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As the Insight Race Across America rolls toward Atlantic City, Jure Robic seems likely to defend his solo title, while third-placed Marko Baloh abandoned with pneumonia. Robic, who last reported in at 2:20 p.m. EST from time station 38 in Marshall, Illinois, has fewer than 1000 miles to ride. Mike Trevino crossed the Mississippi River in second place at 1:33 p.m. Trevino has covered 2012.2 miles with 1039.5 to go. Meanwhile, Marko Baloh withdrew from the race with acute pneumonia, moving Fabio Biasolo into third place. Biasolo checked in from time station 34 in Marthasville, Missouri, at

Ian MacGregor successfully defended his U23 national championship title in Park City, Utah, Saturday with a win in the 125-mile road race at the national cycling festival. MacGregor called the victory a "100 percent team effort" after an overall performance that saw three riders from the TIAA-CREF squad in the top four. Health Net’s Tyler Farrar also rode a strong race, but in the end he was simply outnumbered by a 12-rider team that many expected to have a dominant presence on the podium by day's end. Battered by rain and severe winds, only 47 of the 117-rider field finished. After

Heras played it cool at the Dauphiné

Mighty mites at the start of the boy's 10-12 crit

Riders in the women's 17-18 crit

TIAA-CREF surrounds the eventual winner in the U-23 crit, Kyle Gritters (Seasilver)

Riders pass the flags at the entrance to Deer Valley

An outnumbered Farrar takes a corner in the U-23 crit

Geist leads the 17-18 crit

Gritters corners during the U-23 crit . . .

. . . en route to winning over Macgregor

Sarah Huang in the 10-12 race

Molly Mulch and Rebecca Much in the U-23 event

Karla Lopez wins the 10-12 title

Cesar Lopez Jr. in the boy's 10-12 crit, astride a very nice bike

Much leads the U-23 crit

The tree-lined opening climb of the Wildflower Rush in Crested Butte

With Whetstone Serving as the backdrop a rider tackles Saturday's cross-country

The town of Crested Butte seen from the Red Lady Chairlift up on the ski hill

A wet winter and spring has led to an abundance of skunk cabbage. Fortunately it doesn't smell

A racer heads into the woods along some of Crested Butte's ubiquitous single-track

A racer slices his way through a throng of Aspen trees during Saturday's cross-country

The long grind up one of several fire road climbs

Three mountain-bike racing's legends made the Hall of Fame cut in 2000

This is just one of the countless classic photos that can be seen at the MTB Hall. Can you find Gary Fisher? Hint: He doesn't have an afro

MacGregor defends

MacGregor figured the day's last climb was where he could beat Farrar

Mike Lange and Stu Gillespie on the final climb, after helping MacGregor ride to victory.

Jay Ku leads the peloton on the chase.

National pursuit champion Bobby Lea leads the survivors on the final climb.

Nicholas Reistad of Advantage/Endeavor shows the effects of the day's effort

Lance Armstrong has been quick to point out that while he holds the record for the greatest number of overall victories by any rider at the Tour de France, Johan Bruyneel has the best winning average of any directeur sportif in the history of the race, having started his career as a director in 1999, when Armstrong earned the first of his six consecutive Tour wins. He’s been the man behind the wheel of the team car ever since. Six-for-six. Indeed, the 41-year-old Belgian was the first to believe Armstrong could win the Tour and the pair has been inseparable in their passion, focus and, some

Gerolsteiner's Michael Rich claimed his fifth national title when he dominated the field in the German national time-trial championship Friday in Schweinfurt. Rich, 35, a specialist in the race against the clock, turned a time of 47 minutes, 10 seconds for the 40km race, leaving his teammate Sebastian Lang down in second place at 1:02. CSC's Jens Voigt finished third at 1:15. Results1. Michael Rich, Gerolsteiner, 40km in 47:102. Sebastian Lang, Gerolsteiner, at 1:023. Jens Voigt, Team CSC, at 1:15 Gutierrez takes Spanish TTJose Ivan Gutierrez (Illes Baleares) won his third title in

