA National Team) proved too quick in the final sprint once more.

Michael Rogers leads the chase on stage 5.
HTC-Columbia’s Michael Rogers scores his first stage race victory since 2003 as he survives an explosive final stage.



Sicard solo
Roman Sicard, the reigning U23 world champion, could be the rider the French have been waiting for since Bernhard Hinault last won the Tour de France in 1985.

Fernando Alonso hopes to set up a pro cycling team
Link-up with pal Contador could be on the cards.

Italian Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Doimo)
Italian Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Doimo) is ready to begin his season at the GP Insubria and the GP Lugano this weekend, but is anxiously awaiting the battle with Alberto Contador (Astana) at the Volta a Catalunya next month.

Mike Friedman and Brad Huff look back over the city during a training ride.
Jelly Belly signs on for two more years.

DT Swiss RRC carbon rim wheel
At the IceBike show wheel specialists DT Swiss showed off a comprehensive new range of road racing wheelsets.

Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck
Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck told a group of bicycle advocates that department-wide training  would be implemented to highlight the rights of bicyclists on the road.


Cycling 2010: complete calendar for the year.
Bicycle Tutor
Race Across America 2010 - A Simple Dream.
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (February 25, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - a theme song? 
Back to the top
USA Cycling's women
Janel Holcomb, Alison Starnes, Amber Neben, Jessica Phillips, and Shelley Olds are ready for the Women's Tour of New Zealand.

Shelley Evans
The USA team were rewarded for a hard days work at the front of the peloton when Shelley Evans repeated yesterday's success to win Stage 2 of the Women's Tour of New Zealand.


Sean Kelly earlier this year. Photo: Andrew Hood
Irish cycling legend Sean Kelly chats with Andrew Hood about his continental team and academy, the future of Irish cycling and Contador’s chances in the Tour.

Two riders in the Alpine Epic stage race.
Your fitness questions answered.

Anchor your ankles.
Here are 15 tips from top experts, recent scientific research and our own savvy staffers that will turbocharge your training without taking more time.

The Fendi Fashion House Dutch bike.
The Fendi Fashion House Dutch bike.

GINANNI, THE NEXT BETTINI?
By taking a second consecutive win at the Trofeo Laigueglia, Francesco Ginanni added his name to an exclusive group of riders that only includes himself, Filippo Pozzato and Eddy Merckx....


Chris is a US Cycling National Team member, Olympian, Tour de France competitor, book author, and CEO of Carmichael Training Systems
TeamTheShack had the opportunity to catch up with Chris Carmichael.

Mountain bike pioneers and Bay Area Community members raised nearly $3,000 for Trips for Kids at the annual Brews, Bike and Bucks party.
Mountain bike pioneers and Bay Area Community members raised nearly $3,000 for Trips for Kids at the annual Brews, Bike and Bucks party.

Fit students perform better on standardized tests, study shows.

Intense, brief workouts twice as effective as other regimens, experts say.

USA Cycling's women
Janel Holcomb, Alison Starnes, Amber Neben, Jessica Phillips, and Shelley Olds are ready for the Women's Tour of New Zealand.


PezCyclingNews.com
Navy SEALs test Jelly Belly-Kenda at training camp, Beloki back in racing as DS with Cafés Baqué, Hushovd down but not out of Omloop, Wild a favourite for Het Nieuwsblad, Halliday breaks humorous in New Zealand, more...


This is Dallas, Kellene’s son:
This is Dallas, Kellene’s son. The last day to donate is Monday, March 1, at Midnight MDT.




Cat Crossing
More Omloop Het Nieuwsblad previews, Lance Armstrong survives encounter with cat, women’s results from New Zealand and more…

Taylor Phinney (USA) won the men's individual pursuit final at the 2009 track world championships.
A small team loaded with talent could mean success for the US.

The crash – when Lance Armstrong took his famous “short-cut” across a field – effectively ended Beloki’s career as an elite cyclist.
A three-time podium man at the Tour de France, Beloki’s fortunes took a turn for the worse in a horrendous crash in stage 9 of the 2003 Tour that left him with a broken femur, elbow and wrist.

Joan Hanscom
"We recently had the chance to talk to Joan Hanscom, one of the organizers of the very popular U.S. Grand Prix of Cyclocross."

Gert Steegmans (RadioShack)
Injuries will not keep Steegmans, Vaitkus from Belgian openers, Vogondy cleared to race after cardiac scare, Meares to return at Revolution 6, more...

“Afterwards we felt extremely let down. There were huge promises, but they were never fulfilled.” - Rudy Pevenage (DS, Rock Racing) CyclingNews

A presentation Thursday evening at the Italian Embassy in Washington will attempt to drum up support for a Giro d’Italia start in the nation’s capital in 2012.

This is Dallas, Kellene’s son:
This is Dallas, Kellene’s son. The last day to donate is Monday, March 1, at Midnight MDT.


The Bicycle Leadership Conference will take advantage of the surveys of consumers from velonews.com, bicycling.com, bikeradar.com and cyclingnews.com (and hopefully, dougreport.com). Click on the link above to take the survey.



2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule.
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter.
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
Condron.us - interesting way to find blogs.
Classified - bikes and accessories for sale.
Archive - looking? it may be in the archive.
Health and Fitness - also training information.
Tips and Safety - what to watch out for.

February 24, 2010
Gert Steegmans after colliding with a car.
Despite nasty crashes at Algarve, RadioShack will start Gert Steegmans and Tomas Vaitkus at this weekend’s cobbled races in Belgium. Milram, Liquigas and Quick Step also release their rosters.

No crashes, please.
Chris Horner (RadioShack) just missed victory with second in Thursday’s “queen stage” at the 28th Giro di Sardegna in Italy.

Owner looking forward to increase in field quality.

Bradley Wiggins, second, Tour of Andalusia 2010, stage 4 ITT
Bradley Wiggins, second, Tour of Andalusia 2010, stage 4 ITT.

Tour of Andalusia 2010, stage 4: Wiggins
 blitzes time trial, but young Dane Rasmussen takes the stage.



Alessandro Petacchi Mark Cavendish giro d italia 2009 stage 2
2012 Giro d'Italia will kick off in America - the first grand tour to start outside Europe.

Shelley Evans (USA National Team) wins ahead of Ruth Corset (Nashua Ladies Pro Cycling Team)
USA National Team leads from Australian champion.


The Omloop
The next two months are a blizzard of one-day events and short stage races.


Andy Schleck is continuing to lose ground
Andy Schleck is continuing to lose ground to his Tour de France rivals as his knee problems linger on.

Rahsaan Bahati (Rock Racing)
New US Continental team to show off 20 rider roster.

Abus helmet: abus helmet
Shoes, helmets, bike parts and high-viz gear.

French champion will return to competition in mid-April.


Cycling 2010: complete calendar for the year.
Bicycle Tutor
Race Across America 2010 - A Simple Dream.
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (February 24, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - a theme song? 
Back to the top
USA Cycling's women
Janel Holcomb, Alison Starnes, Amber Neben, Jessica Phillips, and Shelley Olds are ready for the Women's Tour of New Zealand.

Paco, our local team driver
Josh Liberles continues his report on his team’s experience at the Dominican Republic’s Vuelta Independencia. Day 2.

Danish rider Alex Rasmussen (Saxo Bank)
Rasmussen Takes TT as Rogers Leads Overall in Ruta del Sol, Steegmans and Vaitkus In for Belgian Openers, Tour of Poland to Honour Ballerini, Hotel San José Adds Sponsors, Bahati Foundation to Launch In LA...

Lance Armstrong madone
Lance gives the low-down on the Madone.

Builder Interview: Dave Kirk
"I may be one of the only people on the planet that feels this way but I think road bike suspension is the Holy Grail of road bike design."

Rodriguez at the Volta ao Algarve last week.
Joaquín Rodríguez’s move to the Russian-backed Katusha squad in 2010 will see him get a chance to race the Tour de France for the first time.

So glad you made it : Alain and Beppu talk shop
Japanese rider ready to support strong squad at Omloop and Kuurne.

A relatively calm moment towards the end of our training ride through Santo Domingo
Josh Liberles reports back from the Vuelta Independencia, the Dominican Republic’s largest bike race.

“Afterwards we felt extremely let down. There were huge promises, but they were never fulfilled.” - Rudy Pevenage (DS, Rock Racing) CyclingNews

Gilbert misses Omloop Het Nieuwsblad recon ride, Freire battles back from puncture to go three-for-six, Basso backs himself ahead of season debut, more...

Team Full Dynamix for 2010
Full Dynamix presents 2010 roster, Cédric Ravanel injured, Road pro Arndt wins her first mountain bike race, Chocolate company backs Trek-Brentjens Mountain Bike Team, more...

Jens Voigt is showing good form in the early part of the 2010 season
Boonen to Work on TT Skills, High Speed Scare for Voigt, Gilbert's Omloop Recon Foiled, Crit Nationals Leaving Downers Grove, Four Continents for 2010 Track World Cup...

Dan McConnell and Luke Steele race the short track in Tasmania
Torq's Lacis ponders effects of the loss of Cycling Australia MTB funding.

James Bowthorpe, around-the-world bike, 2010
That says something either about what a strange breed bike riders are or what a fascinating machine Bowthorpe chose for his 18,000-mile ordeal.




PezCyclingNews.com

my generic Bicycle Owner's Manual:
"My generic Bicycle Owner's Manual."


Amgen Tour of California Stage 5
New test will detect HGH, Gert Steegmans still feeling effects of Algarve crash, Rudy Pevenage breaks from Rock Racing and more…


Red Bicyclette Pinot
Fake Red Bicyclette Pinot Noir: French Swindlers Found Guilty.

Rudy Pevenage has distanced himself from Rock Racing
Belgian Directeur Sportif says team still owes him money.

A modest proposal to save Rock Racing
A modest proposal to save Rock Racing that could make for a great Jersey Shore episode.


Focus is a German company that was founded in 1993 by mountain bike and cyclocross legend Mike Kluge
Road Bike Action goes behind the scenes at the Jelly Belly p/b Kenda team camp to take look at the team’s 2010 Focus bikes...

Andrew Pinfold's (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling) Kuota K.U.L.T. basks in the late-day sun during the team training camp.
Stiffer, stouter machine for the Canadian sprinter.

Gary Fisher Bicycles, Subaru and Mellow Johnny’s bike shop join up with Hotel San Jose to sponsor Austin team.

Nick Nuyens (Rabobank)
Nuyens: Omloop has no one key point, Backstedt predicts mixed bag from Classics condenders, Quick Step recons weekend's rough courses, Sun Tour expected to get February slot, more...

Salsa finishes the Podio with SRAM Rival components and Mavic Aksium wheels.
Salsa finishes the Podio with SRAM Rival components and Mavic Aksium wheels.





Kellene is — without question — the most helpful, giving person I have ever met
This is my sister, Kellene: She’s the one on the left.


The Bicycle Leadership Conference will take advantage of the surveys of consumers from velonews.com, bicycling.com, bikeradar.com and cyclingnews.com (and hopefully, dougreport.com). Click on the link above to take the survey.


2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule.
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter.
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
Condron.us - interesting way to find blogs.
Classified - bikes and accessories for sale.
Archive - looking? it may be in the archive.
Health and Fitness - also training information.
Tips and Safety - what to watch out for.

February 23, 2010
A women’s criterium will be held in Sacramento on May 16, just prior to the arrival of the men’s Amgen Tour of California peloton in the city.

US designer Dave Weagle is one of the biggest players in the mountain bike world.

Rinaldo Nocentini.
Rinaldo Nocentini.


Óscar Freire (Rabobank)
Spaniard gets second stage win in Andalucía.


Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-Farnese Vini)
Francesco Gavazzi sprinted to victory in the first stage of the Giro di Sardegna, ahead of Oscar Gatto and Giovanni Visconti.

Omloop Het Niuwsblad, KBK and the Vuelta a Andalucia highlight a big week in Europe.

Omloop2010-elite-men-profile
It's hard to get accustomed to Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.


The Belgian racing season is just about to kick off this weekend with two semi-classics: Omloop Het Niuewsblad on Saturday and Sunday’s Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne.

Zipp wheels will again take a prominent position in the pro peloton this season thanks to sponsorship agreements with Astana, Cervelo TestTeam and Saxo Bank
What the pro squads will be running in 2010.

Pat McCarty
"No disrespect to Pat McCarty, I just use his career path and current situation as an example - a point of departure for future discussion."

Gert Steegmans (Radioshack) rises above the peloton.
RadioShack rider recovering from concussion suffered in Algarve crash.

Wagner celebrates too early as Freire wins the stage
Wagner celebrates too early as Freire wins the stage ©Graham Watson.



The Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation's Capitol Day is modelled on the National Bike Summit held in Washington DC. Pictured is MBF executive director Brent Hugh
Ceremony aims to improve links with elected officials.

Lindsey's swallon lip
Lindsey Cole from High Wycombe is cycling 12,900 km (8,000 miles) from Cairo to South Africa for charity - A mosquito leaves its mark.




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: I work from my home shop in Bozeman Montana.
"I work from my home shop in Bozeman Montana."



No bad guy? No bad guy? Are you guys kidding me? With no bad guy, there’s no good guy.
"No bad guy? No bad guy? Are you guys kidding me? With no bad guy, there’s no good guy."

A user-replaceable battery is a big plus for the Quarq unit.
Group compatible with modified cranksets.

(L-R) Prince Albert of Monaco, F1 driver Fernando Alonso and Belgian cycling legend Eddy Merckx at the start of the Tour in Monaco.
Double Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso has reiterated that he wants to set up a top-level cycling team led by Alberto Contador.

