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Archive:
February 2010
February 28, 2010
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A
crafty Bobbie Traksel (Vacansoleil) takes a three-up sprint to win a
soggy Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne.
Bobbie
Traksel emerged the victor in Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, a race dominated
by a heavy storm that raged over central Europe on Sunday.
Vacansoleil
rider outfoxes two breakaway companions for the victory.
Live
streaming on Sporza and RTBF: Around 14:20 CET Sunday (8:20am
U.S. Eastern).
Visconti
takes the biggest prize as RadioShack makes the podium.
.
Theo
Bos sprints to victory in the Clásica de Almería.
Cervélo
Test Team rider Heinrich Haussler emphasized before the Omloop Het
Nieuwsblad that he wouldn’t be in a position to chase a big result due
to a sore knee, but proved himself wrong yesterday when he finished as
runner-up to solo victor Juan Antonio Flecha (Team Sky).
Two
years ago, Ross Creber was a mountain biker, last year he won the
Scottish road race championship.
"Stupid"
move leads to biggest career win for Dutchman.
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Shelley
Evans (USA National Team) claimed the final stage sprint.
Shelley
Evans (Team USA) takes the final stage and the overall title as the
Women’s Tour of New Zealand concludes.
Tom
Zirbel is joining millions of his fellow Americans in tuning up the
résumé and hunting work.
“The
day the A sample came back, the damage had been done – everything had
changed.” - Tom Zirbel VeloNews
"So
Tom Zirbel officially retired. Or at least he tried to convince himself
that he's capable of retiring."
Tour
de Langkawi: Number 15 ready to go, Nocentini breaks leg at GP
dell'Insubria-Lugano, more...
Ivan
Basso (Liquigas-Doimo) marked the start of his season in the Italian
enclave Campione d'Italia yesterday, only a few kilometres from his
home in Cassano Magnago, at the GP Insubria.
Two
weeks after winning the Tour of the Mediterranean in his first
participation, Alejandro Valverde returned from a planned break in his
racing this Sunday at the Clásica of Almeria.
New
frames, cranks, tyres, computers and more.
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Designed
to be fast and cool.
Sports
Director Aldag convinced Manxman still has time to hit top form.
It
took several fatalities, too many injuries and a long-overdue spurt of
unity, but bicycle enthusiasts from Sussex to Cape May finally got
together Saturday to address conditions that contribute to the deaths
of 15 cyclists and 152 pedestrians each year.
NetApp
endure a tough start at their Belgian debut.
Briton
steps-up to seal a strong start to Classics for Sky.
Revolution
6 shows Meares in strong form.
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February 27, 2010
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Live
streaming on Sporza and RTBF: Around 14:20 CET Sunday (8:20am
U.S. Eastern).
Kreuziger
holds Horner off for overall victory.
1 Juan
Antonio Flecha (Spa) Sky
2 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam
3 Tyler Farrar (USA)
Garmin - Transitions
Rojas,
Roche complete podium.
Swede
sprints to success in Belgian semi-Classic.
It’s
amazing that the whole Ten Speed Drive team has managed to stay
crash-free thus far in the Vuelta Independencia.
Australian
Robbie McEwen (Katusha) will have to sit out tomorrow's
Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne after injuring his knee during today's Omloop
Het Nieuwsblad...
Taberlay
aims to defend at Sage Brush, English returns to defend Mountains to
Beach title, Hayes reveals final details on Prime brake platform, US
100-miler mountain bike race series set for 2010, more...
Het
Volk, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Ghent-Ghent, pick your name, just don’t
call it a semi-classic.
New
US Continental outfit concludes training camp on Lake Mead.
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Belgium's
official meteorology service RMI is forecasting some bad weather during
Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne tomorrow prompting organizers to put in additional security measures for
the race.
Zirbel
Retires After Receiving Two-Year Ban, Nocentini Fractures Leg,
Kreuziger Claims Giro di Sardegna, Biological Passport Finds More
Abnormal Profiles, Ziliute Retires, Master’s Nationals To Bend, Adageo
Energy Goes Under...
Leader
changes but USA National Team still in control - Evans, Neben and
Holcomb all in top ten.
American
Shelley Evans retook the overall lead at the Tour of New Zealand,
winning the tour’s fifth stage in a field sprint ahead of Australian
champion Ruth Corset and China’s Xin Liu and gaining enough bonus time
to move ahead of teammate Amber Neben.
Shimano's
electronic drivetrain takes hold amongst the handmade crowd.
USAC
awards masters road nationals to Bend, Brailsford proud of Flecha's
Omloop win, Non-traditional winner Flecha takes victory at Omloop Het
Nieuwsblad, Farrar: On to the next one, Rollin confident ahead of
Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne, more...
US
Champion looking ahead as he recovers from illness.
Rory
delivers an insiders guide to team training camps.
The
Capo Modena is a dual-knit, fast-drying micro-quattro winter jersey.
Italian
frames plus Zeiss certified lenses.
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Radicals
are angry that US and British oil companies and their staff are
operating on Saudi soil.
Rinaldo
Nocentini, the Ag2r rider who spent eight days in the yellow jersey at
the 2009 Tour de France, has fractured his leg in a crash at the GP
Insubria in Italy on Saturday.
American
bouyed by third place finish in Omloop.
"This
is my home town race and
I live a kilometre from the finish. It doesn't get much better, well,
winning gets better, but to go well here is special for me." - Tyler
Farrar CyclingNews
American
cyclist Tom Zirbel announced on his blog Friday that he is retiring
from the sport rather than continue an aggressive fight against doping
charges.
Pat
McQuaid revealed today that the UCI is continuing its analysis of
riders’ blood values as part of the biological passport program and
has again pinpointed a “small number” of athletes with abnormal
readings.
UCI
asks riders to explain blood values, Evans makes Euro debut on home
roads in Switzerland, Win a Haussler-signed Cervélo musette bag and
cap, Skil-Shimano, Vacansoleil get wild cards for Amstel Gold Race ,
more...
Sixth
annual North American Handmade Bicycle Show kicks off in Virginia.
Boonen
looks toward Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne.
Cervélo's
powerful Canadian ready to build on last year's experience.
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February 26, 2010
Hondo
Celebrates Win in Crash-Marred Sardinia Finale, D.C. Sells City Fathers
on Giro Start in 2012, Gripper Leaves UCI, UnitedHealthcare p/b Maxxis
Start Season this Weekend...
Amber
Neben (USA National Team) on her way to winning the fourth stage. Team
USA has 3 riders in the top ten of the GC.
Success
and suffering for Lampre as Petacchi crashes in finale. Roman
Kreuziger kept the overall race lead ahead of America's Chris
Horner.
 "I
can't say for sure if this F1 bicycle is the most expensive bike ever
made, but I sure as hell hope so."
A
proposed 2012 Giro d’Italia prologue in Washington D.C. would pass by
many of the city’s landmarks, including several with symbolic meaning
to Italy.
Riis
angry at UCI for banning Saxo Bank's Specialized TT bikes.
The
Garmin-Transitions sprinter talks about getting close in Qatar and his
goals for this spring.
Douglas
Whitehead offers advice to anyone considering a long-distance bike ride.
Last
year, Douglas Whitehead cycled from Belgium to India. Two months on, he
reflects on his trip.
U.S.A.
Cycling has awarded the Masters Road National Championships to Bend.
The
new USA Cycling BMX Women's Development Program will utilize the
high-flying Supercross track at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in
Chula Vista.
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Beer,
bike racing and Trappist monks. Nothing weird about that.
Washington
DC a front runner for Giro 2012 start, Guatemala suspends Velásquez for
life, Eisel: HTC-Columbia can still spring surprises, more...
If
money is no object, the Lightweight Ventoux should be the wheel of
choice for anyone who wants a climbing wheel that can also be used for
road and criterium events....
"Small
number" of riders to provide medical explanation for abnormal readings.
Head
of Anti-Doping department returns home to Australia.
"...in
2008 when negotiations between the UCI, ASO and the teams virtually
collapsed and the teams signed an agreement with the ASO that brought
into question the team's continued participation in the biological
passport, I thought that it might be the end." - Anne Gripper CyclingNews
Some
painful dental problems wrecked his January training and planned debut
at the Tour of Qatar.
Up to
1,000 Cyclists to Make Guinness World Record(TM) Attempt on Sunday,
March 7, 2010.
Next
month the complete Bahati Foundation Pro Cycling Team will be meeting
in Agoura Hills, California for a week long training camp.
Chris
Carmichael can relate to coach Gerard Kemkers's Olympic speed-skating
blunder.
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More
snippets from Het Nieuwsblad, Masters Road
National Championships to Bend, Contador conspiracy theorists can rest
easy and more….
Giant
Bicycles CEO Tony Lo talks about the company's history and future with
carbon fiber.
Sella
San Marco’s Concor Supercorsa, Rolls and Concor Light and Sella
Italia’s original Flite.
Het
Nieuwsblad preview: Boasson Hagen the man to beat in Belgium.
The
race shares its start and finish in Gent with the men’s race, and
covers a similar course of cobbles and hills around the Flemish
countryside.
20km
section of climbs and cobbles expected to decide the Belgian season
opener.
Boonen
is right on target for the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday and
Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne on Sunday.
Professional
Mountain Bike Gravity Tour (Pro GRT) launched, Bikes Belong awards
$55,000 in grants, Overend, Fisher, Furtado help make Trips for Kids'
fundraiser a success, more...
Comfortable
ride and stable manners with high-quality finishing kit but overall
feel perhaps a little too relaxed for some.
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February 25, 2010
The
2011 and 2012 USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships will take
place in Bend, Ore. just before the Labor Day holiday.
Chris
Horner remains second at the Giro di Sardegna as Alessandro Petacchi
takes the stage win.
The
veteran sprinter beat Enrico Rossi (Ceramica Flaminia) and Jacopo
Guarnieri (Liquigas-Doimo) in a bunch sprint in the town of Oristano on
the west coast of Sardinia.
Shelley
Evans (USA National Team) proved too quick in the final sprint once
more.
HTC-Columbia’s
Michael Rogers scores his first stage race victory since 2003 as he
survives an explosive final stage.
Roman
Sicard, the reigning U23 world champion, could be the rider the French
have been waiting for since Bernhard Hinault last won the Tour de
France in 1985.
Link-up
with pal Contador could be on the cards.
Italian
Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Doimo) is ready to begin his season at the GP
Insubria and the GP Lugano this weekend, but is anxiously awaiting the
battle with Alberto Contador (Astana) at the Volta a Catalunya next
month.
Jelly
Belly signs on for two more years.
At
the IceBike show wheel specialists DT Swiss showed off a comprehensive
new range of road racing wheelsets.
Los
Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck told a group of bicycle
advocates that department-wide training would be implemented
to highlight the rights of bicyclists on the road.
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Janel
Holcomb, Alison Starnes, Amber Neben, Jessica Phillips, and Shelley
Olds are ready for the Women's Tour of New Zealand.
