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Archive: October 2010
October 31, 2010
GVA Trophy Koppenbergcross at Oudenaarde
GVA Trophy Cyclocross - Koppenbergcross Oudenaarde will be shown LIVE Monday, with coverage scheduled to start when the Elite Men race gets underway at 15:00 CET (10am U.S. Eastern).

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Damiano Cunego was 22 when he won he Giro much to teammate Gilberto’s Simoni’s disgust.

Cross-tumes
Utah continues to confound even after 25 years.

Georgia Gould scores a solid win as Katie Compton abandons following her second crash in two days.

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"Sometimes the NYPD's inanity is so perfect, so immaculately risible, that you just want to burst into applause and toss a bouquet of roses onto the hood of a squad car. Today is one of those days."

Thor Hushovd
Danish manager ready for whatever the future holds in 2011.

The lone winner: Zdenek Štybar (Telenet-Fidea)
Can the world champion win Koppenbergcross too?

Bicycle Tutor
On The Road: Bicycle Safety
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - some humor.
Video: Ride Right
The only flashes of any color you could see on anyone was the whites of eye, or the sheen of teeth in post-race smiles.
When you mention the words "Cross Crusade" around Portland, Oregon, your reactions are somewhat mixed, but generally along the same lines: a raising of the eyebrows, a pensive "ahhh", eyes askance as memories flow in, and usually a big, fat, smile.

“As long as there is not a guaranteed window of time that you cannot be tested, then the drug can be detected. That could be useful.” -  Jonathan Vaughters VeloNation

Cavendish
Briton believes he can fight for gold regardless.

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Armstrong victorious in 2009 at Leadville 100.

Valjavec
Ag2r and others won’t take him on due to unresolved biological passport case.

All the gossip, all the news right here including Japan Cup results, Criterium Chihuahua results (yes that's the real name), heaps of transfers and team news plus why you need interval training.

PezCyclingNews.com
Di Luca
Di Luca's doping past creates problems for him and his potential team.

Alberto Contador during his press conference as he tries to explain how his urine sample became contaminated with clenbuterol
Basso wins the criterium as Rubiera retires.

Vaughters
Garmin-Transitions manager says out-of-hours testing has been used on his team.

Clark Fork resident Bob Best, former racing cyclist, says these days he enjoys piloting his small plane and riding a bicycle for pleasure.
“If I were to write a book my title would be ‘It’s All About the Bike’, ” said Best. “It is because of all the hard (cycling) training that I have been able to accomplish what I have in life.”

Damiano Cunego (Lampre) was aggressive again, but did not have enough for a stage win.
Italian to start training on Monday.

World champion Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) keeps his unbeaten streak intact, winning the Superprestige Zonhoven ahead of teammate Kevin Pauwels and Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet).

Helen Wyman (Kona), Daphny van den Brand (ZZPR.nl) and Sanne van Paassen (BrainWash)
British champion aims for podium in Koppenberg, European Championships.

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October 30, 2010
Wendy Simms (Frontrunners) racing ahead of Miller on the barriers
The national champ rides away from the competition on the second lap in Boulder.

Fabian Cancellara on podium, Tour de France 2010, stage 6
The still unnamed Luxembourg-based team of Fränk and Andy Schleck is edging towards the announcement of Fabian Cancellara's contract.

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The Verona component maker is often known as Campy by American fans. French riders call it "Campa" and the British say "Campag", with a hard G at the end.

Sastre
Spanish rider says he’s undecided about which Grand Tours he’ll do in 2011.

Lofkvist
Difficult balancing act to be in good shape for both.

Jeff Steber shows off a prototype M9 frame
Jeff not only created the first full-suspension downhill-specific bike, but also set the benchmark for excellence in gravity design every step of the way.

SLO GranFondo
What better way to celebrate the cycling fan than to ride a GranFondo?

Dukes of Berg
I rode through the city on the rather narrow bikepath, working my way around obstructions like parked cars, and as the road began to gently climb.

Takashi Matsumoto was riding his fully loaded bamboo bicycle near Goreville, Illinois, Friday morning when he was struck from behind by a motorist driving an SUV.



Bicycle Tutor
On The Road: Bicycle Safety
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - some humor.
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The Radioshack team was ambitiously formed in 2010 solely to support Lance Armstrong's attempt at an unprecedented 8th Tour de France title.

A happy leader - Mara Abbott (United States)
Abbott, Evans, Miller and Rais Pierce to lead the team.

Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Doimo) on the winner's podium
Nibali, Pozzato and Visconti speak out.

Dolomiti Giro d'Italia By Susie Hartigan
It’s back into the mountains for still more climbing as the Giro winds its way to Milano.

Easton Aero TT Wheelset
"Effective aero features, but too flexible for confident cornering "

Topeak drybag wedge medium
"A better saddle rail bracket would make this excellent"

Thomas Stevens,
Martin Krieg says police in Palo Alto keep pulling him over for questioning because he doesn't make a foot-down stop at intersections.

The Indonesian cycling scene has been well established for years.


PezCyclingNews.com
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These are simply the coolest mountain, road and commuter bikes in existence right now.

Luxembourg's Andy Schleck (L) and Luxembourg's Frank Schleck
Who would want to be Bjarne Riis, eh? He's lost three quarters of his Sunguard-Saxo Bank squad and his star investment is on the verge of being sirloined, sorry purloined, by the UCI over some mishap about his eating habits.

tips on climbing
Here's a few tips on climbing, pedaling, and choosing proper accessories....

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Drivers would lean on their horns if they saw this as cyclists in Germany are actually obligated to ride the bikepath if it is marked with a blue sign, but nobody seemed to care much here.

Jonathan Bellis (SaxoBank) back in the saddle.
Thirteen months after the scooter accident that nearly ended his life as well as his professional career, Saxo Bank rider Jonny Bellis has vowed to repay the Danish team’s loyalty for supporting him during his long recovery.

Gilbert
Belgian far ahead of Freire and Cancellara using former system.

"The problem is that people are not treated equally when it comes to doping." - Eddy Merckx CyclingNews

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Commuting? Arrive at your destination feeling, looking, and smelling fresh.

Daniel Curruthers
Our very own Daniel Curruthers recently won the New Zealand 2010 Deaf Athlete of the Year Award. 

Only five races for former world champion in 2010-2011


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October 29, 2010
RadioShack won the teams competition and took to the rostrum in their outlawed Livestrong jerseys
Armstrong fined while Barredo is suspended for Tour brawl.


Oudenaarde, West Flanders
We head back to the Heartland for one final trip to the home of the kermis for 2010.

 Giddeon Massie
Multiple US champion on track speaks about racing in Amsterdam and the scene in the US.

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Looking back at previous editions of both the Giro and the Tour, I have never encountered a Grand Tour more deliberately designed to do nothing so much as find the world’s finest climber.

Fizik Tundra 2 saddle
"A vast improvement, but remains a saddle suited to experienced rears"

Chris Anker Sørensen (Saxo Bank) on his way to the stage win.
Dane says aiming for Giro and Tour GC is too difficult.


Bicycle Tutor
On The Road: Bicycle Safety
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - some humor.
Video: Ride Right
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Let’s start with the question: What the hell is wrong with Bjarne Riis?

Danilo Di Luca,
Danilo Di Luca, Mr Discount Suspension, Mr “I Named No Names,” winner of CONI’s “best looking informant” contest, still owes the UCI 280,000 euros in fines. That’s $389,270 and change for those scoring back in the USA.

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"When I saw some headlines about Basso aiming to win the Tour de France, I thought the time had come. He had to be joking, right?"

Linus Gerdemann (Milram)
The yet-unnamed Luxembourg cycling team continues to add more firepower, announcing Friday the arrival of Danish rider Jakob Fulgsang and the German duo of Linus Gerdemann and Fabian Wegmann.


CONCENTRATION
If you're stuck on a problem, go for a ride.


PezCyclingNews.com


 Contador
Spanish Olympic Committee President gives his backing.

The Biological Passport program took a hit recently when Italian anti-doping authorities cleared Franco Pellizotti of doping charges stemming from Bio Passport abnormalities.

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Drug testing ran smoothly at this year's Tour de France but the International Cycling Union should consider introducing night checks, the World Anti-Doping Agency said.

“Sure we now have an electric 11-speed version of our electric group, but it is still in development with the Pro Tour teams we sponsor. It is not in production.”

Ronan Pensec
We asked a guy with 24 years experience at le Tour – as a rider and former maillot jaune, tv producer, and also leader of touring groups, here’s Ronan Pensec’s take on the 2011 parcours.

"The problem is that people are not treated equally when it comes to doping." - Eddy Merckx CyclingNews

Thomas Vaitkus
Former Lithuanian champion back at Kazakh team after miserable year at RadioShack.


Guide to rider transfers 2010-2011
How to Drive Around Cyclists
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
Classified - bikes and accessories for sale.
Archive - looking? it may be in the archive.
Health and Fitness - also training information.
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October 28, 2010
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With the benefit of hindsight, what were the five best and four worst transfers of the 2009 offseason? These assessments are based solely on what we saw this year; I get that a year from now maybe things will look different.

Contador
CEO Lars Christensen comments on Contador Clenbuterol scandal.


Which van, man?
I've written before about the inherent conflict of interest between British Cycling, the governing body and Team Sky, the ProTour cycling team.


We’ve reached the middle of the U.S. cyclocross season. Temperatures are dropping, leaves are falling and the Pacific Northwest and the Rockies have seen snow.

More useable ratios in the big and middle rings are a good revision
"Top value, super-durable build but with smoother, slicker, closer-ratio 10-speed shifting. SLX Dyna-Sys is our new favourite tough trail groupset"

"The problem is that people are not treated equally when it comes to doping." - Eddy Merckx CyclingNews

Radomir Simunek (BKCP Powerplus)
Czech dedicates win to late father.

Guldhammer
Young talent will remain in the sport.

Holm
Danish directeur sportif has to maintain a balancing act.

Andreas Knickman
Son of former pro Roy Knickman battling bone cancer.


Bicycle Tutor
On The Road: Bicycle Safety
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - some humor.
Video: Ride Right
Kisses for the new US Pro Time Trial champion Taylor Phinney (Trek Livestrong)
For the first time in history USA Cycling is partnering with the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame to award USA Cycling Athletes of the Year, with Taylor Phinney (Boulder, Colo./Trek-Livestrong) and Mara Abbott (Boulder, Colo./Peanut Butter & Co TWENTY 12) earning the inaugural honors.

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The 2010 model year Easton EC90 Zero posts were sold as parts of complete bicycles and separately.


How much proof is required to convict an athlete on a doping charge.

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Here are some tips for beginners and old guys that even experts and young guys can learn from...

Brammeier earned his fair share of glory at the amateur level before heading to the professional ranks.
Life in Belgium can be hard, but if you have your woman, your cat, and your coffee machine in the house you can become a National Champion and land a contract with one of the best ProTour teams in the world. The Life of a cyclist according to Matt Brammeier...

Don't mess with the best. Thor Hushovd (Cervelo) is ready to get down to business.
World champion will concentrate on Classics.

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Felt’s redesigned F-series carbon frames all come from the same mold and feature 1 1/8 to 1 ½ flared steerer tubes and BB30 bottom brackets. The F4, here, is a medium-modulus carbon fiber frame with full Shimano Ultegra (brakes and crankset included) and Mavic Ksyrium Equipe wheels for $3,000.

Fizik bar gel
"Effective gel padding kit but tape could be tougher"

The start of Gran Fondo Colnago's 2010 San Diego event
Gran Fondo USA announced the addition of two new catered group rides that will expand their series to five events in 2011. The new locations will cater to cycling enthusiasts in Washington, District of Columbia in September and Miami, Florida in November.



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Danilo Di Luca
Former Giro winner is cleared to race but must pay up before he is allowed to do so.

The Tour of Battenkill joins the NRC for 2011 and former winner Evelyn Stevens predicts an epic battle.



The doping control van isn't hard to miss.
Independent observers mostly satisfied with UCI's testing.

UCI president Pat McQuaid denied Armstrong's donation was a bribe
Case is far from over, McQuaid says.

The book is a large and lavish publication, detailed and beautifully illustrated with all the top of the line component parts that go to make up the modern road bike.

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The water bottle is the lowliest of cycling necessities. It’s disposable even though they rarely wear out.

Saxo Bank HQ: yours for only €500 million
Danish company Saxo Bank isn't really a bank, it's an online currency trading platform. And it's up for sale, according to the Copenhagen Post.

For the first nine months of the year, Mavic’s sales rose 8 percent from €230.9 million ($314.7 million) in 2009 to €265.9 million ($362.4 million) this year. In 2009, Mavic ended the year with net sales of €304.7 million.

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Serving up almost 40,000 feet of climbing in 250 miles and four days of racing, the La Ruta de Los Conquistadores 2010 course more than lives up to the event’s reputation for delivering a huge challenge to competitors.

Iljo Keisse
Ticket sales up on last year despite ongoing doping appeal of local star.



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October 27, 2010
The nation's top pro am riders and teams will battle it out across 23 states for the NRC title in 2011, including the Sunny King Criterium in Alabama on April 9.
Top UCI events move off NRC.

Japan was incredible, a great event, wonderful welcoming people, and some killer sushi!

Tour de Lancea
Bill Strickland is associate editor at Bicycling Magazine and the author of the recently published Tour de Lance.

Giro d'Italia Como By Susie Hartigan
Over the weekend, the Giro d’Italia announced its course for next year’s race. It involves some mountains.

 Mark Cavendish
Sprinter hopes to beat Merckx's record of 34 stage wins.

Monte Zoncolan
The Giro will return to one of the hardest climbs on the planet this May: the Zoncolan.

Augustin is focused at the start of Stage 1.
Benin's team perseveres through adversity at the Tour du Faso.

Judy Freeman
With today’s tight budgets, gaining sponsorship takes more than showing up with just paper. The role of the athlete has evolved from entertainer to engager.

Sales rose 19.7 percent to 123,153 million yen ($1.47 billion) during the first nine months of the year compared with the same time period last year and operating income increased 79.4 percent to 23,976 million yen ($287 million).


Davide Appollonio
Team Sky snags classics hope Davide Appollonio and classics veteran Jeremy Hunt from Cervelo TestTeam.

 Klemme
Close bond between riders causes others to leave.

After a season of racing with Cervelo, Joao led a culinary bicycle tour in Italy.


Bicycle Tutor
On The Road: Bicycle Safety
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - some humor.
Video: Ride Right
Rasmussen
Vinokourov appeal to CAS also applies to Danish rider.

It's been a bad week for the UCI's pioneering bio passport scheme.

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The latest story is that some critic, in this case Dutch expert — and by the way, who isn’t a self proclaimed expert these days — Klaas Faber — says the UCI’s biological passport is flawed, both legally and scientifically.

Cancellara
Swiss star could be joining former Saxo Bank team-mates Andy and Frank Schleck.

Fabian Cancellara smiles on the podium
Swiss rider rewarded for exceptional season.

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Two of cycling’s heavy hitters: Bob Stapleton of High Road (l) and Andrew Messick of AEG Sports, (r).

Steve Tilford
When does a pro cyclist call 'time?' Mid 30's? maybe late 30's? - how does 50 and still going strong sound? Enter Steve Tilford - road racer, US cyclo-cross and mountain bike champion - and throw in a US hour record for good measure.

