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• Dan Fleeman Looks For Good Fortune At Team Raleigh in 2010
  December 30th, 2009
  

  Written by: Andy Layhe Cycling can be a cruel sport. Deep down Dan Fleeman knows that if it were probably not for a crash in the Bayern Rundfahrt in Germany [...]

• USA Cycling Development Foundation
  December 29th, 2009
  

  USA Cycling Development Foundation awards four collegiate cycling scholarships Colorado Springs, Colo. (December 29, 2009)—USA Cycling has recognized four outstanding student-athletes; two as recipients of the annual John Stenner Collegiate [...]

• V Australia Renews As Title Sponsor
  December 29th, 2009
  

  Brisbane, Australia – Renewed sponsor support promises to make Fly V Australia’s upcoming season even more impressive than the long list of accomplishments it compiled in 2009. Team Owner Chris [...]

• Tom Zirbel Tests Positive For DHEA
  December 27th, 2009
  

  Tom Zirbel who has raced with the Bissell Pro Cycling team has had a “A” test come back positive for the banned substance DHEA. Zirbel was scheduled to race with [...]

• Rosters For Continetal Teams For 2010
  December 23rd, 2009
  

  Rosters announced for eleven Continental teams registered for 2010 racing season Colorado Springs, Colo. (December 23, 2009)— USA Cycling has announced the 11 squads that have been registered as UCI [...]

• Tour de Georgia Canceled for 2010
  December 23rd, 2009
  

  (Atlanta, GA) – The Board of Directors of the Tour de Georgia Foundation, Inc. announced today that the 2010 race, which had been scheduled to take place in the last [...]

• Blood Doping Kits Found With Astana At Tour de France
  December 23rd, 2009
  

  PARIS, Dec 23, 2009 (AFP) – Blood doping kits were discovered in a search of medical equipment belonging to the Astana team during this year’s Tour de France. Blood transfusions [...]

• Hoy Will Drop Races To Stay All Gold
  December 23rd, 2009
  

  LONDON, Dec 22, 2009 (AFP) – British cycling great Chris Hoy is ready to abandon the defense of some of his Olympic titles at the 2012 London Games if it [...]

• Armstrong Makes A Comeback, But Contador Still The King
  December 23rd, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, Dec 23, 2009 (AFP) – As fans and rivals know only too well, Lance Armstrong is not used to coming second best. But in what proved [...]

• Nude Cyclists In New Zealand Told To Wear Helmets By Police
  December 23rd, 2009
  

  The Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand » Police picked up two naked men on a late night bike ride in a New Zealand town but let them off with a [...]

• UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis Releases Team Roster
  December 22nd, 2009
  

  UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis blends veterans with up-and-coming riders for 2010 The big change for 2010 is that Floyd Landis is no longer with the team. he has been quoted [...]

• Team Radio Shack 2009 Training Camp Podcast
  December 22nd, 2009
  

  Exclusive interviews with Team Radio Shack at their 2009 Arizona training camp.

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• BISSELL® Returns As Primary Sponsor
  December 22nd, 2009
  

  BISSELL® Pro Cycling Confirms the Returning Support of its Top Sponsors GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 22, 2009 – The BISSELL Pro Cycling Team returns for 2010 with the continued support [...]

• BMC Racing At 2010 Tour Down Under
  December 22nd, 2009
  

  Team BMC Racing will be starting their 2010 racing season at the Tour Down Under. The race will run from January 19 to January 24. BMC is bringing a very [...]

• Bahati Pro Cycling To Ride Cannondale
  December 21st, 2009
  

  Cannondale Strengthens Domestic Road Race Presence with Sponsorship of Bahati Foundation Pro Cycling Team BETHEL, Conn. (Dec. 21, 2009) – Cannondale Bicycles confirmed today that it will be the official [...]

• Carlos Sastre Confirms He Will Race The Giro
  December 20th, 2009
  

  Spaniard Carlos Sastre, the winner of the 2008 Tour de France, confirmed Saturday he will compete in next year’s Giro d’Italia. The 2010 edition of the Giro d’Italia gets underway [...]

• Team MILRAM Training Under The Mallorca Sun
  December 20th, 2009
  

  German ProTour team finishes week-long training camp Dortmund, 20 December 2009. While much of Europe has been hit by winter weather the last few days, making training impossible, Germany’s only [...]

• Team BMC Ready For 2010
  December 19th, 2009
  

  Already Training at full steam, BMC Racing Team is ready for the new year With just a few weeks until the 2010 season gets underway, the members of the BMC [...]

• The Bosberg Is Still Making Headlines
  December 19th, 2009
  

  We still haven’t heard any official word from the UCI yet regarding the Bosberg “being too good looking” for professional competition. But it seems their unusual move to set a [...]

• Clearidium and Team Saxo Bank Part Ways
  December 19th, 2009
  

  Rasmus’ company Clearidium will work directly for the UCI next year and it is therefore not possible for Rasmus to continue the private programs he initiated. Autumn 2006 Bjarne Riis [...]

• Team Ouch Has New Title Sponsor
  December 19th, 2009
  

  UnitedHealthcare Title Sponsor Of Pro Cycling Team * Relationship highlights the importance of exercise and healthy lifestyles * Team scheduled to compete in 91 races in 26 states Oakland, CA [...]

• Goodbye Individual Pursuit, Hello Omnium
  December 19th, 2009
  

  Written by: Myles McCorry Although I am sad to see the exclusion of the individual pursuit from the Olympics- I am delighted to see the inclusion of the Omnium. I [...]

• USA Cycling Graduates 49 From 2009 Bill Woodul Mechanics Clinic
  December 19th, 2009
  

  Colorado Springs, Colo. (December 18, 2009) — USA Cycling is pleased to congratulate the 49 graduates of the 2009 Bill Woodul Mechanics Clinic which took place at the Olympic Training [...]

• Allan Davis And Team Quick Step Part Ways
  December 18th, 2009
  

  Team Quick Step will no longer have rider Allan Davis on their roster. Davis salary has become too expensive for Quick Step since sponsor Specialized pulled out to support Team [...]

• Team Sky Gives Kit Preview – Kind Of
  December 18th, 2009
  

  Team Sky will not be releasing their new kit design until January 4th, 2010, but they did give a small (very small) hint of what they might look like. They [...]

• Bosberg Banning Sparks Debate
  December 18th, 2009
  

  We still haven’t heard any official word from the UCI yet regarding the Bosberg “being too good looking” for professional competition. But it seems their unusual move to set a [...]

• 20 Teams Apply For Wild Card Pro Continental Status
  December 18th, 2009
  

  The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced today that 20 Professional Continetal Teams have submitted applications to be granted “Wild Card” status in the 2010 season. If they are awarded “Wild [...]

• In The Rear View Mirror With Jakob Fuglsang
  December 18th, 2009
  

  [12.12 10:05] Team Saxo Bank rider, Jakob Fuglsang was recently voted Danish Rider of the Year by Danish TV2 and the website www.feltet.dk. A price that makes an impact on [...]

• Elite women, U23 and Junior Men Named to UCI Cyclo-cross World Championship Squad
  December 18th, 2009
  

  Colorado Springs, Colo. (December 17, 2009)—USA Cycling has announced the first round of nominations to the United States National Team for the 2010 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Tabor, Czech [...]

• Bosberg Banning Sparks Debate
  December 18th, 2009
  

  If you didn’t see the press conference earlier, view it here first. Very upsetting news from the UCI regarding the Bosberg being “aesthetic doping.” We still haven’t heard any official [...]

• US Cyclist Mock Hit With Cannabis Violation
  December 17th, 2009
  

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Dec 17, 2009 (AFP) – David Mock, a 32-year-old American cyclist, accepted a three-month doping ban after testing positive for a marijuana metabolite in August, the US [...]

• Verbruggen and Pound Close War Of Words
  December 17th, 2009
  

  GENEVA, Dec 17, 2009 (AFP) – The International Cycling Union (UCI) and former World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president Dick Pound said Thursday that they had settled a lawsuit over allegedly [...]

• Prosecutor Asks For Three-Year Doping Ban For Di Luca
  December 17th, 2009
  

  Italy’s anti-doping prosecutor on Thursday asked the Italian Olympic Committee’s anti-doping tribunal to hit former Tour of Italy winner Danilo Di Luca with a three-year ban. Di Luca tested positive [...]

• Rider of The Year 2009 – The 4000 Meter Squad
  December 17th, 2009
  

  Like last year, the 4000 meter squad on the track was today voted for Rider of the Year by Cycling World´s readers. The 4000 meter squad with Team Saxo Bank [...]

• UCI Bans the Bosberg
  December 16th, 2009
  

  Submitted by: Ritte Racing Well this is pretty upsetting. In an unprecedented move, the UCI bans the Bosberg from competition based on the way it looks. They could have discussed [...]

• UCI Bans the Bosberg
  December 16th, 2009
  

  Well this is pretty upsetting. In an unprecedented move, the UCI bans the Bosberg from competition based on the way it looks. They could have discussed their issues with us [...]

• Bicycle.net All Over The Cross Vegas News Coverage
  December 16th, 2009
  

  Both Brian Hodes and Jonathan Tessler of Bicycle.net were interviewed by a local 30 minute television show in Las Vegas. This video is a small excerpt from that show.

• Product Review: Scott CR1 Pro 2010
  December 16th, 2009
  

  The Scott CR1 Pro first came to the cycling marketplace in 2004 and it was an instant success. It was one of the stiffest frames ever made while still being [...]

• Updated National Rankings Leave Mesa State, Fort Lewis on Top
  December 16th, 2009
  

  While Mesa State College of Grand Junction, CO, the only Division II school to have participated in all three national championships so far this academic year, maintains a comfortable lead [...]

• Caisse d’Epargne Brings The Spanish Armada to Adelaide
  December 16th, 2009
  

  Caisse d’Epargne will bring some of Spain’s best cyclists to Adelaide to compete in the 2010 Santos Tour Down Under in January. Santos Tour Down Under Race Director, Mike Turtur, [...]

• 2010 Amgen Tour of California Breakaway Rides
  December 16th, 2009
  

  BREAKAWAY RIDES PRESENTED BY SPECIALIZED TO OFFER AMATEUR CYCLISTS OPPORTUNITY TO RIDE 2010 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA ROUTES Two Spring 2010 cycling events will also raise funds and awareness for [...]

• 2010 Vuelta Route Announced With Surprises
  December 16th, 2009
  

  SEVILLE, Spain, Dec 16, 2009 (AFP) – The 65th edition of the Tour of Spain will break new ground in 2010 with the leader’s jersey changing color from the traditional [...]

• 2009 Was “My Best Year Ever” Says Contador
  December 15th, 2009
  

  Two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador said Monday that 2009 has been his best year ever, as he received the award from the International Cycling Union (UCI) as the [...]

• Evans Plans Return To Giro
  December 15th, 2009
  

  PARIS, Dec 15, 2009 (AFP) – Australia’s reigning world champion Cadel Evans will participate in the next edition of the Giro d’Italia cycling race in May 2010, race organizers RCS [...]

• Pereiro To Return To Tour Down Under
  December 14th, 2009
  

  2006 Tour de France winner Oscar Pereiro will compete with his new Astana team at the 2010 Santos Tour Down Under in January. Santos Tour Down Under Race Director, Mike [...]

• Johnson and Compton Deliver In Bend
  December 14th, 2009
  

  Johnson and Compton bring home USA Cycling elite cyclo-cross national titles in front of epic crowds in Bend Bend, Ore. (December 13, 2009)— More than 5,000 fans watched Tim Johnson [...]

• Doping Consequences: A Case Study With Joe Papp
  December 14th, 2009
  

  by Myles McCorry It is said that a cat burglar designs the best security system and for this reason Bike Pure sought the reformed doper Joe Papp to help us [...]

• Jamis/Sutter Home Announce 2010 Roster
  December 13th, 2009
  

  Jamis/Sutter Home Men’s Cycling Team presented by Colavita Announces Sponsor Roster for 2010 #1 Men’s Team to Ride Jamis Xenith SL State-of-the-Art Frames Northvale, NJ (December 10, 2009) — The [...]

• Kersten jumps to Cronulla victory
  December 13th, 2009
  

  Fly V australia’s Ben Kersten has added the Cronulla International GP to his 2009 US PRO criterium championship victory. In a demanding race characterised by aggressive riding and a wind [...]

• Levi Leipheimer Talks About Training For The Tours
  December 12th, 2009
  

  At the Team RadioShack training camp in Tucson, Arizona we had the chance to ask Levi Leipheimer about training in 2010 and how it would be different from 2009. Although [...]

• Local Legendary Weirdo Hits the Big Time
  December 12th, 2009
  

  One of the “perks” to working in a shop is getting to interact with the fine folks who ride a bike out of circumstance rather than choice. There’s really not [...]

• Operation Puerto Is Closed
  December 12th, 2009
  

  Today, it was announced that Operación Puerto was over. The investigation to the Spanish doping ring based around the PED godfather Eufemiano Fuentes is closed. The retrospective look into the [...]

• Wiggins and Romero Lose Out In Cycling Shake-Up
  December 11th, 2009
  

  LONDON, Dec 10, 2009 (AFP) – British cyclists Bradley Wiggins and Rebecca Romero will not be able to defend their titles at the 2012 Games in London after changes to [...]

• BISSELL® Pro Cycling Announces Final 3 Riders for 2010
  December 11th, 2009
  

  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec.14, 2009 – The BISSELL Pro Cycling Team announces the signing of Rob Britton, Ian Boswell, and Shane Kline to complete the 2010 roster. Rob has had [...]

• 2012 Giro May Be Headed To A Washington D.C. Start
  December 11th, 2009
  

  NEW YORK, Dec 11, 2009 (AFP) – Giro d’Italia race director Angelo Zomegnan met Thursday with Washington mayor Adrian Fenty about possibly starting the cycling classic in the US capital [...]

• Pereiro Joins Astana
  December 8th, 2009
  

  PARIS, Dec 8, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s Oscar Pereiro, a former Tour de France winner, has signed a one-year contract with Astana, the Kazakh team announced on Tuesday. The move [...]

• USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships Invade Bend, Oregon
  December 8th, 2009
  

  More than 1,600 competitors will invade Bend, Ore. to contest the USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships this week Bend, Ore. (Dec. 7, 2009) – The largest-ever USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National [...]

• Team RadioShack Exclusive Training Camp Photos
  December 8th, 2009
  

  The morning started out with the pre morning temps around 40 degrees, Team RadioShack started to get ready for the morning ride with all eyes looking out for Mr. Lance [...]

• First Look At The New Team RadioShack Trek Madones
  December 7th, 2009
  

  These are the first photo’s to come out showing the new Team RadioShack Trek Madones. The photo’s were taken by Brian Hodes at VeloImages.com. These are the teams home bikes. [...]

• Popovych, Steegmans Boost Armstrong’s Tour Down Under Team
  December 3rd, 2009
  

  SYDNEY, Dec 3, 2009 (AFP) – Tour de France stage winners Yaroslav Popovych and Gert Steegmans will boost Lance Armstrong’s Team RadioShack when it makes its worldwide debut at Australia’s [...]

• Australia Forced To End Cross Country Mountain Bike Program
  December 3rd, 2009
  

  SYDNEY, Dec 3, 2009 (AFP) – Cycling Australia (CA) said on Thursday it will end its mountain bike cross country high performance program from December 31 this year because of [...]

• Registration of the UCI Professional Continental Teams for the 2010 Season
  December 2nd, 2009
  

  Based on the document presented to the UCI and following the reports given by the auditor Ernst&Young, the International Cycling Union has approved the registration of the following 19 UCI [...]

• Gianni Da Ros Slapped With Record 20-year Doping Ban
  November 23rd, 2009
  

  ROME, Nov 23, 2009 (AFP) – Italian cyclist Gianni Da Ros has been handed a record 20-year ban from the National Anti-doping Tribunal for trafficking doping substances. The 23-year-old, who [...]

• Evans Named Australian Cyclist Of The Year
  November 23rd, 2009
  

  MELBOURNE, Nov 23, 2009 (AFP) – World road champion Cadel Evans was named the 2009 Australian Cyclist of the Year at a ceremony here late Sunday. Evans, 32, became only [...]

• Bosisio Pleads Innocence In Doping Case
  November 23rd, 2009
  

  ROME, Nov 23, 2009 (AFP) – Italian cyclist Gabriele Bosisio pleaded his innocence at a hearing with the Italian Olympic Committee’s Anti-doping prosecutor on Monday. The 29-year-old LPR rider was [...]

• Austrian Cyclist Pfannberger Banned For Life
  November 22nd, 2009
  

  VIENNA, Nov 21, 2009 (AFP) – Austrian cyclist Christian Pfannberger has received a lifelong ban for repeated doping offenses, the national anti-doping agency announced on Saturday. Pfannberger, 30, tested positive [...]

• Olympic Skier Targets CGames On Two Wheels
  November 22nd, 2009
  

  LONDON, Nov 26, 2009 (AFP) – Former Olympic skier Alain Baxter is targeting a possible appearance at next year’s Commonwealth Games – but on two wheels. The 35-year-old Scot, stripped [...]

• Australia Beat Britain In World Cup Team Pursuit
  November 20th, 2009
  

  MELBOURNE, Nov 20, 2009 (AFP) – An untried Australian combination rode one of the fastest teams pursuit times here to beat arch-rivals Britain in the Melbourne World Cup round on [...]

• Elmiger To Lead Ag2r La Mondiale At Tour Down Under
  November 19th, 2009
  

  SYDNEY, Nov 20, 2009 (AFP) – Former winner Martin Elmiger will lead French team Ag2r La Mondiale at Australia’s Tour Down Under in January, organizers said on Friday. Ag2r La [...]

• Meares Heads Aussie Night At World Cup
  November 19th, 2009
  

  MELBOURNE, Nov 19, 2009 (AFP) – Olympic silver medallist Anna Meares headlined a winning night for Australia with victory over her Chinese rival Guo Shuang in the women’s sprint at [...]

• Rebellin To Be Stripped Of Olympic Silver Medal
  November 17th, 2009
  

  PARIS, Nov 18, 2009 (AFP) – Veteran Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin who tested positive for the new generation of EPO (CERA) at the 2008 Olympic Games is to be stripped [...]

• Off The Bike, Really Off
  November 14th, 2009
  

  Written by: Lauren Jacobsen I spend a lot of time talking about being ON my bike, so let me flip it and talk about being OFF my bike. Yes, it’s [...]

• O’Grady Leaves Hospital After Motorcycle Incident
  November 11th, 2009
  

  VALENCIA, Spain, Nov 11, 2009 (AFP) – Australian cycling star Stuart O’Grady was cleared to leave hospital later on Wednesday after his collapse in the wake of a ‘hot lap’ [...]

• Ellsworth Bicycles Gives Customers Holiday Discount for Donating Bikes to Trips for Kids
  November 11th, 2009
  

  Through December, Ellsworth Bicycles customers are eligible for a $500 discount with the donation of a bike to Trips for Kids SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – Nov. 11, 2009 – For [...]

• Contador To Stay With Astana, But Only For One Year
  November 10th, 2009
  

  MADRID, Nov 10, 2009 (AFP) – Two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador may stay with the Astana team until 2010, but no longer than that, Spanish media said Tuesday. [...]

• Cycling Podcaster Wins Social Media Award
  November 9th, 2009
  

  The FredCast Cycling Podcast Wins People’s Choice Award at World’s First Social Media Awards PARK CITY, UT — The FredCast Cycling Podcast, one of the internet’s most popular weekly audio [...]

• CAS Postpones Hearing In Valverde Doping Case
  November 9th, 2009
  

  GENEVA, Nov 9, 2009 (AFP) – The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) said on Monday that it had postponed a hearing into Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde’s appeal against a [...]

• Spanish Rider Provisionally Suspended For Doping
  November 6th, 2009
  

  GENEVA, Nov 5, 2009 (AFP) – World cycling’s ruling body the UCI said Thursday it has provisionally suspended Spanish cyclist Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla Ramos after he failed a [...]

• Sea Otter Classic Adds a Gran Fondo and Collegiate Racing
  November 5th, 2009
  

  Monterey, CA (November 4, 2009) — It’s no wonder the Sea Otter Classic Powered by SRAM continues to be one of the most successful cycling events on the calendar. With [...]

• Spanish Rider Provisionally Suspended For Doping
  November 5th, 2009
  

  GENEVA, Nov 5, 2009 (AFP) – World cycling’s ruling body the UCI said Thursday it has provisionally suspended Spanish cyclist Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla Ramos after he failed a [...]

• Evans To Challenge Armstrong In Tour Down Under
  November 5th, 2009
  

  SYDNEY, Nov 5, 2009 (AFP) – Australia’s world road cycling champion Cadel Evans announced his return to the Tour Down Under on Thursday, lining up a showdown with legendary American [...]

• Could There Be A USA Start In The Giro’s Future?
  November 4th, 2009
  

  There has been a rumor flying around that the Giro could have a USA start in 2011 as is being reported in the La Gazzetta dello Sport. The director of [...]

• In The 2009 Rear View Mirror With Jens Voigt
  November 4th, 2009
  

  With his nasty crash in mind during the Tour de France following six weeks of absolute rest, one would think that Jens Voigt would look back on the 2009 season [...]

• Dr. Thompson Guilty On All Counts
  November 2nd, 2009
  

  A Los Angeles Superior Court jury on Monday found Dr. Christopher Thomas Thompson guilty of assaulting cyclists by abruptly stopping his car in front of them on a hilly Los [...]

• Cyclists Have A Lot Riding On L.A. Driver’s Trial
  November 2nd, 2009
  

  Bike riders see the case as a test of the system’s support for their rights. By Jack Leonard @ LA Times November 1, 2009 Like many avid cyclists, Rick Wurtz [...]

• More Freedom With New Team BMC, Says Evans
  November 2nd, 2009
  

  SYDNEY, Nov 2, 2009 (AFP) – Australia’s world road race cycling champion Cadel Evans said Monday his switch to the American BMC team gives him the freedom to plan his [...]

• BMC Racing Team Signs the Current World Champion Cadel Evans
  November 1st, 2009
  

  The BMC Racing Team today announced the signing of current World Professional Road Champion Cadel Evans to a three year contract. This partnership will create mutually beneficial opportunities for both [...]

• Hoy Wheels Away In Fresh Triumph
  November 1st, 2009
  

  MANCHESTER, England, Nov 1, 2009 (AFP) – Sir Chris Hoy won his third gold at the Track World Cup here on Sunday as Great Britain ended the meeting with yet [...]

• Evans Quits Silence And Signs With BMC
  November 1st, 2009
  

  Australia’s world road race cycling champion Cadel Evans has signed a three-year deal with the American team BMC, according to the team’s website on Sunday. Evans, a two-time runner-up on [...]

• Hoy Leads British Sprint Clean Sweep
  October 31st, 2009
  

  MANCHESTER, England, Oct 31, 2009 (AFP) – Sir Chris Hoy won the men’s sprint in a race where Great Britain monopolized the podium at the Track World Cup here on [...]

• Silence No Longer Golden For Evans
  October 31st, 2009
  

  Australia’s road race world champion Cadel Evans is to leave the Silence cycling team the group announced on its internet site on Saturday. The 32-year-old has been with the team [...]

• Team Lampre To Get New Sponsor In 2010
  October 31st, 2009
  

  Farnese Vini, the Italian wine and olive oil manufacture has become the new co-sponsor of the ProTour team Lampre for the 2010 season. They are no stranger to pro cycling [...]

• Ritte Rides Rapha
  October 31st, 2009
  

  RITTE RIDES 34° 4’49.91″N 118°39’44.92″W Few riding locations on the planet earth are as elemental as Piuma Rd. Located between the primal landscape of Malibu and the majestic peaks of [...]

• Greipel Returns For Team Columbia At Tour Down Under
  October 31st, 2009
  

  Former overall event winners Andre Greipel and Michael Rogers are in the Team Columbia-HTC line-up announced on Friday for the 2010 Tour Down Under, race officials said. Race Director Mike [...]

• Ritte Makes Another Movie
  October 31st, 2009
  

  So here is another Ritte movie, you know. Sit back, apply some chamois cream, strap on your helmet, and enjoy.

• Euskaltel-Euskadi Rebuilds For 2010
  October 30th, 2009
  

  The Euskaltel-Euskadi team is rebuilding for 2010 with a new focus on young riders. “We have a new project focused on young riders,” said Miguel Madariaga, manager of Euskaltel-Euskadi, during [...]

• Team BMC – A Season In Review
  October 30th, 2009
  

  Coming into the 2009 season, the BMC Racing Team felt that they had progressed to a level which would see them perform to a very high standard both in America [...]

• Crocodile Trophy Stage 10
  October 30th, 2009
  

  Aussie Battler Gifted Final Stage The ultimate battler in the Crocodile Trophy of 2009, Australia’s Chris Neal, was awarded the race’s final accolade yesterday as he crossed the finish line [...]

• Contador Mulling Over Astana Decision
  October 30th, 2009
  

  MADRID, Oct 29, 2009 (AFP) – Two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador revealed on Thursday that he is yet to choose which team he will ride for next season [...]

• UCI In Fresh Spat With French Anti-Doping Agency
  October 29th, 2009
  

  PARIS, Oct 30, 2009 (AFP) – The International Cycling Union (UCI) on Thursday reopened a war of words with the French anti-doping agency AFLD in blasting an AFLD report which [...]

• U.S. Pro Championships Return To Greenville For 2010
  October 29th, 2009
  

  The U.S. professional road championships will return to Greenville, South Carolina, on September 18-19, 2010. The new dates for the U.S. Pro Road Championships puts the race almost one month [...]

• UCI In Fresh Spat With French Anti-Doping Agency
  October 29th, 2009
  

  PARIS, Oct 30, 2009 (AFP) – The International Cycling Union (UCI) on Thursday reopened a war of words with the French anti-doping agency AFLD in blasting an AFLD report which [...]

• Amazing POV – downhill MTB bike race in Brazilian slum
  October 29th, 2009
  

  Legendary mountain biker brothers Dan and Gee Atherton go for a ride through Dona Marta slum in Brazil. The course was designed and built for the unprecedented Red Bull Desafio [...]

• Doctor Thompson Denies Trying To Injure Cyclists
  October 29th, 2009
  

  Defendant says he was trying to photograph people who were riding dangerously on narrow Mandeville Canyon Road. By Jack Leonard @ LA Times October 29, 2009 A doctor charged with [...]

• Rasmussen Set To Make 2010 Return
  October 29th, 2009
  

  Say It Aint So! But it seems that Michael Rasmussen has found a new home at a European team for 2010. The Danish newspaper Politiken has reported that Rasmussen confirmed [...]

• Michael Barry To Ride With Team Sky in 2010
  October 29th, 2009
  

  Michael Barry has announced that he will be riding with Team Sky for the 2010 season. He stated that he is moving from Columbia-HTC to Team Sky to work more [...]

• Romero ‘Shocked’ By Olympic Changes
  October 29th, 2009
  

  LONDON, Oct 28, 2009 (AFP) – British Olympic champion Rebecca Romero has hit out at “ludicrous” plans to change the track cycling programme which would mean she could not defend [...]

• Huber Wins Crocodile TrophyHuber Trophy
  October 29th, 2009
  

  Swiss mountainbiker Urs Huber today added his name to the exclusive international list of cyclists who have won Australia’s Crocodile Trophy, after enduring an intense nine-day battle with the great [...]

• Evans ‘Tired Of Finishing Second’ In Le Tour
  October 29th, 2009
  

  SYDNEY, Oct 29, 2009 (AFP) – Australia’s Cadel Evans said Thursday he is fed up of being the nearly man of the Tour de France and is more determined than [...]

• HOW IS OUR SPORT TO PROGRESS WITH TODAY’S NEWS?
  October 28th, 2009
  

  Written by: Myles McCorry @ BikePure How will cycling change its own future if it continues to make the same mistakes that have left the sport tarnished and damaged in [...]

• Halfway through ‘Cross season, Powers and Bruno-Roy lead National Calendar standings
  October 28th, 2009
  

  Last weekend marked the midway point of the 2009/2010 USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Racing Calendar as events 19-22 were contested. Ryan Trebon (Bend, Ore./Kona) won the elite men’s contest on [...]

• Saunier Duval Will Race In 2010 As Footon-Servetto
  October 28th, 2009
  

  The team that once was the home of the disgraced drug cheats Riccardo Ricco and Leonardo Piepoli will live to race another season. With the addition of the new title [...]

• Team Type 1 Reveals 2010 Pro Men’s Roster
  October 27th, 2009
  

  Atlanta – Team Type 1 will field a versatile roster sprinkled with international flavor and experience when it begins its third season as a men’s professional team in 2010. In [...]

• Tony Cruz Signs With Rock Racing
  October 26th, 2009
  

  We just got off the phone with Tony Cruz of BMC who has confirmed that he has signed with Rock Racing for the 2010 season. Cruz has proved that he [...]

• Australian Team For UCI Track World Cup
  October 26th, 2009
  

  SYDNEY, Oct 26, 2009 (AFP) – The Australian team to contest the opening round of the UCI Track World Cup Classics Series in Manchester, England, from October 30 to November [...]

• Chris Anker Sørensen Took Epic Win In Japan Cup
  October 26th, 2009
  

  [25.10 08:25] Last night, European time, Team Saxo Bank participated in their very last cycling event this season which was held in Utsunomiya, Japan on a undulating circuit of 14 [...]

• Key Stages In The 2010 Tour of Italy
  October 24th, 2009
  

  A list of the key stages during the 2010 Tour of Italy which begins on May 8 in Amsterdam and finishes in Verona on May30: Stage 4 – A team [...]

• 2010 Giro to start in the Netherlands
  October 24th, 2009
  

  The 93rd edition of the Tour of Italy in 2010 will start in the Netherlands on May 8 before embarking on a 3,416.5km journey around the Italian peninsula and ending [...]

• Contador Eyes Spanish Team In 2010
  October 24th, 2009
  

  MADRID, Oct 24, 2009 (AFP) – Tour de France champion Alberto Contador would like to race with a Spanish team next year but refused to rule out staying with Astana [...]

• 2010 Tour of Italy Stage Preview
  October 24th, 2009
  

  A list of the 21 stages in the 2010 Tour of Italy which begins in Amsterdam on May 8 and ends in Verona on May 30 after 3,416.5km. Stage 1 [...]

• Ritte Athlete Interview: Aaron Van Wise
  October 24th, 2009
  

  Aaron Wise is another one of Ritte’s star mountain goats. The longer and nastier the climb, the more he seems to get off on it… it’s creepy really. On the [...]

• Evans Eyes Return To Australia’s Tour Down Under
  October 24th, 2009
  

  SYDNEY, Oct 22, 2009 (AFP) – World road race champion Cadel Evans said Thursday he was considering racing against Lance Armstrong in Australia’s Tour Down Under in January. The Australian [...]

• Armstrong To Return To Revamped Tour of California in 2010
  October 24th, 2009
  

  LOS ANGELES, Oct 22, 2009 (AFP) – Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will compete in the 2010 Tour of California, which will boast a new route and new [...]

• Is the Exercise Cool-Down Really Necessary?
  October 24th, 2009
  

  By GINA KOLATA @ NY TIMES Published: October 13, 2009 MY husband and I were riding our bikes not long ago, and when we were about a mile from home, [...]

• Jamis/Sutter Home Cycling Team Ready For 2010
  October 24th, 2009
  

  Sebastian Haedo, Alejandro Borrajo, and Luis Amaran Sign with Jamis/Sutter Home Men’s Cycling Team Presented by Colavita for 2010 Jamis Bicycles to Lead #1 Road Racing Team in US Northvale, [...]

• Jakob Fuglsang Extends Contract With Team Saxo Bank
  October 23rd, 2009
  

  [23.10 10:15] The Danish talent, Jakob Fuglsang, has had a dream start in his professional career with a terrific debut season with Team Saxo Bank. This has not passed unnoticed [...]

• Crocodile Trophy Stage 4
  October 23rd, 2009
  

  Brentjens Wins at Outback ChillagoeBrentjens Chillagoe The great Dutchman Bart Brentjens today recorded his second Crocodile Trophy stage victory after outsprinting Swiss marathon specialist Urs Huber to the finish line [...]

• Team Saxo Bank Application Approved
  October 23rd, 2009
  

  [23.10 15:13] Team Saxo Bank and Riis Cycling have now received written confirmation that all documents are in order for the requirements concerning the 2010 UCI license. Media reports earlier [...]

• Aurelien Duval Suspended After Failing A Doping Test
  October 23rd, 2009
  

  PARIS, Oct 23, 2009 (AFP) – French rider Aurelien Duval of the Francaise des Jeux team was provisionally suspended on Friday by the International Cycling Union (UCI) after failing a [...]

• Astana Hopeful Of Keeping Contador
  October 23rd, 2009
  

  Kazakh cycling team Astana, still awaiting their ProTour license, insisted Friday they are hopeful of keeping Tour de France champion Alberto Contador among their riders. Astana and four other teams [...]

• Crocadile Trophy Stage 3
  October 22nd, 2009
  

  Bart’s Outback Adventure a Day to RememberBart’s Remember Medical emergencies, raging bushfires and a full-scale search for missing riders. Australia’s Croco-dile Trophy has always promised competitors an outback adventure but [...]

• 2010 Amgen Tour of California Route Announced
  October 22nd, 2009
  

  2010 Amgen Tour of California Host Cities and Top Competitors Announced via Twitter May Timing Allows Route Changes and New Host Cities for Eight-Day Stage Race LOS ANGELES (October 22, [...]

• Marcus Ljungqvist Says GoodbyeTo Saxo Bank As A Rider And Is Heading To Team Sky As Director
  October 20th, 2009
  

  [20.10 19:28] When Marcus Ljungqvist ended his career after last weekend’s Paris-Tours it was after thorough consideration and most importantly, it was his decision alone. Not even a contract from [...]

• Garmin Extends Title Sponsorship of Team Garmin-Slipstream Through 2013
  October 20th, 2009
  

  GPS Leader Paves the Way for Continued Development of World’s Elite Cycling Squad CAYMAN ISLANDS/October 20, 2009/Business Wire – Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, announced [...]

• Ullrich Brushes Off Fresh Doping Allegations
  October 20th, 2009
  

  BERLIN, Oct 20, 2009 (AFP) – Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich on Tuesday brushed off the latest doping allegations against him and repeated his assertion he will speak [...]

• Living For Cycling? Why?
  October 19th, 2009
  

  Now, There’s A Question. Saturday morning I took a step that was far from monumental, but certainly not a trivial one on life’s forced march.  To be specific, I showed [...]

• Team Rubicon In Search For Title Sponsor For UCI Continetal Team
  October 19th, 2009
  

  Portland, Oregon –Team Rubicon-ORBEA, presently known as Land Rover-ORBEA; Benefiting the Lance Armstrong Foundation, a fi rst year UCI continental team, is in search of a title sponsor. Rubicon’s two-year [...]

• Contador, Spain Dominate Cycling World Rankings
  October 19th, 2009
  

  PARIS, Oct 19, 2009 (AFP) – Tour de France champion Alberto Contador finished the official cycling season as the top ranked rider in the International Cycling Union (UCI) world calendar [...]

• Arvesen To Race Next Season With Team Sky
  October 19th, 2009
  

  Former Tour de France stage winner Kurt-Asle Arvesen will race next season for new British cycling outfit Team Sky, his Saxo Bank team announced on Sunday. The 34-year-old Norwegian champion [...]

• Alexandr Vinokourov Wins Chrono des Nations
  October 19th, 2009
  

  Team Astana’s Alexandr Vinokourov was the fastest rider in the 28th Chrono des Herbiers – Chrono des Nations in France. Vinokourov finished in Les Herbiers 1:07 ahead of French time [...]

• Your Chance To Help “Trips For Kids” With Uvex Help
  October 19th, 2009
  

  Magura Direct Donates One Dollar to Trips for Kids for Every Uvex Children’s Helmet Sold During the 2009 Holiday Season SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – Oct. 19, 2009 – Trips for [...]

• Lance vs. Alberto 2010
  October 18th, 2009
  

  What A Difference A Year Makes The 2010 TdF route was announced last week and, ou est la! It largely involves a long, hard bike ride around France.  Yes it [...]

• Philippe Gilbert Winning Streak Continues At Tour of Lombardy
  October 17th, 2009
  

  Belgian Philippe Gilbert won his fourth race in a row as his hot streak continued with victory in Saturday’s Tour of Lombardy over 242km from Varese to Cuomo. Gilbert beat [...]

• Team Radio Shack Awarded A Four-Year Pro Tour License
  October 17th, 2009
  

  Radio Shack, the new team which will be spearheaded by cycling icon Lance Armstrong as of 2010, is guaranteed entry to all major races after being granted a Pro Tour [...]

• Ullrich Made Multiple Visits To Fuentes
  October 17th, 2009
  

  BERLIN, Oct 17, 2009 (AFP) – Germany’s retired former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich consulted Eufemiano Fuentes, the Spanish doctor at the center of the Puerto drugs affair, 24 [...]

