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Archive: September 2010
September 6, 2010
Vuelta a España Podium Cafe
Why do the sprinters even show up for the Vuelta? Maybe it's the food.

Igor Anton (Euskaltel - Euskadi) resplendent in the red leader's jersey.
Nine days see nine different teams win stages.

Taylor Phinney won the Tour de l'Avenir prologue and earned the yellow leader's jersey.
American fifth in sprint won by John Degenkolb.

USA Cycling rider Ben King shares his video from inside Taylor Phinney’s follow car during Phinney’s victorious ride in the Tour de l’Avenir prologue on Sunday.

Easton adds a new 58mm-deep version of its EC90 SL carbon clincher for 2011.
Easton's EC90 SL carbon road clincher wheels will gain a new deep-section stablemate for 2011 with the addition of a 56mm profile rim - much deeper than the standard model's 38mm.

She had never won a world title; this season she hadn’t even managed a victory in a World Cup race. But now, Tracy Moseley is World Champion.

Filippo Pozzato (Katusha) waits to step on to the podium
Italian insists he lives in Monaco.

here's what your workout should look like!
If you are equipped with wattage here's what your workout should look like!

Riders negotiate the twisting Giro di Lombardia roads.
RadioShack out of season's last World Calendar race.

Luis Leon Sanchez in action on Stage 8.
Red Jersey Anton Says Euskaltel Can Control Vuelta, Menchov Admits He's No Favorite, Sanchez Signs Rabobank Deal, Vaitkus Out for Rest of Season.

2010 National Champions
2010 MTB National Champions
Cycling 2010: Complete calendar for the year
Bicycle Tutor
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - some humor.
Video: Ride Right
Thor Hushovd on the Vuelta podium
U23 program to go Continental, women's team added.


Freire
Dutch team’s two big stars fail to shine thus far.

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It seems that about 5-6 of the straight pull spokes in total had pulled out and that more spokes pulled out on nut side of the front wheel skewer than on the lever side.

“What is a person supposed to do when they make a wrong decision? Are you committed to that path for good? Once you tell a lie, are you committed to tell that lie forever?" - Floyd Landis VeloNation 

Brian Vandborg (Liquigas-Doimo).
Monfort, Brajkovic, Napolitano, Clarke allegedly with new teams.

start line before stage two of the Holland Ladies Tour
USA Cycling Women's Development Program riders at the start line before stage two of the Holland Ladies Tour last week.

Andy Pruitt's Complete Medical Guide for Cyclists
In an excerpt from Andy Pruitt’s Complete Medical Guide for Cyclists, Pruitt says even the most graceful pedalers can’t apply power on the upstroke. But it’s still something to strive for.

PezCyclingNews.com
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Step into Jonathan Vaughters’ shoes for a moment. Don’t worry, you know he’s got cool shoes. In fact, slip on the argyle vest too and the designer slacks. Yeah, admit you feel like a man about town metro-sexual.

The 2010 Vuelta is an unpredictable beast:
"With the Vuelta taking a pause for its first rest day Blazin' Saddles reflects over the first eight days and one night of racing. Here are the principal things we have learnt."

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The lowly rim strip is one of those bike parts that seemingly should have been perfected around the time Laurent Fignon won his first Tour de France.

: Schleck
Luxembourg rider said he felt stronger yesterday, suggests form is coming.

Angst II
Another thought for my ongoing series about the difference between riding in the U.S. and China:

Breschel welcomes Sanchez
Dane feels he and Spanish rider will complement each others’ racing styles.

The front Stan's NoTubes ZTR Alpha 340 Pro wheel weighs just 530g
"Ultralight and simple tubeless compatibility but flexible and needs a better front hub."


Heinrich Haussler
Cervelo rosters for Paris-Brussels and the women’s Tour d’Ardeche.

Guide to rider transfers 2010-2011
2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule
How to Drive Around Cyclists
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
Classified - bikes and accessories for sale.
Archive - looking? it may be in the archive.
Health and Fitness - also training information.
Tips and Safety - what to watch out for.

September 5, 2010

UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis' Chris Baldwin and Vital Plus' Jeannie Longo take circuit race wins at the Steamboat Springs Stage Race in Colorado.

Taylor Phinney, Tour of Denmark 2010, stage one
They have spent the season as team-mates on the Trek-Livestrong squad but today they were fierce competitors.


