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After two days of railing the trails in Bootleg Canyon, most Interbike attendees are ready to get out of the sun. Some are battered and some are bruised, but most are just looking forward to a day without dust and sweat. The inside show also ushers in a different feel, where the Outdoor Demo is about the ride, inside Interbike is much more about the business. Exhibitors and attendee’s break out their branded button down shirts and they caffeinate early. For a day on the Interbike show floor is somewhat akin to a hard stage of a week-long race. During our first day, we covered quite a bit of

Liquigas sticking by PaoliniLiquigas will not suspend Italian rider Luca Paolini despite allegations he’s part of a new doping investigation underway by prosecutors in Bergamo. Earlier this month, Italian authorities raided several homes, including Paolini’s, and a fitness center as part of an investigation dubbed “Operation Athena.” Authorities rounded up some $300,000 worth of alleged banned substances. Under rules outlined in the ProTour’s Ethics Code, riders under investigation are meant to be suspended from their respective teams. Nine riders from four teams were left out of the 2006

Embattled Tour de France champion Floyd Landis is back at his California home after undergoing two-hour surgery Wednesday to repair his damaged hip. Doctors say it’s conceivable the 30-year-old could return to competition next year in time for the 2007 Tour de France – that is, if Landis can beat back doping allegations clouding his 2006 Tour victory. “If all goes well and according to plans, he would be able to come back in 2007 to competition,” Landis spokesman Michael Henson told VeloNews. “It’s unprecedented. None of the medical team can say just how this is going to play out, but they

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

With a successful surgery, doctors say it won't be his hip that keeps Landis out of the 2007 Tour

The second and final day of Interbike’s Outdoor Demo began has it has for the past few years, the annual 8 a.m. “Hangover Road Ride” sponsored by the trade show and by Scott USA. A hearty group of 100 riders showed up, heading immediately downhill for a good quarter of the 24-mile out-and-back loop, with the remaining half of the out leg being rolling, yet continuing to lose altitude. We rode into the park at Lake Mead and turned around at the point where the Colorado River first flows into the huge reservoir. Nice and cool relative to the heat of the day, once that truly settled in, and

Beleaguered Tour de France champion Floyd Landis is scheduled to undergo hip replacement surgery today. According to his personal web page, Landis will focus on his pending surgery and recovery while his legal team prepares his defense against charges that he tested positive for irregular testosterone levels en route to his overall Tour victory in July.“Floyd is going to undergo a state-of-the-art procedure that will maximize his chances of returning to racing at the top level,” said Brent Kay, M.D., Landis’ physician and assistant clinical professor of medicine at Loma Linda University

This clearly shows the intended purpose of Bootleg Canyon's trail system.

A new - albeit marginally functional - variation of the classic cow horn TT bar.

Landis in Madrid, visiting old teammates on the last day of the Vuelta.

The Hutchinson Fusion 2 and Atom Road Tubeless clincher tires can only be used right now with Shimano's Scandium Dura-Ace wheel.

Hed's Bastogne CX is a tough, strong, and light cyclo-cross wheel.

Interbike 2006: Another day in the dirt

Scott's Spark 10 frame has a welded carbon frame with the top tube, down tube and head tube molded in a single piece and a three-position lever on the bar to lock out the shock or to give it 70mm or 110mm of travel.

Twenty-five years ago, the first Interbike trade show opened its doors with 135 exhibitors under the roof of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Steve Ready and Herb Wetenkamp took it upon themselves to position and plan Interbike for the early fall of 1982; their hope was that dealers would have more of an influence on manufacturers. At the time, there were four other domestic industry shows, all of which took place between January and March. On Monday Interbike kicked off its 25th anniversary with its Outdoor Demo exhibition. This outdoor segment of Interbike has steadily gained steam since

Recently crowned Paolo Bettini will debut his rainbow jersey this weekend as he’ll line up to defend his title at the Zuri Metzgete on Sunday in Zürich and again at the Giro di Lombardia to conclude the season on October 14. Bettini hasn’t stopped partying since winning the world championships Sunday in Salzburg. “My career is perfect now. I’ve won everything I’ve ever dreamed of winning,” Bettini said. “I will wear an important jersey and I can’t imagine that I will just be in the back of the bunch.” Bettini also confirmed he’ll race at least through the 2008 Olympic Summer Games, where

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 26, 2006Boulder CO – As it prepares to celebrate its 20th anniversary issue, Inside Triathlon has named Greg Thomas as publisher and professional triathlete Jimmy Archer as interactive editor, effective immediately. Thomas is a four-year veteran of Inside Triathlon's parent company, Inside Communications. Thomas managed the Company's various web brands and served most recently as chief operating officer, a position he holds concurrently with his new position. A 20-year veteran of all types of multisport events from XTERRA to Ironman to Eco-Challenge,

