The village of Paia is the cyclist's ideal base of operations. Its central location on the north shore makes all of the island's routes easily accessible, and the vibe is much more funky surf town than over-developed tourist trap.
"Six years ago, the bigger racing names started coming over more often. Some visitors include Lance Armstrong, Svein Tuft with the whole Symmetrics team, Andy Hampsten, Connie Carpenter, Tom Danielson, Jeff Louder, Tyler Wren, Chris Wherry, Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski ..."
UCI World Road Championships
You might think that cycling on an island inherently means limited ride options and terrain. Actually, Maui features a plethora of diverse choices and add-ons that dwarf the selection of any other place I've ever ridden.
Vuelta Castilla y León
The Grand Prix Llodio is a 172.5-km, UCI 1.1 race in Spain's Basque region.
The Giro dell'Appennino is a UCI 1.1 race held in the Liguria region of northwestern Italy.
Vuelta Ciclista a la Rioja
The Rund of Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt is a UCI 1.HC race that begins and ends in Frankfurt, Germany.
Alberto Contador said Friday he will kick off his 2010 season with Portugal's Tour de Algarve in mid-February.
The Tour du Finistere is a French UCI 1.1 race that starts and ends in Quimper, France. The race is 199.3 km long and passes through the far western Brittany region of France.
Bradley Wiggins, racing for the new Team Sky, will be among the big names at the 2010 Giro.
Vuelta de Bisbee
Tour of Denmark
"The Flemish Arrow" is a UCI 1.2 race that starts and ends in Harelbeke, Belgium. The race has been running for 40 years, and previous winners include Karsten Kroon in 1997, Stijn Devolder in 2001, and Jan Ghyselinck in 2009.
The Tour of Britain is a UCI Category 2.1 stage race.
Trofeo Zssdi is a UCI 1.2 race held in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region of Italy, around the city of Trieste.
The Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers is a UCI 1.2 race held near the town of Lillers.
La Roue Tourangelle is a UCI 1.2 race that is held in Region Centre, France. From 2002 to 2004 the race was an amateur event but changed to a UCI Europe Tour event in 2005.
The Gran Premio San Giuseppe is a UCI 1.2, circuit race held in Montecassiano, Italy. Racers tackle a 12-km course 10 times in the region of Le Marche.
The Tour de Normandie is a French UCI 2.2,seven-day stage race.
Named after Italian cycling legends Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali, the UCI 2.1 stage race is five days of racing in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.
The Settimana Ciclistica Lombarba is a six-day, UCI 2.1 race run on the roads around the northern Italian city of Bergamo in the Lombardia region.
The Tucson Classic is a Southwestern tradition, typically three days including a time trial, circuit race and road race.
Italy's GP Comune di Cornaredo is part of the UCI's elite women's calendar.
The Athens Twilight crit is an 80-km race around historic downtown Athens, Georgia. This is the first stop of the USA CRITS series and has a purse of $120,000 for the men's and women's fields.
The Tour of Luzon is the largest stage race in the Philippines and dates to 1955. It has been known as the Tour of Luzon, The Tour of the Philippines, The Marlboro Tour and Padyak Pinoy. In 2010, the race included eight stages.
The UCI World Ranking is the latest iteration of a season-long, top-level points series for pro men, teams and nations, something of a loose replacement for (and combination of) the old UCI Road World Cup and the UCI ProTour rankings.
Le Tour Mediterranéen is a five-stage race in France. It is a category 2.1 UCI event, part of the UCI's Euro Tour calendar.
The 2010 UCI Track World Championships are being held in Copenhagen, Denmark,
Photos of the Sampson Sports line of components and bikes for 2010.
The Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen — "Three Days of West Flanders" in English — is a UCI 2.1 event, part of the Europe Tour. It's also known as the Johan Museeuw Classics and has been held since 1945.
The Three Days Of Panne is UCI 2.HC, mid-week race that serves as a run-up to the Tour of Flanders. There are three road races and one individual time trial that make up this mid-week event.
As the third day of the Tour of America's Dairyland, the Giro d'Grafton twilight crit is 6-corner race in the heart of Grafton, Wisconsin.
The Tour de Langkawi stage race, held since 1996, is now a UCI 2.HC event, part of the UCI's Asia Tour. American Chris Horner won it in in 2000 and Tom Danielson won in 2003.
Directory to results, photos, reports and videos from the 2010 Amgen Tour of California
The Tour of Oman is a UCI category 2.1 stage race. Its six-stage race wraps up with an 18.5km individual time trial.
2010 Collegiate Road Season Galleries
Arizona's Valley of the Sun stage race is a traditional early season race for Southwestern roadies.
Tour of Luxembourg
The Dilworth Criterium, held in Charlotte, North Carolina, is the sixth stop on the USA Crits Speedweek race series.
The Downtown Walterboro Criterium, held in Walterboro, South Carolina, is the fourth stop of the USA Crits Speedweek race series.
The Global BMW Sandy Springs Cycling Challenge, held in Sandy Springs, Georgia, is the seventh and final stop of the USA Crits Speedweek race series.
The Beaufort Memorial Cycling Classic, held in Beaufort, South Carolina, is the third stop of the USA Crits Speedweek race series.
The Historic Roswell Criterium, held in Roswell, Georgia, is the second stop for the USA Crits Speedweek race series.
The Terrapin Twilight crit, held in Athens, Georgia, is the first race in the USA Crits Speedweek series.
The San Dimas Stage Race is short, prestigious stage race in California. While it is not part of the National Racing Calendar, it often attracts strong fields who use the race as a warm-up before the traditional NRC season opener, California's Redlands Bicycle Classic.
The E3 Prijs Vlaanderen is a UCI 1.HC, Belgian semi-classic that is one of the races that makes up the Flemish race week.
Criterium International is a UCI 2.HC stage race that cover 300 km in three stages over two day of racing. The first day is a 175-km road race, and the second day consists of a 75-km road race and 7.7-km individual time trial. Jens Voigt has won this race a record five times, in 1999, 2004, 2007, 2008, and 2009.
Dwars door Vlaanderen, or Across Flanders in English, kicks of the Flemish race week with 200 km of unpredictable Belgian spring weather and great racing. This is a UCI 1.1 event so expect all the biggest names to be there.
Tips for a special, extra-sealed installation of Gore cables.
The Giro del Friuli is a one-day UCI category 1.1 road race in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The event is part of the UCI's Europe Tour and has been held since 1974. In 2009 Mirco Lorenzetto of Lampre won.
The four-day race in southern Italy was the first road race held on European pavement in 2010, pipping the tradition Euro opener of GP d’Ouverture de Marseillaise by one day.
2010 Giro d'Italia, stage 14 results
Galleries from 2010 pro team training camps in the U.S. and elsewhere.
2010 Giro d'Italia, stage 20 results
2010 Giro d'Italia, stage 18 results
2010 Giro d'Italia, stage 16 results
2010 Giro d'Italia, stage 15 results
2010 Giro d'Italia, stage 13 results