Bicycle Retailer & Industry News editors will find out how retailers fare in this year-round cycling market on the magazine’s Phoenix Dealer Tour.


The team's custom-painted CX-1's were a hit at the winter camp.
Team Type 1 riders will sport Colnago CX-1’s with Shimano components in 2010.



Peter McDonald (Drapac Porsche) battled hard but lost the yellow jersey today
Sights set on stage, overall success.

“Congrats to Contador. He showed that, as most people would agree, he is the best bike rider in the world right now. Hats off to him.” - Lance Armstrong  VeloNation

The 2010 Multivan Merida Mountain Bike Team
Multivan Merida Biking Team launches 2010 season, Wisconsin Off Road Series (WORS) presented for 2010, Scott Swisspower Team ready to open season at Maremma Cup, more...


Custom Redline Flight Frame
Upon their arrival in sunny California, each of the ten member National team will be receiving their customized Dutch Redline Flight frames.

Australian footwear company Bont will supply the Cerv
Gear news: Zipp, Bont, Ritchey and more,
Van Poppel expecting big spring from Haussler, Simpson, Boardman lead British Cycling's hall of fame, Cracked pelvis for Ten Dam, bruises for Cunego, more...

Moruya’s Gail Johnston on her way to a gold medal at the New South Wales Masters Championships last year.
Moruya’s Gail Johnston on her way to a gold medal at the New South Wales Masters Championships last year.


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Kellene is — without question — the most helpful, giving person I have ever met
This is my sister, Kellene: She’s the one on the left.


The first article in a new training series for riders preparing for Gran Fondos and other challenging events.

Camps also are not just about endless miles.
Camps also are not just about endless miles. Here, Hunter's talking through a specific sprint training skills session.

Mill Valley's Starnes
Mill Valley's Alison Starnes is a professional cyclist on the U.S. national team. (Photo by Bob Cullinan)

Team Type 1 battles the weather together coming down Neels Gap.
Team Type 1 staffs up with new riders and crew, as it aims for an improved Tour of California showing.

UCI Road World Championships - Day Three
One stage win does not a hot rider make, cracked pelvis for Laurens Ten Dam, Andy Schleck delays debut again and more….

Rebecca Rusch in the Trans Andes
Rusch travels the Rocky Mountains for "Race Across the Sky" showings.

Deep rim Shimano RS80 wheelset
Shimano's latest wheelset combines a deep-section carbon rim with the Ultegra-level RS hub seen in the RS80 wheelset to provide a more affordable alternative to the Dura-Ace 7850 C50 CL wheel.

Ivan Basso
Italian grand tour contender comments on Team Sky, Contador's form and his hopes for the season.

Patrick McCarty (OUCH) should be strong in the mountains tomorrow.
Former Garmin-Slipstream rider hopes to bring ProTour experience to Continental squad.


“We’re letting go of some of the past history of Salsa and setting out in our own direction.”

Cedric Ravenel
Frenchman expects to begin racing at Dalby World Cup.



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February 22, 2010
USA Cycling's women
Janel Holcomb, Alison Starnes, Amber Neben, Jessica Phillips, and Shelley Olds are ready for the Women's Tour of New Zealand.


Former European-based pro Pat McCarty, who had announced last fall that he would join Rock Racing for the 2010 season, has signed on with Yahoo Cycling Team on a provisional basis.


Paris-Roubaix
Contador scared of the cobbles, Steegmans still aching from Algrave fall, US Criterium Nats move and more…

Mark Beaumont reflects on American epic, more...

two new guest professionals; Rubens Bertoliati (Androni-Diquigiovanni) and Vladamir Efimkin (AG2R.)
Advice from two professionals; Rubens Bertoliati (Androni-Diquigiovanni) and Vladamir Efimkin (AG2R.)



Next weekend there are two races on the UCI calendar, about as far on the globe from each other as it is possible to get.

Thor Hushovd, Cervélo team-mate Heinrich Haussler and RadioShack’s Gert Steegmans
Defending champion Thor Hushovd, Cervélo team-mate Heinrich Haussler and RadioShack’s Gert Steegmans are all thought likely to miss the Het Nieuwsblad semi-Classic.

University of Arizona wins the conference criterium title in rainy Phoenix.

Oh yeah! Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Slipstream) wins the 2009 Vattenfall Cyclassics
Garmin-Transitions polish sprint lead out.

Bontrager Race XXX Lite VR OS
The handlebars of Lance Armstrong and Team RadioShack.

Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) putting in the big ones late in the race.
Early season racing claims more victims in Spain.

A woman's body and a bike have been found at the bottom of a steep gully in Hamilton, New Zealand
Rider hit tree and landed in stream.

Bizhub invests in the future.
Over a period spanning 13 years the Team bizhub (formally Konica Minolta) cycling team has become an institution in South African Cycling.



Digitally generated image of the bike.
A team of engineering students is designing and building a cutting-edge bicycle.



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Note the low position of the back in this picture,
Neck pain is reported to account for 10-30% of pain experienced by cyclists.


Spanish sprinter Oscar Freire (Rabobank)
Freire Wins Stage Two at Ruta del Sol, Le Mevel Wins Haut Var, Test for HGH Gets Positive, Rock Racing Has Yet to Race...


Oscar Sevilla (Rock Racing)
Riders told chances of Continental status slim as team management lay low.

“Congrats to Contador. He showed that, as most people would agree, he is the best bike rider in the world right now. Hats off to him.” - Lance Armstrong  VeloNation

Maitland Jones (Florida State) wins the men
Collegiates try the gamut at Florida State this weekend: TT, TTT, road race in crit.

José Azevedo is off the bike and behind the wheel at Team RadioShack. Photo: Andrew Hood
The 2010 Tour won’t be a two-man race between Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador, says José Azevedo.

AFLD wants WADA to override blocking of tests, Giro organiser says Italian girls will be on the podium in Amsterdam, Bissell Pro Cycling welcomes sprinters to 2010 roster, more...

Michael Rasmussen
Like Alexandre Vinokourov, Michael Rasmussen is racing while waiting to hear the outcome of a CAS appeal relating to his previous suspension.

The final list of 20 Teams and 120 Riders has been confirmed for the 2010 Tour de Langkawi.

The 2010 Tour de Murrieta will be held March 12-14 and will feature some of the most competitive race teams in California.

Van Uden's US victory in 2009 ©Land Rover Orbea
The two teams plan on continuing to work together with a rider exchange program. They are combining forces to help develop the next generation of professional cyclists.

SRAM has introduced Apex, a new entry-level road group that can be mixed and matched with its other road groups, and Shimano has upgraded its 105, lowering group weight and increasing the adjustability of the levers.



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“We are confident, in fact, that Floyd Landis is responsible for every single doping incident that has ever happened. And for several which have not happened yet.”


Photo: Alex Aguirre
The team is attempting to register as a Mexican-based Continental team, a UCI spokesman said, and another cycling official in Europe said the team is trying to align with some of the sponsors from the defunct Spanish Murcia team.

Hardman Bert Roesems
There will be something missing when the flag drops at the start of the 2010 Het Nieuwsblad, next Saturday.



For many years human growth hormone (hGH) has been used in sport without any fear of detection, but those days have now come to an end.

Aerodynamic Advantages of Internal Cable Routing
Aerodynamic improvements are gained by making small changes on every part, so designers would not risk giving up a little drag to make cable routing easier...

Italian national Championship course presented in Treviso, Still no 2010 licence for Rock Racing, Farrar ready to build on consistent results in Oman, Squads ship in for Giro di Sardegna, more...

Ben Jacques-Maynes gets ready for a ride in the beautiful Santa Rosa area.
Tour of California a worthy challenge for Bissell Ben.

Ben Anderson, national sales manager for Kenda
With the lessons learned from a challenging 2009 still fresh on the mind, the mood among retailers and vendors gathered at Frostbike over the weekend was nonetheless one of optimism heading into the 2010 selling season.

Key ideas from BikePure research.
A few of our ambassadors got together for some idea sharing. Here are a few of their recommendations.

Major Gareth Rhys-Evans
Major Rhys-Evans was wearing Army colors during the time trial.

'Eine Brise': A bicycle (composition) built for 111
"It wasn’t easy getting 111 bicyclists together for this piece.



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February 21, 2010


Former world champion Bart Wellens (Telenet - Fidea) takes his first major victory of the season.
Great day in the sand for Telenet-Fidea and Nys.


Cavendish spends season debut as team domestique de luxe.

Sergio Pardilla (Carmiooro) wins the first stage of the Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista del Sol.

Christophe Le Mevel (Française Des Jeux)
Francaise des Jeux rider takes final stage and overall.

Today's coverage should begin from 15:30 CET (9:30am U.S. Eastern), as it did yesterday.

Final general classification:
1     Alberto Contador
2     Luis Leon Sanchez
3     Tiago Machado 
4     Levi Leipheimer


The podium girls love Visconti but he's taken!
Zomegnan says the Giro will provide it own presenters.

Saxo Bank’s Jose Juan Haedo on Sunday won the inaugural Tour de Mumbai, India’s first UCI-sanctioned pro race.



World Cycling Centre
A new training course currently under way at the World Cycling Center (WCC) in Aigle, Switzerland, is aimed at the people behind the athletes… the coaches.






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Haedo, shown here in 2009, took victory in India(Photo: Roberto Bettini)
Contador Claims Overall In Algarve, Shiv Not the Only Bike In Question, Haedo Takes Tour de Mumbai, Pardilla Grabs Ruta Opener...


The Specialized Shiv
Alberto Contador isn’t happy about the UCI’s decision to ban his Specialized Shiv time trial bike on the eve of Sunday’s decisive final TT in the Volta ao Algarve.

Alexandre Pichot attacks the descent while in the break
Team News: L. L. Sancehez to defend at Paris-Nice, Kenda Pro Andreu Ride, Cavendish at Andalucia, John Wordin to receive Public Spirit Award, Garmin Transitions Felt Bike, Wilier Triestina and more... 

Getting close to 100% means a chain replacement is required.
Getting close to 100% means a chain replacement is required.

Italian Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini)
Italian Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) will pay close attention to today's season debut of Brit Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia), last year's top sprinter.


JasAllenTrackNats
Jason Allen has made some changes in his life in order to reach his cycling goals and recently he made over his bike with a custom paint job.

Cameron Meyer (Garmin-Transitions) signs in for the last stage.
Young Australian preparing well for track worlds.

Ben Jacques-Maynes is Bissell
The Bissell Pro Cycling Team is smaller but swifter for 2010, hoping to contend in crits as well as time trials and stage races.


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"Nothing. Nobody is talking. I called Michael Ball, the team owner, but doesn't answer his cell phone. In the end, it seems like it won't happen, but no one will confirm that news or tell us what is going to happen with the squad." - Oscar Sevilla   VeloNation

World Champion Fabien Cancellara (Saxo Bank)
Saxo Bank DS admires how his riders get the job done.

Tejay Van Garderen (HTC - Columbia), right, in action at the Challenge Mallorca.
Mechanical drops neo-pro from fifth to ninth in Algarve finale.

Track Great Erin Hartwell, Pt.II
"Erin discusses the state of track racing, what he's working on, what's to come, and sure, there's time for a few more stories as well."

Testing for blood doping may become alarmingly more direct in the near future, the reason being – plasticizers.

Portuguese sprinter Manuel Cardozo
Race organizers have released the final list of twenty teams that will contest the 2010 Le Tour de Langkawi.

Pierre Bordry
Bordry determined to carry out additional Paris-Nice controls.

Sam Bewley
As he prepares for his first race with RadioShack, Kiwi Sam Bewley gave RoadCycling.co.nz an update on his 2nd training camp, team initiation, race plans and more...

Big Bear Climb
A variety of volunteer opportunities are available for community members for the May 21 Big Bear Climb stage of the AMGEN Tour of California.



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February 20, 2010

Saxo Bank
Morale on the up after a fine second place on the penultimate stage of the Tour of Oman, Juan Jose Haedo plus three Saxo Bank team-mates will lead the field in tomorrow’s inaugural Mumbai Cyclothon.

Sébastien Rosseler gives RadioShack its first-ever victory. | Graham Watson
Sébastien Rosseler gives RadioShack its first-ever victory. | Graham Watson.

Rinaldo Nocentini
Nocentini beat Samuel Dumoulin and Bert de Waele by two seconds up the twisting final climb into Grimaud.

Francesco Ginanni
Just like in 2009, Francesco Ginanni won the Trofeo Laigueglia.


Expect live coverage shortly (playback loop says 15:30 CET start now (9:30am U.S. Eastern)).

Stage 4 Profile
15:00 local time, 16:00 CET, 10am U.S. Eastern, (geo-restrictions unknown).


Patrik Sinkewitz (PSK Whirlpool-Author) on the podium to receive the yellow jersey.
Sinkewitz rode for PSK Whirlpool-Author last year after making a comeback from a doping-related ban.

Riders from war-ravaged Afghanistan are bound to be the center of attraction in next month’s Tour de Pakistan, particularly since Indian cyclists were left out in the cold by organizers, an official said on Saturday.


McQuaid
The International Cycling Union has rejected a proposal by the French Anti-Doping Agency to collaborate on drugs tests during next month's Paris-Nice stage race.


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French anti-doping agency said it may still test in domestic races like next month's Paris-Nice event despite the UCI saying that it alone would carry out drug checks.

Erin Hartwell
A very young Erin on the individual pursuit podium at the 1987 Junior US Nationals.