• Vandenbroucke Died Of Double Pulmonary Embolism
  October 17th, 2009
  

  Belgian cyclist Franck Vandenbroucke died of a double pulmonary embolism combined with an existing heart problem, newspapers here reported his autopsy in Senegal as saying. Vandenbroucke, 34, was found dead [...]

• A $600 Cycling Jacket – Are You Kidding Me?
  October 17th, 2009
  

  How bad can the weather possibly get to justify a $600 dollar cycling jacket? I mean, seriously. For that much cash, you’d think the “Record 11 Series” clothing by Campagnolo [...]

• If Bass Fishermen Made Bikes – Interbike 09
  October 17th, 2009
  

  The Cranky Mechanic By Uncle Chad Ooohhh boy-oh-boy I tell ya. I was just at Interbike 09. Sometimes what happens in Vegas should definitely stay in Vegas, and some should [...]

• PRODUCT REVIEW – SportMulti® by FTM
  October 17th, 2009
  

  Go to any bike store today and it near impossible not to notice that there are more and more nutritional products taking up their shelf space. Whether in the form [...]

• 2010 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar Announced
  October 17th, 2009
  

  Colorado Springs, Colo. (October 16, 2009)—Featuring 27 events and nearly one million dollars in overall prize payouts, the 2010 National Racing Calendar (NRC) was announced today by USA Cycling. The [...]

• Armstrong Welcomes ‘Open’ 2010 Yellow Jersey Battle
  October 17th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, Oct 14, 2009 (AFP) – Seven-times champion Lance Armstrong admitted next year’s Tour de France could offer victory opportunities to a bigger field of rivals after [...]

• Product Review – SPORTCOUNT
  October 17th, 2009
  

  So you are probably asking yourself why did Bicycle.net review a swimming product. Well, on the surface it may appear that there is no connection between a lap counting device [...]

• Cooke To Rejoin The Nurnberger Team
  October 16th, 2009
  

  BERLIN, Oct 16, 2009 (AFP) – Briton Nicole Cooke, the reigning road race Olympic champion, has re-signed for the German cycling team Nurnberger, which will be renamed Skyter-Shipping in 2010. [...]

• Cavendish Zero’s In On Hushovd’s Green Jersey
  October 16th, 2009
  

  Britain’s Mark Cavendish admits next year’s Tour de France route looks more difficult than this year, but that won’t stop the Isle of Man rider aiming to blitz the sprint [...]

• Philippe Gilbert Continues Winning Streak in Gran Piemonte
  October 15th, 2009
  

  [15.10 16:03] Team Saxo Bank’s Chris Anker Sørensen, Anders Lund, Gustav Larsson, Alexander Kolobnev, Jens Voigt, Nicki Sørensen and Jakob Fuglsang today participated in the undulating and 184 kilometer long [...]

• Kind Words, But No Love Between Armstrong, Contador
  October 15th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, Oct 15, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong tried to conceal it, but a wry smile gave away just how high his rivalry with yellow jersey rival [...]

• Tour de France 2010 Stage Details
  October 14th, 2009
  

  Running from Saturday July 3rd to Sunday July 25th 2010, the 97th Tour de France will be made up of 1 prologue and 20 stages and will cover a total [...]

• Team Saxo Bank Talks About The Tour de France 2010 Course
  October 14th, 2009
  

  [14.10 13:42] Tour de France 2010 kicks off with a prologue over eight kilometers in the largest port in Europe, Rotterdam in Holland. That was a fact when the Tour [...]

• Team Astana Reactions To The 2010 Tour de France Course
  October 14th, 2009
  

  Manager Johan Bruyneel I think it’s a very traditional course. There is a little bit less time trialing than normal but other than that there are no surprises. In the [...]

• Contador, Astana Say They Have Nothing To Hide
  October 14th, 2009
  

  PARIS, Oct 14, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s reigning Tour de France champion Alberto Contador played down the threat of a drugs probe that was launched a day before the presentation [...]

• Tour de France 2010 Stage Preview
  October 14th, 2009
  

  The prologue and 20 stages for the 2010 Tour de France, the 97th edition which will be held over an approximate distance of 3590km on July 3-25: Prologue (time trial) [...]

• Final Stage of Tour de France With Cavendish Dominating
  October 13th, 2009
  

  This guy can’t be beat. The perfect leadout, and then a prefect sprint.

• Barloworld Calls It Quits
  October 13th, 2009
  

  Just released today is the sad news that Barloworld is stepping away from what their Head of Marketing is saying as “one of the most successful sponsorships in sport”. Barloworld [...]

• Franck Vandenbroucke Found Dead, Autopsy Planned
  October 13th, 2009
  

  SALY, Senegal, Oct 13, 2009 (AFP) – An autopsy on Belgian cyclist Franck Vandenbroucke, found dead in his hotel room here on Monday, will take place on either Wednesday or [...]

• Tour de France Doping Investigation Opened
  October 13th, 2009
  

  Paris prosecutors on Tuesday revealed that they have launched an investigation after the discovery of suspicious medical equipment including “syringes and drips” during the Tour de France in July. The [...]

• Troubled Belgian Cyclist Vandenbroucke Dead At 34
  October 12th, 2009
  

  Belgian cyclist Frank Vandenbroucke has died at the age of 34, a source close to the racer told AFP. The source did not speculate on the cause of death, saying [...]

• Philippe Gilbert Wins Paris-Tours – Again
  October 11th, 2009
  

  TOURS, France, Oct 11, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian Philippe Gilbert, riding for Silence, on Sunday won the Paris-Tours semi classic race over 230km for the second straight year. Gilbert saw [...]

• Rock Racing’s Sevilla Wins Vuelta A Chihuahua
  October 11th, 2009
  

  Chihuahua, Mexico — Rock Racing stamped its authority on another stage race Saturday when Oscar Sevilla captured the overall title at the Vuelta a Chihuahua. Sevilla’s win in Mexico adds [...]

• Robert Gesnick Wins Tour of Emilia
  October 11th, 2009
  

  Dutchman Robert Gesink made up for his Tour of Spain disappointment by winning the 100th edition of the Tour of Emilia on Saturday. The Rabobank rider beat Denmark’s Jakob Fuglsang [...]

• Michael Ball of Rock Racing Interview
  October 10th, 2009
  

  Bicycle.net had the opportunity to interview Michael Ball of Rock Racing. We discussed the 2009 season, the upcoming 2010 season, and his current state of mind. This was a different [...]

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• Dream Of Owning A Bicycle Racing Team
  October 10th, 2009
  

  We all dream, every night we close our eyes and dream the dreams of cyclists. No not those involving your favourite rider, massage oil, and a beautiful woman, although if [...]

• What Were You Thinking?
  October 10th, 2009
  

  Last weekend I went for a long training ride into the Santa Monica Mountains to not only get in some good hill climb miles, but escape the dirtiness of Los [...]

• Team Type 1’s White Racing In 24-Hour Nationals
  October 10th, 2009
  

  Moab, Utah – Team Type 1’s Kerry White is approaching this weekend’s USA Cycling 24-Hour Mountain Bike National Championships as a personal battle, rather than a competition against thousands of [...]

• Richie Porte Signs Contract With Team Saxo Bank
  October 10th, 2009
  

  [09.10 09:10] Team Saxo Bank has signed a two-year contract with the big Australian talent, 24-year-old Richie Porte, who after a phenomenally short career has impressed the world of cycling [...]

• Comeback Cyclist Chad Gerlach Living On The Streets Again
  October 10th, 2009
  

  He raced like the wind – then came 5 years on the streets By Blair Anthony Robertson @ Sacramento Bee Published Sunday, Feb. 08, 2009 To the regulars on the [...]

• Sevilla Increases Lead At Vuelta a Chihuahua
  October 9th, 2009
  

  Parral, Mexico — Rock Racing’s Oscar Sevilla increased his lead from three to six seconds with his third-place finish on Stage 4 at the Vuelta a Chihuahua. Sevilla finished 19 [...]

• 2010 Amgen Tour of California Route Prediction
  October 8th, 2009
  

  Bicycle.net has been working hard to filter through the rumors and come up with what is most likely the proposed route for the 2010 Amgen Tour of California, but this [...]

• 24-Hour Mountain Bike Nationals to Begin in Moab on Saturday
  October 8th, 2009
  

  24-Hour Mountain Bike Nationals to begin in Moab on Saturday Sawicki to chase Guinness World Record and Eatough says farewell The 2009 USA Cycling 24-Hour Mountain Bike National Championships will [...]

• Rock Racing’s Sevilla Bolts Into Chihuahua Lead
  October 8th, 2009
  

  Guachochi, Mexico — Rock Racing’s Oscar Sevilla put himself in prime position to win the Vuelta a Chihuahua Wednesday by powering a four-man breakaway on Stage 3 that finished more [...]

• UCI Responds To AFLD Attack
  October 7th, 2009
  

  A doping inspector with the International Cycling Union (UCI) has backed the body’s claims that Lance Armstrong’s team were not given special treatment by UCI anti-doping inspectors at the 2009 [...]

• Another Italian Cyclist Caught Using EPO
  October 7th, 2009
  

  ROME, Oct 7, 2009 (AFP) – A day after it was revealed that Italian Gabriele Bosisio had failed a dope test, his countryman Francesco De Bonis has also been flagged [...]

• AFLD Chief Slams The UCI and Astana
  October 7th, 2009
  

  French anti-doping chiefs (AFLD) said Wednesday they were surprised at the lack of positive doping tests at this year’s Tour de France and said they won’t collaborate with world cycling’s [...]

• BISSELL® Pro Cycling Announces Returning, New Riders
  October 6th, 2009
  

  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 6, 2009 – The BISSELL Pro Cycling Team announces the signing of its first 10 riders for the 2010 season, including seven returning riders and three [...]

• UCI Suspends Another EPO Drugs Cheat
  October 6th, 2009
  

  PARIS, Oct 6, 2009 (AFP) – Italian cyclist Gabriele Bosisio of the LPR team has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the banned blood-booster EPO, the International Cycling Union [...]

• US Cyclist Mitch Comardo Banned For Two Years
  October 6th, 2009
  

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Oct 6, 2009 (AFP) – Mitch Comardo, an American cyclist, has tested positive for multiple banned substances and received a two-year doping ban, the US Anti-Doping Agency [...]

• Season Over For Embattled Vuelta Champion Valverde
  October 5th, 2009
  

  PARIS, Oct 3, 2009 (AFP) – Tour of Spain champion Alejandro Valverde has brought his season to a premature end admitting he needs rest before beginning to plan his race [...]

• Team Astana And Contador Had Easy Ride On Dope Tests Claims Newspaper Le Monde
  October 5th, 2009
  

  The International Cycling Union (UCI) on Monday rejected accusations by the French Anti-doping Agency (AFLD) that they showed the Astana team preferential treatment over drug tests at the Tour de [...]

• Farrar Captures Franco-Belge Title
  October 4th, 2009
  

  TOURNAI, Belgium, Oct 4, 2009 (AFP) – America’s Tyler Farrar, of the Garmin team, on Sunday won the Franco-Belge race after the fourth and final stage. Farrar had held the [...]

• Phinney, Hammer, Massie and Walker Hold Multiple Titles After Four Days Of Competition
  October 4th, 2009
  

  Carson, Calif. (Oct. 3, 2009)—The 2009 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships continued at the Home Depot Center velodrome on Saturday with Giddeon Massie (Zion Hill, Pa./Bike Religion) and Taylor [...]

• Aleksejs Saramotins Took A Surprising Win In Münsterland Giro
  October 4th, 2009
  

  [03.10 17:19] Team Saxo Bank today took part of the 200 kilometer long German one-day-race, Münsterland Giro with a strong team of six riders: Matti Breschel, Karsten Kroon, Kurt-Asle Arvesen, [...]

• Boonen Wins Third Stage Of Franco-Belge
  October 4th, 2009
  

  ICHTEGEM, Belgium, Oct 2, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian rider Tom Boonen of the Quick Step team won the third stage of the Franco-Belge stage race on Saturday in a sprint [...]

• Ritte Takes On InterBike And Dominates CrossVegas
  October 4th, 2009
  

  I had been planning on writing a lot more during Interbike (got to justify my “media” credentials after all), but I didn’t plan on it being more exhausting than any [...]

• Humanplasma Lab Denies Doping, But Admits Tax Evasion
  October 4th, 2009
  

  VIENNA, Oct 2, 2009 (AFP) – The Austrian blood transfusion specialist Humanplasma, already at the center of a huge doping scandal, on Friday admitted tax evasion. Officials for the lab [...]

• Lt. Governor Kinder Presents 2009 Tour of Missouri Economic Impact Study
  October 4th, 2009
  

  Third annual race proves to be most successful BRANSON, MO – October 1st, 2009 – Lt. Governor Peter Kinder, chairman of the Missouri Tourism Commission and Tour of Missouri, Inc., [...]

• The Pre Ride Ritual
  October 3rd, 2009
  

  A little video of the Pre Ride Ritual. Pretty sure almost all of us can relate to this. Good Riding! The video is below. So scroll down. It is a [...]

• Evans Says World Title Won’t Affect Tour Ambitions
  October 3rd, 2009
  

  NAZARETH, Belgium, Oct 1, 2009 (AFP) – Recently-crowned world road race champion Cadel Evans said winning the coveted rainbow jersey will not change his ambitions to win the Tour de [...]

• Latham Crowned New Zealand Criterium Champion
  October 3rd, 2009
  

  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., October 1, 2009 – Peter Latham of the BISSELL Pro Cycling Team took the win on Sunday at the RaboPlus National Criterium Championship to claim the title [...]

• Armstrong, New and Improved, Set To Take On Contador In 2010
  October 3rd, 2009
  

  PARIS, Oct 2, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong says he will go into the 2010 Tour de France better prepared to challenge for an eighth yellow jersey, but he believes [...]

• Cycle Industry Take Stand To Protect The Sport Through BikePure
  October 3rd, 2009
  

  Bike Pure’s call for sponsors and the cycle trade to support only to teams and riders committed to drug free cycling and those breaking such a bond of trust would [...]

• Farrar At The Double in Franco-Belge
  October 2nd, 2009
  

  POPERINGE, Belgium, Oct 2, 2009 (AFP) – American Tyler Farrar claimed his second sprint win in as many days beating Alexandre Usov and Jimmy Casper at the finish line of [...]

• Cavendish Out Of Paris-Tours
  October 2nd, 2009
  

  PARIS, Sept 30, 2009 (AFP) – British sprint sensation Mark Cavendish has pulled out of Paris-Tours, the road sprint classic on October 11, his Columbia team announced on Wednesday. Cavendish, [...]

• Women’s Team Pursuit Record Falls On Day Two of Elite Track Nationals
  October 2nd, 2009
  

  Carson, Calif. (Oct. 1, 2009)—The 2009 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships continued at the Home Depot Center velodrome on Thursday with the women’s team pursuit national record falling, young [...]

• Farrar Opens Up Franco-Belge With Sprint Win
  October 1st, 2009
  

  MOUSCRON, Belgium, Oct 1, 2009 (AFP) – American Tyler Farrar continued his successful end of season by beating sprint rivals Danilo Napolitano and Tom Boonen to win the first stage [...]

• Armstrong To Race Giro In May?
  October 1st, 2009
  

  In a interview in the French Magazine Velo, as well as being reported on the Spanish website Elmundo.es, Lance Armstrong says that he will race in May at the Giro, [...]

• New Leaders Mark CX Calendar After Week Two
  October 1st, 2009
  

  The fifth through ninth events of 42 races on the USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Racing Calendar were contested over the weekend. Jamey Driscoll (Jericho, Vt./Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com) and Katie Compton (Colorado Springs, [...]

• USA Cycling Elite Track Nationals
  October 1st, 2009
  

  Elite track nationals open crowning first-ever omnium champions Carson, Calif. (September 30, 2009)—The 2009 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships opened in the velodrome at the Home Depot Center on [...]

• Team Silence Sack Dope Cheat Dekker, And Change Team Name
  October 1st, 2009
  

  BRUSSELS, Oct 1, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian cycling team Silence announced they had sacked Dutch drugs cheat Thomas Dekker on Thursday. The team run by Marc Sergeant, and which has [...]

• Dekker B-Sample Comes Back Positive
  September 30th, 2009
  

  The B-sample requested by Dutch cyclist Thomas Dekker has confirmed his positive drugs test for the banned blood-booster EPO, the ANP news agency reported on Wednesday. Dekker has accepted the [...]

• Successful Interbike OutDoor Demo and Expo Reflect Resilience and Optimism of the Bike Industry
  September 30th, 2009
  

  SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. – Sept. 29, 2009 – The Interbike OutDoor Demo and International Bicycle Expo, held in Las Vegas Sept. 21-25, wrapped up a successful week of product [...]

• Evans Drops The ‘Nearly Man’ And Reaches For The Rainbow
  September 30th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 28, 2009 (AFP) – Mention Cadel Evans’ name to cyclists, fans or media and the reaction you get is likely to contain a mixture [...]

• World Champion Evans Crowns Aussie Successes
  September 29th, 2009
  

  SYDNEY, Sept 28, 2009 (AFP) – Cadel Evans’s breakthrough victory in the men’s road race at the world cycling championships is a turning point for Australian cycling, the sport’s governing [...]

• Elite Track National Championships Sept. 30-Oct. 4 in Carson, California
  September 29th, 2009
  

  Carson, Calif. – (September 28, 2009) –The 2009 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships will take place September 30 – October 4 at the Home Depot Center Velodrome in Carson, [...]

• UCI Decides No ProTour License For Bouygues and Cofidis
  September 29th, 2009
  

  French cycling teams Bougyues Telecom and Cofidis will not race on the ProTour circuit next season after the UCI, world cycling’s governing body, refused to renew their licenses. The license [...]

• World Road Race Cycling Results
  September 27th, 2009
  

  Podium finishers from the world road race cycling championships which ended here Sunday: Men Road race 1. Cadel Evans (AUS) 2. Alexandre Kolobnev (RUS) 3. Joaquin Rodriguez (ESP) Men Time [...]

• Lequatre Joins Armstrong At The Shack
  September 27th, 2009
  

  Frenchman Geoffroy Lequatre, the 2008 Tour of Britain champion, has signed for Radio Shack cycling team that will be spearheaded by Lance Armstrong in 2010, the team said Sunday. The [...]

• Evans Wins A Historic Rainbow Jersey For Australia
  September 27th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 27, 2009 (AFP) – Cadel Evans ended Australia’s long wait for cycling’s coveted rainbow jersey when he won the men’s road race here at [...]

• Basque Rider Sicard Makes History For France
  September 26th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 26, 2009 (AFP) – Frenchman Romain Sicard lived up to pre-race predictions by winning gold in the men’s under-23 event held over 179.4km here [...]

• UCI Powerless To Stop Valverde From Racing At Worlds
  September 26th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 26, 2009 (AFP) – World cycling chief Pat McQuaid said the International Cycling Union (UCI) could do nothing to stop Alejandro Valverde from racing [...]

• UCI Reports That Astana License Hangs In The Balance
  September 26th, 2009
  

  The cycling future of the Astana team, whose star rider is Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, could be in doubt, UCI chief Pat McQuaid said Saturday. Astana are currently [...]

• Olympic Track Cycling Set For Overhaul
  September 26th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 26, 2009 (AFP) – Female track cyclists could be among the biggest winners at the London Olympics after it emerged Saturday that world cycling [...]

• Guderzo Wins Womens World Road Race Championship
  September 26th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 26, 2009 (AFP) – Italy’s Tatiana Guderzo made up for near misses at world and Olympic level by winning the women’s road race crown [...]

• Valverde Facing Tough Road To Rainbow Jersey Win
  September 26th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Sept 26, 2009 (AFP) – Alejandro Valverde will find out on Sunday whether his recent Tour of Spain triumph costs him the chance to finally be [...]

• Collegiate Cycling Season Opens With Four National Titles Awarded On The Track in T-town
  September 26th, 2009
  

  Trexlertown, Pa. (September 24, 2009) – Collegiate cycling season officially opened on Thursday as the 2009 USA Cycling Collegiate Track National Championships got underway at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center [...]

• Tour of Ireland Dates Confirmed For 2010
  September 26th, 2009
  

  The dates for the 2010 Tour of Ireland have been confirmed at the UCI Congress in Mendrisio this week. The dates for the 5-day tour are 18th to 22nd August [...]

• Evans Plays Down Australian 2010 Worlds Chances
  September 26th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 25, 2009 (AFP) – Australian Cadel Evans said he has virtually no chance of winning cycling’s coveted rainbow jersey on home soil next year [...]

• Wiggins Looking To Improve Performance, But Not With Garmin
  September 26th, 2009
  

  MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 25, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Bradley Wiggins has indicated that staying with his current team Garmin is unlikely to boost his hopes of finishing on the Tour [...]

• Tour of California 2010
  September 26th, 2009
  

  The 2010 Tour of California will start in Sacramento and finish in Los Angeles, California. The finish will very likely be in the beach city of Venice, and be a [...]

• SKINS and USA Cycling Form Apparel Sponsorship
  September 25th, 2009
  

  Carlsbad, CA / Colorado Springs, CO – September 23, 2009 – SKINS and USA Cycling jointly announced today the upgrade of their partnership agreement in order to equip the athletes [...]

• Tom Zirbel Fourth In The Time Trial At Road Worlds
  September 25th, 2009
  

  Mendriso, Switzerland (September 24, 2009) – Tom Zirbel (Boulder, Colo./Bissell) posted the fourth fastest time in the elite men’s time trial on day two of the 2009 UCI Road World [...]

• Cooke’s Puts Road Race Crown On The Line
  September 25th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 25, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Nicole Cooke heads into unknown territory on Saturday when she puts her world road race title on the line. [...]

• Cancellara Matching Federer Before Double Gold Bid
  September 25th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 25, 2009 (AFP) – Fabian Cancellara is on the cusp of another career milestone that is set to further enhance his standing in the [...]

• Pat McQuaid Is Re-Elected At UCI
  September 25th, 2009
  

  International Cycling Union (UCI) chief Pat McQuaid was re-elected for another four-year mandate Friday following a UCI congress on the fringes of the world road race championships. The 60-year-old Irishman [...]

• Cancellara Crushes Time Trial Rivals To Win Third Gold
  September 24th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 24, 2009 (AFP) – Swiss ace Fabian Cancellara claimed his third career gold in the men’s time trial after crushing his rivals at the [...]

• World Road Race Results
  September 24th, 2009
  

  Results from the second day of the world road race cycling championships on Thursday: Men Time trial (49.8km) 1. Fabian Cancellara (SUI) 57min 55sec, 2. Gustav Larsson (SWE) at 1:27, [...]

• Cycling Chiefs Vote On Controversial Race Radio ban
  September 24th, 2009
  

  MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 24, 2009 (AFP) – World cycling chiefs have voted to ban the two-way radios which most professional teams rely on to help dictate tactics and to aid [...]

• Storm Swirls Around Valverde’s Rainbow Dream
  September 24th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 24, 2009 (AFP) – Spanish ace Alejandro Valverde is continuing to weather the storm caused by ongoing doping allegations in the lead-up to his [...]

• Major Shake-Up Of World Championships As Of 2012
  September 23rd, 2009
  

  MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 23, 2009 (AFP) – World cycling’s ruling body the UCI announced a major shake-up of the world road race championship programme as of 2012, which will be [...]

• Age No Concern For Bobridge and Armstrong
  September 23rd, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 23, 2009 (AFP) – American Kristin Armstrong and Jack Bobridge of Australia proved Wednesday that age is no concern when they both claimed time [...]

• Best Cycling Prank Ever
  September 23rd, 2009
  

  This has to be one of the best cycling prank video’s ever. A must watch.

• Armstrong Reclaims Women’s World TT Crown
  September 23rd, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 23, 2009 (AFP) – American Kristin Armstrong reclaimed her world time trial title at the world road race championships on Wednesday, then announced her [...]

• World Road Race Cycling Results
  September 23rd, 2009
  

  Results from the first day of the world road race cycling championships on Wednesday: Men under-23 Time trial (33.2km) 1. Jack Bobridge (AUS) 40min 44sec, 2. Nelson Oliveira (POR) at [...]

• Aussie Roberts Joins Milram
  September 23rd, 2009
  

  MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 23, 2009 (AFP) – Former Olympic track cyclist Luke Roberts has been given the chance to resurrect his road career after signing for the German Pro Tour [...]

• ‘Vino’ and ‘Kash’ Return To Worlds Stage After Bans
  September 23rd, 2009
  

  Kazakhstan riders Andrey Kashechkin and Alexandre Vinokourov will compete in Thursday’s time trial at the world road race championships after completing recent bans for doping. Vinokourov, a former podium finisher [...]

• Cavendish Pulls Out Of World Road Race Championships
  September 23rd, 2009
  

  British rider Mark Cavendish confirmed on Wednesday that he has pulled out of this week’s world road race championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland. The 24-year-old has been suffering from a respiratory [...]

• World Road Race Results – U23
  September 23rd, 2009
  

  Results from the first day of the world road race cycling championships on Wednesday: Men under-23 Time trial (33.2km) 1. Jack Bobridge (AUS) 40min 44sec, 2. Nelson Oliveira (POR) at [...]

• Kenyan-Born Froome To Debut For GB At Worlds
  September 23rd, 2009
  

  MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 23, 2009 (AFP) – Kenyan-born Chris Froome is set to debut for Great Britian when he saddles up for the men’s time trial over 49.8km at the [...]

• Cancellara In Race Against Time At World Championship
  September 23rd, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 23, 2009 (AFP) – Olympic champion Fabian Cancellara admits he will have to dose his time trial efforts to perfection Thursday if he is [...]

• Australia’s Bobridge Crowned Under-23 World TT Champion
  September 23rd, 2009
  

  MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 23, 2009 (AFP) – Australia’s Jack Bobridge won the gold medal in the under-23 men’s time trial here at the world road race championships on Wednesday. Bobridge, [...]

• Interbike Day One: Outdoor Demo
  September 22nd, 2009
  

  Hell yes, I made it to Interbike. I get to go to the world’s biggest bike shop and wander around for days… literally days. Frankly the prospect of looking at [...]

• Flu Forces BMC’s Jeff Louder Off Worlds Team
  September 22nd, 2009
  

  BMC regretfully announces that Jeff Louder is suffering from an illness which has cautiously been diagnosed as the H1N1 flu virus. He consequently will have to give up his spot [...]

• CYCLO-CROSS NATIONAL CALENDAR
  September 22nd, 2009
  

  Davide Frattini and Laura Van Gilder take the early leads as ‘Cross season gets under way Cyclo-cross season officially began in the U.S. this weekend as the first four events [...]

• Team Type 1 Hires Michael Carter As Assistant Director
  September 22nd, 2009
  

  Atlanta – Former professional cyclist and reigning Radweltpokal masters world champion Michael Carter will be an assistant director for Team Type 1 in 2010, the team announced Tuesday. Carter raced [...]

• InterBike Outdoor Demo – More Than Just The Bike
  September 22nd, 2009
  

  Last year Bicycle.net was not able to make the Outdoor demo, and we made a commitment to be there in 2009. Well we made it today and can say that [...]

• Final Tour Of Spain Results
  September 20th, 2009
  

  MADRID, Spain, Sept 20, 2009 (AFP) – Final results and overall standings following the 21st and final stage of the Tour of Spain, a 110.2km ride from Rivas-Vaciamadrid to Madrid [...]

• Valverde Puts Aside Doping Row To Win Tour Of Spain
  September 20th, 2009
  

  by Denholm Barnetson MADRID, Sept 20, 2009 (AFP) – Controversial Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde won the Tour of Spain on Sunday, capturing one of cycling’s three major tours for the [...]

• British Cyclist Bellis ‘Stable’ After Accident
  September 20th, 2009
  

  PARIS, Sept 20, 2009 (AFP) – British cyclist Jonny Bellis was in a stable condition after a scooter accident in Italy near the British training base in Tuscany for next [...]

• Boasson Hagen Wins Tour Of Britain
  September 19th, 2009
  

  LONDON, Sept 19, 2009 (AFP) – Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen cruised to victory in the Tour of Britain here on Saturday. Having started the eighth and final stage, a 92.5-km [...]

• Vuelta a España Stage 20 Results
  September 19th, 2009
  

  TOLEDO, Spain, Sept 19, 2009 (AFP) – Results from Saturday’s 20th and penultimate stage in the Tour of Spain, a 27.8-km time-trial: Stage 20 1. David Millar (GBR/GRM) 35min 53sec [...]

• Valverde Eyes Tour of Spain Crown
  September 19th, 2009
  

  TOLEDO, Spain, Sept 19, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s Alejandro Valverde was on course to win the Tour of Spain after keeping his overall lead in Saturday’s 20th and penultimate stage, a time-trial [...]

• Valverde, Cunego Lead Rainbow Jersey Charge
  September 19th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, Sept 18, 2009 (AFP) – Australian Cadel Evans is among a handful of contenders already eyeing the coveted rainbow jersey awarded to the men’s road race [...]

• Interbike and Bikes Belong Invest $50,000 to Enhance Bicycling in Las Vegas
  September 19th, 2009
  

  LAS VEGAS – Sep. 18, 2009 – Bikes Belong, the national coalition of bike-industry retailers and suppliers, and Interbike, the industry’s annual tradeshow, will invest more than $50,000 during the [...]

• Tour of Spain Results- Stage 19 & Overall
  September 18th, 2009
  

  Standings from the 19th stage of the Tour of Spain, a 179.8km ride from Avila to La Granja de San Ildefonso on Friday: 1. Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (ESP/FUJ) 4h37min [...]

• Tour of Britain Results – Stage 7 & Overall
  September 18th, 2009
  

  Results and overall standings following the seventh stage of the Tour of Britain, a 159.7km ride from Hatherleigh to Yeovil on FRiday: Stage: 1. Ben Swift (GBR) Team Katusha 3hrs [...]

• Valverde Retains Lead As Cobo Wins Tour of Spain 19th Stage
  September 18th, 2009
  

  Spain’s Juan Jose Cobo of the Fuji team won the 179.8km-long 19th stage of the Tour of Spain between Avila and here on Friday, with Alejandro Valverde consolidating his overall [...]

• Sutton Keeps The Faith, Swift Takes The Stage
  September 18th, 2009
  

  YEOVIL, England, Sept 18, 2009 (AFP) – Australia’s Chris Sutton insists he will not be heading to London simply to take in the sights despite seeing the Tour of Britain [...]

• Contador Still Not Sold On Astana
  September 18th, 2009
  

  Two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, under contract with Astana until 2010, is unwilling to negotiate with his Kazakh-funded team until management issues are cleared up. “Currently, we don’t [...]

• U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista Announces a Weekend of BMX Sports Excellence
  September 18th, 2009
  

  Complex to unveil developmental track and National BMX Hall of Fame CHULA VISTA, Calif. – The U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, home of world-class venues and athletes, will [...]

• UCI Grants Pro Tour Status To AG2R And Team Sky
  September 18th, 2009
  

  PARIS, Sept 18, 2009 (AFP) – New British cycling outfit Team Sky and French team AG2R were on Friday granted Pro Tour licenses, allowing them to compete in all of [...]

• Cobo In For Worlds Time Trial After Teammate Tests Positive
  September 18th, 2009
  

  MADRID, Sept 18, 2009 (AFP) – Juan Jose Cobo will race the men’s elite time trial for Spain at next week’s world road race championships after teammate Hector Guerra’s positive [...]

• UCI Suspends Tour of Portugal Champion For Doping
  September 18th, 2009
  

  GENEVA, Sept 18, 2009 (AFP) – Cycling’s world ruling body said Friday it has suspended recently-crowned Tour of Portugal champion Nuno Ribeiro and two of his teammates from racing after [...]

• Tour of Spain Results – Stage & Overall
  September 17th, 2009
  

  Standings from the 18th stage of the Tour of Spain, a 165.km ride from Talavera de la Reina to Avila on Thursday: 1. Philip Deignan (NIR/CTT) 4h19min 14sec (average: 38,190 [...]

• Ireland’s Deignan Wins 18th Stage of Tour of Spain
  September 17th, 2009
  

  Irish rider Philip Deignan on Thursday the 18th stage of the Tour of Spain while home favourite Alejandro Valverde held onto the overall lead with three days to go until [...]

• Hagen Makes It Four In A Row In Britain
  September 17th, 2009
  

  BIDEFORD, England, Sept 17, 2009 (AFP) – Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen claimed a fourth successive stage win to stretch his lead in the Tour of Britain standings to 19 seconds [...]

• German Sprinter Pollack Tests Positive
  September 17th, 2009
  

  BERLIN, Sept 17, 2009 (AFP) – Germany’s Olaf Pollack has tested positive for an unnamed banned substance, according to the German cycling federation (BDR) on Thursday. The BDR said that [...]

• Nick Nuyens Won Grand Prix de Wallonie
  September 16th, 2009
  

  Sports director Dan Frost, once again was the man behind the riders today as Team Saxo Bank were to participate in the Belgian one-day race, Grand Prix de Wallonie with [...]

• Roux Wins 17th Stage of Tour of Spain
  September 16th, 2009
  

  MADRID, Sept 16, 2009 (AFP) – French rider Anthony Roux won on Wednesday the 17th stage of the Tour of Spain while Spain’s Alejandro Valverde of Spain held on to [...]

• Tour of Spain Results – Stage 17 & Overall
  September 16th, 2009
  

  TALAVERA DE LA REINA, Spain, Sept 16, 2009 (AFP) – Results and overall standings after the 17th stage of the Tour of Spain, a 193.6km ride from Ciudad Real to [...]

• Hagen Claims Lead As He Wins His Third Straight Stage
  September 16th, 2009
  

  STOKE, England, Sept 16, 2009 (AFP) – Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen claimed a third successive stage win to move into the overall lead of the Tour of Britain on Wednesday. [...]

• Valverde, Freire and Sanchez Lead Spanish Rainbow Jersey Bid
  September 16th, 2009
  

  MADRID, Sept 16, 2009 (AFP) – Alejandro Valverde, Oscar Freire and Samuel Sanchez will lead Spain’s bid to win the men’s road race title at the world cycling championships next [...]

• Tour of Spain 16th Stage Results
  September 15th, 2009
  

  PUERTOLLANO, Spain, Sept 15, 2009 (AFP) – Results and standings from the 16th stage of the Tour of Spain, a 170.3km ride from Cordoba to Puertollano on Tuesday: 1. André [...]

• Greipel Wins Tour of Spain 16th Stage, While Valverde Still In Gold
  September 15th, 2009
  

  PUERTOLLANO, Spain, Sept 15, 2009 (AFP) – Germany’s Andre Greipel of Team Columbia dominated a bunch sprint to win the 16th stage of the Tour of Spain on Tuesday as [...]

• Tour of Spain Leader To Go Red In 2010
  September 15th, 2009
  

  MADRID, Sept 15, 2009 (AFP) – The leader of next year’s Tour of Spain will be wear a red jersey instead of the current gold to mark the 75th anniversary [...]

• Sutton and Hagen Close In On Tour of Britain Leader
  September 15th, 2009
  

  BLACKPOOL, England, Sept 15, 2009 (AFP) – Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen of Team Columbia won a second consecutive stage in the Tour of Britain Tuesday to move within one second [...]

• Press Release: Colavita/Sutter Home Ranks #1 In National Rankings
  September 15th, 2009
  

  Colavita/Sutter Home Men’s Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light Finishes #1 in the National Rankings for 2009 Colavita Celebrates Best Season Ever Linden, NJ (September 15, 2009) — The Colavita/Sutter [...]

• Gilbert Heads Up Belgian World Champs Team
  September 15th, 2009
  

  BRUSSELS, Sept 14, 2009 (AFP) – Philippe Gilbert will lead the Belgian cycling team at the upcoming world road race championships it was announced by coach Carlo Bomans on Monday. [...]

• Jeff Castelaz + Lance Armstrong Announce Pablove Across America
  September 15th, 2009
  

  This video is a request for help in the fight against cancer. Jeff Castelaz lost his 6 year old son to cancer and has now teamed up with Lance Armstrong [...]

• Boom Wins Tour of Spain 15th Stage, Valverde Still Gold
  September 14th, 2009
  

  Dutchman Lars Boom of Rabobank capped a superb solo ride with victory on the 15th stage of the Tour of Spain, a 167.7-kilometer ride between Jaen and Cordoba on Monday. [...]

• Italy Names Formidable Team For Worlds Road Race
  September 14th, 2009
  

  ROME, Sept 14, 2009 (AFP) – Alessandro Ballan and former Tour of Italy winners Damiano Cunego and Ivan Basso have been named in a formidable Italian team for the world [...]

• Hagen Denies Lapthorne Tour of Britain Stage Win
  September 14th, 2009
  

  GRETNA GREEN, Scotland, Sept 14, 2009 (AFP) – Australia’s Darren Lapthorne saw his bid for glory falter as a fast-finishing Edvald Boasson Hagen took the third stage of the Tour [...]