"The problem is that people are not treated equally when it comes to doping." - Eddy Merckx CyclingNews

Ivan Dominguez (Jamis-Sutter Home) close up
10-year professional career comes to a close.

George Hincapie
November 14th George Hincapie will be the featured rider in a charity event in support of Carolina Triathlon bike mechanic Mark Knight.


PezCyclingNews.com




Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas-Doimo)
Dutch expert Klaas Fabers questions its science and legality.

Alberto Rui Costa (Caisse d'Epargne)
Methylexaneamine change due to contaminated supplements.


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A potential customer was perusing Watson’s website looking at images when he noticed that the URL for the Greg LeMond photos had the word “fool” instead of LeMond’s name.

Appleman Bicycles in Orange County, CA
Besides bicycles, Matt has worked in the aerospace and wind energy industries. "From 150 ft, 13,000 lb wind turbine blades, to 2 lb bike frames... I've used composites to build them all!" he would tell you.


Will Danny MacAskill's new film be as jaw-dropping as the Inspired Bicycles clip that made his name?
A new film showcasing UK street trials star Danny MacAskill's jaw-dropping riding is due out next month.

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The epoxy used as the binding matrix absorbs moisture and presumably other small liquid molecules by what the scientists call Fickian diffusion.

indoor home trainer
During your building and peaking phases the humble indoor cycling trainer becomes the most important corner stone to help you perform high intensity intervals and sprints.

 Rasmus Guldhammer
Danish climber suffers from lost motivation.

International Cycling President Mr Pat McQuaid attended the 10th edition of the Caribbean Elite Road Cycling Championships held in Guadeloupe on October 23rd and 24th.


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Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
Classified - bikes and accessories for sale.
Archive - looking? it may be in the archive.
Health and Fitness - also training information.
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October 26, 2010
Yates
In years past, the Giro was considered the warm-up for the Tour de France

Lopez is described as a serial entrepreneur, an investor in high-tech start-ups. An MBA from Miami University, he's apparently fluent in eight languages, ideal for dealing with a variety of riders.
Eric Lux (L) and Gerard Lopez (R) with race driver Jacques Villeneuve.

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Women’s Podium – Jo Hogan 2nd, Loren Rowney 1st and Simone Grounds 3rd.

Stage winners Abby McLennan and Allan Oras top the podium in Cooktown
Estonian Allan Oras won today's prestigious eighth stage of the Crocodile Trophy which finished in Cooktown.

UCI Road World Championships, Men's Road Race
Recently crowned world champion Thor Hushovd says he hopes to win Paris-Roubaix next year wearing the rainbow.

Filippo Pozzato
Italian superstar lacks the necessary “grinta” to turn talent into results.

Overend's national championship winning Rockhopper SL 29er SS
55-year-old Ned Overend was planning on racing in the elite category at this year's US Mountain Bike National Championships.

Annis (crossresults.com p/b JRA Cycles) took the sprint. (Photo: Natalia Boltukhova | Pedal Power Photography | 2010)
Annis (crossresults.com p/b JRA Cycles) took the sprint. (Photo: Natalia Boltukhova | Pedal Power Photography | 2010).

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Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski won the 2009 Iceman, but not without a fight by Brian Matter (left). Photo by Bryan Mitchell.


Euskaltel-Euskadi
Basque team prefers to focus on Tour and Vuelta.


Bicycle Tutor
On The Road: Bicycle Safety
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - some humor.
Video: Ride Right
American says more serious dopers can get shorter bans than those who test positive accidentally.

Team Schleck
Name refers to project not team name so peloton should be spared yellow and black spotted jerseys.

TorqHydrationGraph
The physiological effects of dehydration are interesting. The fluid losses cause blood volume to drop and as your blood plasma loses water, it becomes thicker.

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At this point, it’s more than obvious that 29er mountain bikes are here to stay.


Armstrong
Federal investigation has been considered, but will follow UCI’s lead on matter.

"The problem is that people are not treated equally when it comes to doping." - Eddy Merckx CyclingNews

Team Sky's Dario Cioni
Team Sky’s Tuscan, Dario Cioni.

Lapierre's Sensium 400 has a super-stiff monocoque front end, with an elastomer insert and slim stays at the rear for improved comfort
Lapierre's second-tier road bike, the Sensium, has undergone major changes for 2011, benefiting from technology trickle-down from the French company's top end Xelius model.

Xavier Tondo
Spaniard reveals unexpected racing ambitions.




PezCyclingNews.com

photo
This isn't meant as a critique of Chasing Legends , but as a commentary on the viewer.

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Franco Pellizotti is a busy, busy man.

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I get the "pretty lady taking a bath" part, but why the wrench?

Contador’s defense is not earning him any friends in the Spanish beef industry.

Pietro Caucchioli when he rode for Credit Agricole
Italian challenging two-year suspension.

“I gave no names,” said Di Luca. “I did it for (the good of) cycling, not to point the finger at any cyclists."

You might have seen the fuss over pro photographer Graham Watson. He'd tagged photos of Greg LeMond on his website with the word "fool".

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"Do race organisers have to keep pushing for more and more in order to keep our interest?"

Training and racing with a power meter book
"Not an easy read, but a comprehensive guide to getting the most from your power meter"

Wemightaswellwinus_medium
Books are weird. An author thinks they've written a book about X. The espresso-slurping marketing droids hawking the book write a cover blurb that says it's about Y. And when the reader reads it they discover it's actually about Z.

Two time world champ Victoria Pendleton (GBr).
British sprinter begins long qualification process for her final Olympics.

Guide to rider transfers 2010-2011
How to Drive Around Cyclists
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
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.

October 25, 2010
2011 Japan Cup Cycle Road Race Criterium
The total recording is about 1 hour and 40 minutes including the parade of teams at the beginning.

Leander Schreurs (Netherlands) wins stage 4
Schreurs wins the day in solo move.

For Chris Horner  there was no better way to celebrate his 39th birthday than by participating in (and winning) a bike race.


Cancellara
Voeckler, Schleck and Offredo tipped for other awards.

2010 Cross Crusade 4, Chris Sheppard
Chris Sheppard uses the muddy Portland course to build fitness for Canadian nats while Alice Pennington pads her lead in the Cross Crusade series.

Stage 7 winner Bart Brentjens in the lead
Bart Brentjens  claimed stage win number three on the stage from Mt Mulgrave to Laura, which was marked by heat, wind, dust and river crossings.

2010 Louisville Derby City Cup USGP, day 2
Georgia Gould takes back-to-back wins in the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross as Jeremy Powers wins day 2 in Kentucky.

It's not April 1st. is it?
I’m not quite sure what to make of this latest invention to come out of Sweden; an airbag for cyclists who refuse to wear a helmet.

Ivan Basso
Director Angelo Zomegnan fierce in defense of 2011 route: "The climbs are mandatory difficulties."

The Tour of Taihu Lake; Amateur Race 60km
It has been dismal weather conditions all weekend for riders around the Taihu Lake area, the rains were relentless and the winds were picking up some force.


AS he limped up and down stairs while speaking to The Daily Examiner yesterday, Craig Evers was clearly a man in pain.
The 20-year-old lost a significant amount of skin from his leg after he came off his bike just 40 kilometres into the 228-kilometre Grafton to Inverell Cycle Classic on Saturday.

Bicycle Tutor
On The Road: Bicycle Safety
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
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Jens Voigt
German veteran couldn't resist the chance to help the Schlecks to Tour victor.

"The problem is that people are not treated equally when it comes to doping." - Eddy Merckx CyclingNews

Weylandt, Klemme and Monfort
Team aims to help each rider develp and become more versatile.

Mathias Flueckiger celebrates winning the world U23 cross-country title
Trek World Racing have released the latest episode of their video series In Pursuit, which follows the team's downhill and cross-country racers as they compete across the globe.

Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish has insisted he has more to achieve in cycling, but claims he is now at the peak of his powers.

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"Fabio Parra, who along with other Colombian cyclists and soccer players, was one of the few things to hold my attention outside of music for many years during my youth."

The new Rapha iPhone app  allows you to create and search for rides and groups.

Colle delle Finestre
The Hors Categorie Colle delle Finestre will be the main climb on the second last stage, and may well decide the Giro.

David Millar gives Charline Joiner her award
Commonwealth Games medallist joins Cavendish in Scotland.

Lance Armstrong
Armstrong's Final International Race Down Under, Contador’s Town Forms Human Chain of Support, Monfort to Luxemborg, Vandborg Back to SunGard-Saxo Bank, Valjavec Likely to Retire...

Sally Annis out-kicks Verge series leader Andrea Smith as Adam Myerson wins a three-up sprint to take his first UCI victory in two decades of elite racing.


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Eddy Merckx got a stage of the Tour de France for his 65th birthday
Belgian cycling legend notes that different sports handle doping differently.

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She contradicted  Jens Voigt’s assertion that he’d have had a difficult time riding for Alberto and against his good friends, the Brothers Schleck.

Michael Rasmussen
Rasmussen and pro dance partner Mie Moltke survive another week.

Schumacher
Feels Stuttgart Public Prosecutor isn’t entitled to open legal action.

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Stéphane David has calculated the total number of kilometres a rider has spent in breakaways during the 2010 season. Top of the list is Cofidis's Stéphane Augé.

BMC TeamMachine SLR01
"Lighter riders and those who prefer a compliant ride will find the Team Machine SLR01 to be almost perfect, but the big guys and powerhouses likely won't"

Xavier Tondo
Spanish rider will chase Grand Tour success with Team Movistar in 2011.

Sari Saarelainen!
Actually, racer and musician are pretty blunt descriptions of the multi-faceted life of a multi-talented woman who has returned to the elite European level after a long-term sabbatical.

Learn how to install and adjust cleats on your bike shoes with this video.

Coffee anyone?
With so many coffee options available, which offer the most benefit?

Beachley is a 7X ASP World Champion and it was current 2X ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore Photo via Newscom
Beachley’s “Aim for the Stars” Foundation assists young women by supporting,  inspiring and motivating them in their pursuits.

André Greipel gets his favorite lead-out man and the yet-unnamed Luxembourg team signs three more in another busy day in the rider market.


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October 24, 2010
Andy Schleck
Speculation growing as to final title of new squad.

A proud Zdenek Stybar (Telenet - Fidea) stands atop the podium after his World Cup victory in Aigle.
The world champion proves flawless once again in front of a partisan crowd in Plzen.

America's Kristin Armstrong celebrates her second world championship.
American to return with Peanut Butter & Co TWENTY12.

Georgia Gould (Luna Pro Team) won by a very large margin today
Georgia Gould pads her advantage in the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross with back-to-back wins in Kentucky.

Castaño hasn't done his homework
There seems to be some confusion over his eligibility to race..

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The Tour of California says a big thank you to Sean Yates.

Sean Yates talking team, no doubt very busily
Sean Yates, who helped orchestrate overall victory for Paolo Savoldelli when he was behind the wheel at Discovery Channel, said the 94th Giro could be one for the history books.



Jonathan Page (Planet Bike) finished in ninth.
"The last two weeks have been really busy trying to get back into the swing of things after the trip to the USA, racing a lot and setting my bikes up and running."

"There is a campaign to defame Alberto by the French - maybe the same as against Lance (Armstrong.," - Gregorio Ballesteros SMH

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This year one rider pulled off the double. Isaac Enderline surged away from his break away partner to win Three Peaks and then two weeks later Enderline did it again.


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So, your cycling season is over. The high points, and the low points, are all just memories now.

I was not the only Sunday cyclist riding along the Rhine
"Taking advantage of the very rare opportunity in Düsseldorf to enjoy some weekend sunshine, I finally took the rather neglected Marinoni down from the rack and decided to make my way to the banks of the Rhine and meander down the bikepath for a while."

The late Weit Heuker
Competitor died during the night.

Vincenzo Nibali
Sicilian aiming for second Grand Tour win at next year's Giro.

Di Luca leading Simoni and Rujano
… and they flash by! These guys were flying up this climb.

Dan Martin (Garmin-Transitions)
Irishman takes dominant victory.

the Bronx
As the city that never sleeps becomes more and more of a cyclist's city, 6,000 New Yorkers will climb on their two-wheelers today to participate in the 15th Annual Tour de Bronx.

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Helen Wyman is Britain's number 1 Cyclo-Cross rider, racing the World Cup and all the major European races, coming 3rd in the 2009 European Championships, and with a brace of podium places to her name.

Riccardo Riccò
Italian will be collaborating with respected anti-doping doctor.

Robbie McEwen (Katusha) nabs his first win since February.
New Australian team to announce title sponsor in next two weeks.

Local residents in Alberto Contador’s hometown of El Pinto formed a human chain three kilometers long on Saturday in an act of support for the beleaguered Tour de France champion.


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Valentino Campagnolo and Fausto Pinarello with the new Pinarello bike
Movistar first to use electronic gear equipped Pinarello bikes in 2011.

Rann out of money?
No, Lance Armstrong ended his racing career last July when he finished the Tour de France.

Armstrong
Lance Armstrong will race for the last time outside the United States in January when he makes an international farewell appearance at the Tour Down Under.

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"Craft ’s new Elite Attack Bib Shorts are intended for riders who demand nothing but the best."

Torq Team: Dan, Kat, Jen Jo
Jo Wall experiences the ruggedness of Timor.

Campagnolo Il Cavatappi BIG Corkscrew
"We came across this little beauty recently while perusing the products available at Bike Soul in Shanghai."

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Hunter Garrison (left) talks with Jamis Sutter Homes pro cyclist Frank Travieso prior to the start of Sunday's Gran Fondo.

How to best get around in autumn on two wheels
So you discovered the joy, convenience and speed of bike commuting this summer? But now that it’s getting colder, darker and wetter, you’re thinking of hanging up your wheels ‘til spring? You don't have to.

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Chain Checker.

Recalled Revl brake
Recalled Revl brake.

Singlespeed Worlds Winner Garth Weinberg's new tattoo
Bungee competition decides next host.


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October 23, 2010
Emma Pooley
British road race champion talks about her superb season and her plans for 2011

Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Doimo).
Race to celebrate 150th anniversary of Italian unification.

Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador  was the winner last year but despite several impressive results this year, I'd be surprised if even the Spanish correspondent recommends him given the allegations.

Although still shrouded in mystery, the new Pro Tour team is taking shape quickly, and it is clear that it will be one of the strongest teams in the 2011 peloton.

Schleck
New Luxembourg team setting sights high

"Over 40 or under 20, how do you train differently from a 30 year old.  Brown vs white rice?  We have the answers from our super coach."

Benin’s Augustin Amoussouvi introduces himself during the team announcement.
Benin's team arrives in the Miracle of God for the big show.

Live video at 17:00 CEST (11:00 US EDT, 02:00 AUS EDT) at Gazzetta.TV 

Heinrich Haussler helps Jo Hogan into the Queen of the Mountain classification winner's jersey.
Professional lends more than his name to home race.


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"I fully realize that the doping-centric internet forums like Cyclingnews.com's Clinic  are staffed by a jaded and cynical group, but I personally find it refreshing that Bike Pure - a well-intentioned and honorably-led organization - sees value in re-evaluating its initial reaction to erase Costa from its membership rolls."