The Park City Cycling Festival continued in Utah on Thursday with a one-two finish by Team 5280 Magazine in the men's 17-18 race and a classy display of sportsmanship in the women's 17-18 competition. After 78 miles of racing, 5280's Peter Stetina of Boulder, Colorado, crossed the line hand in hand with teammate Tejay Van Garderen of Fort Collins, Colorado. Nick Frey (Hot Tubes) took the bronze. In the 53-mile women's race, meanwhile, Kimberly Geist (Victory Brewing) sat up and waited for breakaway companion Shannon Koch ((Team LaS'port) after Koch's chain derailed in

The Mailbag is a regular feature on VeloNews.com. If you have a comment, an opinion or observation regarding anything you have seen in cycling, in VeloNews magazine or on VeloNews.com, write to WebLetters@InsideInc.com. Please include your full name and home town. Letters may be edited for length and clarity.It’s almost time to put up or shut upEditor:The time between the finish of the Tour de Suisse and the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré seems to bring out all the talk. Every race director thinks his guy will be on the podium in Paris. Well, only three gentlemen get that honor, and we

While there’s plenty of debate about the true origins of mountain biking, Crested Butte can stake a solid claim to one piece of fat tire history. For a quarter century now this Colorado mountain town nestled in the heart of the Rockies has hosted one of the sport’s best — and longest running — festivals. This year’s incarnation, dubbed the 25th Anniversary of Fat Tire Bike Week, kicked off in earnest on Thursday with the infamous Chainless Race. Competitors aboard every thing from legitimate 21st-century mountain bikes to Sixties-era clunkers convened on the top of Kebler Pass, then made

For Immediate Release Boulder, CO--Inside Communications (ICI) announces that Express Messenger International (EMI) will be handling all Canadian and international subscription distribution for its publications VeloNews®, Inside Triathlon®, and Ski Racing®, effective immediately. The move should improve Canadian and international delivery times by two to five business days. The faster service is a result of expedited pick-up and transit to the host country's postal system. For example, an EMI truck will pick up VeloNews at its printer in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

Defending solo champion Jure Robic held a lead of nearly 10 hours over second-place soloist Mike Trevino as the Insight Race Across America continued on Friday. However, Robic is riding just short of an average speed record set in 1986 by Pete Penseyres. To break Penseyres' long-standing mark, Robic will have to pace himself at 15.40 mph or faster. So far, his average speed for this year's RAAM is 14.92 mph. Robic last reported in at 3:12 p.m. EST from time station 33 in Jefferson City, Missouri. In the team race, meanwhile, Team Beaver Creek-Vail - Mike Janelle, Jimi Mortenson,

Bruyneel and Armstrong at the Dauphiné

The junior men hit the road in the Kaman Valley with the Little Alps in the distance

The junior women's leaders, with Koch in the middle and Crowell out front

The 15-16 junior men climb with the reservoir in the background

Team 5280 and Hot Tubes marshal the 17-18 race

Danielle Haulman wins the 15-16 junior women

Koch leads the pack on the final climb

Koch solo on the climb

Koch edges the selfless Geist for the win

Stetina wins with teammate Van Garderen second

. . . and unveils a popular sentiment atop the podium

. . . before displaying the stars and stripes

While Friday's festivities were in downtown Crested Butte, events head up to Mont Crested Butte for the weekend where cross-country, downhill and Super D races will be contested

Bikes (and their pilots) come in all shapes and sizes

The next Olympic cycling discipline?

