L.A. road rage doctor gets five years
The California physician, convicted of assaulting a pair of cyclists with his car, was sentenced to five years in prison at the close of a hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday morning.
The California physician, convicted of assaulting a pair of cyclists with his car, was sentenced to five years in prison at the close of a hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday morning.
Two more teams have been awarded pro continental status, but Rock Racing was not among them.
The team known since last summer as Columbia-HTC will reverse its title sponsors for 2010, becoming Team HTC-Columbia, High Road Sports, the team's owner, announced Friday.
The Danish financial company, Saxo Bank, announced Friday that it will cease its sponsorship of the cycling team that carries its name at the end of the 2010 season.
Ariel Lindsley and Abby Hippely will pilot SCB's demo rig around the western half of the country, with a foray into BC and a trip east around the time of the World Championships.
The growing Chinese middle class is getting into sports cycling and other outdoor endeavors. To tap into the profit, many companies, including Trek, Pearl Izumi and Look are setting up shop there other than to build bikes.
Pedro Horrillo – the Spanish rider who survived a harrowing fall in last year’s Giro d’Italia – said he will not try to mount a comeback.
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Cadel Evans won the title, but who was Australia really riding for at the world championships? This, and many other questions about Australian cycling are answered in detail in the April issue, for which Neal Rogers spent weeks on the continent Down Under. Plus, a day at the track with Philip Deignan and an insider's look at Japanese cyclocross. Subscribe Now!
German dairy company Milram said it is unlikely to renew its sponsorship of its top cycling team after their mutual contract expires at the end of this year.
José Rujano – the pint-sized Venezuelan climber who’s struggled to make an impact since his 2005 third place at the Giro d’Italia – insists he still has it.
Dave Wiens will lead first-ever Marin County fund-raising ride on Super Bowl Sunday aimed at ensuring that kids have safe roads and great trails.
Euskaltel-Euskadi said it will impose surprise internal controls on its riders in an effort to secure the team’s future.
Former Coors Light pro Chris Bailey and his wife, Deanna, suffered a tragic loss over the holidays when their two children were killed in a Christmas Day fire.
Technical editor Zack Vestal looks at gear for those days when it's too chilly for shorts and too warm for tights.
The new Ibis Mojo HD is all about multi-tasking on every kind of trail.
Series stops at Houffalize, Belgium and Windham Mountain in New York are on as scheduled for 2010 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup.
Cameron Meyer (Garmin-Transitions) roared to victory in the elite men’s Australian time trial championship on Wednesday.
With a new decade of professional road racing getting under way, North American cycling has never looked stronger.
In an outtake from the 2010 VeloNews Buyer's Guide, our tech staff takes a look at some of the new offerings from Sampson Sports, including a road group that competes on weight with SRAM Red.
The Spartanburg Regional Classic, held in Spartanbrug, South Carolina, is the fifth stop in the USA Crits Speedweek race series.
With the final stop of the 2010 World Cup mountain bike season at Windham Mountain in Upstate New York on Aug. 28 and 29, hitting the UCI MTB World Championships at Mont-Sainte-Anne just a few days later is a no-brainer.
Readers write in to ask about the future of the individual pursuit, riding with no hands and the non-cyclists in Puerto.
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Our readers ask about the forum, offer advice about Versus on cable and weigh in on the decade's biggest scandal.
The California physician, convicted of assaulting a pair of cyclists with his car, is scheduled to be sentenced in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday morning.
Katusha riders will be scattered across three continents as the Russian squad opens the 2010 season.
Andre Greipel is hoping history repeats itself at the Tour Down Under ─ not the version from last year, but from two years ago.
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World Anti-Doping Agency officials offered condolences Tuesday following the death of Jacques de Ceaurriz, who was widely regarded as a leader light in the fight against doping in sport.
Australian Allan Davis, champion in last year's Tour Down Under, has signed a two-year deal with the Astana team, led by Spanish star Alberto Contador, the team said Tuesday.
SRAM and wheel builder Zipp announced their support of two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador’s team
A riding reader says it seems he's constantly rubbing one or both of his disc break pads. Master mechanic Lennard Zinn has the fix.
Team Type 1 is opening up its 2010 training camp in northeast Georgia to cyclists of all skill levels as part of its “Pedal With The Pros” fundraiser.
With most of us hanging up our `cross bikes for the year, Lennard Zinn details those steps necessary to protect your tires.