Lopez: Happy underdog.
Who doesn’t like to see a breakaway succeed? It was underdog day at the helta- skelta-Vuelta.


Vuelta a Espana Stage 9 Profile
Stage 9 starts at 12:30pm CET (6:30am U.S. Eastern). LIVE video from 4:30pm CET (10:30am U.S. Eastern).

Vuelta a España: Denis Menchov
Crashes put Dutch team's captains out of the running but stage wins are still possible.

Cui (Specialized) leads the pack with Croneborg (Chains Sprockets) in red and black watching closely
China Trek Racing's Liu Heng takes consecutive win, but aggressive riding takes Specialized Simon Cui out in crash – Gutong's Shen Jiachen seizes chance to extend lead.

Willow Koerber stood on the podium with a bronze medal
Willow Koerber stood on the podium with a bronze medal at the world championships for the second year in a row.

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

Tejay van Garderen
Young American would like to finish in the top fifteen.

AX-Lightness showed off its new Alpha carbon road frame at the 2010 Eurobike show.
A complete bike at just 4.2kg.

Merckx
A greased up Lion King excites while the latest from Merckx, Scott, Issac, Enve and 3T impress.

2010 Eurobike, Deda M35 road bar
Component manufacturers lay out their wares in the cavernous halls of Eurobike.

Easton Aeroforce alloy clip-on aero bars
"Low slung, rock-solid clip-ons at a decent price, but chunky clamp makes them heavy."

Bradley Wiggins, winner, British time trial national championships 2010
Bradley Wiggins has retained his national time trial title in South Wales - completing an all-Team Sky podium ahead of Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas.

PezCyclingNews.com
Luis León Sánchez
Spanish rider opts for Dutch squad rather than Team Movistar.

Petacchi. Racing to the end?
“I don’t know how much more I can ride my bike,” said Alessandro Petacchi. We’re guessing the answer is, never  again.

Alessandro Petacchi wins stage, Vuelta a Espana
Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) abandoned the Vuelta a España today during the stage to Alcoy, Spain. He will return home to La Spezia, Italy, where he is involved in a doping investigation.

Petacchi
Petacchi continues to race Vuelta a España despite doping investigation in Italy.

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Every Sunday, Waffles & Steel revisits the finest film ever made about cycling: “A Sunday in Hell.”

Belgian star Tom Boonen is interviewed before the start.
Belgian set to return before season's end.

Veteran Noe Signs On Again
"Let's take a peek look of what's been going on last week in the world of cycling..."

“What is a person supposed to do when they make a wrong decision? Are you committed to that path for good? Once you tell a lie, are you committed to tell that lie forever?" - Floyd Landis VeloNation 

Guide to rider transfers 2010-2011
2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule
How to Drive Around Cyclists
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
Classified - bikes and accessories for sale.
Archive - looking? it may be in the archive.
Health and Fitness - also training information.
Tips and Safety - what to watch out for.

September 4, 2010
Vuelta a España Podium Cafe
Mountainous!  Seven, count 'em seven, categorized climbs.

Sam Schultz was the top American, in 20th, followed by Todd Wells in 21st.


Ageless French racer Jeannie Longo crushes the competition.

David Moncoutie climbed his way to victory in stage eight of the Vuelta a Espana in Xorret del Cati.
The decisive break of the day came by luck rather than design. Quickstep's Dario Cataldo attacked causing panic in the main field.


Mathias Fluckiger is the U23 world champion. Courtesy photo
The Swiss continued their recent hammerlock on the international cross-country scene by sweeping the U23 men’s race on Friday at the mountain bike world championships.

Vuelta a Espana Stage 8 Profile
Vuelta a Espana Stage 8 departs Villena at 12:25 CET (6:25am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish in Xorret de Catí between 17:24 and 17:57 CET (11:24am and 11:57am U.S. Eastern).  Vuelta a Espana live video should get underway from around 15:45 CET (9:45am U.S. Eastern).

The Tour de l'Avenir
The Tour de l'Avenir starts on Sunday. Literally the "Tour of the Future", this is a week-long stage race organised by ASO, the Tour de France organisers. It is for those aged 23 or younger and will see 120 riders from 20 different teams taking part.

Tejay Van Garderen
Tejay Van Garderen finished second at the 2009 Tour de l'Avenir.