That's 30 pounds of rolling resistant weight

Prepping for the downhill? Actually this was the first leg of the team relay race

Balance is key in leg two of the relay race. He didn't drop it

Race ready complete with playing cards in the front wheel

The winning ride in the limbo. Notice this youngster's mechanical advantage. Smart kid

Rodic races eastward

ASTARLOZA Mikel - SPAge 25Turned Pro 2002 CALZATI Sylvain - FAge 25Turned Pro 2003 DUMOULIN Samuel - FAge 24Turned Pro 2002 GERRANS Simon - AUSAge 25Turned Pro 2003 GOUBERT Stéphane - FAge 35Turned Pro 1994 KRIVTSOV Yuriy - UKRAge 26Turned Pro 2002 NAZON Jean-Patrick - FAge 28Turned Pro 1997 PORTAL Nicolas - FAge 26Turned Pro 2002 TURPIN Ludovic - FAge 30Turned Pro 2000 Sponsor: Insurance companyWeb site: www.ag2r-cyclisme.comDirecteur sportif: Vincent LavenuAssistants: Giles Mas, Arturas Kasputis2005 budget: $5.9 millionTeam created (with current name): 20002003 wins: 24Past Tours:

BÉNÉTEAU Walter - FAge 32Turned Pro 2000 BROCHARD Laurent - FAge 37Turned Pro 1992 FÉDRIGO Pierrick - FAge 26Turned Pro 2000 GESLIN Anthony - FAge 25Turned Pro 2002 LEFÈVRE Laurent - FAge 29Turned Pro 1997 PINEAU Jérôme - FAge 25Turned Pro 2002 ROUS Didier - FAge 34Turned Pro 1993 SPRICK Matthieu - FAge 23Turned Pro 2004 VOECKLER Thomas - FAge 26Turned Pro 2001 Sponsor: Mobile phone serviceWeb site: www.equipebouyguestelecom.fr2005 budget: $9.1 millionDirecteur sportif: Jean-René BernaudeauTeam created: 2005Past Tours: third year participatingEQUIPMENTBike: TimeComponents:

BESSY Frédéric - FAge 33Turned Pro 1996 AUGÉ Stéphane - FAge 30Turned Pro 2000 VASSEUR Cédric - FAge 34Turned Pro 1994 CHAVANEL Sylvain - FAge 26Turned Pro 2000 MONCOUTIÉ David - FAge 30Turned Pro 1997 O’GRADY Stuart - AUSAge 31Turned Pro 1995 WHITE Matthew - AUSAge 31Turned Pro 1996 TOMBAK Janek - ESTAge 28Turned Pro 1999 MARICHAL Thierry - BAge 32Turned Pro 1996 Sponsor: Telephone credit companyWeb site: www.cofidis.fr2005 budget: not availableDirecteur sportif: Francis Van LonderseleTeam created: 1997Past Tours: 9th year participating, 6 stage wins, 1 KOM classification

BODROGI Laszlo - HUNAge 28Turned Pro 2000 CAUCCHIOLI Pietro - IAge 29Turned Pro 1999 HALGAND Patrice - FAge 31Turned Pro 1996 HINAULT Sébastien - FAge 31Turned Pro 1997 HUSHOVD Thor - NAge 27Turned Pro 2000 JOLY Sébastien - FAge 26Turned Pro 2000 KASHECHKIN Andrey - KAZAge 25Turned Pro 2002 KIRSIPUU Jaan - ESTAge 35Turned Pro 1993 MOREAU Christophe - FAge 34 FTurned Pro 1995 Sponsor: Banking corporationWeb site: www.credit-agricole.fr2005 budget: $7.8 millionDirecteur sportif: Roger LegeayTeam created: 1999Past Tours: 7th year participating, 4 stage wins EQUIPMENT:Bike:

ARVESEN Kurt-Asle - N Age 30Turned Pro 1999 BASSO Ivan - IAge 27Turned Pro 1999 JULICH Bobby - USAAge 33Turned Pro 1992 LOMBARDI Giovanni - IAge 36Turned Pro 1992 SASTRE Carlos - ESPAge 30Turned Pro 1998 SÖRENSEN Nicki - DKAge 30Turned Pro 1999 VOIGT Jens - GAge 33Turned Pro 1997 ZABRISKIE David - USAAge 26 USATurned Pro 1999 ROBERTS Luke - AUSAge 28Turned Pro 2002 Sponsor: Computer systemsWeb site: www.riis-cycling.com2005 budget: not availableDirecteur sportif: Bjarne RiisTeam created: 2001Past Tours: 5th year participating, 6 stage wins, 2 KOM classification (Laurent Jalabert,

