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The president of cycling's world governing body told the Spanish government the lack of information in its doping investigation is damaging the sport. In a letter to Spanish sports minister Jaime Lissavetzky, Pat McQuaid said that the UCI felt helpless because the investigating judge refused to allow the use of information from the case for disciplinary action. The UCI also sent copies of the letter, which was published Thursday in Spanish sports daily El Mundo Deportivo, to the Spanish cycling Federation and the International Olympic Committee. "The UCI can do absolutely nothing about

The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said Thursday that the agreement reached with Canadian Geneviève Jeanson reflected “the most likely outcome” of a case involving her positive EPO test in 2005, even if she had appealed her case to the sporting world’s highest court. USADA general counsel Travis Tygart told VeloNews that even though Jeanson might have faced a lifetime ban from competition for what was technically a second violation, there was reason to believe that the International Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne would not have given the cyclist more than a two-year

Dear Bob,I’m a triathlete and regularly enjoy reading your column. Your recent column on lights and reflectors (see "ReflectedGlory") reminded me of a topic of debate between me and some friends. We’re hoping you can settle it. One day, during a particularly heavy fog, I passed a cyclist on the road. The cyclist was dressed in black and wearing a black helmet, and he did not have lights or reflectors. This started us talking; it seems like technically the cyclist may not be breaking any laws, but could the cyclist still be considered negligent if there was an accident? Some say yes. Some say

Press Release - Coors Classic DVD release party

Iranian cyclists train on the velodrome in Qatar

Canadian Geneviève Jeanson – once facing a life-time ban from competition - has reached an accord with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that could see the retired cyclist racing her bike as soon as next summer. Jeanson, who held a U.S. license, announced her retirement in January after USADA officials said they would seek to ban her for life after she tested positive for EPO at Pennsylvania’s Tour de ‘Toona in 2005. Jeanson had been suspended earlier for a failure to appear for post-race doping test at the women’s edition of Fleche-Wallonne in 2004, meaning the Pennsylvania sample qualified as a

The Mailbag is a regular feature on VeloNews.com. If you have a comment, an opinion or observation regarding anything you have seen in cycling, in VeloNews magazine or on VeloNews.com, write to WebLetters@InsideInc.com. Please include your full name and home town. Letters may be edited for length and clarity.An open letter to USADADear USADA:It's me again.It has been two years and I want to extend my congratulations in yourongoing fight against drug use in our sport. You win. I am more confusedthen ever.But the dopers? You continue to open the door wider and wider for them.(see "USADAdeal

Discovery Channel, Team CSC and Predictor-Lotto will compete in the 2007 Amgen Tour of California February 18-25, 2007, the race’s promoter and operator has announced. Sixteen teams are expected for the second edition of the race. The route will be announced in December. Floyd Landis, riding for Phonak, won the inaugural edition. "The level of competition returning for the second annual Amgen Tour of California rivals any race in the world and proves that cyclists and fans alike are hungry for this caliber of racing in America," said Shawn Hunter, president of AEG Sports. "We are excited

Jeanson at a news conference in 2004

Cyclocross Movie Premiere To Raise Money For Junior RacersBoulder, CO - November 27, 2006 - Boulder Cycle Sport will hostthe Colorado premiere of TRANSITION 2 'CROSS THE POND at the Boulder Theaterto raise funds for the American Cycling Association's Cyclocross DevelopmentPrograms. All proceeds will be given to the TIAA-CREF/CLIF BAR Junior/U23and Mudskipper Youth Cyclocross Teams. Transition 2 spends the 2005 holiday season following a group of NorthAmericans as they travel through Belgium to compete with the best in theworld in the harsh and unforgiving heartland of cyclocross

The UCI warned the director of the Vuelta a España on Tuesday that the grand tour faces being downsized, according to the Spanish daily El Pais. UCI ProTour executive committee coordinator Alan Rumpf told Vuelta director Victor Cordero in a letter that the three-week format was under threat. And Rumpf said that they were considering running both the Tour of Germany and the Vuelta in September, and shortening the latter. "The three weeks of the Vuelta are under debate," Rumpf said in the letter, extracts from which were published in Tuesday's El Pais. "The commission is considering

USA Cycling announced today several changes and category upgrades it had secured for events on the USA Cycling Professional Tour that were confirmed at the UCI Road Commission Meeting in Montreux, Switzerland earlier this month. The 15-race series of international-caliber events, connected by a season-long points system, will make its debut in 2007 and feature some of the top athletes and teams from around the globe. The most significant changes since the calendar was announced include upgrades for two of the three inaugural events. Originally designated as category 2 races by the UCI, both

