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The future of Geox-TMC is hanging in the balance after Italian shoemaker Geox did not post a required bank guarantee to underwrite the team's budget for 2012.

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Three-time world champion Óscar Freire will race his final season as a professional with Katusha. The Spanish daily MARCA reported that Freire penned a deal with the Russian team yesterday.

Prescription lenses in the rain, Roubaix tire options, and more

Team Sky will keep three of its most promising riders in-house, announcing Thursday that it has extended the contracts of Ian Stannard, Ben Swift and Peter Kennaugh going into the 2012 season.

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For the second consecutive year, October means pink for the women of the Cal Giant-Specialized cyclocross team. Meredith Miller and Teal Stetson-Lee are showing their support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month with pink skinsuits and an online raffle that ends Friday.

The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced Wednesday that cyclist Arnaud Papillon has received a two-year sanction for the use of erythropoietin (EPO) during the Canadian Road Championships.

Cadel Evans says his race schedule will remain largely unchanged, with a focus on one-week stage races and the Ardennes classics for early season goals before reloading with a likely start at the Dauphiné ahead of the Tour.

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The Nature Valley Grand Prix is hoping to shake up the men’s stage race in 2012 by reducing team sizes to just six riders. Organizers announced the change Tuesday.

Returning to a formal evening presentation format it has used in years past, the Garmin-Cervélo WorldTour team will unveil its 2012 squad next month in Boulder, Colorado, the city where the team started in 2003.

Lennard answers some less frequently asked questions on fixie chain tension and spoke-thread myths

PARIS (VN) — Alberto Contador was doubly optimistic Tuesday after getting a glimpse of what's waiting for the peloton in next year's Tour de France.

Heather Irmiger wins first medal of the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara.

Think you’re a hard man or woman? Or do you have a photograph or illustration of someone who is? Enter VeloNews.com's Hardman Contest for a chance to win the very handlebars used by Jens Voigt during the November-issue Velo cover shoot (left).

" ... Like mystical mirages in a city congested with towers, the mountains appeared through the thick smog as we reached the outer limits of Beijing. The landscape was completely foreign to most of us. But we swiftly settled into a routine we know: the race."

Another prominent U.S. masters racer has tested positive for a banned substance and accepted a sanction from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Nicholas Brandt-Sorensen (Sho-air-Rock ‘n Road), the 2011 national road champion for men 30-34, has informed VeloNews in a fax that he tested positive at nationals in September.

Officials neutralize Crocodile Trophy's first stage; Bart Brentjens out of the race before it even starts

PARIS (AFP) - Defending champion Cadel Evans was cautiously optimistic over his chances of defending the Tour de France yellow jersey in 2012 after the race route was unveiled here on Tuesday.

PARIS, Oct 18, 2011 (AFP) - Route for the 2012 Tour de France confirmed by organizers on Tuesday.

IRVINE, Calif. (VN) — With temperatures nearing 85 degrees and the added bonus of daylight, day 2 of the Spooky Cross would offer a drier track and a little more insight to the racers on the whereabouts of their competitors on the course than Saturday evening’s late-night event. Simply being able to see the course more clearly was also an advantage.

Urs Huber tries to make it three in a row.

Men's

• 1. Ryan TREBON, (USA), in 1:01:35
• 2. Todd WELLS, (USA), in 1:01:47
• 3. Ben BERDEN, (BEL), in 1:02:05
• 4. Christopher JONES, (USA), in 1:02:11
• 5. Cody KAISER, (USA), in 1:04:02

• 1. Caroline MANI, (FRA), in 41:22
• 2. Teal STETSON-LEE, (USA), in 41:52
• 3. Susan BUTLER, (USA), in 42:35
• 4. Devon HASKELL, (USA), in 42:55
• 5. Chloe FORSMAN, (USA), in 42:58

MELBOURNE, Australia (VN) — He may not have raced as much as he’d like to this season, but Cameron Meyer says he’s parting ways with his incumbent employer, Garmin-Cervélo team manager Jonathan Vaughters, sans acrimony.