Podium Guys in Amsterdam for the Giro?,
Knee problems for Haussler, Sinkewitz in limbo as time runs out, Gesink, Flens out of Haut Var for Rabobank, more...

Jelly Belly's Brad Huff in the peloton
Former Champion Huff looks forward to challenge of new course in 2010.

Luis León Sánchez
Just a couple of weeks ago he announced that he will be riding Tirreno-Adriatico instead and that he was looking forward to the new challenge.

Experienced Barry slips into leadership role at Sky, Tour of Oman helps cross a cultural divide, Professional Continental dream could become reality for Team Type 1, more...

A Ride Worse
“Well, I’m always one for a little adventure, and I love bad weather on a bike...."

Nicolas Portal sees the lighter side of TT training.
Dropped by Caisse d’Epargne but on the comeback trail with Team Sky.

Mark Cavendish, Tour of Missouri 2009, stage 2
Cavendish, Wiggins due to start Spanish stage race on Sunday.

Hayden Godrey
Hayden Godrey.

Belgian powerhouse solos to victory in Vuelta ao Algarve.

Nocentini
Kennaugh makes big break for Sky.


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“The Hell of the High Country”
A new Gran Fondo modeled after Paris-Roubaix, “The Hell of the North”, is coming to Boone County, North Carolina.

"It sounds almost as if I need to fight for victory every time I race, and I'm certainly not in a position to do that." - Michael Rasmussen  VeloNation

Jelly Belly heads into its 11th year in the U.S. peloton.
Heading into its 11th season, Jelly Belly ─ presented by Kenda set up camp once again at the golfing community of Lake San Marcos in Southern California.

Alberto Contador
Today at the Tour ao Algarve, Contador confirmed he was very close to signing with the team describing their negotiations as being in a "very serious in tone".

Bradley Wiggins
"I’m really not sure how we’ve come this far without hashing and rehashing the Bradley Wiggins transfer until we were all sick to death of it."

Memory Map launch iPhone App
OS mapping and more at your fingertips.


Nys sprints past Albert
Sven Nys showed that he is still on form at the end of the cross season when he outsprinted his Belgian rival Niels Albert in Lebbeke today.

Michael Rasmussen
Michael Rasmussen was caught by surprise from statements by his Miche team owner Marco Tozzi about his upcoming racing program.

"As much as I’d like to ignore this and hope he fades into forgettable obscurity, I don’t think that will happen just yet."



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February 19, 2010


John Murphy
John Murphy will have to make the 26-mile move to Glencoe, Ill. to defend his Stars-and-Stripes in the 2010 USA Cycling Professional Criterium National.

Guillaume Boivin (Spidertech p/b Planet Energy) celebrates his win of stage 11 at the Vuelta a Cuba.
Guillaume Boivin (Spidertech p/b Planet Energy) celebrates his win of stage 11 at the Vuelta a Cuba.

The women's prestige series will be in its 7th year in 2010
Spotlighting women's bike racing in America.


Quick-draw Contador wins stage 3
Alberto Contador (Astana) picked up where he left off last July and won Friday’s “queen stage” to surge into the overall lead at the Volta ao Algarve in Portugal.

Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) won the overall in Oman
Cancellara finishes second, but claims overall victory at first-ever Tour of Oman.

Team RadioShack sprinter Gert Steegmans
Team RadioShack sprinter Gert Steegmans has been taken to hospital for evaluation following a crash on today’s third stage of the Volta ao Algarve.

Turtur praises record-breaking Tour Down Under, UCI's Continental teams list shrinks, more...

The Cannondale Six 5
The Cannondale Six 5 felt good in and out of the saddle. It lacked an explosive, snappy feel, but made up for that with a smooth and consistent ride....

Settlement in the case of a distracted driver who allegedly was using a cell phone when she struck and killed two bicyclists.


Chainring Teeth
11 simple ways that routine bike maintenance and timely replacement will make your rides better.



You can watch the archived webinar
You can watch the archived webinar streaming, or you can download it for your ipod.



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Floyd Landis
American refutes Bordry's claim on talk show.

Alison Starnes
Two years ago, she was a virtual unknown...now, she's she flying around the world to race her bike.

UCI President Pat McQuaid at the Tour Down Under
McQuaid will not let AFLD perform additional controls.


The UnitedHealthcare p/b Maxxis team
Road Bike Action speaks with UnitedHealthcare p/b Maxxis Team Director Mike Tamayo to find out what life is like without Landis, and learn what the future holds for his team...

International Cycling Union President Pat McQuaid has said that it's time to increase the requirements for teams to attain ProTour status.

Cavendish nails it on the Champs-Élysées.
Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) is slated to begin his 2010 campaign on Sunday at the Ruta del Sol after an abscessed tooth postponed a planned start at the Tour of Qatar.

Just why exactly did George Hincapie leave Columbia for BMC?
Just why exactly did George Hincapie leave Columbia for BMC?

Michael Barry (Team Sky)
Canadian domestique confident British squad is building strong platform.

Bicyclists traveling on Valencia Street in the Mission District of San Francisco
Bicyclists traveling on Valencia Street in the Mission District of San Francisco around 2 a.m., New Year’s Day 2010.

Spectators cheer on passing racers.
Locals get a taste of pro cycling.

Who better to hack up the competition in the Middle East than the rider they call Spartacus?

While Astana's Alberto Contador took his first win of the season in stage 3 of the Volta ao Algarve, Cérvelo TestTeam riders have had a rough start.

New sponsor backs successful state-wide cross country series.


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Specialized's Shiv was one of the most striking time trial introductions last year but now the UCI has banned its use in competition.
Contador scrambles to find time trial bike for Sunday's time trial.

Boasson-Hagen shows his range
BMC starts European season, Boasson-Hagen shows his range, Rock Racing goes amateur and more…


Toe straps are Top Tube Pads 2.0:True or False: Toe straps are Top Tube Pads 2.0?


Alberto Contador (Astana)
Contador Wins Stage, Takes Over Lead at Algarve, Tour of Oman: Cancellara Takes the Win, Stage Three of 2010 Giro Route Changed, Armstrong Generated 27 Million Euro for Tour Down Under...


Leipheimer is spending February in Europe for the first time in years.
Levi Leipheimer isn’t used to racing in Europe so early in the season, at least not since the inception of the Tour of California in 2006.

"Next year we will make a decision on which teams no longer belong in the ProTour. This is no idle threat." - Pat McQuaid VeloNation

The French Cycling Federation FFC has created the new post of a General Director and the first to fill the role is Olivier Quéguiner.

The Paris Roubaix peloton cuts through the fields of northern France
France's Paris-Roubaix risks losing one of its key cobbled sectors, Carrefour de l'Arbre, because of unruly fans and a bylaw passed by the local mayor.

Australia’s Tour Down Under last month attracted record crowds, visitor numbers and income, the South Australian state government said Friday.

Stefano Garzelli, Alessandro Petacchi, Damiano Cunego, Denis Menchov, Filippo Pozzato, Alessandro Ballan were all at the 2010 Giro d'Italia presentation.
Dutch officials forced to remove The Hague and Rijswijk, stage extended.

PUNCH PLUGS are perfect additions to your ipod or MP3 player
"New to the market and ideal for long hours on the trainer or warming up before a race."

Sky drops its pants, and another race lead.

Mark Beaumont has ridden 13,000 miles through North and South America
13,000-mile ride down the world's longest mountain range.

It’s been a slightly odd week in the world of bike racing.





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February 18, 2010
George Hincapie must’ve got a great offer to join his new team.
Anthony Tan sits down with George Hincapie to talk about pre-race rituals, Paris-Roubaix, the Giro, Cadel Evans and his new team.

Shimano is still denying the problems
"...a large batch of Shimano Ultegra chains (CN 6700) have been breaking with use."

Greipel Wins Algarve’s Second Stage
Boonen Scores In Oman’s Fifth Stage, Seeldraeyers Has Heart Scare, Eneco Tour to Start In Overijssel Steenwijk...



André Greipel (Team HTC - Columbia) wins the second stage of the Volta ao Algarve.
André Greipel (Team HTC - Columbia) wins the second stage of the Volta ao Algarve.

Tom Boonen (Quick Step)
Belgian takes the sprint after escape group is caught.

Filippo Pozzato
Filippo Pozzato may seem like the ultimate Italian playboy, but he is in cycling to win, and win big....


Lindner was the head coach for East Germany from 1970 to 1990. His riders on both road and track brought in 1,119 international victories, including three Olympic wins and six World titles.

Emma Pooley Cervélo TestTeam
Last season Cervelo were the dominant team.


Annual Lambertz Monday Night Party
Route and teams announced for Tour of Sardinia; Mark Cavendish up for award honoring breakthrough athletes, Switzerland drops inquiry into Ullrich and more...



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Richie Porte, Andy Schleck and Matti Breschel share a joke.
Andy warns Pozzato to keep his day job.

"Rock is not Dead",
The Rock Racing team of fashion designer Michael Ball was not present on the official list of 122 registered UCI Continental teams that was released by the International Cycling Union earlier today.


2015 World Championships bid
Canada is not only thinking about the Olympics in Vancouver, it has its mind on the 2015 World Championships road race.

Roger Hammond (Cervélo TestTeam)
Oman peloton makes Team Sky pay for their aggression, Papp pleads guilty to distributing drugs, Halliday not targeting second New Zealand title, Howard shows his sprinting skills in Oman, more...

Former East German coach Lindner dead, Boonen confident despite defeat, Specific training pays off for FdJ, Sky gives its sprinters a work-out at training camp, more...

He was a ground breaker in France...he hit bottom back in the USA...and he's found redemption in Rwanda.
He was a ground breaker in France...he hit bottom back in the USA...and he's found redemption in Rwanda.

"Vania's positive threw dirt in my face and left me back in a hole.  I understand that it is a crucial moment for her, but it's not right that I pay again." - Riccardo Riccò VeloNation


Alberto Contador (Astana) back to racing for the 2010 season
Spaniard believes rebuilt Astana still has strong core.




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Stage 8 profile
Despite being in only its fifth year and lasting just eight days, the Amgen Tour of California is fast approaching the status of a three-week grand tour — in terms of the publicity it generates.

Ted King before start of Wednesday
Ted King is ready to apply the lessons he’s learned in 2009 to have an even better sophomore season in the pro ranks.


3T have redesigned their novel Palladio anti-slip seatpost design for lighter weight and easier use
Seatpost, bars, bags, jerseys and wheel-truing tool.

Joe Papp
Former rider comments on guilty drug distribution plea.

Tour of Oman 2010, stage four
Comment and analysis - An attempt to explain the conflicting agendas in the Tour of Oman.

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Humping along in the desert on a bike.

Phil Southerland from Team Type 1
Phil Southerland from Team Type 1 is a man on a mission – a mission to spread the word of diabetes.


Earlier calendar slot, more stages slated for 2010.




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2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule.
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Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
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Classified - bikes and accessories for sale.
Archive - looking? it may be in the archive.
Health and Fitness - also training information.
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February 17, 2010
.In today’s cycling news, Merckx praises Boasson-Hagen, first UCI race in India rolls this weekend, Kristina Vogel returns and more….


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Howard beats Bennati.

2008 Tour de France - Stage Seven
French victory on the streets of Portugal for Benoit Vaugrenard of Française des Jeux.

If the name Leigh Howard — Wednesday’s 20-year-old field-sprint winner at the Tour of Oman — sounds familiar to VeloNews.com readers, there are several reasons why.


India hosts its first professional UCI-sanctioned road race this weekend, with hopes it will showcase home-grown talent and boost public interest in two-wheel transport.

Tom Boonen (Quick Step) heads to a second stage win.
Edvald Boasson Hagen is too strong.

Boasson Hagen wins 2009 Ghent-Wevelgem Columbia Highroad
Sixteen climbs and a tougher finale for Classic in new slot.

Lance Armstrong
If the information posted on their Twitter feeds is correct, Lance Armstrong and 2009 Ironman World Championship runner-up Chris Lieto will go head to head today in an unofficial time trial on the island of Hawaii.

You know him from the bicycle components that bear his name.
You know him from the bicycle components that bear his name.

"Vania's positive threw dirt in my face and left me back in a hole.  I understand that it is a crucial moment for her, but it's not right that I pay again." - Riccardo Riccò VeloNation

Thor Hushovd tests the latest frame
Cervelo has a lab on California where new manufacturing techniques are carried out, with experimentations in carbon layup to achieve significant weight savings.

Whether this inspires you or irritates you is your choosing.Whether this inspires you or irritates you is your choosing.


Simon Gerrans waits for a Team Sky training ride to get underway with his new team-mates earlier this year.
Australian aiming for Paris-Nice, Ardennes Classics.


Cycling 2010: complete calendar for the year ahead.
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Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (June 13th).
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The code of silence.

Wild man Floyd had demolished all contenders and set up his final victory in Paris with one of the boldest attacks in tour history.
Wild man Floyd had demolished all contenders and set up his final victory in Paris with one of the boldest attacks in tour history.

Joe Papp testifies during the 2007 Floyd Landis arbitration hearing.
Joe Papp admitted to conspiring with a Chinese manufacturer to sell drugs over the Internet to more than 180 customers including cyclists and other athletes.

No jurisdiction over a retired athlete.

A pool session in 2009: Kanstantsin Siutsou, Thomas Lofkvist, Michael Barry, Edvald Boasson Hagen. Photo: TDWSport.com
A profile of HTC-Columbia’s innovative trainer, Darcy Norman, and his techniques.

