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Trek Travel, the luxury cycling tour operator, is offering a limited number of entries into the prestigious Etape du Tour cyclosportive, or mass participation bicycle ride, that traces the route of an entire stage of the Tour de France. This year the event, which expects nearly 9,000 participants, will take place on Sunday, July 6, and will cover Stage 10 of the 2008 Tour de France. It leaves from the town of Pau, climbs the infamous Col du Tourmalet, and finishes on the climb of Hautacam, site of one of Lance Armstrong’s greatest conquests.

HIGH ROAD POISED TO STRIKE HARD IN HELL OF THE NORTH Paris, France - 10 April 2008 - High Road is ready to strike hard in Paris-Roubaix this Sunday. “We’ve got riders like [Bernhard] Eisel, [Andreas] Klier, [Roger] Hammond and [George] Hincapie who are born to ride the cobblestones.” sports director Brian Holm said. “People seem to have forgotten but Servais Knaven is a former winner of Paris-Roubaix [in 2001]. Maybe he’s no longer in his prime as a bike rider, but he’s pretty close to it.”

The Credit Agricole team practices on the Arenberg Forest cobbles in Wallers, three days ahead of Paris-Roubaix.

MILRAM's Classics specialists with Ralf Grabsch start Sunday in Paris-Roubaix MILRAM's Classics specialists will take on the challenge of the "Hell of the North“ this coming Sunday, April 13. Led by Ralf Grabsch, the MILRAM Team will ride the 106th edition of the famous one-day Classic Paris-Roubaix. Directeur Sportif Antonio Bevilaqua will also look to Germans Christian Knees, Enrico Poitschke, Markus Eichler and Martin Müller, as well as Fabio Sabatini (Italy), Martin Velits (Slovakia) and Netherlands youngster Niki Terpstra.

Bob,
Thank you for an outstanding article on the facts and media bias in the fatal Cupertino accident. I wanted to let you know that in the wake of the accident the San Francisco Chronicle ran a story in which they analyzed accident data, and reported that "Bicyclists were twice as likely as to be at fault."
D.C.,
Napa, California Dear D.C.,

Some start earlier than others

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Making their mark both stateside and in South America last weekend, Kona Factory Team riders proudly stood atop the podium in Fountain Hills, Arizona and the Pan-Am Mountain Bike Championships in Venezuela. Competing in three races last weekend at the McDowell Mountain Park in the second NMBS event, team riders Barry Wicks, Ryan Trebon and Wendy Simms all secured top-three finishes in at least one race. Kris Sneddon also competed and finished in the top-15 in all of his races.

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With their morale on a high after Judith Arndt’s victory in the Tour of Flanders, High Road’s women’s team now tackle the fourth round of the World Cup this Saturday, the Ronde Van Drenthe. The high point of a three-race series in and around Drenthe, the 136.6km event features a triple ascent of the notorious Vamberg climb. 750 metres long and with sections at a 20 percent gradient, the race features a number of cobbled sections. Narrow, twisting and frequently exposed roads, not to mention potentially bad weather, make the race a tough event, normally fraught with tension.

Who is the Quikest Stik in the land? That is the question that California Bike Gear intends to answer through a Nationwide Stikdown. To make the competition as intense as possible, every entry must be caught on video and uplinked to YouTube. The result is that everyone will have real time information about the time to beat.

The 2008 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah presented by Zions Bank; a NRC, Pro 1 Men invitation only, five-day stage race featuring a $75,000 purse, will be closing for team applications April 15th so that they can finalize the field for the August 13-17 event. Any interested team that has not yet applied for consideration can do so by going to www.tourofutah.com and clicking on the Teams page. Team selection will be announced the following week. Contact Terry McGinnis at terrymac@xmission.com for more information.

Warriors Cycling is excited to announce the return of the Rocky Mountain Ultra Regional Endurance Series. The Series has an amazing line-up of races for the 2008 Season. From Wyoming to New Mexico, the series covers all kinds of terrain and endurance racing. From 12-hour races to distance races, endurance mountain bike racers are sure to be pleased with the courses!

Trails Now Open! Central Coast XC Series.

John Hatlelid attacks during the UT & St. Edwards Race Weekend men's A crit

The current dispute between Trek and LeMond has its roots in an uncomfortable relationship between America's two Tour champions. The two were photographed at the presentation for the 2003 Tour de France.

Waterloo, WI -- At an employee meeting held today, John Burke, President of Trek Bicycle Corporation, announced that Trek has filed suit in Federal Court in Madison, WI, to sever the company's ongoing relationship with three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond.