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• 1. Sven Nys (Bel), Landbouwkrediet, in 58:48
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• 3. Niels Albert (Bel), BKCP-Powerplus, at 0:22
• 4. Bart Wellens (Bel), Telenet-Fidea, at 1:05
• 5. Zdenek Stybar (Cze), Telenet-Fidea, at 1:24

• 1. Sanne van Paassen (Ned) BrainWash, in 38:30
• 2. Helen Wyman (GB) Kona-FSA, same time
• 3. Sophie De Boer (Ned), at 0:20
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Davide Rebellin vows to return to professional racing next season when his doping ban ends in April.

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Alejandro Valverde lost the latest round of his lengthy attempt to overturn Italian anti-doping sanctions on Friday after Switzerland’s highest court rejected his arguments as “unfounded.”

Juanjo Cobo ─ a former winner of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco in 2006 ─ hopes to get back in the fast lane with a return to his former team, now called Geox-TMC.

Readers offer questions about testing in other sports, methods used in labs and why U.S. investigators are in France.

The Associated Press reported Wednesday that Food and Drug Administration investigator Jeff Novitzky is in France to review doping evidence against Lance Armstrong.

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China's Guo Shuang made history at the Asian Games on Wednesday as she powered to the women's sprint title to become the first female track cyclist to win three Asiad golds.

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After a few lean years marked by doping scandals and sponsorship problems, Mauro Gianetti is back in the high life again thanks to the multi-million-euro lifeline offered by Italian shoemaker Geox.

Men

• 1. Tim Johnson, Cannondale/cyclocrossworld.com, with 250 points
• 2. Jeremy Powers, Cannondale/cyclocrossworld.com, with 234 points
• 3. Jamey Driscoll, Cannondale/cyclocrossworld.com, with 142 points
• 4. Geoff Kabush, Team Maxxis / Rocky Mount, with 138 points
• 5. Ryan Trebon, Kona, with 138 points

• 1. Luke Keough, with 244 points
• 2. Cody Kaiser, with 184 points
• 3. Jeremy Ferguson, with 184 points
• 4. David Hackworthy, with 144 points
• 5. Zach Mcdonald, with 130 points

João Correia ─ the American/Portuguese rider who made the remarkable journey from the publishing world of New York City to the heart of the European peloton ─ will not be racing next season across the Atlantic

One of several yellow jerseys worn by the late Tour de France winner Marco Pantani has been stolen

Authorities in Italy carried out a search of the Brescia home of RadioShack’s Yaroslav Popovych on Thursday.

Thor Hushovd was nowhere to be seen in the key moves of the world championship road race — until he blasted first across the line. VeloNews breaks down exactly how he did it. Now is the time for clubs to buy custom clothing (delivery takes 4-12 weeks). VeloNews presents a comprehensive selection of your options, with pricing, minimum orders, manufacturing location and other key information listed along with the recommendations of the VeloNews club team. Subscribe today!

Two-time winner Andre Greipel will return to defend his title at the 2011 Tour Down Under, organizers announced on Friday.

The Explainer weighs in on the case of the distracted investment banker.

Following the decision by director Kristen Armstrong to return to competition, the Peanut Butter & Co.TWENTY12 team announced Wednesday that it has hired former Saturn director Giana Roberge to fill that role

Britain's Team Sky announced Wednesday that Saxo Bank's Bobby Julich is joining the team as a race coach for the 2011 season.

Alberto Contador said Wednesday that he is happy his case is finally under review by the Spanish cycling federation

UCI and Chinese officials sealed the deal Wednesday to clear the way for a new, multi-day stage race in China

Garmin sprint specialist Tyler Farrar will ride in Australia's Tour Down Under in January, organizers confirmed Wednesday.

David Mai and Cathy Rowell won this weekend's Porky Gulch Classic Stage Race, an unusual, unsanctioned, season-ending event held near the base of Mount Washington in New Hampshire.

Photos from New Hampshire's Porky Gulch Classic Stage Race

Ryder Hesjedal reflects on a remarkable season and considers what 2011 has in store for him and for a restructured Garmin team.

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• 1. Adam Craig, (USA) Rabobank/giant, in 1:01:11
• 2. Ryan Trebon, (USA) Rideclean/kona, in 1:01:26
• 3. Christopher Jones, (USA) Rapha-Focus, in 1:02:01
• 4. Sid Taberlay, (AUS) Sho-Air/specialized, in 1:02:38
• 5. Zach Mcdonald, (USA) Rapha-Focus, in 1:03:10

• 1. Susan Butler, (USA) Hudz Subaru, in 41:20
• 2. Katherine Sherwin, (USA) Hudz-Vista Subaru, in 41:30
• 3. Barbara Howe, (USA) Ibis And The Danger Twins, in 41:42
• 4. Devon Haskell, (USA) Bike Station Aptos, in 42:19
• 5. Coryn Rivera, (USA) Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty12, in 42:32

Adam Craig and Sue Butler take the flowers in day 1 of the Dam Cross Weekend in Los Angeles.