The Mont Saint Anne cross-country course.
The Mont Saint Anne cross-country course in Quebec, Canada has long been a favorite amongst riders.

In addtition to physical changes to the rims, Reynolds' new high-end wheels also get updated graphics
Reynolds Cycling have trickled several features from their top-end RZR 92 road wheelset down the range for 2011, while mountain bikers can look forward to easier tubeless compatibility.


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I came within what seemed like only inches of disaster.

Chris Hoy
Nine "secrets" from the the most successful Olympic male cyclist of all time,


2010 National Champions
2010 MTB National Champions
Cycling 2010: Complete calendar for the year
Bicycle Tutor
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - some humor.
Video: Ride Right
2010 Eurobike, Look 695
Like the Metrigear, the Polar Look Keo Power system is still far from ready for delivery. Right now, the companies don’t forecast availability until spring 2011.


Ruben Plaza describes the next stage.
Spaniard on track for career-best success.

Matthew Busche
Fairy tales are rare in pro cycling, but 25 year old Matthew Busche’s story is about as a close as they come.

“What is a person supposed to do when they make a wrong decision? Are you committed to that path for good? Once you tell a lie, are you committed to tell that lie forever?" - Floyd Landis VeloNation 

The 2011 Bianchi Pista Sei Giorni
What has been only considered a fashion trend, today is reality. Track bikes normally have their natural habitat in the velodrome but today they have made a second home on the streets of cities and town.

Team Sky soigneur Txema González died at the age of 43 after suffering a blood infection.
Team Sky pulled out Saturday of the 2010 Vuelta a España following a death of a staff member who died of a bacterial infection.

CalGiant Team having fun: Justin Robinson, Meredith Miller, Jesse Anthony, Jeremy Ferguson, Nick Weighall, Teal Stetson-Lee - photo c Stephanie Gutowski
On a beautiful Northern California evening, Cal Giant/Specialized presented their 2010-11 Cyclocross team to a very enthusiastic crowd of fans and friends at Spokesman Bicycles in Santa Cruz.

Keith’s sprawling vegetable garden sticks out in Santa Cruz, but he’s always been one of a kind
It’s tomato plants that make Keith Bontrager’s bungalow stand out from his neighbours’: a garden given over to horticulture in a sea of tidy front lawns. It’s my first indication I’m about to meet a mind that’s prone to thinking outside the box.

Mathias Flückiger
Following a medal in the team relay event, Switzerland granted herself four other medals on the third day of the Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne.

"There is something going on with bamboo bicycles," said Jay Townley, a partner in the market research firm Gluskin Townley Group. "They're catching on with urban and commuting cyclists."


PezCyclingNews.com
[LANCE]
The U.S. Justice Department is weighing whether to intervene in a federal whistle-blower lawsuit filed earlier this year by one of Lance Armstrong's former cycling teammates, Floyd Landis, people familiar with the matter say.

Landis
Details emerge of lawsuit filed by Landis under whistleblower act.

Always smiles for the carmera, even though there is 250km of suffer ahead
Michael Barry, is the strong man of Team Sky who sets up his team's sprinters for the win.

Filippo Pozzato
Joins the likes of other high-profile Italian cyclists.

Floyd Landis was helping out at the OUCH-Bahati Foundation VIP tent in California.
Floyd Landis, former teammate of Lance Armstrong, has filed a federal “whistle-blower” lawsuit, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.



Cheryl Sornson leads Sue Bulter during the climb at the start of the second loop.
Final race will decide women's title for Sornson, Carey.

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For many who love cycling, the spring classics are the most anticipated races of the year, not only because they herald the start of the season, but also because they are brutally difficult and spectacularly unpredictable.

75 miles of singletrack, 14,000′ of climbing
"The lack of oxygen was getting to me. I have never been so lightheaded on my bike, and I’ve ridden at that altitude many times."


Guide to rider transfers 2010-2011
2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule
How to Drive Around Cyclists
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
Classified - bikes and accessories for sale.
Archive - looking? it may be in the archive.
Health and Fitness - also training information.
Tips and Safety - what to watch out for.

September 3, 2010
Vuelta a España Podium Cafe
I'm not sure there's any flat road anywhere on this stage. The final climb hits 22%..

Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) claimed the stage of the Vuelta in Orihuela.
Another sprint finish with a different winner.