The
USA team were rewarded for a hard days work at the front of the peloton
when Shelley Evans repeated yesterday's success to win Stage 2 of the
Women's Tour of New Zealand.
Irish
cycling legend Sean Kelly chats with Andrew Hood about his continental
team and academy, the future of Irish cycling and Contador’s chances in
the Tour.
Your
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The
Fendi Fashion House Dutch bike.
By
taking a second consecutive win at the Trofeo Laigueglia, Francesco
Ginanni added his name to an exclusive group of riders that only
includes himself, Filippo Pozzato and Eddy Merckx....
TeamTheShack
had the opportunity to catch up with Chris Carmichael.
Mountain
bike pioneers and Bay Area Community members raised nearly $3,000 for
Trips for Kids at the annual Brews, Bike and Bucks party.
Fit
students perform better on standardized tests, study shows.
Intense,
brief workouts twice as effective as other regimens, experts say.
Janel
Holcomb, Alison Starnes, Amber Neben, Jessica Phillips, and Shelley
Olds are ready for the Women's Tour of New Zealand.
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Navy
SEALs test Jelly Belly-Kenda at training camp, Beloki back in racing as
DS with Cafés Baqué, Hushovd down but not out of Omloop, Wild a
favourite for Het Nieuwsblad, Halliday breaks humorous in New Zealand,
more...
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More
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad previews, Lance Armstrong survives encounter with
cat, women’s results from New Zealand and more…
A
small team loaded with talent could mean success for the US.
A
three-time podium man at the Tour de France, Beloki’s fortunes took a
turn for the worse in a horrendous crash in stage 9 of the 2003 Tour
that left him with a broken femur, elbow and wrist.
"We
recently had the chance to talk to Joan Hanscom, one of the organizers
of the very popular U.S. Grand Prix of Cyclocross."
Injuries
will not keep Steegmans, Vaitkus from Belgian openers, Vogondy cleared
to race after cardiac scare, Meares to return at Revolution 6, more...
“Afterwards
we felt extremely
let down. There were huge promises, but they were never
fulfilled.” - Rudy Pevenage (DS, Rock Racing) CyclingNews
A
presentation Thursday evening at the Italian Embassy in Washington will
attempt to drum up support for a Giro d’Italia start in the nation’s
capital in 2012.
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February 24, 2010
Despite
nasty crashes at Algarve, RadioShack will start Gert Steegmans and
Tomas Vaitkus at this weekend’s cobbled races in Belgium. Milram,
Liquigas and Quick Step also release their rosters.
Chris
Horner (RadioShack) just missed victory with second in Thursday’s
“queen stage” at the 28th Giro di Sardegna in Italy.
Owner
looking forward to increase in field quality.
Bradley
Wiggins, second, Tour of Andalusia 2010, stage 4 ITT.
Tour
of Andalusia 2010, stage 4: Wiggins
blitzes time trial, but young Dane
Rasmussen takes the stage.
2012
Giro d'Italia will kick off in America - the first grand tour to start
outside Europe.
USA
National Team leads from Australian champion.
The
next two months are a blizzard of one-day events and short stage races.
Andy
Schleck is continuing to lose ground to his Tour de France rivals as
his knee problems linger on.
New
US Continental team to show off 20 rider roster.
Shoes,
helmets, bike parts and high-viz gear.
French
champion will return to competition in mid-April.
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Janel
Holcomb, Alison Starnes, Amber Neben, Jessica Phillips, and Shelley
Olds are ready for the Women's Tour of New Zealand.
Josh
Liberles continues his report on his team’s experience at the Dominican
Republic’s Vuelta Independencia. Day 2.
Rasmussen
Takes TT as Rogers Leads Overall in Ruta del Sol, Steegmans and Vaitkus
In for Belgian Openers, Tour of Poland to Honour Ballerini, Hotel San
José Adds Sponsors, Bahati Foundation to Launch In LA...
Lance
gives the low-down on the Madone.
"I
may be one of the only people on the planet that feels this way but I
think road bike suspension is the Holy Grail of road bike design."
Joaquín
Rodríguez’s move to the Russian-backed Katusha squad in 2010 will see
him get a chance to race the Tour de France for the first time.
Japanese
rider ready to support strong squad at Omloop and Kuurne.
Josh
Liberles reports back from the Vuelta Independencia, the Dominican
Republic’s largest bike race.
“Afterwards
we felt extremely
let down. There were huge promises, but they were never
fulfilled.” - Rudy Pevenage (DS, Rock Racing) CyclingNews
Gilbert
misses Omloop Het Nieuwsblad recon ride, Freire battles back from
puncture to go three-for-six, Basso backs himself ahead of season
debut, more...
Full
Dynamix presents 2010 roster, Cédric Ravanel injured, Road pro Arndt
wins her first mountain bike race, Chocolate company backs
Trek-Brentjens Mountain Bike Team, more...
Boonen
to Work on TT Skills, High Speed Scare for Voigt, Gilbert's Omloop
Recon Foiled, Crit Nationals Leaving Downers Grove, Four Continents for
2010 Track World Cup...
Torq's
Lacis ponders effects of the loss of Cycling Australia MTB funding.
That
says something either about what a strange breed bike riders are or
what a fascinating machine Bowthorpe chose for his 18,000-mile ordeal.
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"My
generic Bicycle Owner's Manual."
New
test will detect HGH, Gert Steegmans still feeling effects of Algarve
crash, Rudy Pevenage breaks from Rock Racing and more…
Fake
Red Bicyclette Pinot Noir: French Swindlers Found Guilty.
Belgian
Directeur Sportif says team still owes him money.
A
modest proposal to save Rock Racing that could make for a great Jersey
Shore episode.
Road
Bike Action goes behind the scenes at the Jelly Belly p/b Kenda team
camp to take look at the team’s 2010 Focus bikes...
Stiffer,
stouter machine for the Canadian sprinter.
Gary
Fisher Bicycles, Subaru and Mellow Johnny’s bike shop join up with
Hotel San Jose to sponsor Austin team.
Nuyens:
Omloop has no one key point, Backstedt predicts mixed bag from Classics
condenders, Quick Step recons weekend's rough courses, Sun Tour
expected to get February slot, more...
Salsa
finishes the Podio with SRAM Rival components and Mavic Aksium wheels.
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February 23, 2010
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A
women’s criterium will be held in Sacramento on May 16, just prior to
the arrival of the men’s Amgen Tour of California peloton in the city.
US
designer Dave Weagle is one of the biggest players in the mountain bike
world.
Rinaldo
Nocentini.
Spaniard
gets second stage win in Andalucía.
Francesco
Gavazzi sprinted to victory in the first stage of the Giro di Sardegna,
ahead of Oscar Gatto and Giovanni Visconti.
Omloop
Het Niuwsblad, KBK and the Vuelta a Andalucia highlight a big week in
Europe.
It's
hard to get accustomed to Omloop
Het Nieuwsblad.
The
Belgian racing season is just about to kick off this weekend with two
semi-classics: Omloop Het Niuewsblad on Saturday and Sunday’s
Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne.
What
the pro squads will be running in 2010.
"No
disrespect to Pat McCarty, I just use his career path and current
situation as an example - a point of departure for future discussion."
RadioShack
rider recovering from concussion suffered in Algarve crash.
Wagner
celebrates too early as Freire wins the stage ©Graham Watson.
Ceremony
aims to improve links with elected officials.
Lindsey
Cole from High Wycombe is cycling 12,900 km (8,000 miles) from Cairo to
South Africa for charity - A mosquito leaves its mark.
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"I
work from my home shop in Bozeman Montana."
"No
bad guy? No bad guy? Are you guys kidding me? With no bad guy, there’s
no good guy."
Group
compatible with modified cranksets.
Double
Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso has reiterated that he wants
to set up a top-level cycling team led by Alberto Contador.
Bicycle
Retailer & Industry News editors will find out how retailers
fare in this year-round cycling market on the magazine’s Phoenix Dealer
Tour.
Team
Type 1 riders will sport Colnago CX-1’s with Shimano components in
2010.
Sights
set on stage, overall success.
“Congrats
to Contador. He
showed that, as most people would agree, he is the best bike rider in
the world right now. Hats off to him.” - Lance Armstrong
VeloNation
Multivan
Merida Biking Team launches 2010 season, Wisconsin Off Road Series
(WORS) presented for 2010, Scott Swisspower Team ready to open season
at Maremma Cup, more...
Upon
their arrival in sunny California, each of the ten member National team
will be receiving their customized Dutch Redline Flight frames.
Gear
news: Zipp, Bont, Ritchey and more,
Van Poppel expecting big spring from Haussler,
Simpson, Boardman lead British Cycling's hall of fame, Cracked pelvis
for Ten Dam, bruises for Cunego, more...
Moruya’s
Gail Johnston on her way to a gold medal at the New South Wales Masters
Championships last year.
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is my sister, Kellene: She’s the one on the left.
The
first article in a new training series for riders preparing for Gran
Fondos and other challenging events.
Camps
also are not just about endless miles. Here, Hunter's talking through a
specific sprint training skills session.
Mill
Valley's Alison Starnes is a professional cyclist on the U.S. national
team. (Photo by Bob Cullinan)
Team
Type 1 staffs up with new riders and crew, as it aims for an improved
Tour of California showing.
One
stage win does not a hot rider make, cracked pelvis for Laurens Ten
Dam, Andy Schleck delays debut again and more….
Rusch
travels the Rocky Mountains for "Race Across the Sky" showings.
Shimano's
latest wheelset combines a deep-section carbon rim with the
Ultegra-level RS hub seen in the RS80 wheelset to provide a more
affordable alternative to the Dura-Ace 7850 C50 CL wheel.
Italian
grand tour contender comments on Team Sky, Contador's form and his
hopes for the season.
Former
Garmin-Slipstream rider hopes to bring ProTour experience to
Continental squad.
“We’re
letting go of some of the past history of Salsa and setting out in our
own direction.”
Frenchman
expects to begin racing at Dalby World Cup.
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Janel
Holcomb, Alison Starnes, Amber Neben, Jessica Phillips, and Shelley
Olds are ready for the Women's Tour of New Zealand.
Former
European-based pro Pat McCarty, who had announced last fall that he
would join Rock Racing for the 2010 season, has signed on with Yahoo
Cycling Team on a provisional basis.
Contador
scared of the cobbles, Steegmans still aching from Algrave fall, US
Criterium Nats move and more…
Mark
Beaumont reflects on American epic, more...
Advice
from two professionals; Rubens Bertoliati
(Androni-Diquigiovanni) and Vladamir Efimkin (AG2R.)
Next
weekend there are two races on the UCI calendar, about as far on the
globe from each other as it is possible to get.
Defending
champion Thor Hushovd, Cervélo team-mate Heinrich Haussler and
RadioShack’s Gert Steegmans are all thought likely to miss the Het
Nieuwsblad semi-Classic.
