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Rock, paper, scissors: The common method to decide who starts.

Vervecken was smooth over the barriers.

Bessette was good enough on the run-ups.

Johnson goes up and over.

Vervecken leads the early break through the sand pit.

Grande makes her way through the sand.

Gloucester provided a picturesque setting for 'cross.

Team Beaver Creek makes a transition in an early night lap.

Campfire tales: Subaru-Gary Fisher brought the big rig.

Into the night: That's when things get interesting.

Dualies: Two lights are better than one.

Fans

Men's solo winner Grewal heads out for his 17th and final lap.

Group hug: Trek-VW won by just two minutes.

What it's really all about

Longo leads the escape

What me worry? Gretchen Reeves moments before the final showdown with Alison Sydor

Professional cyclists will be guaranteed an annual minimum wage for the first time after an accord was signed in Lisbon, Portugal Friday between the professional cyclists association (CPA) and the AIGCP, which represents professional cycling teams. The accord was signed at the world road race championships between CPA chief Francesco Moser and Manolo Saiz, who runs the Spanish ONCE team and who is also head of the AIGCP. "We've managed to come to an agreement which allows for identical rules for each country," former professional Moser said after the meeting. "Riders now have much

Familiar territory for Cooke

It all came down to Wloszczowska, Cooke and Möhlmann

Cooke makes her move

Pate was a threat

Les Earnest may have triumphed in the courts, but he lost big at the ballot box as the reform initiative he championed was defeated by a margin of nearly 14-1 during the 2001 USA Cycling member elections. Proposition A, which was supported by San Francisco investment banker Thomas Weisel, Lance Armstrong, the USA Cycling Development Foundation and others, garnered 6007 "yes" votes, easily defeating Earnest's Proposition B, which drew only 432 positive votes. Indeed, Proposition B didn't even fare as well as a couple other major reform and legislative measures on the ballot, including

Leipheimer

Millar

Frenchman Arnaud Tournant shattered his own world record for the kilometer on Wednesday morning, becoming the first cyclist to go under the one-minute mark for the distance. Tournant was one of three French riders making record attempts on Wednesday at the velodrome in La Paz, Bolivia, at an altitude of over 11,000 feet. Tournant turned in a time of 58.875 seconds, an average speed of 61.146kph (37.9mph). "Right now, I can’t believe it," said Tournant, originally from Roubaix in northern France. "I simply wanted to go under a minute. A time of 59.99 would have sufficed." Tournant beat his

Van den Broeck

On Tuesday the UCI made official what was rumored for much of the 2001 mountain biking season: dual is done. In it’s place for 2002 will be the 4-up format, which was seen at this year’s Sea Otter Classic and the NORBA finals in Vermont, and will now be a World Cup and world championship discipline. The UCI announcement was accompanied by the 2002 World Cup schedule, which sees the series shrink from eight to six races. Also of note is the absence of a stop in the United States. It will be the first time in 12-year history of the series that the World Cup won’t be coming to America. However,

Hammer's 19:24.27 was good enough for 12th

Pate wins world U23 TT title

The results are in… sort of. Following USA Cycling’s annual membership meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Saturday officials were able to announce that voter participation reached a record high. Impressive as that sounds, it really means that for the first time since USA Cycling was incorporated in 1995 at least 10 percent of licensees cast their votes on ballots that included candidates and an array of issues regarding the future governance of the organization. Election results, however, will not be issued until Wednesday, October 10. According to a press release from USA Cycling, the

Hands up: Virenque bagged his biggest win since he was banned for doping.

Long way to go: Durand and Virenque made their move just 12km into the race.

USA Cycling has released selection criteria for riders hoping to qualify for the 2002 World Cyclo-cross Championships in Zolder, Belgium on February 2-3, 2002. The detailed document was released after receiving approval from USA Cycling's selection committee on Friday. Team selection procedures rely heavily on the accumulation of UCI points, which are awarded at cyclo-cross holding a UCI sanction. There are several UCI Category 2 and 3 races in the U.S. this season, though most are concentrated in the Eastern portion of the U.S., though promoters have recently added at least one UCI

Telekom’s Jan Ullrich is facing questioning by Florence magistrate Luigi Bocciolini in his inquiry into the raid by anti-doping police on June 6 at San Remo during the Giro d'Italia, European wire services reported Friday. In all 20 non-Italian riders will be questioned but former Tour de France winner Ullrich is by far the biggest name among them. It is expected that he will be quizzed by Bocciolini some time after the World Cycling championships in Lisbon - the road race is on October 14. Ullrich, who participated in the Tour of Lucca that ended on Friday, was visited on Wednesday

The Univest Grand Prix, the premier amateur-only event in the United States, was officially canceled a week after the September 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S. The event organizers had originally announced that the Pennsylvania race had been postponed until October, but the event was finally called off on September 19. "The Univest Grand Prix is above all an international event. We feel it unwise to expose our athletes to risk in these uncertain times," said John Eustice of Sparta Cycling, the race organizer. "After a period of reflection, we will resume our work and build the 2002 Univest

It's all in the presentation: Crank Bros. showed off the new EggBeaters.

The Speedplay Zero has less float than standard Speedplay, and it is adjustable.

Aussie is contributing 100 percent of the proceeds from sales of this jersey to the American Red Cross for relief of the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Well, if Cippo' isn't wearing these next year it will be because of contractual obligations. These are stylin'

Genevieve Jeanson won’t be spending the second week of October in Portugal after all. The 20-year-old Jeanson opted not to contest the world road championships in Lisbon. An ongoing problem with a tendon problem will keep her home.

