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Wesley Sulzberger teamed up with his brother Bernard to overpower Ludewig in the final kilometers.

Jango's (Bob-type) single-wheel trailer mounts only on a Jango’s special rear dropouts.

Wilson keeps his lead

ToPeak’s Allay saddle has an inflatable bladder; pump it or let air out to adjust the pressure to your liking.

Di Luca's season is over

Shimano’s WR80 women’s shoe and R220 men’s road shoe are, at $250, each one model down from the top yet still have a heat-molded custom fit. Shimano also offers a do-at-home Custom-Fit insole kit for $35 that can be used in any shoe.

eSoles’ Paraic McGlynn says, “We have the world’s largest database of foot scans.” Therefore eSoles can create custom insoles, modular stock insoles with three different medial arch heights and various metatarsal arch support buttons.

Wilier Triestina’s new CronoCento monocoque time trial bike owes its interesting shape to its design by aero guru John Cobb.

Argon18’s E-114 time trial frame sells for $3750 with brakes, handlebar and seatpost; it is an E-112 frame with a new aero fork system that shields the front of the head tube.

Add parabola-shaped spacers on the front fairing of the fork to change the stem height on the Argon18 E-114 time trial bike.

FSA’s fully carbon aero under-bar bottle drinking system has bendable hoses and two reservoirs for two different drinks. Each reservoir has a big hole to make filling a snap, even in between the handlebars.

Wilson gave it everything he had, taking the stage . . .

. . . and the lead

Unibet is now the team to beat

Our latest reader-submitted Photo Gallery is now ready for your viewing pleasure. Of course, a new gallery also means the naming of the winner of our most recent contest. It’s fall and a long season is winding down… a perfect time to let loose and have a little fun on our ‘cross bikes. Renee Callaway’s “Cyclocross Wisconsin Style” captures the mood of this time of year perfectly. Nice work Renee. Please drop us a note at Rosters@InsideInc.comto work out the details and we’ll send you a copy of our new Coors Classic DVD. Meanwhile, go ahead and take a look at our latest gallery, decide

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It's been a long and uncertain wait for Pereiro, but it may not be over.

Cyclocross Wisconsin Style

Nys won Sunday's Ruddervoorde Superprestige, the first Superprestige race of the season.

Despite reports to the contrary, the services of American Chris Horner are still very much on the market for the 2008 season. The Predictor-Lotto rider, who placed an impressive fifth Thursday atItaly’s one-day Coppa Sabatini, was rumored to have signed with risingdomestic program RockRacing. Three-time national road champion Freddie Rodriguez, Horner’steammate at Predictor the last two seasons, has already inked a deal withthe team, as has 2003 Tour de France yellow jersey wearer Victor Hugo Peña,but Horner has not. “I’ve seen it posted that I had been picked up, that I’m riding

Horner says he knows his value to a team and expects to be paid accordingly.

Kemps wears the leader's jersey going into Monday's stage

Petacchi wins

The podium

Pozzato, Gilbert and Kroon make a late break

Bessette burning it up

Anthony scores a home-turf win

It’s been a tough few years, but Tom Danielson says it’s still too early to write-off his chances of soon making a big mark on a major tour. “He’s a big natural talent,” Danielson’s soon-to-be team director at Slipstream-Chipotle, Jonathan Vaughters, told the Denver Post this summer. “He went to Discovery and got caught up in the whole ‘next Lance Armstrong’ thing, which he is not. I don’t know whether he’ll be able to recover from day-to-day like Lance did. In a one-day race, it’s not important. He can win a stage of the Tour de France without a doubt.” Danielson doesn’t dispute the

Danielson says he's looking forward to riding with his new team.

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You’ve got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em. — Kenny Rogers, The Gambler Floyd Landis has decided to play one last hand, taking his case to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport. Is it time for some close friend to delicately mention Gambler’s Anonymous? When Big Tex finally cashed in his chips and left the game a winner, the Mennonite kid from Farmersville, Pennsylvania, finally took what seemed to be a well-deserved seat at the high rollers’ table. The deal went his way for a while, but the cards have not been his friends for quite some time now. In fact,

Bruyneel is headed to Astana for the next few years

Welcome to the dome

With a few changes - and a cover over the turf - the dome may turn into the perfect venue for a new event.

There's already a track...

... which local roadies use year-round.

Riders report that you can ride the track at up to 23mph.

Friday's Foaming Rant: The gambler

...come the spoils.

Daddy, I want one of those!

The local 'cross crowd packs the Boulder Theater.

New Challenge tires for Ohio!

After the races, it's journal writing time.

