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Lennard takes some more questions about cyclocross brake shudder, tire choice and sealant.

Christian Tanguy wins Shenandoah 100, the final race of of the Kenda National Ultra Endurance Series while Jeff Schalk wins overall. Amanda Carey captures first place at Shenandoah and her first NUE Series title.

RadioShack is asking the Court of Arbitration for Sport for damages after the team was not invited to the fall classic, Tour of Lombardy

It may be tough, but Casey Gibson shows that the course for Friday's Grand Prix de Québec also rates as one of the most beautiful on the North American calendar.

Canadian Ryder Hesjedal comes into Friday's GP Quebec confident and fit. But he concedes that after seeing the course first hand, it's tougher than he was expecting. John Wilcockson talk to Hesjedal and his teammates Svein Tuft and Peter Stetina on the eve of the race.

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Fi’zi:k moves down from the butt to feet with a new three-model road shoe line.

France's Romain Hardy wins out of an all-day breakaway that finishes two minutes ahead of the field in France. Belgium's Yannick Eijssen retains the yellow jersey by seconds.

• 1. Romain HARDY, France A, in 4h 33 '53
• 2. Romain Bardet, France B, at s.t.
• 3. David ROSCH, Germany, at 00:00
• 4. Jean Lou PAIANI, France B, at 02:00
• 5. Michael Matthews, Australia, at 02:06

Singletrack.com's Zach White puts his foot down on Shimano's 2011 XTR pedals. What's his conclusion? Subtly outstanding…

Nicholas Roche is ninth, but concedes he struggled in the mountains. The Irish pro is looking to improve on his 2008 13th place at the Vuelta.

Robbie McEwen confirmed that he will join the new Australian team set to join the European peloton next season.

• 1. Mark Cavendish, HTC-Columbia, in 4h 00' 30'
• 2. Tyler Farrar, Garmin-Transitions, at s.t.
• 3. Matthew Harley Goss, HTC-Columbia, at s.t.
• 4. Denis Galimzyanov, Team Katusha, at s.t.
• 5. Thor Hushovd, Cervélo TestTeam, at s.t.

Mark Cavendish bounces off a perfect lead-out to coast across the line, while Farrar fights for second.

This weekend's Nittany Lion Cross is the first UCI cyclocross race of the season, while an hour away, the Univest Grand Prix closes out the UCI America Tour.

Tyler Farrar is the likely leader of the nine-man U.S. men team for the world's road race. A cast of young riders, and perhaps Christian Vande Velde, will provide support.

Alex Grant and Josh Tostado duel each other in the second annual Park City Point 2 Point race, a 75-mile epic played out mostly on Utah singletrack.

John Wilcockson picks favorites for this weekend's two one-day ProTour races in Canada and gives a short history of Canada's place in world cycling history.

Riders boasting two of the most distinctive jerseys in the peloton – George Hincapie and Cadel Evans – both return to action this weekend following some serious injuries.

A report from the Cycle Messenger World Championships in Guatemala, where a recent natural disaster has added to the challenge.

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American Andrew Talansky is third on a tough mountaintop finish at the Tour de l'Avenir.

• 1. Yannick Eijssen, Belgique, in 4h 11' 48"
• 2. Darwin Atapuma, Colombie, at
• 3. Andrew Talansky, Etats-Unis, at 00:26
• 4. Jarlinson Pantano Gomez, Colombie, at 00:33
• 5. Jelte Slagter Tom, Pays-Bas, at 00:56

Lennard Zinn takes a new look at the old problem of brake chatter in cyclocross.

With new shoe models, Giro Sport Designs can now outfit you three ways: head, hands and toes.

• 1. Igor Anton, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 5h 25' 44
• 2. Ezequiel Mosquera, Xacobeo Galicia, at 3
• 3. Xavier Tondo, Cervélo TestTeam, at 10
• 4. Marzio Bruseghin, Caisse D'Epargne, at 15
• 5. Rigoberto Uran, Caisse D'Epargne, at 15

Ignatas Konovalovas and Marcel Wyss are the latest riders from Cervélo TestTeam to secure contracts for next season

Alberto Contador says he’s sure he made the right choice to join Saxo Bank and Danish sport director Bjarne Riis for the 2011-12 seasons.