Contador
2006 Tour winner believes in Contador, criticizes UCI.

don't mess with me ASO
According to Het Laatste Nieuws, who heard it from L'Equipe, this horrifying idea is actually being batted around in the halls of ASO, and on December 15 the French race organizer will announce whether 2011 will be a down year for the Queen of the Classics.

Stage 17 from Gap to Pinerolo
The whole stage is 179km long – that’s 117km to reach the top of Col de Sestriere, by way of a long slog up to Briançon at 1340m (the highest city in Europe), and then up higher to the Col de Montgenèvre at 1869m.

Riccardo Riccò (Vacansoleil) smirks on the podium.
Italian to undergo testing at Mapei center.


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Alberto Contador is serious about quitting cycling regardless of the outcome of a current doping investigation, according to the Tour de France champion's mother.

Stefan Schumacher (Miche) is back after suspension.
German could be liable to pay €150,000.

"There is a campaign to defame Alberto by the French - maybe the same as against Lance (Armstrong.," - Gregorio Ballesteros SMH

Specialized founder Mike Sinyard
Mike Sinyard, founder and owner of Specialized, one of the founding fathers of mountain biking and a man at the helm of a bicycle company that now measures its annual turnover in eight figures.


Robert Gesink (Rabobank) will race with a broken bone
Rabobank rider skipped Lombardy to be with his father.

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Things us mere mortals don’t understand: the relentless competitive drive of elite professional athletes.

2010 Downeast Cyclocross, day 1, Sally Annis
Sally Annis, Dylan McNicholas take the flowers at the Downeast Cyclocross in Maine.

National champ Tim Johnson says a water bottle saved the day in Louisville, while Georgia Gould leaves the competition in the dust.


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October 22, 2010
2011 Giro d'Italia Route Presentation
"The 2011 Giro d'Italia Route Presentation is Saturday and Italy's Rai3 will be showing the event live.  We also expect there to be live streaming video on the official website beginning at or shortly after 17:00 CET (11:00am U.S. Eastern)."





Mark Cavendish and Andy Schleck
We should be hearing a whole lot from both Mark Cavendish and Andy Schleck next July.


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Race director Jean-François Pescheux of the ASO would not confirm or deny  the rumor, but pointed out that one could certainly do without the 2.4-kilometer section of pavé about 90 kilometers from the finish.

Alberto Contador mingles with his fans back in Pinto.
Spaniard plans to race in Oviedo despite provisional suspension.

Rubens Bertogliati
He's the Suisse chrono champion and he won a Tour stage stage and held the yellow jersey.

“In fairness to everybody, in fairness to Contador, to the sport and to the Tour de France, we need to go into the detail to make sure the decisions, whatever they might be, are the correct decisions.” -Pat McQuaid  VeloNewse

TIPPING POINT
Helpful tips from pros, mechanics, bike shop owners, fresh-faced beginners and seasoned veterans....

Swear
Sometimes, doing the wrong thing can have positive repercussions. Here are 10 naughty things you could do to improve your cycling (and life).


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Armstrong's horrible dream sequence.

The team formerly known as the Luxembourg  Pro Cycling  Project will be known as Leopard True Racing.

Voigt
German strongman to add experience, strength and laughs to new squad.

Voigt being Voigt
The new Luxembourg Project team is beginning to look more-and-more like the old Saxo Bank squad. Jens Voigt explains why he made the jump.

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Although still shrouded in mystery, the new Pro Tour team is taking shape quickly, and it is clear that it will be one of the strongest teams in the 2011 peloton.


Rory Sutherland (UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis) gets ready to leave for the day.
Rory Sutherland's whirlwind off-season comes to a close, 2011 prep begins.


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Golden farewell: Kristin Armstrong finished off her Olympic Games career on top.
American comes out of retirement for 2011.


Spanish Guardia Cival holding drugs after dismanteling an alleged doping network in Valencia, November 24, 2009
Total of 34 people taken into custody, more arrests possible.

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There’s news this morning of a big bust in Spain   of a ring of pharmacists , veterinarians, a rancher, a bodybuilder and a cyclist that are being charged for allegedly illicitly prescribing and using Spasmbronchal, a form of clenbuterol.

Pâte de Fruits
For cyclists there are some particular foods that stand out. As part of a series about food in Europe for riding, here's the second: pâte de fruits.

Ted King and Tim Duggan better begin Italian lessons if they haven’t already, because Liquigas boss Roberto Amadio said he expects his new American recruits to be very busy next season.

Copper is Sidi's hot color for 2011
"Put the pizza in the oven, not the shoes".

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Fausto Coppi had a big schnoz. I like to think it helped him cut through the wind.


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October 21, 2010
Moooo
After five seasons of not winning very much (well apart from multiple stages of the Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt) very few will bat an eyelid, never mind shed a tear, at the passing of the Milram team.

Tuscany Bike Tour
"Founded by French natives educated in the States DIGnGO has the intensely local knowledge to guide to the undiscovered places."

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The view from the top of the world.

2010 UCI Cyclocross World Cup, Round1 – Aigle, Switzerland: Compton solos to victory.
The USGP comes to Kentucky, Verge goes to the OTHER Gloucester, and more.


Janez Brajkovic (Radioshack)
Johan Bruyneel admits that RadioShack will not be among top candidates for the yellow jersey, but suggested Brajkovic may be a wild-card at next year’s Tour de France.

Fabian Cancellara with another gold for his collection.
Future of world time trial champion still unofficial.


Last year’s winner, and ex-Brittany based amateur, Simon Gerrans.
Brittany has been called the Belgium of France in regards to the tough amateur racing and passion that the locals show towards cycling.

A moment of concentration for the Webcor Builders cycling team.
America’s longest-established women’s team to close.


The last day of this Tour was a particularly brutal one, rolling terrain all day and a a whopping 220km.

Kirsten Wild
The new Dutch superteam takes aim at London 2012.



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Javier Guillén confirms that there is uncertainty over new “World Tour”

Roy Knickman
For years Roy Knickman was an American racing icon. From his early days in Europe with La Vie Claire and 7-Eleven to his time with Coors Light and Mercury, he captivated race fans with his hard efforts and friendly smile. Right now Roy and his son Andreas can really use your help.


"Integrating Mountain Bike into Bicycling makes strategic sense editorially," Flax said. "This will allow our top-notch team to focus on extending Bicycling's position as the world’s leading cycling magazine and to put all of our biking-related content under one roof.”

Shaking hands is easy: the agreement celebrated here collapsed within months
Would you run a big business securing your deals on the basis of a handshake here and a nod there?

Mr. Guitar Playing Funny-man.
"Thanks for setting international relations back fifteen years Mr. Guitar Playing Funny-man. By the way, I think this guy looks a little bit like an American cyclist."

Cascade
Board members of the 13,000-member club have been on the hot seat since the firing, and subsequent rehiring on an interim basis, of executive director Chuck Ayers.

Knee Pain
Protect your knees with these four tried and true training tips.

Hot Dogs
Painful burning on the ball of the foot (a.k.a. hot foot, or metatarsalgia) is usually a result of hot weather or poorly fitting shoes--or both--on long, hilly rides.

The riders will climb the Sicilian landmark on May 15 in the ninth stage of the three-week race.
Europe's most active volcano on Giro d'Italia's list of mountain stages for 2011.

knee knickers
I have found these “Over the Calf” long sports socks that are advertised as suitable for soccer, baseball or volleyball; as far as I’m concerned they can add cycling to that list.


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The war of words between UCI president Patrick “hot air” McQuaid and the Spanish Cycling Federation boiled over Thursday in Madrid.

There’s a war of words brewing between UCI president Pat McQuaid and Spanish authorities, who are angered over allegations by cycling’s boss that Spain is a haven for doping.


Franco Pellizotti
"I'm very satisfied after being absolved by the tribunal. Of course, I've lost a season and now we will ask for damages from the UCI," a smiling Pellizotti said.

Contador
FDJ coach applauds Gilbert’s progression, says he scares other riders.

rabobank
Rabobank, Skil-Shimano and Vacansoleil teams looking to align UCI rules with Dutch employment law.

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Another installment in the ongoing series: 'PLACES VINO ATTACKS'

Franco Pellizotti
Cycling Union likely to appeal decision and defend biological passport evidence.

A reader wants to know why the UCI is dragging its heels in addressing the doping charges against Tour de France winner Alberto Contador.

“In fairness to everybody, in fairness to Contador, to the sport and to the Tour de France, we need to go into the detail to make sure the decisions, whatever they might be, are the correct decisions.” -Pat McQuaid  VeloNewse

Although he doesn’t speak the same language as his Southern teammates, Alphonse integrated well with the team and made the cut for the Tour du Faso.
The hard work is done, now it's time to race!

Fizik Gobi XM Muzzle saddle
Fizik’s new Gobi XM Muzzle is essentially the company’s hugely popular Gobi XM saddle with a detachable rubber protector at the rear and manganese instead of kium rails.

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Hate to just pitch your old tubes and tires in the trash? Here are some good options for reuse and recycling of bike tubes and tires.

'Tis the season!


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October20, 2010
VeloNews.com will host live streaming video coverage of the Louisville rounds of the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross Saturday and Sunday, courtesy CyclingDirt.org.

Frank and Andy Schleck, CSC-Saxo Bank
The new Luxembourg-based team of Andy Schleck  has revealed very little about itself ahead of its debut in January. Today though, it announced that it signed four riders, including Italian sprinter Daniele Bennati..

Shelley Evans, Amber Rais Pierce and Sinead Miller will join Mara Abbott on the team next year.

Mar. 12, 2010 - Monsumanno Terme, Italy - epa02076636 Italian Daniele Bennati wons the third stage of Tirreno-Adriatico cyclist race from San Miniato to Monsumanno Terme (159 km) Italy, 12 March 2010.
“Bennati is such a classy rider and we are very happy to have him,” the Luxembourg  Pro Cycling  Project’s team manager Brian Nygaard said in a statement.

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In a change with previous years the 2011 cyclosportive run by ASO on the route of a Tour de France stage will be a double-header with two rides.


The Day I Rode on Didi Thurau’s Wheels
The Dei does not look at all like a modern bike, being very long and having narrow handlebars that pretty well force you to ride in the drops,

“In fairness to everybody, in fairness to Contador, to the sport and to the Tour de France, we need to go into the detail to make sure the decisions, whatever they might be, are the correct decisions.” -Pat McQuaid  VeloNewse

Peter Luttenberger
Austrian Peter Luttenberger had the pro world at his feet in 1996 with a win in the Tour de Suisse and fifth in the Tour de France.

All Scott Sports carbon frames and forks will now be exclusively manufactured in a brand new high-tech production plant. The new factory is based in Southeast China.



Etape du Tour 2007
Tour de France organizers ASO have today confirmed that there will indeed be two "acts" to the Etape du Tour in 2011, and they'll take place on seperate days.

Henry Street and Prospect Park West Bike Lanes
Brooklynites apparently can't stand that their borough is the best, and thus far most well-equipped (current Queens Plaza refurbishing-pending) for cyclists.

Lees-McRae Cycling Team
Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina is surrounded by prime cycling terrain.

David Moncoutie (Cofidis) in the mountains jersey at the Vuelta.
Andalucía to host two stages of the race.


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Glowing reviews of the 2011 route. Check back in mid-July for the real opinions.

McQuaid
Dismisses Christian Pruhomme’s uncertainty about adopting ruling.

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Part failures are a common story in world of cycling - be it metal or composite parts.

 Matt Damon confirmed for Lance Armstrong
American actor will take narration role.

André Mahé on his way to an apparent win in Roubaix. | AFP file photo
André Mahé, the man who controversially shared victory in the 1949 edition of Paris-Roubaix with Serse Coppi, died Wednesday at his home in Brittany.

The U23 young guns go for glory while you go for a min or purgator
The U23 young guns go for glory while you go for a min or purgatory. Speeding around a velodrome or having Niels Albert chasing you down also tends to get you digging deep.


giro d'italia 2011
While ASO announced next year's Tour de France route yesterday at the Palais des Congrès in Paris, details of future Giro d'Italia's emerged in Italy.

Natasha Elliott (Garneau Club Chaussures) rides the sandpit at Great Brewers Gran Prix of Cyclocross
Ask Natasha Elliott how she feels and she’ll smile and reply with a strong “Awesome”. That wasn’t the case for at least six months out of the past twelve when sickness took her off her bike.


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How bold is Bjarne Riis? We ask because that’s what this is going to take: a bold, unconventional, creative and devil-may-care attitude.


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To those of you in Team Fatty Austin: Thank you for sending your photos in.

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Vuelta runner-up maintains innocence, admits to struggling in recent weeks.

Alexandr Vinokourov (Astana) worked hard for his teammate, Valentin Iglinskiy, on the category two climb nearing the finish in Wuzhishan.
Kazakh will not have to pay year's salary for 2007 positive.


Schleck
Believes the Col du Galibier stage will be the most decisive of the 2011 Tour de France.

Cyclopedia: It's All About the Bike
Whether you've been a cycling fans since Fausto Coppi were a lad or are a recent blow-in on the back of Team Sky, Cyclopdeia probably has something in it for you.

Specialized ARC-X Glasses
Specialized offers two different lens options in the ARC-X; the first is what they call their 'Road Formula' which allows a light transmission of 39%-12% based on their Adaptalite technology (which allows the lenses to automatically adjust to the light conditions you find yourself in). The other lens option is (you guessed it) the 'Mountain Formula' which allows 78% - 22% light transmission.

Selle San Marco Mantra saddle
"Deceptively comfortable on long, fast miles despite its looks."


David Millar, World Championships 2010, men's time trial
David Millar's season concluded by taking the whole range of medals - and gaining plenty of air miles in the process.

A third of the way through the 2010/2011 UCI BMX  season, the U.S. is looking to be one of the very strongest nations in the world.


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October 19, 2010
Brajkovic
Brajkovic could represent American ProTour team’s best chance.

Carlos Sastre
Carlos Sastre will be the co-captain with Dennis Menchov of the new Geox team in 2011.

Women's World Cup podium (l-r): Daphny van den Brand (ZZPR.nl-Destil), 2nd; Katie Compton (Planet Bike), 1st; Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team), 3rd.
Compton leads, Powers, Johnson next behind Stybar.

That's five for me: Kenny Van Hummel (Skil-Shimano) indicates his feat of five stage wins as Tour winner, Valentin Iglinskiy of Astana (partly obscured) begins his celebrations in Sanya.
Iglinskiy wraps up overall win.

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When we last chatted with Noemi Cantele, she was preparing for the Ronde van Vlaanderen, which she called "the best race of the year." She also hoped to defend her Italian national time trial title and do a good ride at Worlds.

“In fairness to everybody, in fairness to Contador, to the sport and to the Tour de France, we need to go into the detail to make sure the decisions, whatever they might be, are the correct decisions.” -Pat McQuaid  VeloNewse

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The 2011 Tour de France route was announced today and there is no doubt:  the mountain stages are bigger, better, and much harder than in 2010.

Thor Hushovd
Does new point structure mean advantage Thor Hushovd?

Diego Caccia
He didn’t win the race because his duty is the dirty job (and he did it damn well); he wasn’t even able to reach the finish line, but he was, for sure, one of the protagonists of an epic day thanks to a very long attack on a terrible, wet day.

