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The Tour de Gruene has a long history in the Southwest that dates back to 1984

PARIS (AFP) — Theo Bos of the Netherlands is due to undergo surgery that will rule him out of next year's London Olympics, his Rabobank team announced on Tuesday.

Also in the issue: Sitting In with Alberto Contador, and Ryan Trebon’s return to center stage, both by Brian Holcombe; the popular Ask a Pro column, by Kenda-5-Hour Energy rider Phil Gaimon; and At the Back, by new, popular contributor Dan Wuori of Livestream Diaries fame.

Tour winners Armstrong, Sastre among the 15 leaving the peloton

Women

• 1. Katerina Nash, Luna Pro Team
• 2. Laura Van Gilder, Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers
• 3. Sally Annis, Crossresults.com P/b Jra Cycles
• 4. Andrea Smith, Ladies First
• 5. Maureen Bruno Roy, Bob's Red Mill

• 1. Luke Keough, Champion System P/b Keough Cyclocross
• 2. Dylan Mcnicholas, Noreast Cycling
• 3. Jerome Townsend, Smartstop / Mockorangebikes Pb Ridley
• 4. Justin Lindine, Bikereg.com / Joe's Garage
• 5. Lukas Winterberg,

Exergy TWENTY12 just announced signing a mix of seasoned talent and a promising rookie to the team

Colorado Cross Classic womens highlights

ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AFP) — Kazakhstan's Andrey Kashechkin has pushed back his attempt to set a new world hour record, the Astana team cyclist announced Monday.

Boulder Cup winner Ben Berden

Michael Miller of Morgantown, Pennsylvania, has accepted an 8-month ban from cycling after he tested positive for a banned stimulant at USA Cycling's masters track nationals in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania in July.

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Lance Armstrong finished 23rd in Sunday's Xterra championships in Maui. The cycling legend was among the leaders on the swim and bike, but was overcome by faster runner in the third leg.

Theo Bos says he's looking forward to the arrival of Mark Renshaw to Rabobank and says he's mulling a return to the track for another shot at Olympic gold next season.

Think you’re a hard man or woman? Or do you have a photograph or illustration of someone who is? Enter VeloNews.com's Hardman Contest for a chance to win the very handlebars used by Jens Voigt during the November-issue Velo cover shoot (left).

New Giro d'Italia race director Michele Acquarone says the 2012 edition of the Italian tour will be "more respectful" to the riders and said plans to take the Giro to the United States are on hold.

MELBOURNE (VN) — Some of the European-based stars of Australian cycling had been in the country all of a few hours before their attendance was required at the official launch of the 2011 Jayco Herald Sun Tour in the Victorian capital.

A 45-year-old Miami, Florida, cyclist has accepted a two-year suspension from cycling after refusing to submit a sample at the USA Cycling masters national track championships in July, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced Thursday.

For Velo’s first-ever Hardman Issue, we couldn’t choose anyone but Leopard-Trek's charismatic German Jens Voigt to grace our cover. The sport is filled with characters that are as tough as nails, but none exemplifies the true meaning of “hardman” as does Voigt.

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (VN) — Liquigas-Cannondale's Ted King just can't seem to get enough of the bike this year.

World Champion triathlete and silver medalist Michellie Jones spends a day with Ryan focusing on the two triathlon disciplines he struggles with most, swimming and running. Her training tips demonstrate how small changes to form and technique can help improve performance on the course by increasing the power and efficiency of each movement.

NYT on rider safety; AP on clenbuterol; LeMond and Armstrong aid search

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Great Britain’s only two world elite men’s road champions define their eras

As Ryan looks for another XTERRA race and begins to prepare for the Chicago Tri, he visits the Gatorade Sports Science Institute to work with Senior Director and 5-time Kona finisher, Asker Jeukendrup. While at GSSI, Ryan undergoes a battery of tests in order to understand the specific needs of his body and to develop a custom training and nutrition plan that will help him to perform at his peak.

Banned Italian doctor Michele Ferrari confirmed today that seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong is among the clients working with his son, Stefano, through a web-based training program. In a statement on his website, Ferrari addressed accusations made against him earlier this week in Italian dailies Corriere della Sera, Repubblica and La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Daylight saving time is coming and with it another weekend split between road and cyclocross racing in the States.