RadioShack to bring Horner, Leipheimer, Brajkovic and others to the Quebec races

The UCI announced Wednesday that Belgian Roy Sentjens (Milram), has been provisionally suspended following a positive test for EPO.

Igor Anton retakes the Vuelta lead with a mountaintop stage win in Andorra

Augusta, Georgia, and Sun Valley, Idaho, will host the road and mountain bike nationals, respectively, for the next two years.

Sun Valley, Idaho, will host the cross-country mountain bike nationals for the next two years; gravity events to be at own venue, which has not been announced.

This week's Tour of Britain features a star-studded field and a more challenging route than previous editions. Steve Thomas handicaps the favorites.

Strength training can help your cycling and help prevent bone density loss, says BCSM's Matt Scheider. Here's how.

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• 1. Dirk Friel, Natural Grocers P/b Xp Companies , in 59:23 00:33 bonus
• 2. Brad Winn, Primal Racing P/b 1st Bank , at at 0:00:04 00:20 bonus
• 3. Trevor Connor, Chris Cookies/swan Cycles , at at 0:00:04 00:15 bonus
• 4. Fortunato Ferrara, Jackal Pack , at at 0:00:04 00:01
• 5. Jake Wells, Mafiaracing.com/pabst/felt , at at 0:00:04

• 1. Anthony Delaplace, France A , in 3h 53' 21"
• 2. Jan Lindeman Bert, Pays-Bas , at :05
• 3. Romain Hardy, France A, at 00:08
• 4. John Degenkolb, Allemagne, at 00:08
• 5. Da Mateos Rubio Vicente Garcia, Espagne, at 00:08

Philippe Gilbert will lead Belgium's road team in Australia, with Stijn Devolder, Greg Van Avermaet and Bjorn Leukemans available.

A late-night beer Monday evening cost Andy Schleck and Stuart O’Grady dearly. The pair was sent home by an angry Saxo Bank team boss Bjarne Riis, who spotted them walking back into the team hotel.

Taylor Phinney crashes and loses nearly 20 minutes, and the race lead, at the Tour de l'Avenir. But with no broken bones, he hopes to start stage 3 on Wednesday.

Alberto Contador says he may look to win the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espana next year.

A new book from VeloPress, The Spring Classics delves deeply into the rich stories of cycling's most glorious and meaningful history.

Garmin-Transitions' Tom Danielson is shooting for the Vuelta podium in Madrid and hopes to bring someone special with him.

• 1. Imanol Erviti, Caisse d'Epargne , in 4h 13' 31'
• 2. Romain Zingle, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at37::
• 3. Greg Van Avermaet, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at37::
• 4. Mauro Finetto, Liquigas-Doimo, at37::
• 5. Javier Moreno, Andalucia Cajasur, at37::

UPDATED: Caisse d'Epargne's Imanol Erviti wins stage 10 while Joaquim Rodriguez takes over the red jersey from Igor Anton

The new team confirms seven riders who will come from the Footon-Servetto squad and three new signings, including Cervelo TestTeam's Marcel Wyss.

The new Colavita/Forno D’Asolo team will race a full UCI schedule as well as a National Racing Calendar campaign.

More cyclocross bikes from across the pond, including Hanka Kupfernagel's disc-braked Stevens prototype

Catching up with Garmin-Transitions team riders, and brothers, Cameron and Travis Meyer. Both are finding their transition from track to road is going better — and faster — than expected.

The Saxo Bank team has prevented Andy Schleck and Stuart O'Grady from starting the 10th stage of the Vuelta a España on Tuesday, citing an unspecified "rules violation," according to Danish news reports.

A few nutritional adjustments for cyclocross season.