Team Mercury's season came to an end on Monday, when it was announced that the UCI has suspended the team for failing to meet financial obligations. After co-sponsor Viatel went bankrupt in the middle of the season, Mercury was left short on funds, and eventually had to draw on the escrow account required by the UCI. Once the team began to draw on those funds, it had 30 days to replenish the account, which must contain an amount equal to three months of staff and rider salaries. When the team failed to do so, it was suspended beginning October 1. "We actually knew it was coming. My

Saturn director Jim Copeland was all smiles when he announced the signing of BigMat's Aussie sprinter Jay Sweet for the 2002 season.

The end-of-season transfer announcements have picked up in recent days, and a couple of big names were in the news on Tuesday: Johan Museeuw and Frank Vandenbroucke. Museeuw was reportedly close to signing a one-year deal with Mapei, his team of five years before he joined the Domo team for the 2001 season. Looking to replace Museeuw, Domo team manager Patrick Lefevre has offered a contract to the talented but troubled Frank Vandenbroucke, who was let go by his Lampre team a few weeks ago. Meanwhile, the CSC-Tiscali team had actual signings to announce this week. The team added Spaniard

With his three stage victories at the beginning of the Vuelta a España, Telekom’s Erik Zabel accrued enough UCI points to move him to the top of the UCI road rankings, displacing former No. 1 Lance Armstrong (U.S. Postal Service), who dropped to fourth. Davide Rebellin (Liquigas-Pata) moved into second place, with fellow Italian Francesco Casagrande (Fassa Bortolo) third. Several other riders used the Vuelta to propel themselves upward in the UCI standings, including Oscar Sevilla (Kelme-Costa Blanca), who lost the race on the final day but moved from 30th to sixth in the UCI standings. The

Navigators' Vasilli Davidenko, the winner of the BMC Software series, has been suspended by the Russian Cycling Federation for two months following the final adjudication of a positive drug test reported April 7 after a BMC race in Austin, Texas. USA Cycling chief operating officer Steve Johnson confirmed Tuesday that Davidenko had tested positive for nandrolone (19-norandrosterone and 19-noretiocholanolone) at the BMC criterium. The Russian Federation formally suspended Davidenko for two months on September 17. Johnson said the UCI reported the positive to USA Cycling following the

In a written statement issued on Tuesday, the Navigators cycling team addressed the suspension of team rider Vassili Davidenko for a positive drug test dating back to April 7. According to the release, the team believes that the positive test was the result of an "over-the-counter herbal food supplement that did not have a full accounting of the ingredients on the label." The statement went on to emphasize that Davidenko had been tested several times before and after the April 7 test, all with negative results. "The Navigators Team has full confidence that this result was due to the

This time they’ll be sporting their own labels. While Litespeeds have been a part of the European peloton for years, the American framebuilder will now actually be supplying a team of riders on bikes that are marked as such. Lotto, the pro team sponsored by the Belgian national lottery, has announced a three-year sponsorship agreement with Tennessee-based Litespeed. The Belgian team had been riding GTs since July of 1999, but the recent bankruptcy and sale of Schwinn/GT left the future of that sponsorship in doubt. Litespeed director of marketing Herbert Krabel has been actively courting

Wordin says Moninger will be back.

Zabel

New Sticker: Litespeed marketing director Herbert Krabel applies a new decal to a Blade, the TT bike to be used by the team next season.

Gary Fisher has not lost his fondness for expensive and distinctive clothes. Fisher can be easily prodded to talk about his own pet project, namely bikes with 700C wheels.

Two Italian road greats hit the dirt. Colnago and Ferrari teamed up to make the off-road successor to last year's road model.

Meeting with hundreds of independent bicycle dealers (IBDs) for the first time since his company’s successful bid to acquire Schwinn and GT, Pacific Cycles CEO Chris Hornung pitched his Profit Plus Program at the Interbike trade show in Las Vegas on Sunday. Hornung focused on the decreased prices that his company will charge dealers for bikes saying, "You pay too much for your bicycles. You can pay less." But added that dealers will have to "forecast more efficiently than in the past." Hornung also confirmed that Pacific will utilize "dual-channel" distribution, meaning Schwinn and GT will

Pacific CEO Chris Hornung listens to a dealer's question.

Big Change: Casero took over in the TT

Making history: Casero got the win and Leipheimer became the first American to take the Vuelta podium.

4 for 9: Risi took another points title

It all comes down to these two

Contreras made it a first for Mexico

1,2,3: The French sprinters filled the podium

For the past few years, his name has popped up in results occasionally - Guido Trenti (USA) - prompting U.S. race fans to ask, "What's the story?" Now that he has scored the biggest win of his career - a stage victory at the Vuelta - that question is sure to be asked again. Well, here's the scoop: Trenti's mother is an American who married an Italian and moved to Italy. Trenti took out an American passport in the hopes of making the U.S. team for the 1999 world's. VeloNews first spoke with the Cantina Tollo rider at the 1999 Giro d'Italia, in this very brief interview

Guido who?

Elli leads the escape

Leipheimer is the only non-Spaniard in the top-10

Simeoni

Sevilla holds the lead

The gates of Cuenca

Zabel's escape gave him back the points jersey

The French Olympic sprint team heads for gold.

The Olympic sprint podium.

Hunter takes the win