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Mavic has been testing prototypes of a new 40mm carbon tubular under a few of their high-profile riders this spring.

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Tour of the Battenkill organizers Anthem Sports have announced the launch of a new classics-style race and race series. The Tour of Washtenaw in Saline, Michigan, will be the second event in the new Great American Cycling Series.

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KORTRIJK, Belgium (VN) – Tuesday marks the start of the KBC-Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde, a three-day stage race held in the Flanders region of Belgium that is used as final preparation race before Sunday’s Ronde Van Vlaanderen.

How does it feel to suffer the Cape Epic? Let Team Jamis' Jason Sager count the ways.

UCI president Pat McQuaid told The Associated Press that an appeal in Alberto Contador’s doping case was prompted by fears of political meddling within the Spanish cycling federation.

VIDEO: We have eyes, ears & legs at the Absa Cape Epic, including Mike Hogan and Thomas Dooley.

BMC team doctor Max Testa says Taylor Phinney’s early departure from the Volta a Catalunya last week doesn’t mean that he will not be able to start Paris-Roubaix next month.

The SBC crew unveils a 29er XC rig and new iterations of the Tallboy and Blur

Sauser and Stander win prologue and Stage 1

The San Dimas Stage Race is becoming the Ben Day and Highroad show. Last weekend Kenda-5-hour Energy’s Day took his third consecutive overall title – and Amber Neben won the fourth overall title in a row for HTC-Highroad – in the final tune-up for the Redlands Classic.

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Final Over Standings Women

• 1. Amber Neben, Htc-Highroad Women
• 2. Heather Logan-Sprenger, Colavita/forno D'aso, at 00:08
• 3. Amanda Miller, Htc-Highroad Women, at 00:09
• 4. Kristin Armstrong, Peanut Butter & Co.t, at 00:12
• 5. Erinne Willock, Tibco/ To The Top, at 00:19

Final Overall Standings - Men

• 1. Ben Day, Kenda P/b Geargrinder, in 3:36:51
• 2. Matt Cooke, Team Exergy, at 00:14
• 3. Tyler Wren, Jamis Sutter Home Pr, at 00:17
• 4. Francisco Mancebo, Realcyclist.com Pro, at 00:17
• 5. Cesar Grajales, Realcyclist.com Pro, at 00:20

Sarah Hammer is the first American woman to earn three medals in a single cycling world championship after finishing second in the women’s omnium at the UCI track world championships.

Casey B. Gibson shoots the final day of the 2011 track world championships.

Emma Pooley (Garmin-Cervélo) rode alone for 69km to win the kickoff to the 2011 UCI women's World Cup on Sunday.

Trofeo Alfredo Binda

• 1. Emma Pooley (Gbr), Garmin-Cervélo, 3:08:17
• 2. Emma Johansson (Swe), Team Hitec Products Uck, at 1:32
• 3. Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned), Netherlands, at 1:32
• 4. Martine Bras (Ned), Dolmans Landscaping, at 1:32
• 5. Shelley Olds (USA), Diadora Pasta Zara, at 1:32

It's been a roller-coaster seven years since Tom Boonen last won in Wevelgem.

Tour de Normandie, stage 8

• 1. Timo Thömel (Ger), 2:58:52
• 2. Laurent Pichon (Fra), Bretagne-Schuller, s.t.
• 3. Barry Markus (Ned), s.t.
• 4. Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel), s.t.
• 5. Luke Rowe (Gbr), s.t.

Final GC

• 1. Alexandre Blain (Fra), Endura Racing, 23:39:00
• 2. Mathieu Simon (Fra), at 0:05
• 3. Wesley Kreder (Ned), at 0:05
• 4. Tomasz Olejnick (Pol), at 0:13
• 5. Luke Rowe (Gbr), at 0:13

1. Tom Boonen (Bel), Quick Step, 4:35:00 2. Daniele Bennati (Ita), Leopard-Trek, s.t. 3. Tyler Farrar (USA), Garmin-Cervelo, s.t. 4. André Greipel (Ger), Omega Pharma-Lotto, s.t. 5. Lloyd Mondory (Fra), Ag2r La Mondiale, s.t.