Ariel Lindsley

North American News and Notes: Tour of Utah is back; Single-speed world's

Legally Speaking - with Bob Mionske: Free Bird

Dear Readers;In my last column, "Themthere's fightin' words, boy," we looked at two cases—Chaplinskyv. New Hampshire and Cohen v. California—as backgroundfor revisiting the question of whether “flipping the bird” is constitutionallyprotected speech. To recap briefly, in Chaplinsky, a 1942 case,the Supreme Court carved out a “fighting words” exception to free speech—words“which by their very utterance inflict injury or tend to incite an immediatebreach of the peace.” Twenty-nine years later, the Supreme Court held in Cohen thatthe words “Fuck the Draft” did not constitute

Sports publisher seeks product and e-commerce consultant for catalog business. Consultant will work closely with manager of the Velo Catalog department in advising on product acquisition and catalog/Velogear.com marketing. Consultation would include product price negotiation, inventory control, budgeting, revenue generation, web and direct mail marketing and catalog production. 5-7 years catalog and e-commerce experience preferred, knowledge of cycling and triathlon industries a plus. Please send cover letter and résumé to: Attn: HR, ICI, 1830 N. 55th St., Boulder, CO 80301-2700 or

Heras, who's seen his share of courtrooms these past two years, is anxious to get back on the road.

To the winner...

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Calling for "an overhaul" of national and international anti-doping enforcement systems, Floyd Landis announced Wednesday that he has filed an appeal of the ruling that resulted in the stripping of his Tour de France title. Landis filed an appeal with the International Court of Arbitration for Sport ahead of Thursday's deadline for challenging the decision of a three-member U.S. arbitration panel that resulted in the 2006 Tour title being awarded to Oscar Pereiro. “Knowing that the accusations against me are simply wrong, and having risked all my energy and resources – including those

Cavendish earned his 11th win of the season this week.

Petacchi's Salbutamol case is far from over.

Landis during last May's hearing at Pepperdine.

Hincapie rode his last Tour in Disco colors this July.

Jon Baker, Axel and enough gear to mount a European campaign.

Each bike has a name tag just in case some Euro dude has a 60cm bike painted hunter’s orange.

3. ROL’s new CX38 wheelset adorned with Dugast’s Rhino mud tire.

That nifty custom brake adjuster.

But the national champ eventually soloed off to win

Our latest reader-submitted Photo Gallery is now ready for your viewing pleasure. Of course, a new gallery also means the naming of the winner of our most recent contest. Roger Klepacki’s “Off the back” made us both cringe and remember the pain and frustration of when a racing day goes bad… really bad. Roger, please drop us a note at Rosters@InsideInc.comto work out the details and we’ll send you a copy of our new Coors Classic DVD. Meanwhile, go ahead and take a look at our latest gallery, decide what you like and let us know what you think by dropping a note to

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Denver VeloSwap - October 27VeloSwapis the world's largest consumer bicycle and sports expo. It is THE placeto see, swap, buy, and sell every imaginable bike, part, and accessory.This cultural cycling happening is a not-to-be-missed experience. Itis the place to feel the pulse of the cycling community and rub elbowswith like minded cyclists.Booth space is available to individuals, clubs, retailers and manufacturers.Come see why 15,000 people think Veloswap is the best event of the year.For more information, visit www.VeloSwap.com19th Annual Subaru Denver VeloSwapDenver, ColoradoSaturday,

Off the back

Wicks takes the victory

Wicks and Trebon tag-teamed the world champ again

Compton and Bissette hung together early

Vervecken and Wicks battled right to the line

Vervecken said winning was tougher than in his previous visits stateside

Bausch, Reed and Hammer in the the women's 3km team pursuit

The podium

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Slipstream Sports LLC, the parent company of the Slipstream professionalcycling team, has developed a grant program designed to breathe new lifeinto American youth cycling.The organization today announced "Causing the Slipstream," a developmentprogram to provide financial support to outstanding youth cycling programsacross the country.U.S.-based cycling programs with a junior development program are encouragedto apply for grants through www.slipstreamsports.com.Grant winners will also receive access to private training from Slipstream/Chipotleteam members and renowned Sports Physiologist,

Good genes or the power of argyle? Either way, Taylor Phinney is flyin'

Stapleton isn't expecting a rapid resolution to the ProTour fight.

Slipstream supports juniors

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Dear Readers,In Deliveranceof the bird man, a reader wrote in to ask about an incident in which his group ride was buzzed, and in response, the ride leader flipped the offending driver “the bird.” As you may recall, this immediately led to an altercation between the “bird man” and the “enraged and rather large passenger.” In that column, I wrote that “the bird” is not constitutionally protected speech, and may even be a provocation to fight. In response, I received the following letter. Hi Bob,Interesting discussion of the "bird," although lacking in brevity and accuracy. I take issue