December 23
Reader-submitted pics from all over.
Reader-submitted pics from all over.
A gallery of the new RadioShack team bikes
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After the success of sponsoring, “Phil Keoghan of The Amazing Race rides Across America”, Los Angeles-based NOW-MS Society cycling team is pleased to announce that Specialized Bicycle Components will sponsor their U25 Elite Development Men’s and Women’s team for 2010 and 2011.
This holiday season, VeloNews is bringing you three galleries of some of photographer Graham Watson's best shots from the 2009 Grand Tours. Today you can unwrap a gallery from the Vuelta a Espana. Watch for galleries from the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in coming days. Happy Holidays.
While details are still to come, the enduros are set for Sept. 4-5, 2010, in Leadville, Colorado — elevation 10,152.
British cycling great Chris Hoy is ready to abandon the defence of some of his Olympic titles at the 2012 London Games ifit increases his chances of adding to his gold medal collection
Spanish all-rounder Luis León Sánchez hopes to continue into 2010 his steady but improving trajectory that he’s enjoyed the past two seasons. With a stage victory at the Tour de France and taking one away from Alberto Contador at Paris-Nice, León Sánchez confirmed yet again he’s a rider who’s proving capable of fulfilling the high expectations placed on him.
Brandon Dwight reports from the U.S. Cyclocross Nationals and raises questions about the need for a better rider ranking system at the elite level.
Neal Rogers chats with Trek-Livestrong's Axel Merckx about his first year as a team director and the year ahead.
The $250 Razer has already been in use on the World Cup MTB circuit with European Cross Country Champion Ralf Naf and long-time Northwave athlete Jose Hermida.
Kelly Benefit Strategies heads into 2010 with new confidence — and a couple of new sponsors.
Spanish rider Moisés Dueñas gets the OK to return to competition after serving a reduced ban for testing positive for EPO.
If you've never been to Ray's Indoor Mountain Bike Park in Cleveland, Singletrack.com columnist Judy Freeman says words and images are only going to give you half the picture. The rest of the story is sensational — or sensorial.
While winter weather blasted much of Europe, Team Milram was enjoying a weeklong training camp on the Spanish island of Mallorca.
The Decider, a.k.a. Barry Wicks of Kona-FSA, tackles the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships.
Readers offer opinions on Bradley Wiggins' move and wonder about these cold and dark days.
While riders in the BC Bike race have traditionally tackled an average of 60km a day on the seven-day journey from Vancouver, British Columbia to Whistler, BC, the 2010 edition will feature an option of 30km a day.
An introduction and highlights of Neal Rogers' interviews with Team RadioShack's Chris Horner, Levi Leipheimer, Johan Bruyneel and Matthew Busche.
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Mark Cavendish says his goals next year will be much as they were this year: win and win a lot.
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Sven Nys and Daphny Van de Brand win the Kalmthout round of the UCI cyclocross World Cup.
Cyclocross veterans Sven Nys and Daphny Van den Brand scored wins a rough and snowy pre-Christmas UCI World Cup race in Kalmthout, Belgium, on Sunday.
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Danny Summerhill wins the U23 race at the Lichtervelde cyclocross.
Danny Summerhill (Garmin-Transitions) wins the U23 race at the Lichtervelde cyclocross.
Spaniard Carlos Sastre, winner of the 2008 Tour de France, will compete in the 2010 Giro d'Italia.
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Health insurance company UnitedHealthcare is stepping in as title sponsor of the team known in 2009 as OUCH. The team, owned and managed by Momentum Sports Group, announced Friday that the new team will be known as the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis.
Benjamín Noval is more motivated than ever to get back to the Tour de France.
Active Knowledge in Albuquerque picked up the USA Cycling award for offering children the opportunity to be involved with mountain biking.
Scott Tedro — owner of Team ShoAir and chairman of US Cup, which was managing the Pro XCT for USA Cycling — has announced the 2010 dates for the inaugural Triple Crown All Mountain Series.
With their low cost and wee stature, mini multi-tools offer enough trailside function to help get you home — and they'll fit into that bike fiend's stocking real easy.
USA Cycling has announced the recipients of its annual Club of the Year awards. Nine USA Cycling-sanctioned clubs received recognition for outstanding programs throughout the 2009 season and will receive complimentary registration fees for the 2010 racing season.
One of the strongest teams on the North American circuit, the ValueAct Capital Women's Pro Cycling Team, has a new sponsor, new name and new mission for 2010. The team, now called Team VBF, also has a new top rider: NRC individual champion Alison Powers. The team is working with the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer to raise funds for breast cancer research.
A reader asks bike tech guru Lennard Zinn if it still make sense to cover the inner legs on suspension forks.
Readers weigh in on Wiggo's loyalty, jersey colors and the benefits of the war on dopers.
