Cormet de Roselend – 2007 Tour de France
Cormet de Roselend - 2007 Tour de France
News
News
Gerald Herbert exiting the Paw Paw Tunnel on the C&O Canal Towpath, Fall 2006
Gerald Herbert exiting the Paw Paw Tunnel on the C&O Canal Towpath, Fall 2006
David Zabriskie warms up for the TdG 2007 TT
David Zabriskie warms up for the TdG 2007 TT
California touring
California touring
breathless agony
breathless agony
Racing through the Wet
Racing through the Wet
Bold out of the Sand
Bold out of the Sand
Ready and waiting
Ready and waiting
Treadfest rock garden
Treadfest rock garden
Trebon is down!
Trebon is down!
Antonio Cruz at Urban Cyclocross Irvine December 16th
Antonio Cruz at Urban Cyclocross Irvine December 16th
December in Palos Verdes, California
December in Palos Verdes, California
Bad day in Moab is better than a good day at work.
Bad day in Moab is better than a good day at work.
Tour of California Solvang CA – The Cuban Missle taking time out for a picture with my kid, how cool is that!
Tour of California Solvang CA - The Cuban Missle taking time out for a picture with my kid, how cool is that!
Katie Compton, USGP #5, Portland, OR
Katie Compton, USGP #5, Portland, OR
George Hincapie at Finish of TT in ALBI 2007 TFD
George Hincapie at Finish of TT in ALBI 2007 TFD
VeloNews Photo Contest 12/24/07
Our latest reader-submitted Photo Gallery is now ready for your viewing pleasure. Of course, a new gallery also means the naming of the winner of our most recent contest. It was tough this week. We kept flicking back-and-forth between several images, but finally settled on Jeff Sakacsi's shot of the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross in Portland. Maybe it's because we like well-composed black-and-white images, or maybe it's just because this one seems to tell a good story about what was a very mucky day. Either way, congratulations Jeff. Nice job.
Cycling the backroads on the Lake Champlain Islands, Vermont
Cycling the backroads on the Lake Champlain Islands, Vermont
‘Passport’ program on track says UCI
The Union Cycliste Internationale is facing a logistical race against the clock to implement the new “biological passport” in time for the 2008 season. The passport is an individual electronic record for each rider, in which the results of all doping tests over a period of time are collated. It will also contain results of individual urine and blood tests aimed principally at measuring blood and steroid parameters. Tests throughout the season will monitor any irregular biological changes occurring in the cyclist's organism, and thus signal possible doping violations. In October the
Santa on his way toward to Brasstown Bald 2007
Santa on his way toward to Brasstown Bald 2007
USGP No.5 – Portland
USGP No.5 - Portland
Happy Horner at Boulder Cup
Happy Horner at Boulder Cup
Gripper (L) is confident the UCI can monitor medical data by the start of the year/
Gripper (L) is confident the UCI can monitor medical data by the start of the year/
2007 tour de france
2007 tour de france
Gravel anyone? Cyclingupdate.com Spring RR
Gravel anyone? Cyclingupdate.com Spring RR
Cassette Snowball after KCCX Nationals M35+
Cassette Snowball after KCCX Nationals M35+
Levi licks the competition in the 2007 Tour de Georgia TT
Levi licks the competition in the 2007 Tour de Georgia TT
Rock Racing owner confirms Hamilton deal
Rock Racing team owner Michael Ball confirmed Friday that he has signed American Tyler Hamilton, adding that the upstart domestic road team might have “one or two more surprises” before the 2008 season begins.
there’s a new game in town
there's a new game in town
Mormon on a Mission – Columbus Ohio 1995
Mormon on a Mission - Columbus Ohio 1995
Jason, Justin & Devin – 3 NorCal ‘Cross Stars of the Future
Jason, Justin & Devin - 3 NorCal 'Cross Stars of the Future
Hamilton to Rock Racing
Tyler Hamilton has reportedly signed with Rock Racing for 2008. Several sources have confirmed that the team inked a deal with the one-time grand tour contender and that he plans to race with the UCI continental squad in the coming season. VeloNews requested comment from both Hamilton and team owner Michael Ball, but neither immediately responded.
This Week in Pro Cycling – December 21, 2007
Dear Readers,
Welcome to the latest edition of The Prologue, the weekly summary of news from the world of competitive cycling by your friends at VeloNews.com.
The Prologue: This Week in Pro Cycling – December 21, 2007
Dear Readers,
Welcome to the latest edition of The Prologue, the weekly summary of news from the world of competitive cycling by your friends at VeloNews.com.
Wednesday’s Mailbag: Montana’s ‘cross patron; priorities and changes
The Mailbag is a regular department on VeloNews.com. If you have a comment, an opinion or observation regarding anything you have read in VeloNews magazine or on VeloNews.com, write to webletters@insideinc.com. Please include your full name, hometown and state or nation. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. Writers are encouraged to limit their submissions to one letter per month.