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• 1. Mark Cavendish, (GBR) HTC-Highroad, in 1:59:13
• 2. Mark RENSHAW, (AUS) HTC-Highroad, at 0
• 3. Robert FöRSTER, (GER) Unitedhealthcare, at 0
• 4. Geraint THOMAS, (GBR) Team Sky, at 0
• 5. Ben SWIFT, (GBR) Team Sky, at 0

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (VN) – Exergy Development Group appears set to enter the women’s peloton in a big way in 2012 and will announce plans Thursday to take over title sponsorship of a top women’s squad and revisit a classic U.S. race.

VeloNews' Lennard Zinn offers up a look at the first things that caught his eye at the 2011 Interbike trade show.

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (VN) – The place: the bowels of Interbike, on the Circulus miniature velodrome. The showdown: Johnson versus Powers. The winner: Tim Johnson.

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Milan-San Remo champion Matt Goss will head up a strong Australian team at the world road race championships in Copenhagen, where compatriot Mark Renshaw will sit among the replacements.

PARIS (AFP) ― Tour de France stars Thomas Voeckler and Sylvain Chavanel will spearhead France's bid for the coveted rainbow jersey at the world road race cycling championships in Copenhagen later this month.

PRAGUE (AFP) — Roman Kreuziger will spearhead the Czech challenge in the world road race championships in Copenhagen from next week despite his wrist still being in plaster from a fall on the Tour de France, national cycling chief Marian Stetina said Tuesday.

• 1. Faria Da Costa Rui Alberto, Movistar Team (mov), in 5:20:18
• 2. Pierrick Fedrigo, Fdj (fdj), at 0
• 3. Philippe Gilbert, Omega Pharma-Lotto (olo), at 2
• 4. Jurgen Roelandts, Omega Pharma-Lotto (olo), at 2
• 5. Stefan Denifl, Leopard Trek (leo), at 2

Following his win in Friday's Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, Philippe Gilbert has taken over the lead of the individual UCI World Tour rankings from Tour de France winner Cadel Evans.

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QUEBEC CITY, Canada (VN) — Saxo Bank’s Michael Morkov won the inaugural Challenge Sprint Pro Thursday evening in Québec City, besting Enrique Sanz (Movistar), Simon Clarke (Astana) and Robbie Hunter (RadioShack) in a final four-man heat at the crowd-friendly warm-up event held prior to Friday's WorldTour one-day race.

Stage

• 1. Francesco GAVAZZI, (ITA) Lampre-Isd, in 4:24:42
• 2. Kristof VANDEWALLE, (BEL) Quick Step, at 0
• 3. Alexandre GENIEZ, (FRA) Skil-Shimano, at 10
• 4. Nico SIJMENS, (BEL) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 10
• 5. Matteo MONTAGUTI, (ITA) Ag2r La Mondiale, at 10

GC

• 1. Juan Jose COBO ACEBO, (Spain) Geox-Tmc, in 74:04:05
• 2. Christopher FROOME, (Great Britain) Team Sky, at 13
• 3. Bradley WIGGINS, (Great Britain) Team Sky, at 1:41
• 4. Bauke MOLLEMA, (Netherlands) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 2:05
• 5. Denis MENCHOV, (Russia) Geox-Tmc, at 3:48

2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec startlist

Stage 2

• 1. Wouter WIPPERT, (NED), in 3:51:29
• 2. Moreno HOFLAND, (NED), at 0
• 3. Filippo FORTIN, (ITA), at 0
• 4. Raymond KREDER, (NED), at 0
• 5. Jan KELLER, (SUI), at 0

• 1. Sacha MODOLO, (ITA) Colnago-Csf, 4:19:55
• 2. Elia VIVIANI, (ITA) Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0
• 3. Manuel BELLETTI, (ITA) Colnago-Csf, at 0
• 4. Alessandro BERTOLINI, (ITA) Androni Giocattoli, at 0
• 5. Oscar GATTO, (ITA) Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli, at 0

Lauren Hall (Colavita-Forno D’Asolo) and Isaac Howe (Kenda-5 Hour Energy) won field sprints and donned leaders' jerseys in day two of the THF Realty Gateway Cup on Saturday in St. Louis.

Results from the criteriums held Thursday in Bend, Oregon.

• 1. Peter SAGAN, (SVK) Liquigas-Cannondale, in 4:03:01
• 2. John DEGENKOLB, (GER) HTC-Highroad, at 0
• 3. Daniele BENNATI, (ITA) Leopard-Trek, at 0
• 4. Alessandro PETACCHI, (ITA) Lampre-Isd, at 0
• 5. Juan José HAEDO, (ARG) Saxobank-Sungard, at 0