The most notable addition to the 2010 Pro XCT is the Mellow Johnny's Classic, to be held Memorial Day weekend on Lance Armstrong's Texas ranch.
France's iconic week-long stage race, the Dauphiné Libéré, may soon belong to the growing empire of the Amaury Sports Organization (ASO).
Felt Bicycles and the UCI have joined forces to provide rising talent with bicycles supplied by the American company.
Three-time world champion Oscar Freire will ride the Giro d'Italia for the first time in his career this May.
Having earned stage wins in all three grand tours, Sky's Simon Gerrans has hopes of winning one of the Ardennes classics.
The Dallas Off Road Bicycle Association's Frozen Endurance Mountain Bike Race Series starts Jan. 9.
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Upstate New York community ponies up $100K to keep World Cup race; news not so good for World Cup stop in Belgium.
Dimitro Grabovskyy, the U23 world champion in 2005, admits to developing a drinking problem after turning pro with QuickStep in 2007.
Portugal's Volta ao Algarve is a traditional early-season test for European pros.
Marathon and endurance events are becoming more popular. Read on to find out how to train for these mountain bike races with either a power meter or heart rate monitor.
Tom Scully (John Trevorrow Cycles-Chifley Hotel) wins Stage 3 of the Jayco Bay Cycling Classic while Chris Sutton (Skilled-Lowe Farms) displaces Graeme Brown (Urban) as overall leader.
Alberto Contador and his Team Astana mates will be riding Specialized bicycles as he strives to win a third Tour de France in 2010.
In one of the most anticipated team rollouts in years, Team Sky is officially presented to the world in London.
Whether you're a racer or trail ripper, it's time to hit the base training, which means long rides, a sore butt and the need for some energy to get you home.
Garmin-Transitions signs Brazilian rider Murilo Fischer to bolster sprinter Tyler Farrar's leadout train.
Zdenek Stybar (Telenet Fidea) wins the Fidea Cyclocross Tervuren in Belgium.
Greg Henderson wins Stage 2 of the Jayco Bay Cycling Classic. Graeme Brown (Urban) holds the overall lead.
The 21st annual Jayco Bay Cycling Classic runs from January 2 through January 5 in Australia.
Greg Henderson (Mazda) wins stage 2 of the 2010 Jayco Bay Cycling Classic. Graeme Brown (Urban) keeps the overall lead.
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Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) wins the Fidea Cyclocross Tervuren in Belgium.
Michael Rogers’ trophy case is full of hardware from time trials. Now the Aussie pro wants to place a national road title on his mantel.
Defending champion Graeme Brown (Urban) wins the opening stage of the 2010 Jayco Bay Cycling Classic in Geelong, Australia.
Beginning next month, Skins' full range of compression clothing will be the competitive cycling apparel used by USA Cycling racers in mountain, road, track and cyclocross.
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Carlos Sastre’s rollercoaster 2009 season taught him a few things.
2010 Giro d'Italia results
The TX Tough Grand Prix serves as the USA CRITS men's series finale, where the pro mens field will race for $25,000 in cash and primes. The TX Tough GP benefits the Children's Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.
The Chris Thater Memorial race is an event weekend that host a 5K run and pro, elite and novice crit races. The race will be held in Binghamton, NY, and will serve as the USA CRITS Women's final event in 2010.
The Boise Twilight Crit (aka the Well Fargo Crit) began in 1987 as a way to attract cyclists and pump up business in downtown Boise. Today, top teams compete for $20,000 in cash and prizes on the four-corner Boise course.
The 50-mile twilight crit in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina, paid out $13,000 to 2009 winner David Veilleux. The dog-bone shaped course is 1.3 miles long with two long straight-aways that makes the Presbyterian crit a great spectators event.
The Capital Criterium follows part of the presidential inauguration route with the startt/finish area on Pennsylvania Avenue.
The intersection of Gay and High Streets in West Chester, Pennsylvania, serves as the start for the Iron Hill Twilight crit. The brewery of the same name sponsors this four-corner crit held in historic downtown West Chester.
The Hyde Park Blast is another twilight crit in the USA CRITS series. Held in Hyde Park, Ohio, the Blast is the middle event of a weekend of crit racing.
In what’s a series of one-day races over a five-day period on Spain’s pleasant Mallorca island, the Challenge is a popular early-season race for pros looking to enjoy some mild weather with the first taste of racing. There are some steep hills, but nothing too extreme for February legs.