University
of Arizona wins the conference criterium title in rainy Phoenix.
Garmin-Transitions
polish sprint lead out.
The
handlebars of Lance Armstrong and Team RadioShack.
Early
season racing claims more victims in Spain.
Rider
hit tree and landed in stream.
Over
a period spanning 13 years the Team bizhub (formally Konica Minolta)
cycling team has become an institution in South African Cycling.
A
team of engineering students is designing and building a cutting-edge
bicycle.
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Neck
pain is reported to account for 10-30% of pain experienced by cyclists.
Freire
Wins Stage Two at Ruta del Sol, Le Mevel Wins Haut Var, Test for HGH
Gets Positive, Rock Racing Has Yet to Race...
Riders
told chances of Continental status slim as team management lay low.
“Congrats
to Contador. He
showed that, as most people would agree, he is the best bike rider in
the world right now. Hats off to him.” - Lance Armstrong
VeloNation
Collegiates
try the gamut at Florida State this weekend: TT, TTT, road race in crit.
The
2010 Tour won’t be a two-man race between Lance Armstrong and Alberto
Contador, says José Azevedo.
AFLD
wants WADA to override blocking of tests, Giro organiser says Italian
girls will be on the podium in Amsterdam, Bissell Pro Cycling welcomes
sprinters to 2010 roster, more...
Like
Alexandre Vinokourov, Michael Rasmussen is racing while waiting to hear
the outcome of a CAS appeal relating to his previous suspension.
The
final list of 20 Teams and 120 Riders has been confirmed for the 2010
Tour de Langkawi.
The
2010 Tour de Murrieta will be held March 12-14 and will feature some of
the most competitive race teams in California.
The
two teams plan on continuing to work together with a rider exchange
program. They are combining forces to help develop the next generation
of professional cyclists.
SRAM
has introduced Apex, a new entry-level road group that can be mixed and
matched with its other road groups, and Shimano has upgraded its 105,
lowering group weight and increasing the adjustability of the levers.
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“We
are confident, in fact, that Floyd Landis is responsible for every
single doping incident that has ever happened. And for several which
have not happened yet.”
The
team is attempting to register as a Mexican-based Continental team, a
UCI spokesman said, and another cycling official in Europe said the
team is trying to align with some of the sponsors from the defunct
Spanish Murcia team.
There
will be something missing when the flag drops at the start of the 2010
Het Nieuwsblad, next Saturday.
For
many years human growth hormone (hGH) has been used in sport without
any fear of detection, but those days have now come to an end.
Aerodynamic
improvements are gained by making small changes on every part, so
designers would not risk giving up a little drag to make cable routing
easier...
Italian
national Championship course presented in Treviso, Still no
2010 licence for Rock Racing, Farrar ready to build on consistent
results in Oman, Squads ship in for Giro di Sardegna, more...
Tour
of California a worthy challenge for Bissell Ben.
With
the lessons learned from a challenging 2009 still fresh on the mind,
the mood among retailers and vendors gathered at Frostbike over the
weekend was nonetheless one of optimism heading into the 2010 selling
season.
A few
of our ambassadors got together for some idea sharing. Here are a few
of their recommendations.
Major
Rhys-Evans was wearing Army colors during the time trial.
"It
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February 21, 2010
Great
day in the sand for Telenet-Fidea and Nys.
Cavendish
spends season debut as team domestique de luxe.
Sergio
Pardilla (Carmiooro) wins the first stage of the Vuelta a Andalucia
Ruta Ciclista del Sol.
Francaise
des Jeux rider takes final stage and overall.
Today's
coverage should begin from 15:30 CET (9:30am U.S. Eastern), as it did
yesterday.
Final general classification:
1 Alberto Contador
2 Luis Leon Sanchez
3 Tiago Machado
4 Levi Leipheimer
Zomegnan
says the Giro will provide it own presenters.
Saxo
Bank’s Jose Juan Haedo on Sunday won the inaugural Tour de Mumbai,
India’s first UCI-sanctioned pro race.
A new
training course currently under way at the World Cycling Center (WCC)
in Aigle, Switzerland, is aimed at the people behind the athletes… the
coaches.
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Contador
Claims Overall In Algarve, Shiv Not the Only Bike In Question, Haedo
Takes Tour de Mumbai, Pardilla Grabs Ruta Opener...
Alberto
Contador isn’t happy about the UCI’s decision to ban his Specialized
Shiv time trial bike on the eve of Sunday’s decisive final TT in the
Volta ao Algarve.
Team
News: L. L. Sancehez to defend at Paris-Nice, Kenda Pro Andreu Ride,
Cavendish at Andalucia, John Wordin to receive Public Spirit Award,
Garmin Transitions Felt Bike, Wilier Triestina and more...
Getting
close to 100% means a chain replacement is required.
Italian
Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) will pay close attention to
today's season debut of Brit Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia), last year's
top sprinter.
Jason
Allen has made some changes in his life in order to reach his cycling
goals and recently he made over his bike with a custom paint job.
Young
Australian preparing well for track worlds.
The
Bissell Pro Cycling Team is smaller but swifter for 2010, hoping to
contend in crits as well as time trials and stage races.
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"Nothing.
Nobody is talking. I
called Michael Ball, the team owner, but doesn't answer his cell phone.
In the end, it seems like it won't happen, but no one will confirm that
news or tell us what is going to happen with the squad." - Oscar
Sevilla
VeloNation
Saxo
Bank DS admires how his riders get the job done.
Mechanical
drops neo-pro from fifth to ninth in Algarve finale.
"Erin
discusses the state of track racing, what he's working on, what's to
come, and sure, there's time for a few more stories as well."
Testing
for blood doping may become alarmingly more direct in the near future,
the reason being – plasticizers.
Race
organizers have released the final list of twenty teams that will
contest the 2010 Le Tour de Langkawi.
Bordry
determined to carry out additional Paris-Nice controls.
As he
prepares for his first race with RadioShack, Kiwi Sam Bewley gave
RoadCycling.co.nz an update on his 2nd training camp, team initiation,
race plans and more...
A
variety of volunteer opportunities are available for community members
for the May 21 Big Bear Climb stage of the AMGEN Tour of California.
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February 20, 2010
Morale
on the up after a fine second place on the penultimate stage of the
Tour of Oman, Juan Jose Haedo plus three Saxo Bank team-mates will lead
the field in tomorrow’s inaugural Mumbai Cyclothon.
Sébastien
Rosseler gives RadioShack its first-ever victory. | Graham Watson.
Nocentini
beat Samuel Dumoulin and Bert de Waele by two seconds up the twisting
final climb into Grimaud.
Just
like in 2009, Francesco Ginanni won the Trofeo Laigueglia.
Expect
live coverage shortly (playback loop says 15:30 CET start now (9:30am
U.S. Eastern)).
15:00
local time, 16:00 CET, 10am U.S. Eastern,
(geo-restrictions unknown).
Sinkewitz
rode for PSK Whirlpool-Author last year after making a comeback from a
doping-related ban.
Riders
from war-ravaged Afghanistan are bound to be the center of attraction
in next month’s Tour de Pakistan, particularly since Indian cyclists
were left out in the cold by organizers, an official said on Saturday.
The
International Cycling Union has rejected a proposal by the French
Anti-Doping Agency to collaborate on drugs tests during next month's
Paris-Nice stage race.
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French
anti-doping agency said it may still test in domestic races like next
month's Paris-Nice event despite the UCI saying that it alone would
carry out drug checks.
A
very young Erin on the individual pursuit podium at the 1987 Junior US
Nationals.
Podium
Guys in Amsterdam for the Giro?,
Knee problems for Haussler, Sinkewitz in limbo as
time runs out, Gesink, Flens out of Haut Var for Rabobank, more...
Former
Champion Huff looks forward to challenge of new course in 2010.
Just
a couple of weeks ago he announced that he will be riding
Tirreno-Adriatico instead and that he was looking forward to the new
challenge.
Experienced
Barry slips into leadership role at Sky, Tour of Oman helps cross a
cultural divide, Professional Continental dream could become
reality for Team Type 1, more...
“Well,
I’m always one for a little adventure, and I love bad weather on a
bike...."
Dropped
by Caisse d’Epargne but on the comeback trail with Team Sky.
Cavendish,
Wiggins due to start Spanish stage race on Sunday.
Hayden
Godrey.
Belgian
powerhouse solos to victory in Vuelta ao Algarve.
Kennaugh
makes big break for Sky.
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A new
Gran Fondo modeled after Paris-Roubaix, “The Hell of the North”, is
coming to Boone County, North Carolina.
"It
sounds almost as if I need to fight for victory every time I race, and
I'm certainly not in a position to do that." - Michael
Rasmussen VeloNation
Heading
into its 11th season, Jelly Belly ─ presented by Kenda set up camp once
again at the golfing community of Lake San Marcos in Southern
California.
Today
at the Tour ao Algarve, Contador confirmed he was very close to signing
with the team describing their negotiations as being in a "very serious
in tone".
"I’m
really not sure how we’ve come this far without hashing and rehashing
the Bradley Wiggins transfer until we were all sick to death of it."
OS
mapping and more at your fingertips.
Sven
Nys showed that he is still on form at the end of the cross season when
he outsprinted his Belgian rival Niels Albert in Lebbeke today.
Michael
Rasmussen was caught by surprise from statements by his Miche team
owner Marco Tozzi about his upcoming racing program.
"As
much as I’d like to ignore this and hope he fades into forgettable
obscurity, I don’t think that will happen just yet."
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February 19, 2010
John
Murphy will have to make the 26-mile move to Glencoe, Ill. to defend
his Stars-and-Stripes in the 2010 USA Cycling Professional Criterium
National.
Guillaume
Boivin (Spidertech p/b Planet Energy) celebrates his win of stage 11 at
the Vuelta a Cuba.
Spotlighting
women's bike racing in America.
Alberto
Contador (Astana) picked up where he left off last July and won
Friday’s “queen stage” to surge into the overall lead at the Volta ao
Algarve in Portugal.
Cancellara
finishes second, but claims overall victory at first-ever Tour of Oman.
Team
RadioShack sprinter Gert Steegmans has been taken to hospital for
evaluation following a crash on today’s third stage of the Volta ao
Algarve.
Turtur
praises record-breaking Tour Down Under, UCI's Continental teams list
shrinks, more...
The
Cannondale Six 5 felt good in and out of the saddle. It lacked an
explosive, snappy feel, but made up for that with a smooth and
consistent ride....
Settlement
in the case of a distracted driver who allegedly was using a cell phone
when she struck and killed two bicyclists.
11
simple ways that routine bike maintenance and timely replacement will
make your rides better.
You
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American
refutes Bordry's claim on talk show.
Two
years ago, she was a virtual unknown...now, she's she flying around the
world to race her bike.
McQuaid
will not let AFLD perform additional controls.
Road
Bike Action speaks with UnitedHealthcare p/b Maxxis Team Director Mike
Tamayo to find out what life is like without Landis, and learn what the
future holds for his team...