An old injury keeps Levi Leipheimer from starting the final stage at the Volta a Catalunya.

Fränk Schleck clinches the Critérium International in Porto-Vecchio after the final stage, a 7.8km time trial through the streets of the Corsican town.

Critérium International, stage 3

• 1. Andreas Klöden (Ger), Team RadioShack, 8:46
• 2. Bradley Wiggins (Gbr), Team Sky, at 0:04
• 3. Jakob Fuglsang (Den), Leopard-Trek, at 0:10
• 4. David Zabriskie (USA), Garmin-Cervélo, at 0:14
• 5. Andrew Talansky (USA), Garmin-Cervélo, at 0:15

Final GC

• 1. Frank Schleck (Lux), Leopard-Trek, 7:13:12
• 2. Vasili Kiryienka (Blr), Movistar, at 0:13
• 3. Rein Taaramae (Est), Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 0:30
• 4. Alexandre Geniez (Fra), Skil-Shimano, at 1:14
• 5. Tiago Machado (Por), Team RadioShack, at 1:15

Brent Bookwalter breaks a collarbone in Sunday’s finale at the Volta a Catalunya.

Tom Boonen (Quick Step) wins Ghent-Wevelgem.

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British Columbia's Catharine Pendrel and Max Plaxton win Pro XCT #2 handily

Stage 7: Parets del Valles-Barcelona (124.5 km)

• 1. Samuel Dumoulin (FRA), Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, 2:33:55
• 2. Rigoberto Uran Uran (COL), Sky, s.t.
• 3. Kenny De Haes (BEL), Omega Pharma-Lotto, s.t.
• 4. Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (ESP), Movistar, s.t.
• 5. Antonio Leal Cardoso Manuel (POR), Radioshack, s.t.

Final Overall Standings

• 1. Alberto Contador Velasco (ESP), Saxo Bank-Sungard, 29:24:42
• 2. Michele Scarponi (ITA), Lampre-ISD, at 0:23
• 3. Daniel Martin (IRL), Team Garmin-Cervelo, at 0:35
• 4. Christopher Horner (USA), Team Radioshack, at 0:35
• 5. Rigoberto Uran Uran (COL), Sky, at 0:38

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Saxo Bank-Sunguard’s Alberto Contador won the Tour of Catalonia on Sunday after the seventh and final stage. Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis) won the stage, a 124.5km ride from Parets del Valles to Barcelona, for his second win of the race.

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Graham Watson was snapping away on a busy Sunday at Critérium International.

Stage 2: Porto-Vecchio - Porto-Vecchio

• 1. Simon GESCHKE (GER) Skil-Shimano, in 1:43:10
• 2. Murilo Antonio FISCHER (BRA) Garmin-Cervelo, s.t.
• 3. Laurent MANGEL (FRA) Saur-Sojasun, s.t.
• 4. Florian VACHON (FRA) Bretagne-Schuller, s.t.
• 5. Arnaud MOLMY (FRA) Auber 93, s.t.

Overall standings

• 1. Frank SCHLECK (Luxembourg) Leopard-Trek, in 7:04:02
• 2. Vasili KIRYIENKA (Belarus) Movistar, at 0:20
• 3. Rein TAARAMAE (Estonia) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 0:28
• 4. David LOPEZ GARCIA (Spain) Movistar, at 1:08
• 5. Alexandre GENIEZ (France) Skil-Shimano, at 1:10

Tour de Normandie stage 7

• 1. Alexandre Blain (Fra), Endura Racing , at 3:54:27
• 2. Mathieu Simon (Fra), s.t.
• 3. Mathieu Halleguen (Fra), Bretagne-Schuller , s.t.
• 4. Sergey Firsanov (Rus), Itera-Katusha , s.t.
• 5. Michal Olejnik (Pol), s.t.