Your race day nutritional preparation should be specific and well thought out so that when you arrive to the start line you are both optimally fueled and confident that your food and fluid choices are tolerated through the intensity of racing. Depending on the distance of your race, what you eat in the 24 to 48 hours before race day can allow you to maximize the muscle glycogen content of your trained muscles- an important fuel source at any racing intensity. Often referred to as “carbo-loading” this strategy is simply tapering or resting for the race as your training programs dictates and

Phonak will approach the 2005 Tour de France covering its bets with three team leaders, playing its cards behind the collective strength of Santiago Botero, Oscar Pereiro and Floyd Landis. According to team manager John Lelangue, Phonak is confident that at least one of their leading threesome will bubble their way to the top of the Tour heap. “I’m pretty sure we can have one of the riders in the top five, and the podium would be perfect,” Lelangue told VeloNews. “The main objective is the GC, not winning stages, not chasing other classifications. The main objective is to be as far as

Organizers of the Tour de France plan to use the same test for illicit blood transfusions first employed at last year’s summer Olympics in Athens, the French national drug screening laboratory (LNDD) announced on Thursday. The test, approved for use last summer, is at the center of two appeals being brought before the international Court of Arbitration for Sport by American Tyler Hamilton and his former Phonak teammate Santiago Perez after both were found to be positive for so-called homologous blood doping. Blood doping is a means of enhancing endurance by increasing the amount of

Veloswap.com launches online bike marketplaceBoulder, CO - Veloswap® announces the launch of the veloswap.comwebsite, an online marketplace for bicycle suppliers, retailers, clubs,teams, event directors, and individual cycling enthusiasts. The veloswap.comsite also offers banner advertising and other promotional opportunities. Veloswap.com utilizes a classified format enabling sellers to post productsand services and communicate via email with interested consumers. Productlistings cost as little as two dollars per item per month, with no additionalfees or commissions. The veloswap.com

AERTS Mario - BAge 30 Turned Pro 1996 BRANDT Christophe - BAge 28Turned Pro 2000 EVANS Cadel - AUSAge 28 Turned Pro 2001 McEWEN Robbie - AUSAge 33 Turned Pro 1996 MERCKX Axel - BAge 32Turned Pro 1994 RODRIGUEZ Fred - USAAge 31 Turned Pro 1996 VAN BONAND Leon - NCAge 33 Turned Pro 1993 VAN SUMMEREN Johan - BAge 24Turned Pro 2003 VANSEVENANT Wim - BAge 33Turned Pro 1995 Sponsors: Pharmaceutical company, national lotteryWeb site: www.davitamon-lotto.be2005 budget: $7.8 millionDirecteur sportif: Marc SergeantTeam created (under current name): 2005Past tours: 15th year participating

ARMSTRONG Lance - USA Age 33 Turned Pro 1992 AZEVEDO José - P Age 31 Turned Pro 1994 BELTRAN Manuel - SP Age 34 Turned Pro 1995 HINCAPIE George - USA Age 32 Turned Pro 1994 NOVAL Benjamin - SP Age 26 Turned Pro 2001 PADRNOS Pavel - CZ Age 34 Turned Pro 1996 POPOVYCH Yaroslav - UKR Age 25 Turned Pro 2002 RUBIERA José Luis - SP Age 32 Turned Pro 1995 SAVOLDELLI Paolo - IAge 32 Turned Pro 1996 Sponsor: Television programmerWeb site: team.discovery.com2005 budget: $15 millionDirecteur sportif: Johan BruyneelTeam created: 2005Past tours: 9th year participating, 21 stage wins, 6 overall

