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The Project 1t4i team (the 2012 incarnation of the Dutch Skil-Shimano Pro Continental squad) is in San Diego for two weeks of training and wind tunnel testing

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The category 2.2 SRAM Tour of the Gila, scheduled May 2-6 in and around Silver City, New Mexico, will provide a final tune-up for racers bound for the Amgen Tour of California May 13-20.

The decision to leave SpiderTech-C-10 and sign with GreenEdge "was pretty simple,” says Svein Tuft. “To have the opportunity to ride again at the WorldTour level, it’s pretty much a dream for me for the latter years of my cycling career."

Overall this is an excellent brake, but is it really necessary for anyone but a top level cross country racer

The Torqued Wrench is a new column from VeloNews.com tech writer Caley Fretz. Today's topic: disc brakes on the road.

Lennard Zinn changes his chains early and often, and as for powder-coating a Felt F50: Don't do it!

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Lennard Zinn presents a few must-have items for the hardmen of cycling.

The United States will field 14 UCI-registered pro men's teams and two women's squads in 2012.

Snow-bikers have worked out several different systems for staying warm

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SRAM is replacing the bushing that currently resides within all X9 shifter bodies with ball bearings

Wil Matthews snaps the finale to the 2011 Exergy U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross in Bend, Oregon.

Geox-TMC did not make the cut as the UCI announced its final list of 22 UCI Professional Continental teams on Monday.

Astana's Roman Kreuziger announced on Monday he would skip next year's Tour de France due to the number of time trials featuring on the route.

Russian Denis Menchov will race for the Katusha team from next season, moving from the soon-to-be defunct Geox-TMC squad, his new WorldTour team announced Monday.

Men

• 1. Jeremy Powers (USA), Rapha-Focus, 1:00:41
• 2. James Driscoll (USA), Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, s.t.
• 3. Geoff Kabush (CAN), Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain, at 0:23
• 4. Christopher Jones (USA), Rapha-Focus, s.t.
• 5. Christian Heule (SUI), Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, s.t.

Women

• 1. Katerina Nash, Luna Pro Team, 37:24
• 2. Nicole Duke, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 37:33
• 3. Teal Stetson-Lee, Cal Giant-Specialized, 37:36
• 4. Julie Krasniak, Rapha-Focus, 37:59
• 5. Kaitlin Antonneau, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 38:18

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Geoff Kabush has found a sponsor for 2012 and will join the new Scott-3Rox team ahead of the 2012 London Olympics. The North American squad will compliment the Scott-Swisspower team of 2009 cross-country world champion Nino Schurter.

Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) wrapped up a weekend of winning in Bend on Sunday, taking the final race of the Deschutes Brewery Cup weekend and taking home the 2011 Exergy U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross title.

Katerina Nash (Luna) did the double in Bend, sweeping the Deschutes Brewery Cup weekend and taking home the 2011 Exergy U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross title.

Dan Seaton shoots the first real 'cross of the Belgian season.

Since cutting down at her day job as the community organizer and prevention specialist with a community tobacco prevention group in Durango, Teal Stetson-Lee has experienced an ability to recover more quickly and go deeper in training. She said she feels renewed — in her fitness and in the amount of fun she’s having on the bike.

Men

• 1. Sven Nys (Bel), 59:49
• 2. Bart Aernouts (Bel), 0:11
• 3. Klaas Vantornout (Bel), 0:38
• 4. Tom Meeusen (Bel), 0:55
• 5. Kevin Pauwels (Bel), 1:22

Women

• 1. Katie Compton (USA), 37:37
• 2. Nikki Harris (GBr), 0:28
• 3. Sanne Cant (Bel), 1:15
• 4. Sophie de Boer (Ned), 2:03
• 5. Linda van Rijen (Ned), 2:24

Zach McDonald and Yannick Eckmann are locked in a two-up dogfight for the men’s U23 title and will take the quarrel to the Deschutes Brewery Cup Sunday afternoon.

Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) won a thriller on Sunday at the Vlaamse Druivencross in Overijse.

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Katie Compton (Rabobank-Giant) won her second race of the weekend on Sunday, taking a muddy Vlaamse Druivencross in Overijse.

Wil Matthews shoots an unusually dry and dusty Deschutes Brewery Cup kickoff in Bend, Oregon.