Tour de Panyang Lake Racing Prologue Stage, Jiangxi
The first edition of Tour de Panyang Lake Racing Prologue Stage was held in Yaodu Square (The hometown of Chinese Medicine) in ZhangShu City, Jiangxi.


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Putting doping scandals behind him, French race director Christian Prudhomme goes for the spectacular

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We’ll leave it to the route wonks and Tour historians to delve deep but we do have some quick reactions on what is once again shaping up to be a thrilling and leg thrashing three weeks.

Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme
Summit finishes in Pyrenees, Alps ensure fireworks.


The 2011 Tour de France map
A centenary celebration of the Alps.


Chasing Legends
Following the 2009 Tour de France largely through the eyes of riders and staff of the HTC-Columbia team, Chasing Legends is an entertaining way to spend an hour and a half in the company of Mark Cavendish, George Hincapie, Rolf Aldag, Brian Holm and other Tour stars and their support crew.


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2011 Tour de France
Strong mix of stages should produce plenty of exciting racing.

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I love cycling I can't help but feel frustrated with the sport today, in particular with the politics and administration.



Christian Prudhomme reveals the 2011 Tour de France route
Discussions ongoing between ASO and the UCI.

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If you are a fan of bicycles or bicycle racing and have ever had an interest in philosophy, the essays in Cycling: A Philosophical Tour de Force (published in August 2010) show that philosophy and cycling  work well in tandem.

Philippe Gilbert
Walter Godefroot, Johan Museeuw, and Sean Kelly all agree: Gilbert can win pretty much everything.


2011 TOUR DE FRANCE
Start planning your summer schedule now...

Specialized
A partnership built on passion and innovation.

Elizabeth Georgouras (Port Adelaide C.C) steers her Orbea around the streets of Portarlington.
Six rider team entered in Saturday’s race.


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October 18, 2010
Tour de France
On Tuesday, watch a live stream of the presentation of the 2011 route on Versus.com beginning at 5:30 a.m. ET.

The American may forego the Giro d’Italia next year in favor of the Tour of California as his new team looks to build a more international reputation.

Commissaire Martin Bruin from Holland joins in the pre-stage festivities in Danzhou.
Iglinskiy keeps lead with final stage to come.

Floyd Landis
Landis, 35, who's last  substantial result was second place in April in the Tour of the Battenkill in New York, will compete for the second straight year Nov. 1-6 in the Tour of Southland beginning in Wellington, New Zealand.

The 2010 collegiate mountain bike championships were held at Northstar-at-Tahoe resort in California for the second year in a row. Photo by Caley Fretz
The 2010 collegiate mountain bike championships were held at Northstar-at-Tahoe resort in California for the second year in a row. Photo by Caley Fretz.


The bunch near Lake Como.
Rodriguez wins individual ranking, Saxo Bank best team.

arrival of the Tour of Lombardy
Anyone watching the arrival of the Tour of Lombardy can't have missed the giant Padania flags waving over the finish line.

Kolobnev
Kolobnev has time for those cute Italian girls.

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The Androni - Diquigiovanni team were crowned champions of Italy recently, largely thanks to Michele Scarponi's massive points haul and the team's persistent focus on the Italian calendar.

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Amstel race in Curacao. An invitation criterium backed by the Dutch brewer, it's barely a race and seems to exist primarily for daft photo opportunities involving dolphins, bikinis and riders scuba-diving in bib-shorts.


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The Cycling Inquisition team is always willing to ride with others, and our team members will gladly share our insights into cycling's finer points, like our patented "bibs over jersey" look.

David Millar (Garmin - Transitions) on his record-breaking Chrono des Nations ride.
Scot wins Chrono des Nations without rear brake.


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Jeannie Longo
With the 2011 Tour de France route announcement pending, here are 10 random thoughts from the cycling world as its ever-evolving intrigue continues.

Lance Armstrong
Seven-time Tour de France champion announced the happy news via Twitter.

The Specialized bikes await the Saxo Bank riders
American manufacturer secures third squad for 2011.

NeilPryde Bikes - Swiss Alps Ride 0006 by NeilPryde Bikes
The Epic Rider project is about NeilPryde sponsoring riders who eat, sleep, and breathe road bikes.

Carlos Sastre celebrated his stage two win in the 2033 Tour de France by putting his lucky charm, his daughter's dummy, in his mouth
Carrying a rabbit’s foot in the back pocket of your jersey might seem like superstitious nonsense, but recent research suggests there may be evidence to support such seemingly irrational actions.

The Group Ride
Its that time of the year when your motivation struggles. You don't need to lose all of your hard-earned fitness.

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Bibs such as these were intended for days that get described as atrocious, nasty and epic.

BONTRAGER WINTER GLOVES
Winter is fast approaching so RBA takes a look at a handful of new winter gloves from Bontrager.

Ruth with the kit she took on her 150-mile ride: ruth with the kit she took on her 150-mile ride
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire to Staffordshire? Well, it doesn’t look that far. A freshly poured lager froths and fizzes; the beer fuels my ambition. Yeah… no problem.


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photo Cancellara on his Cervelo Soloist Carbon
We're in lockstep with Cervélo in our goal: Rekindle the magic.




Alberto Rui Costa (Caisse D
Portuguese claims banned product was ingested in dietary supplment.



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The idea that there can't be a middle ground between the kind of unquestioning support and blind loyalty demanded by an accused-doper like Lance Armstrong, and the savage abuse that is still heaped upon a convicted-doper like Riccardo Ricco is downright silly.

Tour de France 2010, Stage 12: With Hushovd in the break, Petacchi loses the green jersey ... for now.
Defending Tour de France green jersey winner will skip Tuesday’s presentation of next year’s route.

Jean-Louis Pagès (r.) stands with rider Sebastien Joly in this 2006 Tour de France file photo. Pagès helps determine which cities and towns the Tour will go through each year.
Jean-Louis Pagès, a bespectacled former geography professor, spends nearly half the year on the road scouting future Tour de France towns – incognito.

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All we've got is a feather-light PR campaign. There's no substance, no details on the bad meat, no clarification of the issues, no progress updates, not even a letter from lawyers.

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Heather Irmiger rocked a vintage Paola Pezzo skinsuit at SSWC in 2009. Look for a new look in New Zealand this year. (and those are temporary tats on Heather's guns.) Photo by Frank Mapel.

Davis wins ahead of Hayden Roulston and David Millar.
Davis wins ahead of Hayden Roulston and David Millar.

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He’s David Saunders, the late Daily Telegraph reporter who spent a good part of his career trying to get the British public hooked on our beautiful sport.

All three will ride for HTC-Highroad in 2011.

Elte Men's Podium: 1st Jesse Anthony (CalGiant/Specialized), 2nd Justin Lindine (BikeReg.com), 3rd Adam McGrath (Feedback/Van Dessel)
Elte Men's Podium: 1st Jesse Anthony (CalGiant/Specialized), 2nd Justin Lindine (BikeReg.com), 3rd Adam McGrath (Feedback/Van Dessel)

“Pay no attention to what the critics say... Remember, a statue has never been set up in honor of a critic!" - Jean Sibelius QuotationsPage

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Handmade in England from supple and durable goatskin leather.


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October 17, 2010
Benefits of popping a pill before a race don’t outweigh risks, experts say

Vincenzo Nibali, Vuelta a Espana 2010 stage 20
The season has just officially ended, but already team Liquigas is planning its approach to next year's Grand Tours with its star riders Vincenzo Nibali and Ivan Basso.


GILBERT REPEATS
Gilbert Repeats at Lombardy, Experts Don’t Buy Contador’s Tainted Meat, Di Luca Cooperate, Gets Reduced Ban, Quick Step Tries to Recruit Hushovd...

The Chrono des Nations-Les Herbiers Vendée is the traditional finale to the European season.

Adi Yusoff (OCBC Cycling - middle)
Adi Yusoff (OCBC Cycling - middle) takes the stage win from Tim Wilkins (Cannasia - left) and Nicolas Swallow (Cycleworx).

COMPTON
American Katie Compton and world champ Zdenek Stybar solo to victory in the cyclocross World Cup opener.

Race start: 3:00pm CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern).

Katie Compton (Planet Bike) soloed to victory at the opening round of the World Cup in Aigle, Switzerland.
Defending World Cup champion Van den Brand takes sprint for second

Cancellara
Speaks via videolink to Belgian awards ceremony.


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If it's below 60F I have to play mind games to force myself out there!

The company ends speculation over its title sponsorship of Bjarne Riis’ squad as Alberto Contador waits to learn his fate.

Contador
Tour de France star find hope in the case of German table tennis player.

Petacchi, the Tour's green jersey winner in 2010, is waiting for the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) to announce its decision of allegations the noted sprinter doped.

Madonna del Ghisallo
The signature climb of the Giro di Lombardia summits at the famous Madonna del Ghisallo church, high above Lake Como in Northern Italy. This tiny 'chiesa' is home to the Patron Saint of Cyclists, and is a must see on any trip to the region...

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You can track the time but most fun, you can also share the times. Of course it's not about the Ghisallo climb, it allows riders around the world to log their times and compare rides on local routes.

1003_bar
Before you gobble another sticky slab of food, consider this: you might not have worked out hard enough to burn it.

Sal Ruibal,
An avid cyclist, he covered the Tour de France several times and through the years interviewed every endurance and action athlete around — Tony Hawk to Lance Armstrong.

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This weekend the Division I and II collegiate national mountain bike championships were held in Truckee, California.

If the letters BRAG, RAGBRAI, GOBA, TRIRI and SAGBRAW are dancing in front of your eyes, either you're eating alphabet soup or you've been checking the 2011 line-up of Across State Tour Bicycle Tours.


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Here’s a beautiful metaphor for the bike replacing the car.

Franco Pellizotti and Ivan Basso peruse their maps
Company CEO claims Torri has damaged team's image.

Defending champion Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma - Lotto) passes the Madonna del Ghisallo chapel.
'Ethics in Cycling' conference held at Madonna del Ghisallo on Saturday.

“Pay no attention to what the critics say... Remember, a statue has never been set up in honor of a critic!" - Jean Sibelius QuotationsPage

Mark Cavendish celebrates on the podium in Salamanca.
Manxman still frustrated by lack of HTC-Columbia contract deal.

Tour de France
The 98th Tour de France – with the announcement of the route of the 2011 Tour de France just a few days away, the DP takes a look at the rumors doing the rounds on what to expect next July.

NeilPryde Bikes - Swiss Alps Ride 0006 by NeilPryde Bikes
The Epic Rider project is about NeilPryde sponsoring riders who eat, sleep, and breathe road bikes.

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My latest acquisition was a rather unexpected one.


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October 16, 2010
Chrono des Nations
Organizers have announced live video for all events according to the following schedule:
Junior Women: 11:30am (5:30am U.S. Eastern)
Junior Men: 11:46am (5:46am U.S. Eastern)
Elite Women: 12:58pm (6:58am U.S. Eastern)
U23 Men: 1:50pm (7:50am U.S. Eastern)
Elite Men: 2:50pm (8:50am U.S. Eastern).

Gilbert and Scarponi side by side on final climb before Gilbert takes off.

Philippe Gilbert (Omega-Pharma Lotto) attacks on the San Fermo.
Belgian explains that the new descent was the key to victory.

Giro di Lombardia
Start time: Saturday 10:45 CEST (1:45 AM PDT); Earliest live video: 14:30 CEST (5:30 AM PDT); Approximate finish: 17:00 CET (8:00 AM PDT).

Riders before the start of stage six, when heavy rains hit Haikou and would ultimately force its cancellation.
Iglinskiy stays in overall lead.


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“Cyclists-Drugs-What’s new!?!”
Contador being bombarded by the media during his press conference.


Thor Hushvod
Norwegian rider talks about his career-changing victory.

Jeremy Powers (Cannondale Cyclocrossworld.com) pushes the pace on the final lap for the win at UCI3 Harbin Park
We talk about his schedule, racing in Europe and the looming 2013 UCI World Cyclocross Championships in Louisville, KY.


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Start line, Tour of Lombardy 2010
Start line fun in Milan - before the heavens opened.

“Pay no attention to what the critics say... Remember, a statue has never been set up in honor of a critic!" - Jean Sibelius QuotationsPage

Twisted Spoke’s theory is that CONI found an innovative solution to a national crisis: No Italian has won a classic in two seasons. The quick fix: get Danilo Di Luca back on the road early.

Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini) leads the points classification.
Italian received reduced ban for detailing doping methods.

Campagnolo wants to be even closer to enthusiasts
Test Ride Campagnolo 11 Speed, Everything from how to get hooked-up with a Campy 11 speed ride to the latest race and team (Jamis & HTC) news and U.S. cyclocross standings...

C3-Athletes Serving Athletes sweeps the women’s podium as Jesse Anthony wins ahead of Justin Lindine and Adam McGrath.


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October 15, 2010
Giro di Lombardia
Start time: Saturday 10:45 CEST (1:45 AM PDT); Earliest live video: 14:30 CEST (5:30 AM PDT); Approximate finish: 17:00 CET (8:00 AM PDT).


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He's the red hot favorite for Saturday's Giro di Lombardia. But cycling is a very open sport where favorites only find the odds mildly in their favor.

Giro di Lombardia Podium Cafe
We come now to the final race of the year. We have descended the Poggio, paid tribute to the Koppenberg, survived le Trouée d’Arenburg and the Mur de Huy, frolicked through the Dolomiti, and partied in the Pyrénées.

The peloton climbs above Lake Como in 2009. | Graham Watson photo
Riders will face a longer, tougher course for Saturday’s season-closing Giro di Lombardi. Can defending champ Philippe Gilbert stay with the true climbers.

495 meters and ascends to a noteworthy 1124 meters
The climb starts at an elevation of 495 meters and ascends to a noteworthy 1124 meters, making for just a bit more than 600 meters of gain.

Amanda Miller (TIBCO/To The Top) solo
Amber Neben is a former World Time Trial Champion and US National Road Champion, a two-time winner of the Tour de l’Aude, and represented the USA in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, while Amanda Miller is known to be one of the brightest young talents in women’s cycling.


The peloton marches on in the heavy rain. (Photo: Chinanews.com)
Kenny Van Hummel (Skil-Shimano) won the Tour of Hainan's fourth stage in the city of Wenchang. The 28-year-old Dutchman bested race leader Valentin Iglinskiy (Astana) and Ivan Kovalev (Russian Federation) in the field sprint at the stage's conclusion.

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Riders in this Saturday’s Giro di Lombardia will delay the start of the race by 10 minutes to protest comments made by American TV actress Tori Spelling.


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Cows Cycling
In blaming his positive test for clenbuterol on a piece of meat bought from a Spanish butcher in Irun, three (or is that two?)-time Tour de France champ Alberto Contador never thought about the adverse effect his explanation would have on the fragile mental state of his nation's cows.

Thor Hushovd in his new world champion jersey
New world champion perplexed about planned protest.

Thor Hushovd Giro del Piemonte 2010
Newly crowned World Champion, Thor Hushovd will honor his Garmin-Cervélo contract despite rumors to the contrary.

