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Georgia Gould's #heckleme campaign

All we can say is, Georgia Gould is a good sport

Team tactics, chain lengths, choosing a new bike and more

New Hampshire will host the 2012 Hampshire 100 in conjunction with the NUE

Still riding the vapors of its most successful Tour de France ever, Garmin-Cervélo will take on next year's grande boucle with even higher ambitions.

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New wheels from Hed, Cole and Rolf Prima put to the test

Madison residents are invited to join NICA directors to learn about how to increase youth participation in the sport

The new GreenEdge team is eager to be the first Australian cycling team to compete at the elite level. In addition, GreenEdge is committed to helping put medals around Australian necks in the Olympics. The final two recruits will help the team achieve its goals.

Patrick Lefevere — team manager at newly branded OmegaPharma-Quick Step — says he expects big things from his Belgian squad in 2012.

Ukrainian Volodymir Gustov will stay with Saxo Bank-SunGard through the 2012 season.

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Inside and out. On the road and on the workstand: Lennard's in-depth look at Campy's electric groups.

The Tour de Gruene has a long history in the Southwest that dates back to 1984

PARIS (AFP) — Theo Bos of the Netherlands is due to undergo surgery that will rule him out of next year's London Olympics, his Rabobank team announced on Tuesday.

Held over the weekend of the daylight savings time change, the third annual 25 Hours in Frog Hollow boasts 25 hours of non-stop racing from 10 am Saturday to 10 am Sunday.

Bradley Wiggins says he will only be more confident going into next year's Tour de France after a breakthrough 2011 campaign that saw him win the Criterium du Dauphiné and finish third at the Vuelta a España.

Tainted Italian star Danilo Di Luca is poised to join Acqua e Sapone next season.

Team Type 1 - SANOFI reports that the squad completed required paperwork to qualify for a UCI Pro Continental license for next season in time to meet a UCI deadline.

Veteran sprinter Robbie McEwen is looking at a few early season racing goals before retiring for good to become a stage scout for GreenEdge later next season.

Stefan Rothe riding for Tulsa Tough and partner Wes Jerman of Alchemy Racing took the win at the 28th annual Tour de Gruene two-man time trial.

Also in the issue: Sitting In with Alberto Contador, and Ryan Trebon’s return to center stage, both by Brian Holcombe; the popular Ask a Pro column, by Kenda-5-Hour Energy rider Phil Gaimon; and At the Back, by new, popular contributor Dan Wuori of Livestream Diaries fame.

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2011 Bell's Brewery Iceman Cometh Challenge Gallery

Campy surprises with two electric groups, with one-push cassette sweep.

Tour winners Armstrong, Sastre among the 15 leaving the peloton

Women

• 1. Katerina Nash, Luna Pro Team
• 2. Laura Van Gilder, Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers
• 3. Sally Annis, Crossresults.com P/b Jra Cycles
• 4. Andrea Smith, Ladies First
• 5. Maureen Bruno Roy, Bob's Red Mill

• 1. Luke Keough, Champion System P/b Keough Cyclocross
• 2. Dylan Mcnicholas, Noreast Cycling
• 3. Jerome Townsend, Smartstop / Mockorangebikes Pb Ridley
• 4. Justin Lindine, Bikereg.com / Joe's Garage
• 5. Lukas Winterberg,

Matthew Busche, who enjoyed a fine season in his second year in Europe, will be riding with the new-look RadioShack-Nissan-Trek team next season.

Nick shares his favorite handlebars for various shift lever designs.

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The Bell's Brewery Iceman Cometh Challenge is the largest single day point-to-point mountain bike race in North America.

The 21st edition of the Cycle-Smart International wrapped up Sunday under bright skies with high intensity racing.

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CINNCINNATI, Ohio (VN) — They call it “riding the brown stripe.” It’s the dirty mark of a dialed course, the kind of course you usually only see on Belgian TV and they had it at the final day, the UCI C1 event, of the Cincy3 Cyclocross Festival Sunday at Harbin Park in Fairfield, Ohio.

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We’ve seen what the system looks like on the Movistar Pinarellos, but we don’t know many details.

We're just two storms into winter here in Boulder and I’m already a big fan of the Winter IIs.

GVA Trofee-Ronse

• 1. Kevin Pauwels (Bel), 1:01:14
• 2. Zdenek Stybar (Cze), 1:01:16
• 3. Niels Albert (Bel), 1:01:34
• 4. Tom Meeusen (Bel), 1:02:08
• 5. Klaas Vantornout (Bel), 1:02:14

Peter Kraiker shoots the 2011 Canadian cyclocross national championships.

