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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.

• 1. Philippe Gilbert (B), Omega Pharma, 260km in 6:46:32 (38.373kph)
• 2. Michele Scarponi, (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni, at 0:12
• 3. Pablo Lastras Garcia, (Esp) Caisse d’Epargne, at 0:55
• 4. Jakob Fuglsang, (Den) Team Saxo Bank, at 1:08
• 5. Vincenzo Nibali, (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo, at 1:08

After he cooperated with investigators, the Italian Olympic Committee has reduced Danilo DiLuca's suspension by nine months

Riders will face a longer, tougher course for Saturday’s season-closing Giro di Lombardi. Can defending champ Philippe Gilbert stay with the true climbers?

Omega Pharma's Philippe Gilbert earned a repeat victory the Giro del Piemonte on Thursday

The team with no name has signed three sport directors to lead the Luxembourg-based program centered around the Schleck brothers.

Jose Luis 'Chechu' Rubiera will retire from cycling at the end of the month, the RadioShack team announced.

Scotland's David Millar destroyed a field of elite road riders to take gold in the Commonwealth Games time trial on Wednesday

Bjarne Riis, the director of Saxo Bank, says he has a "plan B" in case Alberto Contador receives a racing ban after testing positive for small levels of clenbuterol.

Photos from the 2009 edition of the Classic of the Falling Leaves

Ireland's Philip Deignan has signed a deal that will put him on the RadioShack team next year

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• 1. Oscar Freire, Rabobank, 233km in 4:52:54
• 2. Angelo Furlan, Lampre-Farnese, same time
• 3. Gert Steegmans, Team Radioshack, s.t.
• 4. Klaas Lodewijck, Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator, s.t.
• 5. Yukiya Arashiro, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, s.t.

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• 1. Rochelle Gilmore, (Australia), in 2:49:30
• 2. Elizabeth Armitstead, (England), in 2:49:30
• 3. Chloe Hoskings, (Australia), in 2:49:30
• 4. Joanne Kiesanowski, (New Zealand), in 2:49:30

Mark Cavendish says he's not getting the love he thinks he deserves from HTC-Columbia and hints that his relationship with the team has soured.

Mark Cavendish might be able to walk down the street in New Delhi without being recognized, but slip him into the athlete’s village at the Commonwealth Games and he gets mobbed.

Nick Nuyens is hoping that Bjarne Riis’s magic touch will work wonders on his moribund career with a switch to Saxo Bank in a two-year deal.

• 1. Anthony Ravard (Fra), Ag2r La Mondiale 4:36:52
• 2. Romain Feillu (Fra), Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, at 0:00
• 3. Matti Breschel (Den), Team Saxo Bank, at 0:00
• 4. Romain Matheou (Fra), Saur-Sojasun, at 0:00
• 5. Sébastien Chavanel (Fra), Française Des Jeux, at 0:00

Spanish ant-doping authorities are subjecting five cyclists to additional controls due to 'unusual parameters'

Italy’s anti-doping chief Ettori Torri broke a two-year silence in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press and called all cyclists dopers, comments that have drawn the ire of some in the Italian cycling community.

Australian rider Nathan O’Neill was intimately involved in Kirk O’Bee’s purchase and use of doping products, according to a decision handed down by the American Arbitration Association on Wednesday.

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An arbitration panel has banned Kirk O'Bee from cycling for life and nullified his results back to 2005, including a 2007 national title.

Missing paperwork kept the teams off the list announced Tuesday

The New York Times and The Associated Press report that traces of a plasticizer were found in a sample taken at the Tour, possibly indicating a blood transfusion

Germany's only ProTour team is stopping operations after it was unable to find a new sponsor

Geox-TMC continues to bolster its lineup going into next season and has signed Spaniard David de la Fuente (Astana) and Italian Giampaolo Cheula (Footon-Servetto).

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Relentlessly attacking in the final laps of Sunday’s elite men’s road race, defending world champion Cadel Evans did everything he could to become the sixth back-to-back rainbow warrior.

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• 1. Thor Hushovd, Norway, 257.2km in 6:21:49 (40.417kph)
• 2. Matti Breschel, Denmark, s.t.
• 3. Allan Davis, Australia, s.t.
• 4. Filippo Pozzato, Italy, s.t.
• 5. Greg Van Avermaet, Belgium, s.t.

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• 1. Giorgia Bronzini, Italy, 127.2km in 3:32:01 (35.997kph)
• 2. Marianne Vos, Netherlands, s.t.
• 3. Emma Johansson, Sweden, s.t.
• 4. Nicole Cooke, Great Britain, s.t.
• 5. Judith Arndt, Germany, at 0:01

In what’s yet another blow to Spanish cycling, three-time mountain bike world champion Marga Fullana has been provisionally suspended after a positive EPO test

A look at new wheels from Rolf Prima, DT Swiss and Ritchey

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Mark Cavendish says the elite men's race Sunday might end in a field sprint, as the U23 race did.