• Baden Cooke Signs One-Year Deal With Saxo Bank
  September 14th, 2009
  

  PARIS, Sept 14, 2009 (AFP) – Former Tour de France green jersey winner Baden Cooke is aiming to give fresh impetus to his once blossoming career after signing a one-year [...]

• UCI Suspends Biondo – Tour of Denmark Runner-Up For Doping
  September 14th, 2009
  

  PARIS, Sept 14, 2009 (AFP) – Cycling’s world ruling body on Monday suspended Italian Maurizio Biondo, of the Ceramica Flaminia team, for doping after an adverse finding for the banned [...]

• Team Type 1’s Aldape is Missouri’s Mountain King
  September 13th, 2009
  

  Kansas City, Mo. – Moises Aldape helped Team Type 1 stamp its authority on the Tour of Missouri Sunday by winning the Michelob Ultra King of the Mountains title. The [...]

• Zabriskie Wins 2009 Tour Of Missouri
  September 13th, 2009
  

  Final Team Invited Becomes First to Cross K.C. Finish at Stage 7 In 2009 Tour of Missouri Overall Tour Title Stays With Garmin-Slipstream KANSAS CITY, MO (September 13, 2009) – [...]

• Tour of Britain Results
  September 13th, 2009
  

  NEWCASTLE, England, Sept 13, 2009 (AFP) – Tour of Britain second stage results on Sunday, a 153.3km run from Darlington – Newcastle Gateshead: Stage 1. Kai Reus (NED) Rabobank 3hrs [...]

• Sutton Happy Despite Losing Yellow Jersey in Tour of Britain
  September 13th, 2009
  

  LONDON, Sept 13, 2009 (AFP) – Australia’s Chris Sutton surrendered the yellow jersey at the end of the second stage of the Tour of Britain on Sunday but still insisted [...]

• Tour of Spain 14th Stage Results
  September 13th, 2009
  

  SIERRA DE LA PANDERA, Spain, Sept 13, 2009 (AFP) – Results after the 14th stage of the Tour of Spain, a 157km ride from Granada to Sierra de la Pandera [...]

• Cunego Bags Another Summit, Valverde Still Wearing Gold
  September 13th, 2009
  

  Italian Damiano Cunego claimed his second mountains victory of this year’s Tour of Spain when he stamped his climbing prowess over the rain-hit 14th stage held over 157km from Grenada [...]

• Team Type 1′s Aldape Plans Aggressive Defense
  September 12th, 2009
  

  St. Joseph, Mo. – Moises Aldape of Team Type 1 padded his lead in the Michelob Ultra King of the Mountains competition at the Tour of Missouri. But his 13-point [...]

• Francesco Chicchi Wins The Tour of Missouri 6th Stage By Force
  September 12th, 2009
  

  ST. JOSEPH, MO ? (September 12, 2009) – Resembling the stride of the Pony Express horse and rider depicted on a bronze statue at the finish line, Italian Francesco Chicchi [...]

• Australia’s Sutton Clinches First Stage Win at Tour of Britain
  September 12th, 2009
  

  by Richard Anderson YORK, England, Sept 12, 2009 (AFP) – Australia’s Chris Sutton sealed the biggest win of his career by claiming the first stage of the Tour of Britain [...]

• Tour of Spain 13th Stage Results
  September 12th, 2009
  

  Results after the 13th stage of the Tour of Spain, a 172.4km ride from Berja to Sierra Nevada on Saturday: Stage 1. David Moncoutié (FRA/COF) 5h09min 22sec (average: 33,436 km/h) [...]

• David Moncoutie Takes Tour of Spain 13th Stage Win
  September 12th, 2009
  

  SIERRA NEVADA, Spain, Sept 12, 2009 (AFP) – France’s David Moncoutie, riding for the Cofidis team, on Saturday won the 13th stage of the Tour of Spain, a 172km ride [...]

• Goss Win Keeps Paris-Brussels Classic In Aussie Hands
  September 12th, 2009
  

  BRUSSELS, Sept 12, 2009 (AFP) – Australia’s Matthew Goss, of Saxo Bank, won the Paris-Brussels cycling classic on Saturday, succeeding compatriot Robbie McEwen as champion. Goss finished ahead of fellow [...]

• Luxembourg World Hopes Headed By Andy Schleck
  September 12th, 2009
  

  LUXEMBOURG, Sept 9, 2009 (AFP) – Luxembourg’s Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck heads up their team for the world road race cycling championships later this month. Schleck, whose brother [...]

• Lance Armstrong Rides In Los Angeles
  September 12th, 2009
  

  A very good video put together by a Lance fan that was at the Los Angeles Griffith Park ride. Thanks Lance for the fun.

• Australia’s Lapthorne Aims To Shine At Tour of Britain
  September 12th, 2009
  

  LONDON, Sept 11, 2009 (AFP) – Darren Lapthorne may be the only Australian in the British Rapha Condor team but the importance of the Tour of Britain isn’t lost on [...]

• Hey Los Angeles, Come Out And Ride With Lance
  September 12th, 2009
  

  So 48 hours before the actual ride the rumors where making their rounds that Lance Armstrong was in town and he was going to invite Los Angeles to come out [...]

• Mark Cavendish Withdraws From The Tour of Missouri
  September 12th, 2009
  

  Bob Stapleton from Team Columbia HTC released the following statement- “Mark withdraws with deep regret from the Tour of Missouri. As he has stated its’ one of his favorite events [...]

• Zabriskie Takes TT Win and Yellow Jersey In Missouri
  September 11th, 2009
  

  SEDALIA, MO ? (September 11, 2009) – The Individual Time Trial at the Missouri State Fairgrounds proved to be a playground for four-time U.S. Pro ITT champion David Zabriskie today, [...]

• Tour of Spain 12th Stage Results
  September 11th, 2009
  

  Standings from the 12th stage of the Tour de Spain, a 179.3km ride from Almeria to Col de Velefique on Friday: Stage 1. Ryder Hesjedal (CAN/GRM) 5hr 34min 31sec (average: [...]

• Hesjedal Sprints To Tour of Spain 12th Stage Win
  September 11th, 2009
  

  COL DE VELEFIQUE, Spain, Sept 11, 2009 (AFP) – Canadian Ryder Hesjedal held off his rivals to claim the 12th stage of the Tour of Spain after a climb to [...]

• Creed Represents Team Type 1 In Stage 4 Break
  September 11th, 2009
  

  Jefferson City, Mo. – A rider from Team Type 1 figured into a long breakaway Thursday for the third time in four stages of this year’s Tour of Missouri. Michael [...]

• Sponsors Pulls Plug On Six-Days of Dortmund Race
  September 11th, 2009
  

  BERLIN, Sept 11, 2009 (AFP) – The Six-Days of Dortmund cycling race, one of the biggest track cycling events in Germany, has been canceled after organizers said Friday they had [...]

• Italian Cyclist Cucinotta Suspended For Doping
  September 11th, 2009
  

  ROME, Sept 11, 2009 (AFP) – Italian cyclist Annalisa Cucinotta was suspended for two years for doping by the Italian Olympic Committee (Coni) on Friday. Track cyclist Cucinotta, 23, tested [...]

• Australian Cyclist Jailed After Hit and Run Conviction
  September 10th, 2009
  

  ADELAIDE, Australia, Sept 11, 2009 (AFP) – Australian cyclist Chris Jongewaard has been jailed for two years after being convicted over a hit and run incident that left a fellow [...]

• Long break Earns White Most Aggressive Jersey for Stage 4 of Missouri
  September 10th, 2009
  

  Jefferson City, MO – Brad White of the OUCH Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis lived up to his reputation as one of the most aggressive riders in the pro [...]

• Juan Jose Haedo Took Stage Four Of Tour Of Missouri
  September 10th, 2009
  

  JEFFERSON CITY, MO ? (September 10, 2009) – A fourth day and a fourth time on the podium, but today Argentina’s Juan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank) stands on the top [...]

• Tour of Spain To Be Decided On Next Three Stages, Says Valverde
  September 10th, 2009
  

  MADRID, Sept 10, 2009 (AFP) – The outcome of the 2009 Tour of Spain will be decided in the next three grueling mountain stages of the race, Spanish rider Alejandro [...]

• Norwegian “God of Thunder” Storms to Stage 3 Win and Yellow Jersey at 2009 Tour of Missouri
  September 9th, 2009
  

  In a chaotic sprint after a day of serpentine climbing, sprinter Thor Hushovd (Cervelo Test Team) edged out Juan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank) for the Stage 3, presented by Emerson, [...]

• Tour of Spain Results
  September 9th, 2009
  

  Results from Tour of Spain Stage 11: Stage 1. Tyler Farrar (USA/GRM) 5hr 11min 10sec, 2. Philippe Gilbert (BEL/SIL) atsame time, 3. Marco Marcato (ITA/VAC), 4. Inaki Isasi (ESP/EUS), 5. [...]

• Farrar Forces It To Take 11th Stage Of The Tour of Spain
  September 9th, 2009
  

  CARAVACA DE LA CRUZ, Spain, Sept 9, 2009 (AFP) – American Tyler Farrar won the 11th stage of the Tour of Spain in a mass sprint finish on Wednesday, as [...]

• Team Type 1’s Aldape Dons Missouri Mountains Jersey
  September 9th, 2009
  

  Cape Girardeau, Mo. – Team Type 1 continued to put its mark on the Tour of Missouri Tuesday, thanks to another fine effort from Moises Aldape. The Mexican donned the [...]

• Consumer Registration for Interbike and Providence Cyclo-Cross Festival Now Open
  September 9th, 2009
  

  Attendees of the East Coast’s premier bike event can now register at www.interbikefestival.com SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. – Sept. 9, 2009 – Interbike announced today that online registration for the [...]

• BMC Announces the Signing Of Two More Riders For 2010
  September 9th, 2009
  

  On the heels of signing some of the most established riders in the peloton such as Georges Hincapie, Karsten Kroon, Alessandro Ballan, Marcus Burghardt and Steve Moribito, BMC is reiterating [...]

• Frank Schleck Facing Knee Surgery and Abandons The Vuelta
  September 9th, 2009
  

  Team Saxo Bank Fränk Schleck has for a long period of time been suffering from knee problems and has after consultation with team doctors made the decision to abandon this [...]

• Olympic Champion Geraint Thomas To Join Team Sky
  September 9th, 2009
  

  LONDON, Sept 9, 2009 (AFP) – Olympic gold medal winner Geraint Thomas is one of six British riders who will join new professional cycling squad Team Sky next season, the [...]

• USA Cycling Announces Elite Women’s Team For 2009 UCI Road World Championships
  September 8th, 2009
  

  Colorado Springs, Colo. (September 8, 2009) – USA Cycling announced today the elite women that will represent the United States at the 2009 UCI Road World Championships, Sept. 23-27 in [...]

• Zirbel and Powers Claim 2009 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar Titles
  September 8th, 2009
  

  Colorado Springs, Colo. (September 8, 2009)— A pair of Boulder, Colorado residents, Tom Zirbel of the Bissell Pro Cycling squad and Alison Powers (Team Type I) have been announced as [...]

• Cavendish Doubles In Missouri
  September 8th, 2009
  

  ST. LOUIS, MO (September 8, 2009) British speedster Mark Cavendish (Columbia-HTC) proved to be the fastest man in the peloton for a second day, winning Stage 2, presented by Missouri [...]

• Tour of Spain Results
  September 8th, 2009
  

  Results from the 10th stage of the Tour de Spain, a 171.2km ride from Alicante to Murcia on Tuesday: Stage 1. Simon Gerrans (AUS/CTT) 3hr 56min 19sec (average: 43,467 km/h), [...]

• Aldape’s Breakaway Caps Big Day For Team Type 1
  September 8th, 2009
  

  St. Louis – Team Type 1 enjoyed a trio of success Monday by earning the Drury Hotels Most Aggressive Rider jersey, a third place in the final race of the [...]

• Australia’s Gerrans Wins Tour of Spain 10th Stage
  September 8th, 2009
  

  MURCIA, Spain, Sept 8, 2009 (AFP) – Australian Simon Gerrans won the 10th stage of the Tour of Spain here on Tuesday, as controversial Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde retained the [...]

• Vande Velde Crashes At Tour of Missouri
  September 7th, 2009
  

  Christian Vande Velde (Garmin SlipStream) crashed during the first stage of the Tour of Missouri and broke his hand. The crash occurred within sight of the finishing chute. The break [...]

• Tour of Missouri Stage 1 Results
  September 7th, 2009
  

  2010 Tour of Missouri Stage 1 results – With Mark Cavendish taking stage 1 and the leaders jersey, the race is on to dethrone “The Manx Missile”. Stage results * [...]

• Cavendish Wins Stage 1 At Tour of Missouri
  September 7th, 2009
  

  Cavendish Outdistances International Field of Top Sprinters to Capture Stage 1 at 2009 Tour of Missouri ST. LOUIS, MO (September 7, 2009) British sprinter Mark Cavendish (Columbia-HTC) thrilled the huge [...]

• Team Columbia HTC Roster For 2010
  September 7th, 2009
  

  With Team Columbia-HTC losing a few vetarn stars off their roster, the likes of George Hincapie (Going to Team BMC). They are once again bringing up some young talent, as [...]

• Malaysian Cyclist Suspended After Anabolic Steroid Positive
  September 7th, 2009
  

  KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7, 2009 (AFP) – A promising Malaysian cyclist was slapped with a two-year suspension after testing positive for anabolic steroids, reports said Monday. Fauzan Ahmad Lutfi, 23, [...]

• Schneider Third Again At Tour of Missouri Women Series
  September 7th, 2009
  

  St. Louis – Team Type 1’s Samantha Schneider heads into the final race of the Tour of Missouri Womens Series eyeing a third straight top-three finish. The 18-year-old scored her [...]

• Tour of Spain Results
  September 7th, 2009
  

  XORRET DE CATI, Spain, Sept 7, 2009 (AFP) – Results from Tour of Spain cycling race following Monday’s ninth stage, a 188.8km ride from Alcoy to Xorret de Cati: Stage [...]

• Valverde Takes Tour of Spain Lead From Evans
  September 7th, 2009
  

  Controversial Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde took the overall lead of the Tour of Spain off Australian Cadel Evans following the race’s ninth stage on Monday which was won by his [...]

• Pruitt Brings U.S. Medal Count To Four As 2009 UCI Mountain Bike World
  September 6th, 2009
  

  Canberra, Australia (September 6, 2009) – Kathy Pruitt (Santa Cruz, Calif./Jamis) gave the United States its fourth and final medal at the 2009 Mountain Bike World Championships on Sunday. The [...]

• Contador Mulling Over Four Offers For Next Season
  September 6th, 2009
  

  MADRID, Sept 5, 2009 (AFP) – Two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, under contract with Astana until 2010, has received offers from Garmin, Caisse d’Epargne and Quick Step as [...]

• World Mountain Bike Championship Results
  September 6th, 2009
  

  CANBERRA, Sept 6, 2009 (AFP) – World mountain bike championship results here on Sunday: Downhill Men’s final: 1. Steve Peat (GBR) 48.735 seconds 2. Greg Minnaar (RSA) at 0.05 3. [...]

• Peat and Ragot Wins Downhill Finals At MTB Worlds
  September 6th, 2009
  

  CANBERRA, Sept 6, 2009 (AFP) – British veteran Steve Peat overcame a second-place jinx to win the elite men’s downhill event on the final day at the UCI Mountain Bike [...]

• Andy Schleck Pulls Out Of Tour of Spain
  September 6th, 2009
  

  MADRID, Sept 6, 2009 (AFP) – Luxembourg cycling star Andy Schleck’s hopes of improving on his second place in this year’s Tour de France in the Tour of Spain evaporated [...]

• Cunego Wins Tour of Spain Eighth Stage, Evans Takes Golden Jersey
  September 6th, 2009
  

  Italy’s Damiano Cunego won the eighth stage of the Tour of Spain on Sunday, the first to be held in the mountains this year, as Australia’s Cadel Evans took the [...]

• Tour of Spain Results
  September 5th, 2009
  

  Tour of Spain results following the seventh stage of the Tour de France, a 30 kilometres time-trial here on Saturday: Stage 1. Fabian Cancellara (SUI/SAX) 36min 41sec 2. David Millar [...]

• Cancellara Enjoys Double Golden Celebration
  September 5th, 2009
  

  Switzerland’s Olympic time-trial champion Fabian Cancellara took the leader’s golden jersey of the Tour of Spain on Saturday after winning the seventh stage, a 30-kilometer (18.6-mile) individual time trial. The [...]

• Schurter Upsets Absalon In World Cross Country
  September 5th, 2009
  

  CANBERRA, Sept 5, 2009 (AFP) – Swiss Nino Schurter upstaged four-time world and reigning Olympic champion Julien Absalon of France in a tight finish to the men’s cross country at [...]

• Australian Teams For Road World Championships
  September 5th, 2009
  

  SYDNEY, Sept 5, 2009 (AFP) – The Australian team named on Saturday for the UCI Road World Championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland, from September 23 to 27: Elite Men – Simon [...]

• Press Release – Rock Racing Reaction To No Missouri Invite
  September 5th, 2009
  

  Statement from Team Owner Michael Ball in response to questions regarding Rock Racing’s absence at the 2009 Tour of Missouri: “Rock Racing is not among the teams competing at the [...]

• The Art of Riding Sideways
  September 5th, 2009
  

  Written by: Lanolin There’s just something about the constant process of dehydrating on a ride and rehydrating for a race that causes my urge to pee go from zero to [...]

• At Nationals – Have Lost Brain, Please Return If Found
  September 5th, 2009
  

  My coach Antony and I had strategized all about the Masters Track Nationals in Colorado Springs. I have never competed at altitude, so really had no experience to fall back [...]

• Product Review – SRAM Rival Groupset
  September 5th, 2009
  

  SRAM has raised the bar so high with their performance entry level Rival groupset that the review team at Bicycle.net was not only pleased with performance, but blown away. Lately [...]

• Sean Maher – Riding Out The Recession
  September 5th, 2009
  

  British graduate Sean Maher is set to travel unaided through West Africa to escape the world wide recession and raise $20,000 for charity. He tells bicyle.net why: In November this [...]

• Armstrong Insists, I Want To Win The Tour de France In 2010
  September 5th, 2009
  

  Lance Armstrong insisted he will be aiming to win an eighth Tour de France title when he competes in the 2010 race with his new venture Team Radioshack. The 37-year-old [...]

• Aussies Win 4X Golds At Mountain Bike Worlds
  September 4th, 2009
  

  SYDNEY, Sept 4, 2009 (AFP) – Australians Jared Graves and Caroline Buchanan claimed a golden double in the four cross (4X) events at the UCI world mountain bike championships here [...]

• Slovenia’s Bozic Wins Tour of Spain Stage Six
  September 4th, 2009
  

  XATIVA, Spain, Sept 4, 2009 (AFP) – Slovenia’s Borut Bozic of Vacansoleil won the sixth stage of the Tour of Spain on Friday as Germany’s Andre Greipel of Team Columbia [...]

• Greipel Takes Tour of Spain Golden Jersey
  September 3rd, 2009
  

  VINAROS, Spain, Sept 3, 2009 (AFP) – Germany’s Andre Greipel of Team Columbia took the golden jersey as overall leader of the Tour of Spain after recording his second consecutive [...]

• André Steensen Extends Contract With Team Saxo Bank
  September 3rd, 2009
  

  [03.09 06:51] Team Saxo Bank is pleased to announce that one of Denmark’s greatest talents now has extended his contract with the team. The only 21-year-old André Steensen, who launched [...]

• Contador Pulls Out Of Worlds, Ends Racing Season
  September 3rd, 2009
  

  MADRID, Sept 3, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has pulled out of the upcoming world championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland because he does not feel [...]

• Leipheimer Maintains Lead In Individual Standings Going Into Final Two ProTour Events
  September 2nd, 2009
  

  Dave Zabriskie (Salt Lake City, Utah/Garmin-Chipotle) grabbed the win in the fifth event of The USA Cycling Professional Tour when he won his fourth straight time trial national title at [...]

• Vinokourov To Fight On As Horner Forced To Quit Vuelta
  September 2nd, 2009
  

  TARRAGONA, Spain, Sept 2, 2009 (AFP) – American Chris Horner has been forced out of the Tour of Spain after sustaining injuries in the mass pile-up which marred the end [...]

• Video Shows Wisconsin Lawmaker Hitting Cyclist
  September 2nd, 2009
  

  This is a video that was taken for the inside of a city public bus, showing a Wisconsin lawmaker running a red light and broadsiding a cyclist. To read the [...]

• Tour of Spain – Massive Pile Up
  September 2nd, 2009
  

  With the peloton less than 3k to the finishing banner there was a massive pile up. It looks like it takes out about half of the peloton. Crazy crash!

• Leipheimer Signs Deal With Armstrong’s New RadioShack Team
  September 2nd, 2009
  

  Levi Leipheimer inked a two-year deal with Lance Armstrong’s new RadioShack team, the US cyclist confirmed Tuesday. “There were other possibilities, but I’ve signed with the best team in the [...]

• Tour of Spain Fourth Stage Results
  September 1st, 2009
  

  Results from the 225km fourth stage of the Tour of Spain from Venlo in the Netherlands to here on Tuesday: Stage 1. Andre Greipel (GER/THR) 5h43:05. 2. Wouter Weylandt (BEL/QST) [...]

• Hand Fracture For Horner in Tour of Spain / Vinokourov Continues After Crash
  September 1st, 2009
  

  LIEGE SEPTEMBER 1st – Team Astana’s Chris Horner broke his left hand in the high-speed massive crash in the 4th stage of the Tour of Spain. Besides the undisplaced fracture [...]

• Australian McEwen Not To Race Again This Season
  September 1st, 2009
  

  PARIS, Sept 1, 2009 (AFP) – Australian Robbie McEwen of the Katusha team has called an end to his “disastrous season” which has been marred by a bad fall and [...]

• German Greipel Wins Tour of Spain Fourth Stage
  September 1st, 2009
  

  LIEGE, Belgium, Sept 1, 2009 (AFP) – German Andre Greipel of Team Columbia headed a four-man sprint to win the treacherous 225km fourth stage of the Tour of Spain from [...]

• Product Recall: Schwalbe Ultremo “R” Tires
  September 1st, 2009
  

  ULTREMO “R” Replacement Notice Important information for our customers WARNING: The SCHWALBE Ultremo “R” tires that exhibit bulging should be removed from use immediately. Free of charge replacements will be [...]

• Zirbel, Powers Lead NRC With One Event Remaining
  September 1st, 2009
  

  The penultimate event on the 2009 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar, the Chris Thater Memorial, took place in Binghampton, NY on Saturday and Sunday. In the women’s criterium on Saturday, [...]

• BMC Racing Team Signs “Big George” Hincapie, Alessandro Ballan, And More
  September 1st, 2009
  

  BMC Racing Team announces the signing of the current World Professional Road Champion, current US Professional Road Champion and proven, successful new riders for the 2010 season. They look forward [...]

• Garmin Signs South African Sprinter Hunter, Stetina, And More
  September 1st, 2009
  

  American cycling team Garmin-Slipstream have signed former Tour de France stage winner Robbie Hunter of South Africa among five other new recruits for the 2010 season, the team announced Tuesday. [...]

• Greg Henderson Won – Fabian Cancellara Defends The Leader’s Jersey
  August 31st, 2009
  

  [31.08 17:41] Three riders, Lars Boom (Rabobank), Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil) and Jesús Rosendo Prado (Andalucia Cajasur) were the first riders in Germany when the Vuelta a Espana peloton rode out [...]

• Team garmin-Slipstream Announces POM Wonderful Sponsorship
  August 31st, 2009
  

  Team Garmin-Slipstream athletes to be fueled by POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice in 2010 LOS ANGELES (August 31, 2009) — POM Wonderful, the largest U.S. grower of Wonderful variety pomegranates [...]

• Kiwi Henderson Wins Tour of Spain Third Stage
  August 31st, 2009
  

  VENLO, Netherlands, Aug 31, 2009 (AFP) – New Zealander Greg Henderson of Team Columbia claimed his first victory from a major three-week race when he dominated a bunch sprint to [...]

• George Hincapie Captures His Third US Pro Road Championship
  August 30th, 2009
  

  Greenville local Hincapie wins his third professional road championship as event announces return to Greenville for 2010 Greenville, S.C. (August 30, 2009)–One of the most decorated American cyclists of his [...]

• HARDER’N HELL 100
  August 30th, 2009
  

  BEST ULTRA RACE IN THE COUNTRY? Parts of me just returned from the best day of road racing ever.  Arguably not my best day, but more about that later.  However, [...]

• Tour of Spain Results
  August 30th, 2009
  

  Results from the 203km second stage of the Tour of Spain between Assen and here on Sunday: Stage 1. Gerald Ciolek (GER/MRM) 4h43:12. 2. Fabio Sabatini (ITA/LIQ) at 0:00. 3. [...]

• Germany’s Ciolek Wins Second Stage of Tour of Spain
  August 30th, 2009
  

  EMMEN, Netherlands, Aug 30, 2009 (AFP) – Germany’s Gerald Ciolek, riding for the Milram team, won the second stage of the Tour of Spain between Assen and here on Sunday. [...]

• Zabriskie Wins Fourth Straight US Time Trial Title
  August 29th, 2009
  

  David Zabriskie maintained his stranglehold on the US cycling pro time trial title on Saturday with his fourth straight victory. Zabriskie finished the 11.1km course in 39min 37sec, with Tom [...]

• Tour of Spain Prologue Results
  August 29th, 2009
  

  Tour of Spain prologue results on Saturday: 1. Fabian Cancellara (SUI/Saxo Bank), 4.8 km in 5min 20sec 2. Tom Boonen (BEL) at 9sec 3. Tyler Farrar (USA) 12. 4. Jens [...]

• Cancellara Motors To Tour of Spain Opener
  August 29th, 2009
  

  ASSEN, Netherlands, Aug 29, 2009 (AFP) – Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara of the Saxo Bank team won the Tour of Spain opening prologue on Saturday which took place hundreds of [...]

• Who Causes Cyclists’ Deaths?
  August 29th, 2009
  

  By Freakonomics More than 52,000 bicyclists have been killed in bicycle traffic accidents in the U.S. over the 80 years the federal government has been keeping records. When it comes [...]

• Team Type 1 Will Remain Continental Squad For 2010
  August 29th, 2009
  

  Atlanta – Team Type 1 will register as a UCI Continental team for the 2010 season, CEO and Founder Phil Southerland announced on the eve of the Greenville Hospital System [...]

• Press Release: Team Ritte Racing Hits The West Coast In 2010
  August 29th, 2009
  

  In 1919, a talented young bike racer from Flanders named Henri “Ritte” Van Lerberghe showed up bikeless to the starting line of the Tour of Flanders. The First World War [...]

• Product Review: Cannondale SI SL Hollowgram Crankset
  August 29th, 2009
  

  The Cannondale SI SL Hollowgram crankset weighs in at a remarkable 580 grams. No you didn’t read that wrong: only 580 grams. And when used with the BB30 system it [...]

• World Championships
  August 29th, 2009
  

  The first race of the whole trip was the time trial. I was the 5th rider off out of 35. The Ukrainian winner of the TT World Championship started in [...]

• 2009 Tour of Spain Stages
  August 29th, 2009
  

  Stages in the 2009 Tour of Spain which starts in Assen, Netherlands, on August 29 and finishes in Madrid on September 20: Stage Info Saturday, Aug 29 – stage 1: [...]

• Absences Leave Tour of Spain Wide Open
  August 29th, 2009
  

  by Daniel Silva MADRID, Aug 28, 2009 (AFP) – The 2009 Tour of Spain gets underway in the Netherlands Saturday with the absence of its title holder and this year’s [...]

• Levi Leipheimer and Team Astana Heading To Tour of Missouri
  August 28th, 2009
  

  Current World’s No. 1-ranked Team Astana Confirms Top American Levi Leipheimer and 2007 Tour de Georgia winner Janez Brajkovic for upcoming Tour of Missouri Half of Astana team comprised of [...]

• Team Columbia Take Aim At More Stage Success in Spain
  August 28th, 2009
  

  Team Columbia believe powerful German sprinter Andre Greipel can help continue their impressive 2009 season once the Tour of Spain clicks into gear this Saturday. Mark Cavendish’s stunning haul of [...]

• Gustav Larsson Won Tour de Poitou
  August 28th, 2009
  

  The Olympic time trial silver medalist, Team Saxo Bank’s Gustav Larsson, consolidated his victory on yesterday’s time trial and today he could celebrate the first stage race victory in his [...]

• Australians Top Tour de Timor After Tight Duel
  August 28th, 2009
  

  DILI, Aug 28, 2009 (AFP) – A tense duel between Australian cyclists marked the climax to the gruelling Tour de Timor on Friday, with Neil Van Der Ploeg pedaling to [...]

• Gustav Larsson Kept The Lead In Spite Of Crash At Tour de Poitou
  August 27th, 2009
  

  [27.08 16:44] In spite of a crash during today’s second half stage, Team Saxo Bank succeeded to defend Gustav Larsson’s leader’s jersey which he captured on today’s first half stage [...]

• Lance Armstrong Goes On 1000 Strong Group Ride In Dublin
  August 27th, 2009
  

  @lancearmstrong: Good morning Dublin. Who wants to ride this afternoon? I do. 5:30pm at the roundabout of Fountain Road and Chesterfield Avenue. See you there. When Lance Armstrong TWEETS people [...]

• Voigt Set To Race In USA After Horrorific Crash
  August 27th, 2009
  

  BERLIN, Aug 27, 2009 (AFP) – Just seven weeks after his horror crash on the Tour de France, Germany’s Jens Voigt will ride at next month’s Tour of Missouri as [...]

• Team Radio Shack To Make Its Debut Down Under
  August 26th, 2009
  

  ADELAIDE, Australia, Aug 27, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong’s new cycling squad, Team RadioShack, will make its debut at the 2010 Tour Down Under around Adelaide from January 17-24, race [...]

• Tour Down Under Joins Forces With Santos
  August 26th, 2009
  

  Tourism Minister Jane Lomax-Smith today announced Santos as the new naming rights sponsor of the Tour Down Under. The four-year deal will see the Tour, which in 2009 became the [...]

• Jongewaard Faces Misconduct Case After Conviction
  August 26th, 2009
  

  SYDNEY, Aug 27, 2009 (AFP) – Australian mountain bike champion Chris Jongewaard was cited on Thursday for misconduct by the sport’s national governing body after being convicted over a hit-and-run [...]

• Frank Høj Won Sparkassen Vesthimmerland GP
  August 26th, 2009
  

  [26.08 22:03] Tonight in the street race, Sparkassen Vesthimmerland GP in Aars, Denmark Team Saxo Bank’s Frank Høj demonstrated a peaking condition after participating in Vattenfall CyClassics and Eneco Tour. [...]

• Jimmy Casper Took Stage Two of Tour de Poitou
  August 26th, 2009
  

  [26.08 16:34] Second chapter of the French stage race, Tour de Poitou ended with a nerve-wrecking finale where Nicolas Roche (AG2R) was hunted down by a pack of Team Saxo [...]

• Team Radio Shack Signs Rosseler and Steegmans
  August 26th, 2009
  

  BRUSSELS, Aug 26, 2009 (AFP) – Belgians Sebastien Rosseler and Gert Steegmans are set to join Lance Armstrong’s new team Radio Shack, according to reports in several Belgian newspapers Wednesday. [...]

• Boonen To Pay Fine And Cocaine Charges Dropped
  August 26th, 2009
  

  Top Belgian cyclist Tom Boonen has been told that all criminal charges relating to his use of cocaine will be dropped if he pays a 1000 euro fine, the public [...]

• Di Luca Screaming Foul Over Positive CERA Tests
  August 26th, 2009
  

  Italian cyclist Danilo Di Luca on Wednesday claimed he was the victim of a conspiracy after twice testing positive for banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin) during May’s Tour of Italy. [...]

• Jens Voigt Signs With Saxo Bank For Another Year
  August 26th, 2009
  

  The horrific crash during this year’s edition of the Tour de France made no permanent damage on Jens Voigt’s good health. The 37 year-old German is with his sense of [...]

• Levi Leipheimer Not Going To US Pro Championships
  August 26th, 2009
  

  Levi Leipheimer has confirmed that he will not be adding another US Pro Championship title to his resume. Due to his broken wrists, which he suffered six weeks ago at [...]

• The Feillu Brothers To Race Together With Vacansoleil Team
  August 26th, 2009
  

  The Feillu brothers will be racing together on the Vacansoleil Team for the 2010 racing season. There had been rumors that the Feillu brothers would be racing with Lance Armstrong [...]

• Tour of Utah and Marion Classic Mark Last 2009 NRC Multi-Race Weekend
  August 26th, 2009
  

  Another pair of races marked the 23rd and 24th events on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar last week. Francisco Mancebo (ESP/Rock Racing) grabbed the overall lead at the Tour [...]

• Aussie Star Guilty Over Hit-and-Run
  August 25th, 2009
  

  SYDNEY, Aug 26, 2009 (AFP) – Australian cyclist Chris Jongewaard was convicted Wednesday over a hit-and-run driving accident which left his training partner fighting for his life. The four-time national [...]

• Team Type 1 Brings Operations In-House For 2010
  August 25th, 2009
  

  Atlanta – Team Type 1 is bringing management services in-house for the 2010 season, Chief Executive Officer Phil Southerland announced Tuesday. The announcement means the endurance sports program that consists [...]

• Davis Given Chance To Make Amends On Tour of Spain
  August 25th, 2009
  

  PARIS, Aug 25, 2009 (AFP) – Australia’s Allan Davis will have the chance to make amends for missing the Tour de France in July after he was named in Quick [...]

• Boasson Hagen Wins Eneco Tour
  August 25th, 2009
  

  Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen of the Columbia team won the Eneco Tour cycling race on Tuesday after dominating the final stage, a 13km individual time-trial. The 22-year-old finished ahead of [...]

• Team Astana in Tour of Spain with Alexandr Vinokourov
  August 24th, 2009
  

  Disgraced cyclist Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan has been named in Astana’s squad for the Tour of Spain, which begins this Saturday. Vinokourov, who recently returned from a two-year doping ban [...]

• Boasson Hagen Wins Again To Consolidate Eneco Lead
  August 24th, 2009
  

  ROERMOND, Netherlands, Aug 24, 2009 (AFP) – Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen consolidated his lead of the Eneco Tour stage race by beating some of the more specialist fast men in [...]

• Riders Roll Out For Tour de Timor
  August 24th, 2009
  

  DILI, Aug 24, 2009 (AFP) – Some 280 cyclists from around the world pedaled out of East Timor’s presidential palace Monday on the first leg of the inaugural Tour de [...]

• Pic to Retire from Racing at End of 2009 Season and Co-Direct Squad with British Olympian Rachel Heal
  August 24th, 2009
  

  Six-Time US National Criterium Champion Tina Pic to Lead Colavita/Sutter Home Women’s Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light Linden, NJ (August 24, 2009) — Tina Pic, the undisputed champion of [...]

• Team Saxo Bank Signs Contract With Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
  August 24th, 2009
  

  [24.08 13:56] Team Saxo Bank is pleased to reveal that 23 year-old Jonas Aaen Jørgensen has signed a two-year contract with Team Saxo Bank. In January, Jonas made a huge [...]

• Simon Gerrans Won GP Ouest France – Plouay
  August 24th, 2009
  

  Sunday, Team Saxo Bank participated in the 229 kilometer long French race, GP Ouest France – Plouay with med Jonathan Bellis, Michael Mørkøv, Lasse Bøchman, Anders Lund, Nicki Sørensen, Gustav [...]

• Valverde To lead Caisse d’Epargne at Vuelta
  August 24th, 2009
  

  MADRID, Aug 24, 2009 (AFP) – Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde will lead the Caisse d’Epargne team at this year’s Tour of Spain, the cycling team announced on Monday. The 29-year-old, [...]

• Mancebo Wins Tour of Utah
  August 24th, 2009
  

  FRANCISCO MANCEBO CLAIMS TOUR OF UTAH AND ROCK RACING TAKES TOP TEAM HONORS Salt Lake City, Utah — Following a monstrous effort on yesterday’s “queen stage” at the Larry H. [...]

• Bak Wins Stage As Hagen Takes Eneco Tour Lead
  August 23rd, 2009
  

  SITTARD, Netherlands, Aug 23, 2009 (AFP) – Dane Lars Bak of Saxo Bank won Sunday’s fifth stage of the Eneco Tour at Sittard as Norwegian rider Edvald Boasson Hagen of [...]

• Downing Defies The Elements To Win Tour of Ireland
  August 23rd, 2009
  

  Downing Takes His Biggest Career Victory as Nordhaug Wins the Stage Into Cork Russell Downing (Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta) rode a swashbuckling final stage from Bantry to Cork today, partnering Lars [...]