UnitedHealthcare p/b Maxxis Team
Road Bike Action travels to Scottsdale, Arizona, to take a close look at the team’s 2010 arsenal of Kuota bikes....

Australian riders Scott Law (l) and Alex Carver took out the first night of UIV Cup racing.
Carving a new notch in a young career, Risi has his curtain call in Copenhagen, Team pursuit sure to scorch at worlds, more...

Young Hosking focused on learning at HTC-Columbia, Neben adds know how to US squad, Tirreno-Adriatico dedicated to Ballerini, Vorarlberg-Corratec to Langkawi, more...

Greenlight Bikes, LLC,
Greenlight Bikes, LLC, today announced the immediate availability of Kalkhoff bicycles and e-bikes to the North American market.

Amber Neben (USA)
US national team one of the best in Kiwi tour.

The agreement gives Fox the exclusive ability to market mountain bike suspension products using Miyaki Kashima Coat branding.

Rapha have unveiled their spring/summer 2010 range
Plus new women's clothing range.

New Online Destination Gives Fans Unprecedented Access to Lance Armstrong and Team with Behind-the-Scenes Blog Posts, Videos and Race Updates.

­­­­Hincapie Sportswear has hired Tarbell Patten as retail sales representatives for the brand in Kentucky, Mississippi and Northern Alabama.


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Fibbing to yourself might help you get through tough rides.



Warrant Issued for US Cyclist Floyd Landis
Recent developments in the Floyd Landis case seem to throw the whole process in question.

Welcome to the gun show
Pozzato introduces himself and his aims for the Classics.

Alberto Contador
1987 Tour de France champion Stephen Roche has said that he doesn’t believe Alberto Contador’s long break from training will have any negative consequences for his season.

SRAM says low profile hubs reduce drag and help to focus support for the entire wheel around the oversized axles.
SRAM says low profile hubs reduce drag and help to focus support for the entire wheel around the oversized axles.

VAN DESSEL RIVET
The Rivet is a full carbon fiber frameset.

Apex employs the exactly the same Powerglide chainrings as Rival.
American component manufacturer takes aim at triples.

Imports dropped by more than 3.61 million units in 2009 as bike sales fell during the recession. Overall, importers brought in 14.84 million units last year, a drop of 20 percent from 2008 and the lowest number of bikes imported in a decade.
    
Riders wishing to compete for Stars-and-Stripes jerseys will have a two-week exclusive online registration period.
Riders wishing to compete for Stars-and-Stripes jerseys will have a two-week exclusive online registration period. The field will be limited to 750.

Open women's time trial champion Amber Halliday points to her tattoo in respect for the late Amy Gillett who competed in these championships before she was tragically killed in a car accident in Germany.
Former rower has lost element of surprise.

Brian Robinson, the first Briton to win a stage of the Tour de France in 1958, is on the road to recovery after a long convalescence following a crash.



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February 16, 2010
Floyd Landis clears the air
"Are you in hiding from the French police?"

Carrefour de l'Arbre
The Carrefour de l'Arbre, an integral part in the finale of Paris-Roubaix, is in danger of being taken out of this year's edition of the race.

"I have not soiled the image of my sport."
Contador: ‘I just want to check my form,’ Boasson Hagen in Control at the Tour of Oman, Gent-Wevelgem Shortened, Vinokourov Won’t Apologize, Bahati Foundation Adds Amateurs...




Italy's Elia Viviani wins stage 7b in Santo Spiritus.
Italy's Elia Viviani wins stage 7b in Santo Spiritus.

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Tuesday begins the biggest international race in Portugal, like the region of Algarve is.


Boasson Hagen takes the leader's red jersey
Sky ace extends lead in overall.

Tour de France Green Jersey winner Thor Hushovd
Tour de France Green Jersey winner Thor Hushovd will finally get his season underway.

Rabobank's tall young climber Robert Gesink
Rabobank's tall young climber Robert Gesink enters the 2010 season as the 2nd in command of the Dutch team in both stage races and grand tours, and for some of the hilly classics he'll be the outright leader.

Video giant celebrates 5th birthday.


Cycling 2010: complete calendar for the year ahead.
2009 UCI World Calendar: final standings.
Video: 2009 Year in Review.
2009 National Champions (recap).
Bicycle Tutor
Race Across America 2010 - A Simple Dream.
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (June 13th).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - a theme song? 
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Tejay Van Garderen
Former USA Cycling National Development Program rider Tejay Van Garderen received a Sportsman of the Year award from his town in the Netherlands.

Arnie Baker, the former Floyd Landis advisor who was named in a French arrest warrant along with Landis yesterday, said he has has offered to talk to French authorities but they have not taken him up on the offer.

Cervelo Test Team's Ted King.
American rider hopeful a year of European racing will pay off.

Shimano sales took a 21 percent hit in 2009.

Fleeman eager for first season with Raleigh, Landis denies hacking charges, NRC and Women's Prestige Cycling Series priorities for Powers, more...

Vande Velde still managed to finish in the top-10 at the Tour. | AFP photo
Christian Vande Velde is holding nothing back this season as he sets his sights on the ultimate prize of the Tour de France.


Downplays chances of repeating 2009 Algarve victory.

Alberto Contador talks
Alberto Contador talks to Road Bike Action and Testrider.com about his own near-death experience, and how it has forged him into a champion...


Trofeo Costa Etrusca cancelled, Boasson Hagen targets overall success in Oman, Australia gathering research with worlds camp, Xacobeo Galicia presentation a 'family' affair, more...

Roger Millikan Memorial Criterium.
Roger Millikan Memorial Criterium.

"Vania's positive threw dirt in my face and left me back in a hole.  I understand that it is a crucial moment for her, but it's not right that I pay again." - Riccardo Riccò VeloNation

Nick Lowe
Nick Lowe does not mean to cause offence, he just likes riding his bike in the nude.



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First of all, let’s be entirely clear. Marco Pantani cheated.
"First of all, let’s be entirely clear. Marco Pantani cheated."


CYCLING-OMAN-TOUR
Alberto Contador acknowledges that he is not as strong as last year, dopers (alleged and otherwise) speak, Gent-Wevelgem shortened and more...

Friends of Steve Larsen are raising money for his family by auctioning some cycling products and memorabilia, including one of Larsen’s Mongoose mountain bikes.




Ricco now sees fit to drop Rossi in this her darkest moment.
"Riccosees fit to drop Rossi in this her darkest moment."



Floyd Landis (OUCH) has been spending time in the Utah mountains getting ready for this week.
American says he has not been served with arrest warrant.


Floyd Landis might be having more difficulty than anticipated with that desired European campaign.

Bicycling magazine covers the 2010 Tour de France and Tom Boonen
After a disappointing 2009, the Belgian won two stages at the Tour of Qatar.

SRAM Apex groupset 2010
After months of speculation SRAM has released details of its new entry level groupset, named Apex it has been placed in at the bottom of the pile beneath Rival.

Tour of the Gila Replaces Joe Martin on Schedule.

Could be yers, ALL yers, dude...or dudess!
Could be yers, ALL yers, dude...or dudess!

Michael Rasmussen is considering taking on Mexican citizenship in order to ride the World Championships in his native Denmark in 2011.

"Just because you ride a bike doesn't mean you can't look good."



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2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule.
CyclingNews: USA team transfers.
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter.
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
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February 15, 2010

Yenier Lopez (Cuba) is now third overall.
Yenier Lopez (Cuba) is now third overall.

Big names to start Portuguese race.

Jonathan Chodroff and Carmen Small win the 2010 Valley of the Sun Stage Race in Arizona.


I'm back:Daniele Bennati is back on the winner's podium
I'm back:Daniele Bennati is back on the winner's podium.

Decisive hilly time trial stage suits the Norwegian.

French sprinter Jimmy Casper (Saur Sojasun) emerged as the winner the opening stage of the Tour of Oman.

Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus)
Yesterday’s cyclocross race at Vorselaar, Belgium was the final round of the season-long Superprestige series.

Michael Rasmussen (Miche) shivers after stage 1
Team hopes to move up, Dane's racing schedule announced.


Giant Factory Team Expands Roster as Well.


Cycling 2010: complete calendar for the year ahead.
2009 UCI World Calendar: final standings.
Video: 2009 Year in Review.
2009 National Champions (recap).
Bicycle Tutor
Race Across America 2010 - A Simple Dream.
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (June 13th).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - a theme song? 
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The one-way clutch mechanism inside each Powercrank arm guarantees that each leg has to propel itself
Highly effective tool for perfecting your pedal stroke but requires diligence and persistence for maximum benefit.

The 14th edition of the Trofeo Costa Etrusca, traditionally the races that open the season in Italy, has been cancelled.


A French judge has issued an international arrest warrant for Floyd Landis for allegedly hacking into a French anti-doping lab’s computer system, the French anti-doping agency announced Friday.


Photo: Andrew Hood
Contador stormed to the win last year, but may hang back more in 2010. Photo: Andrew Hood.

Alberto Contador in the Volta ao Algarve leader's jersey.
Contador looks to defend title in Algarve.

Shimano’s sales fell to $2.07 billion in 2009, down 21 percent from sales of $2.61 billion in 2008 and down from its 2007 sales of $2.35 billion.





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So long as the Tour of California is in May, we'll have a new name for it around here: The American Tour du Faso.
So long as the Tour of California is in May, we'll have a new name for it around here: The American Tour du Faso.


Shimano Dura Ace and Ultegra Compatibility
As long as it’s 10-speed, you can mix and match all of Shimano’s shift/brake levers with their derailleurs.

Aging “avid cyclists” can enjoy bikes without strapping on a motor.

Bjarne Riis currently be looking for a new backer
Team Saxo Bank owner Bjarne Riis may currently be looking for a new backer for his team, but the 1996 Tour winner is confident that a solution will be found.

U.S. electric-bike sales are expected to double to 300,000 per year from 2009 to 2010.

"Vania's positive threw dirt in my face and left me back in a hole.  I understand that it is a crucial moment for her, but it's not right that I pay again." - Riccardo Riccò VeloNation


Valverde overcomes winter weather to win Tour Méditerranéen, Rogers looks to shine in Tour of California, Contador, Klöden and Leipheimer make European debuts, more...

Farrar content with fourth in opening Oman sprint, UnitedHealthcare p/b Maxxis presented in Arizona, Kelly Benefit Strategies recons Tour of California finale, more...



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Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter.
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February 14, 2010


Zoncolan gets carbon rails
Zoncolan gets carbon rails.



The peloton watches some fireworks that kicked off the first Tour of Oman
The peloton watches some fireworks that kicked off the first Tour of Oman.

Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) at the start of the fifth stage
Valverde seizes overall with second on final stage.

World Champion Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea)
World Champion battles past Albert to win in Vorselaar.



Kelly Benefit Strategies riders bomb a descent at 50mph.
American Continental squad hopeful for 2010 invite.

Filippo Pozzato believes he’s poised to win at least one major classic this spring and he could care less which one it is.


Cycling 2010: complete calendar for the year ahead.
2009 UCI World Calendar: final standings.
Video: 2009 Year in Review.
2009 National Champions (recap).
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Race Across America 2010 - A Simple Dream.
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (June 13th).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - a theme song? 
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Taylor Phinney and Tyler Farrar relax before the start
American avoid taking 'crazy risks' in the dark.


Stybar finishes a dominating season with the Superprestige title
Valverde Claims Tour Méditerranéen, Casper Takes Oman Opener, Sanchez Targets Tour, Stybar Takes Superprestige Series...

The Middle East is adding another jewel to its sporting crown
The Middle East is adding another jewel to its sporting crown.

A Hero in Oman.
A Hero in Oman.

Christine Vardaros preps for Krawatencross © Christine Vardaros
Christine Vardaros preps for Krawatencross © Christine Vardaros.

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He'd already won the kilo and keirin titles and last night Southlander Eddie Dawkins added the NZ Sprint Champion title.

With two major stage races under his belt already this season, Team Sky’s Russ Downing.
With two major stage races under his belt already this season, Team Sky’s Russ Downing is relishing the prospect of returning to Europe with some good form.


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Jimmy and podium Sheik.


Riccardo Riccò is even more unwelcome
"Ricco – what a f--king hypocrite," said Australian Robbie McEwen (Katusha) via Twitter. "Just don't come back piece of s--t."

"Vania's positive threw dirt in my face and left me back in a hole.  I understand that it is a crucial moment for her, but it's not right that I pay again." - Riccardo Riccò VeloNation

Tim Johnson listens in as teammates speak during the team presentation.
Training camp concludes with fundraiser for UHCCF.


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The multi-Lance attack.

Paolo Bettini
Paolo Bettini is first in line to replace former Italian sports director, Franco Ballerini, who died last week.

UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis limbers up in Tucson for the upcoming season.



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February 13, 2010
The breakaway on stage five
Canadian out-sprints Marino as Bravo holds his lead.

Snow!
Europe’s brutal winter put the brakes on Saturday’s fourth stage at the Tour Méditerranéen along France’s Cote d’Azur.

Hilly race with final individual time trial starts Sunday.

Keven Lacombe (Spidertech p/b Planet Energy) wins stage four of the Vuelta a Cuba
Keven Lacombe (Spidertech p/b Planet Energy) wins stage four of the Vuelta a Cuba.

"Francesco Chicchi of Liquigas making the jump to lightspeed to win yesterday's stage of the Tour of Qatar. Un-be-frickin-lievable!"

Pantani brought Bianchi the Giro d'Italia-Tour de France double in 1998
Family and friends gather six years after his death.

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Sorry? No, not really.