Editor at large Patrick O'Grady is roaming the halls of Interbike again this year and threatens to send occasional updates whenever he finds a tavern with wireless Internet access. Here's the first installment. — Editor LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It beats me how they always manage to assemble this monstrous trade show in time for opening day, especially considering that some outfits (not VeloNews.com) can't even arrange a hotel room for barnstorming libel artisans who turn up at dark-thirty with a Subaru full of electronica, drawing tools and attitude. After sorting out my living

Moonscape: A perfect spot to test out new off-road rigs

Mongoose’s Canaan Team

Mongoose's Freedrive system

The Felt Equilink system

Jim Felt (right) and senior design engineer, Jeff Soucek

Santa Cruz Nomad with its 1.5-inch headtube

The Santa Cruz Superlight

The swingarm on the Santa Cruz Superlight

Intense’s new Spider FRO

Intense’s Spider 29

Maverick Durance

Maverick Matic

Giant's Anthem Advanced

Bettini will race in his new jersey this Sunday.

Industrial Wastrel: O'Grady on Interbike

Remember, we want a nice, clean carpet for people to drop slobbery PowerBar crumbs on

The Big White Box Company (below) specializes in (what else?) big white boxes. Now that's what he call marketing

On the eve of the 25th annual Interbike trade show, set to kickoff in Las Vegas, Nevada, this week, Cannondale got a bit of a jump on the competition and formally released its new Rush Carbon bicycle at a company event held over the weekend at Brian Head, Utah. The new bike is the evolution of the aluminum Rush introduced last year in Park City. The Rush platform, with 110 millimeters of travel front and rear, is specifically built for the needs of the long haul racer. All aspects of the bike are designed for ultra-endurance racing, though Christoph Sauser demonstrated the aluminum bike’s

Six VeloPress Author Events at Interbike Include Eddy Merckx BookSigningBoulder, CO, September, 2006 — VeloPress will host six authorevents during Interbike featuring top cycling and triathlon coaches andexperts. All events will take place at the VeloNews booth # 3359 and allbooks except Cycling's Golden Age will be available for sale at a discountprice. Wednesday, September 27, 2:00-3:00 p.m.: Meet Hunter Allen, oneof the world's top power meter coaches and co-author of Trainingand Racing with a Power Meter. This is the first and only bookthat fully explores the benefits and

Basso case long from overIvan Basso could be taken to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) if he is cleared of suspected doping at ahearing in Italy due to a lack of evidence. A top Italian federation official told AFP Sunday at the world road cycling championships there was no concrete evidence against Basso, one of a reported 58 riders alleged to be implicated in Operación Puerto in Spain. The Giro d’Italia winner was suspended by his CSC team a day prior to the start of the Tour de France because of supposed evidence linking him to the Spanish affair. Basso has not turned a pedal in

The seemingly unstoppable Tinker Juarez is excited to race his new Rush Carbon at the upcoming 24 Hour of Moab.

The new Rush Carbon

Cannondale’s new Si stems

The carbon fiber front triangle is massive at the head tube, yet flows to a rather normal diameter at the seat tube.

Cycling’s history is full of racers who wilted under the curse of the rainbow jersey after winning the world championships. Perennial pre-race favorite Paolo Bettini seemed fated to never win cycling’s most prized tunic, but after several close calls – including second in 2001 at Lisbon – the Italian pocket rocket bolted past Erik Zabel and Alejandro Valverde on Sunday in Salzburg, Austria, to erase any hint of a jinx. “It’s so satisfying to win after coming close so many times. It was almost an obsession for me,” Bettini gushed. “I’ve won the world’s and the Olympics, the classics and some

Nearly a week of racing and celebrations came to an end Sunday, when the UCI World Championships ended in Salzburg, Austria, with Paolo Bettini's victory in the 265-kilometer prefessional men's road race.As always, photographer Casey Gibson was there to capture the feel of what it's like to spend a day at the world's.

Britain's David Millar said he could have done more to boost a doomed Australian bid for an historic first world crown here at the world road championships on Sunday. Italy's Paolo Bettini kept to his pre-race promise by adding the world crown to his Olympic title on the final day after a tactical finale in which he out-sprinted German veteran Erik Zabel. Spaniard Alejandro Valverde of Spain finished third, with Robbie McEwen and Stuart O'Grady finishing fifth and sixth having been outfoxed by the sly Spanish outfit after 265.9 km of racing. Going into the final bend, Spaniard

He gets it! Bettini adds the world road title to his Olympic medal.

You think he's happy?

American Guido Trenti on the attack

Motivated: Bettini tried, failed, tried, failed, tried again and won.

Despite the weather and the stunning scenery, it was not an easy day in the saddle.

There were quite a few CSC riders in the day's big break

Almost. Moises Aldape and Kanstantsin Siutsou charge ahead before being joined by David Loosli and then the rest of the field.

... and Rebellin tries his hand, too.

Ballan gives chase...

Vinokourov was aggressive, but missed that last little gap at the finish, too.

Some folks were more relaxed than others.

Meet the press... the media swarms the front of the peloton before the start...

...while fans from the host country have to stand behind the barrier.

On the road...

Farrar joins the early break

McCartney is in the main field

Horner, as always, looks happy just to be here.