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Anthony Tan sits down with George Hincapie to talk about pre-race rituals, Paris-Roubaix, the Giro, Cadel Evans and his new team.

Despite being in only its fifth year and lasting just eight days, the Amgen Tour of California is fast approaching the status of a three-week grand tour — in terms of the publicity it generates. That was shown by last week’s online release, over four days, of the 2010 stage details, and by the number of Tour de France contenders choosing to compete in the U.S. when the Giro d’Italia is under way in Europe.

A profile of HTC-Columbia's innovative trainer, Darcy Norman, and his techniques.

Former cyclist Joe Papp, who testified against Floyd Landis in 2007, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to sell EPO and other drugs, the AP is reporting

A reader asks how and why race officials can cut short a stage because of weather ... and we get some unbelievable news.

Readers weigh in on the Tour of California, Lance and collegiate racing.

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Friends of Steve Larsen are raising money for his family by auctioning some cycling products and memorabilia, including one of Larsen's Mongoose mountain bikes.

Race leader Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) solidified his grip on the overall lead at the Tour of Oman on Tuesday by winning the third stage, a 124-kilometer race from Saifat Ash Shiekh to Qurayyat.

Kelly Benefit Strategies is entering the new season with its core roster intact and a focus on stage racing and tough one-day events.

UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis limbers up in Tucson for the upcoming season.

Italian rider Eddy Ratti has been suspended following a positive EPO test, the UCI announced on Saturday.

Defending Amgen Tour of California champ Levi Leipheimer hasn't yet seen or ridden what could be the most critical stage of the 2010 edition: the stage 7 individual time trial in Los Angeles.

Dorel Recreational/Leisure (R/L), a division of Dorel Industries (TSX: DII.B, DII.A) announced today the appointment of Andrew Coccari as its new Global Chief Marketing Officer; a proof point to its commitment to become a more consumer-insight driven company. Coccari joins the organization from Honeywell where he was global head of marketing.

José Luís Arrieta (Ag2r-La Mondiale) is one of those old-school riders who enjoys working in the trenches and is simply content to live for the bike. A dying breed, perhaps, but Arrieta is glad to still be racing his bike.

Kelly Benefit Strategies announces Jacob Erker as performance manager and Bob Gregorio as team mechanic for the 2010 racing season. The two additions bring experience and knowledge to the team's well-rounded roster.

2010 Le Tour Mediterranéen results

World class professional and talented amateur cyclists from around the world are once again gearing up to compete in the 11th annual San Dimas Stage Race. The race, hosted by local bike club SC Velo, is scheduled for March 19th, 20th, and 21st. Three exciting stages of racing are planned as well as a Kids Race on the last day. Over 800 amateur and professional cyclists are expected to compete for cash prizes. The San Dimas Stage Race has grown and matured from its modest beginning in 2000 to become well known and highly regarded within the cycling community.

Milwaukee, Wis. - The Tour of America's Dairyland presented by Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, an omnium bicycle race across 11 Southeastern Wisconsin cities, will include a Women's 3/4 category, in addition to the Pro Women 1/2 category, in this year's daily race schedule, promoter Midwest Cycling Series has announced.

The Regions Bank Race Weekend is back again on March 6-7, 2010 in Albany, Georgia, boasting more than $8,000 in prize money. Saturday, cyclists will race against the clock in an individual time trial and volley for position in the criterium later in the day, Saturday's events are in downtown Albany as part of the annual Mardi Gras Festival. Sunday events leave the urban streets for the country roads in the final event of the weekend on Sunday, a challenging 51 kilometer loop through Lee County.

Okay, so the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 was mostly a Wall Street bailout, but bicylists benefited, too, albeit in a very small way.

Defending Amgen Tour of California champion Levi Leipheimer said the first two stages of this year's race offer "opportunities for the sprinters," although the second stage might just shed a few of the peloton’s non-climbers.

A Trek-Livestrong team bike, stolen from Mellow Johnny's bike shop in Austin in November, is back home, minus its wheels, after being recovered in Mexico.

This season, an unprecedented number of American pro teams are tackling the world's biggest races. VeloNews attended the training camps of RadioShack, HTC-Columbia, Garmin-Transitions and BMC. We bring you the inside scoop on these super-squads and others in the March issue. We also take a look at the varied career of the ever-popular Tim Johnson, who wore his recently earned national championship skinsuit to a 14th place finish at cyclocross worlds. Subscribe Now!

Óscar Freire wins the sprint to take the Trofeo Cala Millor.

Graham Watson's gallery from Stage 2 of the 2010 Tour of Qatar.

Team Sky wins Stage 1 at the 2010 Tour of Qatar.

Former Paris-Roubaix winner and Italian national coach Franco Ballerini has died from injuries suffered in a rally car accident on Sunday.

Seventeen pro continental-registered teams will enjoy “wild card” status this, opening the door for the teams to get invites to ProTour events. Sixteen teams were confirmed Friday, with BMC already assured its “wild card” status ahead of its debut at the Tour Down Under last month.

Our readers weigh in on doping cases, the risks on the road and the Trek lawsuit.

A recently broken leg won't keep Versus commentator Bob Roll from the Tour de France this summer, and likely won't prevent him from helping the cable network cover Paris-Nice, which starts March 7.