International
Cycling Union President Pat McQuaid has said that it's time to increase
the requirements for teams to attain ProTour status.
Mark
Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) is slated to begin his 2010 campaign on Sunday
at the Ruta del Sol after an abscessed tooth postponed a planned start
at the Tour of Qatar.
Just
why exactly did George Hincapie leave Columbia for BMC?
Canadian
domestique confident British squad is building strong platform.
Bicyclists
traveling on Valencia Street in the Mission District of San Francisco
around 2 a.m., New Year’s Day 2010.
Locals
get a taste of pro cycling.
Who
better to hack up the competition in the Middle East than the rider
they call Spartacus?
While
Astana's Alberto Contador took his first win of the season in stage 3
of the Volta ao Algarve, Cérvelo TestTeam riders have had a rough start.
New
sponsor backs successful state-wide cross country series.
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Contador
scrambles to find time trial bike for Sunday's time trial.
BMC
starts European season, Boasson-Hagen shows his range, Rock Racing goes
amateur and more…
 True
or False: Toe straps are Top Tube Pads 2.0?
Contador
Wins Stage, Takes Over Lead at Algarve, Tour of Oman: Cancellara Takes
the Win, Stage Three of 2010 Giro Route Changed, Armstrong Generated 27
Million Euro for Tour Down Under...
Levi
Leipheimer isn’t used to racing in Europe so early in the season, at
least not since the inception of the Tour of California in 2006.
"Next
year we will make a decision on which teams no longer belong in the
ProTour. This is no idle threat." - Pat McQuaid VeloNation
The
French Cycling Federation FFC has created the new post of a General
Director and the first to fill the role is Olivier Quéguiner.
France's
Paris-Roubaix risks losing one of its key cobbled sectors, Carrefour de
l'Arbre, because of unruly fans and a bylaw passed by the local mayor.
Australia’s
Tour Down Under last month attracted record crowds, visitor numbers and
income, the South Australian state government said Friday.
Dutch
officials forced to remove The Hague and Rijswijk, stage extended.
"New
to the market and ideal for long hours on the trainer or warming up
before a race."
Sky
drops its pants, and another race lead.
13,000-mile
ride down the world's longest mountain range.
It’s
been a slightly odd week in the world of bike racing.
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February 18, 2010
Anthony
Tan sits down with George Hincapie to talk about pre-race rituals,
Paris-Roubaix, the Giro, Cadel Evans and his new team.
"...a
large batch of Shimano Ultegra chains (CN 6700) have been breaking with
use."
Greipel
Wins Algarve’s Second Stage
Boonen Scores In Oman’s Fifth Stage, Seeldraeyers
Has Heart Scare, Eneco Tour to Start In Overijssel Steenwijk...
André
Greipel (Team HTC - Columbia) wins the second stage of the Volta ao
Algarve.
Belgian
takes the sprint after escape group is caught.
Filippo
Pozzato may seem like the ultimate Italian playboy, but he is in
cycling to win, and win big....
Lindner
was the head coach for East Germany from 1970 to 1990. His riders on
both road and track brought in 1,119 international victories, including
three Olympic wins and six World titles.
Last
season Cervelo were the dominant team.
Route
and teams announced for Tour of Sardinia; Mark Cavendish up for award
honoring breakthrough athletes, Switzerland drops inquiry into Ullrich
and more...
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Andy
warns Pozzato to keep his day job.
The
Rock Racing team of fashion designer Michael Ball was not present on
the official list of 122 registered UCI Continental teams that was
released by the International Cycling Union earlier today.
Canada
is not only thinking about the Olympics in Vancouver, it has its mind
on the 2015 World Championships road race.
Oman
peloton makes Team Sky pay for their aggression, Papp pleads guilty to
distributing drugs, Halliday not targeting second New Zealand title,
Howard shows his sprinting skills in Oman, more...
Former
East German coach Lindner dead, Boonen
confident despite defeat, Specific training
pays off for FdJ, Sky gives its sprinters a work-out at training camp,
more...
He
was a ground breaker in France...he hit bottom back in the USA...and
he's found redemption in Rwanda.
"Vania's
positive threw dirt in my face and left me back in a hole. I
understand that it is a crucial moment for her, but it's not right that
I pay again." - Riccardo Riccò VeloNation
Spaniard
believes rebuilt Astana still has strong core.
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Despite
being in only its fifth year and lasting just eight days, the Amgen
Tour of California is fast approaching the status of a three-week grand
tour — in terms of the publicity it generates.
Ted
King is ready to apply the lessons he’s learned in 2009 to have an even
better sophomore season in the pro ranks.
Seatpost,
bars, bags, jerseys and wheel-truing tool.
Former
rider comments on guilty drug distribution plea.
Comment
and analysis - An attempt to explain the conflicting agendas in the
Tour of Oman.
Humping
along in the desert on a bike.
Phil
Southerland from Team Type 1 is a man on a mission – a mission to
spread the word of diabetes.
Earlier
calendar slot, more stages slated for 2010.
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February 17, 2010
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.In
today’s cycling news, Merckx praises Boasson-Hagen, first UCI race in
India rolls this weekend, Kristina Vogel returns and more….
Howard
beats Bennati.
French
victory on the streets of Portugal for Benoit Vaugrenard of Française
des Jeux.
If
the name Leigh Howard — Wednesday’s 20-year-old field-sprint winner at
the Tour of Oman — sounds familiar to VeloNews.com readers, there are
several reasons why.
India
hosts its first professional UCI-sanctioned road race this weekend,
with hopes it will showcase home-grown talent and boost public interest
in two-wheel transport.
Edvald
Boasson Hagen is too strong.
Sixteen
climbs and a tougher finale for Classic in new slot.
If
the information posted on their Twitter feeds is correct, Lance
Armstrong and 2009 Ironman World Championship runner-up Chris Lieto
will go head to head today in an unofficial time trial on the island of
Hawaii.
You
know him from the bicycle components that bear his name.
"Vania's
positive threw dirt in my face and left me back in a hole. I
understand that it is a crucial moment for her, but it's not right that
I pay again." - Riccardo Riccò VeloNation
Cervelo
has a lab on California where new manufacturing techniques are carried
out, with experimentations in carbon layup to achieve significant
weight savings.
 Whether
this inspires you or irritates you is your choosing.
Australian
aiming for Paris-Nice, Ardennes Classics.
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The
code of silence.
Wild
man Floyd had demolished all contenders and set up his final victory in
Paris with one of the boldest attacks in tour history.
Joe
Papp admitted to conspiring with a Chinese manufacturer to sell drugs
over the Internet to more than 180 customers including cyclists and
other athletes.
No
jurisdiction over a retired athlete.
A
profile of HTC-Columbia’s innovative trainer, Darcy Norman, and his
techniques.
Road
Bike Action travels to Scottsdale, Arizona, to take a close look at the
team’s 2010 arsenal of Kuota bikes....
Carving
a new notch in a young career, Risi has his curtain call in Copenhagen,
Team pursuit sure to scorch at worlds, more...
Young
Hosking focused on learning at HTC-Columbia, Neben adds know how to US
squad, Tirreno-Adriatico dedicated to Ballerini, Vorarlberg-Corratec to
Langkawi, more...
Greenlight
Bikes, LLC, today announced the immediate availability of Kalkhoff
bicycles and e-bikes to the North American market.
US
national team one of the best in Kiwi tour.
The
agreement gives Fox the exclusive ability to market mountain bike
suspension products using Miyaki Kashima Coat branding.
Plus
new women's clothing range.
New
Online Destination Gives Fans Unprecedented Access to Lance Armstrong
and Team with Behind-the-Scenes Blog Posts, Videos and Race Updates.
Hincapie
Sportswear has hired Tarbell Patten as retail sales representatives for
the brand in Kentucky, Mississippi and Northern Alabama.
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Fibbing
to yourself might help you get through tough rides.
Recent
developments in the Floyd Landis case seem to throw the whole process
in question.
Pozzato
introduces himself and his aims for the Classics.
1987
Tour de France champion Stephen Roche has said that he doesn’t believe
Alberto Contador’s long break from training will have any negative
consequences for his season.
SRAM
says low profile hubs reduce drag and help to focus support for the
entire wheel around the oversized axles.
The
Rivet is a full carbon fiber frameset.
American
component manufacturer takes aim at triples.
Imports
dropped by more than 3.61 million units in 2009 as bike sales fell
during the recession. Overall, importers brought in 14.84 million units
last year, a drop of 20 percent from 2008 and the lowest number of
bikes imported in a decade.
Riders
wishing to compete for Stars-and-Stripes jerseys will have a two-week
exclusive online registration period. The field will be limited to 750.
Former
rower has lost element of surprise.
Brian
Robinson, the first Briton to win a stage of the Tour de France in
1958, is on the road to recovery after a long convalescence following a
crash.
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February 16, 2010
"Are
you in hiding from the French police?"
The
Carrefour de l'Arbre, an integral part in the finale of Paris-Roubaix,
is in danger of being taken out of this year's edition of the race.
Contador:
‘I just want to check my form,’ Boasson Hagen in Control at the Tour of
Oman, Gent-Wevelgem Shortened, Vinokourov Won’t Apologize, Bahati
Foundation Adds Amateurs...
Italy's
Elia Viviani wins stage 7b in Santo Spiritus.
Tuesday
begins the biggest international race in Portugal, like the region of
Algarve is.
Sky
ace extends lead in overall.
Tour
de France Green Jersey winner Thor Hushovd will finally get his season
underway.
Rabobank's
tall young climber Robert Gesink enters the 2010 season as the 2nd in
command of the Dutch team in both stage races and grand tours, and for
some of the hilly classics he'll be the outright leader.
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Former
USA Cycling National Development Program rider Tejay Van Garderen
received a Sportsman of the Year award from his town in the Netherlands.
Arnie
Baker, the former Floyd Landis advisor who was named in a French arrest
warrant along with Landis yesterday, said he has has offered to talk to
French authorities but they have not taken him up on the offer.
American
rider hopeful a year of European racing will pay off.
Shimano
sales took a 21 percent hit in 2009.
Fleeman
eager for first season with Raleigh, Landis denies hacking charges, NRC
and Women's Prestige Cycling Series priorities for Powers, more...
Christian
Vande Velde is holding nothing back this season as he sets his sights
on the ultimate prize of the Tour de France.
Downplays
chances of repeating 2009 Algarve victory.
Alberto
Contador talks to Road Bike Action and Testrider.com about his own
near-death experience, and how it has forged him into a champion...
Trofeo
Costa Etrusca cancelled, Boasson Hagen targets overall success in Oman,
Australia gathering research with worlds camp, Xacobeo Galicia
presentation a 'family' affair, more...
Roger
Millikan Memorial Criterium.
"Vania's
positive threw dirt in my face and left me back in a hole. I
understand that it is a crucial moment for her, but it's not right that
I pay again." - Riccardo Riccò VeloNation
Nick
Lowe does not mean to cause offence, he just likes riding his bike in
the nude.