Kirsten Wild (Cervelo Test Team) celebrates her victory ahead of Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) and Giorgia Bronzini (Merida-Gauss). Martine Bras (Merida-Gauss) retained the overall lead
Kirsten Wild (Cervelo Test Team) celebrates her victory ahead of Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) and Giorgia Bronzini (Merida-Gauss).

Farrar
Points jersey opportunity also lost.

Vuelta a Espana Stage 7 Profile
Vuelta a Espana Stage 7 departs Murcia at 12:52 CET (6:52am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish in Orihuela between 17:28 and 17:54 CET (11:28am and 11:54am U.S. Eastern).  Vuelta a Espana live video should get underway from around 16:00 CET (10am U.S. Eastern).

The Spanish sun scorches the peloton.
Team time trials, spats and sprints at the Vuelta.

“Lance pays his PR firm hundreds of thousands of dollars to promote himself and to smear those who speak the truth about him.” - Betsy Andreu Yahoo! 

Fabian Cancellara awaits the start of stage four.
Swiss superstar yet to decide about defending world champion title.

Jesse Sergent (Trek-Livestrong) got the yellow jersey as well as the white jersey.
More transfer news from Lampre, AG2R and Skil-Shimano.


2010 National Champions
2010 MTB National Champions
Cycling 2010: Complete calendar for the year
Bicycle Tutor
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - some humor.
Video: Ride Right
'Cyclisk'
The City of Santa Rosa in California has installed a 65ft obelisk sculpted from recycled bicycles.

Lance Armstrong
The continuing Lance Armstrong federal doping investigation continues to chug along spewing rumors, half truths and facts like a BP oil well.

Phinney on
Top talent denies claims that deal has already been done.

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The Lance & Landis show is the finest dramedy — that’s a genre splitting mix of drama and comedy — to every pedal into our entertainment world.

Floyd Landis
Novitsky gathering evidence for the Grand Jury.

Laurent Fignon (L) and Greg LeMond.
TDF Champs on Laurent Fignon's passing; Katusha to Ride Focus in 2011; Road ID's Charity Results; Past Tour de France Champions honor Laurent Fignon; Katusha on Focus Bikes in 2011; Road ID's philanthropic accomplishments...

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As the transfer season churns and boils, riders lining up new teams and new plans for 2011, the landscape and traditional power centers seem to be shifting.

Frank Kwanten
Team’s commercial manager, Dutchman Frank Kwanten.


PezCyclingNews.com
Team Sky soigneur Txema González died at the age of 43 after suffering a blood infection.
Txema González, a Spanish massage therapist on Team Sky, died Friday in Sevilla, but team officials denied he succumbed to the same virus that is affecting the British-backed team.

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Let’s ask the question: Do we really need another road bike magazine?


At first glance, Vision's new Metron shifters make it appear as if the user has four brake levers fitted.
At first glance, Vision's new Metron shifters make it appear as if the user has four brake levers fitted.

Laurent Fignon
Cancer was one particular opponent the prolific Frenchman couldn't overcome - although typically he gave it his best shot.

Fignon
Special memories of the French champion.

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Although “Shop Class as Soulcraft” was written by a motorcycle mechanic, the inspiring book’s theme is highly relevant for cyclists like me who want to better understand their machines.


Dominique Rollin (Cervelo TestTeam) at 2009 Amgen Tour of California
The high was his second place finish at Tour de Poitou-Charentes, the low was when Dominique Rollin found out that his Cervelo TestTeam would stop at the end of the year.

Target your pain barriers
Unless you fall off, cycling is a sport blessed by its body-friendliness.

Isaac Howe
Isaac Howe was called a hero for his actions at a bike race in July. Photo: Lyne Lamoureux.


Guide to rider transfers 2010-2011
2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule
How to Drive Around Cyclists
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
Classified - bikes and accessories for sale.
Archive - looking? it may be in the archive.
Health and Fitness - also training information.
Tips and Safety - what to watch out for.

September 2, 2010
Vuelta a España Podium Cafe
Flat thing. Bizarre course, this one. Keep your route slips handy.


2010 Chris Thater Memorial Criterium, Epstein and Holloway
The Gateway Cup in St. Louis, the Green Mountain Stage Race in Vermont and the Steamboat Springs Stage Race in Colorado highlight the Labor Day weekend.

