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The Saxo Bank-SunGard team is extending its partnership with Peaksware, LLC, the maker of TrainingPeaks software.

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VeloNews European correspondent Andrew Hood spends some time with Leopard-Trek's Jens Voigt.

• 1. Gert Steegmans, (BEL) Quick Step
• 2. Stefan Van Dijk, (NED)
• 3. Graeme Brown, (AUS) Rabobank Cycling Team
• 4. Jens Keukeleire, (BEL) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
• 5. Yauheni Hutarovich, (BLR) Française des Jeux

While Tony Martin and Cadel Evans were the headliners this past week for their overall victories at Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico respectively, the biggest news was the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision to uphold two-year suspensions on Italian racers Franco Pellizotti and Pietro Caucchioli.

Taylor Phinney (BMC) says he’s still hopeful he’ll be able to race the upcoming northern classics despite sitting on the sidelines so far through much of the 2011 season due to a nagging knee injury and a mild concussion.

Geert Steegmans (Quick Step) took a much-needed confidence-boosting victory Wednesday at the Nokere-Koerse semi-classic in Belgium.

LUCA, Italy (VN) - Last year's runner-up Tom Boonen will lead Quick Step into Milan-San Remo Saturday. The Belgian said Wednesday that he has recovered from the flu that held him back at Tirreno-Adriatico last week.

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With the 2009 winner and the most successful sprinter of the 2011 season, HTC-Highroad will enter Saturday’s Milan-San Remo, the first of the spring classics, with two viable options.

The Quiznos Pro Challenge stage race announced five more teams for the August event in Colorado. The five new names are in addition to the five teams announced in December.

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Stage 7:

• 1. Fabian CANCELLARA, (SUI) Leopard-Trek, at 10:33
• 2. Lars BOOM, (NED) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 9
• 3. Adriano MALORI, (ITA) Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 19
• 4. Rick FLENS, (NED) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 20
• 5. Bert GRABSCH, (GER) HTC-Highroad, at 22

FINAL GC:

• 1. Cadel EVANS, BMC Racing Team, in 27:37:37
• 2. Robert GESINK, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 11
• 3. Michele SCARPONI, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 15
• 4. Ivan BASSO, Liquigas-Doimo, at 24
• 5. Vincenzo NIBALI, Liquigas-Doimo, at 30

SAN BENEDETTO DEL TRONTO, Italy (VN) - World time trial champion Fabian Cancellara (Leopard-Trek) capped a week in Italy with a stage win on the final day of Tirreno-Adriatico Tuesday. Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) defended his maglia azzura with a solid ride to earn his place atop the final podium.

When the French Cycling Federation sanctioned Paris-Nice 2008, in violation of UCI rules, the UCI fined and suspended the French governing body for six months. After its March 11 decision to allow the use of in-race radios in National Racing Calendar events, USA Cycling could be facing a similar fate.

SAN BENEDETTO DEL TRONTO, Italy (VN) – It is four days before the season’s first one-day monument at Milan-San Remo and 2008 winner Fabian Cancellara (Leopard-Trek) is making plans. But those plans are much farther reaching than the 300 kilometers he’ll face Saturday.

Tejay Van Garderen proved himself a valuable asset to Tony Martin and helped pave the way for his German teammate to claim overall victory at Paris-Nice on Sunday.

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Improvements have been added to last year's line, plus three new Elixir models.

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BERKELEY, Calif. (VN) — This weekend a plethora of collegiate cycling teams flocked to Northern California to race, despite the finals and midterms that were looming ahead. A considerable amount of riders from the Western Collegiate Cycling Conference teams were ready to fight for the podium and score points at the University of California-Berkeley Road Race and Criterium.

BOULDER, Colo. (VN) — VeloNews, the journal of competitive cycling, and VeloPress, a leading endurance sports book publisher, have moved to a new office space in Boulder, Colorado. The new address is 3002 Sterling Circle, Suite 100, Boulder, CO 80301 USA. Staff will maintain their current phone and fax numbers.

Video roundup of the first Pro XCT event of the season at Bonelli Park

Tony Martin and HTC-Highroad have moved into the lead of the UCI's WorldTour individual and team rankings following the German's overall victory and Matt Goss' stage win in Paris-Nice.

