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Leipheimer's season is just starting

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Green at Calgary

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Julich's season was highlighted by a medal-winning performance in Athens

John Tomac was on-hand in Gran Canaria, Spain to show off Manitou's R-Seven

Tech Report: Manitou comes back to cross-country

Tech Report: Manitou comes back to cross-country

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.What’s up with OLN?Editor:What is going on with OLN's 2005 cycling coverage? Last year they dropped daily coverage of the Vuelta late in the season, and now this year the only decent coverage of a race is going to be of the Tour. Major cuts include dropping daily coverage of the Giro

With last year’s needle-prick and transfusion tube scandals still fresh in my mind, the big question surrounding all of that hubbub remains unanswered: What is the proper way to punish a doper? Sure, you can slap ‘em with suspensions, fine their bank accounts dry, drag their names through a trough of mud and make their public image darker than an Angus steer’s tuckas on a moonless prairie night. But will it do any good? Of course, the teams, too, have their own “Don’t do it” policies. But with the pressure to win augmented by the long list of hungry replacements (who will do anything to

This story originally appeared as Timothy Carlson’s weekly column onthe website of our sister publication InsideTriathlon. Because the issue of doping seems to transcend sportingdisciplines, we decided that Mr. Carlson’s column was worthy of a seriouslook from interested parties outside of the sport of Triathlon. - Editor "No, no!' said the Queen. “Sentence first - verdict afterwards.”“Stuff and nonsense!” said Alice loudly. “The idea of having the sentence first!'”“Hold your tongue!” said the Queen, turning purple.“I won't!” said Alice.“Off with her head!” the Queen shouted at

Julich has found a happy home at CSC

"Cycling in the News" is a regular service of VeloNews.com. Readers,reporters and friends are encouraged to send links to current stories aboutcompetitive cyclists and cycling that appear in the mainstream media. Ifyou come across a news item that you believe may be of interest to otherVeloNews readers, we would be grateful if you choose to send it to Rosters@InsideInc.com.Khaleej Times - March 14, 2005UAE plans continental cycling teamDUBAI — UAE is planning to form a continental cycling team toparticipate in all major championships around the world. The proposed teamof 16 cyclists, will

Nuyens celebrates his bold victory

CSC's Tristan Hoffman broke his left leg in a crash while descending the Mur de Grammont

The Piil escape

Eki' at the front

Nuyens goes it alone

Up the Grammont

Peter Van Petegem celebrates his third win at Het Volk

Johan Museeuw winning Het Volk in 2003

Another lousy day for a tech editor . . . .

Saunier Duval's Paris-Roubaix machine

More clearance for bigger rubber . . .

. . . in this case, custom Conti' tubies

Bigger chain rings

And top-mounted brake levers

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.We got the predictable ton of letters regarding Fred Dreier’s inaugural column on a pair of ugly motorist-cyclist conflicts. Some readers proposed vengeance via violence and/or vandalism, others counseled peace, still others recommended leaving enforcement to the law, and a few even

Last week, I wrote about some of the pioneer American racers who had ambitions of professional careers in Europe. One of them was Michael Hiltner, who was sampling the Italian cycling scene in the early 1960s at the same time as several cyclists from the British Isles were already breaking into the then-exclusive ranks of continental pro racing. Among the most successful were Englishmen Brian Robinson and Tom Simpson. Robinson was the first English-speaking rider to win a stage of the Tour de France (in 1958), while Simpson was the first to win a monumental classic and the first to wear the

Flecha clings to a nine-second lead and gets the win

Dear Readers,Over the last two columns, (see "Part1" and "Part2" )attorney Bruce Epperson has been describing how Colonel AlbertPope, the “Rockefeller of Bicycles,” used the 1866 Lallement patent, thebasic patent covering all bicycles made in the United States, to monopolizethe then-infant bicycle industry, and how this monopoly was threatenedby an obsure patent lawsuit dealing with, of all things, whale-oil lamps!This week, in the last of three parts, we look at how Pope’s lawyers triedto save the Lallement patent by creating a monopoly that would not onlylast until the patent expired in

It seems the biggest news of the past week is Lance Armstrong’s decision to race at the 2005 Tour de France. His announcement on Tuesday, February 16th, confirmed, changed or confused the plans of racers, product managers, publicists, tourists, executives and journalists everywhere. Oh, like he wasn’t going to race. Come on, Lance! You couldn’t really skip the Tour, could you? Even if he had announced he wasn’t planning on racing, couldn’t you see him having a change of heart some time around the Dauphine Libéré? I can picture him watching Iban Mayo, Ivan Basso and Roberto Heras battle it