• Tour of Utah
  August 22nd, 2009
  

  McKissick and Bookwalter fill out time trial podium, status quo in top 3 on GC Sandwiched between the two toughest climbing days on the domestic calendar, the Miller Motorsports Park [...]

• Farrar Wins Again To At Eneco Tour And Retains Lead
  August 22nd, 2009
  

  American Tyler Farrar of the Garmin team retained the overall lead of the Eneco Tour by winning the race’s fourth stage after a sprint battle with Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen [...]

• Cavendish Wins Second Stage of Tour of Ireland
  August 22nd, 2009
  

  DUBLIN, Aug 22, 2009 (AFP) – Tour de France sprint king Mark Cavendish won stage two of the Tour of Ireland on Saturday. Columbia rider Cavendish, winner of six stages [...]

• Tour of Ireland – Stage 2
  August 22nd, 2009
  

  Written by: Myles McCorry Stage 2 of the Tour of Ireland 2009 made me happy. The 196k from Clonmel to Killarney had a few difficult climbs in it. On paper [...]

• Interview With Pieter Jacobs of Team Silence Lotto
  August 22nd, 2009
  

  Short interview with Pieter Jacobs, young Belgium pro. Team: Silence-Lotto Age: 22 Nationality: Belgium Career/race highlights 1s Stage 2, Tour de Namur 2005 1st Classique des Alpes (Junior) 2004 1st [...]

• Universal Sports Inks Four-Year Deal to Broadcast the Vuelta a Espana
  August 22nd, 2009
  

  Network Now Home to Two of the Three Grand Tours of Road Cycling LOS ANGELES (July 28, 2009) – Universal Sports announced today it has inked an exclusive four-year multimedia [...]

• Athletes To Watch Aug 29-30 at GHS USA Cycling Pro Championships
  August 22nd, 2009
  

  GREENVILLE, S.C. (August 20, 2009) – Race organizers confirmed today that three-time U.S. Pro Time Trial Champion David Zabriskie (Garmin-Slipstream), and two-time U.S. Pro Road Race Champion George Hincapie (Team [...]

• Armstrong Mobbed At Tour of Ireland
  August 22nd, 2009
  

  DUBLIN, Aug 21, 2009 (AFP) – US cycling star Lance Armstrong stole the show as he was mobbed by hundreds of fans during the Tour of Ireland. The seven-time Tour [...]

• Team Type 1’s Wilson Dons Mountains Jersey In Ireland
  August 21st, 2009
  

  Waterford, Ireland – Team Type 1’s Matt Wilson donned the King of the Mountains jersey Friday after the opening stage of the Tour of Ireland. The Australian earned the lead [...]

• Downing Sprints to Victory At Tour of Ireland Stage 1
  August 21st, 2009
  

  Friday 21st August The Ritz-Carlton, Powerscourt to Waterford 196 km Russell Downing (Candi TV Marshalls Pasta) won stage one of the Tour of Ireland into Waterford today. The British rider [...]

• Farrar Retains Lead As Boonen Wins Stage Three Of Eneco Tour
  August 21st, 2009
  

  HASSELT, Belgium, Aug 21, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian Tom Boonen, riding for Quick Step, won the third stage of the Eneco Tour at Hasselt on Friday, seeing off overall leader [...]

• Lill Gift Wraps Team Type 1 A Stage Win
  August 20th, 2009
  

  Mount Nebo, Utah – Darren Lill claimed victory for Team Type 1 Thursday on one of the most difficult days of the event billed as “America’s Toughest Stage Race.” Lill [...]

• Farrar Doubles Up At Eneco Tour
  August 20th, 2009
  

  BRUSSELS, Aug 20, 2009 (AFP) – US rider Tyler Farrar of the Garmin team won the second stage of the Eneco Tour here on Thursday to consolidate his overall race [...]

• Rock Racing’s Francisco Mancebo and Oscar Sevilla Solo to Victory in a 1-2 Finish at Tour of Utah’s Opening Stage
  August 20th, 2009
  

  Salt Lake City, Utah — If this was the start of the Toughest Stage Race in America, Rock Racing’s Francisco Mancebo and Oscar Sevilla didn’t seem to notice. Breaking away [...]

• Team Ouch Maxxis At Tour of Utah
  August 20th, 2009
  

  White goes on attack, earns first KoM jersey in Utah. Strong overall performance for OUCH Presented by Maxxis on first road stage. Brad White KoMSalt Lake City, UT – It [...]

• Klöden Out In Eneco / No Contador In Plouay
  August 20th, 2009
  

  Andreas Klöden had to abandon in the Eneco Tour due to a wrist injury. Klöden was involved in a crash with five riders just before the climb of the Old [...]

• Farrar On The Double At Eneco Tour
  August 19th, 2009
  

  ARDOOIE, Belgium, Aug 19, 2009 (AFP) – US rider Tyler Farrar of the Garmin team won the 185km first stage of the Eneco Tour on Wednesday to take the overall [...]

• Team Type 1 Announces Tour of Ireland Roster
  August 19th, 2009
  

  Dublin, Ireland — Team Type 1 and its mission to instill hope and inspiration for people affected by diabetes will be in the spotlight later this week when the men’s [...]

• Brent Bookwalter Wins Utah Prologue As BMC Stacks Four Riders In Top Ten
  August 19th, 2009
  

  Coming into the Tour of Utah prologue the BMC Racing Team’s major strategy was to cram as many of its riders into the top 10 as possible. Bringing probably the [...]

• Kabush and Koerber win at Windham; JHK and Pendrel take inaugural Pro XCT crowns
  August 18th, 2009
  

  Despite a mid-race crash, Geoff Kabush (CAN/Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain) recovered to earn the just over one minute win a the Yankee Clipper at Windham Mountain, the final race on the [...]

• Tour of Ireland Preview
  August 18th, 2009
  

  Written by: Myles McCorry The 2008 tour of Ireland was a fantastic affair. Top line pros, housed in camper vans rather than big team buses, meant super access to the [...]

• McEwen Postpones Comeback Over Knee Pain
  August 18th, 2009
  

  ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Aug 17, 2009 (AFP) – Australian sprinter Robbie McEwen has been forced to pull out of his competitive comeback race, the Eneco Tour, after feeling pain in his [...]

• Product Recall: SRAM 10 Speed Chain With PowerLock Connector Links
  August 18th, 2009
  

  FROM SRAM: SRAM is working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to announce a voluntary product recall of SRAM 10 speed chain PowerLock connector links. SRAM has determined there [...]

• OUCH Presented y Maxxis Heads Building On Momentum For Utah
  August 18th, 2009
  

  Oakland, CA – The OUCH Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis will look to build on the momentum generated by freshly minted U.S. National Criterium Champion John Murphy as the [...]

• Chavanel Powers To Eneco Tour Prologue Win
  August 18th, 2009
  

  ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Aug 18, 2009 (AFP) – French rider Sylvain Chavanel of the Quick Step team took the leader’s jersey after winning the prologue of the seven-stage Eneco Tour ProTour [...]

• Swindlehurst to Lead BISSELL® Pro Cycling in Tour of Utah
  August 17th, 2009
  

  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., August 17, 2009 – Tomorrow, BISSELL Pro Cycling’s Burke Swindlehurst will lead his team’s eight-man roster six days of some of the toughest racing on the NRC [...]

• Team Type 1 Ready For ‘Hardest Race’
  August 17th, 2009
  

  Salt Lake City – Billing the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah as “America’s Toughest Stage Race” is not false advertising, says Team Type 1 Assistant Director Gord Fraser. “I [...]

• BMC Surrounds Jeff Louder With Strong Team For Tour of Utah
  August 17th, 2009
  

  Arriving at the 2009 Tour of Utah as defending champions as well as hot favourites, the BMC Racing Team is not taking anything for granted. Hoping to repeat the successes [...]

• Lance Armstrong The Ironman Triathlete? Rumor No More
  August 17th, 2009
  

  So all the rumors about Lance Armstrong doing an Ironman Triathlon has been answered by the man himself. In his post Leadville press conference he confirms that he will do [...]

• Murphy Takes U.S. Criterium Championship
  August 17th, 2009
  

  Downers Grove, IL – John Murphy of the OUCH Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis will wear the stars and stripes jersey of the U.S. National Criterium Champion for the [...]

• Murphy, Pic and England Win Pro and Elite Criterium Crowns
  August 17th, 2009
  

  Downers Grove, Ill. (Aug. 16, 2009) – USA Cycling awarded three national titles on a rainy Sunday in suburban Chicago as the nation’s top sprinters gathered to compete for stars-and-stripes [...]

• Kirsten Wins at Downers Grove; Leipheimer Maintains Pro Tour Lead
  August 17th, 2009
  

  Ben Kersten (AUS/Fly-V Australia) won the fourth event on the USA Cycling Professional Tour, the USA Cycling Professional Criterium Championships, in Downers Grove on Sunday. The Aussie outsprinted John Murphy [...]

• American Farrar Wins Hamburg’s Cyclassics
  August 17th, 2009
  

  HAMBURG, Germany, Aug 16, 2009 (AFP) – Garmin sprinter Tyler Farrar was celebrating on Sunday when he became the first American to win the Hamburg Cyclassics one-day classic. The 25-year-old [...]

• Ilesic Delivers 50th Win For Team Type 1 Men
  August 17th, 2009
  

  Winston-Salem, N.C. – A flat rear tire nearly deflated Aldo Ino Ilesic’s hopes of scoring Team Type 1’s 50th victory of the season Sunday at the Hanes Park Classic in [...]

• Astana Announce Team for the Tour of Ireland
  August 15th, 2009
  

  The Astana team has announced the line up for this year’s Tour of Ireland, in association with Fáilte Ireland. Lance Armstrong will head up a seven man team of young [...]

• Alberto Contador To Ride For 2010 Astana Cycling Team
  August 15th, 2009
  

  In order to clarify some misunderstandings reported in the media, the Astana Cycling Team Management reconfirms that 2009 Tour de France winner Alberto Contador is expected to ride for Team [...]

• Astana Says Contador Going Nowhere in 2010
  August 15th, 2009
  

  PARIS, Aug 15, 2009 (AFP) – Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has been warned he may have to fight if he is to be granted his wish of leaving [...]

• YouTube Bicycle Rider
  August 15th, 2009
  

  We have seen some strange ideas connected to bicycles. But this guy has just taken it too far. Talk about never wanting to leave your TV at home. Humm, we [...]

• Movie Review: Bicycle Dreams – The Race Across America
  August 15th, 2009
  

  A FILM BY STEPHEN AUERBACH Bicycle Dreams is a film that captures the incredible physical demands that the most grueling sporting event in the world delivers by the truck load. [...]

• Bicycle Dreams – The Film – Trailer
  August 15th, 2009
  

  To see the Bicycle.net movie review of Bicycle Dreams click here. The film is so worth seeing we are giving you sneak peek here. But go and purchase the film.

• Hey Dude, Where Is My Discount?
  August 15th, 2009
  

  Written by: Bike Shop Bobby Hey there, been a while hasn’t it? I’m still alive and kickin’ it down at the shop. Even though the economy’s in the toilet it [...]

• Timor Gears Up For Gruelling Cycle Race Challenge
  August 15th, 2009
  

  by Matt Crook DILI, Aug 14, 2009 (AFP) – East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta has thrown down the gauntlet to foreign cyclists ahead of the inaugural Tour de Timor and [...]

• Olympic Cyclist, Chris Boardman Predicts The Future Of Bicycles
  August 15th, 2009
  

  This is the future of commuter bicycles according to Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman. It can count calories, play music, solar-power your motor uphill, and has a locking device with fingerprint [...]

• CAT UP AND QUIT RIDING…HOW TO PREP FOR THE BIG RACE?
  August 14th, 2009
  

  PLEASE DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME…WITHOUT A CYCLOPS I haven’t ridden either of my Cannondales a single mile since before the 4th of July, and now it’s mid-August, but nevertheless [...]

• Jens Voigt Is Soon Fully Recovered
  August 14th, 2009
  

  [14.08 00:21] It was an ugly scene when Team Saxo Bank locomotive, Jens Voigt, hit the asphalt on a descent during the Tour de France with 80 km/h. It was [...]

• Junior Track World Championships Results
  August 14th, 2009
  

  Results from the junior world championships in track cycling here on Friday: Men Madison 30km 1. Alex Carvier/Luke Dubridge (AUS) 13 pts, 2. Jochen Deweer/Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL) 12, 3. [...]

• Team Type 1 Riders Will Speak To West Ridge Academy Students
  August 14th, 2009
  

  Salt Lake City – Two members of the Team Type 1 men’s professional cycling team will speak to students at West Ridge Academy in West Jordan, Utah, Monday about the [...]

• Markus Zberg Retires After 14 Years As Pro
  August 14th, 2009
  

  BMC Racing Team’s Markus Zberg retires after 14 years as a pro After his high-speed crash this past Sunday at the Tour de l’Ain, the two-time Swiss National Champion had [...]

• WADA Labs Corrupted By Disgraced Austrian, Claims Kohl
  August 14th, 2009
  

  VIENNA, Aug 14, 2009 (AFP) – Disgraced Tour de France cyclist Bernard Kohl said Friday that scientists working in laboratories accredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) were bribed by [...]

• Team RadioShack Adding To It’s Ranks
  August 13th, 2009
  

  Sergio Paulinho has confirmed that he will be riding for the new Lance Armstrong RadioShack team in 2010 and 2011. The news was announced on the Portuguese wire service LUSA, [...]

• Nominations to Mountain Bike World Championship Team announced
  August 13th, 2009
  

  Colorado Springs, Colo. (Aug. 13, 2009)—USA Cycling announced today the 43 athletes that have been nominated to represent the United States at the upcoming 2009 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships [...]

• Stevens Wins Stage Four of La Route de France
  August 13th, 2009
  

  St. Pourcain, France (Aug. 13, 2009) – Evelyn Stevens (New York, N.Y.) pulled off her first major European road stage race victory with a win in stage four of La [...]

• Junior Track World Championships Results
  August 13th, 2009
  

  MOSCOW, Aug 13, 2009 (AFP) – Results from the junior world championships in track cycling here on Thursday: Men 1km time trial 1. Nikolay Zhurkin (RUS) 1min 03.060sec, 2. Loris [...]

• Tour de l’Ain Cycling Results
  August 12th, 2009
  

  Results from the fourth and final stage of the Tour de l’Ain, a 128.2km ride from Belley to Culoz/Grand-Colombier: Stage: 1. Rein Taaramae (EST) Cofidis 3hr 36min 56sec, 2. David [...]

• Taaramae Snatches Overall Win From Horner
  August 12th, 2009
  

  CULOZ, France, Aug 12, 2009 (AFP) – Estonia’s Rein Taaramae of the Cofidis team won the final stage of the four-day Tour de l’Ain on Wednesday to snatch overall victory [...]

• Performance – The Song
  August 11th, 2009
  

  This is one very funny song. It is done as a rap with a anti-fixie take.

• Vinokourov Shows Good Form At Tour de l’Ain
  August 11th, 2009
  

  SAINT-GENIS-POUILLY , France, Aug 11, 2009 (AFP) – Kazakh rider Alexandre Vinokourov, just back from a two-year blood doping ban, on Tuesday showed a clean pair of wheels to his [...]

• Tour de l’Ain Cycling Results
  August 11th, 2009
  

  Results from the third stage of the Tour de l’Ain on Monday, an 8.6km ride at Saint-Genis-Pouilly: Stage 1. Alexandre Vinokourov (KAZ/Team Kazakhstan) 8.6 km in 9min 50sec, 2. Michiel [...]

• Hometown Pro Team Bissell Doesn’t Disappoint on Bricks
  August 11th, 2009
  

  Zirbel wins Meijer Grand Cycling Classic Grand Rapids, MI [Aug 11, 2009] – Tom Zirbel didn’t disappoint his Bissell sponsors hometown fans of Grand Rapids, MI, as he wins his [...]

• Christoph Sauser’s Signed, Framed World Champions Jersey Auctioned For His Charity
  August 11th, 2009
  

  Christoph Sauser is the current UCI World cross country champion who rides with the Specialized Factory Racing team. Christoph presented us (Bike Pure) with his jersey to assist the mission [...]

• United States Ranked #1 in Junior Nations Cup
  August 11th, 2009
  

  It was an action-packed week for USA Cycling’s Development programs, with the highlight of the week being the silver medal earned by Lawson Craddock (Houston, Texas/Hot Tubes) in the UCI [...]

• Miller Sweeps North Carolina Criteriums; Colavita-Sutter Home-Cooking-Light Takes Men’s Team Lead
  August 11th, 2009
  

  A pair of North Carolina criteriums marked the 21st and 22nd races of the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar over the weekend. David Veilleux (CAN/Kelly Benefit Strategies) grabbed the men’s [...]

• Tour de l’Ain Cycling Results
  August 10th, 2009
  

  OYONNAX, France, Aug 10, 2009 (AFP) – Results from the second stage of the Tour de l’Ain on Monday, over 145.4km between Trevoux and Oyonnax: Stage 1. Gil Joaquin Rojas [...]

• Syncros Partners with IMBA to Support and Reward Mountain Biking Advocacy
  August 10th, 2009
  

  Syncros provides discount product coupons to IMBA members and volunteers as rewards for creating, enhancing and preserving mountain bike trails around the world SAN CARLOS, Calif. – Aug. 10, 2009 [...]

• Italy’s Ballan Wins Tour of Poland, Greipel Takes Final Stage
  August 8th, 2009
  

  KRAKOW, Poland, Aug 8, 2009 (AFP) – Italy’s Alessandro Ballan, of the Lampre team, won the 66th edition of the Tour of Poland here on Saturday after the seventh and [...]

• Brentwood Grand Prix
  August 8th, 2009
  

  Last year the Los Angeles bicycle club La Grange put on the Brentwood Grand Prix, and they are at it again for 2009. In honor of the one year anniversary [...]

• The Nichols Canyon Ride – What A Club Ride Should Be
  August 8th, 2009
  

  Written by: Dave Wyman Each Sunday, members of the Velo Club La Grange make the 27 mile Nichols Canyon ride. It’s a ride I used to make, in 1976, when [...]

• Product Review: FEATHER ROAD BRAKES
  August 8th, 2009
  

  Written by: VeloGuy Bicycle.net was given the opportunity to try out the new Feather Road Brakes over the last few months and we truly put them to the test. Riding [...]

• Landis Shoots Hoops; Jazz’s Williams To Time Trial
  August 8th, 2009
  

  Utah Jazz point guard Deron Williams and Floyd Landis (OUCH) will challenge one another in their respective sports at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, on Friday, at 6:30 p.m. [...]

• The Power Of The Mind And Cycling Success
  August 8th, 2009
  

  Endings often turn out to be beginnings. For instance, waking up in the hospital after stage two of the 2004 Redlands Classic with no memory of how I got there [...]

• HOTTER’N HELL HUNDRED, COMING UP!
  August 7th, 2009
  

  This year I moved to North Texas and what perfect timing — August 28th brings a 3-day cycling fest up in Wichita Falls called the Hotter’n Hell Hundred, or HHH [...]

• Junior Road World Championships Results
  August 7th, 2009
  

  MOSCOW, Aug 7, 2009 (AFP) – Results from the first day of the junior road world championships in cycling here on Friday: Men 26.2km time trial 1. Luke Durbridge (AUS) [...]

• Mike Sayers Signs On For Two More Years as Assistant Directeur Sportif for BMC
  August 7th, 2009
  

  Santa Rosa, 2009-08-07 Having spent much of the 2009 domestic racing season as de facto director for the BMC Racing Team, Mike Sayers has signed a contract with the team [...]

• Tour of Burgos Results
  August 7th, 2009
  

  MADRID, Aug 7, 2009 (AFP) – Results from the third stage of the Tour of Burgos in northern Spain, held over a 175-kilometre route that began and ended in Burgos [...]

• Hagan Sprints To Tour of Poland Sixth Stage Win
  August 7th, 2009
  

  ZAKOPANE, Poland, Aug 7, 2009 (AFP) – Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen, of the Columbia team, won a sprint finish for the sixth and penultimate stage of the Tour of Poland [...]

• Women’s Prestige Cycling Series Finale Shakes Up Standings
  August 7th, 2009
  

  Team classification takes unexpected twist and the Sprints tie is broken (Minneapolis, August 4, 2009) The season long see saw battle between Team TIBCO and Webcor Builders ended in TIBCO’s [...]

• Tour of Burgos Results
  August 6th, 2009
  

  Results from the second stage of the Tour of Burgos in northern Spain, held over 153 kilometres between Villasana de Mena and Miranda de Ebro on Thursday: Stage: 1. Joaquin [...]

• Ballan Wins Tour of Poland Fifth Stage
  August 6th, 2009
  

  KRYNICA ZDROJ, Poland, Aug 6, 2009 (AFP) – Italy’s Allesandro Ballan, of the Lampre team, won a sprint finish for the fifth stage of the Tour of Poland under the [...]

• 2009 Interbike Exhibitor List On Par with Last Year; Major Exhibitors Returning
  August 6th, 2009
  

  With many category-specific events and show features, Interbike continues to serve as the annual gathering place for the cycling industry SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. – August 5, 2009 – Interbike [...]

• Menzies Scores at Elk Grove, Zirbel Grabs NRC Lead
  August 6th, 2009
  

  Karl Menzies (AUS/OUCH-Maxxis) used consistent performances throughout the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar’s richest event, the Tour of Elk Grove, to take home the $25,000 GC winner’s prize. Menzies finished [...]

• Six-Time Tour de France stage winner Mark Cavendish highlights Team Columbia–HTC roster for upcoming Tour of Missouri
  August 6th, 2009
  

  Three-time world-champion Michael Rogers and 2007 Tour of Missouri winner George Hincapie also named as part of the squad JEFFERSON CITY, MO (August 5, 2009) — Mark Cavendish of Britain, [...]

• Vinokourov Returns To Roots On Competitive Return
  August 6th, 2009
  

  BOURG-EN-BRESSE, France, Aug 6, 2009 (AFP) – Disgraced cyclist Alexandre Vinokourov will make his competitive return this week hoping to show he has not lost too much race form during [...]

• Team Type 1′s Ilesic Makes It Two Straight At Crossroads Classic
  August 6th, 2009
  

  Concord, N.C. – Team Type 1’s Aldo Ino Ilesic notched his fifth victory of the season – and won his second race in two nights – Wednesday at the Cabarrus [...]

• Meijer Grand Cycling Classic Womens Race Draws Top Riders
  August 6th, 2009
  

  Herman Miller on board as Women’s Race sponsor Grand Rapids, MI [Aug 3, 2009] – The Meijer Grand Cycling Classic, scheduled for this Sat., August 8 in the Arena District [...]

• Tour of Burgos Results
  August 5th, 2009
  

  MADRID, Aug 5, 2009 (AFP) – Results from the first stage of the Tour of Burgos in northern Spain, held over 143 kilometres between Ona and Briviesca on Wednesday: Stage [...]

• Tour of Poland Results
  August 5th, 2009
  

  Stage 1. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR/Columbia) 5hr 25min 55sec, 2. Jurgen Roelandts (BEL) same time, 3. Danilo Napolitano (ITA) s.t., 4. Steve Chainel (FRA) s.t., 5. Igor Abakoumov (BEL) s.t. [...]

• Boasson Hagen Wins As Greipel DQ’d In Poland
  August 5th, 2009
  

  RZESZOW, Poland, Aug 4, 2009 (AFP) – Norwegian ace Edvald Boasson Hagen of the Columbia team won the fourth stage of the Tour of Poland on Wednesday after outshining teammate [...]

• The Real Cost Of Doping
  August 4th, 2009
  

  Written by: Myles McCorry – Bike Pure This is the REAL cost of doping. Mikel Astarloza cheated his way to stage 16 victory in this years Tour de France, but [...]

• Astarloza Denies Doping Allegations
  August 4th, 2009
  

  SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, Aug 4, 2009 (AFP) – Spanish cyclist Mikel Astarloza, who was suspended after he failed an out-of-competition doping test, said Tuesday he is certain he will be [...]

• Furlan Wins Tour of Poland Second Stage
  August 3rd, 2009
  

  BIALYSTOK, Poland, Aug 3, 2009 (AFP) – Italian Angelo Furlan of Lampre dominated a sprint finish to win the second stage of the Tour of Poland Monday. Furlan beat Belgian [...]

• Menzies Takes Overall Win At Elk Grove
  August 3rd, 2009
  

  OUCH Presented by Maxxis Teamwork delivers Menzies to overall win at Elk Grove Elk Grove, IL – With only a final-stage criterium between Karl Menzies and the overall title of [...]

• Vinokourov Set To Return To Racing Post Doping Ban
  August 3rd, 2009
  

  Kazakh cyclist Alexandre Vinokourov will return to racing Tuesday after serving a two-year doping ban which followed a positive test on the 2007 Tour de France. Vinokourov will get back [...]

• Team Type 1’s Leal Is Mexican National Time Trial Champion
  August 2nd, 2009
  

  Ameca, Jalisco, Mexico – Veronica Leal rode to victory in the rain Saturday at the Mexican individual time trial championships, earning Team Type 1 its second national title in as [...]

• Glencoe Grand Prix Adds To Prize Purse
  August 2nd, 2009
  

  Glencoe, Ill. – An already impressive prize list for this year’s third annual Glencoe Grand Prix presented by AT&T is being bolstered by the addition of a heap of cash [...]

• Tour of Denmark – Fuglsang Wins By Three Seconds
  August 2nd, 2009
  

  Jakob Fuglsang and Saxo Bank defend lead, win Tour of Denmark [02.08 20:23] Coming into the final stage of the Tour of Denmark with a narrow three second lead, Saxo [...]

• Bozic Wins First Stage of Tour of Poland
  August 2nd, 2009
  

  WARSAW, Aug 2, 2009 (AFP) – Slovenia’s Borut Bozic, riding for the Vacansoleil team, won a sprint finish to take the first stage of the 66th edition of the Tour [...]

• Menzies Sprints Into Lead At Elk Grove
  August 1st, 2009
  

  Elk Grove, IL – After what team directeur Mike Tamayo referred to as “essentially a 32-kilometer lead-out,” the OUCH Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis delivered Tasmanian Karl Menzies to [...]

• Tour of Denmark – Fuglsang Holds His Lead
  August 1st, 2009
  

  Jakob Fuglsang holds tight lead going into final stage in Denmark [01.08 21:56] The evening time trial at the Tour of Denmark turned into a heart-stopping race for the overall [...]

• Barredo Wins San Sebastian Classic
  August 1st, 2009
  

  SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, Aug 1, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s Carlos Barredo surprised the favorites by winning the San Sebastian Classic race in Spain’s northern Basque region here on Saturday, edging [...]

• BISSELL Pro Cycling Removes Kirk O’Bee from Team for Contract Violation
  August 1st, 2009
  

  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 31, 2009 – BISSELL Pro Cycling has removed Kirk O’Bee from the team today, immediately after learning that the rider has violated its no-tolerance policy agreed [...]

• Contador To Miss San Sebastian Classic
  August 1st, 2009
  

  MADRID, July 31, 2009 (AFP) – Tour de France winner Alberto Contador will not compete in the San Sebastian classic, one of the top one-day events on the UCI ProTour, [...]

• Universal Sports Inks Four-Year Deal to Broadcast the Vuelta a Espana
  August 1st, 2009
  

  Network Now Home to Two of the Three Grand Tours of Road Cycling LOS ANGELES (July 28, 2009) – Universal Sports announced today it has inked an exclusive four-year multimedia [...]

• Jakob Fuglsang Continues The Dominating Saxo Bank Performance In Denmark
  August 1st, 2009
  

  [31.07 23:20] Just as Niki Sörensen predicted after stage two at the Tour of Denmark, another Saxo Bank rider won solo after a late stage attack in the circuits around [...]

• Nichole Wangsgard Wins Super Week Pro Tour
  August 1st, 2009
  

  Nichole Wangsgard of the Colavita/Sutter Home Women’s Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light Wins Superweek Pro Tour Shontell Gauthier Captures Sprint Competition Linden, NJ (July 31, 2009) — Nichole Wangsgard [...]

• Tour de France Benefits From The Lance-Factor
  August 1st, 2009
  

  by Ryland James PARIS, August 01, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong missed out on an eighth Tour de France crown this year but, say rivals and admirers, his return to [...]

• Team Type 1’s Crowell Earns Gold, Powers Bronze In Time Trial
  August 1st, 2009
  

  Bend, Ore. – Jackie Crowell made history with her victory Friday in the Under 23 time trial at the USA Cycling Elite National Championships in Bend, Ore. In winning the [...]

• Univest Grand Prix Adds Another Stage To The USA Cycling Pro Tour
  July 31st, 2009
  

  Allentown, PA (July 31, 2009) – The Univest Grand Prix, the finale of the USA Cycling Pro Tour, expands for 2009 with the addition of a team time trial stage [...]

• Mikel Astarloza Fails Doping Test
  July 31st, 2009
  

  GENEVA, July 31, 2009 (AFP) – Spanish cyclist Mikel Astarloza, who won the 16th stage of the Tour de France, has been suspended after he failed an out of competition [...]

• Valverde Has Something To Prove At San Sebastian Classic
  July 31st, 2009
  

  Alejandro Valverde will have something to prove when the San Sebastian classic, one of the top one-day events on the UCI ProTour, takes places on Saturday in northern Spain. The [...]

• Tour de France 2009 Highlights – Part 1
  July 30th, 2009
  

  This is a very good highlight video of the 2009 Tour de France. This is just part 1.

• West Hollywood, CA Puts Teeth In Bike Law
  July 30th, 2009
  

  People who break the bicycle riding law in West Hollywood could soon be fined up to $250 for riding recklessly on city sidewalks. After receiving complaints from pedestrians startled by [...]

• Nicki Sørensen Solos To Denmark Stage Two Victory
  July 30th, 2009
  

  Takes Over Leader’s Jersey [30.07 20:19] There was little doubt coming into the second stage of the Tour of Denmark that the Saxo Bank race leaders would be hot favourites [...]

• TOUR OF MISSOURI ANNOUNCES INDIVIDUAL STAGE COURSES
  July 30th, 2009
  

  Maps and profiles released for world class cycling event this September JEFFERSON CITY, MO ( July 30, 2009) — A stage-by-stage synopsis of the seven -day, 612-mile Tour of Missouri [...]

• Matthew Goss and J.J. Haedo Go 1-2 on Wallonie Final Stage, Alex Kolobnev 3rd Overall
  July 29th, 2009
  

  [29.07 19:26] Topping off what has been a satisfyingly successful week of racing for the team, Saxo Bank bagged their third stage victory of the tour. Matthew Goss won his [...]

• Anthony Colby of the Colavita/Sutter Home Men’s Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light Solos to First NRC Victory
  July 29th, 2009
  

  Colorado Climber Wins Final Stage of BMC Cascade Cycling Classic Linden, NJ (July 29, 2009) — Anthony Colby of the top-ranked Colavita/Sutter Home Men’s Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light [...]

• Spanish PM Says Contador Has No Rival
  July 29th, 2009
  

  MADRID, July 29, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s prime minister praised 2009 Tour de France winner Alberto Contador, saying on Wednesday that the Spaniard, who was locked in a tense duel [...]

• Netherlands Widens Lead As Top European Bicycle Manufacture
  July 29th, 2009
  

  THE HAGUE, July 29, 2009 (AFP) – The Netherlands has increased its lead as Europe’s biggest bicycle maker,raising its share of production from 20 to 30 percent in four years, [...]

• Wiggins Vows To Focus On Tour de France
  July 29th, 2009
  

  British rider Bradley Wiggins will focus his attention solely on the Tour de France for the next two years in an effort to win cycling’s most daunting race. Wiggins equaled [...]

• NO “I” IN TEAM, By Lance Armstrong
  July 28th, 2009
  

  So now that the battle on the bikes has ended, the war of words seems to be fully underway.  To whit, Alberto Contador remarks to the spanish press that there [...]

• FINAL TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR 2009 TOUR OF MISSOURI, SEPTEMBER 7-13, 2009
  July 28th, 2009
  

  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (July 27, 2009) — Canada’s top team Planet Energy has been named as the final team for September’s Tour of Missouri, race organizers announced today, completing the [...]

• Tour of Wallonie
  July 28th, 2009
  

  Alexandr Kolobnev takes fifth in difficult fourth stage at Wallonie, moves up GC [28.07 18:10] The fourth stage at the Tour de Wallonie saw another large split happen in the [...]

• Cascade and Chicago Crit highlight NRC as Sutherland takes over men’s lead
  July 28th, 2009
  

  July 27, 2009 Two events marked the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar last week, the five-stage Cascade Cycling Classic in Bend, Ore. and the Chicago Criterium. Evie Stevens (New York, [...]

• Matthew Goss Wins Wallonie Third Stage After 200 km Break
  July 28th, 2009
  

  [27.07 19:56] Coming into the stage with a plan to work for the team’s sprinters, Saxo Bank sent Matthew Goss on the attack very early on. Getting into a break [...]

• Armstrong Hits Back Hard At Contador’s Comments
  July 28th, 2009
  

  Seven-time Tour de France champion, and 2009 3rd place finisher Lance Armstrong on Tuesday hit back following a stinging attack on him by this year’s Tour winner Alberto Contador. Contador [...]

• Rock Racing’s Sevilla Conquers Cascade Classic
  July 27th, 2009
  

  Bend, Ore. — Rock Racing stamped its authority on the Bend Memorial Clinic Cascade Cycling Classic in a big way during Sunday’s final stage of the six-day race in Bend, [...]

• Third At Cascade, Team Type 1’s Powers Wins WPCS
  July 27th, 2009
  

  Bend, Ore. – Being called to stand on the final podium at a National Racing Calendar (NRC) event is becoming a familiar routine for Team Type 1’s Alison Powers. For [...]

• Tour Chief Salutes Contador, Armstrong… And Brits
  July 27th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, July 27, 2009 (AFP) – Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme gave the thumbs-up to the influence of Lance Armstrong on this year’s race after the [...]

• Contador Lashes Out At Armstrong
  July 27th, 2009
  

  MADRID, July 27, 2009 (AFP) – Tour de France winner Alberto Contador on Monday launched a stinging attack on teammate Lance Armstrong, saying relations between the two were tense throughout [...]

• Defiant Contador Wins The Tour His Way
  July 27th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, July 27, 2009 (AFP) – Newly-crowned Tour de France champion Alberto Contador showed more than impressive climbing and time trialling skills on his way to victory [...]

• Tour Chief Hails Clean Race, But Says The Doping War Not Over
  July 27th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, July 27, 2009 (AFP) – Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme was understandably cautious after celebrating a scandal-free 96th edition here Sunday. For the first time [...]

• Contador Tour Win Celebrated With Wrong Anthem
  July 27th, 2009
  

  MADRID, July 26, 2009 (AFP) – When Alberto Contador stepped up to the podium on Sunday after winning the Tour de France for the second time, the Spanish rider was [...]

• Spanish Press Hails King Contador
  July 27th, 2009
  

  MADRID, July 27, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s press hailed Alberto Contador as a “king” on Monday after the 26-year-old won the Tour de France for the second time after an [...]

• Armstrong Needs To Work Hard To Win 2010 Tour, Says Astana Boss
  July 27th, 2009
  

  MADRID, July 26, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong will have to work hard if he wants to win the Tour de France next year, Astana’s Belgian manager Johan Bruyneel said [...]

• Beppu Hopes To Inspire More Japanese To Ride The Tour de France
  July 27th, 2009
  

  Japan’s Fumiyuki Beppu won the Tour de France’s combative jersey on Sunday’s 21st and final stage on Paris’ Champs Elysees and said he hopes he can inspire other cyclists from [...]

• Past Winners Of The Tour de France
  July 26th, 2009
  

  Past winners of the Tour de France: 1903 Maurice Garin (FRA) 1904 Henri Cornet (FRA) 1905 Louis Trousselier (FRA) 1906 Rene Pottier (FRA) 1907 Lucien Petit-Breton (FRA) 1908 Lucien Petit-Breton [...]

• Tour de France Stage Winners and Yellow Jersey
  July 26th, 2009
  

  A list of stage winners and yellow jersey wearers from the 96th edition of the Tour de France which ended here on Sunday: Stage 1: Fabian Cancellara (SUI)/Fabian Cancellara (SUI) [...]

• JUAN JOSE HAEDO WON STAGE 2 OF TOUR DE WALLONIE
  July 26th, 2009
  

  [26.07 16:57] The Team Saxo Bank riders were once again very visible on today’s 210 kilometer long second stage of Tour de Wallonie. Thus, both Michael Mørkøv, Juan Jose Haedo [...]

• Swedish Victory in Sachsen – Patrick Sinkewitz Overall Winner
  July 26th, 2009
  

  [26.07 15:59] On the 146-kilometer long and somewhat undulating last stage of the Sachsen Tour International was once again with a spontaneous and unpredictable peloton which with constant regularity was [...]