USA Cycling is pleased to congratulate the 49 graduates of the 2009 Bill Woodul Mechanics Clinic which took place at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Dec. 9-13.
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Mountain bike racer David Mock has accepted a three-month racing ban after testing positive for a marijuana metabolite at a race in New York in August.
Gravity racer David Mock tested positive for marijuana following the Yankee Clipper Four-cross in Windham, New York in August.
It's been a while since the Panaracer MTB tire line got any love. But by the looks of the new rubber, it could have been worth the wait.
USA Cycling has named the elite women, U23 men and Junior men who will represent the U.S. at the UCI cyclocross world Championships in Tabor, Czech Republic next month. The organization will announce the men's elite team on January 13.
The UCI and former World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president Dick Pound said Thursday that they had settled a lawsuit over allegedly libelous comments made by Pound in a number of media interviews.
December 17, 2009: Boulder, Colorado — Combine the mass-participation buzz of a big-city marathon, the epic beauty of a European gran fondo, and the all-inclusive nature of a cycling century ride and you have the framework for the newest entrant to North America’s endurance sports events arena — Centurion Cycling, the new marathon of cycling.
Final 2009 USGP rankings, Released Dec. 17, 2009
The 2010 edition of the Critérium International will be held on the island of Corsica on March 27 and 28, the organizer announced Thursday.
After working behind the scenes on the structure of a new professional calendar for domestic mountain bike racing, cross-country pro and Singletrack.com columnist Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski says he's frustrated yet hopeful that top-tier racing will continue in the U.S.
Italy's anti-doping prosecutor on Thursday asked the Italian Olympic Committee's anti-doping tribunal to hit former Giro d’Italia winner Danilo Di Luca with a three-year ban. Di Luca tested positive for the banned blood-booster EPO twice during May's Giro, in which he finished second behind Russian Denis Menchov.
Colombian climbing ace Mauricio Soler is hoping to rediscover his climbing wings with a move to Caisse d’Epargne in 2010.
Quality Bicycle Products set to supply bicycle shops with freeride components, accessories and apparel for skilled mountain biking.
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Geared or SS versatility can be yours on big wheels in early 2010 with Niner's Air 9 Carbon.
Riders and teams reacted with enthusiasm to the route chosen for the 2010 Vuelta a España.
In 2002, the first TransRockies mountain bike race rolled out of Fernie, British Columbia, bound for Canmore, Alberta, nearly 600km and seven riding days away. In 2010, riders will again start and finish in the same towns.
Officials announce 2010 Vuelta route and unveil new red leader's jersey.
Readers ask how long Puerto can last, why Aussie's kits don't match their flag and getting the Tour on satellite.
A selection of videos from this year's races.
Fox knocked it out of the park with its 2010 F100 FIT RLC. The only question we have is how Fox will possibly improve upon the fork in 2011.
Fashioned after Italian Gran Fondo rides, Levi Leipheimer's King Ridge Gran Fondo is a one-of-a-kind road cycling experience. The 103-mile route through California's Sonoma County takes place on October 9, 2010.
It's not too late to shop for (or ask for) a few special somethings for Christmas. Here are some new products we've come across.
Topics at the May 5–8 IMBA World Summit will include destination and urban trail networks, land conservation and sustainable trails, youth outreach and new programs for mountain bike clubs.
One of the highlights of the U.S. cyclocross nationals in Bend, Oregon, last week was the Art+Bike Love evening: part performance, part gallery, part bike show. Robbie Stout took a look, and he brought along his video camera and a friend to hold it.
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Neal Rogers recalls his descent into cycling madness; it involved a credit card and a mountain bike
This week's reader photos are from the Tour of California, the Tour de France and Le Tour de Bunny. Plus a classic video of the 1976 cyclocross nationals.
Details of the season’s third grand tour will be revealed Wednesday during a ceremony in Sevilla, Spain.
Beleaguered Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde will finally get his day in sport court – or make that two.
Reigning world champion Cadel Evans has confirmed that he will ride the Giro d’Italia for the first time in eight years next May.
A gallery of Ben Ross photos from the fourth day of the 2009 USAC Cyclocross Nationals in Bend, Oregon.
Lennard Zinn offers a few more thoughts on the subject of brake chatter on cyclocross bikes.
Recreational cyclists and amateur racers planning out their 2010 event calendars may want to reserve two weekends in April as an opportunity to get a firsthand experience on the routes of two stages of next year’s Amgen Tour of California.
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A reader asks the panel how he can keep to his base-building program when he can't bring his bike on a trip.
A rider asks Eddie Monnier, 'what are some good intervals to boost VO2 max before starting base training?
Paul Swift and Katrina Vogel answer a question about leg length discrepancy and the use of cleat shims.
We have a winner of the November Phat Phat-Tire Photo Contest: Lester Pardoe and son in Moab, Utah.
Do bodies absorb warm or cold water faster?