Garmin's Julian Dean rides his trainer, perhaps too afraid of the gendarmes to go out on the open roads.
Garmin-Transitions’ Julian Dean will swap his Felt road bike for a mountain bike next weekend as he tackles the 2010 Singlespeed World Championships in Rotorua, New Zealand.

Rasmussen
Rasmussen: Hotstepping away from the studio?

Technique: Riding in traffic
Many people cite safety fears as the reason they wouldn't commute by bike. Here cycling skills and safety consultant John Franklin goes through the basics of riding in traffic.

The Specialized CruX Pro Carbon is a compelling option on paper but we'd rather go with the alloy model for 'cross racing
"Aggressive looks but somewhat tepid personality"

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BMC’s Chris Butler still has a couple more European races before he can pack his bags for Greenville, South Carolina.


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Alberto Contador partakes in a celebratory sip of bubbly en route to Paris.
German, Canadian anti-doping experts not convinced.

Neil Shirley
Neil spills the beans on life as Pro and will ensure - no more pussy-footin' around on the lunch ride!


Alberto Contador
Decision will give Spaniard hope, but European statistics make comparisons difficult.

"The lady doth protest too much, methinks."
Rid us of this troublesome prosecutor!

Di Luca wants to make up for lost time.
After he cooperated with investigators, the Italian Olympic Committee has reduced Danilo DiLuca’s suspension by nine months.

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It’s about more than the contents of Alberto Contador’s urine.

“It would be very serious for cycling if Contador did not show himself worthy of this faith.” -- Eddy Merckx CyclingNews

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On the evening before Levi Leipheimer’s King Ridge Gran Fondo the folks at SyCip Cycles hosted a little get-together they called the Gran La Fonda.


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Grease Monkey Wipes are individually packed degreasing wipes geared towards cyclists.

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The end of the season is well and truly here with tomorrow’s Tour of Lombardy.

Kansas Bob puts the finishing touch to his Vegas wheel fetish with eight new wheels to think about.


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October 14, 2010
‘Cross in Delaware, Toronto, California and Colorado is on tap, but many of the top U.S. stars will be at the World Cup in Switzerland.

Peloton
Peloton will demonstrate displeasure at Ettore Torri’s accusation that they all dope.

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Using the old UCI points system, where points are awarded to the first 25 riders in each race on a sliding scale starting at 100 points, the leaderboard would currently look like this.

No contest as Gilbert leaves everyone trailing
Bertagnolli, Breschel complete podium in Italy.

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Beautiful foliage, grapevines, hilly terrain... and gruppo compatto.


Brad Huff
Stage 3 Winner Brad Huff (Jelly Belly) celebrating on the podium.

Coppi won here five times, Merckx, Simpson, Kelly, Gimondi; some of the greatest names - one of the five greatest single day races in the world.
Sometimes when you want to look ahead, it helps to look behind.

Monte Zoncolan
Monte Zoncolan  has only featured three times in the Giro d'Italia, but it has already established itself as one of the race's iconic climbs and the organisers want it back.


Kansas Bob has always fancied himself a wheel man, here are some hoops that caught his eye...


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Alberto Contado
Alberto Contador would have been "crazy" to risk taking the anabolic agent clenbuterol during the Tour de France, a lawyer has claimed.


Why clenbuterol?
A reader wants to know why an unethical athlete would to look to clenbuterol for performance-enhancement.

“It would be very serious for cycling if Contador did not show himself worthy of this faith.” -- Eddy Merckx CyclingNews

Ezequiel Mosquera
Galician rider who tested positive for hydroxyethyl will continue to race until otherwise directed.

Singapore: OCBC Cycle Singapore
Spectrum Worldwide and OCBC Bank  announced today that the third annual OCBC Cycle Singapore will take place from 4 to 6 March, 2011, and will feature a professional night race for the first time (picture sprinting your butt off under stadium lights!).

Most derailers have two Phillips screw on them so that you can set the inner and outer limits of the derailer travel zone.
Tuning derailers is really easy and a matter of a few minutes once you get some experience doing it.

661 Elite bomber shorts
"Light and so comfy you forget you’re wearing them. A worthy investment!"


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You want a new bike ride?



Beleaguered champ Alberto Contador will not attend next week’s Tour de France presentation Tuesday in Paris.


Director General of the WADA, David Howman
World anti-doping body monitoring the case closely.

Francesco Chicchi - Francesco Grains (of rice)
Frank Grains.

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Frankly, we just overdosed on clenbuterol stories and there was only one anti-dote: we needed cheesecake.

Brad Huff
We’re going to get into Brad Huff’s entire world and find out where he came from and what makes him tick.

Cyclo-cross star Hanka Kupfernagel isn't hesitating on disc brakes, according to her bike sponsors, Stevens, who said she called the company straight away upon hearing that the UCI had lifted their ban
The UCI's recent lifting of the ban on disc brakes in cyclo-cross has been widely heralded as a step forward for the sport, finally allowing a critical piece of equipment to advance past what is essentially decades-old technology.

Luca Guercilena, Torsten Schmidt and Lars Michaelsen join Fränk and Andy Schleck’s as yet unnamed team.


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October 13, 2010
People tended to be positive about cycling
"...the lycra-clad image of cyclists put some people off because they didn't identify with it or thought it a turn-off."

northern Italy
The 194 km Giro del Piemonte starts in Cossato, and ends in Cherasco on Thursday. Then on Saturday, "the race of falling leaves"...the 260 km Giro di Lombardia, beginning in Milan and ending in Como.


David Millar (Scotland) wins gold in the men's time trial at the Commonwealth Games in India
Scotland’s David Millar destroyed a field of elite road riders to take gold in the Commonwealth Games time trial on Wednesday.

Tara Whitten of Canada pushes herself to the line to win the Women's Individual Time Trial
Reigning world champion Tara Whitten  capped a gruelling week at the Commonwealth Games with a blistering ride in the searing heat today to take gold in the time trial.

Iglinsky takes stage and lead in Hainan, Kazakh beats Nishitani and Walker in the sprint.
Winners on Day 2 of Tour de Hainan.


Missy Erickson in the team sprint.
Missy Erickson's tales from US collegiate and elite track championships.


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Finally, there is an explanation for why the Euros have been dominating international mountain blking for decades now: None other than Edoardo Bianchi invented the damn thing in Italy.

Michel Kreder (Garmin-Transitions) was best young rider at the Tour Haut Var
14 teams take on season's first Six Day.


Bicycle Tutor
On The Road: Bicycle Safety
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - some humor.
Video: Ride Right
Cyclist Alberto Contador Of Spain Speaks
Olivier Rabin, the lead scientist at the World Anti-Doping Agency, said Wednesday that the validity of the plastics tests is ironclad but they have not been through enough lab work to be used as stand-alone evidence in a doping case.

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If we plan to fight doping in an aggressive, intelligent and global way, we best start with perhaps the real stumbling block and guilty party. Patrick McQuaid must go.

Ted King
According to Amadio, the two riders are the first Americans in the history of the team.

Jonathan Vaughters
Garmin-Cervelo team manger upbeat about prospects.

Lombardia Corsa!
On we rolled, past photo-op after photo-opp- and some of the most amazingly postcard-esque houses and buildings I’d ever seen – all perched just above the glistening waters of the lake.

Colle Pra Martino
The Tour de France  route is announced next week. Every year though the details leak out and you can get a pretty good idea of where the race is going.

US national cyclo-cross champion Tim Johnson (Cannondale-CyclocrossWorld.com) has made the switch from aluminium to carbon for this season
Cannondale's claimed 1,400g frame and fork weight for the new SuperX undercuts the old CAAD9 aluminium model by a whopping 450g (nearly a full pound).


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Recon-Zeal Transcend Goggles
LCD displays of speed, distance, GPS coordinates, altitude, vertical and total distance traveled, stopwatch, time, run-counter and temperature projected in the lower right side of the goggle lens. There could be similar technology in glasses as well.





Xacobeo-Galicia prepares to start the opening team time trial at the 2010 Vuelta a España.
Former team doctor questioned.

“It would be very serious for cycling if Contador did not show himself worthy of this faith.” -- Eddy Merckx CyclingNews

Eddy Merckx
"...the control was in July, the test showed positive in August, the news comes out at the end of September, more than two months after the control. It seems very strange to me."


Jose Luis Rubiera
Retirement beckons for Spanish veteran.

Olympic Champion Alexi Grewal
Mission Viejo, Sunday July 29th 1984 and Alexi Grewal wins the 190 kilometre Los Angeles Olympic road race for the United States in front of an estimated 300,000 home fans.

Interbike
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, and that goes for the Interbike International Trade Expo as well.

Crux tubular mounting move: the navel tuck squat
If someone came up with the tubular tire and rim design today, the technology would be laughed out of the bike industry.

Specialized sticks with Astana
US company will continue to provide bikes to Kazakh team even after departure of Tour champion.

A circuit around the World Cycling Centre (WCC) in Aigle (Switzerland) will be the scene of the first act of the 2010-2011 UCI Patrick Cyclo-cross World Cup on Sunday.


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Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
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.

October 12. 2010

Nicole Cooke
Second medal near-miss in eight days represents a good end to a quiet year for the Olympic champion.

Denied an Olympic berth, David Millar wants to win gold in the Commonwealth Games.

Tour of Lombardy 2010 profile
This year's 'race of the falling leaves' will run from Milan to Como for the first time in 26 years. On that occasion, in 1984, Bernhard Hinault of France took the victory.

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The pivitol point – and defining obstacle - in the race is the climb from Bellagio to the Madonna di Ghisallo church.


From The Spring Classics: The Tour of Lombardy, the Most Beautiful of Them All
The history and romance of this weekend’s Tour of Lombardy, in an exclusive excerpt from The Spring Classics.

Jeremy Powers (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com) wins UCi3 Java Johnny's Lionhearts
One month into the cyclocross season, Jeremy Powers has already racked up 4 UCI wins and podium in all, but one, cross race that he’s entered.

Climbing is easy, until you do it. It is truly amazing to me the way a steep hill looks completely rideable from the comfort of the passenger’s seat of a car, and then you get on two wheels, and the full weight of gravity comes to bear, and you can’t help but feel that it is fundamentally unfair that mankind should seek to pave an incline such as this one beneath you.

Adam Blythe
Briton Adam Blythe won the Nationale Sluitingsprijs Putte-Kapellen, Belgium, on Tuesday, just over a week after winning the Circuit Franco-Belge overall.

Arnaud Jouffroy takes the win in Namur
Frenchman U23 cyclo-cross world champion after doping positives.


Breschel, Hushovd and Davis, World Champiolnships 2010, men's road race
He will debut as cycling's champion at the Tour of Piedmont on Thursday, only a week and a half after winning the championships in Geelong, Australia.

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"I dream about a comeback of climbers who look like climbers and I would be delighted to welcome a Colombian team at the 100th Tour de France."

Image: Roger Grooters with cyclists Norb and Ann Bagley
Mourners paid last respects Monday to a 66-year-old charity bicyclist whose cross-country ride to raise money for Gulf oil spill victims was cut short just a few hundred miles shy of his goal when he was fatally struck by a pickup truck.


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On The Road: Bicycle Safety
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - some humor.
Video: Ride Right
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As soon as the positive test was revealed Contador leaned on food poisoning as his main defense. Unfortunately though, the experts weren't, and still aren't buying it.

Christian Vande Velde (Garmin - Slipstream)
Garmin rider glad he returned to ride Vuelta.

Longtime Tour de France race doctor Gerard Porte has taken race organisers ASO and the medical service company Mutuaide to a tribunal over what he says is a breach of employment contract.
Has worked for a total of 39 years on ASO’s races.


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.I do declare that Levi Leipheimer’s King Ridge Gran Fondo is the best cycling event in the United States of America.

"I am so disillusioned that I am thinking about giving up cycling, irrespective of what the UCI decides." -- Alberto Contador VeloNation

Bernhard Kohl was caught with CERA
Bernhard Kohl's agent to publish book about his clients.

Now the world can watch disgraced Dane Michael Rasmussen stepping out in a celebrity dance show in Denmark, Vild Med Dans or Wild With Dance.

Garmin-Cervélo women’s team
Unexpected move complicates things for US ProTour squad.


Bernard HINAULT - 5 time Tour de France Champion (L) and Bernard SOULAGE (R)
Bernard HINAULT - 5 time Tour de France Champion (L) and  Bernard SOULAGE (R) - deputy director of Rhone Alpes region.

November 5th Meet and Greet Poster
The first part of the evening will be a meet and greet with Mr. Horner at B&L's Sports Arena location (3603 Camino Del Rio West, San Diego, CA) and the second will be an intimate four course dinner at The Farmhouse Cafe (2121 Adams Ave San Diego, CA).


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Alberto Contador made an emotional plea of innocence during his press conference
Peter Van Eenoo explains ‘long tail’ test for banned drug.


Powercrank-like drivetrain
"I predict that the next North American  Handmade Bicycle Show will consist mostly of handmade artisanal Dreamslides, and that by Interbike 2012 all the manufacturers will have copied them."

Sky Highs and Sky Lows: Team time trial, Tour of Qatar
“We got all the peas just right, but neglected the steak,” says team partner Dave Brailsford on the British squad’s first year.

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has sanctioned five cyclists for doping in the past two months—an unusually high number for a single sport, and one that is expected to keep growing over the next several weeks.


Contador
WADA says it will closely monitor decisions made.

Closer scrutiny of his arguments suggests that his lawyers could have a very hard time getting the three-time Tour champion off the hook.

Embattled Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank)
Controversial Dane complains about sports justice system.

Voodoo canzo: voodoo canzo
We loved the 2010 Canzo and the 26in-wheeled Bokor.

Brake cable tunnel
A brake cable tunnel through the top tube was an optional extra that I offered initially on my custom frames.

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[The] helmetcam had weighed heavily enough on my head that it left a very serious bruise and what is quite possibly an abrasion on my forehead.

Michele Ferrero might be more level-headed but his passion is chocolate
Nutella is a sweet spread. It's made from hazelnuts, vegetable oil, sugar, milk, flavourings and other ingredients.

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DT Swiss has replaced the last of the dampers from the original Pace forks with dampers of its own design.


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Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
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.

October 11. 2010
Bernhard Kohl at his anti-doping hearing in 2009.
Mastermind behind Austrian blood doping scheme, including Kohl.


Robert Gesink
Dutch talent rushes home to the Netherlands to be with father following mountain bike crash.




Alberto Contador and Bjarne Riis, August 2010
Saxo Bank team manager, Bjarne Riis revealed he has a plan B in place for next year if he loses Tour de France winner Alberto Contador to a doping ban for Clenbuterol.

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For a long time the transfer season revolved around Alberto Contador. The saga of his team for 2011 meant many other big names could not move until the Spaniard made up his mind.

Giro Dell'Emilia
I came to Bologna to chase the Giro dell’Emilia and to eat tagliatelle and slices of prosciutto and to live a day out of normal working days routine face by face with riders and their raw work.

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Coker Big one 36 inch wheel.

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Early morning ride on the river south Chengdu.

2010 Virginia Commonwealth University cyclocross race
Aaron Oakes and Megan Garlapow (North Carolina State) swept the first cyclocross race of the Atlantic Coast Cycling Conference (ACCC) this past weekend in Richmond, Virginia, in rather warm cyclocross weather.