Thor Hushovd (Cervelo TestTeam) claims the Vuelta stage in Murcia.
As usual, an early break escaped the peloton and spent most of the stage off the front.


Bras holds on to overall race lead after stage 3.

Vuelta a Espana Stage 6 Profile
Vuelta a Espana Stage 6 departs Caravaca de la Cruz at 13:54 CET (7:54am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish in Murcia between 17:30 and 17:51 CET (11:30am and 11:51am U.S. Eastern).  Vuelta a Espana live video should get underway from around 16:00 CET (10am U.S. Eastern).

Frank Schleck
Could it be that we’re Grand Tour weary? Or is it that the list of favorites for the 2010 Vuelta have done little to inspire us? Or could it be that the prospect of yet another Grand Tour podium decimated by doping scandals tastes nearly as good as cod liver oil?

Cervélo
Cycling sponsorship at top level proves too much for Cervélo.

Bontrager's Affinity road models: RL (top) and RXL (bottom)
"Our Affinity RXL saddle with super-light Zone Density padding weighs 203g, while the RL version with standard Zone density padding weighs 236g."

ModusVelo, Taichung, Taiwan
Outside the shop, before our Sat. morning ride.


Hope's cassette features an integrated freehub body:
This new cassette unveiled by British component manufacturers Hope at this week's Eurobike trade show in Germany isn't just beautiful to look at – it also does away with the need for a separate freehub.

T. Phinney heading to ride for the Schleck brothers and under the "classic" guidance of the great Cancellara??


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

Jonathan Vaughters
French wine... or Belgian beer for Jonathan Vaughters?

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Cannondale's full-suspension Scalpel Ultimate cross-country bike weighs under 19 pounds and has 80mm of rear travel.

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A clipless pedal with an integrated system that records the athlete’s performance . The name of the new pedal is Kéo Power.

In addtition to the physical changes to the rim, Reynolds' new high-end wheels also get updated graphics.
Tubeless mountain bike wheels introduced.

Eurobike 2010
The usual trade show distractions of jumping mountain bikers and unsurprisingly rather glum-looking young women having their torsos spray painted...

Zipp will offer two levels of Service Course seatposts for 2011, both with 20mm offsets and available in either 27.2 or 31.6mm diameters.
Zipp has expectedly translated the new Firecrest rim profile from its recently redesigned 404 over to the more speed-oriented 808 model.

 EuroBike
The world's largest bike show opens with new shoes from Fizik, Merckx & the Quote of the show already?!...

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A funny stage. Not funny in that ha-ha way just odd.

Riccardo Riccò (Vacansoleil)
Italian to lead his new team on Sunday in Italy.

Want Fabian Cancellara?
Saxo Bank calls for 3 million euros to buy Cancellara out of his contract for next season.

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At the Windham World Cup, reigning world champ Nino Schurter finished second, which earned him the World Cup overall title.


PezCyclingNews.com
Tadej Valjavec
UCI mounted no appeal after Slovenian anti-doping agency cleared Valjavec.



Fignon's Gatorade
Italian team manager recounts memories of working and living with French cyclist.

water
Five common hydration mistakes-and how to avoid them.

Floyd Landis and Lance Armstrong
Recordings allegedly incriminate Oakley rep who denied hearing Armstrong admission in 1996.

Road Testing the Garmin Edge 800 GPS Cyclecomputer.

ETA Boston, 2 minutes
"While professional cycling is most certainly an occupation for my colleagues and me, it is work in an entirely different capacity than the majority of jobs out there."

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Since July, BMC  has been building carbon bikes   at a factory next door to its existing facility in Grenchen. It took five years to plan and build the hi-tech factory. Much of the production is automated: bike frames built by robots.

 Andrew McQuaid
Deal maker for some of cycling's bright young talents discusses the industry.

“Lance pays his PR firm hundreds of thousands of dollars to promote himself and to smear those who speak the truth about him.” - Betsy Andreu Yahoo! 

Samantha Schneider's sister Skylar is joining TIBCO's junior team
“For several years I’ve wanted to expand the reach of our women’s professional TIBCO/to the Top team.”

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced plans for a formal approval process
Will save manufacturers time and money since they will know early in the development process whether a potential product meets UCI standards instead of waiting until it is on the market or used during a race.