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Men

• 1. Jeremy Powers (USA), Rapha-Focus, 1:05:20
• 2. Timothy Johnson (USA), Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, s.t.
• 3. Daniel Summerhill (USA), Chipotle Development Team, at 0:35
• 4. James Driscoll (USA), Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, at 0:37
• 5. Ben Berden (BEL), Ops Ale-Stoemper, at 0:45

Women

• 1. Katerina Nash (CZE), Luna Pro Team, 43:36
• 2. Meredith Miller (USA), California Giant Cycling, at 0:19
• 3. Teal Stetson-lee (USA), California Giant Berry Farms/specialized, s.t.
• 4. Julie Krasniak (FRA), Rapha-Focus, at 0:53
• 5. Susan Butler (USA), Hudz Subaru, at 1:05

Former teammates Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) and Tim Johnson (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com) fought a battle royal at day one of the Deschutes Brewery Cup, with Powers taking the victory on Saturday in Bend, Oregon.

Katerina Nash (Luna) rode away from Nicole Duke (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com) to take day one of the Deschutes Brewery Cup on Saturday in Bend, Oregon.

GreenEdge, the first-ever Australian team to be granted a WorldTour license, was introduced to the public on Saturday in Melbourne.

Men

• 1. Sven Nys, Landbouwkrediet
• 2. Tom Meeusen, Telenet-Fidea
• 3. Dieter Vanthourenhout, BKCP-Powerplus
• 4. Rob Peeters, Telenet-Fidea
• 5. Kevin Pauwels, Sunweb-Revor

Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) soloed to victory in the Fidea Scheldecross Antwerp on Saturday.

Katie Compton (Rabobank-Giant) fought her way back from a pair of early mechanicals to win the Fidea Scheldecross Antwerp on Saturday.

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Watch this week's video to learn Lim's fried rice recipe that is a favorite for immediate recovery for Tour riders

As a cyclist shaving your legs is a right of passage. For men, it’s a commitment to your sport

Leipheimer will have a hard time defending his title against fellow Americans

“We tried to set up the whole course so that it provides a good experience for the fans and they can visit more than one stage”

The 2012 edition of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge will cover some familiar ground and take in some new territory, organizers announced on Thursday.

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The best winter gear from Mavic, Rapha, and Pearl Izumi

Plus: loud freewheels, how the pros keep their shoes fresh and clean and if pros train fixed in the off-season

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Preview the January 2012 issue of Velo Magazine. Velo’s 2011 Awards Issue takes a step behind the scenes of all these stories and more, honoring cycling’s most incredible men and women and the feats that set them apart.

Zinn answers your questions on not converting to a 29er, rusty frames, and carbon seatposts in Ti frames

Alexander Vinokourov will take legal action against a Swiss magazine that charged him with buying his victory in the 2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège, his Astana team said Wednesday.

In a week when the merged RadioShack-Leopard-Trek team held its first training camp in Spain, when GreenEdge officially became Australia’s first-ever Division 1 team and when Rabobank presented its 2012 squad in the Netherlands, it’s worth reflecting on the team that won’t be in the peloton next year, HTC-Highroad, and why it will be remembered as one of the greatest teams in cycling history.

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A Swiss magazine has accused Alexander Vinokourov of buying his victory in the 2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the agency Sports-Information reported on Tuesday.

GreenEdge, Cycling Australia and the Australian Institute of Sport have united to deliver Australia’s first top-level UCI professional women’s cycling team.

Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) and Katie Compton (Rabobank-Giant) lead the UCI cyclocross rankings following the World Cup in Igorre, Spain.

On Monday, Jose Alcala arrived in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to drive to the next event on the SRAM Neutral Race Support calendar. But much to his dismay, the Sprinter van he was scheduled to drive had been emptied while it sat parked at the Holiday Inn Express on Commerce Drive in Colorado Springs.

If the UCI’s legal proceedings against Floyd Landis ever amount to anything, the former pro cyclist may now have a high-profile ally in WADA Director General David Howman.

Thieves took eight bikes that are used in SRAM's 2X10 mountain bike demo program

The Leopard Trek Continental squad, led by director Andriano Baffi, consists mostly of U-23 riders and aims "to build for the future."

While snow-bikes aren't new, a surge in popularity has seen the emergence of new frame trends

Hiding Campy electric's battery, BB compatibility and more on spoke tension.

French president Nicolas Sarkozy will honor Eddy Merckx by elevating the Belgian cycling legend to the highest possible Legion of Honour grade.

The French island of Corsica will host the first three stages of the centenary edition of the Tour de France in 2013.

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American Sarah Hammer won a pair of medals last week during the second round of the UCI Track World Cup in Cali, Colombia.

Omega Pharma-Quick-Step has a brand-new new team kit just in time for a three-day team-building event in Belgium.

The powerhouse RadioShack-Nissan-Trek squad has designs on victories in classics and grand tours as it looks forward to the 2012 season.

The UCI License Commission has approved the registration of the RadioShack-Nissan-Trek team and granted a WorldTour license to GreenEdge Cycling Team, the world governing body announced on Monday.