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Granogue Cross, day 2, men

• 1. Justin Lindine (USA), 1:02:38
• 2. Troy Wells (USA), 1:02:39
• 3. Travis Livermon (USA), 1:03:07
• 4. Mark Batty (Can), 1:03:17
• 5. Jerome Townsend (USA), 1:03:33

Granogue Cross, day 2, women

• 1. Laura Van Gilder (USA), 43:39
• 2. Andrea Smith (USA), 44:11
• 3. Arley Kemmerer (USA), 44:24
• 4. Meghan Korol (USA), 44:30
• 5. Carolyn Popovic (USA), 44:36

The 2012 Giro d'Italia course "is good for me and if it was just what my heart said, I'd be there," Alberto Contador said Sunday. "Next year I am going to think about different objectives, above all the Tour de France. Although you can never say never, next year I will not be back."

HTC-Highroad teammates Tony Martin and Amber Neben powered to victory in the 30th edition of the Chrono des Nations time trial on Sunday.

Chrono des Nations

• 1. Tony Martin (Ger), HTC-Highroad, 56:20
• 2. Gustav Larsson (Swe), Saxo Bank-Sungard, at 2:03
• 3. Alex Dowsett (Gbr), Team Sky, at 2:50
• 4. Stef Clement (Ned), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 3:20
• 5. David Millar (Gbr), Garmin-Cervélo, at 3:51

Corey Keizer shoots Southern California's Spooky Cross, the finale to the Cross After Dark series.

• 1. Amber NEBEN, Usa, in 27:58
• 2. Kristin ARMSTRONG, Usa, at 9
• 3. Olga ZABELINSKAYA, Rus, at 1:03
• 4. Tatiana ANTOSHINA, Rus, at 1:07
• 5. Pia SUNDSTEDT, Fin, at 1:15

A gallery from the final stage of the 2011 Jayco Herald Sun Tour.

UCI World Cup-Pilsen

• 1. Sven Nys (Bel), 1:06:08
• 2. Kevin Pauwels (Bel),
• 3. Zdenek Stybar (Cze), 1:06:11
• 4. Francis Mourey (Fra), 1:06:45
• 5. Klaas Vantornout (Bel), 1:06:46

World Cup-Pilsen

• 1. Katherine Compton (USA), 40:37
• 2. Sanne Van Paassen (Ned), 40:55
• 3. Katerina Nash (Cze), 41:04
• 4. Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned), 41:20
• 5. Helen Wyman (Gbr), 41:53

ROME — The 95th Giro d'Italia will start with three days' worth of racing in Denmark, race organizers announced Sunday in Milan.

A crafty Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) outfoxed world champion Zdenek Stybar (Quick Step) and Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) to win the first race of the 2011-12 UCI World Cup in Pilsen, Czech Republic.

Nathan Haas began the year as a member of the supporting cast in the Jayco Bay Cycling Classic criteriums and ends as the winner of the 59th edition of the Sun Tour.

Stage 5

• 1. Marcel Kittel (Ger), Skil-Shimano, 1:28:19
• 2. Anthony Giacoppo (Aus), Genesys Wealth Advisers, same time
• 3. Jens Debusschere (Bel), Omega Pharma-Lotto, s.t.
• 4. Thomas Palmer (Aus), Drapac Porsche Cycling, s.t.
• 5. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA), Mtn Cycling, s.t.