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"First
of all, let’s be entirely clear. Marco Pantani cheated."
Alberto
Contador acknowledges that he is not as strong as last year, dopers
(alleged and otherwise) speak, Gent-Wevelgem shortened and more...
Friends
of Steve Larsen are raising money for his family by auctioning some
cycling products and memorabilia, including one of Larsen’s Mongoose
mountain bikes.
 "Riccosees
fit to drop Rossi in this her darkest moment."
American
says he has not been served with arrest warrant.
Floyd
Landis might be having more difficulty than anticipated with that
desired European campaign.
After
a disappointing 2009, the Belgian won two stages at the Tour of Qatar.
After
months of speculation SRAM has released details of its new entry level
groupset, named Apex it has been placed in at the bottom of the pile
beneath Rival.
Tour
of the Gila Replaces Joe Martin on Schedule.
Could
be yers, ALL yers, dude...or dudess!
Michael
Rasmussen is considering taking on Mexican citizenship in order to ride
the World Championships in his native Denmark in 2011.
"Just
because you ride a bike doesn't mean you can't look good."
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Yenier
Lopez (Cuba) is now third overall.
Big
names to start Portuguese race.
Jonathan
Chodroff and Carmen Small win the 2010 Valley of the Sun Stage Race in
Arizona.
I'm
back:Daniele Bennati is back on the winner's podium.
Decisive
hilly time trial stage suits the Norwegian.
French
sprinter Jimmy Casper (Saur Sojasun) emerged as the winner the opening
stage of the Tour of Oman.
Yesterday’s
cyclocross race at Vorselaar, Belgium was the final round of the
season-long Superprestige series.
Team
hopes to move up, Dane's racing schedule announced.
Giant
Factory Team Expands Roster as Well.
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Highly
effective tool for perfecting your pedal stroke but requires diligence
and persistence for maximum benefit.
The
14th edition of the Trofeo Costa Etrusca, traditionally the races that
open the season in Italy, has been cancelled.
A
French judge has issued an international arrest warrant for Floyd
Landis for allegedly hacking into a French anti-doping lab’s computer
system, the French anti-doping agency announced Friday.
Contador
stormed to the win last year, but may hang back more in 2010. Photo:
Andrew Hood.
Contador
looks to defend title in Algarve.
Shimano’s
sales fell to $2.07 billion in 2009, down 21 percent from
sales of $2.61 billion in 2008 and down from its 2007 sales of $2.35
billion.
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So
long as the Tour of California is in May, we'll have a new name for it
around here: The American Tour du Faso.
As
long as it’s 10-speed, you can mix and match all of Shimano’s
shift/brake levers with their derailleurs.
Aging
“avid cyclists” can enjoy bikes without strapping on a motor.
Team
Saxo Bank owner Bjarne Riis may currently be looking for a new backer
for his team, but the 1996 Tour winner is confident that a solution
will be found.
U.S.
electric-bike sales are expected to double to 300,000 per year from
2009 to 2010.
"Vania's
positive threw dirt in my face and left me back in a hole. I
understand that it is a crucial moment for her, but it's not right that
I pay again." - Riccardo Riccò VeloNation
Valverde
overcomes winter weather to win Tour Méditerranéen, Rogers looks to
shine in Tour of California, Contador, Klöden and Leipheimer make
European debuts, more...
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content with fourth in opening Oman sprint, UnitedHealthcare p/b Maxxis
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February 14, 2010
Zoncolan
gets carbon rails.
The
peloton watches some fireworks that kicked off the first Tour of Oman.
Valverde
seizes overall with second on final stage.
World
Champion battles past Albert to win in Vorselaar.
American
Continental squad hopeful for 2010 invite.
Filippo
Pozzato believes he’s poised to win at least one major classic this
spring and he could care less which one it is.
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American
avoid taking 'crazy risks' in the dark.
Valverde
Claims Tour Méditerranéen, Casper Takes Oman Opener, Sanchez Targets
Tour,
Stybar Takes Superprestige Series...
The
Middle East is adding another jewel to its sporting crown.
A
Hero in Oman.
Christine
Vardaros preps for Krawatencross © Christine Vardaros.
He'd
already won the kilo and keirin titles and last night Southlander Eddie
Dawkins added the NZ Sprint Champion title.
With
two major stage races under his belt already this season, Team Sky’s
Russ Downing is relishing the prospect of returning to Europe with some
good form.
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Jimmy
and podium Sheik.
"Ricco
– what a f--king hypocrite," said Australian Robbie McEwen (Katusha)
via Twitter. "Just don't come back piece of s--t."
"Vania's
positive threw dirt in my face and left me back in a hole. I
understand that it is a crucial moment for her, but it's not right that
I pay again." - Riccardo Riccò VeloNation
Training
camp concludes with fundraiser for UHCCF.
The
multi-Lance attack.
Paolo
Bettini is first in line to replace former Italian sports director,
Franco Ballerini, who died last week.
UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis
limbers up in Tucson for the upcoming season.
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Canadian
out-sprints Marino as Bravo holds his lead.
Europe’s
brutal winter put the brakes on Saturday’s fourth stage at the Tour
Méditerranéen along France’s Cote d’Azur.
Hilly
race with final individual time trial starts Sunday.
Keven
Lacombe (Spidertech p/b Planet Energy) wins stage four of the Vuelta a
Cuba.
"Francesco
Chicchi of Liquigas making the jump to lightspeed to win yesterday's
stage of the Tour of Qatar. Un-be-frickin-lievable!"
Family
and friends gather six years after his death.
Sorry?
No, not really.
One
of the new UCI Continental Teams in 2010 is Adageo Energy Pro Cycling.
Gert
Steegmans has not always had the luck in the last few years in his
sport as a professional cyclist.
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Organizers
of the Belgian season opener Omloop Het Nieuwsblad have announced the
25 teams that will be taking part in this year's event.
Italian
rider Eddy Ratti has been suspended following a positive EPO test, the
UCI announced on Saturday.
One
week out from surgery, McGrath’s doctors prescribed gentle pedaling to
help along the healing process and muscle range of motion.
What's
Interesting About Team Quick Step: The lack of anything interesting.
Wiggins
happy with time spent in Qatar, Tour of California releases final stage
details, McQuaid elected as member of IOC, Phinney considers pro career
options after successful Qatar, more...
German
track rider takes best young rider prize for Milram.
Two
wheels bad: Petronella Wyatt is taking on cycling's supporters, such as
Boris Johnson, pictured above with Kelly Brook.
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Niels
Albert and Zdenek Stybar are equal on points heading into the last
round of the Superprestige cross series on Sunday in Vorselaar.
Whatever
its name, the team variously known as HealthNet, HealthNet-Maxxis or
OUCH-Maxxis has dominated the National Racing Calendar for the last six
years.
Italian
says he will only return to Vania Rossi if she is cleared of doping
allegations.
"I
agree with Mark Cavendish [who said called Riccò a 'parasite'] and
Marco Pinotti, it makes me want to vomit that he [Riccò]
is coming
back." - Matteo Algeri RoadBikeAction
The
27-year old faced multiple challenges in his quest to find a team
including the economic impact to the cycling world and the age rule.
Route
Details Announced
for Amgen Tour of California,
Pantani Remembered With Mass, Ratti Positive for EPO, Ricco Dumps
Girlfriend...
Hundreds
of stolen bicycles recovered by police sit on racks at a Los Angeles
Police Department warehouse.
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Defending
Amgen Tour of California champ Levi Leipheimer hasn’t yet seen or
ridden what could be the most critical stage of the 2010 edition: the
stage 7 individual time trial in Los Angeles.
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The good, the bad and the ugly for Brits in Majorca.
Five
races...five gold medals...five Olympic records...and one world record.
Française
des Jeux keeps on pouring it on at the Tour Méditerranéen,
with the French outfit winning its third stage in a row in the five-day
race in southern France.
Second
stage win for Liquigas sprinter as Mol takes the overall.
TdF
teams announcement coming in late March; Duenas returns; one team out,
one in at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad; and a little more.
Moisés
Dueñas is looking to a comeback in pro cycling after a doping ban
sidelined him for a year.
Astana
rider Alexandre Vinokourov has said that barring misfortune, team-mate
Alberto Contador will once again beat Lance Armstrong and win this
year’...
Date
change reason for Savio's Langkawi absence, Cobo happy at Caisse
d'Epargne, Dwars door Nederland cancelled before first edition.
Pozzato
Thinks of the Cobbles, Yates on Sky vs. Columbia, Greipel Keeps
Winning, Valley Preferred Cycling Center Marks 35 Years...
The
new Hayes Prime master cylinder uses an all-new 'Tiltbore' technology
that supposedly yields better long-term durability.
Organiser
promise NRC return in 2011.
Time
trial in downtown Los Angeles, climbs on the final day.
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Young
American finding answers to road v. track, U23 v. pro questions.
Irishman
willl remain in current role of UCI President.
Hutarovich
Takes Second Stage at the Tour Mediterranean, Tour Organizer Announces
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Even
in the carefully calculated world of professional stage racing,
sometimes things go askew.
Sky
has ridden well in Qatar, with a victory in the opening team time trial.
One
of Japan’s first Tour de France finishers last year, BBox’s Yukiya
Arashiro is aiming to return to the Tour, score a pro win, and find his
place in the peloton.
Through
a progression of daily video posts, the official route of the 2010
Amgen Tour of California were finally revealed.
Focus
hits the mark for enthusiast-level cyclists, Ragbrai riders and club
racers on a budget...
Prudhomme
"can't promise anything" for the six remaining slots.
A
limited edition Felt AR5 model - unavailable until now and available
only through this promo - will be offered as a special package that
includes the new Garmin Edge 500 GPS-based cycling computer at no
additional price.
Granite
State resident as Kirk Carlsen has signed with the Garmin-Transitions
pro team.
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Marco Pinotti, it makes me want to vomit that he [Riccò]
is coming
back." - Matteo Algeri RoadBikeAction
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What
is a "SWMBL?"
Despite
the possibilities of major tension with Cervélo TestTeam, where budding
superstar Heinrich Haussler and stoic Norwegian Thor Hushovd are both
aiming for glory in the spring classics, their “co-habitation” works
just fine.
Italian
cycling couple Riccardo Riccò and Vania Rossi have gone their separate
ways after the events of the past couple weeks.
Former
Austrian pro has put his past behind him with bike shop.
Joao
debuted with the Cervelo Test Team at Etoile de
Besseges.
The
chain uses hollow pins to help keep the weight down to 260-grams.
Cost
an estimated $600 million to create 700 miles of bikeways.
It
keeps your hands warm and dry, increases your visibility and protects
brake levers and gear changers from salty slush.
Verandas
Willems replaces Vorarlberg-Corratec in Belgian.
Good
training, good weather, good racing appreciated by Sky rider.