• Rock Racing’s Dominguez Dazzles Downtown Bend
  July 26th, 2009
  

  Bend, Ore. — It took Rock Racing nearly the entire race to chase down a four-man breakaway Saturday night at the Downtown Bend Criterium at the Bend Memorial Clinic Cascade [...]

• Tour de France Results – Cav Crushes On The Champs, As Contador Wins Tour
  July 26th, 2009
  

  Stage 21 results * 1. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia – Htc in 4:02:18 * 2. Mark Renshaw Team Columbia – Htc * 3. Tyler Farrar Garmin – Slipstream at 00:00 [...]

• Cavendish Hails ‘Beautiful’ Sixth Win
  July 26th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James PARIS, July 26, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish hailed his sixth stage win from this year’s Tour de France “beautiful” after powering his way to a [...]

• Armstrong Prefers Team Radioshack To Contador Party
  July 26th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James PARIS, France, July 26, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong admitted on Sunday he did not celebrate team-mate Alberto Contador’s Tour de France triumph, preferring instead to go [...]

• Contador Crowned Tour de France Champion
  July 26th, 2009
  

  PARIS, July 26, 2009 (AFP) – Alberto Contador of Spain was crowned Tour de France champion for the second time after the 21st and final stage on Sunday. Britain’s Mark [...]

• Contador Jubilant On The Champs Elysees
  July 26th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, July 26, 2009 (AFP) – A jubilant Alberto Contador claimed his second Tour de France yellow jersey here Sunday to hand Spain their fourth consecutive victory [...]

• Contador To Distance Himself From Armstrong
  July 25th, 2009
  

  Spain’s 2007 champion Alberto Contador said Saturday he will not join up with Lance Armstrong in a team next year, after virtually securing his second Tour de France crown here. [...]

• Cavendish Favourite For Stage, Hushovd For Green Jersey
  July 25th, 2009
  

  LE MONT VENTOUX, France, July 25, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish says he never focuses on his rivals, but on Sunday’s final stage of the Tour de France the [...]

• Tour de France Results – Stage 20, Overall, Classifications
  July 25th, 2009
  

  Stage 20 results * 1. Manuel Garate Juan Rabobank in 4:39:21 * 2. Tony Martin Team Columbia – Htc in 4:39:24 * 3. Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank in 4:39:59 [...]

• Gutsy Garate Saves Rabobank On The Ventoux
  July 25th, 2009
  

  Spaniard Juan Manuel Garate dedicated his maiden victory on the Tour de France to his Rabobank team. Rabobank came to the race hoping to challenge for the yellow jersey but [...]

• Podium Finish Isn’t Bad For Veteran Armstrong
  July 25th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James LE MONT VENTOUX, France, July 25, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong said he will be happy with a place on the podium in Paris as he lies [...]

• Wiggins Misses Podium, But Will Equal Millar’s Feat
  July 25th, 2009
  

  LE MONT VENTOUX, France, July 25, 2009 (AFP) – Olympic pursuit champion Bradley Wiggins came up short in his bid for an historic podium place for Britain when he finished [...]

• Contador Eyes Tour Crown As Garate Conquers Ventoux
  July 25th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis Alberto Contador virtually secured his second Tour de France crown after the race’s 20th and penultimate stage won by his fellow Spaniard Juan Manuel Garate on Saturday. [...]

• Hushovd Humiliated Me, Says Record-Setting Cavendish
  July 25th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis AUBENAS, France, July 25, 2009 (AFP) – One of the few sprinters’ rows of this year’s Tour de France appeared to be resolved, at least for a [...]

• State Championships Done-Nationals StillTo Go
  July 25th, 2009
  

  Written by: Lauren Jacobsen So the State Bicycle Championships went well. Won my Individual 500TT as well as the Team Sprint with my partner Louise. This is the first year [...]

• Armstrong Tunes Into Recruiting For Team Radioshack
  July 25th, 2009
  

  ANNECY, France, July 24, 2009 (AFP) – With his chances of winning this year’s yellow jersey all but over, Lance Armstrong said Friday he is already looking at potential riders [...]

• Mighty Ventoux Will Judge Tour’s Podium Places
  July 25th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis BOURGOIN-JALLIEU, France, July 24, 2009 (AFP) – A 14th visit to one of the most feared and ominous climbs in the history of the Tour de France [...]

• Only Disaster On Ventoux Will Stop Contador, Says Schleck
  July 25th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James AUBENAS, France, July 24, 2009 (AFP) – Second-placed Andy Schleck says only a disaster on Mount Ventoux for yellow yersey holder Alberto Contador will give him any [...]

• Team Type 1’s Aldape Solos To Victory
  July 24th, 2009
  

  Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort – Moises Aldape of Team Type 1 repeated his victory of a year ago at the Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort, soloing away from two others Friday [...]

• Team RadioShack Announcement With Lance Armstrong
  July 24th, 2009
  

  This is the video announcement of the new Lance Armstrong team with the main sponsor of RadioShack. Bicycle.net welcomes Team RadioShack and looks forward to seeing them on the road [...]

• Solo Victory for Patrick Sinkewitz in Sachsen Tour
  July 24th, 2009
  

  [24.07 17:25] The Team Saxo Bank-riders were once again ready to go during the 176 kilometer long third stage of the Sachsen Tour International between Aue and Meerane. The stage [...]

• Garmin Hush Over Contador Rumors
  July 24th, 2009
  

  Garmin chief Jonathan Vaughters admitted Tour de France leader Alberto Contador is a “fantastic rider” but would not confirm rumors his team was hoping to hire the Tour de France [...]

• Tour de France Results – Stage 19, Overall, and Classifications
  July 24th, 2009
  

  Stage 19 results * 1. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia – Htc in 3:50:35 * 2. Thor Hushovd Cervelo Test Team * 3. Gerald Ciolek Team Milram at 00:00 * 4. [...]

• Have Your Team Saxo Bank Jersey Signed During Tour of Denmark
  July 24th, 2009
  

  [24.07 10:57] When the Tour of Denmark comes to an end Sunday 2nd of August after the traditional mass sprint on Frederiksberg Allé you can find Team Saxo Bank’s webshop [...]

• Confusion Reigns Over Powers’ Third Place Finish
  July 24th, 2009
  

  Bend, Ore. – Team Type 1’s Alison Powers was congratulated by reporters for winning the Skyliner’s Time Trial Thursday at the Bend Memorial Clinic Cascade Cycling Classic. A few minutes [...]

• Team Type 1’s Holt Takes Lead At Gwinett Bike Fest
  July 24th, 2009
  

  Duluth, Ga. – Team Type 1’s Dan Holt finished second in Thursday’s Gwinnett Center Criterium but it was good enough for him to climb into the overall lead at the [...]

• Cavendish Makes It A Record Nine Wins At Tour de France
  July 24th, 2009
  

  AUBENAS, France, July 24, 2009 (AFP) – Mark Cavendish set a new British record for stage wins on the Tour de France when he sprinted to his fifth win of [...]

• Ventoux Climb Will Decide Second, Says Armstrong
  July 23rd, 2009
  

  by Ryland James ANNECY, France, July 23, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong admitted suffering during Thursday’s time trial in the Tour de France, but says his aim now is to [...]

• UCI ‘Rejects’ Rasmussen’s Stance On Anti-Doping Costs
  July 23rd, 2009
  

  GENEVA, July 23, 2009 (AFP) – World cycling’s governing body said Thursday that it “strongly rejects” banned rider Michael Rasmussen’s refusal to contribute to the costs of anti-doping procedures, shortly [...]

• Contador Dodges Bothersome Doping Questions
  July 23rd, 2009
  

  ANNECY, France, July 23, 2009 (AFP) – Tour de France race leader Alberto Contador on Thursday refused to respond to queries relating to his stunning climbing performance in the 15th [...]

• Tour de France Results – Stage 18, Overall, and Classifications
  July 23rd, 2009
  

  Stage 18 results * 1. Alberto Contador Astana in 00:48:31 * 2. Fabian Cancellara Team Saxo Bank in 00:03 * 3. Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha in 00:48:46 at 00:00:15 * [...]

• All-American Team Starring Lance Armstrong And RadioShack In 2010
  July 23rd, 2009
  

  Lance Armstrong confirmed he will compete for at least one more year Thursday when his future team announced their imminent partnership with the seven-time Tour de France champion. RadioShack Corporation [...]

• Contador Crushes Yellow Jersey Rivals In Timely Fashion
  July 23rd, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis ANNECY, France, July 23, 2009 (AFP) – Spaniard Alberto Contador took a virtually unassailable lead in the race for the Tour de France yellow jersey after winning [...]

• Rogers Saves Time Trial Energy For Cavendish
  July 23rd, 2009
  

  ANNECY, France, July 23, 2009 (AFP) – Columbia rider Michael Rogers finished well behind the favourites for the Tour de France’s 18th stage time trial on Thursday, but said it [...]

• Sastre and Menchov Wave Goodbye To Tour Ambitions
  July 23rd, 2009
  

  ANNECY, France, July 23, 2009 (AFP) – Both 2008 Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre and pre-race contender Denis Menchov have admitted their only goal now remains getting to Paris [...]

• Evans Fights To Salvage Pride, Armstrong Fights To Bite His Tongue
  July 23rd, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis LE GRAND-BORNAND, France, July 23, 2009 (AFP) – Racing with the sprinters and the non-climbers on the Tour de France was not what Cadel Evans had in [...]

• Sevilla Rocks Cascade With Victory And Race Lead
  July 23rd, 2009
  

  Bend, Ore. — Rock Racing’s Oscar Sevilla threw down an attack that only Peter Stetina (Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin) could follow on the slopes leading to the Three Peaks Snow Park Wednesday. [...]

• Riders Rally Around ‘Lucky’ Crash-Victim Voigt
  July 23rd, 2009
  

  ANNECY, France, July 23, 2009 (AFP) – German Jens Voigt insists the horror crash on the Tour de France which left him with a broken cheekbone could have been far [...]

• Tour’s Time Trial Riders Prepare For Stormy Ride
  July 22nd, 2009
  

  Organizers have predicted testing weather conditions for the yellow jersey contenders during the 18th stage of the race Thursday, a 40.5km time trial. Announcing periodic rain and strong winds between [...]

• Contador Flies Solo Against Brothers In Arms
  July 22nd, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis LE GRAND-BORNAND, France, July 22, 2009 (AFP) – Brothers Andy and Frank Schleck were forced to bow to the climbing superiority of Alberto Contador after a thrilling [...]

• Armstrong Says He’s Now Fighting For Second
  July 22nd, 2009
  

  by Ryland James LE GRAND-BORNAND, France, July 22, 2009 (AFP) – Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong said he is now fighting for second place on the Tour de France after he [...]

• Tour de France Results – Stage 17, Overall, Classifications
  July 22nd, 2009
  

  Stage 17 results * 1. Frank Schleck Team Saxo Bank 169.5km in 4:53:54 * 2. Alberto Contador Astana, at 0:00 * 3. Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank at 00:00 * [...]

• Evans’ Woes Continue At Tour de France
  July 22nd, 2009
  

  LE GRAND-BORNAND, France, July 22, 2009 (AFP) – Australian Cadel Evans’ woes continued at the Tour de France on Wednesday when he suffered throughout the toughest day in the Alps [...]

• Sparks Could Fly After Contador Attack, Admits Bruyneel
  July 22nd, 2009
  

  by Ryland James LE GRAND BORNAND, July 22, 2009 (AFP) – Johan Bruyneel admitted sparks could fly between yellow jersey holder Alberto Contador and Astana team-mate Lance Armstrong after the [...]

• Frank Schleck Takes Stage, Contador Remains Wearing yellow
  July 22nd, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis LE GRAND-BORNAND, France, July 22, 2009 (AFP) – Luxemburg rider Frank Schleck won the 17th stage of the Tour de France here on Wednesday. Spain’s 2007 Tour [...]

• Kill(er) The Sport
  July 22nd, 2009
  

  Written by: Myles McCorry Last year, the International Cycling Union launched the most awaited tool to combat doping — the biological passport program. Although it has not yet identified any [...]

• Di Luca Suspended After Failing Drug Tests At Tour of Italy
  July 22nd, 2009
  

  LE GRAND BORNAND, France, July 22, 2009 (AFP) – Italian rider Danilo Di Luca has been provisionally suspended by the International Cycling Union (UCI) on Wednesday after failing two drug [...]

• Voigt May Need Cheekbone Operation After Horrific Crash
  July 22nd, 2009
  

  Tour de France crash victim Jens Voigt has been told he will have to wait for a decision on whether he faces surgery on his smashed cheekbone, his Saxo Bank [...]

• Armstrong and Contador ‘Incompatible’ – So Says Bruyneel
  July 22nd, 2009
  

  MADRID, July 22, 2009 (AFP) – Astana’s Belgian manager Johan Bruyneel says there is a “certain incompatibility” between Spanish rider Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong of the United States even [...]

• Jens Voight Horrific Crash At Tdf Stage 16
  July 21st, 2009
  

  On stage 16 of the 2009 Tour de France, Jens Voight of Team Saxo Bank had a horrific crash. At about 60km per hour it looks like Jens had a [...]

• Pellizotti Tightens Grip On Polka Dot Jersey
  July 21st, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis BOURG-SAINT-MAURICE, France, July 21, 2009 (AFP) – Italian Franco Pellizotti took another step towards being crowned ‘King of the Mountains’ at the Tour de France by tightening [...]

• Hanson Wins in Boise; Zirbel Retains NRC Lead
  July 21st, 2009
  

  Kenneth Hanson (Santa Barbara, Calif./Team Type 1) sprinted to victory in the Wells Fargo Twilight Criterium in downtown Boise, Idaho on Saturday. Hanson’s win, over several of the NRC’s top-ranked [...]

• Baldwin Takes First KoM Jersey, Sutherland 5th At Cascade Opener.
  July 21st, 2009
  

  Redmond, OR – The first stage of the 2009 Cascade Classic was billed as a stage for the sprinters, with the battle for the overall classification not heating up until [...]

• Cadel Evans States He Has No Chance For Podium
  July 21st, 2009
  

  BOURG-SAINT-MAURICE, France, July 21, 2009 (AFP) – Australia’s two-time runner-up Cadel Evans said Tuesday he had no chance of finishing on the Tour de France podium. Silence rider Evans had [...]

• Armstrong To Race The Tour de France in 2010
  July 21st, 2009
  

  BOURG-SAINT-MAURICE, France, July 21, 2009 (AFP) – Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong said on Tuesday he would definitely ride in next year’s race a reliable source told AFP. [...]

• Wiggins Sets Sights On Killer Alpine Stage
  July 21st, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis BOURG-SAINT-MAURICE, France, July 21, 2009 (AFP) – Bradley Wiggins’ laid-back approach to challenging for the Tour de France yellow jersey paid off again Tuesday when he came [...]

• Tour de France Results – Stage 16, Overall, and Classifications
  July 21st, 2009
  

  Stage 16 results * 1. Mikel Astarloza Euskaltel – Euskadi in 4:14:20 * 2. Sandy Casar Francaise Des Jeux at 0:06 * 3. Pierrick Fedrigo Bbox Bouygues Telecom in 4:14:26 [...]

• Bruyneel Says It’s Time To Quit Astana
  July 21st, 2009
  

  Astana team manager Johan Bruyneel announced he is set to quit the Kazakhstan-backed outfit. “It’s time to turn a page in my career,” Bruyneel told Flemish language channel VRT just [...]

• Horrific Crash Puts Voigt Out of Tour
  July 21st, 2009
  

  BOURG-SAINT-MAURICE, France, July 21, 2009 (AFP) – German veteran Jens Voigt of Saxo Bank crashed out of the Tour de France after suffering a horrific crash on Tuesday’s 16th stage. [...]

• Astarloza Wins Stage 16, Contador Remains In Yellow
  July 21st, 2009
  

  BOURG-SAINT-MAURICE, France, July 21, 2009 (AFP) – Alberto Contador tightened his grip on the Tour de France yellow jersey after soaking up attacks from Luxembourg rival Andy Schleck on the [...]

• Evans Set To Take Part in Tour of Spain
  July 21st, 2009
  

  MARTIGNY, Switzerland, July 21, 2009 (AFP) – Australia’s Cadel Evans confirmed Tuesday he is set to compete in next month’s Tour of Spain in preparation for the world road race [...]

• Pope Sends Greetings To Tour de France Racers In Italy
  July 21st, 2009
  

  VATICAN CITY, July 21, 2009 (AFP) – Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday sent “warm greetings” to Tour de France racers set to pass through Italy’s northwestern Val d’Aosta region where [...]

• Astana Truck Searched By Police At Swiss border
  July 21st, 2009
  

  BOURG SAINT MAURICE, France, July 21, 2009 (AFP) – A truck belonging to the Astana team, whose leader Alberto Contador holds the Tour de France’s yellow jersey, was searched for [...]

• Alternative Route Back A Winner For Roulston
  July 20th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James MARTIGNY, Switzerland, July 21, 2009 (AFP) – A chance meeting in a pub with an alternative healer is the last place you would expect a Tour de [...]

• Team Type 1 Women View Cascade As Tune-Up For Nationals
  July 20th, 2009
  

  Bend, Ore. – The goals are simple for the Team Type 1 women’s professional squad for the 30th edition of the Bend Memorial Clinic Cascade Cycling Classic in Bend, Ore. [...]

• Contador The Target As Yellow Jersey Battle Sizzles
  July 20th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MARTIGNY, Switzerland, July 20, 2009 (AFP) – Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck is unequivocal about the only way to beat yellow jersey rival Alberto Contador on the Tour de [...]

• Team Type 1 Men Send Talent-Rich Roster To Bend
  July 20th, 2009
  

  Bend, Ore. – The Team Type 1 men’s professional squad will field an impressive line-up for the 30th annual Bend Memorial Clinic Cascade Cycling Classic. The six-day, six-stage race begins [...]

• Sastre Speaks Out Over Lack Of Respect
  July 20th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MARTIGNY, Switzerland, July 20, 2009 (AFP) – Reigning Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre lashed out Monday for being shown a “lack of respect” coming into this [...]

• Evans Pessimistic Over Podium Place Opportunity
  July 20th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MARTIGNY, Switzerland, July 20, 2009 (AFP) – Cadel Evans said Monday he expects the race to finish first in this year’s Tour de France to go right [...]

• Spanish Legend Indurain Helps To Promote Organic Produce In EU
  July 20th, 2009
  

  BRUSSELS, July 20, 2009 (AFP) – The European Commission announced Monday that Spanish cycling legend Miguel Indurain was helping to promote organic produce in Europe, a move which raised some [...]

• Women’s Prestige Cycling Series Grand Finale at Cascade Classic
  July 20th, 2009
  

  New series addition is final stop on 2009 tour Minneapolis – July 20, 2009 – The 2009 Women’s Prestige Cycling Series wraps up this week at the Cascade Cycling Classic [...]

• Russian Cycling Federation Takes Hard Line On Doping
  July 20th, 2009
  

  The Russian cycling federation has suspended three cyclists for using banned substances, local media reported on Monday. Ilnur Zakarin, 19, who won the junior time-trial road race at the 2007 [...]

• Spanish Press Sees ‘End of Armstrong’ With Contador Win
  July 20th, 2009
  

  MADRID, July 20, 2009 (AFP) – Spanish media predicted Monday that Alberto Contador’s seizure of the yellow jersey in the Tour de France over the weekend hailed the end for [...]

• Job Only Half Done For Yellow-Jersey Holder Contador
  July 20th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James MARTIGNY, Switzerland, July 20, 2009 (AFP) – Yellow jersey holder Alberto Contador insisted on Monday his quest to win the Tour de France is only half done [...]

• I Can’t Beat Contador, Insists Wiggins
  July 20th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MARTIGNY, Switzerland, July 20, 2009 (AFP) – The chances of seeing a British rider on the Tour de France podium have looked slim for decades, and Bradley [...]

• We’ll Try Until We Die, Says Schleck
  July 19th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James VERBIER, Switzerland, July 19, 2009 (AFP) – Saxo Bank leader Andy Schleck insisted Sunday his team will “try until we die” to take the Tour de France’s [...]

• Wiggins Excited But Calms Yellow Jersey Ambitions
  July 19th, 2009
  

  VERBIER, Switzerland, July 19, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Bradley Wiggins called for calm on Sunday as he produced a “fantastic” display of climbing on the Tour de France 15th stage [...]

• That Was My Worst Tour Day, Sobs Evans
  July 19th, 2009
  

  VERBIER, Switzerland, July 19, 2009 (AFP) – An emotional Cadel Evans said he suffered the “worst day” of any Tour de France campaign on Sunday’s 15th stage where he slipped [...]

• Tour de France Results – Stage 15, Overall, and Classifications
  July 19th, 2009
  

  Stage 15 results * 1. Alberto Contador Astana in 5:03:58 * 2. Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank at 00:43 * 3. Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas in 5:05:01 at 01:03 * 4. [...]

• Triumphant Contador Leaves Armstrong Suffering
  July 19th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis VERBIER, Switzerland, July 19, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s 2007 champion Alberto Contador of Astana took possession of the Tour de France yellow jersey after a superb solo [...]

• Contador Takes Command of Tour de France
  July 19th, 2009
  

  VERBIER, Switzerland, July 19, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s 2007 champion Alberto Contador of Astana took possession of the Tour de France yellow jersey after a superb solo attack and victory [...]

• Chinese Cyclist On World Tour Deported From Somalia By Police
  July 19th, 2009
  

  Police in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland have deported a Chinese cyclist who tried to cross the restive country as part of his worldwide cycling tour, officials said Sunday. The [...]

• Sickness Forces Boonen Out Of Tour
  July 19th, 2009
  

  Belgian rider Tom Boonen has withdrawn from the Tour de France ahead of the 15th stage because of sickness, his Quick Step team said on Sunday. The Paris-Roubaix champion vomitted [...]

• Team Type 1 Goes 1-2 At Twilight Criterium
  July 19th, 2009
  

  Boise, Idaho – Ken Hanson won for the second straight week and Aldo Ino Ilesic finished second as Team Type 1 went 1-2 Saturday night at the 23rd annual Wells [...]

• Fabian Cancellara Bombing A Decent
  July 18th, 2009
  

  This is from the 7th stage of the 2009 Tour de France. Fabian Cancellara is bombing down a decent after getting a flat to get back up the peloton.

• Tour de France Results – Stage 14, Overall, and Classifications
  July 18th, 2009
  

  Stage 14 results o 1. Serguei Ivanov Team Katusha in 4:37:46 o 2. Nicolas Roche Ag2r La Mondiale at 00:16 o 3. Hayden Roulston Cervelo Test Team in 4:38:02 at [...]

• Flat-Tyre Leaves Voigt Deflated
  July 18th, 2009
  

  BESANCON, France, July 18, 2009 (AFP) – Saxo Bank rider Jens Voigt admitted Saturday he felt like punching someone in anger after a flat-tyre cost him the chance to stay [...]

• Fatal Crash Really Got To Me, Admits Soerensen
  July 18th, 2009
  

  BESANCON, France, July 18, 2009 (AFP) – Saxo Bank’s Chris Soerensen admitted he was deeply affected by seeing a spectator lying fatally wounded after being hit by a police motorbike [...]

• First Alpine Stage To Host Yellow Jersey Battle
  July 18th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis BESANCON, France, July 18, 2009 (AFP) – After a week of calm, the battle for the yellow jersey is set to resume on the Tour de France [...]

• Spectator Killed After Being Hit By Police Motorbike
  July 18th, 2009
  

  BESANCON, France, July 18, 2009 (AFP) – A spectator has been killed and two others injured on the Tour de France Saturday after being hit by a police motorbike on [...]

• Police Hunting Gunman After Tour Riders Shot
  July 18th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis COLMAR, France, July 18, 2009 (AFP) – French police have lodged official complaints from Tour de France riders Oscar Freire and Julian Dean after the pair were [...]

• Do You Remember 1986?
  July 18th, 2009
  

  Written by: Colin Batchelor I do, that year I raced in France, (where true to form I got my arse handed to me on a plate), that year I got [...]

• Haussler Wants His Aussie Roots Back
  July 18th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis COLMAR, France, July 17, 2009 (AFP) – Heinrich Haussler admitted Friday he has a love-hate relationship with the hot temperatures akin to Australia, especially when it comes [...]

• Tour of Ireland Route Confirmed For 2009
  July 18th, 2009
  

  The Tour of Ireland event organizers have finalized route details for this year’s race. The three day race, in association with Fáilte Ireland, takes place on 21st to 23rd August [...]

• All Quiet For Now, But Not For Long, Says Contador
  July 18th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James COLMAR, France, July 17, 2009 (AFP) – Alberto Contador of Astana admitted Friday’s cold and rain-hit 13th stage of the Tour de France had hindered his rivals’ [...]

• Farrar Eyes Chance To Out Sprint The Sprint-King Cavendish
  July 18th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James COLMAR, France, July 17, 2009 (AFP) – American Tyler Farrar is targeting the Tour de France 14th stage as he bids to beat British sprint king Mark [...]

• Defending Champion Rathe Staves off Hot Tubes Armada, Wins Queen Stage
  July 17th, 2009
  

  Brown Solidifies Hold on Yellow Jersey July 17, 2009 (Stanton, KY) After 113 kilometers that saw heroic riding from start to finish, three major climbs, and a handful of spills, [...]

• Yellow Jersey Battle Trumped By ‘Racing Kangaroo’
  July 17th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis COLMAR, France, July 17, 2009 (AFP) – Australian-born German Heinrich Haussler claimed his maiden stage win on the Tour de France Friday as rainy conditions put a [...]

• Air Gunman Hits Tour Riders Dean and Freire
  July 17th, 2009
  

  COLMAR, France, July 17, 2009 (AFP) – At least two riders suffered light injuries after being hit by shots fired from an airgun on the 13th stage of the Tour [...]

• Battle With ‘Cav’ Will Continue, Says Hushovd
  July 17th, 2009
  

  COLMAR, France, July 17, 2009 (AFP) – Norwegian Thor Hushovd insisted the battle for possession of the Tour de France green jersey was just beginning after he went back to [...]

• Tour de France Results – Stage 13, Overall, and Classifications
  July 17th, 2009
  

  Stage 13 results * 1. Heinrich Haussler Cervelo Test Team in 4:56:26 * 2. Amets Txurruka Euskaltel – Euskadi at 04:11 * 3. Brice Feillu Agritubel in 5:02:39 at 06:13 [...]

• Haussler Solos To An Emotional Win
  July 17th, 2009
  

  COLMAR, France, July 17, 2009 (AFP) – Australian-born German Heinrich Haussler claimed his maiden stage win on the Tour de France Friday as rainy conditions put a dampener on an [...]

• UCI Suspends Two Spanish Cyclists On Doping Tests
  July 17th, 2009
  

  GENEVA, July 17, 2009 (AFP) – World cycling’s governing body said Friday that Spanish cyclists Inigo Landaluze and Ricardo Serrano have been suspended after traces of illicit drug CERA were [...]

• Armstrong Hits Back At Special Favors Allegations
  July 17th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James COLMAR, France, July 17, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong has hit back at allegations that his Astana team are being treated leniently by anti-doping controllers on the [...]

• Leipheimer Out Of Tour With Broken Wrist
  July 17th, 2009
  

  Lance Armstrong’s Astana team-mate Levi Leipheimer has withdrawn from the Tour de France with a broken wrist, his Astana team announced on Friday. The 35-year-old American, one of the main [...]

• Stage 13 Wants A Lead Role In Yellow Jersey Drama
  July 16th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis VITTEL, France, July 16, 2009 (AFP) – A potentially hazardous 13th stage ride into the hills of the Vosges Friday may reveal just how far some riders [...]

• Selfless Soerensen Deserved Win, Says Schleck
  July 16th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James VITTEL, France, July 16, 2009 (AFP) – Saxo Bank leader Andy Schleck insisted no one deserves winning Thursday’s 12th stage of the Tour de France more than [...]

• Scare For Evans As Rogers Comes Down Again
  July 16th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis VITTEL, France, July 16, 2009 (AFP) – Both Cadel Evans and Michael Rogers of Australia were given a taste of the rough stuff on the 211.5km 12th [...]

• Pellizotti Upbeat As Another Stage Win Disappears
  July 16th, 2009
  

  VITTEL, France, July 16, 2009 (AFP) – A “disappointed” Franco Pellizotti remained upbeat for his chances on the Tour de France despite missing out on the chance for a stage [...]

• Soerensen’s Weak Point Leads Him To Tour Stage Win
  July 16th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis VITTEL, France, July 16, 2009 (AFP) – Tour de France veteran Nicki Soerensen claimed a deserved maiden stage win on the race Thursday after an attacking performance [...]

• WADA Seeks Lifetime Ban On Drugs Cheat Hamilton
  July 16th, 2009
  

  GENEVA, July 16, 2009 (AFP) – The World Anti-Doping Agency has appealed against an eight-year doping suspension US authorities imposed on one-time Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton, demanding a lifetime [...]

• Tour de France Stage Profile Of The Alps
  July 16th, 2009
  

  The remaining climbing stages on the 2009 Tour de France. Stage 13 Vittel – Colmar, 200 km: Km 46: Côte de Xertigny, 2 km at 5.3 percent (Cat. 3) Km [...]

• Injured Wrist Gives Leipheimer Cause For Concern
  July 16th, 2009
  

  Lance Armstrong’s Astana team-mate Levi Leipheimer, currently fourth in the Tour de France general classification, faces an anxious wait to see if he will be able to ride in Friday’s [...]

• Tour de France Results – Stage 12, Overall, and Classifications
  July 16th, 2009
  

  Stage 12 results * 1. Nicki Sorensen Team Saxo Bank in 4:52:24 * 2. Laurent Lefevre Bbox Bouygues Telecom in 4:53:12 * 3. Franco Pellizotti Liquigas in 4:53:12 at 00:48 [...]

• Soerensen Wins 12th Stage of Tour de France
  July 16th, 2009
  

  VITTEL, France, July 16, 2009 (AFP) – Denmark’s Nicki Soerensen, of the Saxo Bank team, maintained an impressive breakaway to win the 12th stage of the Tour de France here [...]

• French Minister Says UCI Must Not Waver
  July 16th, 2009
  

  VITTEL, France, July 16, 2009 (AFP) – French Minister for Sport Roselyne Bachelot hit out Thursday at cycling’s world ruling body, calling for a more stringent approach to carrying out [...]

• Friday’s 13th Stage Could Be Trouble, Warns Armstrong
  July 16th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James VITTEL, France, July 16, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong has warned the 13th stage of the Tour de France Friday could be a source of trouble when [...]

• Tour de France 2009 Contenders
  July 16th, 2009
  

  Video of the contenders of the 2009 Tour de France.

• Italian Ploice Arrest Failed Pro Aleksandar Nikacevic In Doping Ring
  July 16th, 2009
  

  Written by: Myles McCorry As the eyes of the world are on cycling, it happens again. As the non-bikers tune in for their annual cheer for the yellow jersey- yet [...]

• Furlan, Coppel and Feillu Abandon Tour
  July 16th, 2009
  

  Frenchman Jerome Coppel of the Française des Jeux team and Italian Angelo Furlan of Lampre pulled out of the Tour de France during the race’s 12th stage on Thursday. The [...]

• Italian Police Swoop In On Doping Ring
  July 16th, 2009
  

  A Serbian cycling official has been arrested in a swoop on a suspected doping ring, police in the north Italian city of Padua said on Thursday. Aleksandar Nikacevic, formerly involved [...]

• UCI Lifts Ban On Tour Race Radios
  July 16th, 2009
  

  GENEVA, July 16, 2009 (AFP) – Cycling’s world governing body, the UCI, on Thursday reversed its controversial decision to ban race radios for stage 13 of the Tour de France [...]

• Porridge and Pasta Help Tour Riders Beat ‘The Bonk’
  July 15th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James TONNERRE, France, July 15, 2009 (AFP) – With riders burning up to 10,000 calories per day on the Tour de France as the race heads into the [...]

• Cavendish Looking For More Stage Glory
  July 15th, 2009
  

  Britain’s Mark Cavendish has already given his sprint rivals a hard time on the 2009 Tour de France but the Manxman shows no signs of relenting on Thursday. At 211.5km, [...]

• Boonen Desperate To Challenge Cavendish
  July 15th, 2009
  

  Belgium’s Tom Boonen admitted he is desperate to step out of the shadow of rival Mark Cavendish after the Briton continued to dominate the Tour de France bunch sprints on [...]

• I’m No Racist, But I Can Be Difficult, says Cavendish
  July 15th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis SAINT FARGEAU, France, July 15, 2009 (AFP) – British sprint sensation Mark Cavendish hit back at claims that he racially insulted French riders at the Tour de [...]

• Tour de France Results – Stage 11, Overall, and Classifications
  July 15th, 2009
  

  Stage 11 results * 1. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia – Htc in 4:17:55 * 2. Tyler Farrar Garmin – Slipstream * 3. Yauheni Hutarovich Francaise Des Jeux at 00:00 * [...]

• Mark Cavendish Talks About The Green Jersey
  July 15th, 2009
  

  This video is a Nike production with Mark Cavendish talking about the Green Jersey at teh Tour de France

• Cavendish Goes On Record To Grab Fourth Stage Win
  July 15th, 2009
  

  SAINT FARGEAU, France, July 15, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish will continue leaving his rivals picking up the crumbs after claiming a record-equaling fourth victory from this year’s Tour [...]

• Schlecks Just Can’t Wait To Climb, Says O’Grady
  July 15th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis SAINT FARGEAU, France, July 15, 2009 (AFP) – Australian Stuart O’Grady believes his Saxo Bank team leader Andy Schleck is about to show the full range of [...]

• Wiggins, Leipheimer Win Back Lost Time On Tour Leaders
  July 15th, 2009
  

  American Levi Leipheimer and Britain’s Bradley Wiggins were among several riders Wednesday to be handed back 15secs in time lost at the end of the Tour de France 10th stage. [...]

• French Riders Have Had Enough Of ‘Racist’ Cavendish
  July 15th, 2009
  

  VATAN, France, July 15, 2009 (AFP) – Briton Mark Cavendish has been accused of using racist language against some of the host riders at the Tour de France, according to [...]

• Colavita/Sutter Home Women’s Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light Wins Three of Four Stages at Fitchburg-Longsjo Classic
  July 15th, 2009
  

  Colavita/Sutter Home Women’s Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light Wins Three of Four Stages at Fitchburg-Longsjo Classic SAN CARLOS, Calif. – July 15, 2009 – Colavita/Sutter Home Women’s Cycling team [...]

• Decision On Tour Race Radios On Thursday – UCI
  July 15th, 2009
  

  Cycling’s world governing body, the UCI, appears set to make a u-turn on the controversial banning of race radios for stage 13 of the Tour de France on Friday. However, [...]

• Renshaw The ‘Man Of The Day’ For Cavendish
  July 14th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis ISSOUDUN, France, July 15, 2009 (AFP) – Australian Mark Renshaw might not be winning stages on this year’s Tour de France, but his name is certainly getting [...]

• Farrar Comes Close But Beaten By Cavendish Again
  July 14th, 2009
  

  ISSOUDUN, France, July 14, 2009 (AFP) – American Tyler Farrar was gracious in defeat after being out sprinted again by Britain’s Mark Cavendish on the Tour de France 10th stage [...]

• Mark Cavendish Adds Another Win
  July 14th, 2009
  

  ISSOUDUN, France, July 14, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish powered to his third win of the 2009 Tour de France on Tuesday’s 10th stage as the peloton raced for [...]

• Tour de France Results – Stage 10, Overall, and Classifications
  July 14th, 2009
  

  Stage 10 results * 1. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia – Htc in 4:46:43 * 2. Thor Hushovd Cervelo Test Team * 3. Tyler Farrar Garmin – Slipstream at 00:00 * [...]

• Slowest Tour Stage I Can Remember, Says Armstrong
  July 14th, 2009
  

  Seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong said Tuesday’s radio-silenced stage was the slowest he could remember after more than a decade of the competition. The 37-year-old breezed past reporters [...]

• Saxo Bank Lose Injured Road Captain Arvesen
  July 14th, 2009
  

  ISSOUDUN, July 14, 2009 (AFP) – Tour de France contenders Saxo Bank suffered a blow Tuesday when road captain Kurt-Asle Arvesen was forced out of the race after suffering a [...]

• Cavendish Wins His Third Stage Of The Tour de France
  July 14th, 2009
  

  British rider Mark Cavendish won his third stage of this year’s Tour de France here on Tuesday when he claimed the 10th stage and his seventh in three participations. Italian [...]

• Bikes for Kids Utah Announces its Second Annual Red vs. Blue Time Trial Event and Fourth Annual Dinner Auction
  July 14th, 2009
  

  With double the participation in its spring fundraising rides, Bikes for Kids Utah anticipates time trial and dinner will be a strong finish to its fundraising year SALT LAKE CITY [...]

• Evans Knows Allies May Be Hard To Find
  July 14th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis LIMOGES, July 14, 2009 (AFP) – The concept of looking for allies with common goals in the tactical minefield of cycling’s big stage races is not new, [...]