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Megan Guarnier breaks up the PB & Co. jam to win the final stage in Burlington, while the Keough brothers fill two-thirds of the men's stage podium.

• 1. Jeremy Powers in 7:09:33, Jelly Belly P/B Kenda
• 2. Timothy Johnson, at 0:02:04 UnitedHealthcare pb Maxxis
• 3. Gavin Mannion, at 0:02:07 Trek-Livestrong Presented by RadioShack
• 4. Jamey Driscoll, at 0:02:28 Jamis/Sutter Home Professional Cycling
• 5. Cameron Cogburn, at 0:02:35 CCB/Wheelworks

Provisional start list for the Sept. 11-18 stage race.

• 1. Joey Rosskopf, Team Mountain Khakis Fueled By, in 2:24:47.4
• 2. Winston David, Team Ion - United Healthcare, in 2:24:47.6
• 3. Phillip Gaimon, Fiordifrutta, in 2:24:48.3
• 4. Mitchell Lovelock-Fay, Aerocat Cycling Team, in 2:25:54.8
• 5. Bruce Humphries, Colavita Racing, in 2:25:59.4

Euskaltel-Euskadi's climber is enjoying his moment in the lead, but picks Nibali as the Vuelta favorite

Andy Pruitt says even the most graceful pedalers can't apply power on the upstroke, but it's still something to strive for

Filippo Pozzato will captain the team, but Alessandro Petacchi's chances appear "complicated."

The 25-year-old climbing specialist, who hasn't won a race since 2006, gets a one-year deal as a water-carrier.

• 1. John Degenkolb, (Ger), at 3:37:05
• 2. Michael Matthews, (Aus), s.t.
• 3. Michal Kwiatkowski, (Pol), s.t.
• 4. Alexey Tsatevitch, (Rus), s.t.
• 5. Taylor Phinney, (USA), s.t.

Taylor Phinney finishes fifth in the sprint to keep his yellow jersey.

USA Cycling rider Ben King shares his video from inside Taylor Phinney's follow car during Phinney's victorious ride in the Tour de l'Avenir prologue on Sunday.

The race leaders pad their advantages in different styles, Peter Stetina in a sprint and Jeannie Longo in a solo break.

The Lithuanian still suffering from shoulder he broke in February.

Rabobank's pre-race favorite admits he's not on great form at the Vuelta, but says he's hoping stage 11 will bring him back into the race

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Smarting from missed TT start, David Veilleux makes the Green Mountain Stage Race's queen stage his own. Jeremy Powers keeps the leader's jersey in the (VeloNews.com) family and Ireland's Olivia Dillon soloes to the women's stage win.

• 1. David Veilleux, in 2:59:51 Kelly Benefit Strategies
• 2. Jeremy Powers, at 0:00:07 Jelly Belly P/B Kenda
• 3. William Dugan, at 0:00:54 Team Type 1
• 4. Will Routley, at 0:02:26 Jelly Belly Presented by
• 5. Jamey Driscoll, at 0:02:34 Jamis/Sutter Home Professional Cycling

UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis' Chris Baldwin and Vital Plus' Jeannie Longo take circuit race wins at the Steamboat Springs Stage Race in Colorado

• 1. Chris Baldwin, UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis, in 2:00:02, :30:00 bonus
• 2. Peter Stetina, Garmin-Transitions, at s.t. :20:00 bonus
• 3. Marc De Maar, Team UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis, at s.t. :10:00 bonus
• 4. Paul Esposti, Bcv Scion P/b Stevinson Auto, at 00:00:48
• 5. Benjamin Blaugrund, Team Hotel San Jose Juwi Solar, at 00:00:56

SLIDESHOW: American Aaron Gwin barely missed a spot on the elite men's downhill podium when he clocked the fourth fastest time on Sunday. Neko Mulally misses junior gold by fractions of a second.

The 2009 Paris-Nice winner signs a two-year deal with the Dutch team.

Vuelta officials release a few details about their plans for 2011.

But Van Garderen, Danielson and Frank Schleck are still in the hunt.