Men

• 1. Chris Sheppard, 1:01:52
• 2. Mark Batty, 1:02:13
• 3. Aaron Schooler, 1:02:14
• 4. Derrick St John, 1:02:34
• 5. Andrew Watson, 1:02:47

Women

• 1. Emily Batty, 40:59
• 2. Pepper Harlton, 41:32
• 3. Mical Dyck, 42:14
• 4. Évelyne Blouin, 42:57
• 5. Jean Ann Berkenpas, 43:17

Emily Batty (Subaru-Trek) and Chris Sheppard (Rocky Mountain-Shimano) grabbed the gold in the elite women and men’s categories at Saturday’s Canadian national cyclocross championships.

Jeffrey Jakucyk shoots day two of the Cincy3 Cyclocross Festival.

Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) bested world champion Zdenek Stybar (Quick Step) at the Cyclocross GVA Trofee Ronse on Sunday.

Alberto Contador is on a honeymoon in Rome and the Caribbean after getting married on Saturday, but he's already got his eyes on a big 2012 season.

European cyclocross championships

• 1. Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned), 43:45
• 2. Lucie Chainel-Lefevre (Fra), 43:53
• 3. Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra), 43:55
• 4. Sophie De Boer (Ned), 44:07
• 5. Nikki Harris (Gbr), 44:07

Men

• 1. Ryan Trebon, LTS-Felt, 1:00:00
• 2. Timothy Johnson, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 1:00:30
• 3. Jeremy Powers, Jelly Belly-Kenda, 1:00:54
• 4. Ben Berden, Ops Ale-Stoemper, 1:01:16
• 5. James Driscoll, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 1:02:08

Women

• 1. Katherine Compton, Rabobank-Giant, 40:13
• 2. Caroline Mani, CC Etupes Le Doubs Pays De Montbeliard, 40:24
• 3. Susan Butler, Hudz Subaru, 40:30
• 4. Kaitlin Antonneau, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 40:48
• 5. Meredith Miller, Cal Giant, 40:49

Ryan Trebon (LTS-Felt) and Katie Compton (Rabobank) rode to victory in day two of the Cincy3 Cyclocross Festival, on a course that was very much different from Friday's opener.

Grand Prix de la Région Wallonne

• 1. Niels Albert (Bel), 1:01:30
• 2. Zdenek Stybar (Cze), 1:01:42
• 3. Radomir Simunek (Cze), 1:01:42
• 4. Francis Mourey (Fra), 1:01:43
• 5. Rob Peeters (Bel), 1:01:45

Men

• 1. Luke Keough (USA), 1:01:00
• 2. Dylan McNicholas (USA),
• 3. Lukas Winterberg (Sui), 1:01:03
• 4. Jeremy Durrin (USA), 1:01:23
• 5. Jerome Townsend (USA), 1:01:25

Women

• 1. Katerina Nash (Cze), 41:58
• 2. Laura Van Gilder (USA), 42:26
• 3. Sally Annis (USA), 42:29
• 4. Andrea Smith (USA), 42:40
• 5. Crystal Anthony (USA), 43:02

Todd Wells on Saturday became the first American to win La Ruta de los Conquistadores.

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Euskaltel-Euskadi, which enjoyed its best-ever season in 2011, is fighting to secure its future. Management is struggling to secure a berth in the 2012 WorldTour, and beyond next season things are looking grim.

Triple Tour de France champion Alberto Contador married fiancée Macarena Pescador Saturday in his home town of Pinto, the cyclist's agent announced.

Jeffrey Jakucyk shoots day one of the Cincy3 Cyclocross Festival.

Men

• 1. Jeremy Powers, Jelly Belly-Kenda, 1:01:58
• 2. Jamey Driscoll, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 1:02:27
• 3. Ryan Trebon, Lts/felt, 1:03:01
• 4. Timothy Johnson, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 1:04:16
• 5. Ben Berden, Ops Ale-Stoemper, 1:05:27

Women

• 1. Katherine Compton, Rabobank-Giant, 0:39:25
• 2. Meredith Miller, Cal Giant, 0:40:03
• 3. Kaitlin Antonneau, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 0:41:05
• 4. Caroline Mani, Cc Etupes Le Doubs Pays De Montbeliard, 0:41:34
• 5. Susan Butler, Hudz Subaru, 0:41:42

Katie Compton and Jeremy Powers are becoming synonymous with the Cincy3 Cyclocross Festival, both notching day-one wins on Friday's rain-softened UCI-C2 course in Devou Park.

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Two things are certain: La Ruta is as grueling as ever and who the winner will be is uncertain.

Australian veteran Luke Roberts will stay with Saxo Bank-SunGard through the 2012 season in what will be his fifth year with the team.

American Stephen Cozza will have a front-row seat to some of Europe's most important races next season after NetApp secured a UCI Professional Continental license for the 2012 season.

LEON, Spain (VN) — The route for the 2012 Vuelta a España will likely return to Spain's Basque Country as well as the Pyrénées.

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Fränk Schleck says a stronger team forged by the merger of Leopard-Trek and RadioShack will only bring good things for next season.

Sonntag out of the running in the Costa Rican stage race. "I guess it wasn't supposed to be this year"