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Australian Lotto domo rider Robbie McEwen sprays champagne on the podium after the Stage win

'I'm so lonely...'

The all-Scandium Salsa Las Cruces 'Crosser

The all-Salsa cockpit

Topeak's ToolBar–keychain friendly

Hutchinson's Limited Edition Team Series–in Postal colors

Italy Vini Caldirola rider Stefano Garzelli raises his arms as he crosses the finish line followed by pink jersey leader Alessandro Petacchi (L).

Italian Fassa Bortolo rider Alessandro Petacchi sprays champagne on the podium

OOO-kay, here’s the thing, I need 50Gs by June 1st. Well, I don’t really need it personally, though that would be nice. No, I need it to broadcast the world championships’ Radio Tour on a private FM band so everybody in Hamilton – from spectators around the course to all the vehicles in the race caravan – can hear without it having to use expensive mobile radios. The idea isn’t really mine. It came to my boss, Pierre Hutsebaut, during an early meeting we had about two months ago with the CRTC (Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission), part of the “Federal Family” assisting us to

Petacchi stays in maglia rosa

McEwen goes for it...

... the peloton was close behind

Pierre Hutsebaut at the L.A. Olympics

Riders in the Giro d'Italia race around a curve during the 145km third stage from Policoro to Terme Luigiane.

The pack rides in front of a castle in Marina Roseto during the third stage of the Giro d'Italia

Riders of the Giro d'Italia cycle past during the 145km third stage from Policoro to Terme Luigiane

The climb up McEwen.

Maher takes the win.

DII victor Beall of Idaho.

Ollerenshaw heads to victory.

No one could catch Hedges.

Robbie Mc Ewen (C) celebrates before being relegated

Petacchi and Cipollini were relaxed for most of the day

McEwen was quick to celebrate and Baldato was quick t protest

Petacchi remains in pink

Cipo' had his share of troubles on Sunday

Baldato celebrated when it mattered.

Pantani at the Giro. He can't claim that the helmet messes up his hair, can he?

2003 Giro d'Italia - FINAL start list

Fassa Bortolo's Alessandro Petacchi shot round world champ Mario Cipollini's right side.

Team fakta’s Frank Hoj and Teke’s Cristian Frattini get a little TV time.

Cipollini's teammates massed at the front - to no avail.

Midwestern State heads to the win.

The women of Dartmouth.

The hometown winners.

Cal on the way to victory.

The rolling hills near Livermore.

Belorussian Alexander Usov (Phonak) won the opening stage of the Clasica de Alcobendas in Spain, taking the 148km stage ahead of Saeco’s Igor Astarloa and Telekom’s Gian Matteo Fagnini, who came across third. The two-day, three-stage race outside of Madrid has increased in importance the past few years, especially since many of the Spanish teams not racing at the Giro d’Italia are starting because the Giro isn’t broadcast in Spain. Kelme’s Oscar Sevilla did not start Saturday’s stage. Sevilla underwent surgery in March to remove a cyst in his groin area and said he continues to have health

Editor:Yes, mountain bike racing has changed. The early 1990's were cool, no doubt, with big fields and the big show at nationals. But the big events now are the epics – 100-milers and 24-hour races. Heck, anyone who has gone to a 24-hour race in the last year could not say that the sport is dying - tons of people just off the couch, giving it a try because it sounds fun. Think about that – fun. These events cater to general participants. Tinker gets the same treatment as Joe Tennis Shoes with his skater helmet. Grass roots is alive and well. Riders in southern California will have

So, I watched Liège-Bastogne-Liège on OLN last night. I’ve got to admit, I really thought Lance was going to take it. He was just looking so strong when he was out there with Sanchez and Shefer. But when CSC caught the break, and then Tyler attacked - wow!, what a shocker. And who would have thought he’d be able to hang on for a solo win? That’s the great thing about live TV - the action, the drama, the suspense. I know, I’m living in a dream world here. Let’s face it. A week-and-a-half delay sucks. By the time the coverage aired, we had known all the details of the action for 10 days. And

Gonzalez wants to do in the Giro what he did at the Vuelta

It's Giro time: Aitor versus the Italians

Geneviève Jeanson: Homo (Most) Superior

The criterium course on Treasure Island

McEwen Road is the key to the road race.

Anyone for a little climbing?

Don't tell us who won, we're waiting for the TV coverage.

The Treasure Island criterium with the Bay Bridge in the background.