A reader wants to know how Yaroslav Popovych, a Ukrainian national, who lives in Italy, can be forced to appear before a U.S. grand jury.

Ukrainian Volodimir Gustov has returned to Saxo Bank-SunGard after the collapse of his Cervélo team.

Yaroslav Popovych, a teammate of Lance Armstrong, testified for 90 minutes before a federal grand jury in the U.S. that is probing doping in the sport, his lawyer said Wednesday.

The "team without a name" continues to make headlines in the off-seaon by filtering its signings in dribs and drabs, but who can blame them when there's not a lot going on.

The American is pumped for Paris-Nice and the spring classics, an undecided on defending his world pursuit title

Denied a shot at a ProTeam license, Australian Pegasus Sports will register as a UCI Professional Continental team for the coming season.

RadioShack’s Yaroslav Popovych has been subpoenaed to testify before a U.S. Federal grand jury that is probing doping in the sport, largely focusing on his teammate Lance Armstrong.

A French tribunal has ordered Floyd Landis and former coach Arnie Baker to stand trial for computer hacking

Andrew Hood visits Pinto, Spain.

USA Cycling considers proposals to ban helmet cams in races, prevent juniors from using carbon wheels and award singlespeed national championships

Hawaii is not a bad place to unplug for anyone, but if you’re Ryder Hesjedal coming off a breakthrough year, the Pacific islands are the perfect respite to reflect on a phenomenal 2010 season.

The yet-unnamed Luxembourg cycling team continues to add more firepower, announcing Friday the arrival of Danish rider Jakob Fulgsang and the German duo of Linus Gerdemann and Fabian Wegmann.

The woman pleaded guilty to running into three amateur racers, killing two of them, while drunk driving last year.

USA Cycling and the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame name Mara Abbott and Taylor Phinney Athletes of the Year.

A reader wants to know how much proof is required to convict an athlete on a doping charge.

UPDATED: Big changes are in store for the National Racing Calendar next year. Philly's Liberty Classic gets added to the list.

Team Sky snags classics hope Davide Appollonio and classics veteran Jeremy Hunt from Cervelo TestTeam

North Carolina State retains its lead in Divison 1 after hosting the conference in Raleigh on a course heavy on the sand features.

Australia might get its first top-level team as Pegasus-Fly V Australia awaits news from Switzerland.

A year has passed since Jeff Castelaz rode across the country to raise awareness and funds for childhood cancer and mourn the death of his own son. This year, another ride united Castelaz' music and cycling community, including Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer.

Contador's defense is not earning him any friends in the Spanish beef industry

André Greipel gets his favorite lead-out man and the yet-unnamed Luxembourg team signs three more in another busy day in the rider market.

Local residents in Alberto Contador’s hometown of El Pinto formed a human chain three kilometers long on Saturday in an act of support for the beleaguered Tour de France champion.

• 1. Sanne Van Paassen (NED), 43:40
• 2. Brand Daphny Van Den (NED), at 0:16
• 3. Katerina Nash (CZE), Luna Pro Team, at 0:55
• 4. Pavla Havlikova (CZE), at 1:11
• 5. Helen Wyman (GBR), Kona, at 1:25

Lance Armstrong will race for the last time outside the United States in January when he makes an international farewell appearance at the Tour Down Under.

Kristin Armstrong says she’s hoping to return to competition to defend her time trial gold medal in the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Alberto Contador will not appear at a criterium at the end of this month or in any other event until possible doping allegations have been resolved.

The new Luxembourg Project team is beginning to look more-and-more like the old Saxo Bank squad. Jens Voigt explains why he made the jump.

German veteran Jens Voigt will be riding for the yet-unnamed Luxembourg-backed team next season.

Spain’s Guardia Civil arrested 34 people connected to an alleged trafficking ring involving clenbuterol in the Canary islands

The Italian cycling community is rallying around Franco Pellizotti, who was cleared of doping allegations by the national anti-doping tribunal on Thursday.

Ted King and Tim Duggan better begin Italian lessons if they haven’t already, because Liquigas boss Roberto Amadio said he expects his new American recruits to be very busy next season.

Franco Pellizotti has been absolved of doping allegations Thursday by Italian anti-doping authorities in what could be a major setback for the UCI’s biological passport.

A reader wants to know why the UCI is dragging its heels in addressing the doping charges against Tour de France winner Alberto Contador.

There’s a war of words brewing between UCI president Pat McQuaid and Spanish authorities, who are angered over allegations by cycling’s boss that Spain is a haven for doping

Nick Legan has wrenched for Team RadioShack and other ProTour teams.

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Italian sprinter Daniele Bennati has signed a two-year deal with the Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project, the as-of-yet-unnamed team built around brothers Andy and Frank Schleck.

André Mahé, the man who controversially shared victory in the 1949 edition of Paris-Roubaix with Serse Coppi, died Wednesday at his home in Brittany at the age of 90.

The American envisions a support role in 2011, with perhaps a Tour of California start instead of the Giro.

HTC-High Road's new Specialized bikes for 2011.