February 21, 2005—Trenton, NJ—Hutchinson Tires North America announcesthe arrival of Marc Gullickson as the new manager of marketing and communicationactivities.  After recently retiring from a successful career as aprofessional Mountain Bike and Cyclo-Cross racer, Gullickson will jointhe French bicycle tire manufacturer in an effort to strengthen their NorthAmerican consumer and media presence. Having spent the past 12 years as a professional cyclist highlightedby a win at the 1999 Cyclo-Cross National Championships, Gullickson wrappedup his racing career at the recent Cyclo-Cross

Ullrich at team camp in January

Phil turned on the charm at Adega

Aranaga takes the win

Working together, Blanco and Aranaga built their lead to 15 minutes

Petacchi begins to realize the gap may be too big

Fassa Bortolo begins to chase...

... with help from Saunier Duval and Liberty Seguros

Iban Mayo is here to get in shape for July

Garzelli is riding into form

Petacchi moves into the leader's jersey

SPOT ON - Santa Cruz framebulder Rick Hunter is known for his fine fillet brazing.

Petacchi makes it look easy

Zaballa

Talabard leads the escape

Saunier Duval gives chase

Chavenel and Mayoz

Make VeloNews.com a regular part of your surfing schedule:Mondays “ A Fred's Eye View" with Fred Dreier (weekly)Tuesdays“Continental Drift” with Andrew Hood (weekly)“Technical Q&A” with Lennard Zinn (weekly) Wednesdays ”Nutrition Q&A” with Monique Ryan (every other week) “Training Bible Studies” with Joe and Dirk Friel (every other week) Thursdays “Tech Report” with Andrew Juskaitis (weekly) “Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood” with Neal Rogers (weekly)“Legally Speaking” with Bob Mionske (weekly) Fridays”Inside Cycling” with John Wilcockson (weekly) “Friday's Foaming Rant” with

It could be Millar Time once again in the 2006 Tour de France after the Court of Arbitration for Sport gave David Millar something of a reprieve last week. Millar – who lost his 2003 world time trial crown after admitting to taking EPO – unsuccessfully asked the sporting world’s highest court to reduce his doping ban to one year, but won in his appeal that his ineligibility should begin from the date of his arrest by French police in June of 2004 rather than from his disciplinary hearing before the British Cycling Federation in August. By changing the date of the two-year ban, CAS opened

The Kona Bicycle Co. announces 2005 Kona Factory-Les Gets team rosterFormer XC World Champion and NORBA XC Champ, Roland Green, and four’crossexpert, Kamil Tartakovic, make squad strongest ever.KONAWORLD (February, 2005) – The Kona Bicycle Company today announcedthe roster for the 2005 Kona Factory – Les Gets team. The 2005 Kona Factory– Les Gets team includes the additions of 2001 cross-country World Champion,Roland Green, and Czech Four’Cross specialist, Kamil Tartakovic.Green joins the most dynamic team on last year’s cross-country circuitthat features Kris Sneddon, Ryan Trebon, Peter

Vitamin Cottage Cycling Team Announces 2005 Riders, Sponsors, andPlansThe Vitamin Cottage Cycling Team, Pro-1-2 winner of the American CyclingAssociation’s 2004 Best All Around Team Competition, has announced its2005 rider and sponsor lineup.The Men’s Elite Team will consist of Alan McCormack, Andy Bajadali,Brian Hludzinski, Chad Taylor, Christian McCarthy, Chuck Coyle, Dirk Friel,Joe Taddeucci, Joey Pinkerton, Jon Tarkington, Rob Holland, Michael Schilling,and Sean Bragstad.  The Women’s Elite Team will consist of JennerYaeso, Martha Meyer, Missy Thompson, and Renee Eastman.2004

SEA OTTER CLASSIC CREATES CYPRESS YOUTH FUNDFund Focuses on Combating Childhood ObesityMonterey, Calif. – Sea Otter Classic, LLC announced todaythe development of a philanthropic arm, the Cypress Youth Fund. The Fundfocuses on distributing funds to organizations that benefit their communitiesin the areas of Youth, Sports, Education, and Environment.“The mission of the Sea Otter Classic is to make peoples lives betterthrough participation in sport and recreation, and through celebrationof an active outdoor lifestyle”, says Frank Yohannan, President and CEOof Sea Otter Classic, LLC. Sea Otter

Zinoviev dies in OhioAlexandre "Sasha" Zinoviev, a captain of the Soviet team that won the world team time trial championship in 1983 and 1985, died at a Cincinnati hospital Monday of gastric cancer, his family said. He was 43. Zinoviev, who turned pro and raced on the Alfa Lum squad in the late 1980s, also coached the Soviet national team in 1990. He retired completely from the sport in 1992. He later emigrated to the United States and became a citizen in 2001. Zinoviev was a computer analyst for a medical resource company in suburban Blue Ash, Ohio. He is survived by his wife, Lora, and

