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The fabled Vomit Comet (left) with its cousin, the White Tornado

Fun with course design

And another two-man race develops between Johnson and Wells . . . but who's that coming up behind?

Bessette gave it all she had

We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by.— Will Rogers You know you’re not in Colorado Springs any more when you see an Adopt-a-Highway sign reading, "NORML for Boulder." We don’t want to know what’s normal for Boulder. Not after the whole Ted Haggard thing. We have our own problems. The NORML sign was just west of the Weld County border, near the intersection of St. Vrain Greenway and Irony. I made a mental note and kept driving, looking for something called Xilinx and the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross. The Xilinx Cup, day one of a

New York (AFP) - Lance Armstrong is not used to coming second, let alone 856th, but after completing his first New York Marathon Sunday, the cycling legend said the foot race was the toughest physical challenge he'd ever faced. The seven-time Tour de France champion finished just seconds shy of the three hours he had set himself, crossing the finishing line in the city's Central Park in 2:59:36, some 49 minutes behind winner Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil. "That was without a doubt the hardest physical thing I've ever done," an exhausted Armstrong said after pounding the

Katie Compton: Cylon agent

Treefarm's speed turned sand into glass. Really. Go look, if you don't believe me

Don't let the 'S' fool you. This is Chris Horner, not Superman

Being part of L.A.'s entourage was tougher than usual this Sunday

The hardest physical thing I've ever done

Recovered. Armstrong gets his finisher's medal

Compton and Bessette slug it out

Wells and Trebon made it a two-man race . . . for a while

Trebon on the prod

Wells clears the logs

Johnson works the treeline

The men's podium

Vinokourov was one of the most noteworthy victims of Puerto: Never charged, not even mentioned, but forced to pull out of the Tour de France.

Before the fall: Bishop (r) trails Paez and Amador.

Tree-Farm scampers away from the rest of the field.

Fedyna continues to dominate the women's field

Racers wind their way through Michgan's northwoods during the 2006 Iceman Cometh mountain bike race Saturday November 4, 2006 in Traverse City Michigan.

Ford Cycling racer Kelli Emmett celebrates on the podium after winning the 2006 Iceman Cometh

Bells Beer racer Mike Simonson of Oxford, Michigan, celebrates as he crosses the line

The expert class starts

Fans staked out spots all along the route

Compton started on her own and stayed there

Bessette found herself in a distasteful Luna sandwich

It was a numbers game

And Compton would not be caught

Wells and Johnson chased, to no avail

Trebon rips it through the trees

National champ Todd Wells (GT) leads Danish champ Joachim Parbo in last weekend's Boulder Cyclocross race

Press Release - Scott and SRAM team up to equip Saunier Duval

The last time O'Grady and cyclo-cross were seen together

Oceanside, California -- November, 2006 -- SponsorHouse, the largest online community of athletes and brands in motorsports, action sports and cycling, today announced the launch of its completely redesigned technology platform. Since 2001, SponsorHouse has been revolutionizing the way athletes and sponsors connect and interact. By allowing athletes to post profiles highlighting their accomplishments and sponsorship needs, SponsorHouse streamlines the matching process. Sponsors are able to sort and view 80,000 profiles in their quest for amateur and professional athletes to represent

Adventure race designer Dean Payne, creator of the successful Sea2Summitadventure race series, has created a new multi-day mountain-bike stagerace in Canada for 2007. The seven-stage race, titled SEVEN, will sendtwo-person teams from Victoria, British Columbia, up the Sunshine Coastand finally to Whistler, home of Canada’s largest ski resort.The entire course is around 500 km, and will send riders on three ferryboat rides, over zip lines and countless climbs in Canada's rugged Coastal Range. The race begins July 1, 2007.The course was designed by Canadian Olympian Andreas Hestler, who

NEW INDOOR VELODROME TO BE BUILT NEAR PHILADELPHIAFirst Indoor Cycling Track for East Coast and Second in USA Gets LocalSupportEAGLEVILLE, PA November 3, 2006: Lower Providence TownshipManager, Joseph C. Dunbar, along with investors and project developers,announced today that the first indoor velodrome and events center on theEast Coast will be located on a 14 acre site not far from Valley ForgeNational Park just outside of Philadelphia.The 2,500 seat arena and world class velodrome will be capable of hostinghigh level national and international competition and will provide a muchneeded year

The Mailbag is a regular feature on VeloNews.com. If you have a comment, an opinion or observation regarding anything you have seen in cycling, in VeloNews magazine or on VeloNews.com, write to WebLetters@InsideInc.com. Please include your full name and home town. Letters may be edited for length and clarity.Interbike v. Bio: A look back and aheadEditor:I feel compelled to respond to Enrique Paulo's letter today regarding the BIO and Interbike trade shows (see Wednesday’s Mailbag, "Can you say BIO?"). My PR consultant says I should keep my yap shut, but I'm not smart enough to listen