Stiff
competition from action sports world champs.
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Local
Associations are the driving force behind USA Cycling's grassroots
racing initiatives.
Who
is Qatar leader Wouter Mol?
André
Greipel (HTC-Columbia) surged to victory in Thursday’s Trofeo
Magaluf-Palmanova to close out the five-day Mallorca Challenge.
Jussi
Veikkanen (Francaise des Jeux) continued his team's winning streak on
stage 2.
Jaime
Castañeda (EPM) takes his team's first victory.
SRAM
has signed a three-year sponsorship agreement to be an establishing
partner with the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA).
Qatar
is a land devoted to giving - after all, there's no 'you' in Qatar.
Ride
all winter long by overcoming these common cold-weather obstacles.
Giant
expands pro mountain bike team program, All three male Olympic MTB
champions to battle at Maremma Cup, Central Pro Team enjoys respite
from winter at training camp, more...
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racing has been immensely popular at the Valley Preferred Cycling
Center in T-Town, PA.
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UCI
performed over 10,000 passport tests in 2009.
Surgery
for Ciolek and Arvesen, Dwars door Nederland cancelled, Miche
management expects much from Rasmussen, cross news and more….
José
Luís Arrieta (Ag2r-La Mondiale) is one of those old-school riders who
enjoys working in the trenches and is simply content to live for the
bike. A dying breed, perhaps, but Arrieta is glad to still be racing
his bike.
Riccardo
Riccò returns to the peloton in March. His old sports director, Matteo
Algeri, is still waiting to make his own comeback and believes Riccò
deserves a lifetime ban.
Team
owner says Dane cannot leave team during season.
Things
You Can Do to Help Ensure Many Happy and Accident-Free Miles on Your
Bike.
Kenda-Felt
team will ride Nine Series 29ers and prototype.
Iván
Gutiérrez On Trofeo Deià, Trofeo Laigueglia Adds 4 GPMs, Cleveland,
Ohio Velodrome Planned, Cervélo TestTeam, Dopers pay, Beppu Annuled,
Coconut Water??
"My
beloved Vuelta a Cuba is underway in the Pearl of the Antilles. Despite
this being the fourth year since my last ride into Havana."
Long,
flat finish to Big Bear stage will minimize time gaps.
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Australian
squad could return to America’s biggest race.
Pozzato:"Boonen
not unbeatable", Martin to build on 2009 success, Boonen to defend
title in Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, Farrar takes a gamble in Qatar
breakaway,
more...
"Believe
it or not, there are lots of essential math problems I’ve brushed up on
while sitting in the peloton."
Bobbi
Jo Price won the women's Cat 4 race.
"I
agree with Mark Cavendish [who said called Riccò a 'parasite'] and
Marco Pinotti, it makes me want to vomit that he [Riccò]
is coming
back." - Matteo Algeri RoadBikeAction
North
American race briefs: 10-race Pro Tour series, Dairyland Tour adds
field, Zabriskie zeros in on Tour of California, mopre...
Pekatch
wins Israeli season opener, Coenen dies after brain tumor, Kenda-Felt
team signs four riders for 2010, New downhill and cross country venues
set for New Zealand Cup, more...
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Entertaining
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Will Get Good News.
Ritchey
Design, Inc. is proud to announce the addition of the Webcor Builders
woman’s pro cycling team to its roster of sponsored teams, along with
renewed sponsorship agreements with professional teams Colavita/Baci
presented by Cooking Light, Jamis-Sutter Home presented by Colavita and
United Healthcare presented by Maxxis.
The
Tour of America’s Dairyland presented by Wisconsin Milk Marketing
Board, an omnium bicycle race across 11 Southeastern Wisconsin cities,
will include a Women’s 3/4 category, in addition to the Pro Women 1/2
category, in this year’s daily race schedule.
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Could
Taylor Phinney one day be a top American sprinter?
Just
like he did in 2009, Belarussian Yauheni Hutarovich (FDJeux) won the
opening stage of the Tour Méditerranéen in France on Wednesday.
Promising
Portuguese talent Rui Costa (Caisse d’Epargne) delivered a big win in
Wednesday’s fourth day of the Mallorca Challenge in the 143km stage
starting and finishing in Deià.
Ubeto
resumes winning ways in Cuba's first stage.
It’s
not just train, race, recover, repeat. There’s a lot more going on away
from the road …
New
bike rack incorporates built-in locks and repair stand.
"In
Qatar anything can happen. It's still all open for sure. We're going to
fight until the very last stage." - Heinrich Haussler CyclingNews
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With
seven top ten finishes in “Hell of the North” including a second in
2005, the American is part of the rare breed of cyclists that posses a
passion for the cobbled classics.
Ciolek
Out For Two Months, Hutarovich Repeats In Stage 1 of Tour Méditerranéen
, Costa Scores Mallorca Victory, RadioShack International, Ritchey
Sponsors Webcor...
On
the third day of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California, the peloton will
return to the scene of one of 2009’s most dramatic moments: the climb
up Bonny Doon Road.
Armstrong
to Ride Milano-Sanremo, Gerdemann Gets Mallorca Win, Tour of Qatar
Claims Four Collarbones, Tour of California Releases Stage Details,
Sevilla Skeptical of Rock Racing.
Talented
Irish climber Dan Martin will get his season underway today in the Tour
of the Mediterranean.
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His
battles with drugs and alcohol have become even more legendary that his
battles on the road.
Dave
Zabriskie, 2009 Tour of Missouri champion, seeks the top step of the
Tour of California podium in 2010.
Sports
Optical are the answer for loads of folks who want cycling specific
glasses with prescription lenses.
Power
transfer the key in 2010 flagship.
SRAM
truly went back to the drawing board with the new Force group, and
while it still sits below Red, it is hardly in its shadow.
Lake
is the newest brand in the Veltec Sports premium brand cycling
portfolio. Lake joins Descente, Shebeest, Vredestein, Prologo and
Enervit.
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"Freedom,
fit, road feel, miles covered, inspiration, dependability."
The
second stage might shed some non-climbers.
Linus
Gerdemann (Milram) outsprints Rafael Valls (Footon-Servetto) and Manuel
Vazquez (Andalucia - Cajasur) for the victory.
Hamme
Natocriterium moves for growth; 3 days, 3 broken collarbones in Qatar;
Leif Hoste fined for punch; Six Day and ‘Cross News.
Today's
Tour of Qatar Stage 3 departs Dukhan at 12:45pm local time (10:45 CET
or 4:45am U.S. Eastern).
Tom
Boonen (Quick Step) takes the win on stage 3.
Óscar
Freire (Rabobank) was back in the winner’s circle Monday for the first
time in nine months with victory in the second day of the Mallorca
Challenge.
Garmin
rider to have plate fitted after third fracture.
British
Cycling adopts UCI's ban on earpiece radios in smaller races.
Nothing
is as yet guaranteed, but Bjarne Riis’ ambition to continue onwards
with a professional cycling team has moved a small step forward.
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Proceeds
raised through the auction go directly to the USA Cycling Development
Foundation in support of the future of American cycling.
Alberto
Contador talks to Road Bike Action and Testrider.com about his new
Specialized SL3 and what it will take to win the 2010 Tour de France.
Peat,
Minnaar back for more winning action with Santa Cruz Syndicate, Spitz,
Osl to race Aphrodite Trophy, TransRockies stage race adds UCI points,
more...
BMC
had a helluva strong team in 2009, but they've really stacked their
deck for 2010.
In
three days of racing in the winds at the Tour of Qatar, three men have
broken their collarbones after crashing.
Spaniard
and Colombian to stay if UCI grants team Continental status.
Cozza
breaks collarbone in Qatar, Ullrich can hold on to Olympic gold medal,
Sciandri pays respects to Ballerini, Sevilla and Peña cautious in
commitment to Rock Racing, more...
Outsprinting
Andre Griepel, the fastest rider in the Tour Down Under and the 2009
Vuelta a España, has handed Oscar Freire a boost in confidence.
Lauren
Tamayo rode to a sixth-place overall finish in the Ladies Tour of Qatar.
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Lance
Armstrong has confirmed to race organizers RCS Sport that he plans to
participate in the season's opening Classic.
26
rider team limits global reach of British team.
Hilary
Billington's plan to boost opportunities for women cyclists.
Stage
1: Nevada City to Sacramento, Stage 2: Davis to Santa Rosa.
Tejay
Van Garderen made his professional debut in Sunday’s opening day of the
Mallorca Challenge, safely finishing 69th in the main field proudly
wearing the HTC-Columbia team colors.
IOC
says only remote possibility of re-opening doping investigation.
Sleek
and attractive looking (with breathable black mesh and sparkly silver
zippers), one might think they were made for posing in a Madonna video.
"In
Qatar anything can happen. It's still all open for sure. We're going to
fight until the very last stage." - Heinrich Haussler CyclingNews
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Micheal
Ball's Rock Racing team submitted paperwork for a Continental license
to the UCI.
"In
Qatar anything can happen. It's still all open for sure. We're going to
fight until the very last stage." - Heinrich Haussler CyclingNews
Freire
Takes Mallorca Victory, Bettini Remembers Ballerini, Schleck Delays
Start to Season, Ullrich to Keep Gold.
New
collegiate time trial rules were in effect as the Southeast Collegiate
Cycling Conference began its season with a race in sunny Gainesville,
Florida, on Saturday and Sunday.
Accident
puts Godfrey’s nationals campaign in doubt, Meares managing fatigue
ahead of worlds, Parker perfect in world record ride, Bobridge blasts
his way into history, more...
Challenge
Mallorca a learning experience for American.
All
potential UCI registered track teams must submit all paperwork to USA
Cycling by March 11.
Speculations
about Eddy Merckx and cancer, cycling mourns to loss of Franco
Ballerini, news updates and results from Mallorca:
This
week’s racing brings the Mallorca Challenge, the Tour Mediterranéen and
the Tour of Qatar.
Cervelo
Test Team vows to fight despite one-minute penalty.
Graham
Watson’s gallery from Stage 2 of the 2010 Tour of Qatar.
Geert
Steurs (Topsport) wins Stage 2 of the Tour of Qatar.
Óscar
Freire wins the sprint to take the Trofeo Cala Millor.
Budget
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Drinking
just two or more sweetened soft drinks a week increases risk.
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"Want
to see the future of U.S. women’s cyclocross? All signs suggest that
Amy Dombroski will figure prominently."
Certain
dates in cycling history have earned far greater importance than others
- among them February 7, which saw an inauspicious debut and an
untimely departure.
"I
made the mistake of becoming a bike racer.”
Australian
sprinter pleased with performance at national titles.
Arvesen
crash a blow to Team Sky's spring campaign.
If
you are just starting to ride with aerobars an up-turned design will
make your bike more stable and easier to control while you are in the
aero position.
Ballerini
Dies In Rally Accident, McEwen Takes Mallorca Opener, Valverde Kicks
Off European Season, Dumoulin Comes Back to Win Etoile de Bessèges,
Petacchi Gets Another Win.