Bryan Lopes trying to hit sterminal at last year's Red Bull Road Rage

Vuelta chief Victor Cordero follows the final stage of the 2006 race in Madrid

Our latest reader-submitted Photo Gallery is now up for your viewing pleasure. Of course, a new gallery also means the naming of the winner of ourmost recent contest. Take the time to wander through that gallery and see if you agree or disagree with our choice of winner. It’s the season for ‘cross and Andrea Tucker’s untitled photo captured that tough, mucky aspect of a sport that many of love. Nice work, Andrea! Drop us a note at Rosters@InsideInc.com to work out the details and we’ll send you a copy of Graham Watson's "Landscapes of Cycling." And while you’re at it, tell us a

The Mailbag is a regular feature on VeloNews.com. If you have a comment, an opinion or observation regarding anything you have seen in cycling, in VeloNews magazine or on VeloNews.com, write to WebLetters@InsideInc.com. Please include your full name and home town. Letters may be edited for length and clarity.Cyclists may be dishonest... but they're less dishonest than....Editor,There is so much sadness, So much wailing and gnashing of teeth. Somuch angst. Cyclists are cheats. Cycling is dirty. Cycling is doomed. It'sso embarrassing.Just hold on. Chill. It's not just cyclists who

Untitled

Only in Portland

This sign should have been on Sunday's course

Tinfoil Chef

World Madison champion Isaac Galvez (Caisse d'Epargne) died after an overnight fall during the Ghent six-day, the Belga news agency reported Sunday. Galvez, who has been a professional since 2000, died while being transported to a local hospital. An initial diagnosis suggests the cause of death was from an internal hemorrhage, however complete details will not be available until a full autopsy is completed on Sunday. After viewing video pictures organizers of the famous track event said the 31-year-old appeared to have hit a railing with his chin and chest after crashing when he came

Galvez - pictured at the Ghent Six on Tuesday - died after a crash early Sunday

I'm all right! Three members of the TIAA-CREF-Clif Bar team

Former CSC wrench Nick Legan dials in my rig

Seattle's finest: Dale Knapp roosts the masters' field

Jesus Manzano has lodged a criminal complaint against the attorney representing former Liberty Seguros director Manolo Saiz, charging that he has been pressured to withdraw allegations he has made as part of the Spanish Operación Puerto investigation. The former Kelme pro filed his complaint November 14 with the Unidad Central Operativa de la Guardia Civil (UCO), the unit involved in the inquiry. The pressure Manzano’s complaint cites apparently stems from a meeting among Manzano, his wife, and his attorney, Santiago Lucas, at Lucas’s office. During that meeting, according to Manzano, Lucas

The Mailbag is a regular feature on VeloNews.com. If you have a comment, an opinion or observation regarding anything you have seen in cycling, in VeloNews magazine or on VeloNews.com, write to WebLetters@InsideInc.com. Please include your full name and home town. Letters may be edited for length and clarity.Say again, Pedro?Editor,So let me get this straight: PedroDelgado thinks the problem with doping in cycling is that dopers aregetting caught?Steve ScottSan Diego, CaliforniaIt’s all about the “medicine”Editors,I had to laugh at Pedro’s remarks on our current doping crises. Thisis the man

Hamilton is back, with a one-year deal with the continental Tinkoff squad.

Ullrich may face Swiss charges related to Puerto.

Delgado worked for team leader Miguel Indurain at the 1992 Tour

The Ultimate Souvenir - Delgado gets his yellow jersey signed by fellow champions at the 2004 Tour presentation.

Delgado at the 2004 Tour presentation, with former winners Bjarne Riis and Jan Ullrich

A custom Zinn with a very low Q-factor

Delgado, on his way to winning the 1988 Tour de France

Delgado, the TV commentator, holding a model of his winning Tour de France bike from 1988.

Tour de Georgia expands to seven days

Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn - A new player?

Our latest reader-submitted Photo Gallery is now up for your viewing pleasure. Of course, a new gallery also means the naming of the winner of ourmost recent contest. Take the time to wander through that gallery and see if you agree or disagree with our choice of winner. There was something compelling about Reid Neureiter’s “6-year old puddle riding.” Reid’s beautifully timed and composed shot encompasses one of the simple joys of owning your first bike. Nice work, Reid! Drop us a note at Rosters@InsideInc.com to work out the details and we’ll send you a copy of Graham Watson's

French sports minister Jean-Francois Lamour has been elected vice-president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The two-time Olympic fencing champion was unopposed and elected by a show of hands at the meeting of the WADA executive committee in Montreal on Monday. Lamour, 50, who was endorsed by the Council of Europe for the post, thanked members for the confidence shown in him and promised "to work to strengthen WADA". Current WADA president Dick Pound's term expires in November of 2007 with Lamour now in line to succeed the Canadian. Lamour, a gold medalist at the 1984 Olympics

6-year old puddle riding

Lamour is now Dick Pound's most likely successor

Not a pretty picture: It took Bishop some time to realize how bad the injury was.