• Tour’s 10th Stage Is Radio Dead
  July 14th, 2009
  

  A teams’ protest over the banning of race radios for the 10th stage of the Tour de France failed to prompt any kind of protest before the start on Tuesday. [...]

• Media Focus On Andy Difficult For Older Schleck
  July 14th, 2009
  

  LIMOGES, France, July 14, 2009 (AFP) – Luxemburger Frank Schleck admitted he struggled to cope with media focusing on his younger brother Andy during the first days of the Tour [...]

• Teams Going Crazy Over Race Radio Ban, But Tour Chiefs Stand Firm
  July 13th, 2009
  

  The 10th stage of the Tour de France will start under a cloud after 14 rebel teams and race organizers reached a stalemate Monday in the row over the banning [...]

• Pinfold Polishes Off Tour de Delta With Final-Stage Win
  July 13th, 2009
  

  Vancouver, B.C. – Andrew Pinfold of the OUCH Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis finished off a strong opening weekend of B.C. Superweek by winning the White Spot Road Race, [...]

• Contador Down Plays The Armstrong Rivalry Talk
  July 13th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James LIMOGES, July 13, 2009 (AFP) – Alberto Contador on Monday played down the tension between him and Astana teammate Lance Armstrong as both prepare to launch respective [...]

• Alps Ahead, But Evans Can’t See Past Astana
  July 13th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis LIMOGES, France, July 13, 2009 (AFP) – Yellow jersey contender Cadel Evans is clinging on to the hope that he will resurrect his Tour de France bid [...]

• Serene Sastre Says Follow Astana
  July 13th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis LIMOGES, France, July 13, 2009 (AFP) – Defending yellow jersey champion Carlos Sastre said Monday he would be choosing his moments carefully when the Tour de France [...]

• Astana Manager Wants Armstrong To Win Tour, Says Saiz
  July 13th, 2009
  

  Astana’s Belgian manager, Johan Bruyneel, wants Lance Armstrong to win the Tour de France this year, former Spanish cycling manager Manolo Saiz was quoted as saying Monday. “He wants Armstrong [...]

• Armstrong Can Win Eighth Tour Title, Insists Schleck
  July 13th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James LIMOGES, France, July 13, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong’s impressive form on this year’s Tour de France may have taken some people by surprise, but Saxo Bank [...]

• Roche Junior Takes First Steps On Tour
  July 13th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis LIMOGES, France, July 13, 2009 (AFP) – As the son of one of cycling’s greats, Nicolas Roche knows he has plenty to live up to. And after [...]

• Alonso Wants To Found Team Headed by Contador
  July 13th, 2009
  

  MADRID, July 13, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso is planning to set up a cycling team headed by his compatriot Alberto Contador, the 2007 [...]

• Oscar-Winner Robin Williams Salutes Battling Armstrong
  July 12th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James TARBES, France, July 12, 2009 (AFP) – Academy-award winning actor and cycling enthusiast Robin Williams paid tribute to his friend Lance Armstrong’s determination to return and win [...]

• Armstrong Admits To Tension In Astana Camp
  July 12th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis SAINT GAUDENS, France, July 12, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong has finally admitted that tension exists in his Astana team as both he and Spanish teammate Alberto [...]

• Armstrong Backs Team’s Protest Over Radio Ban
  July 12th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James TARBES, France, July 12, 2009 (AFP) – – Lance Armstrong on Sunday backed a protest by the Tour de France’s top teams over plans to ban radio [...]

• Tour de France Race Results – Stage 9, Overall, and Classifications
  July 12th, 2009
  

  Stage 9 results * 1. Pierrick Fedrigo Bbox Bouygues Telecom in 4:05:31 * 2. Franco Pellizotti Liquigas * 3. Oscar Freire Rabobank in 4:06:05 at 00:34 * 4. Serguei Ivanov [...]

• Armstrong Says 2010 Tour de France Could Be In The Cards
  July 12th, 2009
  

  Lance Armstrong has not ruled out extending his comeback to have a crack at the 2010 Tour de France. The 37-year-old seven-time champion is currently third in the race’s general [...]

• Kohl Implicates Cyclists Dekker and Caucchioli In Report
  July 12th, 2009
  

  Vustria’s disgraced cyclist Bernhard Kohl has implicated other top cyclists, including Thomas Dekker and Pietro Caucchioli, in an ever-widening Austrian doping scandal, the daily Kurier reported on Sunday. Kohl, who [...]

• Rogers’ Hopes On The Way Up After Ninth Stage
  July 12th, 2009
  

  TARBES, France, July 12, 2009 (AFP) – Australian Michael Rogers appeared more optimistic of continuing the Tour de France after managing to stay with the main peloton throughout the third [...]

• Another Yellow Jersey Truce As Fedrigo Triumphs
  July 12th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis TARBES, France, July 12, 2009 (AFP) – Italian Rinaldo Nocentini retained the Tour de France yellow jersey on Sunday as Frenchman Pierrick Fedrigo won the race’s ninth [...]

• Tourmalet Awaits, But Yellow Jersey Battle Will Go On
  July 12th, 2009
  

  SAINT-GIRONS, France, July 11, 2009 (AFP) – The Tour de France peloton will wave a thankful goodbye to the Pyrenees on Sunday after three days of a yellow jersey battle [...]

• Evans Will Never Win Tour Like That, Says Cancellara
  July 11th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis SAINT-GIRONS, France, July 11, 2009 (AFP) – A Cadel Evans attack early in the mountainous eighth stage of the Tour de France on Saturday might have raised [...]

• Hushovd Wrestles Green Jersey From Cavendish
  July 11th, 2009
  

  Norwegian sprinter Thor Hushovd took command of the Tour de France green jersey on Saturday from Britain’s Mark Cavendish after an impressive ride in the mountains. Having won the previous [...]

• Pesky Doping Controls Start To ‘Suck’ For Armstrong
  July 11th, 2009
  

  Lance Armstrong admitted Saturday that constant anti-doping controls are starting to get on his nerves after being tested twice in one day. The 37-year-old is third in the general classification [...]

• Angry Teams To Petition Tour Bosses Over Radio Ban
  July 11th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James SAINT GIRONS, France, July 11, 2009 (AFP) – Top Tour de France teams will protest plans to ban radio contact between riders and their team managers on [...]

• Nocentini Keeps Yellow As Sanchez Wins Tours Eighth Stage
  July 11th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis SAINT-GIRONS, France, July 11, 2009 (AFP) – Little-known Italian Rinaldo Nocentini battled to retain the Tour de France yellow jersey after the eighth stage here on Saturday [...]

• Former Champion Pereiro Abandons Tour
  July 11th, 2009
  

  SAINT-GIRONS, France, July 11, 2009 (AFP) – Spaniard Oscar Pereiro, the Tour de France winner in 2006, abandoned the race during the eighth stage from Andorre-la-Vieille to Sain-Girons on Saturday. [...]

• I Want To Believe
  July 11th, 2009
  

  Written by: Myles McCorry Ann Gripper: “As well as the focused pre-competition testing already completed we’ll be carrying out in-competition testing that we agreed with the AFLD”. When the UCI [...]

• Feillu Leaves Tour Chief Prudhomme Teary As The French Win Again
  July 11th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis ARCALIS, Andorra, July 10, 2009 (AFP) – It usually takes a highly-publicized doping scandal to bring Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme to the brink of tears. [...]

• Armstrong Unfazed By Contador’s Attack
  July 11th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James ARCALIS, Andorra, July 10, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong brushed off any concerns after Astana team-mate Alberto Contador usurped him to move into second place in the [...]

• Analysis Of Stage 8
  July 11th, 2009
  

  This video is an analysis of stage 8 of the 2009 Tour de France. It has Bernard Hinault giving his opinions of the day.

• Envalira As An Appetiser For Tour’s Eighth Stage
  July 10th, 2009
  

  ANDORRA, July 10, 2009 (AFP) – The seldom climbed Port d’Envalira could set the tone for racing in the Tour de France’s eighth stage when it beckons the peloton almost [...]

• Contador Steals Back Precious Seconds From Armstrong
  July 10th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis ARCALIS, Andorra, July 10, 2009 (AFP) – Alberto Contador relaunched his bid for the 2009 yellow jersey on the first mountain stage of the Tour de France [...]

• Tour de France Results – Stage 7, Overall, and Classifications
  July 10th, 2009
  

  Stage 7 results * 1. Brice Feillu Agritubel in 6:11:31 * 2. Christophe Kern Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne in 6:11:36 * 3. Johannes Frohlinger Team Milram in 6:11:56 at [...]

• Contador Attacks For Yellow As Feillu Wins In Mountains
  July 10th, 2009
  

  By: Justin Davis ARCALIS, Andorra, July 10, 2009 (AFP) – Italian Rinaldo Nocentini took over the Tour de France yellow jersey as Spaniard Alberto Contador dramatically replaced Astana teammate Lance [...]

• Tour Mountains Claim First Victim In Joly
  July 10th, 2009
  

  ARCALIS, Andorra, July 10, 2009 (AFP) – Sebastien Joly of the Francaise des Jeux team became the fourth rider to pull out of the Tour de France when he abandoned [...]

• Evans Ready For First Big Mountain Test
  July 9th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis BARCELONA, Spain, July 10, 2009 (AFP) – A soaked but otherwise happy Cadel Evans indicated he is ready to meet his Tour de France rivals head on [...]

• Astana’s Strength Could Be A Handicap, Says Redant
  July 9th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis BARCELONA, Spain, July 9, 2009 (AFP) – A series of unpredictable alliances could conspire to disrupt the yellow jersey hopes of Lance Armstrong and his Astana team [...]

• I Am A Fighter Not A Climber, Says Cancellara
  July 9th, 2009
  

  BARCELONA, July 9, 2009 (AFP) – Fabian Cancellara insists he will fight to keep hold of his Tour de France yellow jersey, but admitted he could switch to a new [...]

• Armstrong Feels Fear On Rain-Hit Sixth Tour de France Stage
  July 9th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James BARCELONA, Spain, July 9, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong admitted feeling the fear on Thursday’s rain-hit sixth stage of the Tour de France as wet conditions and [...]

• Armstrong Predicts That Contador Will Soar In Andorra
  July 9th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James BARCELONA, Spain, July 9, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong is backing Astana team-mate Alberto Contador to come out fighting when the Tour de France moves up into [...]

• Martin Wants To Keep The White Jersey From Pyrenees to Paris
  July 9th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James BARCELONA, Spain, July 9, 2009 (AFP) – Germany’s Tony Martin is hoping to emulate compatriot Jan Ullrich by wearing the Tour de France’s white jersey all the [...]

• More Yellow Jersey Misery For Menchov
  July 9th, 2009
  

  Russia’s Denis Menchov saw his yellow jersey hopes all but evaporate in the rain of Barcelona where he ended the sixth stage of the Tour de France nearly five minutes [...]

• Tour de France Results – Stage 6, Overall, and Classifications
  July 9th, 2009
  

  Stage 6 results * 1. Thor Hushovd Cervelo Test Team in 4:21:33 * 2. Oscar Freire Rabobank * 3. Joaquin Rojas Jose Caisse D’epargne at 00:00 * 4. Gerald Ciolek [...]

• Armstong Back In Barcelona, 17 Years After Olympics
  July 9th, 2009
  

  BARCELONA, Spain, July 9, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong was reminded of the longevity of his cycling career when he returned to Barcelona on the sixth stage of the Tour [...]

• Rogers, Boonen, and Sastre Get Caught Up In The Stage Six Crashes
  July 9th, 2009
  

  Australian Michael Rogers was among the big name riders who crashed on the rain-hit sixth stage of the Tour de France on Thursday. Rogers, riding for the Columbia team, appeared [...]

• New Test Detects Hidden Drug Synacthene
  July 9th, 2009
  

  Anti-doping authorities have perfected a new test capable of detecting the drug Synacthene and it is currently being used by doping controllers at the Tour de France, sources have told [...]

• Hushovd At Last, As Cancellara Prepares To Lose Yellow
  July 9th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis Norwegian Thor Hushovd finally ended his frustrating wait for victory on this year’s Tour de France by winning a treacherous, rain-hit sixth stage from Gerona to Barcelona [...]

• Media Scrum No Problem For Superstar Armstrong
  July 9th, 2009
  

  BARCELONA, July 9, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong insists the gathering media storm around his efforts to claim an unprecedented eighth Tour de France victory are no distraction in the [...]

• Tour de France Stage 5 Final K’s
  July 8th, 2009
  

  Tour de France video of stage 5. Voeckler attacks the break to solo across the line.

• Rogers Patient, Silence Await ‘Attacking’ Evans
  July 8th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis PERPIGNAN, France, July 9, 2009 (AFP) – Australian Michael Rogers will head into the sixth stage of the Tour de France on Thursday fully expecting the battle [...]

• Breakaway Riders Look To Barcelona’s Olympic Stadium
  July 8th, 2009
  

  PERPIGNAN, France, July 8, 2009 (AFP) – Mark Cavendish’s domination of the Tour de France bunch sprints is set to come to an end, temporarily at least, on the race’s [...]

• Evans Behind, But Not Out As Mountains Approach
  July 8th, 2009
  

  PERPIGNAN, France, July 8, 2009 (AFP) – Cadel Evans admitted Wednesday he is still getting used to being so far behind in the race for the Tour de France yellow [...]

• Armstrong and Cavendish Headline A Streamlined Tour of Ireland
  July 8th, 2009
  

  Organisers of the Tour of Ireland professional cycle race, held in association with Fáilte Ireland, have announced a new three day format for 2009. The race, from Friday 21st to [...]

• I’ve Nothing To Hide From The Testers, Says Armstrong
  July 8th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James PERPIGNAN, July 8, 2009 (AFP) – Seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong insisted he has nothing to hide after being routinely drugs tested immediately after finishing [...]

• Rabobank Withdraws Injured Gesink Out Of Tour
  July 8th, 2009
  

  PERPIGNAN, July 8, 2009 (AFP) – The teams of Tour de France contenders Cadel Evans and Denis Menchov suffered further setbacks during the race’s fifth stage on Wednesday. On the [...]

• Tour de France Results – Stage 5, Overall, Classifications
  July 8th, 2009
  

  Stage 5 results * 1. Thomas Voeckler Bbox Bouygues Telecom in 4:29:35 * 2. Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha in 4:29:42 * 3. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia – Htc in 4:29:42 [...]

• Cancellara In Yellow As Voeckler Defies Sprinters, Wins Stage 5
  July 8th, 2009
  

  Thomas Voeckler handed the hosts their first reason to celebrate on this year’s Tour de France when he claimed his maiden victory from the race’s fifth stage here on Wednesday. [...]

• Press Release: Astana, Armstrong, and Contador Speak
  July 8th, 2009
  

  Astana Cycling Team won the 4th stage in the Tour the France, a team time trial in Montpellier over 39 km (24 miles). In the process of winning today, Lance [...]

• Evans, Menchov Teammates Crash At Tour
  July 8th, 2009
  

  The teams of Tour de France contenders Cadel Evans and Denis Menchov suffered further setbacks during the race’s fifth stage on Wednesday. Evans’ teammate Staf Schierlinckx crashed into a ditch [...]

• Sastre Mellow About The Yellow
  July 8th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis CAP D’AGDE, France, July 8, 2009 (AFP) – Reigning Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre has put a positive spin on Cervelo’s chances of defending his yellow [...]

• Broken Arm Forces Team Skil-Shimano Rooijakkers Out Of Tour
  July 8th, 2009
  

  Dutch cyclist Piet Rooijakkers withdrew from the 2009 Tour de France on Wednesday and missed the day’s fifth stage to Perpignan after a seven-hour operation to repair a broken forearm. [...]

• Cavendish Warns Rivals Ahead Of Stage Five
  July 7th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MONTPELLIER, France, July 7, 2009 (AFP) – After two days of sprint domination, Mark Cavendish is threatening to extend his Tour de France winning streak on Wednesday’s [...]

• Armstrong Gives Evans Work To Do At The Tour
  July 7th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MONTPELLIER, France, July 8, 2009 (AFP) – Yellow jersey hopeful Cadel Evans was given an alarming reminder of the value of team work at the Tour de [...]

• Tour de France Stage 3 Finish
  July 7th, 2009
  

  This is the amazing finish to the Tour de France stage 3. Team Columbia HTC just killed the peloton and left almost no prisoners.

• Schumacher’s Failed Drugs Test Confirmed By B sample
  July 7th, 2009
  

  BERLIN, July 7, 2009 (AFP) – The positive test of German cyclist Stefan Schumacher for EPO Cera during last year’s Olympic Games has been confirmed by the B sample, his [...]

• Yellow Jersey Won’t Come Easy, Insists Armstrong
  July 7th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James MONTPELLIER, France, July 7, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong admits the yellow jersey is within reach, but insisted an eighth Tour de France win will not be [...]

• Tour de France Results – Stage 4 & Overall
  July 7th, 2009
  

  Team stage results * 1. Astana in 46:29 * 2. Garmin – Slipstream in 46:47 * 3. Team Saxo Bank in 47:09 at 00:40 * 4. Liquigas in 47:27 at [...]

• Armstrong’s Yellow Jersey Miss Helps Astana, Admits Bruyneel
  July 7th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James MONTPELLIER, France, July 7, 2009 (AFP) – Astana team boss Johan Bruyneel said they would prefer to keep Lance Armstrong temporarily out of the yellow jersey if [...]

• Armstrong Just Misses Yellow Jersey As Astana Dominates TTT
  July 7th, 2009
  

  Lance Armstrong dramatically missed out on the yellow jersey by the slimmest of margins here on Tuesday after his Astana team smashed their rivals apart in the Tour de France’s [...]

• Evans’ Team Flunk Tour’s TTT Test
  July 7th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MONTPELLIER, France, July 7, 2009 (AFP) – Cadel Evans’ hopes of heading into the Pyreneean stages of the Tour de France on a high took a knock [...]

• Swiss Confirm Doping Procedure Against Ullrich
  July 7th, 2009
  

  Swiss cycling authorities confirmed on Tuesday that former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich is facing renewed anti doping proceedings after new evidence was gathered. Formal disciplinary proceedings were launched [...]

• Menchov Crashes On Team Time Trial
  July 7th, 2009
  

  MONTPELLIER, France, July 7, 2009 (AFP) – Russian Tour de France contender Denis Menchov got off to the worst possible start in stage four’s team time trial when he crashed [...]

• Evans Drops To Eighth, As Armstrong Strikes
  July 6th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis and Ryland James LA GRANDE MOTTE, France, July 7, 2009 (AFP) – Cadel Evans endured a first test of his yellow jersey credentials on Monday’s third stage [...]

• Columbia’s Breakaway Surprised Us All, Admits Boonen
  July 6th, 2009
  

  LA GRANDE MOTTE, France, July 6, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian sprint specialist Tom Boonen admitted he was impressed by the speed of Columbia’s breakaway 30km before the finish line of [...]

• Ullrich Faces Disciplinary Procedure From Swiss
  July 6th, 2009
  

  BERLIN, July 6, 2009 (AFP) – Germany’s retired former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich is to be the subject of a disciplinary procedure by the Swiss anti-doping commission Tuesday’s [...]

• Armstrong Move Caused By Contador, Says Frenchman
  July 6th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis LA GRANDE MOTTE, France, July 6, 2009 (AFP) – A dramatic racing incident that has put seven-time champion Lance Armstrong within sight of the race’s yellow jersey [...]

• Tour de France Stage 3 Standings
  July 6th, 2009
  

  Standings from the 3rd stage of the Tour de France, a 196.5km ride from Marseille to La Grande Motte on Monday: 1. Mark Cavendish (IDM/THR) 5h01min 24sec (average: 39,117 km/h) [...]

• Cavendish Wins, Lance Moves Up, But Cancellara Still In Yellow
  July 6th, 2009
  

  LA GRANDE MOTTE, France, July 6, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish of the Columbia team won a dramatic third stage of the Tour de France here Monday as Lance [...]

• O’Grady Picks Up The Pieces For 13th Tour Campaign
  July 6th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MONACO, July 3, 2009 (AFP) – Having a punctured lung blow back up to its full capacity in time for the Tour de France is one of [...]

• Crash Victim Van der Walle Withdraws From Tour
  July 6th, 2009
  

  MARSEILLE, France, July 6, 2009 (AFP) – Quick Step rider Jurgen van de Walle on Monday became the first cyclist to withdraw from the 2009 Tour de France after suffering [...]

• Armstrong Back For Another Shot At TTT
  July 6th, 2009
  

  LA GRANDE MOTTE, France, July 6, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong will Tuesday get reacquainted with the Tour de France team time trial, an exercise which played a small but [...]

• Napolitano Hits Back At Lancaster Accusations
  July 6th, 2009
  

  MARSEILLE, France, July 6, 2009 (AFP) – Italian Danilo Napolitano hit back Monday at allegations that his race tactics prevented team Cervelo from pulling off a sprint coup on the [...]

• Armstrong’s Astana Team Fined For Late Registration
  July 6th, 2009
  

  MARSEILLE, France, July 6, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong’s Astana team were fined on Monday after failing to sign on within the specified time at the start of the third [...]

• Lancaster Hits Out At ‘Amateur’ Italian’s Antics
  July 5th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis BRIGNOLES, France, July 6, 2009 – As bunch sprints go, it could have gone much better for Australian Brett Lancaster and his Cervelo team on the Tour [...]

• Farrar Impresses As ‘Cav’ Dominates Tour Sprint
  July 5th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis BRIGNOLES, France, July 5, 2009 (AFP) – Tyler Farrar stuck another feather in his sprint cap on Sunday by finishing an impressive second on his first real [...]

• Armstrong Keeps His Rivals Guessing
  July 5th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis BRIGNOLES, France, July 5, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong is keeping his Astana team’s yellow jersey rivals guessing by refusing to officially endorse Spanish ace Alberto Contador [...]

• Lancaster Hopes Cervelo Can Derail Cav’s Sprint Train
  July 5th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis BRIGNOLES, France, July 5, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish is likely to find out the real strength in depth of his rivals on the Tour de [...]

• Armstrong Happy To Get Into Tour Groove
  July 5th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James BRIGNOLES, France, July 5, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong endured his first testing day of racing on his return to the Tour de France before avoiding a [...]

• Tour de France Results
  July 5th, 2009
  

  Stage 1 results * 1. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia – Htc in 4:30:02 * 2. Tyler Farrar Garmin – Slipstream * 3. Romain Feillu Agritubel at 00:00 * 4. Thor [...]

• Caution Before Glory For Sprinter Boonen
  July 5th, 2009
  

  BRIGNOLES, France, July 5, 2009 (AFP) – Belgium’s Tom Boonen said Sunday he was more concerned about staying on his bike than sprinting for victory after a crash just before [...]

• Menchov Spoke To Vienna Doping Investigators
  July 5th, 2009
  

  BRIGNOLES, July 5, 2009 (AFP) – Rabobank team boss Erik Breukink confirmed at the Tour de France on Sunday that star rider Denis Menchov recently gave evidence to Austrian police [...]

• Triumphant Cavendish In Green, Cancellara Still In Yellow
  July 5th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis BRIGNOLES, France, July 5, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish took his stage victory tally on the Tour de France to five and pulled on the sprinters’ [...]

• Greg Lemond – Love Him Or Hate Him
  July 5th, 2009
  

  Written by : Myles McCorry www.BIKEPURE.org To meet a cycling legend is a memorable day for any biker. To meet the rider who turned victor in the most amazing dogfight [...]

• Armstrong Returns With A Strong 10th In Prologue
  July 4th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MONACO, July 4, 2009 (AFP) – Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong made his return to the Tour de France on Saturday, getting 10th overall at the opening stage [...]

• Tour Stress Takes Toll On Sickly Boonen
  July 4th, 2009
  

  MONACO, July 4, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian sprinter Tom Boonen, who was only given the green light to ride in Saturday’s opening stage of the Tour de France the day [...]

• Swiss Star Cancellara Wins First Stage of Tour de France
  July 4th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James MONACO, July 4, 2009 (AFP) – Switzerland’s Olympic time-trial champion Fabian Cancellara won the first stage of the Tour de France on Saturday in a time of [...]

• Tour de France Results
  July 4th, 2009
  

  Class standings from the 1st stage of the Tour de France, a 15.5km ride around Monaco on Saturday: Points: 1. Fabian Cancellara (SUI/SAX) 15 pts 2. Alberto Contador (ESP/AST) 12 [...]

• We Didn’t Expect Any Less, Says Astana Boss Bruyneel
  July 4th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MONACO, July 4, 2009 (AFP) – Astana boss Johan Bruyneel made a dramatic re-entry to the world’s biggest bike race after seeing his team dominate the top [...]

• LANCE STRUGGLES WITH SUPPORT ROLE
  July 4th, 2009
  

  Lance Armstrong took the bold but unenviable step of leading out his team’s squad in the Individual Time Trial in Monaco.  Perhaps he thought getting out so early he would [...]

• Tour de France Climbs
  July 4th, 2009
  

  Climbs on the 2009 Tour de France, to be held July 4-26 (percentage of climbs defined in average gradients): Stage 7 Barcelona to Andorra-Arcalis, 224km: Km 32 – Cote de [...]

• Yellow Jersey Contenders Step Out Of The Tour Shadows
  July 4th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MONACO, July 3, 2009 (AFP) – Who really has a chance of winning this year’s yellow jersey at the Tour de France became a shade clearer here [...]

• 2009 Tour de France stages
  July 4th, 2009
  

  The 21 stages of the 2009 Tour de France, held on July 4-26 over a total approximate distance of 3459.5km: July 4 – Stage 1: Monaco – Monaco, 15.5 km [...]

• Contador’s Form Overshadows Armstrong As Tour Start Looms
  July 4th, 2009
  

  Lance Armstrong’s bid to win another Tour de France title is of high interest here, but Alberto Contador will start the 2009 edition as Astana’s number one rider with good [...]

• Teams for the 2009 Tour de France
  July 4th, 2009
  

  A list of the 20 teams competing in the 2009 Tour de France, held on July 4-26 over a total approximate distance of 3,459.5km: AG2R (FRA) Astana (KAZ) Agritubel (FRA) [...]

• Evans Confident Aussie Help Can Boost His Tour Hopes
  July 3rd, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MONACO, July 4, 2009 (AFP) – Cadel Evans has been building steadily towards what would be an historic Tour de France victory for the past five years. [...]

• Tour de France Teams, And Their Objectives
  July 3rd, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MONACO, July 2, 2009 (AFP) – Likely ambitions of the 20 teams competing in the 2009 Tour de France, held on July 4-26 over a total approximate [...]

• The Armstrong Debate – Can He Win The 2009 Tour de France
  July 3rd, 2009
  

  No position by: Spencer Canon Bicycling Magazine arrived in my mailbox yesterday. The cover article is “Lance Rides Again. Why He Can Win.” I found myself immediately annoyed. First off, [...]

• Astana Boss Plays Down Armstrong – Contador Rivalry
  July 3rd, 2009
  

  by Ryland James MONACO, July 3, 2009 (AFP) – Astana boss Johan Bruyneel played down the rivalry brewing between team-mates Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador on the eve of Saturday’s [...]

• Dekker – A Young Talent Gone Bad?
  July 3rd, 2009
  

  Written by: Myles McCorry WWW.BIKEPURE.ORG DEKKER: At the World Championships in Varese last Autumn Thomas Dekker’s agent was trying hard to secure his rider a contract for the 2009 season. [...]

• Contador -vs- Cancellara Showdown Could Light Up First Stage
  July 3rd, 2009
  

  Yellow jersey favorite Alberto Contador could strike a first psychological blow to his Tour de France rivals when he lines up for the first stage, a 15.5km time trial, on [...]

• 2010 TOUR DOWN UNDER RACE ROUTES UNVEILED
  July 3rd, 2009
  

  The 2010 Tour Down Under race routes have been unveiled today at the official launch of the UCI ProTour event. Transport Minister Patrick Conlon announced that the route will return [...]

• Tour de France Teams And Riders
  July 3rd, 2009
  

  Names of 20 teams and their nine starting riders for the July 4-26 Tour de France: AG2R: Jose Luis Arrieta (ESP), Cyril Dessel (FRA), Hubert Dupont (FRA), Vladimir Efimkin (RUS), [...]

• Team Type 1′s Powers Wins Fitchburg Longsjo Time Trial
  July 3rd, 2009
  

  Westminster, Mass. – U.S. national time trial champion Alison Powers of Team Type 1 won the Courtyard by Marriott Fitchburg/South Street Time Trial to open the 50th edition of the [...]

• Cervelo Relaxed Over Sastre’s Yellow Jersey Defense
  July 3rd, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MONACO, July 3, 2009 (AFP) – The Cervelo Test team declared their intention to help defending champion Carlos Sastre win the Tour de France for the second [...]

• Tour Down Under Chase Armstrong For 2010 Return
  July 3rd, 2009
  

  SYDNEY, July 3, 2009 (AFP) – Cycling legend Lance Armstrong could return to Australia for the 2010 Tour Down Under, the race’s director said Friday, after his appearance this year [...]

• Japan’s Beppu Aiming To Be The First To Reach Paris
  July 3rd, 2009
  

  MONACO, July 3, 2009 (AFP) – Japanese rider Fumiyuki Beppu is aiming to become the first cyclist from the land of the rising sun to reach Paris and finish the [...]

• No Green Thoughts From Calm And Strong Cavendish
  July 3rd, 2009
  

  by Ryland James MONACO, July 3, 2009 (AFP) – British sprinter Mark Cavendish said Friday his Tour de France objective is solely to reach Paris with any thoughts of winning [...]

• Boonen Gets Shock 11th Hour Tour Reprieve
  July 3rd, 2009
  

  MONACO, July 3, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian cycling star Tom Boonen has been granted a shock eleventh hour reprieve to compete in the Tour de France which starts here Saturday, [...]

• Penpix of Tour de France Yellow Jersey Contenders
  July 3rd, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MONACO, July 2, 2009 (AFP) – Penpix of Tour de France yellow jersey contenders at this year’s race, held on July 4-26 over a total approximate distance [...]

• Women’s Prestige Cycling Series Standings After Nature Valley GP
  July 2nd, 2009
  

  Alison Powers adds a second jersey while TIBCO takes the team lead Minneapolis – July 2, 2009 – Women’s Prestige Cycling Series leader Alison Powers (Team Type 1) added the [...]

• Basso Tips Armstrong For Tour Success
  July 2nd, 2009
  

  ROME, July 2, 2009 (AFP) – Former Tour of Italy winner Ivan Basso on Thursday tipped his great rival Lance Armstrong to challenge for an eighth Tour de France title. [...]

• Tom Boonen Will Find His Tour Destiny On Friday
  July 2nd, 2009
  

  Tom Boonen will find out on Friday whether he has been granted a last minute reprieve to compete in the Tour de France which starts in Monaco on Saturday. The [...]

• Astana Must Support Contador, Not Armstrong, Says Riis
  July 2nd, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MONACO, July 2, 2009 (AFP) – Former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis has thrown the gauntlet down to his team’s rivals for the race’s yellow jersey, [...]

• Team Ouch News
  July 2nd, 2009
  

  Johnson invites OUCH Presented by Maxxis teammates over for some July 4th weekend racing. Oakland, CA – This being the start of the July 4th weekend, where better place to [...]

• Team Garmin-Slipstream Announces Tour de France Roster Change
  July 2nd, 2009
  

  Injured Dan Martin Will Be Replaced by Martijn Maaskant July 2, 2009 – Monaco – Dutchman Martijn Maaskant, the first reserve for Team Garmin-Slipstream’s Tour de France Squad, will replace [...]

• It’s Bruyneel Or Me, Says Banned Vinokourov
  July 2nd, 2009
  

  by Ryland James MONACO, July 2, 2009 (AFP) – Banned rider Alexandre Vinokourov, whose doping suspension ends on July 24, insisted he will return to the Astana team even if [...]

• Evans Still Upbeat Even After Dekker Bombshell Ahead Of Tour
  July 2nd, 2009
  

  MONACO, July 2, 2009 (AFP) – Yellow jersey contender Cadel Evans remains upbeat despite the unwelcome news that Silence teammate Thomas Dekker has been ruled out of the Tour de [...]

• Germany’s Ciolek Could Be A Tour Star, Says Hinault
  July 1st, 2009
  

  by Ryland James BERLIN, July 1, 2009 (AFP) – Tour de France legend Bernard Hinault believes up and coming German cycling star Gerald Ciolek could pose a threat to Britain’s [...]

• Thomas Dekker Tests Positive For EPO And Is Out Of 2009 Tour de France
  July 1st, 2009
  

  BRUSSELS, July 1, 2009 (AFP) – Dutch cyclist Thomas Dekker has been ruled out of the Tour de France three days before the start after testing positive for the banned [...]

• Team Type 1 Weekend Wrap
  June 30th, 2009
  

  Powers, MacGregor Score Wins; Hanson, Jones Third At Criteriums Alison Powers and Ian MacGregor each scored victories and Ken Hanson and Chris Jones added podium finishes at criteriums in California [...]

• NRC Standings
  June 30th, 2009
  

  Bahati three-peats at Manhattan Beach G.P. Rashaan Bahati (Carson, Calif./Rock Racing) won the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar’s 15th 2009 event, the Manhattan Beach Grand Prix on Sunday. For the [...]

• French Courts Ears Are Closed In Boonen Case
  June 30th, 2009
  

  Tom Boonen’s attempt to overturn the ban on him competing in the 2009 Tour de France next month has hit another big hurdle with the decision by a French court [...]

• Manhattan Beach Grand Prix
  June 29th, 2009
  

  A quick video by our very own Cynthia Lou of the unbeatable Rashaan Bahati. He has now 3peated the Manhattan Beach Grand Prix. This guy is not only a super [...]

• Murphy Solos To Win In Cytomax Benicia Criterium
  June 29th, 2009
  

  Benicia, CA – As John Murphy of the OUCH Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis noted after the Cytomax Benicia Criterium, “you don’t want to leave empty handed from a [...]

• Swiss Nationals – Press Release by Team BMC
  June 29th, 2009
  

  Mathias Frank and Thomas Frei sandwich Cancellara on the podium at Swiss Nationals With three riders in the top ten and a fourth in the top 12, BMC can be [...]

• Matti Breschel Danish Champion
  June 29th, 2009
  

  [28.06 17:18] Twelve riders were representing Team Saxo Bank during today’s Danish national championships in the town of Sønderborg. André Steensen, Matti Breschel, Nicki Sørensen, Anders Lund, Kasper Klostergaard, Lasse [...]

• Three Time’s A Charm For Rahsaan Bahati and Rock Racing at the Manhattan Beach Grand Prix
  June 29th, 2009
  

  By Cynthia Lou Manhattan Beach, CA – Rock Racing’s Rahsaan Bahati wins for the third year in a row, showcasing his and Rock Racing’s dominance in American NRC criterium racing. [...]

• Brotherly Love-In For Agritubel Tour team
  June 28th, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 28, 2009 (AFP) – Brice Feillu, 23, will make his Tour de France debut alongside his elder brother Romain, the Agritubel team announced on Sunday. The French team [...]

• Boonen Claims Belgian Road Title
  June 28th, 2009
  

  AYWAILLE, Belgium, June 28, 2009 (AFP) – Quick Step rider Tom Boonen became Belgian road cycling champion here on Sunday after defeating Philippe Gilbert and Kristoff Goddart in a sprint [...]

• Maxime Bouet To Join AG2R
  June 27th, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 27, 2009 (AFP) – Frenchman Maxime Bouet will ride next season for the AG2R team, who said Saturday they have obtained his services on a two-year deal. The [...]

• Product Review: SKINS Cycle Bib Short
  June 27th, 2009
  

  Written by: VeloGuy Over the last year or so it would have been hard to avoid hearing about the technology of compression recovery clothing. There is certainly no shortage of [...]

• Hincapie Sportswear Releases Documentary Film, “A Ride With George Hincapie”
  June 27th, 2009
  

  Award Winning Director Captures the Life of One of America’s Greatest Cyclists Greenville, SC­­­­—Hincapie™ Sportswear, Inc. (Hincapie), manufacturer and marketer of distinctive clothing for the performance cyclist, will release “35 [...]

• Contador Set For Double-Edged Yellow Jersey Battle
  June 27th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, June 26, 2009 (AFP) – Alberto Contador of Astana will start as the Tour de France favourite next week but the battle for the race’s coveted [...]

• Tour de France climbs
  June 27th, 2009
  

  Climbs on the 2009 Tour de France, to be held July 4-26 (percentage of climbs defined in average gradients): Stage 7 Barcelona to Andorra-Arcalis, 224km: Km 32 – Cote de [...]

• Evans Leads Silence Bid To Final Make Some Noise At The Tour
  June 27th, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 26, 2009 (AFP) – Australian Cadel Evans has been given scope for a more promising tilt at the Tour de France yellow jersey with a reinforced team for [...]

