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ASO looking to buy part of the Vuelta

The organizers of the Tour de France said Wednesday they are having talks in Madrid on the possibility of buying up to 49 percent of the Tour of Spain. "There is a hypothetical possibility of a minority participation, of between one to 49 percent, in the capital of Unipublic," a subsidiary of Spanish television group Antena 3 and which organizes the Tour of Spain, said Patrice Clerc, the president of the Amaury Sport Organisation. "We considering all possibilities to work together," he told a news conference.

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Iowa City’s Old Capitol Criterium set for April 26-27

The Iowa City Cycling Club today announced the 31st Annual Edition of the Old Capitol Criterium and Iowa City Road Race weekend, set for April 26-27,2008 in Iowa City, Iowa. This year's weekend event features a combined prize list of over $10,000, making it one of the Midwest's largest race weekends on the bicycle racing calendar.

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CSU Rams Cycling Triumphant at CU Criterium

With three race weekends down and five to go in the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cycling Conference schedule the Colorado State University Rams Cycling Team has a commanding lead in the conference title race. At the University of Colorado’s Criterium on Sunday, the CSU Rams showed once again why they are the force to be reckoned with in the RMCCC with commanding performances coming from every category.

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WADA responds to UCI suit

The World Anti-Doping Agency says the International Cycling Union should help pay the legal expenses for the Floyd Landis appeal, rather than suing the WADA's former president. The UCI announced last week that it was suing former WADA chief Richard Pound and the WADA for comments it says Pound made critical of the UCI's efforts to combat doping in cycling. In a statement released Tuesday, the WADA said the allegations against Pound are "unfounded" and promised to "robustly defend" Pound and the agency.

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Tour of Colorado to feature seven classic events

Organizers have announced that seven of the state’s top races will constitute the first Tour of Colorado, beginning Saturday, May 10th and concluding over the Labor Day Weekend. The 2008 Tour of Colorado will feature several Colorado State Championship events as well as The State Games of The West. Overall results will be kept for five of the most competitive categories and classes.

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Toyota-United celebrates Easter weekend with four wins

Henk Vogels doubles up with a pair of victories in Colorado, Ivan Stevic returns to racing with a 2nd place finish After a late spring snow storm dusted Boulder, Colorado Saturday evening, it was a bright and sunny Easter Sunday for the 100-man field toeing the line for the 60-minute Colorado University Research Park Criterium. With a number of local pros on hand, the pace was fast from the start. Toyota-United used their strength in numbers to establish the winning break in the opening 25 minutes.

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THF Realty raffling Armadillo sign for charity

Retired pro Dan Schmatz retired from the sport in the most unexpected of ways last September when he hit an armadillo during stage 2 of the Tour of Missouri. Schmatz tumbled to the ground, fracturing his collarbone and effectively ending not only his season but his career, which he’d planned to finish out at the end of the week in his hometown of St. Louis.

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TIME Pro Cycling sponsors U-23 training camp

TIME Pro Cycling extends opportunity for young riders- and seeks to line up stagiares and future team riders. TIME Pro Cycling has put together a great opportunity for U23 and last year 17-18 men of all ability levels to come together and receive expert-level input into their future cycling careers. Riders will receive valuable physiological testing, the opportunity to establish networks with athletes pursuing similar goals, and the chance to meet informally with the directors of several UCI teams.

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Medalist Sports announces staff changes.

Medalist Sports (Atlanta, Ga.), a world-wide leader in the production of professional and cause-related cycling events, has announced the following promotions and a new hire. Kelly Greene, formerly Venue Director, has been promoted to Vice President, Event Management. In her new role, Greene's responsibilities include oversight of Medalist's day to day operations of existing events, including both internal project management and external client communications. Greene started with Medalist Sports in January 2005.

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Landis hearing closes in New York

Floyd Landis is expected to learn in June whether or not his appeal to a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) panel that concluded here Monday will overturn his positive doping test. CAS announced Monday that the closed-door hearing that began last Wednesday, breaking only on Easter Sunday, had concluded with post-hearing submissions due from both sides by April 18. Because of the time needed to study the presentations and later evidence submissions, a CAS statement said that no decision is expected before June.

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Mt. Hood Cycling Classic adds LAF benefit ride

Are you tough enough for ‘de Hood? The Mt. Hood Cycling Classic and Orange Cat Events have come together to create the Tour de Hood, a two day recreational ride May 17-18, 2008 benefiting the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the Mt. Hood Cycling Classic Organization. 132 miles of terrain - 14,000 vertical feet - Spectacular views - Mind-numbing climbing pain.

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