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Henk Vogels doubles up with a pair of victories in Colorado, Ivan Stevic returns to racing with a 2nd place finish After a late spring snow storm dusted Boulder, Colorado Saturday evening, it was a bright and sunny Easter Sunday for the 100-man field toeing the line for the 60-minute Colorado University Research Park Criterium. With a number of local pros on hand, the pace was fast from the start. Toyota-United used their strength in numbers to establish the winning break in the opening 25 minutes.

Retired pro Dan Schmatz retired from the sport in the most unexpected of ways last September when he hit an armadillo during stage 2 of the Tour of Missouri. Schmatz tumbled to the ground, fracturing his collarbone and effectively ending not only his season but his career, which he’d planned to finish out at the end of the week in his hometown of St. Louis.

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TIME Pro Cycling extends opportunity for young riders- and seeks to line up stagiares and future team riders. TIME Pro Cycling has put together a great opportunity for U23 and last year 17-18 men of all ability levels to come together and receive expert-level input into their future cycling careers. Riders will receive valuable physiological testing, the opportunity to establish networks with athletes pursuing similar goals, and the chance to meet informally with the directors of several UCI teams.

Medalist Sports (Atlanta, Ga.), a world-wide leader in the production of professional and cause-related cycling events, has announced the following promotions and a new hire. Kelly Greene, formerly Venue Director, has been promoted to Vice President, Event Management. In her new role, Greene's responsibilities include oversight of Medalist's day to day operations of existing events, including both internal project management and external client communications. Greene started with Medalist Sports in January 2005.

Floyd Landis is expected to learn in June whether or not his appeal to a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) panel that concluded here Monday will overturn his positive doping test. CAS announced Monday that the closed-door hearing that began last Wednesday, breaking only on Easter Sunday, had concluded with post-hearing submissions due from both sides by April 18. Because of the time needed to study the presentations and later evidence submissions, a CAS statement said that no decision is expected before June.

Are you tough enough for ‘de Hood? The Mt. Hood Cycling Classic and Orange Cat Events have come together to create the Tour de Hood, a two day recreational ride May 17-18, 2008 benefiting the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the Mt. Hood Cycling Classic Organization. 132 miles of terrain - 14,000 vertical feet - Spectacular views - Mind-numbing climbing pain.

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