Scott Addict - Official Team Bike Team Saunier Duval Prodir 2007 Already in the development stage we lived up to and exceeded the high expectations and needs of the Saunier Duval Prodir team. For riders like Gilberto Simoni and Leonardo Piepoli it’s indispensable to be able to rely on a light and rigid bike, which is still comfortable and agile in riding. Two years ago we and our engineers joined together and continued the development of the established CR1 carbon technology. The result was to set yet another milestone in the Scott hi-end bike range. Staying true to the CR1 Innovation and

It’s still the same old story,A fight for love and glory,A case of do or die!The world will always welcome loversAs time goes by. — "As Time Goes By," Herman Hupfeld This isn’t much of a rant; it’s more of a rave. I love cyclo-cross. When I stumbled into this sport back in the 1980s, my first love was road racing. But she was too classically pretty and refined to pay much attention to the likes of me. I followed her around like a retarded puppy, but she hardly knew I was alive, barring one sidelong glance at the state road championships in New Mexico back in 1991. All the jocks were crazy

I'll give you $5 bucks for that Scott CR1 Team Issue

Colby Pearce leads 'em through the sand.

Another day at the beach for Danish rider, Joachim Parbo.

Todd Wells: doing Durango proud.

Halloween attire at Boulder Cycle Sport.

Why Costa Rica? Adam Craig explains why his season continues

Why Costa Rica? Adam Craig explains why his season continues

Why Costa Rica? Adam Craig explains why his season continues

Why Costa Rica? Adam Craig explains why his season continues

Why Costa Rica? Adam Craig explains why his season continues

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (November 1, 2006) - California Giant Berry Farmshas been named presenting sponsor of the 2006 USA Cycling National Cyclo-CrossChampionships being held Dec. 15-17 at Roger Williams Park in Providence."This entire committee is devoted to the promotion of an active, healthylifestyle," said Lyle Fulkerson, operations director. "To have a sponsorsuch as California Giant Strawberries is a perfect fit.

Austin International to be included in new USA Cycling ProfessionalTourThe inaugural event has also received a 1.1 ranking from InternationalCycling Union(Lebanon, NJ) – November 2, 2006 – g4 Productions, LLC, organizersof the Austin International scheduled for June 2007, announced that theinaugural event will be included in USA Cycling’s new Professional Tourand has received a 1.1 license from the International Cycling Union (UCI).“We are very proud that the Austin International has received a 1.1from the UCI. It is rare for a first year event to receive such a highranking but we have put a

Lance Armstrong trades pedal power for pavement-pounding Sunday in the New York Marathon, but the seven-time Tour de France winner holds no illusions about winning his debut at the distance. The 35-year-old American has not run beyond 16 miles at a time in practice but is confident he can finish the 26.2-mile journey in about three hours. "I have been able to average six-minute miles for 10 miles but they say the 20-mile mark is just halfway," Armstrong told USA Today. "I have no delusions of grandeur about my finish. It's too late for any crazy marathon training. It's just too

Valverde - here on the podium in Madrid - aims to make Paris next year.

Thirty years after making the United States Olympic Cycling team and twentyyears after winning the DuPont Prize for human powered speed and ten yearsafter retiring from professional cycling, Fast Freddy Markham has stunnedthe cycling community by winning the Dempsey-MacCready Prize at the NissanOne Hour Challenge in Casa Grande, AZ, on July 2 2006. Markham won the event with a new world record speed and brought theOne Hour Title back to the United States for the first time since 1990,the last time Markham held it. Markham averaged a record 53.43 miles froma standing start, this beat the old

Interbike Confidently Welcomes Eurobike to U.S.A. Trade Show MarketFollowing a successful 2006 Interbike OutDoor Demo and InternationalBicycle Expo, Interbike responds to announcement of a competing trade showSAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, California – November 1, 2006 – Interbike,a division of VNU Expositions, today responded to Eurobike’s announcementof its plans to launch a competing show in Portland, Oregon in fall 2007.“I was interested to hear the news of Eurobike’s proposed show,” saidLance Camisasca, Interbike's group show director. “We welcome competition,as it will help us do a better

The Mailbag is a regular feature on VeloNews.com. If you have a comment, an opinion or observation regarding anything you have seen in cycling, in VeloNews magazine or on VeloNews.com, write to WebLetters@InsideInc.com. Please include your full name and home town. Letters may be edited for length and clarity.Saiz got a what?Dear VeloNews,So riders who are implicated in an investigation cannot sign for aProTour team because of their Code of Conduct, yet Manolo Saiz - himselfimplicated in Operación Puerto - can be granteda ProTour license to run a team?With the fox guarding the henhouse

