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Wells soldiers on despite a gash to the face

Van Poppel took advantage of his long stride.

Selander stayed up front throughout

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany - Here we go again with Bode Miller. Just as the brash World Cup champion skier decided to skip this weekend‘s events to rest up for the Turin Games and get away from media scrutiny, Miller suggested in an interview with Rolling Stone that Barry Bonds and Lance Armstrong took performance-enhancing drugs. Bonds‘ agent, Jeff Borris, declined to respond to Miller‘s comments. Telephone and email messages left with Armstrong representatives were not immediately returned Thursday. Miller, who competed in 136 straight World Cup races and last missed a race in

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.Don’t dilute the sport for fad fansEditor:Being an avid cyclist and motorsports fan/participant, I found the recent comparisons between the two interesting. When comparing NASCAR to cycling when it comes to spectator attraction, it is important to understand that NASCAR is successful

"I call 'em as I see 'em, and if I don't see 'em, I make 'em up." — George Carlin as sportscaster Biff Barf One of the bad things about traditional publishing is that once you’ve put something out there, whether it’s a story, a photo or a cartoon, well … you’re stuck with it, for good or ill. But with the Internet, all things are possible. Make a factual error? Fix it. Don’t like being seen in a photo with, say, Jack Abramoff? Make it go away. Got a couple different takes on a cartoon? Give the folks a look at all of them. Tom Toles of The Washington Post may not be the

With the world cyclo-cross championships this weekend in Zeddam, The Netherlands, I can’t help but pull for Canadian Lyne Bessette to bring home a medal. While the elite North American men may not have strong chances to podium this year, Bessette does. After dominating the North American circuit in October and November, Bessette has shown she can ride with the world’s best, taking third behind Daphny Van Den Brand at the January 15 World Cup in France and seventh last weekend at the World Cup final at Hoogerheide, The Netherlands, 1:14 behind repeat winner Van Den Brand. In a quick e-mail

At T-Mobile, Rogers knows he may not get too much podium time for the immediate future.

The first idea ...

... and the last one

Bessette: North America's best shot at an elite 'cross-world's medal this year?

Eric Wallace, sporting a Canadian national jersey at last year's MTB worlds

The mystery team

Lithuanian cyclist Raimondas Rumsas, who finished third in the 2002 Tour de France, was given a four-month suspended prison sentence by a court in the French Alpine village of Bonneville on Thursday. Rumsas and his wife Edita were both convicted on charges of importing prohibited doping substances in connection with a case that began on the final day of the 2002 Tour. Both Rumsas and his wife were given the same suspended sentences and fined 3000 euros ($3675), while Polish doctor Krzysztof Ficek was handed a 12-month suspended sentence for prescribing the drugs. During the trial on

The Rumsases leave the Bonneville court house in November

Rumsas already knew of the arrest as he stood on the podium in 2002

The Rumsases leave the Bonneville court house in November

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.Millar as role model? A bit early, no?Editor:David Millar's comment that he wants to "become an icon for clean cycling as well as an example to young people" is preposterous. Everyone deserves a second chance (and Millar has served his time), but it's a bit premature for him to

Lance Armstrong and Discovery team director John Bruyneel reaffirmed the team’s commitment to fighting for victory at the spring classics, the Giro and the Tour at the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team’s presentation Tuesday morning in Beverly Hills, California. "The Tour de France is still the focus; I am not prepared to not win it," Bruyneel said. "But there are definitely other races. The Giro is an important race, as are the spring classics. There is a new race this year, the Tour of California. There are definitely going to be other races that are important, but for the Tour we have a

Are these bearings serviceable? Nope.

The final leg of the 2005 Tour of Britain used a one-mile circuit in Central London that took in Trafalgar Square, Nothumberland Avenue, Victoria Embankment and Parliament Square

Armstrong may be in civvies, but he still has a role with the team

Danielson will be one of Discovery's go-to guys in the Tour of California

Retired? Not hardly. Armstrong will advise the team, work with Discovery Channel and continue his fight against cancer

Discovery 2006

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.Remember the Wheat Thins series?Editor:The concept of cycling events on short, spectator-friendly courses in major cities is hardly new - anyone remember the Wheat Thins Mayors Cup Series? It had major corporate sponsorship (Nabisco) in big-city downtowns, short, fast circuits, and lots

