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Italy's GP Comune di Cornaredo is part of the UCI's elite women's calendar.

The Athens Twilight crit is an 80-km race around historic downtown Athens, Georgia. This is the first stop of the USA CRITS series and has a purse of $120,000 for the men's and women's fields.

Le Samyn is a UCI category 1.2 one-day road race in Belgium. The full name is Memorial José Samyn, in honor of Jose Samyn, who won the first race, in 1968, and died at a small Belgian race in 1969.

The Tour of Luzon is the largest stage race in the Philippines and dates to 1955. It has been known as the Tour of Luzon, The Tour of the Philippines, The Marlboro Tour and Padyak Pinoy. In 2010, the race included eight stages.

Le Tour Mediterranéen is a five-stage race in France. It is a category 2.1 UCI event, part of the UCI's Euro Tour calendar.

The 2010 UCI Track World Championships are being held in Copenhagen, Denmark,

Photos of the Sampson Sports line of components and bikes for 2010.

The Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen — "Three Days of West Flanders" in English — is a UCI 2.1 event, part of the Europe Tour. It's also known as the Johan Museeuw Classics and has been held since 1945.

The Three Days Of Panne is UCI 2.HC, mid-week race that serves as a run-up to the Tour of Flanders. There are three road races and one individual time trial that make up this mid-week event.

As the third day of the Tour of America's Dairyland, the Giro d'Grafton twilight crit is 6-corner race in the heart of Grafton, Wisconsin.

The Tour de Langkawi stage race, held since 1996, is now a UCI 2.HC event, part of the UCI's Asia Tour. American Chris Horner won it in in 2000 and Tom Danielson won in 2003.

Directory to results, photos, reports and videos from the 2010 Amgen Tour of California

The Tour of Oman is a UCI category 2.1 stage race. Its six-stage race wraps up with an 18.5km individual time trial.

Arizona's Valley of the Sun stage race is a traditional early season race for Southwestern roadies.

The Dilworth Criterium, held in Charlotte, North Carolina, is the sixth stop on the USA Crits Speedweek race series.

The Downtown Walterboro Criterium, held in Walterboro, South Carolina, is the fourth stop of the USA Crits Speedweek race series.

The Global BMW Sandy Springs Cycling Challenge, held in Sandy Springs, Georgia, is the seventh and final stop of the USA Crits Speedweek race series.

The Beaufort Memorial Cycling Classic, held in Beaufort, South Carolina, is the third stop of the USA Crits Speedweek race series.

The Historic Roswell Criterium, held in Roswell, Georgia, is the second stop for the USA Crits Speedweek race series.

The Terrapin Twilight crit, held in Athens, Georgia, is the first race in the USA Crits Speedweek series.

The San Dimas Stage Race is short, prestigious stage race in California. While it is not part of the National Racing Calendar, it often attracts strong fields who use the race as a warm-up before the traditional NRC season opener, California's Redlands Bicycle Classic.

The E3 Prijs Vlaanderen is a UCI 1.HC, Belgian semi-classic that is one of the races that makes up the Flemish race week.

Criterium International is a UCI 2.HC stage race that cover 300 km in three stages over two day of racing. The first day is a 175-km road race, and the second day consists of a 75-km road race and 7.7-km individual time trial. Jens Voigt has won this race a record five times, in 1999, 2004, 2007, 2008, and 2009.

Dwars door Vlaanderen, or Across Flanders in English, kicks of the Flemish race week with 200 km of unpredictable Belgian spring weather and great racing. This is a UCI 1.1 event so expect all the biggest names to be there.

The Giro del Friuli is a one-day UCI category 1.1 road race in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The event is part of the UCI's Europe Tour and has been held since 1974. In 2009 Mirco Lorenzetto of Lampre won.

The four-day race in southern Italy was the first road race held on European pavement in 2010, pipping the tradition Euro opener of GP d’Ouverture de Marseillaise by one day.

Galleries from 2010 pro team training camps in the U.S. and elsewhere.