Some candidates left off the list of nominees are now gathering signatures to put their names on the ballot.

Multipower
Here’s a roundup of the latest nutrition products we’ve been sent which will apparently improve our performance before, during and after riding.


2010 National Champions
2010 MTB National Champions
Cycling 2010: Complete calendar for the year
Bicycle Tutor
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - some humor.
Video: Ride Right

Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador's situation continues to look guilty in the eyes of the public.

Jonathan Vaughters
Garmin-Transitions owner defends the sport against blanket accusations, welcomes retests.

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Woke up on the wrong side of the peloton again.

Sport drinks are primarily a mixture of water, carbohydrates, and electrolytes; however, some sport drinks may have protein and fat added too.


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Ireland’s Philip Deignan has signed a deal that will put him on the RadioShack team next year.

Fallen Angel: The Passion of Fausto Coppi by William Fotheringham
William Fotheringham's recent biography of Fausto Coppi, Fallen Angel, covers a lot of ground in a relatively small number of pages.

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Last week, the riders finally hit the first patch of pave, and Roger DeVlaeminck caused panic and chaos in the peloton with a breakaway.

“I'm committed to a contract I signed a few years ago. There's been no good will, no bonuses, nothing. I feel kind of abused for what I've achieved. I'm contracted to do it and I've been told I'm contracted to do it, so I have to do it." -- Mark Cavendish  EuroSport

Step up to your riding weight
Achieving your optimal cycling weight will make you faster, and fitter. But what is it, asks Neil Pedoe, and how do you reach it?


 Hans-Michael Holczer
Believes many clean riders in peloton but wants to double the fines for the cheaters.

November 5th Meet and Greet Poster
The first part of the evening will be a meet and greet with Mr. Horner at B&L's Sports Arena location (3603 Camino Del Rio West, San Diego, CA) and the second will be an intimate four course dinner at The Farmhouse Cafe (2121 Adams Ave San Diego, CA).


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Sean of Soulcraft gave me this, my favorite new bumper sticker.

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So how do "hipsters" solve "social issues?" With Apple products, of course.

Top man: Thor Hushovd (Norway) takes the sprint to win the world title in Geelong.
Says it wouldn't help a sprinter anyway.


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The European road racing season is about to draw to a close and there are three main events left on the calendar, all in Italy.

Me, Mary, Michael Engleman, Emily, Kisten
Sue Butler chases her dreams both on and off road.


The Rovenica upper material on Shimano's SH-R315 road flagship (left) is much softer than the outgoing model. The second-tier SH-R240 uses more traditional heat-mouldable materials but is available in a wide last
Shimano, Bont and Louis Garneau all have new heat mouldable shoes for 2011, so finding well fitting cycling footwear shouldn't be a problem – although this technology doesn't come cheap.

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In German folklore, the most perfect place on earth is called Schlarrafenland.

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Founded in 2010 by professional cyclist Geoffroy Lequatre , the G4 brand of clothing and casual sports wear combines technology  and top class design.

Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb) fought back to finish 9th after a first-lap crash.
Belgian fought back from crash to finish 9th in Ruddervoorde.

Riders had a spectacular day to enjoy sonoma county's scenery:
“It was a perfect temperature and it was completely still, all the locals remarked about the visibility out on the coast and the bright blue Pacific.”


Guide to rider transfers 2010-2011
2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule
How to Drive Around Cyclists
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
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.

October 10, 2010


World Champion Zdenek Stybar
Czech rider wins second race in a week by beating Bart Aernouts.

Oscar Freire
Furlan, Steegmans out-sprinted by Spaniard.

The 2010 Paris-Tours departs La Loupe at 11:25 CET (5:25am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish in Tours (Avenue de Grammont for the last time) between 16:34 and 17:03 CET (10:34am and 11:03am U.S. Eastern).  Paris-Tours live video should get underway from around 15:25 CET (9:25am U.S. Eastern).

Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma-Lotto captain looking for redemption on the Avenue de Grammont.

Davis wins ahead of Hayden Roulston and David Millar.
Australian Allan Davis won the gold medal in the men’s road race at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, on Sunday.

Rochelle Gilmore (Australia) wins the sprint
Armistead takes silver for England, Hosking third.

Furlan
Italian passed immediately before finish line.


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2010 MTB National Champions
Cycling 2010: Complete calendar for the year
Bicycle Tutor
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - some humor.
Video: Ride Right
Óscar Freire may call it quits once his deal with Rabobank ends.

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After admitting that he picked the wrong wheel of good fortune in Melbourne during the World Championship road race, Filippo Pozzato took some serious heat.

Canadian bike company Cervélo
800 grams of terms and conditions.

Filippo Pozzato (Katusha) sees a lot of work ahead now that his teammate is in the race lead.
Katusha rider hopes for success in Paris-Tours.

November 5th Meet and Greet Poster
The first part of the evening will be a meet and greet with Mr. Horner at B&L's Sports Arena location (3603 Camino Del Rio West, San Diego, CA) and the second will be an intimate four course dinner at The Farmhouse Cafe (2121 Adams Ave San Diego, CA).


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Frenchman Geoff LeQuatre of Radio Shack was on the attack in Paris-Tours. Fashionably so.


Levi Leads a Glorious GranFondo in Scenic Santa RosaImage 9 of 57
6,000 people rode Levi Leipheimer's King Ridge GranFondo in Sonoma County, CA.

Dan Martin (Garmin-Transitions) lights it up on the climb
Garmin-Transitions rider looking for result in Lombardy.

Who says you need suspension to enjoy a comfy ride?
"A wonderfully precise rigid-forked big wheeler that will probably be loved by all who commit to it"

Contador’s Bad Cow Disease gets Worse.

“I'm committed to a contract I signed a few years ago. There's been no good will, no bonuses, nothing. I feel kind of abused for what I've achieved. I'm contracted to do it and I've been told I'm contracted to do it, so I have to do it." -- Mark Cavendish  EuroSport

About 1 commuter out of 200 used a bicycle as the primary mode of transportation to get to work last year, a figure that didn't change one iota since 2008.

David MIllar (Scotland) won the bronze medal in the men's road race at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Calls teammates "as good as my pro team."

Tired Swiss has only one thing on his mind right now: peace and quiet.



Guide to rider transfers 2010-2011
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How to Drive Around Cyclists
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
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.

October 9, 2010
Yep, that's right. Paris-Tours has an U23 version, and it's raced tomorrow as well, a couple of hours ahead of the big boys.

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I'm interested in how she found her first European pro races, and what she's learnt from it.  How was riding in Limousin?



It's your basic 230km classic that will probably end in a medium-sized sprint, unless some enterprising lad or lads break away at an opportune moment.

“I'm committed to a contract I signed a few years ago. There's been no good will, no bonuses, nothing. I feel kind of abused for what I've achieved. I'm contracted to do it and I've been told I'm contracted to do it, so I have to do it." -- Mark Cavendish  EuroSport

Robert Gesink (Rabobank) celebrates victory at the 2010 Giro dell'Emilia
Dutchman beats Dan Martin and Michele Scarponi on uphill finish.

Kolobnev
Will aim to better his 2009 third place in Tour of Lombardy.

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195,6 km in and around Bologna. The most beautiful race in the world? Look for video from 16:00 CEST (10:00 US EDT,  01:00 Aus EDT)


Katie Compton (Planet Bike) is solo off the front
Katie Compton (Planet Bike) is solo off the front.

Jeremy Powers (Cannondale Cyclocrossworld) takes the lead at the start
Jeremy Powers (Cannondale Cyclocrossworld) takes the lead at the start.


2010 National Champions
2010 MTB National Champions
Cycling 2010: Complete calendar for the year
Bicycle Tutor
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - some humor.
Video: Ride Right
Cavendish
Mark Cavendish has claimed he is being "abused" by his professional team ahead of the Commonwealth Games road race.

Early prediction: Chris Horner will win the 2011 Tour of California.

 Racing Rubber
RBA tests five sets of racing tires from Continental, Hutchinson, Kenda, Maxxis and Schwalbe.

Katheryn Curi Mattis Cascade Classic By Christopher See
Are you sure you’re retiring? That’s the question Katheryn Curi Mattis has heard repeatedly this week after her big day out at the World Championship road race.

The Making of 'Behind the Barriers' with Jeremy Powers at Gloucester
The Making of 'Behind the Barriers' with Jeremy Powers at Gloucester

November 5th Meet and Greet Poster
The first part of the evening will be a meet and greet with Mr. Horner at B&L's Sports Arena location (3603 Camino Del Rio West, San Diego, CA) and the second will be an intimate four course dinner at The Farmhouse Cafe (2121 Adams Ave San Diego, CA).


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Teammates Alexandre Vinkourov and Alberto Contador chat before the start.
Italian's ban bad news for Tour champion.

Alberto Contador
Antidoping scientists who conducted the drug testing at this summer’s Tour de France used their best weapon: the element of surprise.

What appeared to be a well-run, tightly organized and clean Vuelta a España has descended down the all-too familiar path of adjusting the final standings following some high-profile doping cases.

Alexandre Vinokourov and Alberto Contador, stage 13, Andy Jones at the Tour de France 2010
As the countdown begins towards the publication of the UCI's report on Alberto Contador  - current rumours indicate the most possible release date as the middle of next week - the Spaniard has counter-attacked after a series of potentially libelous reports have been published.

Iljo Keisse
Belgian stuck in suspension purgatory sees similarities between his case and Contador's.

Italian rider Colo
Handed a twelve month ban after accidentally ingesting substance.

Cavendish
Talk of tensions will fuel Team Sky speculation.

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"As someone who ostensibly tries to keep fit, I’ve found the best way to pretend to lose weight is to fiddle around with iPhone apps during my workout."


Guide to rider transfers 2010-2011
2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule
How to Drive Around Cyclists
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
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.

October 8, 2010
Rasmussen
Believes Spaniard is innocent.



stretching
The latest salvo against stretching comes from a study published in the September issue of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, which found that static stretching before a workout lowered runners’ endurance and made their body less efficient.


Riccardo Ricco (Vacansoleil) wins Coppa Sabatini
Riccò’s success offered an uneasy reminder of the polemics that have engulfed Italian cycling in recent days.

The national champ takes the opening race of the three-day Cincinnati ‘cross festival

Kona-FSA goes 1-2 at Devou.

“The longer I'm involved in this, the more I marvel at how widespread doping is. And I don't think it will be eradicated. Because it just evolves continuously. There are new substances coming out that can't be tested for." -- Ettore Torri  Yahoo!

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“But that’s just a small sample of what’s coming your way if you don’t raise $10,000 with all the stuff I’m donating. My own personal bike, autographed, for pity’s sake. And so much autographed GranFondo gear my wrists are cramping.”

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We were quite impressed with how dapper we appeared, and thought you would be too.

Festivus for the best of us: Cyclocross festivals in Ohio and Rhode Island draw the big names, while Oregon’s Cross Crusade draws the big crowds.

The all-new Specialized Roubaix SL3
US bike producer said to provide bikes and possibly replace Columbia.

Britania’s rule of the boards will see a sharp challenge in London from Australia following an impressive performance during track racing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India.

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The women toe the start line at The Weasel.

Controversial Australian track cyclist Shane Perkins
Pre-race favourite Perkins was disqualified in his keirin heat on Wednesday for dangerous riding and after claiming seventh in a later ride-off, aimed a two-fingered salute at cycling officials.


2010 National Champions
2010 MTB National Champions
Cycling 2010: Complete calendar for the year
Bicycle Tutor
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - some humor.
Video: Ride Right
Mario Cipollini
“Super Mario” says Tour winner is innocent until proven guilty and defends cycling against other sports.


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"Since exiting the competitive ranks, he has gained immense experience from an organizational role. Ten years at the HC ranked Tour de Langkawi, four years at the famous Tour de France and 3 years as Finish Director at the UCI 2.1 Tour of Ireland."

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Today Sarah Storey made her debut ride for England in the Commonwealth Games Individual Pursuit.

The Lithuanians.
The Lithuanians.

Lake CX401 Shoes
The carbon fiber sole plate extends up and wraps around the heel. To mold the shoes simple toss one in a 400 degree oven, remove in 3-4 minutes when the temperature sensitive sticker turns black, put it on, and mold the shoe to your foot while wearing oven mitts.


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Fix your bike on-the-go, and you'll never have to walk home again.


November 5th Meet and Greet Poster
The first part of the evening will be a meet and greet with Mr. Horner at B&L's Sports Arena location (3603 Camino Del Rio West, San Diego, CA) and the second will be an intimate four course dinner at The Farmhouse Cafe (2121 Adams Ave San Diego, CA).

This is the 25mm Corsa Evo CX
This is the 25mm Corsa Evo CX.. "In general, I think everybody should be riding wider tires all the time."


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PINTO, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 30: Alberto Contador grimaces his face as he answers questions from the media during his press conference pleading his innocence after being tested positive for clenbuterol, a fat-burning and muscle-building drug, during this year's Tour de France, on September 30, 2010 in Pinto, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)
Contador was said to have used clenbuterol to lose weight more quickly as the Tour de France  was approaching. The information was reported on the website of the Flemish magazine Humo today.

Alberto Contador says he’s not going to take it anymore and has moved to legally challenge media outlets for “absolute lack of veracity.”

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When news of Contador's positive for clenbuterol initially broke, I expressed my surprise and dismay, and also incredulity that the Spaniard would dope with clen during the Tour de France.

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A "Great Thinker" from the world outside of cycling contacted Pappillon with a counterpoint to the vitriol surrounding Floyd Landis, and we've chosen to publish it here.

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Articulate, crazy, bi-polar, and annoying (!!!) are all words that have been used to describe Floyd Landis.

U.S. champion Lance Armstrong
Two positive drug tests for Tour de France winner Alberto Contador have raised new questions about doping in cycling, U.S. champion Lance Armstrong's own involvement, and how a scandal might affect his charity work.


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Just recently he said he could guarantee all his riders are clean. I'd like to believe that's true but it's probably impossible to prove. But he can only do his best. Sassi is an optimist.

Aldo Sassi greets his charge Ivan Basso at the start of the Tre Valli Varesine
Basso and Evans' coach responds to Torri's remarks.


Guide to rider transfers 2010-2011
2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule
How to Drive Around Cyclists
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
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.

October 7, 2010
Hushovd
Says he has a valid contract with world champion, no request to be released.


Megan Dunn
There's something in the water in Dubbo, Australia. Megan Dunn with her six junior golds.

Three year deal comes to an end at the end of this season.

HTC-Columbia take control of the peloton on stage one of the Amgen Tour of California
20 ProTeam squads battling for 8 places.


Master of the Universe
Cycling has been riddled with mendacity in recent years. In any walks of life, those in the wrong more often than not don't actually believe they are doing anything bad in the first place.

“The longer I'm involved in this, the more I marvel at how widespread doping is. And I don't think it will be eradicated. Because it just evolves continuously. There are new substances coming out that can't be tested for." -- Ettore Torri  Yahoo!

Chellambra Crescent
It was on Chellambra Crescent for the last time the Gilbert played his card.

0910_fight_fatigue
When your tank reads empty midride, it takes more than a second wind to refill it.

Adam Blythe
Talented Briton making a strong impression in Europe.