• The 2009 Tour de France Stages
  June 27th, 2009
  

  The 21 stages of the 2009 Tour de France, held bwtween July 4-26 over an approximate total distance of 3459.5km: July 4 – Stage 1: Monaco – Monaco, 15.5 km [...]

• The Teams Of The 2009 Tour de France
  June 27th, 2009
  

  The list of the 20 teams competing for the 2009 Tour de France title, held on July 4-26 over a total approximate distance of 3,459.5 km: AG2R (FRA) Astana (KAZ) [...]

• Tour de France Yellow Jersey Contenders
  June 27th, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 26, 2009 (AFP) – Potential Tour de France champions at this year’s race, held on July 4-26 over a total approximate distance of 3459.5km: Alberto Contador (ESP/Astana) Described [...]

• Stahurskaya Dies In Training Accident, Says Coach
  June 26th, 2009
  

  MINSK, June 26, 2009 (AFP) – Former world cycling champion Zinaida Stahurskaya of Belarus died on Thursday after being struck by an out of control car while she was on [...]

• Contador Is Just Crowned The Spanish TT Champion
  June 26th, 2009
  

  MADRID, June 26, 2009 (AFP) – Yellow jersey contender Alberto Contador was crowned Spanish national time trial champion on Friday as he tested out his new machine for the upcoming [...]

• Landis And His Ouch Team Head To CytoMax Benicia Criterium
  June 26th, 2009
  

  Oakland, CA – Floyd Landis will headline a four-rider OUCH Presented by Maxxis squad that will contest the Cytomax Benicia Criterium, sponsored by Cyto Sport, which is based in Benicia. [...]

• Team Type 1 Wins Race Across America, Betters Team Record
  June 26th, 2009
  

  Annapolis, Md. – Team Type 1 rolled onto the Annapolis, Md., City Dock early Friday morning as champions of the eight-person team division of the Race Across America (RAAM). The [...]

• Playitas New Co-Sponsor For Team Saxo Bank
  June 26th, 2009
  

  [26.06 12:29] The Spanish holiday resort, “Playitas”, which is operated by the travel services company “Apollo”, will be a new co-sponsor for Team Saxo Bank with a signed agreement that [...]

• Triple Team Saxo Bank Triumph
  June 26th, 2009
  

  [25.06 20:43] Team Saxo Bank took all three places on the podium after today’s Danish championships in time trial held in Sønderborg, Denmark. The riders did 38.5 kilometres on a [...]

• ASEA Drug Testing Certifications
  June 25th, 2009
  

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• Liquigas Turns Up The Tour Heat On Four Riders
  June 25th, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 25, 2009 (AFP) – Italian team Liquigas have pinned their Tour de France victory hopes on four of the nine riders they named in their team on Thursday [...]

• Jani Brajkovic Slovenian Champion Time Trial
  June 25th, 2009
  

  Team Astana’s Jani Brajkovic took the golden medal on the national championships time trial. Brajkovic (25) was the fastest rider on the circuit of Solkan. Gregor Gazvoda was second, Kristjan [...]

• RAAM Finish Line In Sight For Team Type 1
  June 25th, 2009
  

  Near Ellenboro, W.Va. – Team Type 1 remained on pace Thursday morning to finish the Race Across America (RAAM) a little after midnight Eastern Daylight Time. The team that is [...]

• Astana Names Contador As Astana Team Leader
  June 25th, 2009
  

  Astana has chosen former yellow jersey champion Alberto Contador as team leader for the Tour de France, which begins in Monaco and will run from July 4-26. Contador, who won [...]

• Team Type 1 Earns Tour of Missouri Spot
  June 25th, 2009
  

  Atlanta – The Team Type 1 men’s professional team will be a part of one of the most prestigious stage races in the United States when it takes the start [...]

• Piaf Love Letters Auctioned In Paris
  June 25th, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 25, 2009 (AFP) – Passionate letters from Edith Piaf in which the grieving French singer tells one of her many lovers he could supplant the man of her [...]

• Hushovd Extends Cervelo Deal To 2010
  June 25th, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 25, 2009 (AFP) – Norwegian racer Thor Hushovd has extended his deal with the Cervelo team until the end of next year, the Swiss team said Thursday. The [...]

• Add Another Title For The Evergreen Longo
  June 25th, 2009
  

  SAINT-BRIEUC, France, June 25, 2009 (AFP) – Even reaching 50 has not dimmed the appetite of French cycling grande dame Jeannie Longo, who Thursday won her 56th national crown in [...]

• Team Type 1 Still Leads RAAM; Team Type 2 Increases Pace
  June 24th, 2009
  

  Crossing The Mississippi River – As Team Type 1 made short work of Kansas and Missouri to grow its lead to nearly four hours early Wednesday, Team Type 2 increased [...]

• Nature Valley Grand Prix To Air on Universal Sports
  June 24th, 2009
  

  Nature Valley Grand Prix to Air on Universal Sports – Top ranked stage race featured dramatic finishes in men’s and women’s races The Nature Valley Grand Prix, the top race [...]

• Team Cervelo Test Team For Tour de France
  June 24th, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 24, 2009 (AFP) – The Cervelo team on Wednesday named an experienced team to support Spanish reigning champion Carlos Sastre in this year’s Tour de France, which begins [...]

• Caisse d’Epargne Tour Team
  June 24th, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 24, 2009 (AFP) – The Caisse d’Epargne cycling team on Wednesday named 10 cyclists from which they must select nine for the Tour de France, which runs from [...]

• Vande Velde To Lead Team Garmin At Tour de France
  June 24th, 2009
  

  American rider Christian Vande Velde has recovered from injuries suffered in a fall during the Giro d’Italia and will lead the Garmin team in the Tour de France, the team [...]

• Horillo Fears Injuries Could Force Retirement
  June 24th, 2009
  

  PAMPLONA, Spain, June 24, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s Pedro Horillo said after leaving hospital here on Wednesday he is uncertain whether he will be able to return to professional cycling [...]

• Boonen To Ask Judge To Reverse Tour ban
  June 23rd, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 23, 2009 (AFP) – Belgium’s former world road race champion Tom Boonen is to appear here at a court on Thursday, in a bid to reverse the ban [...]

• No Tour de France For Valverde
  June 23rd, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 23, 2009 (AFP) – Controversial Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde will not take part in this year’s Tour de France, his Caisse d’Epargne team announced on Tuesday. His absence [...]

• Chodroff soloes to Jersey victory; Baldwin climbs to win in Colorado.
  June 23rd, 2009
  

  Jonathan Chodroff of the OUCH Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis rode to his strength en route to winning the five-stage Giro di Jersey this past weekend. The elite time [...]

• Team Type 2 Easily Makes First Time Cut
  June 23rd, 2009
  

  Near Taos, N.M. — Team Type 2 successfully completed one of its goals Tuesday morning at the Race Across America (RAAM). The eight-rider team that is comprised entirely of athletes [...]

• Team BMC Fighting For The Swiss Title At Nyon
  June 23rd, 2009
  

  Santa Rosa / Nyon, 2009-06-23 Eight BMC riders fighting for Swiss Title When talking about possible victors of the Swiss Championships at Nyon, the riders of the BMC Racing Team [...]

• Team Type 1 On Record Pace In RAAM
  June 23rd, 2009
  

  Near Bloom, Kan. –The crackle over the megaphone broke the silence of an otherwise quiet morning Tuesday in western Kansas: “Nice job, buddy. You’re just going to fly right on [...]

• Injuries Sideline Team Type 1 Australians Hanley, Calabria
  June 22nd, 2009
  

  Atlanta – Team Type 1 Australian professionals Fabio Calabria and Monique Hanley are on the road to recovery from serious injuries. Calabria had to be admitted to a Colorado hospital [...]

• Riis Wants Yellow Jersey From Start To Finish
  June 22nd, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 22, 2009 (AFP) – The Saxo Bank team run by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis will center its hopes for victory on next month’s race on [...]

• Armstrong Wins In Nevada City As Tour de France Tune-Up
  June 22nd, 2009
  

  NEVADA CITY, California, June 21, 2009 (AFP) – US cyclist Lance Armstrong Sunday won the Nevada City Classic, a modest one-day race set in the hills of northern California, to [...]

• Team Type 1 Takes Early Lead In RAAM
  June 21st, 2009
  

  Near Salome, Ariz. – Team Type 1 took over the lead in the eight-person team division of the Race Across America (RAAM) fewer than 150 miles into the 3,021-mile (4,861 [...]

• Cancellara Delivers The Win At The Tour of Switzerland
  June 21st, 2009
  

  BERNE, Switzerland, June 21, 2009 (AFP) – Swiss time-trial Olympic champion Fabian Cancellara won the Tour of Switzerland on Sunday after winning the ninth and final stage of the race [...]

• Ster Elektrotoer In Netherlands – Stage 3
  June 20th, 2009
  

  Written by: Myles McCorry I was never that good at maths at school, or English- just riding my bike. I was really good at riding my bike. If cycling was [...]

• Boonen To Face No Criminal Charges Over Cocaine Use
  June 20th, 2009
  

  BRUSSELS, June 20, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian cycling star Tom Boonen has escaped the threat of criminal charges from a first positive test for cocaine, in May 2008, despite a [...]

• Martin Wins Stage 8, Valjavec Stays Dressed In Yellow In Switzerland
  June 20th, 2009
  

  CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland, June 20, 2009 (AFP) – German rider Tony Martin won the eighth and penultimate stage of the Tour of Switzerland on Saturday, a 181.7 kilometers ride from Le [...]

• The Scandalised Professional Cyclist
  June 20th, 2009
  

  Written by: Myles McCorry The scandalized professional cyclist, the doper, the cheat, is still a bike rider. He started out as a kid, loving the speed and friendship that only [...]

• Twin Cities Bike Share Program Is A Go
  June 20th, 2009
  

  Duffy & Partners Creates Brand Identity for Twin Cities Bike Share Program Nice Ride Minnesota will be among the first of its kind in the country MINNEAPOLIS, (June 16, 2009) [...]

• Bike Team Rides To Raise Brain Tumor Awareness
  June 20th, 2009
  

  June 12, 2009 Bike race Team Type 1 and 2 have set a national precedent for raising diabetes awareness while just outside Philadelphia, a team is riding to raise awareness [...]

• Ritchey Design Time Trial Handlebars Compliant with International Cycling Union “3:1″ Component Regulation
  June 20th, 2009
  

  Ritchey Design shares the bicycle industry’s concerns about UCI regulations that could limit future innovation in bicycle equipment design SAN CARLOS, Calif. – June 18, 2009 – Ritchey Design announced [...]

• Los Angeles City’s Bicycle Plan is ‘Flawed,’ Cyclists tell Transit Panel
  June 20th, 2009
  

  By Danielle Directo, Special to LAist At the Transportation Committee yesterday, the city presented its Bicycle Plan proposal, which maps potential fixes to L.A.’s streets to make riding easier and [...]

• Back From the European Racing Experience
  June 20th, 2009
  

  Written by: Coryn Rivera My first racing experience in Europe was very solid. I came out on top solo at my first race, Merieke-Bornem. During the track racing at the [...]

• The 7 Day Mental Detox
  June 20th, 2009
  

  Written by: Josh Horowitz The one week, best ride of your life, last minute training program. It’s one week till the first race of the season (at least it is [...]

• Tour de France Pulls the Plug On Earphones
  June 20th, 2009
  

  Cyclists in next month’s Tour de France are to be banned from wearing radio-link headphones as an experimental safety measure, event organizers said on Friday. The measure, affecting just two [...]

• Joanne Kiesanowski (TIBCO) On How To Follow Your Dreams
  June 20th, 2009
  

  By Cynthia Lou Joanne Kiesanowski of Team TIBCO, fresh off two trips to the podium at this year’s Nature Valley Grand Prix, one for second place at the St. Paul [...]

• Team Type 1 Aims To Regain RAAM Crown
  June 19th, 2009
  

  Oceanside, Calif. – Team Type 1 makes no secret about its goals for the eight-person team division of the Race Across America (RAAM), which begins Saturday in Oceanside, Calif. “Our [...]

• Valverde Appeals To CAS Over Doping Ban
  June 19th, 2009
  

  GENEVA, June 19, 2009 (AFP) – Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde has appealed against a doping ban imposed by Italian authorities last month, world sport’s top court said on Friday. The [...]

• Milram Announces Tour de France Team
  June 19th, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 19, 2009 (AFP) – The Milram team named German cyclists Linus Gerdemann and Gerald Ciolek as joint team leaders for next month’s Tour de France, the German-backed outfit [...]

• Back From the European Racing Experience
  June 19th, 2009
  

  Written by: Coryn Rivera My first racing experience in Europe was very solid. I came out on top solo at my first race, Merieke-Bornem. During the track racing at the [...]

• Kirchen Wins Stage, Valjavec Eyes Victory
  June 19th, 2009
  

  VALLORBE, Switzerland, June 19, 2009 (AFP) – Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen was the winner of the seventh stage of the Tour of Switzerland here on Friday, as Tadej Valjavec (AG2R) held [...]

• Greipe Grabs Stage Two Win In Ster Elektrotoer
  June 19th, 2009
  

  The crowd that lined the finishing straight for the Ster Elektrotoer (say: Stirr then make a spit noise) went nearly silient when big top came into view with 75 to [...]

• Astana Names Their Six-Man Pre-Selection For Tour de France
  June 19th, 2009
  

  Astana on Friday named six of the nine riders who will battle for overall and stage glory in next month’s Tour de France, where Alberto Contador of Spain will start [...]

• Dutch Cycling Great Rooks Admits To Taking EPO
  June 19th, 2009
  

  THE HAGUE, June 19, 2009 (AFP) – Dutch cycling great Steven Rooks became the latest former cyclist to confess to taking EPO in a book released this week. The 48-year-old [...]

• Boonen And Team To Take Legal Route Over Tour de France Ban
  June 19th, 2009
  

  BRUSSELS, June 19, 2009 (AFP) – Ace Belgian sprinter Tom Boonen and his Quick Step team are to contest his ban from the Tour de France by the race organizers [...]

• Melbourne Chosen For 2012 Track World Championship
  June 18th, 2009
  

  LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 18, 2009 (AFP) – The 2012 world track cycling championships will take place in Melbourne, Australia, official sources announced here on Thursday. Melbourne, which previously hosted the [...]

• Rock Racing Re-Signs Ivan Dominguez
  June 18th, 2009
  

  Culver City, Calif. – Sprinter Ivan Dominguez has signed with Rock Racing after a five-month ProTour stint with Fuji-Servetto. Dominguez initially signed with Rock Racing before the 2009 season, but [...]

• Menchov To Lead Rabobank At Tour de France
  June 18th, 2009
  

  THE HAGUE, Netherlands, June 18, 2009 (AFP) – Russia’s Tour of Italy champion Denis Menchov will lead the Rabobank team in next month’s Tour de France, the Dutch based team’s [...]

• Cavendish Warms Up His Tour de France Legs With Another Stage Win
  June 18th, 2009
  

  British cycling star Mark Cavendish won his second stage in the Tour of Switzerland here on Thursday, the 178 kilometer sixth stage from Oberriet. The 24-year-old Isle of Man born [...]

• Boonen Banned From Tour, But UCI Takes No Action
  June 18th, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 18, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian cycling star Tom Boonen has been banned from competing in the Tour de France following his positive drug test for cocaine, organizers ASO [...]

• Even though UCI Snares Five Cheats Vast Majority Are Clean
  June 18th, 2009
  

  by Stephanie Pertuiset PARIS, June 18, 2009 (AFP) – World cycling’s anti-doping chief Anne Gripper said the vast majority of the elite peloton appear to be riding clean after months-long [...]

• Boonen “Didn’t Ingest Cocaine” – Experts Say
  June 18th, 2009
  

  BRUSSELS, June 18, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian star Tom Boonen seemingly did not ingest cocaine, the substance for which he tested positive six weeks ago for the second time in [...]

• Financial Problems For Astana Cycling Team Resolved
  June 18th, 2009
  

  The Khazakstan government has agreed to back cycling’s Astana outfit for the rest of the 2009 season, including the Tour de France, a team spokesman said on Thursday. The promise [...]

• 24 Hours Of Pure Motivation
  June 17th, 2009
  

  Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen Before we can tell you about the book we just finished reading, its probably [...]

• Armstrong to Race In Nevada City Classic
  June 17th, 2009
  

  LOS ANGELES, June 17, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong will continue his preparations for the Tour de France by racing in the Nevada City Classic on Sunday, the seven-time Tour [...]

• Biological Passport Doping Cheats Suspended By Teams
  June 17th, 2009
  

  Two of the Italian cyclists identified in cyclings new rigorous anti-doping biological passport program have been suspended by their teams, officials said on Wednesday. The decision concerning the two riders, [...]

• Valjavec Holds On To Swiss Lead As Albasini Wins Stage Five
  June 17th, 2009
  

  SERFAUS, Austria, June 17, 2009 (AFP) – Swiss rider Michael Albasini of the Columbia team won the fifth stage of the Tour of Switzerland, a 202 km ride from Staefa [...]

• 3rd Annual Grand Cycling Classic Returns
  June 17th, 2009
  

  3rd ANNUAL GRAND CYCLING CLASSIC RETURNS TO DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS Meijer is 2009 Title Sponsor GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 16, 2009 – Race organizers announced that the 3rd annual Grand [...]

• Blood Passport Program – Judgement Day
  June 17th, 2009
  

  Written by: Myles McCorry Ag2R/La Mondiale team doctor Eric Bouvat was very angry last week when convicted doper, turned informer, Bernard Kohl, allegedly accused many other riders of using performance-enhancing [...]

• The UCI Catch Five Doping Cheats With The Biological Passports
  June 17th, 2009
  

  The UCI announced on today (Wednesday) that five professional cyclists would face doping charges based solely on the irregularities found in blood samples from their biological passports. Igor Astarloa of [...]

• Schleck Poised In Switzerland As Breschel Bags Stage
  June 16th, 2009
  

  STAEFA, Switzerland, June 16, 2009 (AFP) – Up-and-coming Danish cyclist Matti Breschel triumphed in the fourth stage of the Tour of Switzerland, a 195km ride from Biasca to here on [...]

• Two Time Doper Tyler Hamilton Accepts His Eight Year Ban
  June 16th, 2009
  

  One-time Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton has accepted an eight-year doping ban, marking the end of a career tarnished by drugs. The US Anti-Doping Agency meted out the penalty on [...]

• Team Cofidis Line Up The Climbers For Tour de France
  June 16th, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 15, 2009 (AFP) – French cycling team Cofidis unveiled a nine-man Tour de France team Monday which manager Eric Boyer has shaped principally for success in the mountains. [...]

• Four More Doctors Implicated In German Doping Affair
  June 16th, 2009
  

  BERLIN, June 15, 2009 (AFP) – A doping investigation initially targeting two University doctors has now snared four more, albeit on lesser charges, according to German public prosecutor Wolfgang Maier [...]

• CAS Uphoalds Vinokourov’s Ban Until End Of July
  June 16th, 2009
  

  International Sport’s top court upheald Tuesday that disgraced Kazakh doper cyclist Alexander Vinokourov must serve out a two-year doping ban until late July. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) [...]

• Rory Sutherland Wins The Nature Valley Grand Prix
  June 15th, 2009
  

  Sutherland waits until the last minutes to earn the overall at Nature Valley Stillwater, MN – Since the end of the opening stage time trial Wednesday morning, Rory Sutherland of [...]

• Columbia’s Cavendish Sprints To Perfection In Switzerland
  June 15th, 2009
  

  LUMINO, Switzerland, June 15, 2009 (AFP) – Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara held on to the lead of the Tour of Switzerland as Britain’s Mark Cavendish powered to victory on the [...]

• Arashiro Flies Flag For Japan in Tour de France
  June 15th, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 15, 2009 (AFP) – Japan will be represented in the Tour de France by Yukiya Arashiro, whose participation in the great stage race was confirmed by his team’s [...]

• Powers Third For Team Type 1 At Nature Valley
  June 15th, 2009
  

  Stillwater, Minn. – Alison Powers put Team Type 1 on the podium Sunday for the fourth time at a women’s National Racing Calendar (NRC) event when she finished third at [...]

• Bike Pure & 3T Join Forces And Promote Clean Cycling
  June 14th, 2009
  

  Bike Pure, the positive cycling campaign group, got terrific reinforcement to it’s mission this week. The organization joined forces with one of the most progressive, innovative manufactures in the cycle [...]

• “Angry” Valverde Wins Second Dauphine Libere
  June 14th, 2009
  

  GRENOBLE, France, June 14, 2009 (AFP) – Controversial Spaniard Alejandro Valverde on Sunday won his second successive Dauphine Libere after the eighth and final stage was won here by Dutchman [...]

• Nature Valley Grand Prix – Rhodes Takes The Cannon Falls Stage
  June 13th, 2009
  

  Alexis Rhodes Takes The Stage Win At Mankato, Blasting Into Second Overall Just Twelve Seconds Behind Leader Armstrong By Cynthia Lou Mankato, MN — Redemption was sweet for Webcor Builders [...]

• I’m Not Afraid To Die, Says Ex-Tour Winner Fignon
  June 13th, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 13, 2009 (AFP) – Former two-time Tour de France winner Laurent Fignon, who is battling cancer, said on Sunday he has no fear of dying. “You either fight [...]

• Valverde Remains In Yellow As Moncoutie Takes Dauphine Stage 7
  June 13th, 2009
  

  SAINT-FRANCOIS-LONGCHAMP, France, June 13, 2009 (AFP) – Controversial Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde stayed on course to win the Dauphine Libere race after Frenchman David Moncoutie won the seventh and penultimate [...]

• Scandal-Free Tour Is Possible, Says Pat McQuaid
  June 13th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, June 11, 2009 (AFP) – Hopes of a scandal-free Tour de France in 2009 may be pie in the sky to some, but cycling’s most obstinate [...]

• Dad, Dad, I Wanna Be A Professional Cyclist
  June 13th, 2009
  

  Written by: Colin Batchelor I’ve a friend who many years ago became father to a baby girl, when asked how he felt, in a cycling context of course, his reply [...]

• Nature Valley Grand Prix Womens Race Stage 2
  June 13th, 2009
  

  Exciting St. Paul Downtown Crit, Nature Valley Grand Prix, Women’s Callup and Start Video was taken by our very own Cynthia Lou – The Scoop With Lou

• Brooke Miller Wins Uptown Minneapolis Criterium; Armstrong Still In Yellow
  June 12th, 2009
  

  By Cynthia Lou No trip to the Nature Valley Grand Prix would be complete for Brooke Miller (Tibco) without a victory, with Miller celebrating a criterium victory two years in [...]

• 21 Teams Invited To Vuelta
  June 12th, 2009
  

  Twenty-one professional cycling teams, including 16 from the ProTour circuit, have been invited to participate in the August 29-September 20 Vuelta de Espana, organizers said Friday. Teams from 10 countries [...]

• Valverde Retains Control Of Dauphine, As Fedrigo Wins Stage 6
  June 12th, 2009
  

  BRIANCON, June 12, 2009 (AFP) – Spaniard Alejandro Valverde of the Caisse d’Epargne retained his slim 16-second lead over Cadel Evans after the sixth stage of the Dauphine Libere race [...]

• Ivan Basso Pulls Out of Dauphine
  June 12th, 2009
  

  Italy’s Ivan Basso has pulled out of the Dauphine Libere with a fever, his Liquigas team announced Thursday. Basso, who finished Thursday’s grueling stage up Mont Ventoux in 35th position [...]

• Nature Valley Grand Prix – Cannon Falls Ladies Road Race
  June 12th, 2009
  

  Erica Allar Wins An Action-Packed Cannon Falls Road Race; Armstrong Retains Lead By Cynthia Lou Cannon Falls, MN — It might have been a beautiful day in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, [...]

• Team Type 1′s Powers Challenging At Nature Valley Grand Prix
  June 11th, 2009
  

  St. Paul, Minn. – Alison Powers of Team Type 1 isn’t about to watch Kristin Armstrong soft-pedal her way to a fourth title at the Nature Valley Grand Prix. Powers, [...]

• Nature Valley Grand Prix Mens Crit Finish
  June 11th, 2009
  

  Stage 2, St. Paul Downtown Crit Results and Finish, Men’s Race. Nature Valley Grand Prix

• Ex-Tour Champ Fignon Questions Cancer-Doping Link
  June 11th, 2009
  

  Former double Tour de France champion Laurent Fignon cannot rule out a link between his advanced cancer and doping, according to a French TV interview to be broadcast on Sunday. [...]

• Christian Vande Velde Returns to Competition
  June 11th, 2009
  

  CHRISTIAN VANDE VELDE, TEAM GARMIN-SLIPSTREAM, RETURNS TO COMPETITION American Will Ride the Tour de Suisse June 11, 2009 – Boulder, CO – Christian Vande Velde, the Garmin-Slipstream team leader who [...]

• Nature Valley Grand Prix Stage 2 Womens Race
  June 11th, 2009
  

  Leap Of Faith Lands Kirsty Broun On Top Of Podium; Armstrong Controls The Race To Maintain Lead by Cynthia Lou Downtown St. Paul, Minnesota – “Then I’ll have to win [...]

• A Crafty Szmy Steals Dauphine Stage 5 Win, Valverde In Lead
  June 11th, 2009
  

  MONT-VENTOUX, France, June 11, 2009 (AFP) – Alejandro Valverde of the Caisse d’Epargne team took control of the Dauphine Libere race on Thursday after leaving Australia’s Cadel Evans behind on [...]

• Nature Valley Grand Prix Womens Crit Finish
  June 11th, 2009
  

  Stage 2, St. Paul Downtown Crit Results and Finish, Women’s Race. Nature Valley Grand Prix

• Self-Injecting Blood Cheats Keep UCI On Their Toes
  June 11th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, June 11, 2009 (AFP) – Pledges to take the battle to the drugs cheats at next month’s Tour de France are likely to be kept in [...]

• Tour de Beauce – Danilo Wyss of BMC Takes Stage 1
  June 10th, 2009
  

  Danilo Wyss wins Beauce stage 1, takes the race lead Having arrived at the Tour de Beauce with a very strong group of riders, the BMC Racing Team started the [...]

• Lill Runner-Up For Team Type 1 In Tour de Beauce Opener
  June 10th, 2009
  

  Lac-Etchemin, Quebec, Canada – Darren Lill’s runner-up placing on the opening stage of the Tour de Beauce left him seven seconds out of the overall lead and one of only [...]

• Kristin Armstrong On The Positive Influence Of Fans
  June 10th, 2009
  

  By Cynthia Lou Cycling is a demanding sport: from race-time suffering, to weeks away from home traveling, to the relentless hours of training in all kinds of harsh weather conditions. [...]

• Armstrong Takes Top Spot At Opening Time Trial Of The Nature Valley Grand Prix
  June 10th, 2009
  

  By Cynthia Lou Kristin Armstrong opened the last U.S. stage race of her career with a victory, blazing up the finishing hill of the St. Paul Riverfront Time Trial. Close [...]

• Bernard Kohl Rails At L’Equipe Papaer Over Doping Article
  June 10th, 2009
  

  Disgraced Austrian cyclist Bernhard Kohl on Wednesday vowed to sue French sport daily L’Equipe after they published an interview with him in which he spoke about doping at the 2008 [...]

• Cycling Chiefs To Name Latest Cheats, Threaten Sanctions
  June 10th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, June 10, 2009 (AFP) – The International Cycling Union (UCI) said several riders currently under suspicion of doping will be named publicly next week, and will [...]

• Grabsch Wins Fourth Stage, Evans Back In Yellow At Dauphine
  June 10th, 2009
  

  VALENCE, France, June 10, 2009 (AFP) – Germany’s world time-trial champion Bert Grabsch of the Columbia team won the fourth stage of the Dauphine Libere race here on Wednesday, a [...]

• Tour de France 2009 Peloton To Face An Anti-Doping Army
  June 10th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, June 10, 2009 (AFP) – Potential drugs cheats at the 2009 Tour de France will face the biggest anti-doping army ever seen at a major sports [...]

• Valverde Facing Down The Barrell Of Two Year UCI Ban
  June 10th, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 10, 2009 (AFP) – Alejandro Valverde faces a worldwide two-year doping ban if cycling’s world ruling body the UCI acts upon vital evidence, which has still be received [...]

• Tom Boonen To Be Given A Chance To Race At Tour de France
  June 10th, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 10, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian star Tom Boonen has been given a chance to compete in next month’s Tour de France despite a recent, second positive test for [...]

• Flying Dutchman Terpstra In Double Joy At Dauphine
  June 9th, 2009
  

  SAINT-ETIENNE, June 9, 2009 (AFP) – Dutch rider Nikki Terpstra won the third stage of the Dauphine Libere cycle race here on Tuesday and in the process took over the [...]

• Antonio Colom Of Katusha Test Positive For EPO
  June 9th, 2009
  

  Colom suspended after positive EPO test PARIS, June 9, 2009 (AFP) – Spanish cyclist Antonio Colom has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the banned substance EPO, the International [...]

• Bernard Kohl Reveals Truth On Tour de France Doping
  June 9th, 2009
  

  Disgraced Austrian cyclist Bernhard Kohl lifted the lid on his doping practices at last year’s Tour de France in a candid and accusatory interview published in French sports daily L’Equipe [...]

• Astana Pays Up, And Secures Spot In Tour de France
  June 9th, 2009
  

  Lance Armstrong will be able to compete for his eighth Tour de France title this summer after his Astana team announced on Monday that they have resolved their financial problems. [...]

• Inside The Rabobank Team Bus At Menchov Goes Down At Giro
  June 8th, 2009
  

  This video is from the inside of the Rabobank team bus, while Denis Menchov goes down during the Giro time trial. The team riders reactions are priceless. This is a [...]

• Teutenberg Wins Liberty Classic
  June 8th, 2009
  

  Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER/Columbia-High Road) took the field sprint to win the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar’s 12th event, the women-only Liberty Classic, June 7 in Philadelphia. After 12 events, Rory [...]

• Baldwin Secures 2nd Overall At Hood
  June 8th, 2009
  

  Hood River, OR – Chris Baldwin of the OUCH Pro Cycling Team Presented came into the final stage of the Mt. Hood Cycling Classic Sunday needing to make up a [...]

• Markus Zberg Takes Impressive 2nd In Dauphiné Sprint Finish
  June 8th, 2009
  

  In another satisfying day for the BMC Racing Team, Markus Zberg earned second place on the stage in an exciting sprint finish. Missing out on the victory only by a [...]

• Powers Leads The Team Type 1 Ladies At Liberty Classic
  June 8th, 2009
  

  Philadelphia – Alison Powers’ sixth-place finish led Team Type 1 Sunday at the 14th edition of the TD Bank Liberty Classic. The reigning United States time trial champion was among [...]

• David Millar Pipped At Post By Furlan
  June 8th, 2009
  

  DIJON, France, June 8, 2009 (AFP) – David Millar’s breakaway bid to win the second stage of the Dauphine Libere failed over the home stretch here on Monday as he [...]

• Team Columbia High Road Takes Top 2 Spots In Philadelphia
  June 7th, 2009
  

  Team Columbia-Highroad showed that they are the team to beat by going one-two in Philly on Sunday. Andre Greipel took the Philadelphia International Championship win just ahead of his teammate [...]

• Matti Breschel Won The Stage – Fränk Schleck Won Overall
  June 7th, 2009
  

  [07.06 16:09] On the final stage of Tour of Luxembourg a group of riders was allowed to escape early but shortly after Team Saxo Bank went to the head of [...]

• Cadel Evans Lands The First Punch At The Dauphine Libere
  June 7th, 2009
  

  Australia’s Cadel Evans won Sunday’s first stage of the Dauphine Libere race, a 12.1km time trial around Nancy on Sunday. The Team Silence-Lotto team leader was followed home by his [...]

• Three Riders Refuse Katusha Anti-Doping Rules
  June 7th, 2009
  

  Three prominent members of the Katusha cycling team are refusing to comply with new anti-doping rules imposed by the Russian-backed outfit, a team official said on Sunday. The trio who [...]

• Baldwin Takes His First Win For OUCH Presented by Maxxis
  June 6th, 2009
  

  Hood River, OR – The newest member of the OUCH Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis took exactly three stages to get his first win for his new team. Chris [...]

• Bahati Racing Pro-Training Camp Gears Up in Alisa Viejo
  June 6th, 2009
  

  The Ultimate Pro-Tour Cycling Experience Presented by Cannondale Carson, CA. May 18, 2009 — On Thursday, July 16, 2009, Bahati Racing and Cannondale will host its first Ultimate Pro-Tour Cycling [...]

• Watch Out, Peloton! Here Come The Spidermen!
  June 6th, 2009
  

  SpiderTech sponsors Planet Energy pro cycling team When Team Plant Energy (www.teamplanetenergy.com) takes the start this Sunday (June 7th) at the 156-mile Philadelphia International Cycling Championship, the biggest one-day race [...]

• LANCE TO ARM-WRESTLE CONTADOR!
  June 6th, 2009
  

  READ ALL ABOUT IT! That’s right, Lance is smiling himself silly these days contemplating an opportunity to one-up the skinny spaniard by shifting fields of play at the last moment. [...]

• BMC Brings Strong Team To Philadelphia International Championship
  June 6th, 2009
  

  BMC brings strong group of sprinters to Philadelphia International Championship Though the series of races known as Philly Week has been whittled down this year to the one day race [...]

• The 10 Thousand Dollar Chair
  June 6th, 2009
  

  Written by: Uncle Chad Man, there is nothing like seeing someone with a Rolex that doesn’t keep time, a Ferrari that’s in the shop, ROGANI BRUNO and FRANCO’s with poop [...]

• OUCH Presented by Maxxis Sets Roster For TD Bank Philly International
  June 6th, 2009
  

  Oakland, CA – The OUCH Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis is sending a stacked roster to the TD Bank Philadelphia International Cycling Classic this Sunday. “Without question, we have [...]

• Team BMC Dauphiné Libéré Preview
  June 6th, 2009
  

  BMC excited, well prepared for Dauphiné participation BMC has made no secret of their big plans for development and growth over the next several seasons. In their second year as [...]

• Ruth Corset Wins Queen of the Wall Title In Philly
  June 6th, 2009
  

  She climbs like a spider! Ruth Corset wins Queen of the Wall title in Philly wearing SpiderTech The most feared part of the 14.4-mile TD Bank Liberty Classic circuit through [...]

• Armstrong ‘Just Another Team-Mate’ – Says Contador
  June 6th, 2009
  

  NANCY, France, June 5, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s Alberto Contador on Friday said that he considers Astana team-mate and Tour de France rival Lance Armstrong as “just another member of [...]

• AIDS/LifeCycle 8 to Raise $10+ Million to Fight AIDS
  June 5th, 2009
  

  2,200 cyclists to start San Francisco-to-Los Angeles ride May 31 San Francisco and Los Angeles, May 31, 2009—More than 2,200 bicyclists from 41 states and 14 nations will stream out [...]

• Andy Schleck Won in Luxembourg – Matti Breschel Second
  June 5th, 2009
  

  [05.06 17:48] It was an active Team Saxo Bank-squad that did today’s 187 kilometer-long second stage of the race, Tour de Luxembourg, between Schifflange and Differdange. The entire team was [...]

• Assan Bazayev Leader In Tour de Luxembourg
  June 5th, 2009
  

  Astana Cycling Team’s Assan Bazayev is the new leader in the Tour de Luxembourg. The national champion of Kazakhstan finished sixth in the second stage with finish in Differdange. Stage [...]

• Astana Cash Still Not Delivered Says Johan Bruyneel
  June 5th, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 5, 2009 (AFP) – Astana, the team of seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong and Spanish star Alberto Contador, have yet to pay a bank guarantee on [...]

• Lance Armstrong Becomes A Dad Again
  June 5th, 2009
  

  Cycling star Lance Armstrong, a testicular cancer survivor and Tour de France champ, announced he is the father of a newborn son on Friday. Armstrong announced via Twitter that Max [...]

• Komen Cruiser Rolls for a Good Cause
  June 5th, 2009
  

  Campus Cruisers Produces First Cause-Branded Bicycle Boulder, Colo. — People who support Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the world’s largest breast cancer advocacy organization, have a new way to [...]

• Colavita/Sutter Home Men’s Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light Announces Roster for Philadelphia International Championship
  June 5th, 2009
  

  Tina Pic and Kelly Benjamin Lead Colavita/Sutter Home Women’s Cycling Team for Liberty Classic Linden, NJ (June 4, 2009) – The Colavita/Sutter Home Cycling Men’s Team presented by Cooking Light, [...]

• Product Recall: REI Recalls Bicycles Due To Fork Failure
  June 4th, 2009
  

  After two reports of bicycle breakdowns causing a fractured clavicle, broken teeth, facial damage and head injuries, retailer Recreational Equipment Inc. and the Consumer Products Safety Commission recalled the 2005 [...]