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One of the new UCI Continental Teams in 2010 is Adageo Energy Pro Cycling.

Gert Steegmans
Gert Steegmans has not always had the luck in the last few years in his sport as a professional cyclist.


Cycling 2010: complete calendar for the year ahead.
2009 UCI World Calendar: final standings.
Video: 2009 Year in Review.
2009 National Champions (recap).
Bicycle Tutor
Race Across America 2010 - A Simple Dream.
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (June 13th).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - a theme song? 
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The race will showcase the season's first battle at home between Belgians Tom Boonen (Quick Step) and Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto)
Organizers of the Belgian season opener Omloop Het Nieuwsblad have announced the 25 teams that will be taking part in this year's event.


Eddy Ratti (De Rosa-Stac Plastic) tested positive for EPO in an out-of-competition test last month.
Italian rider Eddy Ratti has been suspended following a positive EPO test, the UCI announced on Saturday.

One week out from surgery, McGrath’s doctors prescribed gentle pedaling to help along the healing process and muscle range of motion.
One week out from surgery, McGrath’s doctors prescribed gentle pedaling to help along the healing process and muscle range of motion.

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What's Interesting About Team Quick Step: The lack of anything interesting.

Wiggins happy with time spent in Qatar, Tour of California releases final stage details, McQuaid elected as member of IOC, Phinney considers pro career options after successful Qatar, more...

Team Milram works for best young rider Roger Kluge
German track rider takes best young rider prize for Milram.



Mayor Boris Johnson and Kelly Brook launch the Mayor of London's Skyride a mass participation cycling event in London.
Two wheels bad: Petronella Wyatt is taking on cycling's supporters, such as Boris Johnson, pictured above with Kelly Brook.


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Niels Albert and Zdenek Stybar are equal on points
Niels Albert and Zdenek Stybar are equal on points heading into the last round of the Superprestige cross series on Sunday in Vorselaar.


Whatever its name, the team variously known as HealthNet, HealthNet-Maxxis or OUCH-Maxxis has dominated the National Racing Calendar for the last six years.

Vania Rossi and partner Riccardo Riccò
Italian says he will only return to Vania Rossi if she is cleared of doping allegations.

"I agree with Mark Cavendish [who said called Riccò a 'parasite'] and Marco Pinotti, it makes me want to vomit that he [Riccò] is coming back." - Matteo Algeri RoadBikeAction


Life has completely changed for Omer Kem
The 27-year old faced multiple challenges in his quest to find a team including the economic impact to the cycling world and the age rule.

Ricco during stage 10 of the 2008 Tour de France
Route Details Announced for Amgen Tour of California, Pantani Remembered With Mass, Ratti Positive for EPO, Ricco Dumps Girlfriend...

Bikes at LAPD warehouse
Hundreds of stolen bicycles recovered by police sit on racks at a Los Angeles Police Department warehouse.

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Good-looking female-specific aluminium frame and carbon fork. Specialized know what they're doing on bikes at this price.


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2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule.
CyclingNews: USA team transfers.
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter.
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
Condron.us - interesting way to find blogs.
Classified - bikes and accessories for sale.
Archive - looking? it may be in the archive.
Health and Fitness - also training information.
Tips and Safety - what to watch out for.

February 12, 2010

Leipheimer won the ATOC
Defending Amgen Tour of California champ Levi Leipheimer hasn’t yet seen or ridden what could be the most critical stage of the 2010 edition: the stage 7 individual time trial in Los Angeles.

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The good, the bad and the ugly for Brits in Majorca.

Five races...five gold medals...five Olympic records...and one world record.
Five races...five gold medals...five Olympic records...and one world record.


Française des Jeux keeps on pouring it on at the Tour Méditerranéen, with the French outfit winning its third stage in a row in the five-day race in southern France.

Francesco Chicchi (Liquigas) happy with his stage 6 win.
Second stage win for Liquigas sprinter as Mol takes the overall.

Francesco Chicchi of Ital
TdF teams announcement coming in late March; Duenas returns; one team out, one in at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad; and a little more.

Moisés Dueñas is looking to a comeback in pro cycling after a doping ban sidelined him for a year.

Vinokourov expects the Texan to be stronger this year
Astana rider Alexandre Vinokourov has said that barring misfortune, team-mate Alberto Contador will once again beat Lance Armstrong and win this year’...

Date change reason for Savio's Langkawi absence, Cobo happy at Caisse d'Epargne, Dwars door Nederland cancelled before first edition.

Filippo Pozzato (l) believes he can beat Tom Boonen on the cobbles
Pozzato Thinks of the Cobbles, Yates on Sky vs. Columbia, Greipel Keeps Winning, Valley Preferred Cycling Center Marks 35 Years...

The new Hayes Prime master cylinder uses an all-new 'Tiltbore' technology that supposedly yields better long-term durability and more consistent performance. Details on the pad contact adjustment are still a couple of weeks away.
The new Hayes Prime master cylinder uses an all-new 'Tiltbore' technology that supposedly yields better long-term durability.

Riders from Team read ouOuch spt, breaking formation.
Organiser promise NRC return in 2011.

2010 Tour of California stage 8 profile
Time trial in downtown Los Angeles, climbs on the final day.


Cycling 2010: complete calendar for the year ahead.
2009 UCI World Calendar: final standings.
Video: 2009 Year in Review.
2009 National Champions (recap).
Bicycle Tutor
Race Across America 2010 - A Simple Dream.
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (June 13th).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - a theme song? 
Back to the top

Young American finding answers to road v. track, U23 v. pro questions.


UCI President Pat McQuaid at the Tour Down Under
Irishman willl remain in current role of UCI President.

Duenas at the 2008 Tour de France
Hutarovich Takes Second Stage at the Tour Mediterranean, Tour Organizer Announces Initial Roster of Teams, UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships: Audience Records Pulverised, Dueñas to Return to Pro Ranks...

Steurs and Mol on the run in Stage 2.
Even in the carefully calculated world of professional stage racing, sometimes things go askew.


Bradley Wiggins, Tour of Qatar 2010, stage 4
Sky has ridden well in Qatar, with a victory in the opening team time trial.

One of Japan’s first Tour de France finishers last year, BBox’s Yukiya Arashiro is aiming to return to the Tour, score a pro win, and find his place in the peloton.

Through a progression of daily video posts, the official route of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California were finally revealed.

Focus hits the mark for enthusiast-level cyclists
Focus hits the mark for enthusiast-level cyclists, Ragbrai riders and club racers on a budget...

Tour de France Director Christian Prudhomme at the presentation of the Brussels region itinerary for the 2010 Tour de France.
Prudhomme "can't promise anything" for the six remaining slots.

A limited edition Felt AR5 model - unavailable until now and available only through this promo - will be offered as a special package that includes the new Garmin Edge 500 GPS-based cycling computer at no additional price.

Kirk riding a bicycle
Granite State resident as Kirk Carlsen has signed with the Garmin-Transitions pro team.

"I agree with Mark Cavendish [who said called Riccò a 'parasite'] and Marco Pinotti, it makes me want to vomit that he [Riccò] is coming back." - Matteo Algeri RoadBikeAction

The doldrums of a miserable February are lightened by our friends at Rouleur
The doldrums of a miserable February are lightened by our friends at Rouleur.



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What is a "SWMBL?"
What is a "SWMBL?"





Haussler and Hushovd have the guy in the middle in their sights this year. | AFP Photo
Despite the possibilities of major tension with Cervélo TestTeam, where budding superstar Heinrich Haussler and stoic Norwegian Thor Hushovd are both aiming for glory in the spring classics, their “co-habitation” works just fine.

"I am disappointed with my girlfriend,"
Italian cycling couple Riccardo Riccò and Vania Rossi have gone their separate ways after the events of the past couple weeks.

Bernhard Kohl is thinking about the day ahead in the rain.
Former Austrian pro has put his past behind him with bike shop.

João Correia has perhaps the most unlikely story in pro cycling.
Joao debuted with the Cervelo Test Team at Etoile de Besseges.

The chain uses hollow pins to help keep the weight down to 260-grams.
The chain uses hollow pins to help keep the weight down to 260-grams.

Cost an estimated $600 million to create 700 miles of bikeways.


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It keeps your hands warm and dry, increases your visibility and protects brake levers and gear changers from salty slush.

Stage winner Niko Eeckhout (An Post - Sean Kelly Team)
Verandas Willems replaces Vorarlberg-Corratec in Belgian.


Bradley Wiggins sits towards the back of the Sky train
Good training, good weather, good racing appreciated by Sky rider.

Danny MacAskill has been nominated for a top sports award
Stiff competition from action sports world champs.


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2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule.
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Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter.
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
Condron.us - interesting way to find blogs.
Classified - bikes and accessories for sale.
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February 11, 2010


USA Cycling
Local Associations are the driving force behind USA Cycling's grassroots racing initiatives.



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Who is Qatar leader Wouter Mol?

André Greipel (HTC-Columbia) surged to victory in Thursday’s Trofeo Magaluf-Palmanova to close out the five-day Mallorca Challenge.

Jussi Veikkanen (Francaise des Jeux) continued his team's winning streak on stage 2
Jussi Veikkanen (Francaise des Jeux) continued his team's winning streak on stage 2.



Jaime Castañeda (EPM) takes his team's first victory.
Jaime Castañeda (EPM) takes his team's first victory.


SRAM has signed a three-year sponsorship agreement to be an establishing partner with the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA).

Chicchi
Qatar is a land devoted to giving - after all, there's no 'you' in Qatar.

Ride all winter long by overcoming these common cold-weather obstacles.



Giant expands pro mountain bike team program, All three male Olympic MTB champions to battle at Maremma Cup, Central Pro Team enjoys respite from winter at training camp, more...

Track racing has been immensely popular at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center in T-Town, PA
Track racing has been immensely popular at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center in T-Town, PA.


Cycling 2010: complete calendar for the year ahead.
2009 UCI World Calendar: final standings.
Video: 2009 Year in Review.
2009 National Champions (recap).
Bicycle Tutor
Race Across America 2010 - A Simple Dream.
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (June 13th).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - a theme song? 
Back to the top
Anne Gripper spearheads the biological passport.
UCI performed over 10,000 passport tests in 2009.



UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Surgery for Ciolek and Arvesen, Dwars door Nederland cancelled, Miche management expects much from Rasmussen, cross news and more….

José Luís Arrieta (Ag2r-La Mondiale) is one of those old-school riders who enjoys working in the trenches and is simply content to live for the bike. A dying breed, perhaps, but Arrieta is glad to still be racing his bike.

MATTEO ALGERI
Riccardo Riccò returns to the peloton in March. His old sports director, Matteo Algeri, is still waiting to make his own comeback and believes Riccò deserves a lifetime ban.

Michael Rasmussen returns with the Italian Miche team.
Team owner says Dane cannot leave team during season.

Things You Can Do to Help Ensure Many Happy and Accident-Free Miles on Your Bike.

Judy Freeman is the newest member of the Kenda-Felt program.
Kenda-Felt team will ride Nine Series 29ers and prototype.

Iván Gutiérrez On Trofeo Deià, Trofeo Laigueglia Adds 4 GPMs, Cleveland, Ohio Velodrome Planned, Cervélo TestTeam, Dopers pay, Beppu Annuled, Coconut Water??

Bozic Papp
"My beloved Vuelta a Cuba is underway in the Pearl of the Antilles. Despite this being the fourth year since my last ride into Havana."

Big Bear stage details
Long, flat finish to Big Bear stage will minimize time gaps.


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Aaron Kemps has already shown why Fly V Australia signed him, by winning the Australian Criterium Championship. Kemps had a tough year in 2009 with his signing to Rock Racing not leading to much racing.
Australian squad could return to America’s biggest race.

Pozzato:"Boonen not unbeatable", Martin to build on 2009 success, Boonen to defend title in Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, Farrar takes a gamble in Qatar breakaway, more...


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"Believe it or not, there are lots of essential math problems I’ve brushed up on while sitting in the peloton."

Bobbi Jo Price won the women's Cat 4 race..
Bobbi Jo Price won the women's Cat 4 race.

"I agree with Mark Cavendish [who said called Riccò a 'parasite'] and Marco Pinotti, it makes me want to vomit that he [Riccò] is coming back." - Matteo Algeri RoadBikeAction

North American race briefs: 10-race Pro Tour series, Dairyland Tour adds field, Zabriskie zeros in on Tour of California, mopre...

Pekatch wins Israeli season opener, Coenen dies after brain tumor, Kenda-Felt team signs four riders for 2010, New downhill and cross country venues set for New Zealand Cup, more...

HelpaBikeShop.com Created as Marketing Tool for Retailers.

Clean out your wallet and ditch standard indoor trainers - the Tacx Bushido is far more engaging and entertaining
Entertaining and versatile trainer but extremely expensive and buggy software needs refinement.

1,400 Will Get Good News.

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Ritchey Design, Inc. is proud to announce the addition of the Webcor Builders woman’s pro cycling team to its roster of sponsored teams, along with renewed sponsorship agreements with professional teams Colavita/Baci presented by Cooking Light, Jamis-Sutter Home presented by Colavita and United Healthcare presented by Maxxis.

The Tour of America’s Dairyland presented by Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, an omnium bicycle race across 11 Southeastern Wisconsin cities, will include a Women’s 3/4 category, in addition to the Pro Women 1/2 category, in this year’s daily race schedule.


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2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule.
CyclingNews: USA team transfers.
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter.
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
Condron.us - interesting way to find blogs.
Classified - bikes and accessories for sale.
Archive - looking? it may be in the archive.
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February 10, 2010

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Could Taylor Phinney one day be a top American sprinter?