Quick Step's 23-year-old Italian Davide Malacarne locked up his victory in the climber's competition during stage 6 of Tirreno-Adriatico Monday.

After focusing much of his efforts on endurance events the last two seasons, Jeremiah Bishop won out over a field of top North American riders at the first national cross-country race of the season.

Stage:

• 1. Cadel EVANS, (AUS) BMC Racing Team, in 4:37:58
• 2. Giovanni VISCONTI, (ITA) , at s.t.
• 3. Michele SCARPONI, (ITA) Lampre-Farnese Vini, at s.t.
• 4. Vincenzo NIBALI, (ITA) Liquigas-Doimo, at s.t.
• 5. Ivan BASSO, (ITA) Liquigas-Doimo, at s.t.

• 1. Cadel EVANS, (Australia) BMC Racing Team, in 27:26:33
• 2. Michele SCARPONI, (Italy) Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 9
• 3. Ivan BASSO, (Italy) Liquigas-Doimo, at 12
• 4. Robert GESINK, (Netherlands) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 15
• 5. Vincenzo NIBALI, (Italy) Liquigas-Doimo, at 21

Cadel Evans weathered a late storm to consolidate his Tirreno-Adriatico lead with an impressive victory on stage 6 of the Italian race on Monday.

• 1. Tony Martin, HTC -Highroad, with 108 points
• 2. Cameron Meyer, Team Garmin-Cervelo, with 106 points
• 3. Harley Goss Matthew, HTC -Highroad, with 103 points
• 4. Andreas KlÖden, Team Radioshack, with 88 points

MACERATA, Italy (VN) – Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) is taking a good look at three of his top Tour de France rivals this week in Italy. The overall leader at Tirreno-Adriatico said Sunday, however, that his focus was squarely on winning the final GC in his first stage race of the year.

It’s not the fact that Tony Martin (HTC-Highroad) won one of France’s most prestigious races at Paris-Nice that has everyone taking notice, but how he did it.

Chris Horner is making a later-than-usual start to the 2011 season, but plans to come out guns-a-blazin’ with a season debut next week at the Volta a Catalunya (March 21-27) in Spain.

CINGOLI, Italy (VN) – Training. That’s what Ivan Basso is doing at Tirreno-Adriatico this week. He also happens to be two seconds out of the lead in the general classification after Sunday’s fifth stage.

Stage 5

• 1. Philippe Gilbert, (BEL), Omega Pharma-Lotto, 6:43:23
• 2. Wouter Poels, (NED), Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team, at 0:00
• 3. Damiano Cunego, (ITA), Lampre-Isd, at 0:00
• 4. Danilo Di Luca, (ITA), Katusha Team, at 0:00
• 5. Andrey Amador Bakkazakova, (CRC), Movistar Team, at 0:00

Overall Standings

1. Cadel Evans, (AUS), BMC Racing Team, at

2. Ivan Basso, (ITA), Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0:02

3. Damiano Cunego, (ITA), Lampre-Isd, at 0:03

4. Michele Scarponi, (ITA), Lampre-Isd, at 0:05

5. Robert Gesink, (NED), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0:05

The BMC racing team has announced that it's newest star, Taylor Phinney, will return to racing at the Volta a Catalunya (March 21-27) following his recovery from a training ride crash last month.

CASTELRAIMONDO, Italy (VN) ─ Classics star Philippe Gilbert didn't miss the decisive moment at Tirreno-Adriatico Sunday. Instead, the Omega Pharma-Lotto rider out-kicked a 13-rider group in Castelraimondo to capture stage 5 of the 'race of the two seas.'

Paris-Nice, Stage 8

• 1. Thomas Voeckler, Team Europcar, at 3:15:58
• 2. Diego Ulissi, Lampre-ISD, at 0:23
• 3. Julien El Fares, Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne, at 01:06
• 4. Samuel Sanchez, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 01:06
• 5. David Lopez Garcia, Movistar Team, at 01:06

Overall standings

• 1. Tony Martin, HTC-Highroad, 34h 03' 37"
• 2. Andréas Klöden, Team Radioshack, at 0:36
• 3. Bradley Wiggins, Sky Procycling, at 00:41
• 4. Rein Taaramae, Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne, at 01:10
• 5. Samuel Sanchez, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 01:13