DII women's winner Kellogg.

DII men's winner King.

Jacques-Maynes won the DI men's race.

With Team Coast slapped with its second racing ban in two months, 1997 Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich could soon be heading to a new team. The UCI banned Coast from racing Thursday until the team can provide money up front for team expenses through the end of the season. The team was en route to the Peace Race when the news broke Thursday evening and didn’t start Friday’s first stage. For Ullrich, who has returned from knee surgery and a doping ban, the news could mean he’ll be looking for a few team in time to start the Tour in July. “If the situation remains what it is, we will have

Hannos was No. 1 among the DI women.

“Mutation. It is the key to our evolution. It has enabled us to evolve from a single-celled organism into the dominant species on the planet. This process is slow, normally taking thousands and thousands of years. But every few hundred millennia, evolution leaps forward.” - Professor Charles Xavier’s opening monologue, from “X-Men” Mutants are among us. One week after going out with a few of the boys from our editorial department to catch “X2: X-Men United” on opening night, that’s the conclusion I’ve reached. In case you’re out of the loop on superhero lore, the X-Men were, like

One of several pile-ups.

Former USA Cycling chief executive officer Lisa Voight has been hired as the first CEO of the International World Games Association, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The IWGA, an International Olympic Committee-recognized organization formed in 1981, oversees a quadrennial competition for more than 30 non-Olympic sports, such as billiards, orienteering, bowling, handball and rugby. “I’m honored to have been named as the first CEO of the IWGA and I am very much looking forward to this opportunity," Voight said. Voight, who left USA Cycling’s top job last year, is a member of the U.S.

Dear Bob;When I go out riding, I usually take my driver’s license with me so I can use it for identification in an emergency. A friend warned me that I shouldn’t do that, because if the police wrote me a ticket and I had my license on me, the state would assess moving violation points. Can they do that?Thanks in advance,Anonymous Dear Anonymous;I have had my share of experience in this area with both police in patrol cars and police on bikes. When I was a student at the University of Wisconsin in the '80s we wanted to know if the bicycle police cruising around campus with mirrored sun

How about if people quit whining about cycling on TV and just goride their bikes? Isn't that what the sport's all about? Why waste a beautifulday sitting on the couch watching someone else do what you could be outsidedoing yourself? If it's nice hit the road, if it's not hit the trail, or vice versa.There's a whole world out there to be enjoyed and a bicycle is a greatway to do it. You know, cycling doesn't need people making $2 million ayear to validate it. Whether anyone ever gets paid to ride a bikeagain or not, there will still be more people on bikes on a

The UCI on Thursday suspended Team Coast for the second time this season from racing in what's another setback for the troubled German team. The UCI issued a statement Thursday afternoon saying that riders had not been paid during April and that it was once again suspending the team from competition. "Unfortunately, this reveals the structural problems of the team remain very serious, despite all the steps taken by the UCI to protect the interest of the racers," the UCI said a statement. "Team Coast is not authorized, as of this day, to take part in any race on the international

“I’m not a great champion like Binda,' says Cipo'

No word from the silver city on the hill

Ullrich must be regretting that CSC decision

A little late-night Super 8 wrenching before the race

Titec's CM carbon bars

A sticky situation...

Botero at last year's Vuelta

A break that worked

Editor:As an avid cyclist, and an avid sports fan, I am dismayed at the mediacoverage that is given to cycling in general, not just mountain biking. Tyler Hamilton won a huge race not too long ago, and this accomplishmentgot not one second of coverage here in Southern California. And I listento sports talk radio all day long at work. Granted, Lance Armstrong getshis play after he wins the Tour de France, but during last year’s Tour,the 20-second blurb that came across the radio waves was pessimistic abouthis chances of winning until he actually had the maillot jaune on his shoulders.This

As the under-18 women line up for the start, one proves you can still have fun while readying to kick some butt.

Redwood High

Rand Miller at the start

Michael Roye

The final podium at Romandie

It all came together in the TT

Two of the most common questions we get at Hamilton 2003 are “why aren’t your tickets on sale?” and “when will they be?” The answer is, they are now and we still have more than six months to go. Now, let me explain why it took longer than you might expect and where the best places are to see the race. Like most other busy downtown cores, Hamilton, Canada’s eighth largestcity with a population of over 500,000 people, doesn’t normally have grandstands for more than 10,000 lining its Main Street. What it does have is big, bustling city hall, a very beautiful and well-attend performing arts