Yauheni Hutarovich (Française des Jeux) wins stage one of the Tour Méditerranéen
Just like he did in 2009, Belarussian Yauheni Hutarovich (FDJeux) won the opening stage of the Tour Méditerranéen in France on Wednesday.



Promising Portuguese talent Rui Costa (Caisse d’Epargne) delivered a big win in Wednesday’s fourth day of the Mallorca Challenge in the 143km stage starting and finishing in Deià.

Damian Martinez celebrates his third place finish with a champagne shower
Ubeto resumes winning ways in Cuba's first stage.


Australia's Tiffany Cromwell
It’s not just train, race, recover, repeat. There’s a lot more going on away from the road …

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New bike rack incorporates built-in locks and repair stand.

"In Qatar anything can happen. It's still all open for sure. We're going to fight until the very last stage." - Heinrich Haussler CyclingNews


Cycling 2010: complete calendar for the year ahead.
2009 UCI World Calendar: final standings.
Video: 2009 Year in Review.
2009 National Champions (recap).
Bicycle Tutor
Race Across America 2010 - A Simple Dream.
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (June 13th).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - a theme song? 
Back to the top
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With seven top ten finishes in “Hell of the North” including a second in 2005, the American is part of the rare breed of cyclists that posses a passion for the cobbled classics.

Costa takes victory in the 2009 Rui Costa vince in Messico
Ciolek Out For Two Months, Hutarovich Repeats In Stage 1 of Tour Méditerranéen , Costa Scores Mallorca Victory, RadioShack International, Ritchey Sponsors Webcor...



Levi Leipheimer
On the third day of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California, the peloton will return to the scene of one of 2009’s most dramatic moments: the climb up Bonny Doon Road.

Ciolek is the latest collarbone victim in Qatar
Armstrong to Ride Milano-Sanremo, Gerdemann Gets Mallorca Win, Tour of Qatar Claims Four Collarbones, Tour of California Releases Stage Details, Sevilla Skeptical of Rock Racing.

Talented Irish climber Dan Martin
Talented Irish climber Dan Martin will get his season underway today in the Tour of the Mediterranean.




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His battles with drugs and alcohol have become even more legendary that his battles on the road.
His battles with drugs and alcohol have become even more legendary that his battles on the road.


Dave Zabriskie, 2009 Tour of Missouri champion, seeks the top step of the Tour of California podium in 2010.
Dave Zabriskie, 2009 Tour of Missouri champion, seeks the top step of the Tour of California podium in 2010.


Sports Optical are the answer for loads of folks who want cycling specific glasses with prescription lenses
Sports Optical are the answer for loads of folks who want cycling specific glasses with prescription lenses.

Dominik Roels' Team Milram Focus Izalco.
Power transfer the key in 2010 flagship.

Force was launched as SRAM’s first foray into the road market.
SRAM truly went back to the drawing board with the new Force group, and while it still sits below Red, it is hardly in its shadow.

Lake is the newest brand in the Veltec Sports premium brand cycling portfolio. Lake joins Descente, Shebeest, Vredestein, Prologo and Enervit.




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Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter.
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February 9, 2010
"Freedom, fit, road feel, miles covered, inspiration, dependability."


Photo: Graham Watson
The second stage might shed some non-climbers.

Linus Gerdemann (Milram) outsprints Rafael Valls (Footon-Servetto) and Manuel Vazquez (Andalucia - Cajasur) for the victory.
Linus Gerdemann (Milram) outsprints Rafael Valls (Footon-Servetto) and Manuel Vazquez (Andalucia - Cajasur) for the victory.

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Hamme Natocriterium moves for growth; 3 days, 3 broken collarbones in Qatar; Leif Hoste fined for punch; Six Day and ‘Cross News.


Today's Tour of Qatar Stage 3 departs Dukhan at 12:45pm local time (10:45 CET or 4:45am U.S. Eastern).
Tom Boonen (Quick Step) takes the win on stage 3.
Tom Boonen (Quick Step) takes the win on stage 3.


Óscar Freire (Rabobank) was back in the winner’s circle Monday for the first time in nine months with victory in the second day of the Mallorca Challenge.

Steven Cozza (Garmin-Transitions) is keeping a positive attitude in spite of bad luck.
Garmin rider to have plate fitted after third fracture.

British Cycling adopts UCI's ban on earpiece radios in smaller races.

Frank Schleck
Nothing is as yet guaranteed, but Bjarne Riis’ ambition to continue onwards with a professional cycling team has moved a small step forward.





Cycling 2010: complete calendar for the year ahead.
2009 UCI World Calendar: final standings.
Video: 2009 Year in Review.
2009 National Champions (recap).
Bicycle Tutor
Race Across America 2010 - A Simple Dream.
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (June 13th).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - a theme song? 
Back to the top
HTC-Columbia & Garmin-Transitions
Proceeds raised through the auction go directly to the USA Cycling Development Foundation in support of the future of American cycling.


ALBERTO CONTADOR
Alberto Contador talks to Road Bike Action and Testrider.com about his new Specialized SL3 and what it will take to win the 2010 Tour de France.


Peat, Minnaar back for more winning action with Santa Cruz Syndicate, Spitz, Osl to race Aphrodite Trophy, TransRockies stage race adds UCI points, more...

BMC
BMC had a helluva strong team in 2009, but they've really stacked their deck for 2010.


In three days of racing in the winds at the Tour of Qatar, three men have broken their collarbones after crashing.


Rock Racing's Oscar Sevilla rode a great stage and took the spoils of the overall lead.
Spaniard and Colombian to stay if UCI grants team Continental status.

Cozza breaks collarbone in Qatar, Ullrich can hold on to Olympic gold medal, Sciandri pays respects to Ballerini, Sevilla and Peña cautious in commitment to Rock Racing, more...

Oscar Freire
Outsprinting Andre Griepel, the fastest rider in the Tour Down Under and the 2009 Vuelta a España, has handed Oscar Freire a boost in confidence.

Lauren Tamayo rode to a sixth-place overall finish in the Ladies Tour of Qatar.
Lauren Tamayo rode to a sixth-place overall finish in the Ladies Tour of Qatar.



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Lance Armstrong has confirmed to race organizers RCS Sport that he plans to participate in the season's opening Classic
Lance Armstrong has confirmed to race organizers RCS Sport that he plans to participate in the season's opening Classic.

The Sky team studies the road book.
26 rider team limits global reach of British team.

Hilary Billington was a member of the Lip Smacker Team.
Hilary Billington's plan to boost opportunities for women cyclists.

Stage 1: Nevada City to Sacramento, Stage 2: Davis to Santa Rosa.


Van Garderen made a good impression on HTC recruiters.
Tejay Van Garderen made his professional debut in Sunday’s opening day of the Mallorca Challenge, safely finishing 69th in the main field proudly wearing the HTC-Columbia team colors.

Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile) salutes from the podium
IOC says only remote possibility of re-opening doping investigation.

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Sleek and attractive looking (with breathable black mesh and sparkly silver zippers), one might think they were made for posing in a Madonna video.

"In Qatar anything can happen. It's still all open for sure. We're going to fight until the very last stage." - Heinrich Haussler CyclingNews


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Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter.
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
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February 8, 2010
Micheal Ball's Rock Racing team submitted paperwork for a Continental license to the UCI.



"In Qatar anything can happen. It's still all open for sure. We're going to fight until the very last stage." - Heinrich Haussler CyclingNews

Oscar Freire was reunited with victory after 280 days in the second race of the Challenge de Mallorca.
Freire Takes Mallorca Victory, Bettini Remembers Ballerini, Schleck Delays Start to Season, Ullrich to Keep Gold.

New collegiate time trial rules were in effect as the Southeast Collegiate Cycling Conference began its season with a race in sunny Gainesville, Florida, on Saturday and Sunday.

Accident puts Godfrey’s nationals campaign in doubt, Meares managing fatigue ahead of worlds, Parker perfect in world record ride, Bobridge blasts his way into history, more...

American Tejay Van Garderen before the 2009 World Championships
Challenge Mallorca a learning experience for American.

All potential UCI registered track teams must submit all paperwork to USA Cycling by March 11.
All potential UCI registered track teams must submit all paperwork to USA Cycling by March 11.

Speculations about Eddy Merckx and cancer, cycling mourns to loss of Franco Ballerini, news updates and results from Mallorca:


This week’s racing brings the Mallorca Challenge, the Tour Mediterranéen and the Tour of Qatar.

Heinrich Haussler (Cervélo TestTeam), 25, wants to represent Australia at the World Championships
Cervelo Test Team vows to fight despite one-minute penalty.

Steurs celebrates at the line.
Graham Watson’s gallery from Stage 2 of the 2010 Tour of Qatar.

Geert Steurs (Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator)
Geert Steurs (Topsport) wins Stage 2 of the Tour of Qatar.

Óscar Freire wins the sprint to take the Trofeo Cala Millor.

Shimano Alivio 9-speed
Budget nine-speed group for mountain bikers.

Drinking just two or more sweetened soft drinks a week increases risk.


Cycling 2010: complete calendar for the year ahead.
2009 UCI World Calendar: final standings.
Video: 2009 Year in Review.
2009 National Champions (recap).
Bicycle Tutor
Race Across America 2010 - A Simple Dream.
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (June 13th).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - a theme song? 
Back to the top

Amy Dombroski
"Want to see the future of U.S. women’s cyclocross? All signs suggest that Amy Dombroski will figure prominently."




Taylor Phinney and the Trek-Livestrong team take on the big boys on February 7 in the Tour of Qatar.
Certain dates in cycling history have earned far greater importance than others - among them February 7, which saw an inauspicious debut and an untimely departure.


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"I made the mistake of becoming a bike racer.” 

Australian sprinter pleased with performance at national titles.

Edvald Boasson Hagen
Arvesen crash a blow to Team Sky's spring campaign.


Ask RC: Selecting the Right Aerobars
If you are just starting to ride with aerobars an up-turned design will make your bike more stable and easier to control while you are in the aero position.



Valverde is happy to back home in Spain
Ballerini Dies In Rally Accident, McEwen Takes Mallorca Opener, Valverde Kicks Off European Season, Dumoulin Comes Back to Win Etoile de Bessèges, Petacchi Gets Another Win.

“Utah is a prime distribution point,”
Specialized decided to move its West Coast distribution center from its headquarters in Morgan Hill, California, to Salt Lake City.



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Drug Search 1.3
DrugSearch 1.3 hooks into WADA's banned substance list.

Vuelta a Guatemala winner Velásquez's B-sample positive, Katusha signs contract with Mikhaylo Khalilov, Belgians remember Ballerini, more...


Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Slipstream)
US sprinter goes deep in 2010 debut.

Kurt Alse Arvesen comes out in the Norwegian Champion's kit
Crashes out on second stage.


Martinelli praises the Spaniard’s ability to learn and his humility
Italian directeur sportif Giuseppe Martinelli, who guided Marco Pantani to his victories in the 1998 Giro d’Italia and Tour de France, has spoken glowingly of Astana team leader Alberto Contador.

The light can be fastened almost anywhere with two Velcro straps.
"The light can be fastened almost anywhere with two Velcro straps."

Shimano Alfine 11-speed hub gear
Lighter, smoother and off-road ready.

A new national track series aims to rally the best of the best – tracks and racers – for a chance to be named ATRA’s National Champion. The American Track Racing Association (ATRA) National Championship Series includes 11 events across the country.

5700 Series Crankset
Concealed cables as 105 follows Ultegra and Dura-Ace.

Alessandro Ballan
The decision to sign with BMC Racing Team was relatively easy for Alessandro Ballan. It was based on a desire to try something new.

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Samuel Dumoulin, Little Big Man on the podium.


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2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule.
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Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter.
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
Condron.us - interesting way to find blogs.
Classified - bikes and accessories for sale.
Archive - looking? it may be in the archive.
Health and Fitness - also training information.
Tips and Safety - what to watch out for.

February 7, 2010
It was harsh winter welcome home for Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå.
Mono sidelines Gunn-Rita's training partner.



Haussler judged to have pushed teammate, race jury hands team one-minute penalty.

Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) in the leader's jersey at the 2010 Tour of Qatar
Edvald Boasson Hagen claims opening leader's jersey.


Neil proved that it is about the bike, using Trek's do-it-yourself Project One system to spec and colour co-ordinate a super high-end road bike
"Trek's custom option isn't cheap, but the bottom line is it rides beautifully."

Sven Nys beats World Champion Zdenek Stybar in battle of the giants. Kevin Pauwels third.

Arnaud Jouffroy and Marianne Vos winners in the sand of Lille.

A healthy looking Eddy Merckx talks to Fabian Cancellara in Qatar.
Cycling legend looks healthy as he watches the racing in Qatar.

Mountain biker Tyler Allison lights the Olympic Cauldron in Whistler, British Columbia, in advance of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
17-year-old Allison does the honors in Whistler.

Toronto had it too good for too long.



Cycling 2010: complete calendar for the year ahead.
2009 UCI World Calendar: final standings.
Video: 2009 Year in Review.
2009 National Champions (recap).
Bicycle Tutor
Race Across America 2010 - A Simple Dream.
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (June 13th).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - a theme song? 
Back to the top
Trek-Livestrong tackles its first TTT. Photo: Ben Delaney
It was a day of firsts for Trek-Livestrong at the 2010 Tour of Qatar.


Franco Ballerini after Paris-Roubaix
Racers, friends, teammates saddened by his passing.