Guide to rider transfers 2010-2011
2010 UCI Road Calendar: ProTour Schedule
How to Drive Around Cyclists
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
Classified - bikes and accessories for sale.
Archive - looking? it may be in the archive.
Health and Fitness - also training information.
Tips and Safety - what to watch out for.

September 1, 2010
Vuelta a España Podium Cafe
Mostly flat, with a climb at 18 kilometers to go. Breakaway likely.

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What a few weeks it's been for pro cycling.

Tyler Farrar (Garmin - Transitions) is introduced prior to the start.
Tyler Farrar (Garmin - Transitions) is introduced prior to the start.

Vuelta a Espana Stage 5 Profile
Vuelta a Espana Stage 5 departs Guadix at 12:40 CET (6:40am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish in Lorca between 17:27 and 17:55 CET (11:27am and 11:55am U.S. Eastern).  Vuelta a Espana live video should get underway from around 16:00 CET (10am U.S. Eastern).


Tejay Van Garderen
Young American in his first Grand Tour continues to impress.

Known to cycling fans for books like Tour De France: The History, The Legend, The Riders and Inside The Peloton.

Van Avermaet
Van Avermaet, Quinziato, Tschopp and Moinard amongst six confirmed additions.

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Anna Glowinski ofthe racing team The Mule Bar Girls, explains why she wanted to be a podium girl.

Daily Distractions
Vuelta podiums and Daily Distractions.

A naked 20-year-old woman riding a bicycle south of Bremerton Monday drew the attention of passers-by, and also a request from a state trooper to put some clothes on.

Essence Barton
Essence Barton put forth an impressive effort in the junior women's cross country race at Mont-Sainte-Anne, riding to 13th place.


2010 National Champions
2010 MTB National Champions
Cycling 2010: Complete calendar for the year
Bicycle Tutor
Guide to Bicycle Safety
World Bicycle Relief
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb (March 31, 2010).
DougReport - miscellaneous information.
Video: Performance - some humor.
Video: Ride Right
Agent Orlando van den Bosche discusses the state of the peloton
Dutchman analyzes some of the recent major developments in cycling.

“Lance pays his PR firm hundreds of thousands of dollars to promote himself and to smear those who speak the truth about him.” - Betsy Andreu Yahoo! 

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Joop Zoetemelk finished on the second step of the Tour de France podium six times.

Andy Schleck had Contador on the ropes
Schleck brothers to use Shimano Di2 in 2011.

They’re rivals now, but next season, Tyler Farrar and Thor Hushovd will ride side-by-side on the new-look Garmin-Cervélo team.

Haussler
Classics riders follow Hushovd to US squad.

Legendary French Cyclist, Jeannie Longo
Jeannie Longo will race in Steamboat Springs stage race; info on two upcoming California Gran Fondos.

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Sometimes a sprint victory takes forever – like months.

Cervelo will produce the flagship R5ca in limited quantities. Each will be hand made by Cervelo engineers at the company's California development facility.
R5ca and R5 officially debut at Eurobike along with revamped R3.

Theo Bos (Cervélo TestTeam)
Cervélo sprinter finds a ride in a familiar setting.

Zipp - the top 150 words
“'Word cloud' from the 6100+ words I wrote for the 2011 Zipp catalog."


PezCyclingNews.com
Frankie Andreu (center), a former Tour de France teammate of Lance Armstrong (r.)
If Lance Armstrong has an enemies list, then Betsy Andreu, the wife of Armstrong's former Tour de France teammate, Frankie Andreu, is close to the top of it. Frankie might follow close behind her.

Taylor Phinney took his second consecutive pursuit title in Copenhagen.
BMC Racing Team playing down talks of a contract.

wild geese
America’s rural and suburban Midwest region seems to be full of wildlife.

The R3 Donna (front) will come in all-white or black/white while the R3 Uomo will come in white/black or all red.
Fi'zi:k tosses its hat into the cycling shoe ring.

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During my youth in Bogota, Laurent Fignon was constantly depicted as the arch-rival of Colombian cycling in the press.

Robert Millar (Peugeot - Shell - Michelin) climbs L'Alpe d'Huez at the 1984 Tour de France.
Scot recalls special moments from the 1983 and 1984 Tour de France.

r Laurent Fignon
PEZ offers this humble remembrance to the only racer who could carry off a nickname like “The Professor’ with dignity.

L'Equipe
L'Equipe calls him "Un Mec à Part", or a "different kind of guy".


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