Attorney Jamie DiBoise planned to call some noted Armstrong critics to testify at the trial, which had been scheduled to start less than four weeks from now in a Minnesota federal court.. And in October DiBoise took a three-hour deposition from Armstrong’s ex-wife, asking whether she had ever seen Armstrong use doping products (a question she declined to answer on her lawyer’s advice).

USA Cycling's COO Sean Petty says that only time will tell whether the race radio ban is a good thing for American racing.

The Ladies Tour of Qatar

Results from the 2010 Ladies Tour of Qatar

Organizers of the Minnesota Bicycle Festival have announced that Nature Valley is increasing its commitment. After sponsoring the Nature Valley Grand Prix pro stage race for ten years, they will expand their involvement to sponsor the overall festival in 2010. The event, which still includes the Nature Valley Grand Prix, has been renamed the Nature Valley Bicycle Festival and will take place June 11-20, 2010.

The 2010 Redlands Bicycle Classic Organizing Committee is proud to announce another year of partnership with PossAbilities and looks forward to a spectacular four day event presented by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.

The Skil-Shimano cycling team has agreed to annul Fumiyuki Beppu's contract after the Japanese rider acknowledged that he had violated UCI rules in reaching a verbal agreement to join the Team RadioShack.

While we've spent time looking at the deaths and injuries resulting from car/bike encounters, are we overstating the risk?

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The fines levied this week against former Giro d’Italia winner Danilo Di Luca reflect the greater latitude recent rule changes have given the UCI in handing down penalties, the governing body noted Tuesday.

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Trek Bicycle and Greg LeMond reach a settlement in their suit over a licensing agreement between the three-time Tour de France winner and the Wisconsin-based bike maker.

Our readers weigh in on Tom Zirbel's positive and a winter warmup in Hawaii.

American Tom Zirbel faces as much as a two-year suspension after a laboratory analysis of a B sample confirmed an earlier positive for DHEA.

Platelet-Rich-Plasma, in which a patient's own blood is spun down to platelets and then injected into an injured area, is a promising new therapy for cyclist. VeloNews' own Tom LeCarner gives it a whirl.

Ikeman Cycling, LLC., today announced its partnership with Yahoo! to form the Yahoo! Cycling Team. Based in Northern California, the team plans to race the majority of its season on the West Coast as well as a portion of the National Racing Calendar (NRC). Dependent upon its success in the US circuit in 2010, the team plans to move on to Continental Status in 2011.

What began as a small women’s cycling club in 2006 in Kansas City has grown to a Denver-based organization which includes a 14-woman pro/1/2 squad, a CAT 3 team and a large developmental CAT 4 team, as well as a multi-state co-ed.

Garmin-Transitions’ captain Christian Vande Velde has secured his future by signing a three-year contract extension that will keep him in argyle through 2012.

Photographer Casey Gibson heads to Agoura Hills, California, for BMC's January training camp.

Just a day after successfully defending the suspension of Stefan Schumacher in the International Court of Arbitration for Sport, anti-doping officials scored a significant legal win in a Spanish courtroom.

Volunteer opportunities for the 2010 Amgen Tour of California are now posted online at the official race Web site, www.amgentourofcalifornia.com .

A reader asks just how dangerous is cycling on American roads and what we can do to make it safer.

The Adageo Energy Pro Cycling Team is contributing to relief efforts in Haiti by donating a portion of the proceeds from the sale of its 2010 team clothing to the American Red Cross.

The latest VeloNews.com reader gallery - great shots from all over.

Organizers of the Tour of the Battenkill cycling race announce that amateur registration has exceeded 1800 registrants for the Pro/Am event scheduled for April 10 in Cambridge, NY. Registration for the event is expected to exceed 2200 by the April date, continuing its tradition as the largest single day road cycling race in North America.

Seeing a void in the development of well-rounded female athletes in Southern California, a pair of veteran cyclists, Dotsie Bausch and Pam Schuster, have formed the InCycle/Time To Track presented by Empower Coaching Systems cycling team.

The Rocky Mountain Bicycle Festival is set for August 7th & 8th, 2010 in Denver, CO at the National Western Complex. This third-year event, formerly known as the Rocky Mountain Bicycle Show, has grown steadily and significantly since it’s inception prompting the name change.

Track racer Sarah Hammer and biathlete Tim Burke were named Athletes of the Month by the U.S Olympic Committee for December.

Our readers speak out on Lance, Landis and VeloNews TV.

Press Release: Let’s do something to help the people of Haiti. Elite, the leading Italian company in the cycling sector has decided to hit the field immediately to help the people of Haiti, the Caribbean island that was recently devastated by a terrible earthquake.

Officials revealed details of 68th Paris-Nice on Thursday and “Race to the Sun” follows a familiar pattern, with an individual time trial on the outskirts of Paris on March 7 to open what’s arguably France’s most important stage race behind the Tour de France.

Dr. James Wilson has been racing bikes for a decade, and studying cystic fibrosis for 20 years. This year, he’s putting the two together to improve the lives of those living with the genetic disease. Wilson created Team CF to raise awareness of the disease and to aggressively promote exercise in children and young adults with CF as a way to improve their condition.

All of Graham Watson's 2010 Tour Down Under stage galleries

HTC-Columbia is putting the finishing touches on its pre-season training camp at Mallorca.