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Former Paris-Roubaix winner and Italian national coach Franco Ballerini has died from injuries suffered in a rally car accident on Sunday.

The new group comes with a choice of 165, 170, 172.5 or 175mm crankarms.
Marginally lighter, but 10 percent cheaper.

Dan Lloyd, Cervelo Test Team, 2010Cervelo Test Team rider still riding after crash on opening stage.

Nolf's parents still mourn son's death in Qatar, Brad Wiggins targets first win with Team Sky, Merckx reveals cancer history, more...

Evelyn Stevens at the USA Cycling Women's U23 Track Camp
Kim Anderson, Evelyn Stevens, Amber Rais, Liz Hatch, Audrey Lemieux, Julie Beveridge, Karol-Ann Canuel, Veronica Leal and Laura Morfin.


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The Runner and I finished the Death Valley Trail marathon.

Wiggins aiming at the Tour with Sky
Wiggins is keen to prove that last year’s fourth place was no fluke.

Richie Porte, Andy Schleck and Matti Breschel share a joke.
Saxo Bank star returns to Luxembourg for tests, expected to return at Ruta Del Sol.

“It’s sad that my faith in him [Wiggins] during the first year didn’t mean enough to him for him to stick it out.” - Jonathan Vaughters VeloNation
"There was a lot of bullshit post announcement from their point of view." - Bradley Wiggins CyclingNews 

Nicholas Roche (AG2R La Mondiale) and Daniel Lloyd (Cervelo TestTeam)
Slimmed-down Irishman wants to step up a level.

Bradley Wiggins answers questions
Briton reveals attention to detail as the secret of success.


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Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter.
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
Condron.us - interesting way to find blogs.
Classified - bikes and accessories for sale.
Archive - looking? it may be in the archive.
Health and Fitness - also training information.
Tips and Safety - what to watch out for.

February 6, 2010

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The Boulevard road race in San Diego county is the unofficial kick-off to southern California racing.


Sastre Training Hard, Focused on TT
Merckx: ‘I've Never Had Cancer,’ Sastre Training Hard, Focused on TT, Sanchez Gears Up for Season, Molmy Takes Stage Four of Etoile de Bessèges, Wild Card Teams Announced.

It may not be the Italian season opener any longer, but the Etruscan race is still ruled by the same King.

The star's queen stage upsets the G.C. - Young Gun Arnaud Molmy takes the stage and coral jersey of race leader after Samuel Dumoulin is relegated in the sprint finish.


Bradley Wiggins
Despite Wiggins’ fourth place in the 2009 Tour de France, and the fact that this time around he is building his entire season around the race, Vaughters feels that his former rider won’t have things his way so much come July.


Andy Schleck wins
Tour de France hopeful Andy Schleck unperturbed by Valverde and Evans' early form.

BIKE GUY: COMPRESSION WORKS
"The Skins Bib riding tights with the Elastic Interface Technology pad are without a doubt the best I have ever worn."

Bike-sharing hits Minneapolis streets
Borrow a bike with the swipe of a card.


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What bike, that you’ve owned and ridden, has been your absolute favorite and why?


Cycling 2010: complete calendar for the year ahead.
2009 UCI World Calendar: final standings.
Video: 2009 Year in Review.
2009 National Champions (recap).
Bicycle Tutor
Race Across America 2010 - A Simple Dream.
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (June 13th).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - a theme song? 
Back to the top
A Chat With The World Champion
Fresh off the BMC Racing Team’s training camp in California, Cadel Evans talks.

"Nobody knows if (gene doping has) happened yet."


A Focus On Team BMC Pro Cycling
The one thing that is impossible not to notice is that the BMC Pro Cycling team means business.

Eddy Merckx is always a star, wherever he goes.
Stomach issues were not cancer according to former Belgian cyclist.

Cycling legend Eddy Merckx said Saturday that his health has been good since successfully battling intestinal cancer several years ago.

Frederiek Nolf died in his sleep
The Tour of Qatar starts on Sunday, and for one family in Belgium the 2010 race will mark a sad anniversary.

“It’s sad that my faith in him [Wiggins] during the first year didn’t mean enough to him for him to stick it out.” - Jonathan Vaughters VeloNation
"There was a lot of bullshit post announcement from their point of view." - Bradley Wiggins CyclingNews 

VeloNews.com will be following neo-pro rider Kirk Carlsen throughout the season as the 22-year-old rider races and trains around the world.


Tom Boonen is lined up with a few of his Quick Step teammates.
Quick Step leader wants TTT success on Sunday.

Steve Peat (Santa Cruz Syndicate)
World Champion extends with current team.



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Diving into the forest on the Avenue of the Giants.

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Dutch Cycling is slowly coming around, thanks to an investment in talented youth.


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Aprés Velo has been recognized as one of the most innovative new brands in sports by the ISPO BrandNew Awards, the world’s largest sporting goods and sportstyle trade fair.

Vinokourov, with Contador, new teammate Oscar Pereiro (r) and Astana manager Yvon Sanquer at a December training camp.
Alexander Vinokourov believes he can do with Alberto Contador what he could never do with Jan Ullrich: beat Lance Armstrong.


Tour of Murcia bars Italian teams, Crashes topple hopes for Gilmore, Leleivyte in Qatar, 16 teams gain UCI wild card status, Men's teams arrive in Qatar, more...

CARDOSO Manuel Antonio Leal
Mario Gianetti’s Footon- Servetto team for LTDL will be fronted by Manuel Cardoso.

Brit speaks out after recent criticism from David Millar.


Fumiyuki Beppu, clearly happy to have his team sorted out for 2010
Fumiyuki Beppu, clearly happy to have his team sorted out for 2010.

Mountain bike pioneers and Trips for Kids supporters gather at a past Brews, Bikes and Bucks party.
Mountain bike legends Fisher, Ritchey, Overend among those expected to attend.

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February 5, 2010
Lance Armstrong bound for Sun City, plenty of riders hitting the disabled list, Schleck’s sticking together and more….

Marvulli and Aeschbach were solid, but a notch below the top two pairings.
Marvulli and Aeschbach were solid, but a notch below the top two pairings.


Lizzie Armitstead given the all clear after Qatar crash, Copenhagen Six, Brits in Qatar, Track Worlds and more...

2008 Tour de France - Stage Three
Cofidis rider Samuel Dumoulin outsprinted Borut Bozic to end his quest for a third stage win at the Etoile de Bessèges on Friday.

Despite winning the overall twice, it was Kirsten Wild's first stage win in Qatar
Despite winning the overall twice, it was Kirsten Wild's first stage win in Qatar.

Luxembourg’s Franck Schleck said Friday he wanted to continue to race in the same team as his 2009 Tour de France runner-up brother Andy despite doubts over the future of their Saxo Bank team.

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Registration is now open for Trek’s Dirt Series mountain bike skills camps for women.

"I was very impressed by the vineyards in Santa Rosa area and the beautiful hills of Southern California. It’s quite different from Europe. Everything is so big and there are such wide open spaces." - Alessandro Ballan USCyclingReport

Fränk Schleck
Fränk Schleck thinks he can win the Tour de France this year.

Colnago’s new EPS MTBK comes in at a cool 5.74 kilograms for $14,599 AUD.
Colnago’s new EPS MTBK comes in at a cool 5.74 kilograms.


The first ride back is the hardest of them all.

2008 Olympic and World Champion Nicole Cooke on the podium in Monzambano after winning the Giro del Trentino in 2009.
Olympic champion chooses National team over Noris.


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Tour of Murcia: No Italian Teams, Dumoulin Takes Stage Three at Besseges, Frank Wants to Stick With Andy, Hovelijnck Returns to Racing, Miller, TIBCO Start Season in Napa.


The Tour of Missouri
The Tour of Missouri is one of several of the world's top stage races set to return on the 2010 USA Cycling Pro Tour Calendar.

Rasa Leleivyte in the blue best young rider jersey was one of the crash victims.
Final stage pile-up just one wreck of many.

The route chosen for this 48 minute production is in the San Francisco area.
The route chosen for this 48 minute production is in the San Francisco area.


Three weeks in induced coma with skull fracture in 2009.

Belgian Gianni Meersman (Française des Jeux) was just 15 seconds off the pace.
Return of back and leg problems thought solved by 2009 surgery.


Brooke Miller will lead a four-rider Team TIBCO/To the Top contingent into the first major NorCal race of the year Sunday, the Cherry Pie Criterium in Napa.

Villumsen to make debut in kiwi colors,
Aussie King ready for Trek-Livestrong debut in Qatar, Armstrong adds South African trip to schedule, more...

The Race
Aimed at beginner riders or those who want a cheap hack bike.

The record cold blasting Spain hasn’t kept 2008 Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre from training hard.

the rear hub with its three flange design.
The rear hub with its three flange design.


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What was the make and model of the $11,000 bike recently stolen in Issaquah, WA?What was the make and model of the $11,000 bike recently stolen in Issaquah, WA?



Shimano are bringing out a revised version of their 105 road groupset in time for summer
5700 series kit looks better value than ever.



No one...not Nydam, not his doctors, not his BMC team...knows if or when Scott might be racing his bike again.
No one...not Nydam, not his doctors, not his BMC team...knows if or when Scott might be racing his bike again.



Italian champion Filippo Pozzato was one of the strongest riders in last year’s first spring Classics
Italian champion Filippo Pozzato was one of the strongest riders in last year’s first spring Classics.

If the classics are known for the cobbles and the bergs, the Tour of Qatar is known for the wind.

The De Rosa - Stac Plastic team of race leader Matteo Montaguti sets tempo.
De Rosa-Stac Plastic, Voralberg don't make the cut.

Luca Damiani (Italy)
Team launches 'FREE LUCA' fundraiser.


The Falcon is ideal for a racer or aggressive club rider
The Falcon is ideal for a racer or aggressive club rider who is looking for an alternative to carbon.
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February 4, 2010

Philippe Gilbert is not lacking in confidence for the spring classics
Stage Swap for Critérium International, Voigt Won't Defend C.I. Title, Gilbert Ready for the Classics, Bozic Takes Two at Bessèges, Ciolek Targets Qatar.


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After taking second in yesterday’s stage, Italian Georgia Bronzini has won the second stage of the Tour of Qatar.




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Following a breakthrough 2009 season, highlighted by a mountaintop stage victory in the Vuelta a España, it’s no surprise that Ryder Hesjedal is hungry for more.

Time-trialling sensation Taylor Phinney to make for some formidable opposition in the opening team test.

Talented young Irish climber Dan Martin
Talented young Irish climber Dan Martin is heading into his third pro season aiming to improve on very solid performances in 2008 and 2009.

Paceline Products has reached an agreement with Grease Monkey Wipes to distribute their products to retailers throughout the United States.


The Bike Cooperative has added its 18th supporting vendor, with Topolino Technology now a supplier partner.

Clément's new Crusade PDX.
Clement returns to production.

Trek-Livestrong's Ben King says hello
Oman better suited to Armstrong’s squad.



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A recently broken leg won’t keep Versus commentator Bob Roll from the Tour de France this summer, and likely won’t prevent him from helping the cable network cover Paris-Nice, which starts March 7.



Steve Bauer
Squad announcements for upcoming races from Quick Step, Ceramica Flaminia and Ag2R ; Gert Steegmans wants to get paid; David Kopp returns; Steve Bauer aiming for Canada-based Pro Tour team and more.



Robbie McEwen
Mental energy recharged after an enforced break from racing.

Le Grand Loop is a 5,000 km (3,100mi) long ultra-endurance style bicycle race. Single stage, the clock never stops.

Alessandro Ballan
Former world champion Alessandro Ballan.


LeMond, at the Floyd Landis hearing in 2006. AFP file photo.
Attorney Jamie DiBoise planned to call some noted Armstrong critics to testify at the trial, which had been scheduled to start less than four weeks from now in a Minnesota federal court.. And in October DiBoise took a three-hour deposition from Armstrong’s ex-wife, asking whether she had ever seen Armstrong use doping products (a question she declined to answer on her lawyer’s advice).

Gert Steegmans (RadioShack)
Dispute stemming from refusal to sign team's anti-doping charter.



A built-in dealer locater connects users to the closest Electra dealer through the iPhone’s GPS.


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Valverde hails from the Murcia region of Spain
"There will be no Italian teams participating [in the Tour of Murcia] because Valverde is not welcome [to race] in that country [Italy]."


Felt has increased the stiffness of the latest AR-series bikes for 2010, making them more in keeping with the F-series line
"Reasonably light, stiff under power, comfortable, and if you believe Felt's claims, fast enough to more than offset its modest weight disadvantage. Plus its speedy appearance will help you look the part."




The Future? Riders relied on shouted instructions during a one-stage radio ban at last year
USA Cycling’s COO Sean Petty says that only time will tell whether the race radio ban is a good thing for American racing.

Lance Armstrong, Tour Down Under 2010
Lance Armstrong has confirmed his attendance at the Cape Argus Cycle Tour in South Africa, the world's largest timed mass-participation cycle event.

Gee, Dan and Rachel Atherton (Team Commencal)
Siblings aiming for world titles in 2010.

"I was very impressed by the vineyards in Santa Rosa area and the beautiful hills of Southern California. It’s quite different from Europe. Everything is so big and there are such wide open spaces." - Alessandro Ballan USCyclingReport

Rapha's Classics Pack--four items
If you love someone who rides, any of these items will make the perfect gift.

Joanne Kiesanowski (New Zealand) in action during the women
Shanks in strong road race squad.