BERTOLINI Alessandro - IAge 33Turned Pro 1994 CORTINOVIS Alessandro - IAge 27Turned Pro 2000 FURLAN Angelo - IAge 28Turned Pro 2001 VALOTI Paolo - IAge 34Turned Pro 1996 GRIVKO Andriy - UKRAge 21Turned Pro 2005 HONCHAR Serhiy - UKRAge 35Turned Pro 1996 IGLINSKY Maxim - KAZAge 24Turned Pro 2004 LUDEWIG Jörg - GAge 29Turned Pro 1997 NURITDINOV Rafael - UZBAge 28Turned Pro 2002 Sponsor: Travel agency and developerWeb site: www.dominavacanzeproteam.it2005 budget: not availableDirecteur sportif: Gianluigi StangaTeam created: 2003Past tours: 1st year participating EQUIPMENT:Bike:

ARTETXE Mikel - SPAge 28Turned Pro 1999 CAMANO Iker - SPAge 26Turned Pro 2002 ETEXEBARRIA Unai - VENAge 32Turned Pro 1996 FLORES Iker - SPAge 28Turned Pro 1999 HERRERO David - SPAge 25Turned Pro 2001 LANDALUZE Inigo - SPAge 28Turned Pro 2001 MARTINEZ Egoi - SPAge 27Turned Pro 2002MAYO Iban - SPAge 27Turned Pro 2000 ZUBELDIA Haimar - SPAge 28Turned Pro 1998 Sponsors: Telecom company and Basque regionWeb site: www.fundacioneuskadi.com2005 budget: $7.8 millionDirecteur sportif: Julian GorospeTeam created: 1994Past tours: 5th year participating, 2 stage wins EQUIPMENT:Bike:

CANCELLARA Fabian - SWIAge 24Turned Pro 2001 GUSTOV Volodymir - UKRAge 28Turned Pro 2000 KIRCHEN Kim - LUXAge 27Turned Pro 2000 BERNUCCI Lorenzo - IAge 25Turned Pro 2002 BOSSONI Paolo - IAge 29Turned Pro 1999 CORIONI Claudio - IAge 22Turned Pro 2005 GIUNTI Massimo - IAge 29Turned Pro 1998 FRIGO Dario - IAge 31Turned Pro 1996 FLECHA Juan Antonio - SPAge 27Turned Pro 2000 Sponsor: Building materials companyWeb site: www.fassabortolo.it2005 budget: $11.6 millionDirecteur sportif: Giancarlo FerrettiTeam created: 2000Past tours: 5th year participating, 8 stage wins, 1 young rider

McGEE Bradley - AUSAge 29Turned Pro 1998 COOKE Baden - AUSAge 26Turned Pro 2000 EISEL Bernhard - AAge 24Turned Pro 2001 GILBERT Philippe - BAge 23Turned Pro 2003 LÖVKVIST Thomas - SAge 21Turned Pro 2003 CASAR Sandy - FAge 26Turned Pro 2000 DA CRUZ Carlos - FAge 30Turned Pro 1997 MENGIN Christophe - FAge 36Turned Pro 1995 MOUREY Francis - FAge 24Turned Pro 2004 Sponsor: National LotteryWeb site: cyclisme.fdjeux.com2005 budget: $8.4 millionDirecteur sportif: Marc MadiotTeam created: 1997Past tours: 9th year participating, 4 stage wins, 1 sprint classification(Baden Cooke,

LEIPHEIMER Levi - USAAge 31Turned Pro 1997 FÖRSTER Robert - GAge 27Turned Pro 2001 LANG Sebastian - GAge 25Turned Pro 2002 RICH Michael - GAge v35Turned Pro 1997 SCHOLZ Ronny - GAge 27Turned Pro 2001 TOTSCHNIG Georg - AAge 34Turned Pro 1994 WEGMANN Fabian - GAge 25Turned Pro 2002 WROLICH Peter - AAge 31Turned Pro 1999 ZBERG Beat - SWIAge 34Turned Pro 1992 Sponsor: Mineral water producerWeb site: www.gerolsteiner.com/cycling2005 budget: $15.5 million (approx.)Directeur sportif: Hans-Michael HolczerTeam created: 1998Past tours: 3rd year participating EQUIPMENT:Bike:

