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VeloNews recently released its 20th Annual Awards Issue, on newsstands now.

In the magazine, VeloNews editors spell out the best, the worst and the most notable performances and personalities of the cycling world in 2007. Below is a sample.

Bell Rock Pathway, Sedona AZ

View of S.F. from Marin Headlands

Texas TT Championships - Pattison Texas 2007

La Noche de los Biciclistas Muertos - Parte Dos

Roll Bike at Slaughterama

Dear Readers,
A couple of weeks ago, we had a question from J.C., who asked what the law requires when a club is riding through an intersection and the light changes (see "One single group (ride), or a collection of individuals?"). This week, I thought I’d share some reader responses to that column.

Track bike in downtown Columbia (taken with Lomo Fisheye)

Nice Climb to Alpine Lake, Marin County, CA.

KCCX SINGLE SPEED PREP/CHARLIE BROWN ISLAND STYLE

Sven Nys further solidified his lead in the UCI World Cup of cyclocross Wednesday, winning the latest round in Hofstade, Belgium. Nys, who also won in Koksijde and Igorre and racked his total World Cup tally to 39 victories.

Having been on suspension since testing positive for testosterone in September, Bjorn Leukemans was officially fired from Predictor-Lotto on Wednesday when his B sample confirmed the initial result. Leukemans tested positive for an elevated level of testosterone in a sample provided four days prior to the world championships in Stuttgart. He finished 13th in that race, but was suspended when his team received notice of the test a few days later. After delays, the 30-year-old Belgian's B sample result was returned on Wednesday.

Austrian pro Andreas Matzbacher died in a Christmas Eve auto accident, his Volksbank team announced late Tuesday. According to police, the 25-year-old Matzbache lost control of his car and crashed into a pillar supporting an overhead signpost near his home in the southern Austrian community of Graz. Matzbacher pronounced dead at the scene. "At the age of 25, 'Matzi' was torn out of this life far too early on Christmas Eve and leaves a deep hole in our midst," Team Volksbank said in a statement.

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