“HOP
My Favorite Workout! If there were only one workout I could do all year in order to prepare for racing, it would be the “HOP” uphill workout.

Travis Meyer on Constitution Hill, Tour of Britain 2010, stage 3
Television viewing figures for the race were up 32 per cent on 2009. Estimates also put roadside spectators at over one million.


2010 National Champions
2010 MTB National Champions
Cycling 2010: Complete calendar for the year
Bicycle Tutor
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - some humor.
Video: Ride Right
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As some of the true legends of American cycling like George Hincapie, Levi Leipheimer, Chris Horner, Lance Armstrong, Jason McCartney, David Zabriskie, Christian Vande Velde and others wind down their careers, there are a host of young riders poised to fill their shoes.


Believes plasticizer test is valid.

Italian Olympic Committee's Anti-doping Prosecutor Ettore Torri Gestures
Italian cycling and Olympic officials promised Thursday to renew their fight against doping after the country’s anti-doping prosecutor suggested all cyclists use drugs.

Phthalates
Now that evidence suggests the presence of plasticizers in Alberto Contador’s blood samples a reader wants to know if that’s proof of doping.

DT Swiss RRC425F and RRC525R wheelset
"Dazzlingly fast, ultralight ‘party’ wheels."


2011 Amgen Tour of California route
The 2011 route starts in Tahoe, misses Santa Rosa, climbs Mt. Baldy.


Stage 1: Sunday, May 15 – South Lake Tahoe to North Lake Tahoe
Stage 2: Monday, May 16 – North Lake Tahoe to Sacramento
Stage 3: Tuesday, May 17 – Auburn to Modesto
Stage 4: Wednesday, May 18 – Livermore to San Jose
Stage 5: Thursday, May 19 – Seaside to Paso Robles
Stage 6: Friday, May 20 – Solvang Individual Time Trial
Stage 7: Saturday, May 21 – Claremont to Mt. Baldy
Stage 8: Sunday, May 22 – Santa Clarita to Thousand Oaks.

Cadel Evans through the 2008 Tour de France
The documentaryYell for Cadel follows Australian cyclist Cadel Evans through the 2008 Tour de France.


PezCyclingNews.com
The rush to comment on Contador obscures a bigger piece of news.




Etorre Torre
Etorre Torre is the chief prosectutor for the Italian national Olympic  commission. The fact that the Olympics organization has its own chief prosecutor should tell us enough. Torri is their anti-doping terrier.

Tour de France winner Alberto Contador,
Funding for the Spanish Anti-Doping Agency will be reduced next year as part of a series of national austerity measures being proposed by the government, sports secretary Jaime Lissavetzky has said.


Other riders could be tested.

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Twisted Spoke is lightly hyperventilating just thinking about the three exciting changes.


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In the mind of the public, doping is a dirty thing. We assign blame, claim righteous indignation and experience a visceral rejection to the cheating of our idols.

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This video about cycling in southern Bogota touches on some of the differences between riding in Colombia and places like the United States and Western Europe.

This is the 25mm Corsa Evo CX
This is the 25mm Corsa Evo CX.. "In general, I think everybody should be riding wider tires all the time."

November 5th Meet and Greet Poster
The first part of the evening will be a meet and greet with Mr. Horner at B&L's Sports Arena location (3603 Camino Del Rio West, San Diego, CA) and the second will be an intimate four course dinner at The Farmhouse Cafe (2121 Adams Ave San Diego, CA).


Guide to rider transfers 2010-2011
2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule
How to Drive Around Cyclists
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
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.

October 6, 2010
Thursday is another busy one on the Cycling calendar...

Kirk O'Bee Doperz Suck
Kirk O'Bee sprints Matti Breschel at the 2008 Philly race. Photo: Blacknell.

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Going forward, there is a simple solution to the problem of doping in cycling - for the riders to 1) refuse to dope and 2) to denounce those who continue to do so.

Bjarne Riis
Sees political games as a dangerous possibility.

“The longer I'm involved in this, the more I marvel at how widespread doping is. And I don't think it will be eradicated. Because it just evolves continuously. There are new substances coming out that can't be tested for." -- Ettore Torri  Yahoo!

Pierre Bernard Esterhuizen of South Africa (bottom) and Ross Edgar of Scotland collide.
Pierre Bernard Esterhuizen of South Africa (bottom) and Ross Edgar of Scotland collide. Photo: Getty Images.

Ng (left) and Awang celebrate an apparent 1-2 finish. Awang was later DQ'ed, but Ng takes the gold.
Malaysia’s Josiah Ng put a stop to Australia’s complete domination of track events in the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday, taking gold in the men’s keirin.

Jeremy Powers
One man who has hit the ground running on the US side of the Atlantic is Cannondale Cyclocrossworld.com professional, Jeremy Powers.

November 5th Meet and Greet Poster
The first part of the evening will be a meet and greet with Mr. Horner at B&L's Sports Arena location (3603 Camino Del Rio West, San Diego, CA) and the second will be an intimate four course dinner at The Farmhouse Cafe (2121 Adams Ave San Diego, CA).

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The bicycle industry has lost a giant. Bill Fields, a man whose career changed the bicycle industry in the United States has died following a prolonged illness that began with West Nile Virus.

Pegasus Racing
Announcement of main sponsor and lineup delayed.

Mental Strength
"I prescribe physiological training to enhance the mechanical, physical and biochemical functions to increase power-to-weight ratio and achieve peak performance."



2010 National Champions
2010 MTB National Champions
Cycling 2010: Complete calendar for the year
Bicycle Tutor
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - some humor.
Video: Ride Right
Garmin manager Jonathan Vaughters
Says Contador positive overshadows progress in war on doping.

UCI president Pat McQuaid has been nominated for membership to the International Olympic Committee.
UCI President dismayed at Italian investigators comments.


Stage 15 winner, David Garcia Dapena wanted to keep his high GC position intact, and he did
Spaniard had already returned Adverse Analytical Finding for Hydroxethal starch.

Thor Hushovd
Norwegian elects to continue season after winning.


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Daniel Coyle wrote my favorite cycling book: “Tour de Force,” which for some reason was published in America under the more bellicose title “Lance Armstrong’s War.” His latest book is called “The Talent Code.” It features all the things I loved about “Tour de Force”: bright, lively, descriptive writing loaded with interesting anecdotes and personalities.

Kansas Bob
Kansas Bob chases down the lugs that pull his heartstrings.

Italian women
The Italian women where dedicating their ride to a colleague badly injured, Marina Romoli.

US Pro Crit Champion Daniel Holloway (BISSELL) goes on another attack at Chris Thater Memorial Crit
US Pro Crit Champion Daniel Holloway (BISSELL) goes on another attack at Chris Thater Memorial Crit.

This is the 25mm Corsa Evo CX
This is the 25mm Corsa Evo CX.. "In general, I think everybody should be riding wider tires all the time."

The kit on the All Black just didn't do the fantastic frame any justice
"Superb frame and ride, let down by mediocre kit."

Brammeier
Moves from the An Post Grant Thornton M. Donnelly Sean Kelly team.


PezCyclingNews.com
Persuading fans to contribute to his defense weighs heavy, but has no resources to pay anyone yet.

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Here is your official Alberto Contador game card for those scoring the doping allegations at home.


Alberto Contador, Tour de France 2010, stage 15
Alberto Contador has received backing from one top scientific expert over his clenbuterol and plasticizers - plastic residues -  cases on Wednesday, but at the same time another scientist has asserted that the plasticizers at least could be indicative of doping.

Contador's levels were eight to 10 times higher than normal,
Developer of plasticizer test comments on Contador affair.

Beleaguered Tour de France champion Alberto Contador says he will no longer make public comments until the UCI reaches a decision on pending doping allegations against him.

In Spain, the Contador affair has unleashed a discussion about the origin of the meat that might have contained the clenbuterol that resulted in the positive test.

Spanish cook says a string of bad coincidences led to the growing doping scandal surrounding Tour de France winner Alberto Contador.

Three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador grimaces as he gives a press conference on September 30, 2010 in Pinto
"This is inexact, it is false, they are unfounded allegations."


Marco Pinotti
Italian rider widely regarded as clean.

Call yourself a fan?
One of the weirder aspects of following pro cycling is that as well as learning about 11 speed gearing, European geography and foreign languages, you end up with a passing knowledge of haematology.

Alberto Contador leads the Astana squad to be presented.
Press officer denies meat was purchased in Pau.

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Some exciting news for women racing is the merger of WE RACE and the Southeast Women’s (SEW) Cycling series. Collectively it will be known as WE RACE.

Gerry Van Gerwen
No German ProTeams in 2011 not good for the sport.

FasCatTrainingFacility
One of the best ways to stay fit this winter is to ride consistently, and one of the best ways to ride consistently is to train indoors.


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2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule
How to Drive Around Cyclists
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
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.

October 5, 2010


Team Astana
Kazakh team confirms application for cycling’s top table.

UCI President Pat McQuaid speaks
Europcar, Astana and Team Pegasus not on the list.

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Some said the Worlds Road Race course in Melbourne favored the sprinters. Others said it was more for the rouleurs. As it turned out the best sprinter of the rouleurs, Thor Hushovd, took the rainbow jersey, after first the Italians and then the Belgians tore the race apart.

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Luke Durbridge opens up the medal tally for the Aussies.

Germany’s only ProTour team is stopping operations after it was unable to find a new sponsor.

Frank Vandenbroucke, 2003 Tour of Luxembourg
We are hoping there will be a live video stream here starting at 15:30 CET (9:30am U.S. Eastern).  We don't expect there to be full coverage of the actual race itself.


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Saturday kicks off a great weekend of cycling with the Giro dell'Emilia, a race that matters for a handful of reasons.


Becky James Team Wales
The Australians started as they mean to go on, winning all three gold medals on the first day of competition at the Delhi velodrome.

With worlds over it's now time to pull my focus back on the remaining classics, the cyclocross season and Carroll's vlogging or whatever it is that he's doing.

 Renshaw
World Under 23 gold medallist could be in running for road race title.

Jonathan Page (Planet Bike) running the stairs
Pages ‘crosses at home for three weeks.


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2010 MTB National Champions
Cycling 2010: Complete calendar for the year
Bicycle Tutor
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - some humor.
Video: Ride Right
November 5th Meet and Greet Poster
The first part of the evening will be a meet and greet with Mr. Horner at B&L's Sports Arena location (3603 Camino Del Rio West, San Diego, CA) and the second will be an intimate four course dinner at The Farmhouse Cafe (2121 Adams Ave San Diego, CA).

White hopes for speedy resolution to baffling situation.

disc brake on a road bike.
I fail to see the point of a disc brake on a road bike. A conventional caliper brake is a disc brake, with the rim being the disc.

Italy's anti-doping prosecutor is convinced that all cyclists are doping, a belief reinforced by four years of work as one of the world leaders in the effort against drugs in sports.

Alberto Contador doping case,
Unnamed source says Contador’s sample crossed crucial threshold.

Cancellara electric bike story, Landis, Lance and the Tour of Switzerland.

What can you do to minimize your risk when riding a bicycle in traffic?

UCI World Tour
Only a few days ago I was singing the praises of the UCI World Tour as an idea that had its merits given the way the ProTour flopped.

Xpedo Thrust C pedals
"With a magnesium body wrapped in carbon fibre and a titanium spindle, there’s little wasted weight on these high-end Look Keo compatible pedals."

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Burning more calories than you consume works as one of the basic principles of weight loss.

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Linsey Corbin  is racing her new Plasma3 in Kona  this Saturday. Her bike is equipped with Vision bars, SRAM  Red and Zipp Wheels.


Jean-Paul Van Poppel
Dutch former-sprinter quits Cervélo TestTeam on it’s merger with Garmin-Transitions.

Roche
Irishman had a strong year, but worlds was a race too far.


PezCyclingNews.com



Alberto Contador (Astana) celebrates his third Tour win
Author raises questions over Clenbuterol claims, and gives a brutal assessment of the sport.

“The longer I'm involved in this, the more I marvel at how widespread doping is. And I don't think it will be eradicated. Because it just evolves continuously. There are new substances coming out that can't be tested for." -- Ettore Torri  Yahoo!

TdF
1)    The Tour de France champion tested positive.

At a news conference in Spain last week, Alberto Contador discussed his positive test for clenbuterol but denied doping.
New test detects a specific type of chemical, called a plasticizer, that is found in plastic IV bags.


Alberto Contador and Bjarne Riis, August 2010
And the meat excuse took on even greater importance when the French newspaper L'Equipe  reported allegations that traces of a plastic residue the same as the type used to manufacture blood bags were detected in Contador's sample taken on July 20.

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There’s no reason to force yourself to reject, or otherwise adopt a guarded position in response to Bernhard Kohl's appearance at an anti-doping symposium this past weekend in the United States, unless you're on the wrong-side of the doping dilemma.

ProTour teams will start all 26 races in new UCI World Tour for 2011. But still some confusion as the ProTour and Historic calendars merge.

Volagi presented a very clean crack at Road Disc.
While the show floor was packed with similar kit, one road bike stood out as Volagi presented a very clean crack at Road Disc.

1003_tingle
Keep the feeling in your extremities by tweaking your bike setup


This is the 25mm Corsa Evo CX
This is the 25mm Corsa Evo CX.. "In general, I think everybody should be riding wider tires all the time."

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Obviously, Shimano is intent on not getting rolled over by the SRAM juggernaut that relentlessly builds momentum, and that company’s “2X10” mountain bike drivetrain offerings have created quite a bit of buzz.


Guide to rider transfers 2010-2011
2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule
How to Drive Around Cyclists
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
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.

October 4, 2010
J-Pow's Journal: In yellow in the Green Mountain State
From road to ‘cross, from Sin City to Wisconsin to Gloucester, Jeremy Powers checks in on his recent travel and successes on the road and the dirt.

Top Belgian talent possibly headed to Classics juggernaut.

Boonen
Believes he could have fought for gold in Geelong.

The series kickoff at Alpenrose Dairy draws more than 1,500 riders and breaks a one-day participation record.

Ben King (USA) had a 6-minute advantage
In the U23 Road Race, high hopes were held for a kid by the name of Michael Matthews. The media had him down as a favourite, the crowd listened to the hype, and his palmars from the last 12 months added fuel to the fire.

It's been an incredible year for Cadel Evans.

The big chill
The thought of freezing your bits off in an ice bath at the end of a ride or race might not be that appealing, but for many professional cycling teams, the icy soak is the first post-race port-of-call.

2010 GVA Trophy #1, Namur, Belgium
In conditions more like late August than early October, with bright sunshine and temperatures reaching well into the 70s, European cyclists kicked off the first of their major cyclocross series, the Trofee Gazet van Antwerpen, at the Cyclocross de Namur Citadelle.

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‘BattenFall Classic’ non-competitive ride on Sunday, October 10 in Cambridge on the new, 64 mile Tour of the Battenkill  Course.

Lacking radio contact, the peloton didn’t even realize that they were in danger of being lapped — which would have disqualified the favorites in the flat-to-hilly event and made a mockery of cycling’s premier individual race.

USPRO Criterium Championships, 2010, Daniel Holloway
The U.S. criterium champ will bolster the sprint squad at Kelly Benefit Strategies.