The 2007 O’Grady awards
VeloNews recently released its 20th Annual Awards Issue, on newsstands now. In the magazine, VeloNews editors spell out the best, the worst and the most notable performances and personalities of the cycling world in 2007. Below is a sample.
X-mas Cross “the ghost of boobar past”
X-mas Cross "the ghost of boobar past"
2008 RAAM Field at record 250 Racers
BOULDER, Colo. (December 17, 2007) -- More than 250 courageous athletes have pre-registered to compete in the 2008 Race Across America (RAAM). View 2008 roster here. RAAM is a non-stop, coast-to-coast race in June that will pass over two major mountain ranges, through the desert and across the American plains, and into the face of the severest weather patterns on the North American continent.
Trebon in Hofstade.
Trebon in Hofstade.
Changes to the WADA Code: How will they affect cycling?
Most of the news out of last month’s Third World Conference on Doping in Sport in Madrid centered on who would replace outgoing WADA President, Dick Pound. We now know that former Australian Finance Minister John Fahey will take over as the organization’s president on January 1, 2009. While this changing of the guard is important, it is too early to tell what it means for the future landscape of anti-doping enforcement.
Astana’s Spain camp in Jávea, on the Mediterranean coast, is about 280 miles from Contador’s home in Madrid.
Astana’s Spain camp in Jávea, on the Mediterranean coast, is about 280 miles from Contador’s home in Madrid.
Note to Contador: Don’t try this in Albuquerque, where drivers are, um, of a different understanding.
Note to Contador: Don’t try this in Albuquerque, where drivers are, um, of a different understanding.
Where will these brand new Treks go once Astana has its team bikes?
Where will these brand new Treks go once Astana has its team bikes?
The SRAM SRM Pro crankset is new for 2008.
The SRAM SRM Pro crankset is new for 2008.
In addition to new equipment, riders use the training camp to get to know one other.
In addition to new equipment, riders use the training camp to get to know one other.
“I enjoy long walks on the beach…”
“I enjoy long walks on the beach…”
The man with the plan: Johan Bruyneel.
The man with the plan: Johan Bruyneel.
And his 2008 crew.
And his 2008 crew.
Minaar encountered some major hurdles this year.
Minaar encountered some major hurdles this year.
At Cape Epic
At Cape Epic
Pendrel took gold at the 2007 Pan Am Games
Pendrel took gold at the 2007 Pan Am Games
The ‘new’ Astana is largely the ‘old’ Discovery Channel.
The ‘new’ Astana is largely the ‘old’ Discovery Channel.
KCCX M30 race
KCCX M30 race
Contractual agreements keep the Disco riders in their 2007
Despite being full members of Astana, contractual agreements keep the Disco riders in their 2007 kits until the end of the calendar year.
Staying upright at KCCX Nats
Staying upright at KCCX Nats
Trek Bicycles followed team director Johan Bruyneel over to Astana
Speaking of the ‘old’ Discovery, Trek Bicycles followed team director Johan Bruyneel over to Astana, where riders are currently on stock, non-team-issue Madones.
Double Header – 2 riders tangle & tumble at the 2007 Reston Town Center Grand Prix
Double Header - 2 riders tangle & tumble at the 2007 Reston Town Center Grand Prix
Astana will have a second training camp in Albuquerque, New Mexico in January.
Astana will have a second training camp in Albuquerque, New Mexico in January. Americans Levi Leipheimer and Chris Horner will attend.
After my first race
After my first race
Contador won’t have to make a bike change next year.
Tour de France winner Alberto Contador won’t have to make a bike change next year. Note the SRAM SRM Pro power meter.
Santa left me a bike trail under the tree
Santa left me a bike trail under the tree
Wednesday’s Mailbag: A good citizen; Bad boys; Bad company
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World’s No. 2 Katie Compton will lead the women’s team to Treviso
World's No. 2 Katie Compton will lead the women's team to Treviso
L’Equipe: Mayo B sample positive
The French national anti-doping laboratory at Châtenay-Malabry has confirmed the positive doping test for Spanish rider Iban Mayo, the daily sports newspaper l'Equipe reported on Wednesday. Mayo, of the Saunier Duval team, was originally cleared by the Spanish cycling federation (RFEC) for the same offense. The Spanish cycling federation in October cleared Mayo, who tested positive for blood-booster EPO during the 2007 Tour de France, claiming his second sample was negative. However cycling's world governing body the UCI said at the time the second sample needed to be reanalysed.
French doping agency extends Landis ban to non-UCI events
American Floyd Landis, stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title for doping, was on Wednesday banned from all competitions in France by the country's anti-doping agency AFLD. Landis tested positive for testosterone on July 20 last year and was suspended from competition for two years by a three-member panel organized by the North American Arbitration Association in September. Landis has appealed the ban, which expires on January 29, 2009, to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Mayo still faces a long road back to the peloton
Mayo still faces a long road back to the peloton
Feel a little bloated over the holidays? Don’t freak.
Feel a little bloated over the holidays? Don't freak.