Final GC

• 1. Nathan Haas (Aus), Genesys Wealth Advisers, 16:39:39
• 2. Jack Bobridge (Aus), Garmin-Cervélo, at 0:17
• 3. Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den), Saxo Bank-Sungard, at 0:26
• 4. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA), Mtn Cycling, at 0:27
• 5. Jens Debusschere (Bel), Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 0:29

Men

• 1. Ryan Trebon, LTS-Felt, 1:03:53
• 2. Ben Berden, Ops Ale-Stoemper, same time
• 3. Todd Wells, Specialized, at 0:15
• 4. Allen Krughoff, at 0:50
• 5. Christopher Jones, Rapha-Focus, at 1:02

Women

• 1. Caroline Mani, CC Etupes, 42:13
• 2. Susan Butler, Team River City Bicycles-Ridley, at 0:15
• 3. Teal Stetson Lee, Cal Giant, at 0:19
• 4. Devon Gorry, Team Rambuski Law, at 1:15
• 5. Chloe Forsman, Race Club 11, at 1:42

Caroline Mani (CC Etupes) and Ryan Trebon (LTS-Felt) won the Spooky Cross on Saturday in Irvine, California.

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Jake Keough says UnitedHealthcare hopes to "make more of a push to Europe" in 2012, along with tackling the top-shelf domestic races.

Graham Watson shoots the Race of the Falling Leaves.

Tour of Lombardy

• 1. Oliver Zaugg (Sui), Leopard-Trek, 6:20:02
• 2. Daniel Martin (Irl), Garmin-Cervélo, at 0:08
• 3. Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Esp), Team Katusha, at 0:08
• 4. Ivan Basso (Ita), Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0:08
• 5. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol), Lampre-ISD, at 0:08

Oliver Zaugg (Leopard-Trek) stunned a host of favorites to claim the biggest win of his career at the Tour of Lombardy Saturday.

Photos from stage four of the 2011 2011 Jayco Herald Sun Tour.

Stage 4

• 1. Egor Silin (Rus), Team Katusha, 3:20:54
• 2. Nathan Haas (Aus), Genesys Wealth Advisers, at 0:16
• 3. Jack Bobridge (Aus), Garmin-Cervélo, at 0:16
• 4. Artem Ovechkin (Rus), Team Katusha, at 0:19
• 5. Lachlan Norris (Aus), Drapac Porsche Cycling, at 0:23

GC

• 1. Nathan Haas (Aus), Genesys Wealth Advisers, 15:11:20
• 2. Jack Bobridge (Aus), Garmin-Cervélo, at 0:10
• 3. Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den), Saxo Bank-Sungard, at 0:29
• 4. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA), Mtn Cycling, at 0:33
• 5. Jens Debusschere (Bel), Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 0:34

Nathan Haas wears the race leader’s jersey with 10 seconds’ insurance over Garmin-Cervélo’s Australian road champion, Jack Bobridge, heading into Sunday’s final stage.

USA Cycling announced two of the three national road calendars this week and they are full of changes. The new National Criterium Calendar spins off from the National Racing Calendar and includes more than a month of southeast crits in the spring.

Mauricio Soler, the Colombian climber who suffered horrible head injuries in a crash during this summer's Tour de Suisse, finally left a Spanish hospital.

3T's new cyclocross offerings: a disc-compatible fork and handlebars

DRYSDALE, Australia (VN) — Along with Tony Martin and John Degenkolb, Marcel Kittel is one of a handful of riders leading a renaissance in German cycling, following the ignominious exit of Jan Ullrich.

World No. 1 Gilbert will line up as the two-time defending champion against a field of challengers who hope to knock him off balance.

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• 1. Marcel KITTEL, (GER) Skil-Shimano, in 4:16:16
• 2. Steele VON HOFF, (AUS) Genesys Wealth Advisers, at 0
• 3. Thomas PALMER, (AUS) Drapac Porsche Cycling, at 0
• 4. Wesley SULZBERGER, (AUS), at 0
• 5. Jacobe KEOUGH, (USA) Unitedhealthcare, at 0

DRYSDALE, Australia (VN) — The Great Ocean Road produced one of its most stunning days on stage 3 of the 2011 Jayco Herald Sun Tour, and in the best traditions of a tourist icon, it inspired a visitor to victory.

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