Tyler Wren has inherited the queen stage win at the Vuelta Chile. Wren (Jamis-Sutter Home) initially placed second to overall winner Marco Arriagada in stage 9 of the 10-stage race in February, but Arriagada provided a positive doping control for stanozolol metabolites.
John Eustice is ready to experiment on cycling in the United States. The former 16-year pro, promoter of the 38-year-old Skyscraper Harlem Classic and Univest Grand Prix and USPRO board member will introduce high speed urban track racing to New York City this Sunday and hopes the model will expand across the country.
GRINDELWALD, Switzerland (AFP) - Britain's Chris Froome admitted he experienced one of his toughest days as a bike racer as the Tour of Switzerland peloton fought rain, cold and poor visibility on stage 3 Monday.
GRINDELWALD, Switzerland (AFP) - Italian Christiano Salerno suffered a suspected broken collarbone following a crash on the third stage of the Tour of Switzerland, organizers said Monday.
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Ivan Basso continues to prepare for what could be his final real run at the yellow jersey at the Tour de France.
Cycling doesn’t need to become an extreme sport to be intriguing, exciting and dramatic enough to captivate a television audience. A few simple changes could make them even more intriguing while minimizing the risk to the riders’ health and, indeed, their lives.
SYDNEY (AFP) — Australia's Tour Down Under will feature a hilltop finish for the first time in its 14-year history, organizers said on Monday.
Armstrong and Hamilton meet, the faithful and Kenya's Tour goals
GRINDELWALD, Switzerland (AFP) - Garmin-Cervelo is rallying behind teammate Thor Hushovd as the Norwegian seeks to honro his status as world champion by ending his victory famine at the Tour of Switzerland Tuesday.
GRINDELWALD, Switzerland (AFP) - Australian Allan Davis's hopes for a place on Astana's Tour de France squad suffered a setback when he pulled out of the Tour of Switzerland prior to the race's third stage Monday.
Joaquim Rodríguez is looking forward to a well-earned vacation after a busy first half of the 2011 season capped by two stage victories at the Criterium du Dauphiné.
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GRINDELWALD, Switzerland (AFP) - Slovakia's Peter Sagan of the Liquigas team won the third stage of the Tour of Switzerland on Monday, a 105km ride from Brig-Glis to Grindelwald that included a category 1 and unclassified climb.
40-acre Valmont Bike Park features everything from slopestyle jumps to pump tracks to cross-country singletrack.
They say that getting to Banff for the start of Tour Divide is half the battle, and a battle it was.
Tour Divide riders set out from Canada and encounter lots of snow.
Bradley Wiggins' confidence is flying high following overall victory at the Criterium de Dauphiné, but was quick to question the presence of Alberto Contador in next month's Tour de France.
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Casey B. Gibson trains his lenses on the 2011 Crystal Cup on day two of the Air Force Cycling Classic.
Alejandro Borrajo (Jamis-Sutter Home) won the Riverview Criterium on Sunday in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Anne Samplonius (NOW-MS Society) launched a late solo break to victory on Sunday in the Riverview Criterium in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Ken Hanson derailed a fierce Jamis-Sutter Home leadout train Saturday night to win the Brady Village Criterium on the second night of the Tulsa Tough omnium. Hanson (Jelly Belly-Kenda) came good on a load of work from his teammates in the final 10 laps to edge out Jamis’ Anibal and Alejandro Borrajo, respectively.
Jacquelyn Crowell made it two-for-two for the attackers at the Tulsa Tough when she rode a late surge to a solo win in the Brady Village Criterium. Crowell (Team Type 1) attacked the field on the penultimate lap and clung to a narrow advantage at the finish with Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom) and day-one winner Jennifer Pezzulo (Primal-Mapmyride) coming through second and third, respectively.
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Casey B. Gibson captures the action at the Clarendon Cup.
Gregg Bleakney and his cameras pay a call on the prologue to the 2011 Tour de Suisse.
Hilton Clarke laps the field and takes sprint to win the Clarendon Cup.
Joelle Numainville wins the Clarendon Cup at the U.S. Air Force Cycling Classic in Arlington, Virginia.
Four-time world time trial champion Fabian Cancellara stuck to tradition by winning the prologue time trial at the Tour de Suisse on Saturday.
Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) won the sixth stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré on Saturday, emerging at the front of an elite group of contenders on the Collet d'Allevard climb and fending off challengers to the line.
Jonathan Cantwell came through a number of late crashes at the Blue Dome Criterium to win the opener of the Tulsa Tough omnium Friday night. Cantwell (V Australia) made a late split and took a tight win over Anibal and Alejandro Borrajo (Jamis-Sutter Home).
Tiffany Pezzulo timed a long sprint perfectly to win the Blue Dome Criterium on the first night of the Tulsa Tough on Friday. Pezzulo (Primal-Mapmyride.com) came around Christina Smith (Now MS) in the final meters to top a four-up group sprint and take command of the three-day National Racing Calendar omnium.
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Riders set out from Banff, Alberta, Canada on their way to the Mexico border in New Mexico.
The Tour Divide kicked off June 10 in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Look for updates over the next two weeks on Singletrack.com
Whether you plan to take on the most technical trail in your area, or you plan on enduring long hours in the mountains, your front derailleur will be key to your success. Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn shows you how to make adjustments to ensure the best quality shifting for every ride.
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LES GETS, France (AFP) — Quick Step's Andy Cappelle suffered bruising to the skull and multiple broken bones after falling in Friday's fifth stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, race medical staff said.
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has announced the life-time suspension of former Fly V Australia rider Phil Zajicek after he admitted to a second doping offense for purchasing erythropoietin (EPO), and a third doping offense for providing false testimony at an American Arbitration Association (AAA) panel hearing, as well as encouraging other witnesses to provide false testimony.
Tubulars? Yep, the Swiss are offering MTB tubulars in 26- and 29-inches. And more...
It’s a double weekend for the National Racing Calendar with the U.S. Air Force Classic and Tulsa Tough and the top American sprinter in Philadelphia last weekend is headed west. Ken Hanson and Jelly Belly-Kenda appear to be coming around after a rough May; they’ll be hunting prize money and NRC points in Oklahoma starting Friday night and you can watch it live at VeloNews.com/live.
Andy Schleck's final preparations for what he hopes will be a more rewarding Tour de France campaign in July begin in earnest at the nine-day Tour of Switzerland starting Saturday.
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Recent Amgen Tour of California winner Chris Horner will not be starting the Tour de Suisse this weekend as a warm-up for the Tour de France, his RadioShack team announced Thursday.
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Nick Legan checks in from the Dirty Kanza 200 and the Rapha Continental tour of Colorado.
Singletrack.com's resident racer Judy Freeman says that what you commit to will make you dig deep to get it.
Inside Tom Danielson's new bike fit
BOULDER, Colo. (VN) — VeloNews.com will present live streaming video of all three races of the Saint Francis Tulsa Tough this weekend.
Dialing in their form for the Tour de France has been on the minds of all the potential contenders riding this week’s Critérium du Dauphiné.