• Tour de France For Convicts Pedals Into History
  June 4th, 2009
  

  VILLENEUVE D’ASCQ, France, June 4, 2009 (AFP) – Scores of prisoners and their guards set off Thursday on a unique Tour de France cycling race for convicts, aimed at preparing [...]

• Dauphine Libere Start List
  June 4th, 2009
  

  CAISSE D’EPARGNE SPAIN 1. VALVERDE Alejandro- Spain 2. AMADOR Andrey – Costa Rica 3. COYOT Arnaud – France 4. GUTIERREZ Jose? Ivane – France 5. PASAMONTES Luis – Spain 6. [...]

• Astana Makes Good On Financial Obligations, UCI Now Happy
  June 3rd, 2009
  

  Astana, the team of seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, Alberto Contador, and Levi Leipheimer, have provided financial guarantees to the International Cycling Union (UCI) allowing them to retain [...]

• Press Release: Bike Pure – For A Better Sport
  June 3rd, 2009
  

  Bike Pure was conceived by two passionate racing cyclists, Myles McCorry and Andy Layhe* following the doping scandals of the 2008 Tour de France. Due to a culmination of positive [...]

• Chris Baldwin Joins Team Ouch Presented by Maxxis
  June 3rd, 2009
  

  Baldwin bolsters OUCH Presented by Maxxis stage race squad. First test will be Mt. Hood starting Wednesday. Oakland, CA – The OUCH Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis has added [...]

• McRae Third At Tulsa; Hanley Injury Update
  June 2nd, 2009
  

  Tulsa, Okla. – Jen McRae scored Team Type 1’s third podium finish of the Tulsa Tough omnium criterium series with a third-place finish Sunday while teammate Monique Hanley continued to [...]

• Boonen Still Hopeful Of Racing In Tour de France
  June 2nd, 2009
  

  GULLEGEM, Belgium, June 2, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian cyclist Tom Boonen still hopes to ride in the Tour de France in July, contradicting officials who said he would not race [...]

• Cavendish Promises To Make Paris This Year Wearing The Green Jersey
  June 2nd, 2009
  

  British rider Mark Cavendish wants to make up for last years premature exit from the Tour de France by claiming the green sprint jersey in Paris next month. Cavendish, 24, [...]

• Ask Coach Meat
  June 2nd, 2009
  

  Q: When it comes to climbing, I am pathetic. What can I do to improve my climbing abilities? A: climbing…..well….let’s just say that i’m not exactly “vertically blessed” myself. climbing [...]

• Team Type 1’s Hanley Seriously Injured In Tulsa Pile-Up
  May 31st, 2009
  

  Tulsa, Okla. – Monique Hanley fractured three vertebrae and dislocated her shoulder Saturday during the Brady Village Criterium on the second day of the Tulsa Tough cycling series in Tulsa, [...]

• Astana Top Team At Giro d’Italia
  May 31st, 2009
  

  The Astana Cycling Team won the Team’s classification in the Tour of Italy. The team under the guidance of Johan Bruyneel, Alain Gallopin and Viatcheslav Ekimov had an advantage of [...]

• Giro Result “Promising” For Tour de France, Says Armstrong
  May 31st, 2009
  

  Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong said his 12th-placed finish in the Giro d’Italia, which ended on Sunday, was “promising” ahead of this year’s French test. The 37-year-old American, [...]

• Giro d’Italia Results
  May 31st, 2009
  

  Results from the 21st and final stage of the Tour of Italy, a 14.4 kilometers time-trial on Sunday: 1. Denis Menchov (RUS/RAB) 3,453.5 km in 86hr 03min 11sec 2. Danilo [...]

• Menchov Wins The Giro d’Italia Despite Dramatic Fall
  May 31st, 2009
  

  by Jean Montois ROME, May 31, 2009 (AFP) – Russian rider Denis Menchov won the Tour of Italy here on Sunday despite suffering a dramatic fall in the last kilometer [...]

• Robbie McEwen Rules Out Tour de France After Breaking Leg In Crash
  May 31st, 2009
  

  Australian sprint star Robbie McEwen has ruled himself out of taking part in the Tour de France after undergoing surgery on a fractured tibia. The 36-year-old Katusha rider underwent surgery [...]

• CAS Doubles Bastianelli Ban To Two Years
  May 31st, 2009
  

  GENEVA, May 29, 2009 (AFP) – World sport’s top courts on Friday doubled a one-year ban on Italian cyclist Marta Bastianelli for doping, ruling in favor of the International Cycling [...]

• Sireau Sets New 200m Flying Start World Record
  May 30th, 2009
  

  MOSCOW, May 30, 2009 (AFP) – Frenchman Kevin Sireau set a new cycling world record at the 200m flying start distance at Moscow Grand Prix event on Saturday. Sireau clocked [...]

• De Waele Clinches Stage Win, Boom Moves Ahead At Tour of Belgium
  May 30th, 2009
  

  FLERON, Belgium, May 30, 2009 (AFP) – Belgium’s Bert De Waele won the fourth stage of the Tour of Belgium in a sprint finish here Saturday, finishing ahead of compatriot [...]

• Gilbert Wins Giro 20th Stage, Menchov Keeps Pink
  May 30th, 2009
  

  by Jean Montois ANAGNI, Italy, May 30, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian Philippe Gilbert of the Lotto team won the 20th stage of the Tour of Italy over 203km from Naples [...]

• Giro d’Italia – Trying To Drive Through The Breakaway In A Car
  May 30th, 2009
  

  Driving THROUGH the Peloton On a Descent to the Breakaway. Giro d’Italia 2009 Stage 15. Very cool vantage point. If not a little nerve racking.

• Andrea Smith Named Director of Communications at USA Cycling
  May 30th, 2009
  

  Colorado Springs, Colo. (May 27, 2009) – USA Cycling announced today the appointment of Andrea Smith as director of media and communications for USA Cycling, the Colorado-based non-profit organization responsible [...]

• Photographing The NOW Women’s Race Team
  May 30th, 2009
  

  If herding cats were an Olympic sport, this event would certainly have qualified for a medal. Here’s what took place. I was asked by our NOW women’s Team Captain, Louise, [...]

• Driving Up To The Peloton: 2009 Giro d’Italia
  May 29th, 2009
  

  have you ever wondered what it looks like to be in a team car and get the call to the peloton to deliver some bottles? Well her is our very [...]

• Small Fracture for Chris Horner of Astana
  May 29th, 2009
  

  An MRI scan in San Diego revealed a hairline crack in the lateral tibia plateau of his left leg. Chris Horner crashed in the 10th stage of the Tour of [...]

• Tour of Missouri announces No. 1-ranked NRC Team OUCH Presented by MAXXIS to It’s Line-up
  May 29th, 2009
  

  7 Day Elite Pro Cycling Race Takes Place September 7 – 13 JEFFERSON CITY, MO (May 28, 2009) — Event organizers and Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder today announced the [...]

• OUCH Presented by Maxxis Splits With Squads in Tulsa and D.C.
  May 29th, 2009
  

  The team will send a four-man squad to contest the three-day Tulsa Tough, beginning Friday evening. Sprinter John Murphy will be the team’s go-to guy for the three-criterium series, with [...]

• Scarponi Wins Giro 18th Stage, Menchov Keeps Pink Jersey Another Day
  May 28th, 2009
  

  Michele Scarponi of the Serramenti team won the 18th stage of the Tour of Italy on Thursday following a 182km ride from Sulmona to Benevento. Russian Denis Menchov of Rabobank [...]

• McEwen’s Belgium Curse Strikes Again, With Bozic In Lead At Tour of Belgium
  May 28th, 2009
  

  KNOKKE-HEIST, Belgium, May 28, 2009 (AFP) – Australian sprint star Robbie McEwen will miss the Tour de France after undergoing leg surgery following his second crash in Belgium in the [...]

• Out Of Time, Money, And Good Ideas – The Astana Story
  May 27th, 2009
  

  …Or, “What I Learned This Summer At The Giro D’italia” Cutting to the chase, it’s been a lousy month for the squad whose paychecks are mailed from Kazahkstan.  First, they [...]

• Pellizotti Wins Giro 17th stage, Menchov Stays In Pink
  May 27th, 2009
  

  MAMMA ROSA, Italy, May 27, 2009 (AFP) – Italian rider Franco Pellizotti won the 17th stage of the Tour of Italy on Wednesday, an 83 kilometres ride from Chieti to [...]

• Ivanov Wins Tour of Belgium 1st stage
  May 27th, 2009
  

  TERVUREN, Belgium, May 27, 2009 (AFP) – Russia’s Sergei Ivanov, riding for the Katusha team, won Wednesday’s Tour of Belgium first stage, with Australian Graeme Brown in second and Slovenia’s [...]

• Boonen Could Still Make Tour de France, Says UCI’s Pat McQuaid
  May 27th, 2009
  

  BRUSSELS, May 27, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian rider Tom Boonen could still take part in the Tour de France despite his recent positive test for cocaine, according to Pat McQuaid, [...]

• Giro Pink Jersey Menchov’s Team Questioned In Doping Probe
  May 27th, 2009
  

  Austrian police on Wednesday made contact with Tour of Italy leader Denis Menchov’s Rabobank team as part of their wide ranging investigation into blood doping. As Menchov was defending his [...]

• Additional Sponsors Announced for 2009 Tour of Missouri
  May 26th, 2009
  

  7 Day Elite Pro Cycling Race Takes Place September 7 – 13 JEFFERSON CITY, MO – (May 26, 2009) – Today officials with the 2009 Tour of Missouri announced five [...]

• Ilesic Caps Big Weekend For Team Type 1
  May 26th, 2009
  

  Somerville, N.J. – Aldo Ino Ilesic’s third-place finish at Monday’s Lantus Tour of Somerville put the finishing touches on a successful weekend of bicycle racing for Team Type 1. During [...]

• Colavita/Sutter Home Cycling Teams presented by Cooking Light Sweep Tour of Somerville for Second Straight Year
  May 26th, 2009
  

  Tina Pic and Sebastian Haedo Sprint to Consecutive Titles Linden, NJ (May 26, 2009) — The Colavita/Sutter Home Cycling Teams presented by Cooking Light seized the home-field advantage at the [...]

• Alejandro Valverde Fighting His Italian Doping Ban
  May 26th, 2009
  

  Spain’s Alejandro Valverde said Tuesday he has filed a court complaint for “irregular conduct” against the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) as part of his [...]

• Disgraced Doper Bernard Kohl Retires From Cycling Not A Day Too Soon
  May 25th, 2009
  

  Disgraced Austrian cyclist Bernhard Kohl on Monday announced his retirement from competition at the age of 27 following a two-year suspension for doping. “I am announcing my retirement from professional [...]

• Sastre Wins Giro 16th Stage, Menchov Still Wearing Pink
  May 25th, 2009
  

  MONTE PETRANO, Italy, May 25, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre came home alone after Monday’s grueling 16th stage of the Tour of Italy which left [...]

• The Scoop With Lou – Giro TT In Car Gallery
  May 24th, 2009
  

  After throwing some elbows and asserting myself (read: begging day after day, thank you Phillipe!!) I got myself a ride on the Time Trial course with Astana’s Phillipe Maertens following [...]

• Bertagnolli Triumphs At Giro Stage 15, While Menchov Maintains Pink Jersey
  May 24th, 2009
  

  FAENZA, Italy, May 24, 2009 (AFP) – Italy’s Leonardo Bertagnolli of the Diquigiovanni team broke away to win the 15th stage of the Tour of Italy here on Sunday. Russia’s [...]

• Valverde Rails At ‘Injustice’ After Catalonia Win
  May 24th, 2009
  

  MADRID, May 24, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s Alejandro Valverde vowed to put his doping worries behind him after winning the 89th edition of the Tour of Catalonia on Sunday. The [...]

• Valverde Secures Tour of Catalonia Crown
  May 24th, 2009
  

  MADRID, May 24, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s Alejandro Valverde on Sunday won the 89th edition of the Tour of Catalonia following the 110km seventh and final stage between Sant Cugat [...]

• Armstrong, Leipheimer, ZabriskIe, and A Tube Of DZ Nutz
  May 24th, 2009
  

  So in this video Lance Armstrong and Levi leipheimer interview Dave ZabriskIe. It is pretty funny. SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE VIDEO Lance and Levi Talk to Dave Zabriskie — [...]

• Giro Time Trial In Car With Astana
  May 23rd, 2009
  

  Go inside the Astana car and follow Papo on his Giro Time Trial. It is a first hand view form our on-site reporter.

• Giro d’Italia Stage 14 Results
  May 23rd, 2009
  

  Results from the 14th stage of the Tour of Italy on Saturday, a 172km run from Campi Bisenzio to Bologna: 1. Simon Gerrans (AUS/CTT) 4hr 16min 48sec, 2. Rubens Bertogliati [...]

• Team Cervelo’s Hushovd Triumphs At Tour of Catalonia
  May 23rd, 2009
  

  Norway’s Thor Hushovd won the sixth stage of the Tour of Catalonia Saturday, a 150.5-kilometre course between Torredembarra and Barcelona, with Spain’s Alejandro Valverde retaining the overall lead. Hushovd, of [...]

• Cavendish Pulled From Giro Yesterday To Focus On Tour de France
  May 23rd, 2009
  

  Team Columbia High Road’s Mark Cavendish, who has already won three of the 13 stages of the ongoing Giro d’Italia, was pulled out of the race to focus on the [...]

• Gerrans of Cervelo Powers To A Stage 14 Win, As Menchov Hold Giro Lead
  May 23rd, 2009
  

  by Jean Montois BOLOGNA, Italy, May 23, 2009 (AFP) – Australian Simon Gerrans of Cervelo sprinted clear on the brutal final 2km climb to claim victory in the 14th stage [...]

• Top 6 Obvious, and Top 10 Not-So-Obvious Things To Remember For Your Race Prep
  May 23rd, 2009
  

  Written by: Cynthia Lou There are the obvious things to pack and prepare for a race – bike, kit – and then there are some of the less obvious items, [...]

• Got Meds?
  May 23rd, 2009
  

  Humm, we think this piece speaks for itself.

• Lance and Levi Discussing The Giro Stage 12 TT
  May 23rd, 2009
  

  This is a video that Lance Armstrong put up of him and Levi Leipheimer discussing the Giro TT – stage 12. Pretty interesting stuff. Good insight into these cycling super [...]

• Cynthia Lou Hanging With The Astana Mechanics
  May 23rd, 2009
  

  Our very own Cynthia Lou “The Scoop With Lou” had the opportunity to hang with the Astana mechanics as they ready the bikes for the Giro’s TT. She shows them [...]

• Universal Sports Giro Live Coverage and Contest
  May 23rd, 2009
  

  Make sure to catch the live 2009 Giro d’Italia coverage on Universal Sports, and why you are at it make sure to sign up for their daily stage contest. Universal [...]

• Bicycle Still Beats Subway, and Taxi In Queens To Midtown Rush Hour Race
  May 23rd, 2009
  

  When it comes to getting around the city, two wheels are still better than four. For the fifth year in a row, cycling ruled the road in Transportation Alternatives’ annual [...]

• PRODUCT REVIEW – ACTION WIPES
  May 23rd, 2009
  

  Let’s get this out there from the get go – These Are Not Your Standard Nursery Wipes – they have very little in common with the wipes you use on [...]

• FBD Ras. UCI 2.2
  May 23rd, 2009
  

  Written by: Myles McCorry For most of the cycling world in May, the Giro is the focus. Italy’s grand tour capturing our interest with a superstar line up, the espresso [...]

• Trussov Wins Stage 5 In Catalonia, Valverde Overall Leader
  May 22nd, 2009
  

  Russia’s Nicolai Trussov on Friday won the fifth stage of the Tour of Catalonia, a 201km course between La Seu d’Urgell and Torredembarra, with Spain’s Alejandro Valverde retaining the overall [...]

• Armstrong Creates A Boycott Of Twitter By The Media
  May 22nd, 2009
  

  Lance Armstrong’s refusal to speak directly to the press at the Tour of Italy has sparked a boycott by some sections of the Italian and anglophone media of the American’s [...]

• Giro d’Italia Stage 13 Results & Overall
  May 22nd, 2009
  

  Result of the 13th stage of the Tour of Italy on Friday, a 176km course between Lido di Camaiore and Florence: Stage result 1. Mark Cavendish (GBR/THR) 3hr 48min 36sec [...]

• Cavendish Sprints His Way To His Third Giro Stage Win
  May 22nd, 2009
  

  Britain’s Mark Cavendish won the Tour of Italy’s 13th stage here on Friday, his third stage win overall, with Russia’s Denis Menchov retaining the leader’s pink jersey. Cavendish, who rides [...]

• Giro d’Italia: The Team Behind The Team
  May 21st, 2009
  

  The Riders Are Off – Now What? Setting The Stage For the Rockstars: The Chef, The Mechanics, The Soigneurs Before the riders wake up, and often times after the riders [...]

• Team Type 1 Opens RAAM Training Camp
  May 21st, 2009
  

  Moab, Utah – Team Type 1’s quest to earn back the eight-person team title at the Race Across America (RAAM) took a giant turn of the pedals forward today with [...]

• 1998 Giro d’Italia – Stage 19
  May 21st, 2009
  

  Marco Pantani lights up Pavel Tonkov on the final mountain stage of the 1998 Giro d’Italia.

• Cannondale Recalls Bicycles; JD Forks Can Lose Alignment, Posing Crash Hazard
  May 21st, 2009
  

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using [...]

• Trek Recalls Bicycles; JD Forks Can Lose Alignment, Posing Crash Hazard
  May 21st, 2009
  

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using [...]

• Norco Recalls Bicycle Frames Due to Crash Hazard
  May 21st, 2009
  

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using [...]

• Menchov Standing Tall After Winning Giro TT, And Taking The Pink Jersey
  May 21st, 2009
  

  RIOMMAGGIORE, Italy, May 21, 2009 (AFP) – Russian Rabobank rider Denis Menchov won the 12th stage of the Tour of Italy here on Thursday, a 60.6km individual time-trial, and took [...]

• Steve Larsen Dies Of Apparent Heart Attack During A Running Workout
  May 20th, 2009
  

  Steve Larsen, who competed in the World Championships in Road, Mountain Bike, Track, and Cyclocross, has died. Larsen was 39 years old, and leaves behind his wife Carrie and five [...]

• Jakob Fuglsang Side By Side With Valverde
  May 20th, 2009
  

  On the third and 182.9 kilometer long and mountainous stage of the Volta a Catalunya Bonnet (Bouygues), Auge (Cofidis), Coppell (Francaise) and Ruiz (Andalucía) managed to sneak off in a [...]

• Cavendish Wins The 11th Giro Stage Proving He Is The Sprinter To Beat
  May 20th, 2009
  

  ARENZANO, Italy, May 20, 2009 (AFP) – British cyclist Mark Cavendish won the 11th stage of the Tour of Italy in a sprint finish following a 214km run from Turin [...]

• Vande Velde of Team Garmin-Slipstream Recovers As Additional Injuries Surface
  May 20th, 2009
  

  May 20, 2009: Christian Vande Velde, who crashed out of the Giro d’Italia during stage three, continues to undergo medical evaluation and as anticipated, additional imaging studies have revealed the [...]

• Di Luca Wins The Giro’s Longest Stage To Increase His Hold On Pink
  May 19th, 2009
  

  Danilo Di Luca tightened his grip on the race leader’s pink jersey by winning the 262km 10th stage of the Tour of Italy from Cuneo to Pinerolo on Tuesday. Italy’s [...]

• Giro Motorbike Driver Dies In Accident
  May 19th, 2009
  

  A motorbike driver escorting media at the Tour of Italy died after being involved in a traffic accident Tuesday morning, race organizers are reporting. Fabio Saccani, 69, was driving to [...]

• Team Type 1 Weekend Recap: MacGregor Wins, Ilesic Second
  May 18th, 2009
  

  Atlanta – Team Type 1’s Aldo Ino Ilesic scored a runner-up finish Sunday in a wind-whipped edition of the BikeJam/Kelly Cup to benefit World Bicycle Relief in Baltimore, Md., while [...]

• Team Cervelo Thor Hushovd Wins Tour of Catalonia First Stage
  May 18th, 2009
  

  MADRID, May 18, 2009 (AFP) – Norway’s Thor Hushovd of team Cervelo won the first stage of the Tour of Catalonia, a 3.6 kilometer time trial in Lloret de Mar [...]

• Pedro Horrillo Showing Signs Of Improvement After Giro Crash
  May 17th, 2009
  

  Spanish cyclist Pedro Horrillo was brought out of an artificially-induced coma on Sunday the day after he sustained serious injuries in a crash during the Tour of Italy, race organizers [...]

• Giro d’Italia Stage 9 & Overall Results
  May 17th, 2009
  

  Results in the 9th stage of the Tour of Italy here on Sunday: 1. Mark Cavendish (GBR/THR) 4h16:13. 2. Allan Davis (AUS/QST) at 0:00. 3. Tyler Farrar (USA/GRM) 0:00. 4. [...]

• Mark Cavendish Wins A Protested Stage 9 Of The Giro
  May 17th, 2009
  

  by Jean Montois MILAN, Italy, May 17, 2009 (AFP) – British sprint king Mark Cavendish claimed his first victory of the centenary Tour of Italy on Sunday to hand his [...]

• IT’S NOT WHAT’S IN YOUR LEGS…part duex
  May 17th, 2009
  

  First, this is Part 2, as the title suggests.  So if you haven’t read Part 1, trust me when I say that what follows will have essentially no meaning unless [...]

• Pedro Horrillo Airlifted After Horrific Crash
  May 16th, 2009
  

  Spanish cyclist Pedro Horrillo was placed in an induced coma on Saturday and described as being in a serious condition after crashing badly during the eighth stage of the Tour [...]

• Di Luca Reinforces His Lead As Columbia Bags Another Stage
  May 16th, 2009
  

  by Jean Montois BERGAMO, Italy, May 16, 2009 (AFP) – Belarussian Kanstantsin Siutsou handed the Columbia team their third victory of the centenary Tour of Italy when he won the [...]

• LOOK Cycle Announces the 585 Trade Up Program
  May 16th, 2009
  

  Need a New LOOK? LOOK Cycle Announces the 585 Trade Up Program San Jose, CA May 12, 2009 LOOK, the innovation leader in clipless pedals and carbon fiber frames, is [...]

• 3T & Bike Pure Partnership
  May 16th, 2009
  

  3T is joining forces with Bike Pure to support clean riding. Bike Pure is a ‘philosophy for a new era of cycle sport’. The aim is for supporters of clean [...]

• IT’S NOT WHAT’S IN YOUR LEGS — IT’S WHAT’S IN YOUR HEAD
  May 16th, 2009
  

  PSYCH 101 – You’re Only As Good As They Think You Are! You train hard through the winter. Spring comes and you ride better.  You’re no longer a follower, and [...]

• Colavita/Sutter Home Cycling Teams presented by Cooking Light Aim for Second Historic Sweep at Tour of Somerville
  May 16th, 2009
  

  Sprinters Tina Pic and Sebastian Haedo Return to Defend Titles Linden, NJ (May 15, 2009) — Five-time US National Criterium Champion Tina Pic and Sebastian Haedo of the Colavita/Sutter Home [...]

• Mind Of A Champ
  May 16th, 2009
  

  Written by: Josh Horowitz At the 2006 Interbike trade show, Levi Leipheimer and I got together to discuss sports psychology and his mental approach to racing. I gave him a [...]

• VSP Vision Care Announces Global Sponsorship for Team Type 1
  May 16th, 2009
  

  Sacramento, CA – VSP® Vision Care, the nation’s largest eyecare benefits provider, is proud to announce a global sponsorship for Team Type 1. “We’re very excited to work with Team [...]

• Team Type 1 Rider Bennett Performs Life-Saving Rescue In Mid-Flight
  May 16th, 2009
  

  Chicago – Simon Bennett, a rider on Team Type 1’s development cycling squad, put his training in first aid to work Thursday night to save the life of a man [...]

• New Jersey, And No Sponsor On Armstrong’s Angry Team Kit
  May 15th, 2009
  

  American Lance Armstrong’s Astana team admitted Friday they have been forced into desperate measures in a bid to publicize a never-ending financial dispute with their key sponsors. Seven-time Tour de [...]

• Boassen Hagen Wins Giro Stage 7, While Di Luca Still In Pink Jersey
  May 15th, 2009
  

  CHIAVENNA, Italy, May 15, 2009 (AFP) – Boasson Hagen of Norway, riding for Columbia, won the seventh stage of the Tour of Italy on Friday at Chiavenna, with LPR’s Danilo [...]

• Lawyers For Kloeden Hit Back At Doping Allegations
  May 15th, 2009
  

  BERLIN, May 15, 2009 (AFP) – Lawyers for top German cyclist Andreas Kloeden on Friday spoke out to reject claims that the former Tour de France runner-up was involved in [...]

• Armstrong ‘Will Target Giro Stage Win’, Says Di Luca
  May 14th, 2009
  

  MAYRHOFEN IM ZILLERTAL, Austria, May 14, 2009 (AFP) – America’s Lance Armstrong will target a stage win in the Giro d’Italia after falling off the pace in the overall standings, [...]

• ‘Thanks, but no thanks’, Danes tell Valverde
  May 14th, 2009
  

  COPENHAGEN, May 14, 2009 (AFP) – Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde, who has been banned from racing in Italy after being implicated in the Operation Puerto doping scandal, was on Thursday [...]

• Scarponi Solos To Win Giro Stage Six, While Di Luca Still Holds On To Pink Jersey
  May 14th, 2009
  

  MAYRHOFEN IM ZILLERTAL, Austria, May 14, 2009 (AFP) – Michele Scarponi of the Diquigiovanni team clinched a solo victory on the sixth stage of the Tour of Italy to claim [...]

• Lance Armstrong Happy To Limit Losses In The Hills, Looks Forward To Giro’s Second Week
  May 14th, 2009
  

  American Lance Armstrong admitted he is still finding his climbing legs after losing nearly three minutes to the favourites on the Tour of Italy’s second day in the mountains. Russian [...]

• Belgians Blast The UCI Decision To Sanction Tom Boonen Over Cocaine
  May 14th, 2009
  

  BRUSSELS, May 14, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian cycling federation president Laurent De Backer has hit out at the president of world cycling, Pat McQuaid, following the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) [...]

• Team Type 1 Signs Michael Creed
  May 13th, 2009
  

  Atlanta – Team Type 1 bolstered its men’s team roster Wednesday with the addition of Michael Creed, a 10-year professional who has won nearly two dozen national titles on the [...]

• Germany’s Kloeden Accused Of Doping In 2006 Tour de France While With T-Mobile
  May 13th, 2009
  

  Experts investigating the procedures of two Freiburg University Clinic doctors who worked for cycling team T-Mobile allege German rider Andreas Kloeden doped during the 2006 Tour de France. Kloeden, who [...]

• Montreal Launches North America’s Largest Public Bicycle System
  May 13th, 2009
  

  by Clement Sabourin MONTREAL, May 12, 2009 (AFP) – The city of Montreal launched North America’s largest public bicycle transportation system on Tuesday, rolling out some 3,000 bicycles for self-serve [...]

• As Menchov Wins Giro Fifth Stage, Di Luca Now In Pink
  May 13th, 2009
  

  by Jean Montois ALPE DI SIUSI, Italy, May 13, 2009 (AFP) – Russian Denis Menchov won an uphill sprint to claim the fifth stage of the Tour of Italy over [...]

• Colorado Cyclist Bill Signed By Gov. Ritter
  May 12th, 2009
  

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Gov. Bill Ritter has signed a bill aimed at protecting the rights of cyclists. The measure (Senate Bill 148) requires that drivers give cyclists at least [...]

• No Mr. Boonen At Tour de France, So Says Organizers
  May 12th, 2009
  

  SAN MARTINO DI CASTROZZA, Italy, May 12, 2009 (AFP) – Embattled cycling star Tom Boonen could face a six-month ban from the sport after his second positive test for cocaine, [...]

• Di Luca Wins Giro’s Stage 4, While Lovkvist Is Wearing Pink
  May 12th, 2009
  

  Italy’s Danilo Di Luca raced his way to a victory on stage four of the Tour of Italy, the first foray into the mountains and where overnight leader Alessandro Petacchi [...]

• SAN FRANCISCO TWILIGHT CRITERIUM POSTPONED UNTIL 2010
  May 12th, 2009
  

  San Francisco, Calif. (May 11, 2009) – Organizers of the San Francisco Twilight Criterium say the event will be postponed until September of 2010, due to a lack of adequate [...]

• Quick Step Say Boonen Needs Treatment But Stand By Him
  May 11th, 2009
  

  BRUSSELS, May 11, 2009 (AFP) – Quick Step cycling team bosses on Sunday urged Tom Boonen to have treatment after his second positive test for cocaine but added they would [...]

• Petacchi Wins Giro Stage 3, And Claims Pink Jersey
  May 11th, 2009
  

  Italian Alessandro Petacchi of the LPR team won his second stage in a row to take the lead in the Tour of Italy on Monday after a 198km third stage [...]

• Valverde Banned From Racing In Italy For Two Years
  May 11th, 2009
  

  ROME, May 11, 2009 (AFP) – T- The anti-doping tribunal of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) on Monday suspended Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde from competing on Italian soil for two [...]

• Rory Sutherland Wins The Joe Martin Stage Race For The Third Time
  May 11th, 2009
  

  Three-Peat! OUCH Presented by Maxxis defends, Sutherland makes it three Joes in a row. Fayetteville, AR – Rory Sutherland of the OUCH Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis came into [...]

• Team Type 1’s Jones Wins Joe Martin Criterium
  May 11th, 2009
  

  Fayetteville, Ark. – Team Type 1’s Chris Jones didn’t have time to sit up and enjoy his first win of the season. Had he conserved a single pedal stroke near [...]

• Team Type 1’s Powers Keys Historic Day
  May 11th, 2009
  

  Fayetteville, Ark. – Alison Powers was the star of the show on the most prolific day in the history of Team Type 1’s professional cycling programs. The U.S. national time [...]

• Cavendish Still Wearing Pink As Petacchi Wins Giro 2nd Stage
  May 10th, 2009
  

  Britain’s Mark Cavendish retained the race leader’s pink jersey on Sunday after Alessandro Petacchi of LPR won stage two of the Tour of Italy at Trieste. Petacchi just edged out [...]

• Quick Step’s Team Boss Will Not Plead Boonen’s Tour Case After Cocaine Use
  May 10th, 2009
  

  : BRUSSELS, May 10, 2009 (AFP) – Quick Step cycling team bosses said Sunday they would not beg Tour de France chiefs to allow Tom Boonen to be included in [...]

• Faria Lands The Dunkirk Win
  May 10th, 2009
  

  DUNKIRK, France, May 10, 2009 (AFP) – Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa of Portugal, riding for Caisse d’Epargne, won the Four Days of Dunkirk following Sunday’s sixth and final stage. [...]

• USA Cycling Development Foundation
  May 9th, 2009
  

  Please take the 5 minutes to watch this video. It is so well done and gives such a great view into the USA Cycling Development Foundation. USA Cycling Development Foundation [...]

• Tom Boonen Faces His Cycling Demise After Second Cocaine Positive
  May 9th, 2009
  

  by Benoit Noel BRUSSELS, May 9, 2009 (AFP) – Belgium’s top cyclist Tom Boonen admitted he had a “problem” on Saturday after a second positive test for cocaine threw his [...]

• Mark Cavendish Already In Pink As Team Columbia Takes Opening Stage
  May 9th, 2009
  

  Britain’s Mark Cavendish donned the race leader’s pink jersey on Saturday after his Columbia team pocketed the opening stage of the Tour of Italy, a 20.5 km team time-trial at [...]

• Da Costa Leads Dunkirk, As Fedrigo Takes Stage 5
  May 9th, 2009
  

  France’s Pierrick Fedrigo, of the Bouygues Telecom team, won the fifth stage of the Four Days of Dunkirk race Saturday, edging out Portugal’s Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa of Caisse [...]

• USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships
  May 9th, 2009
  

  Criterium and individual omnium champions crowned on day two of the USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships Fort Collins, Colo. (May 9, 2009) – Saturday’s criterium racing in Old Town [...]

• Team Type 1 Men Go 3-4 On Stage 2 At Joe Martin
  May 9th, 2009
  

  Fayetteville, Ark. – Team Type 1’s Shawn Milne finished third and Darren Lill was fourth, but their performances on Stage 2 of the Joe Martin Stage Race were hardly the [...]

• Windy Racing Marks Opening Day of USA Cycling Collegiate Road National
  May 9th, 2009
  

  Fort Collins, Colo. (May 8, 2009) – Opening day of the USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships saw the University of Vermont reign supreme, finishing first and second in the [...]

• Periodization For The Mind
  May 9th, 2009
  

  May 9th, 2009 Written by: Josh Horowitz “I would if I could’ is finished for you now. I would if I could has an ending for you now. From now [...]

• PRODUCT REVIEW: NUUN ACTIVE HYDRATION
  May 9th, 2009
  

  So you ask yourself, what makes this nuun active hydration different from all the other hydration products out. Well, I must say that this is the same question I was [...]

• Tour of Italy Stages
  May 9th, 2009
  

  Stages for the 3,395.5km Tour of Italy 2009 which begins on Saturday: Stages 1 – May 9: Venice Lido (team time-trial, 20.5 km) 2 – May 10: Jesolo to Trieste [...]

• Basso Heads Into Giro As The Favourite, Armstrong Biggest Fan Draw
  May 9th, 2009
  

  by Barnaby Chesterman ROME, May 8, 2009 (AFP) – Former seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong may have insisted he is not in the running for overall victory but [...]

• Tina Pic of the Colavita/Sutter Home Women’s Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light Wins 2009 USA Crits Speedweek Series
  May 8th, 2009
  

  Five-Time US National Criterium Champion Claims Overall Title for Second Straight Year Linden, NJ (May 8, 2009) — Tina Pic of the Colavita/Sutter Home Women’s Cycling Team presented by Cooking [...]

• UNIVERSAL SPORTS ANNOUNCES MULTI-YEAR DEAL TO BROADCAST GIRO D’ITALIA
  May 8th, 2009
  

  TV Coverage Starts Tomorrow Agreement Coincides with the Event’s 100th Anniversary and Lance Armstrong’s Italian Giro Debut LOS ANGELES – May 8, 2009 – Universal Sports announced a multi-year deal [...]

• Rosseler Snatches Dunkirk Lead After Stage Success
  May 8th, 2009
  

  DUNKIRK, France, May 8, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian Sebastien Rosseler, riding for Quick Step, won the fourth stage of the Four Days of Dunkirk on Friday to take the overall [...]

• Alexandre Vinokourov Threatens Comeback
  May 8th, 2009
  

  Kazakhstan’s Alexandre Vinokourov has said he wants to launch a comeback later this year after competing a two-year suspension for a doping offense. “I do not want to end my [...]

• Team Type 1 Sets Expectations For Joe Martin Stage Race
  May 8th, 2009
  

  Fayetteville, Ark. – The Team Type 1 women’s professional squad looks to defend its lead in two categories of the Women’s Prestige Cycling Series at this week’s Joe Martin Stage [...]

• Women’s Prestige Cycling Series Releases Resumes at Joe Martin
  May 7th, 2009
  

  New series addition is second stop on 2009 tour Minneapolis – May 4, 2009 – The 2009 Women’s Prestige Cycling Series resumes this week at the Joe Martin Stage Race, [...]

• Quickstep and Saxo Bank Competing in the 2009 Tour of Missouri
  May 7th, 2009
  

  The current world’s No. 1 & No. 2 ranked teams QuickStep of Belgium and Saxo Bank of Denmark, have agreed to compete in the third Tour of Missouri professional cycling [...]

• Armstrong Continues To Write Off Giro Chances
  May 7th, 2009
  

  VENICE, Italy, May 7, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong insisted again on Thursday that there will be no miracle Tour of Italy victory, preferring to concentrate on helping his Astana [...]

• Armstrong Angry Over Astana Financial Crisis On Eve Of Giro
  May 7th, 2009
  

  By ANDREW DAMPF, AP Sports Writer May 6, 7:22 pm EDT VENICE, Italy (AP)—Lance Armstrong lashed out Wednesday at Kazakh officials who let his Astana team fall into a financial [...]

• Positive Doping Test Takes Pfannberger Out Of Tour of Italy
  May 7th, 2009
  

  PARIS, May 7, 2009 (AFP) – Austrian professional Christian Pfannberger has been suspended by the Russian Katusha team following a positive test from a random doping control, the team announced [...]

• Fort Collins Readies For USA Cycling Collegiate Road Nationals
  May 6th, 2009
  

  Fort Collins, Colo. (May 5, 2009) – The USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships will head to Fort Collins, Colo. for the second year in a row, May 7-10. Nearly [...]

• Team Ouch Crit Squad Bringing Momentum To The Joe Martin Stage Race
  May 6th, 2009
  

  OUCH Presented by Maxxis roster for Joe Martin mixes crits, Gila teams.Team Oakland, CA – The OUCH Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis will send its four-man southeast crit squad [...]