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Syntace USA, has announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: F99 (Force 99) Bicycle Handlebar Stems Units: About 2,300 Distributor: Syntace USA, of Olney, Ill. Hazard: The recalled bicycle stems can crack or break under normal conditions, causing the rider to fall and suffer serious injury. Incidents/Injuries: No incidents or injuries have been reported. Description: The recalled bicycle

Off-season cyclists, spin fanatics, and exercise bicyclists can keep their New Year's resolutions and get in stronger shape for the spring with a new book from VeloPress - "Workouts in a Binder for Indoor Cycling" by Dirk Friel and Wes Hobson. Spending time on the trainer can get a little stale. "Workouts in a Binder for Indoor Cycling" will rescue indoor rides. Riders can choose from 60 workouts. Each one tackles a different training objective with enough variety to keep indoor sessions fun and productive. Athletes can follow one of six training plans in the book or pepper workouts

PRESS RELEASE: 'Workouts in a Binder for Indoor Cycling' rescues indoor rides

But Friedman still uses the damaged bike to finish up the event.

Colby Pearce keeps an eye on events in the Madison.

Jenny Reed leads out the women's kierin.

Barczewski leads out the Spike team sprint for fourth place.

Davis gets another win, this time beating Robbie the Rocket to the line.

Start-to-finish: Gerrans defied the odds and kept the jersey all the way

Barredo on the attack

It was a tight finish between McEwen and Davis.

Gerrans job was just to stay out of trouble

Summer in Adelaide

Paolini and Bodrigi try to escape.

Sarah Hammer and Becky Quinn at the start of the Scratch race.

Sarah Hammer leads Becky Quinn with one to go in the women's Scratch race.

Hammer wins it...

...and makes the top spot on the podium again.

TIAA-CREF Madison team of Chad Hartley and Michael Friedman go down during an exchange.

Blatchford had a good day.

Blatchford wins a medal, while Britain's Staff apparently tried to award him a helmet

Hammer lives up to her name.

Russia takes the gold.

Van Hout and Crake cross hand in hand

Sanchez takes a dig

Arrieta found it sweaty going

The beach only looked cool - the day's temps topped 104

Crake and Van Hout working it

AG2R played it cool despite the heat

Done to a turn: Gerrans at the finish

A fine day for the Aussies

Sarah Hammer wins the women's pursuit

The Russians handled the team pursuit with ease

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.NASCAR-style racing? Try cyclo-crossEditor:In Wednesday's Mailbag (see "NASCAR-style cycling might just work"), Doug Barnes suggested that cycling take place on short, highly visible courses in a tour of major cities, with "each a separate race with its own podium but with a points

. . . after winning the final double-points sprint

Cross-country skiing's not a sport, it's how a f---ing Swede goes to the 7–Eleven. — Dan Jenkins, "You Gotta Play Hurt" The old mailbag these days is chock-full of proposed models for U.S. cycling to follow if it is to achieve success: NASCAR, Formula 1, World Rally Championship; cyclo-cross, track, criterium. But nobody is defining exactly what "success" means. Does it mean that cycling becomes a spectator sport, like the various ball games? Stadiums packed with hammered fatties painting themselves in Health Net-Maxxis colors; nattily attired retired pros bellowing jovially over

Thr trade-team rider held her own with national-teamers like Pic

Call it a hunch, but I have a feeling that I’m not the only person ticking down the hours until the start of the Amgen Tour of California. Set your watches, ladies and gentlemen, we only have 620 left to wait — at 11 a.m. on February 19, you all better have your attention turned to the streets of San Francisco. Now, starting the race with a prologue up to the base of Coit Tower on the tippy-top of Telegraph Hill sounds pretty epic. The route starts at Pier 1, skirts the Embarcadero just south of Fisherman’s Wharf, and takes riders up to, quite possibly, the best view in town. Sure, the route

Colby Pearce adds his two cents' worth

Barredo's gamble paid off.

Kelly leads the keirin out of the final corner

The day's break formed early again.

Huff rides to sixth in the pursuit for TIAA-CREF

Evans (right) was the biggest GC threat at 12 minutes back.

The ADT Center: Sure beats riding in the snow

Botcharov bridges

AG2R monitored the gap

Barredo tries his luck

Another hot day in the saddle

Gerrans, still seven seconds up

Better than Damon to play Armstrong?

Why, yes, I'm a Health Net fan ... how'd you guess? Go Gord, eh!

Now Steve McQueen knew a little something about racing around San Francisco

Ben Jacques-Maynes is looking forward to representin' on his backyard course