A mix of adrenaline and endorphins got Bishop to the finish line

The pain got worse after the finish.

The damage was quite serious

Johnson hoping to be first to the showers (and the laundry)

Hey, we're from Boulder, but not even we know what this is about

Johnson goes surfing, Stumptown style

The women's field contemplates a bout of mud-wrestling

Simms shows Compton her heels

Nash hits the run-up

Bessette legs it through the goo

A retired medical doctor and friend of Floyd Landis is expanding his defense of the cyclist, arguing that a detailed analysis of documents shows the Tour de France champion did not have a positive drug test after all. Dr. Arnie Baker of San Diego, California, made the case in a slideshow presentation Friday evening at the Tucson Convention Center, headquarters of El Tour de Tucson, scheduled for Saturday. Landis did not attend, though he was in Tucson to be the official starter for the race. Afterward, he spoke with VeloNews editor Kip Mikler. Landis, who denies doping, is contesting

Discovery Channel team manager Johan Bruyneel on Saturday responded to the critics over his decision to sign Italian star Ivan Basso. Bruyneel's decision to sign the Giro d’Italia champion caused a ripple this week in the world of cycling, which is fighting for its credibility after a season marred by doping suspicion. The Belgian said he is more than happy to have signed Basso, who recently emerged unscathed despite having been one of many riders implicated in a Spanish doping investigation that erupted in May. "I don't see how anyone can stop me from hiring the best rider in the

On Friday Dr. Arnie Baker, a retired doctor, coach and longtime friend of former Phonak team leader Floyd Landis, presented to an audience in Tucson, Arizona, a slideshow arguing against the doping charges that could strip Landis of his 2006 Tour de France win. Friday’s presentation at the Tucson Convention Center, the starting point of Saturday’s El Tour de Tucson event, was an updated version of a previous slideshow that Baker unveiled in California last month. While Landis didn’t attend Friday’s presentation, he appeared in Tucson the next morning as the official starter of the Tour de

Meares pipped her own world record in the final

Baker speaks at the Tucson Convention Center

The women's podium

The men hit the 'Knapp Time' run-up

Another view

Johnson pushing it

Compton and Bessette slugging it out

Simms hits the run-up

Summerhill leads the juniors

Cyclocross Ale: Why didn't I think of this?

Cross crusade: Boulder crossers lobbying for access.

Transitions 2 'Cross the Pond deserves an Academy Award!

Cyclocross Ale: Why didn't I think of this?

Discovery Channel and Ivan Basso confirmed Friday that under the termsof their contract, the Italian rider has agreed to provide a DNA sampleif this is requested in a national judicial or disciplinary investigation.“There has never been a DNA issue,” Johan Bruyneel said. “Ivan agreedthrough his lawyer even before we signed to give a sample. He just wantedto make sure that the guarantees provided by the law would be respected.”Bruyneel said parts of the Code of Conduct hastily adopted by the teamsshould be reviewed.“We believe that even an athlete is innocent until proven guilty. AFrench

Did you ever experience one of those weekends in college when it seemedas though the party never stopped and you try to relive it again the followingweekend, but it just doesn’t seem to meet your heightened expectations? Well, I think most Colorado ‘cross racers are experiencing withdrawalsince the Crank Brothers U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross swept through town,sucked all our energy and excitement, then took it to the Pacific Northwestfor the next round of races. The reason I mention this is because the racerand spectator turn out for last weekend’s local races was dismal. It couldhave been

Did you ever experience one of those weekends in college when it seemedas though the party never stopped and you try to relive it again the followingweekend, but it just doesn’t seem to meet your heightened expectations? Well, I think most Colorado ‘cross racers are experiencing withdrawalsince the Crank Brothers U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross swept through town,sucked all our energy and excitement, then took it to the Pacific Northwestfor the next round of races. The reason I mention this is because the racerand spectator turn out for last weekend’s local races was dismal. It couldhave been

Six months into a Spanish investigation of doping in cycling, national federations and world bodies must defend a case that hasn't netted a single conviction. None of the 56 riders implicated in Operación Puerto has been charged and no convictions appear likely any time soon. The acting judge, Carmelo Jimenez, ruled that evidence collected against the cyclists could only be used in legal cases and not as sporting punishments. "At the moment, this whole operation is closed, on the part of the federation at least," Spanish cycling federation president Fulgencio Sanchez said Friday. "It

Oregonians Carl Decker and Barry Wicks know how to race in the mud.

The course in Tacoma features a brutally steep 80-meter run-up.

Compton won her first national title in Portland mud two years ago.

Cross crusade: Boulder crossers lobbying for access.

Transitions 2 'Cross the Pond deserves an Academy Award!

Cyclocross Ale: Why didn't I think of this?

Cross crusade: Boulder crossers lobbying for access.