MANCEBO Francisco - SPAge 29Turned Pro 1998 KARPETS Vladimir - RUSAge 24Turned Pro 1998 VALVERDE Alejandro - SPAge 25Turned Pro 2002 ARROYO David - SPAge 25Turned Pro 2001 Chente García ZANDIO Xabier - SPAge 28Turned Pro 2001 BECKE Daniel - GAge 27Turned Pro 2001 ARRIETA José Luis - SPAge 34Turned Pro 1993 GALVEZ Isaac - SPAge 30Turned Pro 2000 Sponsor: Balearic Islands governmentWeb site: www.illesbalears-banesto.com2005 budget: $8.4 millionDirecteur sportif: José Miguel EchavarriTeam created: 1990Past tours: 16th year participating, 15 stage wins, 5 overall wins (Miguel Indurain,

BORTOLAMI Gianluca - IAge 36Turned Pro 1990 COMMESSO Salvatore - IAge 30Turned Pro 1998 GLOMSER Gerrit - AAge 30Turned Pro 1998 LOOSLI David - SWIAge 25Turned Pro 2003 MAZZOLENI Eddy - IAge 31Turned Pro 1996 PETROV Evgeni - RUSAge 27Turned Pro 2001 RIGHI Daniele - IAge 29Turned Pro 2000 SPEZIALETTI Alessandro - IAge 30Turned Pro 1997 STANGELJ Gorazd - SLVAge 32Turned Pro 1997 Sponsor: Steel production, coffee machinesWeb site: www.lampre-caffita.com2005 budget: not availableDirecteur sportif: Giuseppe SaronniTeam created: 2005 (combination of Lampre and Saeco teams)Past tours: 8th

BELOKI Joseba - SPAGE 31Turned Pro 1998 CONTADOR Alberto - SPAGE 22 Turned Pro 2003 DAVIS Allan - AUSAGE 24Turned Pro 2002 GONZALEZ DE GALDEANO Igor - SPAGE 31Turned Pro 1995 HERAS Roberto - SPAGE 31Turned Pro 1996 JAKSCHE Jörg - GAGE 28Turned Pro 1997 SANCHEZ Luis - SPAGE 21 Turned Pro 2004 SERRANO Marcos - SPAGE 32Turned Pro 1994 VICIOSO Angel - SPAGE 28 Turned Pro 1999 RESERVESHRUSKA Jan - CZAGE 30Turned Pro 1996 ANDRLE René - CZAGE 31Turned Pro 1999 Sponsor: Insurance companyWeb site: www.libertysegurosteam.com2005 budget: not availableDirecteur sportif: Manolo SaizTeam

ALBASINI Michael - SWIAge 24Turned Pro 2003 BÄCKSTEDT Magnus - SAge 30Turned Pro 1996 CIONI Dario - IAge 30Turned Pro 2000 CARLSTRÖM Kjell - FINAge 28Turned Pro 2002 GARZELLI Stefano - IAge 31Turned Pro 1997 GEROSA Mauro - IAge 30Turned Pro 2000 LJUNGQVIST Marcus - SAge 30Turned Pro 1998 PELLIZOTTI Franco - IAge 27Turned Pro 2001 PAGLIARINI Luciano - BRAAge 27Turned Pro 2001 Sponsor: Natural gas company, bicyclesWeb site: www.bianchi.com2005 budget: $6.5 millionDirecteur sportif: Roberto AmadioTeam created: 2005Past tours: 1st year participating EQUIPMENT:Bike: BianchiComponents:

Race Across America competitor Bob Breedlove was killed Thursday when he collided with an oncoming pick-up truck some 28 miles west of Trinidad, Colorado. According to a news release issued by race organizers confirmed that Breedlove was involved in the collision around 10:15 local time on Thursday morning. Paramedics who arrived on the scene soon after pronounced him dead. The accident took place on a section of road that sloped very gently downhill for cyclists in the race. According to the driver of the pickup truck, Breedlove appeared to slump on his bicycle and swerved into the path of