Millar - seen here leaving court last fall - hopes to be wearing a team kit next year

Zinoviev

Hondo tries his luck at a solo break in the 0th stage of the 2004 Tour de France

Wild Bill in 1979

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.Ride where you can, preserve where you can’tVeloNews,In response to Kurt Bickel’s letter in Friday’sMailbag. Poach if you have to, but don't oppose wilderness designation. Flawedas it is, wilderness designation affords the best possible legal protectionfor our dwindling wild lands;

RECKLESS DRIVING: Any person who drives any motor vehicle, bicycle, or motorized bicycle in such a manner as to indicate either a wanton or willful disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving. Colorado Driver Handbook. Pg. 24 sect. 12.5You hear the grumble of an approaching engine and ease closer to the shoulder’s white line, only to have your eardrums shattered by a long horn honk and an angry yell. Instinctively, you raise your hand and offer the irate driver’s rearview mirror the one-fingered international sign of goodwill, and a nice ear to ear grin.

Boulder, Colo. (February, 2005)  - This spring, only tenwomen will get the chance to spend a long weekend mountain biking withworld-class mountain biker Juli Furtado, in Fruita, Colorado, April 22through 24.A course for riders of all levels, the course is put together by TheWomen’s Wilderness Institute and offers the chance to ride trails in theKokopelli and 18-Mile road trail systems ranging from beginner to technical,all in the growing mountain bike community of Fruita.Though she has been mountain biking since 1985, this course is the firstthat Juli Furtado has ever hosted. She is the

The peloton was sparsely populated by the end

Eisel takes the stage in the leader's jersey

The bunch barrels along

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.Making the UCI look goodEditor:I've been pretty upset about the state of cycling and its leadership lately. But then I read today's newspaper (February 17) and realized that the NHL's Gary Bettman makes the UCI's Hein Verbruggen look like the NFL's late, great Pete

N.H.L. Cancels the Rest of Its SeasonAs Labor Talks Fall ApartArmstrong Sends a Message,Seeking 7th Straight Tour Title– headlines on The New York Times website, February 17, 2005 You have to feel the pain of America’s professional hockey fans, if any remain. On the same day that pro cycling’s Wayne Gretzky finally confirms that he’s going for a seventh consecutive Tour de France victory, the National Hockey League announces that it’s going away. No wonder there were so few hockey stars acting as presenters at the Grammys. They were all at home, updating their résumés. “Yo, babe? How do you

Earlier this week, on this site, Peter Nye told the fascinating story of Joseph Magnani, an American pioneer whose European racing career was virtually unknown back home. That’s because Magnani moved to Europe in his mid-teens and learned how to race in France, where he lived from 1928 until the end of his cycling career 20 years later. Magnani’s impoverished Illinois family sent him to live with friends in the south of France, where he took up bike racing at age 16. He turned pro seven years later because he could make more money racing bikes than he could in his job of delivering coal and

Ocaña took big risks when challenging Merckx

A child donates his lunch money to the NHL's No Millionaire Left Behind drive

Eighteen-year-old Michael Hiltner in 1959 at Canada’s Tour du St. Laurent, which a newspaper said he won with sensational brillance

Markov brings it home

Steels lost that pretty jersey by just two seconds

Mari was nervous at the start - but not for the usual reasons

MARBLEHEAD, Mass. – February 9, 2005 – The Tyler Hamilton Foundation today announced an online auction to raise money for the two causes closest to the gold-medal-winner’s heart: multiple sclerosis and youth cycling. The auction is now live at www.thfgala.cmarket.com and will be open through March 3; new items are being added daily. Anyone can log on and support the foundation with bids on vacations, sports gear and the once-in-a-lifetime experiences that make this auction unique. Among the priceless offerings is dinner for four at the home of Tyler Hamilton and his wife, Haven, with Tour of

Dear Readers,In our lastcolumn, Attorney Bruce Epperson described how Colonel Albert Pope,the “Rockefeller of Bicycles” manuvered in 1878 to acquire all the significantpatents covering the basic features of the bicycle, including Pierre Lallement’s1866 “Improvement in Velocipedes,” the first bicycle patent in the UnitedStates. This Week, in Part 2 of “The Monopoly Machine” we look at how theColonel tried to use those patents to create a monopoly over the entirebicycle industry.-BobThe Monopoly Machine, Part 2Once he held the patents, Pope moved quickly. In June, Charles Pratt,Pope’s patent