Nalini
Nalini is a division of MOA and between the two clothing brands, they swept the Grand Tour podiums this year.

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Legendary road sprinter Mario Cipollini will be opening the Cycle Show at Earls Court to the public 10am this coming Friday 8th October.


2010 National Champions
2010 MTB National Champions
Cycling 2010: Complete calendar for the year
Bicycle Tutor
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - some humor.
Video: Ride Right
Bernhard Kohl, right, at the end of the 21st Stage of the 2008 Tour de France
"People know in cycling that's it's not possible to win the Tour de France without it. It's three weeks, 3,000 km and you climb (the equivalent of) Mount Everest four times. That's just not possible."


Vinokourov
Astana team leader talks about Contador, Menchov, Schleck brothers and Kashechkin.


Thor Hushovd (Norway) is the 2010 world champion.
Says Norwegian will be a good ambassador for the sport.

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Big ups to Australian Cycling or Melbourne2010 or whoever gets the credit for a fantastic course.

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Custom full-carbon Corvid tricked out by the Boston-suburb folks at Independent Fabrication.

MSU is the only university in the Midwest—and one of five in the nation—to participate in Fuji University, a program that allows students, faculty and staff to purchase new Fuji bikes on campus at competitive prices. In addition, MSU is only one of five universities in the country to have a university owned and operated bike shop.

What is the story with orthotics
A reader asks about the benefits of over-the-counter orthotics for cycling.

Michelin says its foldable steel bead concept is still cheaper than aramid beads but easier to store for both the consumer and dealer.
Michelin says its foldable steel bead concept is still cheaper than aramid beads but easier to store for both the consumer and dealer.


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Like any grief process, the yearly loss of professional cycling manifests itself in multiple stages.

road world championships
It is the first time in the history of any road world championships  that a tie has been recorded, and for Phinney, he becomes the sixth rider in history to medal in both events in the Under 23 category.

Oscar Pereiro
Basso joins those paying homage to 2006 Tour de France winner.


PezCyclingNews.com

Shimano / Orbea giveaway,
Sandra, a Team Fatty member who has raised $2105 this year, is the winner of the latest Shimano / Orbea giveaway.


Says that UCI president knows that they have a zero-tolerance policy.


Predictably, what we know so far raises more questions than answers.

“I can say 99 percent, it’s impossible [if meat could be the source of Clenbuterol contamination.]" -- Frenando Ramos  VeloNation

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This is the Alberto Contador we expected to be dealing with all along: tough, resourceful and bold.

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I have no idea what the hell is going on or how to arrive at a judgement. Like you, I’m lost.

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By providing answers to these questions, Alberto Contador can do much to support his claims of having been victimized.


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Daily El Pais  wrote that the UCI was only days away from "shelving" the matter but the leak by the German media has suddenly shone a spotlight onto the UCI.

The more you follow professional cycling, the more you wish you’d gone to medical school first.

Contador Investigation
Questions raised by others about meat defense for Clenbuterol. An expert in the field of Clenbuterol contamination has said that he is very sceptical that the positive test could be due to meat, unless the rider ate the liver of the animal in question.

Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador has told Eurosport he expects the doping case against him will be closed in just over a week.

Oakley's new custom case will be available to dealers this spring
Next spring there’s potential for you to walk into your local Oakley dealer and pick bits and pieces to soup up and customize your existing eyewear.

What to bring to a cyclocross race
What to bring to a cyclocross race to ensure success and fun.


Australia next best with three.

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Ok, the first rule of racing in France: Never ever, ever, ever believe a Frenchman when he says the course is "almost completely flat".


Guide to rider transfers 2010-2011
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How to Drive Around Cyclists
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
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.

October 3, 2010
A defiant Alberto Contador hints he may leave cycling if he draws a ban and loses his third Tour victory.

Cadel Evans
The general consensus after this year’s world road race championships is that there was a lot of exciting, aggressive and unpredictable racing.

Weylandt takes the final stage in Tournai.


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After almost six and a half hours of racing the last of move of the day with Niki Terpstra was hauled back and it was gruppo compatto for the last 14 seconds as Hushovd launched his sprint to win.

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Relentlessly attacking in the final laps of Sunday’s elite men’s road race, defending world champion Cadel Evans did everything he could to become the sixth back-to-back rainbow warrior.

Australia's Cadel Evans is seen at the start of the elite men's road race at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Geelong, 75km (46 miles) south west of Melbourne October 3, 2010. The Road Cycling World Championships takes place from September 29 to October 3. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas (AUSTRALIA - Tags: SPORT CYCLING)
Evans’ career has been punctuated by painful near-misses, most memorably on arduous tours of France during the month of July when he has twice been runner-up.  So even when the Australian did finish first, it was as if his default position was to be braced for an unforeseen letdown.

Girogia Bronzini wins, World Championships 2010, women's road race
Her win was the second consecutive win by Italy after Tatiana Guderzo's win last year in Mendrisio, Switzerland. It was the third in the last five years, starting with Marta Bastianelli's in 2007.





2010 National Champions
2010 MTB National Champions
Cycling 2010: Complete calendar for the year
Bicycle Tutor
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - some humor.
Video: Ride Right

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Note to Filippo Pozzatto: abstinence isn’t worth it.

“If this is not resolved favorably and in a just fashion, then I would have to reconsider or not I would ever come back to the bike.”  -- Alberto Contador  VeloNews

Philippe Gilbert
Gilbert, Bomans, and De Wolf all look back on an all or nothing finale.

Thor Hushovd, Tour de France 2010 stage 1
"I am more of a classics rider, who can pass the climbs and then win, like today."


The course's two hills were more than enough to form an elite selection. Only 25 made it to the final kilometer together.
Wow, what a bike race! If you weren’t watching the race roadside or live on TV, then go buy the DVD.

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Other than racing most weekends and training hundreds of miles Gaddy is working toward his degree in computer science from the University of North Carolina.


PezCyclingNews.com
Clenbuterol is not a "threshold drug" which means WADA does not allow a racer to have any of this drug in the body. Any amount, no matter how miniscule, results in a positive result and sanctions will follow.

Alberto Contador made an emotional plea of innocence during his press conference
Allegations of blood transfusions a "crippling blow" to Spaniard.

Will Contador take aim at the WADA code?
Banning a big name athlete for eating a contaminated steak could undermine the anti-doping fight, the absolutist nature of the WADA rules could be attacked in the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The Belgian team waits for a race to finish so its riders can do some practice laps
Van Avermaet praises winner Hushovd.

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When you really think about it, is there a better rider to wear the rainbow bands for 2011 than Thor Hushovd?

Share the joke Thomas
Voeckler’s loyalty instrumental in team’s rescue. >

Pat McQuaid
Underlines globalisation of the sport as a priority.

(Cartoon by Andy Singer)
Max recommends hill repeats as part of his coaching plan. (Cartoon by Andy Singer)


Guide to rider transfers 2010-2011
2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule
How to Drive Around Cyclists
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
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.

October 2, 2010
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Thor Hushovd became the first Norwegian to don the rainbow jersey with a perfectly timed sprint on the hard, uphill finale of an incredibly chaotic race.

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Start time for the Elite Men Road Race is 10:00am local Sunday.  That is 7pm U.S. Eastern tonight (Saturday). 


Nibali and Pozzato show off the Italian jersey
Philippe Gilbert, Oscar Freire and Simon Gerrans all like their chances in Sunday’s elite men’s race.


Philippe Gilbert (Bel)
The men's road race, held over a gruelling 262.7 kilometres (160 miles), will bring the curtain down on the five-day world road race championships.

Watch how the final kilometer unfolded, with Arndt and Cooke dangling off the front until the pack comes roaring past.

Giorgia Bronzini (Italy) celebrates her amazing victory.
Vos caught at the line as Cooke falls short.

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Italy's Giorgia Bronzini timed her sprint to perfection on the long drag to the line in Geelong today to claim the rainbow jersey at this year's UCI World Championships.


Thomas Voeckler (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) celebrates with team boss Jean Rene Bernaudeau
Europcar to sponsor team in 2011.

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Undersized, thin walled tubes, such as forks, do not act kindly to hard braking forces.

Cervélo co-founder Phil White with his brand's new R5
When Cervélo introduced their TestTeam in 2008, it had a clear mission statement: "Even though winning races is great, it’s not why we're in pro cycling. Our ultimate goal is to make better bikes and share our passion for cycling with our customers."


2010 National Champions
2010 MTB National Champions
Cycling 2010: Complete calendar for the year
Bicycle Tutor
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - some humor.
Video: Ride Right
Spain banned.
Fed up with the endless number of Spanish riders suspended for doping, UCI president Patrick McQuaid went on the offensive.


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Another big blow for Spanish cycling - Tour de France winner Alberto Contador, Vuelta a Espana runner-up Ezequiel Mosquera and his teammate David Garcia represent the other three cyclists.

Pat McQuaid.
The ability of only select laboratories to detect the small amount of clenbuterol in Alberto Contador's samples is not sufficient reason to clear the rider, according to International Cycling Union chief Pat McQuaid..

UCI president Pat McQuaid speaks at the Giro d'Italia
UCI President says recent positive tests unacceptable.

Pierre Bordry says Contador’s beef defense is hard to believe.

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The only way it could possibly work is if there were a single, worldwide doping authority that total control over national or local organizations.

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Bookwalter graduated from Lees-McRae in 2006 after winning seven collegiate mountain biking titles for the Bobcats. As a senior, the Grand Rapids, Mich., native also won the U.S. national Under 23 time trial championship.

FTP Coastdowns
The workout starts with two minutes at your threshold power (FTP).


PezCyclingNews.com
Alberto Contador
Spaniard explains why Riis was not informed for over a month.

Cyclists who drank a half-liter of beetroot juice several hours before setting off were able to ride up to 20 percent longer than those who drank a placebo.

Cameron Diaz, Alberto Contador and Tom Cruise, Tour de France 2010, stage 18
Contador has admitted that the first thing he thought about when he was told that he was positive was to give up racing, but that despite being "deeply disappointed" by what happened he "wants to wait and see how everything works out."

Eladio Jimenez Sanchez and Massimo Giunti also get two-year penalties, fines, for doping.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Contador says he is sticking to his story that contaminated meat is the cause of his positive test on July 21 for the fat-burning and muscle-building drug.

“It’s a story that we’ve been expecting [about Contador]. We’re not unduly surprised. A little [surprised] about the Clenbuterol because we’d really have expected something else. It’s like the tree that hides the forest. Right now, amongst the riders, I can tell you that we’re not that shocked.”  -- Yoann Offredo CyclingNews

Contador
More than two months after Alberto Contador failed a drug test at the Tour de France, officials from the International Cycling Union  are clearly taking their time to investigate the matter before determining whether Contador should be charged with an antidoping violation.

Alberto Contador's positive test.
The governing body is notoriously uncooperative, although they do talk if the pressure builds up.

Roger DeVlaeminck
I love about the documentary: the music, narration and a bold move by Roger DeVlaeminck – one of my all-time favorite cyclists.

Trek Fuel EX 8
" The ideal blend of pedalling and corner stiffness, high traction small bump suction, big hit belligerence and constantly engaging enthusiasm. Genuinely outstanding."

MKS Custom Pro pedals + steel toe-clips + straps
"Traditional style with super-smooth bearings and a high-end build."


Guide to rider transfers 2010-2011
2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule
How to Drive Around Cyclists
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
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.

October 1, 2010
Saturday, October 2: (Friday night U.S.)
     Elite Women Road Race (1pm local)
Sunday, October 3: (Saturday night U.S.)
     Elite Men Road Race (10am local).

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Dang, I love me some team breakdowns...

World Championships: Women’s Road Race
Who will take the women’s rainbow jersey?

Guillaume Boivin & Taylor Phinney.
It's the first time there has ever been a flat-footed tie for any medal at a world championship road race.

Michael Matthews (Australia) was just too quick over the last 10 metres.
Degenklob secures silver as Phinney sneaks into bronze.

Guillaume Boivin (Team Canada) was all smiles at the start of the Grand Prix Cycliste Quebec
A bit more that two years ago, Guillaume Boivin shocked the Canadian Cycling World, when at 20 years of age he crossed the line first at the Canadian Road Championships, making him the winner in both the Elite and U23 categories.

Adam Blythe (Omega Pharma - Lotto) resplendent in the yellow leader's jersey following his stage win at Circuit Franco-Belge.
First win of the season for Omega Pharma's Brit.

George
It is a question that I get asked a lot. The following article provides methods for testing for your MAX Heart Rate (MAX HR). Knowing your MAX HR will enable you to Work out your HR zones.

Getting to grips with the Specialized Roubaix SL3
There's no doubt that with the legs Fabian Cancellara brought to the 2010 edition of Paris-Roubaix, he could have won on just about anything.


2010 National Champions
2010 MTB National Champions
Cycling 2010: Complete calendar for the year
Bicycle Tutor
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - some humor.
Video: Ride Right
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Tough, tough news this week in the cycling world as three Spaniards have returned positive doping tests while another Italian rider is under investigation in Italy.


Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) jubilant on the podium at the Tour.
Offredo says that riders are "not unduly surprised."

Disgraced cyclist Floyd Landis
Disgraced cyclist Floyd Landis says he waited almost four years to reveal his doping because he knew once he'd admitted lying, he would not be believed about the widespread use of performance enhancing drugs in the sport.

Oscar Sevilla (Ind Ant-Idea-Fla-Lot De Medellin).
Cycling Ireland Medical Officer explains why substance is banned and dangerous.

Voeckler
Final deadline for French champion’s decision is at 18.00 today.

Cycling is My Life
Forty-five years ago, a Briton won the World Championship road race. He'd already made a name for himself in the Tour de France and was a winner of the Milan-San Remo Classic and other races.


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The all-new T42 boasts two firsts for Vision: it has its first in-house made hubs and it’s the first time the company has used carbon fiber on a clincher wheel.

Perform your own bike maintenance and repairs with these step-by-step video guides.


PezCyclingNews.com

 Alberto Contador
Spaniard takes important step to boost his credibility.




“It’s a story that we’ve been expecting [about Contador]. We’re not unduly surprised. A little [surprised] about the Clenbuterol because we’d really have expected something else. It’s like the tree that hides the forest. Right now, amongst the riders, I can tell you that we’re not that shocked.”  -- Yoann Offredo CyclingNews

Alberto Contador was the centre of attention
French paper suggests there could be evidence of blood doping.


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Witness the crumbling bunker. Hear the absurdly optimistic message broadcast from within.  The assertion that Interbike enjoyed a tangible uptick in attendance in 2010 is one part flat earth, one part WMD, and a pinch of Baby I love your haircut.


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All events in the UCI's World Tour will have to adhere to the same set of participation rules and regulations in an attempt to unify the entire top-level racing calendar.

Ezequiel Mosquera (Xacobeo Galicia)
Accused Xacobeo rider García insists he’s innocent of doping.

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Currently, the Italian cyclist has no fear of punishment.


Willow Koerber (Subaru-Trek) is now racing exclusively on a 29er and getting great results on it, too, despite her diminutive size
Willow Koerber (Subaru-Trek) is now racing exclusively on a 29er and getting great results on it, too, despite her diminutive size.


Guide to rider transfers 2010-2011
2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule
How to Drive Around Cyclists
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
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.


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