Specialized
decided to move its West Coast distribution center from its
headquarters in Morgan Hill, California, to Salt Lake City.
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DrugSearch
1.3 hooks into WADA's banned substance list.
Vuelta
a Guatemala winner Velásquez's B-sample positive, Katusha signs
contract with Mikhaylo Khalilov, Belgians remember Ballerini, more...
US
sprinter goes deep in 2010 debut.
Crashes
out on second stage.
Italian
directeur sportif Giuseppe Martinelli, who guided Marco Pantani to his
victories in the 1998 Giro d’Italia and Tour de France, has spoken
glowingly of Astana team leader Alberto Contador.
"The
light can be fastened almost anywhere with two Velcro straps."
Lighter,
smoother and off-road ready.
A new
national track series aims to rally the best of the best – tracks and
racers – for a chance to be named ATRA’s National Champion. The
American Track Racing Association (ATRA) National Championship Series
includes 11 events across the country.
Concealed
cables as 105 follows Ultegra and Dura-Ace.
The
decision to sign with BMC Racing Team was relatively easy for
Alessandro Ballan. It was based on a desire to try something new.
Samuel
Dumoulin, Little Big Man on the podium.
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February 7, 2010
Mono
sidelines Gunn-Rita's training partner.
Haussler
judged to have pushed teammate, race jury hands team one-minute penalty.
Edvald
Boasson Hagen claims opening leader's jersey.
"Trek's
custom option isn't cheap, but the bottom line is it rides beautifully."
Sven
Nys beats World Champion Zdenek Stybar in battle of the giants. Kevin
Pauwels third.
Arnaud
Jouffroy and Marianne Vos winners in the sand of Lille.
Cycling
legend looks healthy as he watches the racing in Qatar.
17-year-old
Allison does the honors in Whistler.
Toronto
had it too good for too long.
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It
was a day of firsts for Trek-Livestrong at the 2010 Tour of Qatar.
Racers,
friends, teammates saddened by his passing.
Former
Paris-Roubaix winner and Italian national coach Franco Ballerini has
died from injuries suffered in a rally car accident on Sunday.
Marginally
lighter, but 10 percent cheaper.
 Cervelo
Test Team rider still riding after crash on opening stage.
Nolf's
parents still mourn son's death in Qatar, Brad Wiggins targets first
win with Team Sky, Merckx reveals cancer history, more...
Kim
Anderson, Evelyn Stevens, Amber Rais, Liz Hatch, Audrey Lemieux, Julie
Beveridge, Karol-Ann Canuel, Veronica Leal and Laura Morfin.
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The
Runner and I finished the Death Valley Trail marathon.
Wiggins
is keen to prove that last year’s fourth place was no fluke.
Saxo
Bank star returns to Luxembourg for tests, expected to return at Ruta
Del Sol.
“It’s
sad that my faith in him [Wiggins] during the first year didn’t mean
enough to him for him to stick it out.” - Jonathan Vaughters VeloNation
"There was a lot of bullshit post announcement from their point of
view." - Bradley Wiggins CyclingNews
Slimmed-down
Irishman wants to step up a level.
Briton
reveals attention to detail as the secret of success.
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The
Boulevard road race in San Diego county is the unofficial kick-off to
southern California racing.
Merckx:
‘I've Never Had Cancer,’ Sastre Training Hard, Focused on TT, Sanchez
Gears Up for Season, Molmy Takes Stage Four of Etoile de Bessèges, Wild
Card Teams Announced.
It
may not be the Italian season opener any longer, but the Etruscan race
is still ruled by the same King.
The
star's queen stage upsets the G.C. - Young Gun Arnaud Molmy takes the
stage and coral jersey of race leader after Samuel Dumoulin is
relegated in the sprint finish.
Despite
Wiggins’ fourth place in the 2009 Tour de France, and the fact that
this time around he is building his entire season around the race,
Vaughters feels that his former rider won’t have things his way so much
come July.
Tour
de France hopeful Andy Schleck unperturbed by Valverde and Evans' early
form.
"The
Skins Bib riding tights with the Elastic Interface Technology pad are
without a doubt the best I have ever worn."
Borrow
a bike with the swipe of a card.
What
bike, that you’ve owned and ridden, has been your absolute favorite and
why?
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Fresh
off the BMC Racing Team’s training camp in California, Cadel Evans
talks.
"Nobody
knows if (gene doping has) happened yet."
The
one thing that is impossible not to notice is that the BMC Pro Cycling
team means business.
Stomach
issues were not cancer according to former Belgian cyclist.
Cycling
legend Eddy Merckx said Saturday that his health has been good since
successfully battling intestinal cancer several years ago.
The
Tour of Qatar starts on Sunday, and for one family in Belgium the 2010
race will mark a sad anniversary.
“It’s
sad that my faith in him [Wiggins] during the first year didn’t mean
enough to him for him to stick it out.” - Jonathan Vaughters VeloNation
"There was a lot of bullshit post announcement from their point of
view." - Bradley Wiggins CyclingNews
VeloNews.com
will be following neo-pro rider Kirk Carlsen throughout the season as
the 22-year-old rider races and trains around the world.
Quick
Step leader wants TTT success on Sunday.
World
Champion extends with current team.
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Diving
into the forest on the Avenue of the Giants.
Dutch
Cycling is slowly coming around, thanks to an investment in talented
youth.
Aprés
Velo has been recognized as one of the most innovative new brands in
sports by the ISPO BrandNew Awards, the world’s largest sporting goods
and sportstyle trade fair.
Alexander
Vinokourov believes he can do with Alberto Contador what he could never
do with Jan Ullrich: beat Lance Armstrong.
Tour
of Murcia bars Italian teams, Crashes topple hopes for Gilmore,
Leleivyte in Qatar, 16 teams gain UCI wild card status, Men's teams
arrive in Qatar, more...
Mario
Gianetti’s Footon- Servetto team for LTDL will be fronted by Manuel
Cardoso.
Brit
speaks out after recent criticism from David Millar.
Fumiyuki
Beppu, clearly happy to have his team sorted out for 2010.
Mountain
bike legends Fisher, Ritchey, Overend among those expected to attend.
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Lance
Armstrong bound for Sun City, plenty of riders hitting the disabled
list, Schleck’s sticking together and more….
Marvulli
and Aeschbach were solid, but a notch below the top two pairings.
Lizzie
Armitstead given the all clear after Qatar crash, Copenhagen Six, Brits
in Qatar, Track Worlds and more...
Cofidis
rider Samuel Dumoulin outsprinted Borut Bozic to end his quest for a
third stage win at the Etoile de Bessèges on Friday.
Despite
winning the overall twice, it was Kirsten Wild's first stage win in
Qatar.
Luxembourg’s
Franck Schleck said Friday he wanted to continue to race in the same
team as his 2009 Tour de France runner-up brother Andy despite doubts
over the future of their Saxo Bank team.
Registration
is now open for Trek’s Dirt Series mountain bike skills camps for women.
"I
was very impressed by the
vineyards in Santa Rosa area and the beautiful hills of Southern
California. It’s quite different from Europe. Everything is so big and
there are such wide open spaces." - Alessandro Ballan USCyclingReport
Fränk
Schleck thinks he can win the Tour de France this year.
Colnago’s
new EPS MTBK comes in at a cool 5.74 kilograms.
The
first ride back is the hardest of them all.
Olympic
champion chooses National team over Noris.
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Tour
of Murcia: No Italian Teams, Dumoulin Takes Stage Three at Besseges,
Frank Wants to Stick With Andy, Hovelijnck Returns to Racing, Miller,
TIBCO Start Season in Napa.
The
Tour of Missouri is one of several of the world's top stage races set
to return on the 2010 USA Cycling Pro Tour Calendar.
Final
stage pile-up just one wreck of many.
The
route chosen for this 48 minute production is in the San Francisco area.
Three
weeks in induced coma with skull fracture in 2009.
Return
of back and leg problems thought solved by 2009 surgery.
Brooke
Miller will lead a four-rider Team TIBCO/To the Top contingent into the
first major NorCal race of the year Sunday, the Cherry Pie Criterium in
Napa.
Villumsen
to make debut in kiwi colors,
Aussie King ready for Trek-Livestrong debut in
Qatar, Armstrong adds South African trip to schedule, more...
Aimed
at beginner riders or those who want a cheap hack bike.
The
record cold blasting Spain hasn’t kept 2008 Tour de France champion
Carlos Sastre from training hard.
The
rear hub with its three flange design.
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 What
was the make and model of the $11,000 bike recently stolen in Issaquah,
WA?
5700
series kit looks better value than ever.
No
one...not Nydam, not his doctors, not his BMC team...knows if or when
Scott might be racing his bike again.
Italian
champion Filippo Pozzato was one of the strongest riders in last year’s
first spring Classics.
If
the classics are known for the cobbles and the bergs, the Tour of Qatar
is known for the wind.
De
Rosa-Stac Plastic, Voralberg don't make the cut.
Team
launches 'FREE LUCA' fundraiser.
The
Falcon is ideal for a racer or aggressive club rider who is looking for
an alternative to carbon.
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February 4, 2010
Stage
Swap for Critérium International, Voigt Won't Defend C.I. Title,
Gilbert Ready for the Classics, Bozic Takes Two at Bessèges, Ciolek
Targets Qatar.
After
taking second in yesterday’s stage, Italian Georgia Bronzini has won
the second stage of the Tour of Qatar.
Following
a breakthrough 2009 season, highlighted by a mountaintop stage victory
in the Vuelta a España, it’s no surprise that Ryder Hesjedal is hungry
for more.
Time-trialling
sensation Taylor Phinney to make for some formidable
opposition in the opening team test.
Talented
young Irish climber Dan Martin is heading into his third pro season
aiming to improve on very solid performances in 2008 and 2009.
Paceline
Products has reached an agreement with Grease Monkey Wipes to
distribute their products to retailers throughout the United States.
The
Bike Cooperative has added its 18th supporting vendor, with Topolino
Technology now a supplier partner.
Clement
returns to production.
Oman
better suited to Armstrong’s squad.
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A
recently broken leg won’t keep Versus commentator Bob Roll from the
Tour de France this summer, and likely won’t prevent him from helping
the cable network cover Paris-Nice, which starts March 7.
Squad
announcements for upcoming races from Quick Step, Ceramica Flaminia and
Ag2R ; Gert Steegmans wants to get paid; David Kopp returns; Steve
Bauer aiming for Canada-based Pro Tour team and more.
Mental
energy recharged after an enforced break from racing.
Le
Grand Loop is a 5,000 km (3,100mi) long ultra-endurance style bicycle
race. Single stage, the clock never stops.
Former
world champion Alessandro Ballan.