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Brutal Paris-Nice stage takes its toll

Georgia Gould and Jeremiah Bishop kick off national XC racing season with wins

Stage Results

• 1. Rémy Di Gregorio, Pro Team Astana, 5:46:23
• 2. Samuel Sanchez, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 00:05
• 3. Rigoberto Uran, Sky Procycling, at 00:05
• 4. Andréas Klöden, Team Radioshack, at 00:07
• 5. Tony Martin, Htc-Highroad, at 00:07

Overall

• 1. Tony Martin, Htc-Highroad, 30:46:17
• 2. Andréas Klöden, Team Radioshack, at 00:36
• 3. Bradley Wiggins, Sky Procycling, at 00:41
• 4. Rein Taaramae, Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne, at 01:10
• 5. Jean-Christophe Peraud, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 01:21

Remy Di Gregorio (Astana) made a tremendous save in the final kilometers after slipping on white, wet traffic stripe to win a wild, crash-filled ride in Saturday’s 215km seventh stage at Paris-Nice.

CHIETI, Italy (VN) ─ Michele Scarponi landed the first blow in the GC battle, his Lampre-ISD teammate Damiano Cunego close behind, in stage 4 of Tirreno-Adriatico. Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) nearly closed a 10-second gap on the 19-percent ramp into Chieti, but came up just short, with Cunego passing him and both taking same time in the final meters.

WASHINGTON, D.C. ─ Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA) has criticized the ongoing federal probe into seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong and allegations of doping.

The UCI cleared the way for the new Danish Christina Watches-Onfone team, featuring Michael Rasmussen, by approving its bid for a continental license.

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TERNI, Italy (VN) — It’s not time to hit the Mark Cavendish panic button just yet. So says HTC-Highroad sports director Valerio Piva.

Stage 3

• 1. Juan José Haedo (ARG), Saxo Bank Sungard, 4:39:45
• 2. Tyler Farrar (USA), Team Garmin-Cervelo, s.t.
• 3. Daniel Oss (ITA), Liquigas-Cannondale, s.t.
• 4. Alessandro Petacchi (ITA), Lampre-Isd, s.t.
• 5. Mark Renshaw (AUS), HTC-Highroad, s.t.

Overall, after Stage 3

• 1. Tyler Farrar (USA), Team Garmin-Cervelo, 9:53:51
• 2. Juan José Haedo (ARG), Saxo Bank Sungard, at 0:05
• 3. Lars Boom (NED), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0:06
• 4. Oscar Freire Gomez (ESP), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0:08
• 5. Thomas Leezer (NED), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0:08

Or maybe not. The UCI clarifies its rule on time trial shifters, causing some team mechanics to get creative

PERUGIA, Italy (VN) — J.J. Haedo (Saxo Bank-Sunguard) overcame a final-kilometer acceleration from Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervélo) to steal a win in stage 3 of Tirreno-Adriatico. Hushovd’s teammate and overall leader Tyler Farrar finished second, followed by Italian Daniel Oss (Liquigas-Cannondale).

Stage

• 1. Tony Martin, HTC - Highroad, in 33:24
• 2. Bradley Wiggins, Sky Procycling, in 33:44
• 3. Richie Porte, Saxo Bank Sungard, in 33:53 at 00:29
• 4. Andréas KlÖden, Team RadioShack, in 34:10 at 00:46
• 5. Jean-Christophe Peraud, Ag2r La Mondiale, in 34:19 at 00:55

GC

• 1. Tony Martin, HTC - Highroad, in 24:59:47
• 2. Andréas KlÖden, Team RadioShack, at 00:36
• 3. Bradley Wiggins, Sky Procycling, at 00:39
• 4. Rein Taaramae, Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne, at 01:10
• 5. Jean-christophe Peraud, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 01:14

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, March 11, 2011 (AFP) - German Tony Martin of HTC-Highroad hammered home his victory intentions in the Paris-Nice by winning the sixth stage time trial to take command of the race lead on Friday.

PERUGIA, Italy (VN) ─ Two weeks ago, Rabobank’s Sebastian Langeveld was the star of the opening classics weekend. With Milan-San Remo and the Belgian cobbles around the corner, the Dutchman is staying low key on his talent-rich team at Tirreno-Adriatico.

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