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February 3, 2010

Greg LeMond speaks to reporters
Greg LeMond speaks to reporters.

Lance Armstrong expected to go up against Evans and Sanchez at Criterium International, Cervelo makes Euro debut at Etoile de Besseges, US bans radios at NRC races, results from Italy and Qatar and more.

there's a whole lot more to BMC pre-season camp than just riding bikes.
There's a whole lot more to BMC pre-season camp than just riding bikes.


Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team) wins the first stage of the Etoile de Bessèges.
Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team) wins the first stage of the Etoile de Bessèges.

Rasa Leleivyte (Safi Pasta) salutes after her victory in Al Khor.
Rasa Leleivyte (Safi Pasta) salutes after her victory in Al Khor.

US rider Amber Rais has suffered a fractured pelvis while out training with the national team on the eve of the Ladies Tour of Qatar.

HTC-Columbia's women's team for 2010
Noris Cycling awarded licence, teams from Sweden and Norway make debuts.

Dave Zabriskie (Garmin-Slipstream) on the way to his overall win.
Vaughters confident US time trial champion can step up at California and Tour de France.

Team Katusha’s Grand Tour contender Kim Kirchen
“Frankly, the Tour is not the place for that.”

"Cycling isn’t for women, it hurts too much." - Riccardo Ricco PEZ

Tasmanian Belinda Goss added to an impressive list of victories when she collected her fourth straight points race gold medal at the Australian Track Cycling Championships.


Elite Men's podium in Tabor, from left: Vantornout, Stybar, Nys © Bart Hazen
Elite Men's podium in Tabor, from left: Vantornout, Stybar, Nys © Bart Hazen.

Coryn Rivera sports her 25th US champion's jersey.
Go nuts for women's cycling!






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DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - a theme song? 
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Indurain looks for Contador to repeat his "success" at the Tour de France
Beppu Free to Join RadioShack, Indurain Backs Contador, Bozic Takes Etoile de Besseges Opener, Nature Valley Increases Sponsorship of Bike Festival, Bikes and Art Mix in Amsterdam.


Spaniard Oscar Sevilla
With no response to requests for more information from the team's press officer, Velonation - like many others - has as yet been unable to confirm the Rock Racing partnership with the Murcia region of Spain.


Dan Martin
2010 is going to be a very important year for Irishman Dan Martin.

Fumiyuki Beppu will no longer be riding for Skil-Shimano
Skil-Shimano has finally agreed to annul Japanese rider Fumiyuki Beppu's contract one year early.


Bobridge (SA) after setting his blistering time in the men's individual pursuit qualifiers
Bobridge (SA) after setting his blistering time in the men's individual pursuit qualifiers.

Santa Rosa (where it rained most days) and Agoura Hills north of Los Angeles (where it sunned most days),
The team was on a two week camp split between Santa Rosa (where it rained most days) and Agoura Hills north of Los Angeles (where it sunned most days).

Chris Davies, has now cycled a record 906,900 miles in 60 years, the highest known recorded cycling mileage in the UK, if not the world.


Sidi has a thing for creating special edition shoes
Sidi has a thing for creating special edition shoes.

Bob Mionske
Cycling attorney Bob Mionske says the punishment doesn't often fit the crime in bike-car collisions.

GB starlet suffers debut from hell on disastrous day for Cervélo Brits.

Emma Pooley (Cervelo TestTeam) during her solo break, which lasted over 50 kilometres.
Funding the issue for Italian women's race.

Gran Fondo Boulder rescheduled for October.


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"Since my last conversation with Floyd Landis his luck has turned around."

Scott Nydam (BMC Racing Team)
Effects of multiple concussions put Nydam at risk.

Selene Yeager, author of Every Woman's Guide to Cycling:
Is it selfish to choose cycling over other responsibilities?


Two Belgian legends
Tom Boonen is looking for a smoother ride following a 2009 season that spiked and dipped like the Dow Jones.

André Greipel has admitted that he personally hopes Mark Cavendish moves
His comments are unlikely to endear himself to HTC Columbia owner Bob Stapleton, but German sprinter André Greipel has admitted that he personally hopes Mark Cavendish moves to Team Sky for 2011.



The Hed Jet 4 C2s
The Hed Jet 4 C2s offers exceptional overall performance that few wheels can match.

Young Tasmanian demonstrates great potential at national titles.

Niels Albert (BKCP Powerplus) back in his plain team kit, wins in Maldegem.
Belgian back on track after Sunday's disappointment.

Norco will sponsor 15 mountain bikers on four squads for the 2010 racing season.

X-rays confirm no fractures for British pro after crash on first stage of Etoile de Besseges.

The Merida Flight Centre mountain bike team goes pink to raise money to fight breast cancer and benefit the McGrath Foundation.
Mountain bike team raises funds for fight against breast cancer.

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February 2, 2010
Bob Roll was seriously injured in a skiing accident.


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From: "A Study Of Champions : Cadel & Lance"

Kirsten Wild leads a powerful Cervélo TestTeam to the Tour of Qatar tomorrow to defend the race that she won a year ago.

American cycling star George Hincapie
For the first time in his pro career, American cycling star George Hincapie will have his own name on the front of his jersey.


Raleigh have committed to a three year sponsorship plan
Raleigh has committed to a three year sponsorship plan.


All category winners at the Trans Andes
All category winners at the Trans Andes.


Two American teams take mixed and women's category titles.

Cadel Evans
As Tour de France runner-up in 2007 and 2008, and current World champion, Cadel Evans ought to be one of the first names on the Tour organisers list.

Garmin-Transitions’ Jack Bobridge claimed his second individual pursuit title in emphatic style Tuesday.

Team Hotel San José (c)Laura Reed
Team Hotel San José heads into the 2010 season with a solid roster of riders and some promising newcomers who are ready to build on the success the team enjoyed in 2009.


Rolf Prima Aspin wheels
Rolf Prima Aspin wheels.


A record 4,500 riders have signed up for the 2010 Etape Caledonia, the Scottish cyclo-sportive run on closed roads that was temporarily halted last year due to sabotage.


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Race radios for riders will be banned in nearly all USA Cycling road and track races going forward.


Cadel Evans (BMC), Lance Armstrong and Mauro Santambrogio (BMC) ride during stage two of the Tour Down Under
Armstrong, Evans to face steep start in Corsica.



USA Cycling will offer a free webinar on Feb. 16
USA Cycling will offer a free webinar on Feb. 16 to help new cyclists prepare for their very first bike race.

"Cycling isn’t for women, it hurts too much." - Riccardo Ricco PEZ



Team Contentpolis.
Reports troubled teams will unite as Mexican-registered Continental squad.

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Daniel Martin started life as a British junior cyclist. He even won the British junior road title in 2004 at the age of 17.


Massimo Losio (pictured, left), CEO of Selle Royal, and Mr Liu Jiangjun (pictured, right),
Selle Royal S.p.A. has signed a binding agreement to purchase a majority interest in Justek, the largest bicycle saddle manufacturer in China.


USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships
USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships.


Former industry publisher, David Priestley is returning to the industry with the Web site, Bike Trade News.



Marco Pantani (Mercatone Uno) rode his custom Bianchi to victory in both the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia in 1998.
Marco Pantani (Mercatone Uno) rode his custom Bianchi to victory in both the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia in 1998.



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Zirbel
Talks of life beyond pro cycling.



The European media weigh in on Armstrong’s chances in the 2010 Tour de France.

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The agreement spells out an end to all legal proceedings between LeMond and Trek.



Thor Hushovd
Tour de France Maillot Vert Thor Hushovd has decided to delay the start of his season due to illness, and will consequently not line out in the Etoile de Besseges tomorrow.

The Gator Hardshell is available in casings as wide as 28mm for surer traction and a better ride in questionable early spring conditions.
Wide casings and ample puncture protection for springtime training.

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The Portland State Cycling Club is the best cycling club in America right now. Just ask USA Cycling.

The Salsa Vaya road adventure bike
Brand new from Salsa, already oversold in the US.

The fines levied this week against former Giro d’Italia winner Danilo Di Luca reflect the greater latitude recent rule changes have given the UCI in handing down penalties, the governing body noted Tuesday.

Well-known as one of the founders of what is now the Tour of Nevada City Bike Shop, 53-year-old Rogers died Sunday
One of the founders of what is now the Tour of Nevada City Bike Shop, 53-year-old Rogers died Sunday after being hit on Highway 174 as he pedaled up the steep, winding grade from the Bear River toward Colfax in Placer County.

Steve Parke
Parke will oversee all international and domestic sales activity for ASI’s six brands: Fuji, Kestrel, SE, Breezer, Terry Precision and Oval Concepts.

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February 1, 2010


Ina-Yoko Teutenberg
HTC-Columbia veteran Ina-Yoko Teutenberg is startlingly forthright, fiercely protective of her teammates and profoundly driven to win.





Giuseppe Muraglia (CDC Cavaliere) celebrates his victory in Catanzaro.
Giuseppe Muraglia (CDC Cavaliere) celebrates his victory in Catanzaro.


Cadel
BMC have a long-term plan, apparently, to join the big show, and DS John Lelangue has chosen the classics as a way to ratchet up the progress.


5:00 pm lunch-time view. Sure, now the sun is shining.
Tough weather forces course changes on penultimate day.

Swiss precision comes to Agoura Hills
Swiss precision comes to Agoura Hills as Road Bike Action talks with Cadel Evans and takes a close look at BMC's new team bikes.

"So I have 3 months in OZ which is a little shorter than previous years."

Meares has been told to rest for a week. (Getty Images: Robert Cianflone)
Meares has been told to rest for a week. (Getty Images: Robert Cianflone)

Kevin Hines uses his technical prowess to keep speed through the sand © Gregg Germer - ChainringTours.com
Kevin Hines uses his technical prowess to keep speed through the sand © Gregg Germer - ChainringTours.com

American champion Tim Johnson (USA) moved up dramatically in the field to 14th place
National champion Johnson top finisher in Tabor.

Tim Johnson was the top elite male finisher in Tabor at 14th.
Tim Johnson was the top elite male finisher in Tabor at 14th.

The collegiate cycling season kicked off this weekend with the University of Arizona Criterium in Tucson.

Paris-Nice Cycling Race
The teams have been announced for the 2010 edition of Paris-Nice.



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Can world road champ Cadel Evans (BMC) win the Giro d’Italia or Tour de France before it’s too late? He thinks so.

Marco Pantani (Mercatone Uno) rode his custom Bianchi to victory in both the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia in 1998.
Marco Pantani (Mercatone Uno) rode his custom Bianchi to victory in both the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia in 1998.



Johan Van Summeren at the Garmin-Transition training camp in Calpe, Spain.
Belgian motivated by move to Garmin-Transitions.


Andy Claflin was suffering from saddle sores as he competed in the Race Across America.

Adam missed the Tour last year, but relished the Vuelta.
Adam missed the Tour last year, but relished the Vuelta.


Rebecca Romero is the star signing of the new Orbea-For Goodness Shakes! squad
Rebecca Romero is the star signing of the new Orbea-For Goodness Shakes! squad.

Steve Cummings
Confidence buoyed by Steve Cummings’ fine fourth place yesterday in GP Cycliste la Marseillaise.

Germany's Philipp Walsleben (BKCP-Power Plus)
Belgian TV alleged Walsleben departed from cross Worlds due to high blood values.




Current US Professional Criterium Champion John Murphy steps up to ProTour level competition in 2010 for BMC Racing.
USPRO crit champ excited about racing in Europe.

Justin Williams has a lot to smile about as he heads into the new season with Trek-LiveSTRONG.

Hincapie Sportswear has hired Will Mahler as retail sales representatives for the brand in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.

Floyd Landis may have issued a barely-veiled public threat
Floyd Landis may have issued a barely-veiled public threat.


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Men's scratch podium (l-r): Hayden Godfrey (New Zealand), 2nd; Zach Bell (Canada), 1st ; Werner Riebenbauer (Austria), 3rd.
Kiwi hopeful of return in time for worlds.

Czech Republic Cyclocross Worlds
Note from the ‘Cross Worlds, Vogodny denied license, Milan-San Remo to follow same course and more.

Ian Moir and Kit Karzen
Ian Moir and Kit Karzen were eighth in the UIV Talent Cup at the Berlin Six-Day.

"Cycling isn’t for women, it hurts too much." - Riccardo Ricco PEZ

Danilo Di Luca
Danilo Di Luca draws a two-year suspension after testing positive for CERA during the 2009 Giro.


Astana, Caisse d’Epargne and Footon Servetto will make the trip to Malaysia
Astana, Caisse d’Epargne and Footon Servetto will make the trip to Malaysia.

Carbon fibre sprung pedals
Carbon fiber sprung pedals.

The Cateye Hybrid light
The Cateye Hybrid light stores solar energy in a rechargeable battery with back up power coming from a standard AA battery.

German Tony Martin (Columbia-HTC) in the best young rider's white jersey.
German needed rest to heal knee problems caused by overtraining.


Frankie doing his duties as commentator: a great fit for the affable former racer.
Frankie doing his duties as commentator: a great fit for the affable former racer.

A newly published economic study compiles hard data on the state of the bicycle industry in Europe for the first time.

Blackgrove and Hutchings at the end of the Trust House Tour ©RoadCycling.co.nz
Heath Blackgrove is heading back to his US based Team Hotel San José and is taking Logan Hutchings with him to Austin, Texas this year.

He was rear-ended by a driver traveling in the same direction.

EnergySport Norge AS of Roskilde, Denmark is now an authorized distributor of Zipp products in the Norwegian market.
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