Press Release - Markham nails Dempsey-MacCready Prize

Press Release - Markham nails Dempsey-MacCready Prize

Press Release - Markham nails Dempsey-MacCready Prize

Tinkoff is said to be courting Ullrich

Kelli Emmett won the women’s event

Emmett also showed up for the Shimano kids race

The Scott Cyclocross Team Bike

Compton’s custom Primus Mootrys were stolen Sunday night

An unidentified UCI spokesman

Edmonton, Alberta (AP) — Olympic champion cyclist Lori-Ann Muenzer has decided she won't try to defy the odds one more time. Muenzer, who won the sprint gold medal at the 2004 Athens Games at the age of 38, announced on Monday she is retiring from cycling. She plans to concentrate on her company Pure Momentum Inc., which promotes Canadian female motivational speakers, and devote time to a program she's established to develop young cyclists. “I really thought long and hard about it,” Muenzer said. “To be able to have the ultimate performance you have to have so many things in

Cody Peterson (3D Racing-SRAM-LFP&CO) and Kris Walker (Intermountain Sports Medicine-LCR) won their respective men’s and women’s Idaho state cyclo-cross championship races Sunday October 29 held at Sun Valley ski resort. The event, dubbed “Crosstoberfest,” had a festival feel. Loud polka music and hip-hop took turns entertaining the large crowds. While, free cowbells and gigantic authentic beer steins filled to the brim kept spectators loud and rowdy. Peterson, an Idaho native and in his first year racing cyclo-cross, used a small hill leading into a windy open field as the springboard for

"If someone calls me up and says their toaster is talking to them, I don’t refer them to professional help, I say, ‘Put the toaster on the phone.’"—Sal Ivon, former manager of the Weekly World News Okay, let me see if I’ve got this straight: Manolo Saiz is said to have been found in possession of 60,000 euros worth of mixed currencies and a "cold bag" containing four packets of a no-no called Synacthene, and five months later the UCI Licenses Commission hands him a ProTour ticket, leaving him with a fat grin and a double fistful of Alexandre Vinokourov’s chamois with a downhill pull? Venga,

Colorado Springs, Colo. (October 31, 2006)--Beginning with the 2007competitive cycling season, USA Cycling is introducing a new mountain bikecalendar designed to recognize and support top-level regional, nationaland international events through a season-long calendar similar to theNational Racing Calendar model that is currently utilized in road cycling. The new USA Cycling National Mountain Bike Calendar is specifically designedto provide a more open access opportunity for those top-level events thathave, for one reason or another, not participated in the traditional “NORBANational

Muenzer celebrates gold in Athens.

Cody Peterson took men's honors at the Idaho State Championships

Tom Danielson and Lee's Cyclery to Host Fundraiser for Colorado JuniorCycling Development and Cycling Advocacy in Fort Collins, Colorado, November9th.Tom Danielson of the Discovery Channel Professional Cycling Team andLee's Cyclery will hold a benefit to raise money for junior cycling developmentprograms in Colorado. Admission is free to the public. There will be raffles,a silent auction, door prizes, and more. Food and beverages will be available.Tom will discuss various topics with Dave Towle — the voice of North Americanracing. An audience Q&A will give attendees a chance to ask

Meet Bob Roll and Tom Danielson at Grand Opening of Bike World SanAntonioRoll and Danielson Panel Discussion, Q&A, and Book Signing HelpIntroduce the First Trek Concept Store in TexasBoulder, CO, October 30, 2006 — Get to know Bob Roll and TomDanielson during a panel discussion, Q&A, and book signing at BikeWorld San Antonio on Saturday, November 4 from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Rolland Danielson are guests during the four day grand opening of Trek's firstconcept store in the state of Texas. Roll will autograph copies of hisbook, BobkeII. Roll is known for his wild antics as an OLN Tour de

The organizers of the Eurobike trade show in Germany reportedly have announced plans to launch a U.S. show next fall in Portland, Oregon, going head to head with the annual Interbike show in Las Vegas. According to the European trade journal Bike Europe, Eurobike owner Messe Friedrichshafen has not settled on a name or exact date for the show, but is shooting for a period between the middle and end of September. The 2007 Interbike show and its Outdoor Demo are scheduled for September 24-28. Erich Reiss, the U.S. representative for Messe Friedrichshafen, told Bike Europe that "discontent

The View

Friends: Beth Estes (l) and Karen Hornbostel

Wells sand-surfing