Attorney
Jamie DiBoise planned to call some noted Armstrong critics to testify
at the trial, which had been scheduled to start less than four weeks
from now in a Minnesota federal court.. And in October DiBoise took a
three-hour deposition from Armstrong’s ex-wife, asking whether she had
ever seen Armstrong use doping products (a question she declined to
answer on her lawyer’s advice).
Dispute
stemming from refusal to sign team's anti-doping charter.
A
built-in dealer locater connects users to the closest Electra dealer
through the iPhone’s GPS.
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"There
will be no Italian teams participating [in the Tour of Murcia] because
Valverde is not welcome [to race] in that country [Italy]."
"Reasonably
light, stiff under power, comfortable, and if you believe Felt's
claims, fast enough to more than offset its modest weight disadvantage.
Plus its speedy appearance will help you look the part."
USA
Cycling’s COO Sean Petty says that only time will tell whether the race
radio ban is a good thing for American racing.
Lance
Armstrong has confirmed his attendance at the Cape Argus Cycle Tour in
South Africa, the world's largest timed mass-participation cycle event.
Siblings
aiming for world titles in 2010.
"I
was very impressed by the
vineyards in Santa Rosa area and the beautiful hills of Southern
California. It’s quite different from Europe. Everything is so big and
there are such wide open spaces." - Alessandro Ballan USCyclingReport
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Greg
LeMond speaks to reporters.
Lance
Armstrong expected to go up against Evans and Sanchez at Criterium
International, Cervelo makes Euro debut at Etoile de Besseges, US bans
radios at NRC races, results from Italy and Qatar and more.
There's
a whole lot more to BMC pre-season camp than just riding bikes.
Borut
Bozic (Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team) wins the first stage of the Etoile
de Bessèges.
Rasa
Leleivyte (Safi Pasta) salutes after her victory in Al Khor.
US
rider Amber Rais has suffered a fractured pelvis while out training
with the national team on the eve of the Ladies Tour of Qatar.
Noris
Cycling awarded licence, teams from Sweden and Norway make debuts.
Vaughters
confident US time trial champion can step up at California and Tour de
France.
“Frankly,
the Tour is not the place for that.”
"Cycling
isn’t for women, it hurts too much." - Riccardo Ricco PEZ
Tasmanian
Belinda Goss added to an impressive list of victories when she
collected her fourth straight points race gold medal at the Australian
Track Cycling Championships.
Elite
Men's podium in Tabor, from left: Vantornout, Stybar, Nys © Bart Hazen.
Go
nuts for women's cycling!
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Beppu
Free to Join RadioShack, Indurain Backs Contador, Bozic Takes Etoile de
Besseges Opener, Nature Valley Increases Sponsorship of Bike Festival,
Bikes and Art Mix in Amsterdam.
With
no response to requests for more information from the team's press
officer, Velonation - like many others - has as yet been unable to
confirm the Rock Racing partnership with the Murcia region of Spain.
2010
is going to be a very important year for Irishman Dan Martin.
Skil-Shimano
has finally agreed to annul Japanese rider Fumiyuki Beppu's contract
one year early.
Bobridge
(SA) after setting his blistering time in the men's individual pursuit
qualifiers.
The
team was on a two week camp split between Santa Rosa (where it rained
most days) and Agoura Hills north of Los Angeles (where it sunned most
days).
Chris
Davies, has now cycled a record 906,900 miles in 60 years, the highest
known recorded cycling mileage in the UK, if not the world.
Sidi
has a thing for creating special edition shoes.
Cycling
attorney Bob Mionske says the punishment doesn't often fit the crime in
bike-car collisions.
GB
starlet suffers debut from hell on disastrous day for Cervélo Brits.
Funding
the issue for Italian women's race.
Gran
Fondo Boulder rescheduled for October.
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"Since
my last conversation with Floyd Landis his luck has turned around."
Effects
of multiple concussions put Nydam at risk.
Is it
selfish to choose cycling over other responsibilities?
Tom
Boonen is looking for a smoother ride following a 2009 season that
spiked and dipped like the Dow Jones.
His
comments are unlikely to endear himself to HTC Columbia owner Bob
Stapleton, but German sprinter André Greipel has admitted that he
personally hopes Mark Cavendish moves to Team Sky for 2011.
The
Hed Jet 4 C2s offers exceptional overall performance that few wheels
can match.
Young
Tasmanian demonstrates great potential at national titles.
Belgian
back on track after Sunday's disappointment.
Norco
will sponsor 15 mountain bikers on four squads for the 2010 racing
season.
X-rays
confirm no fractures for British pro after crash on first stage of
Etoile de Besseges.
Mountain
bike team raises funds for fight against breast cancer.
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Bob
Roll was seriously injured in a skiing accident.
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Kirsten
Wild leads a powerful Cervélo TestTeam to the Tour of Qatar tomorrow to
defend the race that she won a year ago.
For
the first time in his pro career, American cycling star George Hincapie
will have his own name on the front of his jersey.
Raleigh
has committed to a three year sponsorship plan.
All
category winners at the Trans Andes.
Two
American teams take mixed and women's category titles.
As
Tour de France runner-up in 2007 and 2008, and current World champion,
Cadel Evans ought to be one of the first names on the Tour organisers
list.
Garmin-Transitions’
Jack Bobridge claimed his second individual pursuit title in emphatic
style Tuesday.
Team
Hotel San José heads into the 2010 season with a solid roster of riders
and some promising newcomers who are ready to build on the success the
team enjoyed in 2009.
Rolf
Prima Aspin wheels.
A
record 4,500 riders have signed up for the 2010 Etape Caledonia, the
Scottish cyclo-sportive run on closed roads that was temporarily halted
last year due to sabotage.
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Calendar: final
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Video: 2009 Year in Review.
2009
National Champions (recap).
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Race
radios for riders will be banned in nearly all USA Cycling road and
track races going forward.
Armstrong,
Evans to face steep start in Corsica.
USA
Cycling will offer a free webinar on Feb. 16 to help new cyclists
prepare for their very first bike race.
"Cycling
isn’t for women, it hurts too much." - Riccardo Ricco PEZ
Reports
troubled teams will unite as Mexican-registered Continental squad.
Daniel
Martin started life as a British junior cyclist. He even won the
British junior road title in 2004 at the age of 17.
Selle
Royal S.p.A. has signed a binding agreement to purchase a majority
interest in Justek, the largest bicycle saddle manufacturer in China.
USA
Cycling Cyclocross National Championships.
Former
industry publisher, David Priestley is returning to the industry with
the Web site, Bike Trade News.
Marco
Pantani (Mercatone Uno) rode his custom Bianchi to victory in both the
Tour de France and Giro d'Italia in 1998.
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Talks
of life beyond pro cycling.
The
European media weigh in on Armstrong’s chances in the 2010 Tour de
France.
The
agreement spells out an end to all legal proceedings between LeMond and
Trek.
Tour
de France Maillot Vert Thor Hushovd has decided to delay the start of
his season due to illness, and will consequently not line out in the
Etoile de Besseges tomorrow.
Wide
casings and ample puncture protection for springtime training.
The
Portland State Cycling Club is the best cycling club in America right
now. Just ask USA Cycling.
Brand
new from Salsa, already oversold in the US.
The
fines levied this week against former Giro d’Italia winner Danilo Di
Luca reflect the greater latitude recent rule changes have given the
UCI in handing down penalties, the governing body noted Tuesday.
One
of the founders of what is now the Tour of Nevada City Bike Shop,
53-year-old Rogers died Sunday after being hit on Highway 174 as he
pedaled up the steep, winding grade from the Bear River toward Colfax
in Placer County.
Parke
will oversee all international and domestic sales activity for ASI’s
six brands: Fuji, Kestrel, SE, Breezer, Terry Precision and Oval
Concepts.
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HTC-Columbia
veteran Ina-Yoko Teutenberg is startlingly forthright, fiercely
protective of her teammates and profoundly driven to win.
Giuseppe
Muraglia (CDC Cavaliere) celebrates his victory in Catanzaro.
BMC
have a long-term plan, apparently, to join the big show, and DS John
Lelangue has chosen the classics as a way to ratchet up the progress.
Tough
weather forces course changes on penultimate day.
Swiss
precision comes to Agoura Hills as Road Bike Action talks with Cadel
Evans and takes a close look at BMC's new team bikes.
"So
I
have 3 months in OZ which is a little shorter than previous years."
Meares
has been told to rest for a week. (Getty Images: Robert Cianflone)
Kevin
Hines uses his technical prowess to keep speed through the sand © Gregg
Germer - ChainringTours.com
National
champion Johnson top finisher in Tabor.
Tim
Johnson was the top elite male finisher in Tabor at 14th.
The
collegiate cycling season kicked off this weekend with the University
of Arizona Criterium in Tucson.
The
teams have been announced for the 2010 edition of Paris-Nice.
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Race
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Can
world road champ Cadel Evans (BMC) win the Giro d’Italia or Tour de
France before it’s too late? He thinks so.
Marco
Pantani (Mercatone Uno) rode his custom Bianchi to victory in both the
Tour de France and Giro d'Italia in 1998.
Belgian
motivated by move to Garmin-Transitions.
Andy
Claflin was suffering from saddle sores as he competed in the
Race Across America.
Adam
missed the Tour last year, but relished the Vuelta.
Rebecca
Romero is the star signing of the new Orbea-For Goodness Shakes! squad.
Confidence
buoyed by Steve Cummings’ fine fourth place yesterday in GP Cycliste la
Marseillaise.
Belgian
TV alleged Walsleben departed from cross Worlds due to high blood
values.
USPRO
crit champ excited about racing in Europe.
Justin
Williams has a lot to smile about as he heads into the new season with
Trek-LiveSTRONG.
Hincapie
Sportswear has hired Will Mahler as retail sales representatives for
the brand in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and the District of
Columbia.
Floyd
Landis may have issued a barely-veiled public threat.
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Kiwi
hopeful of return in time for worlds.
Note
from the ‘Cross Worlds, Vogodny denied license, Milan-San Remo to
follow same course and more.
Ian
Moir and Kit Karzen were eighth in the UIV Talent Cup at the Berlin
Six-Day.
"Cycling
isn’t for women, it hurts too much." - Riccardo Ricco PEZ
Danilo
Di Luca draws a two-year suspension after testing positive for CERA
during the 2009 Giro.
Astana,
Caisse d’Epargne and Footon Servetto will make the trip to Malaysia.
Carbon
fiber sprung pedals.
The
Cateye Hybrid light stores solar energy in a rechargeable battery with
back up power coming from a standard AA battery.
German
needed rest to heal knee problems caused by overtraining.
Frankie
doing his duties as commentator: a great fit for the affable former
racer.
A
newly published economic study compiles hard data on the state of the
bicycle industry in Europe for the first time.
Heath
Blackgrove is heading back to his US based Team Hotel San José and is
taking Logan Hutchings with him to Austin, Texas this year.
He
was rear-ended by a driver traveling in the same direction.
EnergySport
Norge AS of Roskilde, Denmark is now an authorized distributor of Zipp
products in the Norwegian market.
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