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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 [...]