Changes over the past year will make the Geelong world championship road course tougher than expected. So who might be favored to win it?

All four (yes, FOUR) of the men's U23 road race podium finishers at a post-race news conference.

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• 1. Michael Matthews, Australia, 159km in 4:0123 (39.522kph)
• 2. John Degenkolb, Germany, at
• 3. Taylor Phinney, USA, s.t.
• 3. Guillaume Boivin, Canada, s.t.
• 5. Arnaud Demare, France, s.t.

It's all about cyclocross this weekend, with UCI races in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and San Dimas, California.

News of Alberto Contador's positive test for clenbuterol triggered a flood of reader questions.

The Luxembourger would inherit the 2010 Tour victory if Contador's result is stripped.

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The Schleck brothers have announced that Mercedes-Benz Luxembourg will provide their as-of-yet unnamed team with a fleet of vehicles next season.

Astana is rounding out its roster to fill the gap left by the departure of Alberto Contador and three trusted teammates.

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Floyd Landis has said the physiologist, now with RadioShack, helped him dope.

A look at the Stevens Ventoux road bike, a long distance performance machine

Adam Craig's Giant Anthem X Advanced SL was taken from the Fox Racing Shox booth during Interbike; Todd Wells' S-Works Epic 29er was stolen from the Specialized booth.

A look at De Rosa's new mid-priced models

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(Click headline for complete results) Men:

• 1. Daniel Holloway, Bissell Pro Cycling, in 1:33:39.70
• 2. Gavin Mannion, Trek-Livestrong Presented By Ra, in 1:33:40.00
• 3. Andrew Crater, Aerocat Cycles, in 1:33:40.10

• 1. Lauren Tamayo, Peanut Butter & Co.twenty12, in 1:00:42.00
• 2. Jen Mcrae, Chann Mcrae Coaching, in 1:00:42.10
• 3. Laura Van Gilder, Mellow Mushroom, in 1:00:42.10
• 4. Shontell Gauthier, Colavita/baci Pro Cycling Team, in 1:00:42.20
• 5. Lauren Hall, Team Vera Bradley Foundation, in 1:00:42.20

Katusha has signed three riders to round out its base while Ag2r has picked up former mountain bike pro Jean-Christophe Péraud in a two-year deal.

Even at 50, Alexi Grewal is deadly serious about mounting a comeback

Joaquím “Purito” Rodríguez is ending his successful 2010 season and scheduling wind tunnel time to work on ways to improve 2011

Pierre Bordry, the often-controversial head of the French anti-doping agency, Agence Française de Lutte contre le Dopage, announced his resignation on Friday.

Five-time winner of the Race Across America, Jure Robic, died of injuries suffered in traffic accident in his native Slovenia on Friday.

Nope, there’s no “teen” missing from that “six” in the headline. You read “six pound carbon road bike” and that’s exactly what the wizards at Fairwheel Bikes in Tucson assembled about a week ago

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When Rory Sutherland’s wife gave birth to their first child in August 2009, the multiple National Racing Calendar champion decided it was time to buckle down and focus.

Olympic team pursuit gold medalist Geraint Thomas and three other British cyclists have withdrawn from the Commonwealth Games in Delhi citing health concerns

Stephanie McIlvain, a former close associate of Lance Armstrong, testified before an American grand jury Wednesday

A day indoors is actually a relief from the 100-degree heat we faced outside for the Outdoor Demo. But the clothing, helmets, and shoes I saw on the show floor are designed to perform outside, on the road, in all kinds of conditions.

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Beijing Olympic medalist Sir Chris Hoy has hit out at the UCI, claiming the world ruling body is "set on destroying the sport."

New shoes from Shimano, brakes from TRP, and bikes from Litespeed

What makes the F2 cool in my book is Felt’s effort to bring that Di2 kit to a more down to earth price. By mixing an FSA K-Force crank and Ultegra brakes into the group, Felt product managers brought the bike down in price without dropping performance. The F2 frame and fork are slightly heavier than the F1 (by just under 50 grams) and it rolls on Shimano RS-80 wheels instead of the F1’s Mavic Cosmic Carbone Ultimates.

The racemachine is built (you guessed it) with racers in mind. It’s got similar geometry and frame shapes as the top-end timemachine, but the seatstays are built to be thicker and stiffer. The overall structure of the bike is a bit beefier and the racemachine uses a standard seatpost clamp instead of the expanding wedge post of the teammachine.

It’s mostly the same as last year’s 586, but instead of the integrated seatmast and E-Post cap, it’s got a removable seat post. Additionally, both the standard 586 and the new 586 RSP lose a little weight by way of improved manufacturing and materials pioneered in the flagship 695. Look says that their monocoque construction and the higher fiber content of newer pre-preg carbon have reduced frame weight on the 586 to about 940 grams.

Tech Gallery: The Look 695 Pack builds up as a 14-pound machine with the right parts