Zellik - Galmaarden is a UCI 1.2 race that runs from Zellik to Galmaarden, Belgium, which are both in the Flemish Brabant province. The course consists of on circuit of 89.5 km and four 21.1-km circuits, totaling 173.9 km.

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The Tour of Turkey is an eight-stage race that covers the western part of Turkey. It is rated as a UCI 1.HC event.

The Grand Prix Pino Cerami is a 193.3-km race in the Belgian province of Hainaut. It is a UCI 1.1 category race that began in 1964.

The 2010 professional road championships are once again being held in Greenville, South Carolina, the home of the reigning national road champ, George Hincapie.

The Circuit Cycliste Sarthe - Pays de la Loire is a short stage race held in the Pays de la Loire region of France. The event has been held since 1975.

The Grand Prix of Donetsk is a 168.5-km, UCI 1.2 race held in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. The course starts in the city, runs out into the steppes of eastern Ukraine, the returns to the city for four finishing laps of downtown Donetsk.

Known for its strade bianche — white gravel roads — Italy's newest one-day classic is quickly becoming an early season favorite.

Paris-Troyes is a 172-km, UCI 1.2 race that spans the Seine and Marne regions of France.

The Trofeo Franco Balestra is a 170-km, UCI 1.2 race held in Italy.

Omloop van het Wassland is a 190-km, UCI 1.2 race held in the Belgian region of Wassland.

The Porec Trophy race is a UCI 1.2, Croatian road race.

The Classic Loire Atlantique is a French, UCI 1.2 race that does 10 laps of a 16.8-km course. 2010 is the 11th year of the event, which runs outside the city of Nantes, near the west coast of France.

The Ronde van het Groene Hart is a Dutch, UCI 1.1 race that runs 207.4 km from Pijnacker to Zoetermeer. The 3-year-old race passes through some of the most well-known cities in the Netherlands, such as The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht and Amsterdam.

The Cholet-Pays de Loire is a 200-km, French, UCI 1.1 race that mirrors some of the Belgian semi-classics because of the typical wind, rain and short climbs.

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Amber Neben, professional cyclist and 2008 Olympian, delivered more than 40 bicycles to homeless kids in Orange County, California, this week for Christmas.

Embattled Italian rider Davide Rebellin is challenging charges that he doped during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games and denied that he took performance-enhancing substances.

Former world downhill champion Melissa “Missy” Giove entered a guilty plea Tuesday on conspiracy charges relating to marijuana smuggling ring.

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Reader-submitted pics from all over.

After the success of sponsoring, “Phil Keoghan of The Amazing Race rides Across America”, Los Angeles-based NOW-MS Society cycling team is pleased to announce that Specialized Bicycle Components will sponsor their U25 Elite Development Men’s and Women’s team for 2010 and 2011.

British cycling great Chris Hoy is ready to abandon the defence of some of his Olympic titles at the 2012 London Games ifit increases his chances of adding to his gold medal collection

Spanish all-rounder Luis León Sánchez hopes to continue into 2010 his steady but improving trajectory that he’s enjoyed the past two seasons. With a stage victory at the Tour de France and taking one away from Alberto Contador at Paris-Nice, León Sánchez confirmed yet again he’s a rider who’s proving capable of fulfilling the high expectations placed on him.

While winter weather blasted much of Europe, Team Milram was enjoying a weeklong training camp on the Spanish island of Mallorca.

Readers offer opinions on Bradley Wiggins' move and wonder about these cold and dark days.

Health insurance company UnitedHealthcare is stepping in as title sponsor of the team known in 2009 as OUCH. The team, owned and managed by Momentum Sports Group, announced Friday that the new team will be known as the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis.

USA Cycling has announced the recipients of its annual Club of the Year awards. Nine USA Cycling-sanctioned clubs received recognition for outstanding programs throughout the 2009 season and will receive complimentary registration fees for the 2010 racing season.

Readers weigh in on Wiggo's loyalty, jersey colors and the benefits of the war on dopers.