GC

• 1. Alexandre Blain (Fra), Endura Racing , 20:40:09
• 2. Wesley Kreder (Ned), at 0:05
• 3. Mathieu Simon (Fra), at 0:07
• 4. Tomasz Olejnick (Pol), at 0:12
• 5. Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra), Bretagne-Schuller , at 0:14

Casey B. Gibson turns his lens on day four of the UCI track world championships.

Stage 1

• 1. Frank Schleck, Team Leopard-Trek, 5:21:02
• 2. Vasil Kiryienka, Movistar Team, at 0:16
• 3. Rein Taaramae, Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne, at 0:22
• 4. David Lopez Garcia, Movistar Team, at 0:58
• 5. Alexandre Geniez, Skil-Shimano, at 1:00

Overall standings

• 1. Frank Schleck, Team Leopard-Trek, at 5:20:52
• 2. Vasil Kiryienka, Movistar Team, at 0:20
• 3. Rein Taaramae, Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne, at 0:28
• 4. David Lopez Garcia, Movistar Team, at 1:08
• 5. Alexandre Geniez, Skil-Shimano, at 1:10

APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) - Collated results from the fourth day of the world track cycling championships on Friday.

Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali

• 1. Giovanni Visconti (Ita), Farnese Vini, 4:08:24
• 2. Jackson Rodriguez (Ven), Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni, s.t.
• 3. Gianni Meersman (Bel), Française des Jeux, s.t.
• 4. Luca Ascani (Ita),, s.t.
• 5. Diego Ulissi (Ita), Lampre-Farnese Vini, s.t.

Overall standings

• 1. Emanuele Sella (Ita), Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni, 14:57:34
• 2. Diego Ulissi (Ita), Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 0:30
• 3. Stefano Pirazzi (Ita), Colnago-CSF, at 0:32
• 4. Giovanni Visconti (Ita),, at 0:38
• 5. Adriano Malori (Ita), Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 0:43

Graham Watson captures the action from stage one of the 2011 Critérium International.

E3 Prijs Harelbeke

• 1. Fabian Cancellara (Sui), Leopard-Trek, 4:34:49
• 2. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel), Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 1:00
• 3. Vladimir Gusev (Rus), Team Katusha, at 1:00
• 4. Sep Vanmarcke (Bel), Garmin-Cervélo, at 1:00
• 5. Bram Tankink (Ned), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 1:00

Stage 6

• 1. Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Esp), Movistar, 4:22:19
• 2. Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por), Team Radioshack, s.t.
• 3. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra), Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, s.t.
• 4. Daniel Martin (Irl), Garmin-Cervelo, s.t.
• 5. Diego Milan Jimenez (Esp), Caja Rural, s.t.

Overall standings

• 1. Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp), Saxobank-Sungard, 26:50:47
• 2. Levi Leipheimer (USA), Team Radioshack, at 0:23
• 3. Michele Scarponi (Ita), Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 0:23
• 4. Daniel Martin (Irl), Garmin-Cervelo, at 0:35
• 5. Christopher Horner (USA), Team Radioshack, at 0:35

Casey B. Gibson snaps the action at day three of the UCI track world championships.

José Joaquín Rojas finds that elusive win at the Tour of Catalunya.

Fränk Schleck climbs to victory in a wild opener at the Critérium International.

Thieves steal more than a half-million euros’ worth of bikes, equipment and gear from Team Type 1, forcing the squad to abandon the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali.

Fabian Cancellara solos to victory in the E3 Prijs Harelbeke.

VIDEO: Canadian Emily Batty talks about her new team Subaru-Trek and 29ers

Live video of Pro XCT #2 on Singletrack.com

The Jefferson Cup, the second event of the Nature Valley Pro Ride, is being postponed because of the high probability for snow on Sunday in Charlottesville, Virginia.

APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) - Collated results from the third day of the world track cycling championships on Friday:

APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) ─ France's Gregory Bauge won the world sprint title after beating Britain's Jason Kenny 2-0 in the final of the blue riband event of the world track cycling championships Friday.

In a season in which the Tour of the Gila and the Tour of the Battenkill each were forced to abandon plans to upgrade to UCI registration, there is some good news on the domestic event front as the sixth annual Alexian Brothers Tour of Elk Grove has been upgraded to the UCI calendar.

APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) - American Sarah Hammer launched a stunning fighback to defend her 3km pursuit title against New Zealand's Alison Shanks at the world track cycling championships Friday.

Stage

• 1. Adriano MALORI, (ITA) Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 16:37
• 2. Luca ASCANI, (ITA), at 8
• 3. Rory SUTHERLAND, (AUS) Unitedhealthcare, at 9
• 4. Stefan SCHUMACHER, (GER) Miche-Silver Cross-Selle Italia, at 15
• 5. Laszlo BODROGI, (FRA) Team Type 1, at 15

GC

• 1. Emanuele SELLA, (ITA) Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni, at 10:49:10
• 2. Diego ULISSI, (ITA) Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 30
• 3. Stefano PIRAZZI, (ITA) Colnago-CSF, at 32
• 4. Adriano MALORI, (ITA) Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 43
• 5. Rory SUTHERLAND, (AUS) Unitedhealthcare, at 46

Tour de Normandie stage 5

• 1. Fabien BACQUET, (FRA) Auber 93, in 3:51:56
• 2. Laurent PICHON, (FRA) Bretagne-Schuller, at 0
• 3. Timo THÖMEL, (GER), at 0
• 4. Arnaud DEMARE, (FRA), at 0
• 5. Timothy DUPONT, (BEL) Jong Vlaanderen-Bauknecht, at 0

GC

• 1. Bideau Jean-marc, (FRA) Bretagne-Schuller, in 16:45:27
• 2. Rowe Luke, (GBR), at 0
• 3. Kvist Thomas Vedel, (DEN) Glud & Marstrand Horsens, at 3
• 4. Bauer Jack, (NZL) Endura Racing, at 6
• 5. Sinkeldam Ramon, (NED), at 10

PARIS (AFP) - Quebec on Friday withdrew its bid to host the 2015 UCI road world championships.

The grand prize is a Specialized Epic EVO, which retails for $4,100.

The 2011 women's road World Cup kicks off Sunday with the Trofeo Alfredo Binda, held near Cittiglio, Italy. The 121-kilometer race is held on four laps of a hilly circuit.

Start list for 2011 first UCI women's World Cup road race

Stage 5

• 1. Samuel Dumoulin (FRA), Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, 4:49:31
• 2. Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (ESP), Movistar, s.t.
• 3. Ruben Perez Moreno (ESP), Euskaltel-Euskadi, s.t.
• 4. Aitor Galdos Alonso (ESP), Caja Rural, s.t.
• 5. Michal Golas (POL), Vacansoleil-DCM, s.t.

Overall Standings

• 1. Alberto Contador Velasco (ESP), Saxo Bank Sungard, 22:28:28
• 2. Levi Leipheimer (USA), Radioshack, at 23
• 3. Michele Scarponi (ITA), Lampre-ISD, at 23
• 4. Daniel Martin (IRL), Garmin-Cervelo, at 35
• 5. Christopher Horner (USA), Radioshack, at 35

VeloNews' European correspondent Andrew Hood checks in with Garmin's Tom Danielson at the Tour of Catalunya

VeloNews' European correspondent Andrew Hood checks in with Garmin-Cervelo's young talent, Peter Stetina.

Stage

• 1. Adam SEMPLE, (AUS) Drapac Porsche Cycling, in 3:06:30
• 2. Dean DOWNING, (GBR), at 0
• 3. Chan Jae JANG, (KOR), at 2
• 4. Alexander CANDELARIO, (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies, at 2
• 5. Takeaki AYABE, (JPN), at 2

GC

• 1. Mehdi SOHRABI, (IRI) Petrochemical Tabriz Cycling Team, in 17:33:48
• 2. Markus EIBEGGER, (AUT) Petrochemical Tabriz Cycling Team, at 2
• 3. David MCCANN, (IRL), at 21
• 4. Floris GOESINNEN, (NED) Drapac Porsche Cycling, at 47
• 5. Rhys POLLOCK, (AUS) Drapac Porsche Cycling, at 1:09