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Court officials have delayed the sentencing of Dr. Christopher Thomas Thompson, who was convicted last month of assaulting several cyclists in Los Angeles. The sentencing hearing is now scheduled for Jan. 8, 2010.

Racing Weight Is the First Weight-Loss Book for Endurance Athletes

A reader wonders why, if drug testing is truly random, most of those tested have a chamois in their shorts.

Our readers weigh in on proposed laws in Philly, cops in Florida, Kazakh spending and sayin' hi to our two-wheeled brethren.

The IL State Cyclocross Championships is scheduled for Sunday, December 6 at Montrose Harbor in the City of Chicago. This is the last event for the Chicago Cyclocross Cup.

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The fifth round of the 2009 Superprestige series is in Gieten, the Netherlands.

Mary McConneloug (Kenda-Seven-NoTubes) and Jeremy Powers (Cannondale-cyclocrossworld.com) won both days of the Bay State Cyclocross, the 11th round of the Verge New England Cyclo-Cross Series.

The Kelly Benefit Strategies Pro Cycling team today announced the 2010 season roster, which sees 10 returning riders and four new additions. The team will enter the 2010 season with a line-up that includes experience, added horsepower and young talent.

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The UCI has registered 17 ProTour teams, including Astana, but the team still may need to produce a bank guarantee before its future is secured.

Our readers weigh in on the Olympics, contracts and our new design.

Someone swiped a Trek-Livestrong team time trial bike from Lance Armstrong's Mellow Johnny's bike shop over the weekend.

Champion System is proud to announce a partnership with Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride as their official clothing supplier for 2010

KENDA PRO CYCLING TEAM ANNOUNCES FORMAL PLAN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2010 TX TOUGH FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN

The race has tentative dates of June 17-27, 2010.

The new VeloNews.com. It all began with a brain storming session last winter.

VeloNews Editor at large John Wilcockson makes the case for keeping a proven draw by disposing of an event with little public interest — the team sprint.

Peter and Martin Velits stand out from the crowd in many ways. They're Slovakia's first two professionals at ProTour level, they're twins, and they're both very gifted bike riders who've signed with Columbia-HTC for 2010.

Five custom frame builders and one wheel builder are presenting a special Minneapolis section at the 2010 NAHBS show.

The mountain bike park at Northstar-at-Tahoe resort will host the Race for Tara Llanes 4 on Oct. 2-3, 2010.

The Univest Grand Prix is a large circuit race founded in 1998.

The Tour of Missouri continues to draw top ProTour talent, including Mark Cavendish, Franco Pellizotti and Jens Voigt.

Fan of the individual pursuit are circulating an online petition to urge the UCI to keep the event in the Olympics.

The Tour de New York began in 2004 as the Rochester Twilight Criterium.

Tour de Beauce is Canada's biggest stage race.

For many years this race — known to many simply as "Philly" — hosted the U.S. professional road race championships. That title moved to Greenville, but the race through downtown Philadelphia and up the iconic Manayunk Wall remains a classic.

The Air Force Cycling Classic will be held in Arlington, Virginia.

The Tour of the Battenkill made a splash on the U.S. pro scene in 2009, with BMC's Scott Nydam taking the win over miles of dirt roads.

Tábor hosts the world championships of cyclocross in 2010.

The UCI Track World Cup is being held in Melbourne Australia from November 19th to 21st.

Question: "I recently read about the UCI’s decision to strip Davide Rebellin of the silver medal he 'won' at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing because he tested positive for CERA. As my kid would say, 'big whoop.'"

Readers chime in on Olympic plans, tarnished silver and apologies.

With help from Lance Armstrong, Jeff Castelaz brings home his trek across the U.S. to raise awareness of children’s cancer

From Cat 2 to RadioShack: Matthew Busche's meteoric rise.

Removing individual pursuit from the Olympics is a mistake, John Wilcockson tells UCI President Pat McQuaid

Alberto Contador, Lance Armstrong, Bradley Wiggins, Fabian Cancellara and many more capture titles in the 22nd annual edition of the VeloNews awards Subscribe Now!

The Argentinean sprinter will join the ProTour next season - will he join brother JJ at Saxo Bank?

The Tour of Utah evolved from a local stage race into a national event in 2004. The race didn't happen in 2007, but came back strong in 2008 and 2009.

The Tour of Elk Grove features the NRC's biggest pay-out at $155,000.

The Chicago Criterium is the 22nd race on USA Cycling's NRC.

The six-day stage race in Oregon features stunning scenery and all-out racing.

Formerly known as the Marion Classic, the Two Bridges Criterium is the 18th race of the 2010 NRC.

Fitchburg celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2009, and is back on its traditional calendar spot over the Fourth of July weekend for the 2010 NRC.

Manhattan Beach is a longstanding classic criterium on the NRC. Rahsaan Bahati has won the last three editions.

Nature Valley is the highest ranked stage race on the National Racing Calendar.

Offering both men's and women's professional events, the Tour de Grove enters its fifth year in 2010.

The Arlington road race is the 13th round of the National Racing Calendar.

Held on the streets of Philadelphia, the Liberty Classic is the most prestigious women's race in the country.

With the NRC's second-biggest prize list at nearly $115,000, Tulsa Tough is a three-day omnium of criteriums.

The Tour of Somerville is the ninth stop on the 2010 NRC. Its history dates back to 1940.

A newcomer to USAC's National Racing Calendar, the Basking Ridge Twilight Grand Prix is a UCI 1.5 event.

The Kelly Cup is the seventh stop on the 2010 USA Cycling NRC circuit. The Sunday race is Maryland falls the day after the Wilmington Grand Prix in Delaware.

The Wilmington Grand Prix is a criterium in downtown Wilmington, Delaware.

Entering its 33rd year on the calendar in 2010, the Joe Martin Stage Race is an institution in southern stage racing.

The SRAM Tour of the Gila in southern New Mexico is a stage race for the climbers, with approximately 25,000 vertical feet in climbing in the mix over the course of the five-day race.

The third stop on the 2010 NRC, Sunny King Criterium is in Anniston, Alabama.

Dana Point is one of the younger events on the 2010 NRC calendar, but offers great racing and a great prize list in downtown Dana Point.

The Redlands Classic began in 1985, and has since become the premier season opener for American road racing.

Tour de Romandie

His was a crash that could have ended a career for many riders, but Jens Voigt is riding and setting his agenda for 2010.

Held in the Ardennes since 1892, "La Doyenne" ("the old one") is organized by ASO, owner and operator of the Tour de France, Paris-Roubaix and other major events.

Part of the UCI Historic calendar, La Flèche Wallonne ("the Walloon arrow") begins in Charleroi and travels east to Huy.

Holland's biggest race is relatively new to the international calendar, having first been held in 1966.

The Tour of the Basque country — La Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco — showcases superb climbers.

Fuji-Servetto's Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla Ramos has been suspended following a positive EPO test.

In cycling-mad Belgium, the Tour of Flanders is second in popularity only to Paris-Roubaix, which comes a week after.