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VeloNews to Produce the Official Guide to the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross(June 15, 2006) - The management team of the U.S. Gran Prixof Cyclocross announced today a partnership with VeloNews - the worldsleading competitive cycling publication - to produce the inaugural OfficialGuide to the 2006 U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross.Teaming with prominent promoters in strong cycling markets and workingin conjunction with USA Cycling and the UCI, the Crank Brothers U.S. GranPrix of Cyclocross includes six days of racing and attracts the best ridersin North America to the series. VeloNews is the

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Lelangue is happy with Landis's form

Miller nails it

Gil has the lead. Can he keep it?

Miller celebrates her win.

Vicioso spent just one day in the leader's jersey

A day highlighted by tough climbs, like Furka Pass.

Ullrich may in prime position for Swiss Tour win

Wurth leads the chase

Cannondale’s System Six, complete.

Cannondale’s fork tapers from 1.5 inches to 1.125 inches. Cannondale has done it’s design homework to seamlessly integrate the system’s fork, stem and headset.

The System Six has a massive 1.5 inch head tube, previously only seen on freeride and downhill bikes.

The T-Mobiles give chase

Ullrich, Jaksche and Totschnig

With the departure of Slovenian Army major Jure Robic, his countryman Marko Bahlo has assumed the overall lead.

Overend pays a visit to his old MTB rival, Juarez

Cycling produced the most positive tests for banned substances of any Olympic sport in the latest global statistics compiled by the World Anti-Doping Agency. WADA-accredited laboratories reported 482 positive samples for cyclists in 2005. Olympic-level international baseball was second with 390 positives, while soccer was third with 343. Track and field — the most tested sport — was fourth with 342. Cycling also had the highest percentage of positive tests, with 3.78 per cent out of 12,751 samples, followed by baseball (3.69 per cent out of 10,580) and boxing (3.41 per cent of 2,433) and

Morabito wins in Loeche-Les-Bains

Van Goolen (L) wasn't particularly pleased with Wednesday's finish

Ryder Hesjedal (Phonak) has just finished the Dauphiné Libéré stage race in France, his second ProTour stage race in three weeks. He followed up his fourth overall at the Volta a Catalunya in Spain with a strong 17th overall at Dauphiné - the third North American and top rider on his team. After Dauphine, Hesjedal is ranked 45th in the ProTour - not since the glory days of Steve Bauer has a Canadian been so high in the international rankings. VeloNews contributor Rob Jones spoke with Hesjedal at his home base in Girona, Spain, where he is recovering from Dauphiné and preparing for next

Boonen has mixed feelings about the Tour de France

The handy little Wipperman tool...

... holds a special gem inside.

Checking elongation with one of these is critical

Vicioso's win is a bright spot in dark days for the Würth squad

Rabobank chases with an assist from Der Kaiser

Relaxing in the shade alongside a mud splattered Kristin Danielson (Velo Bella) after the pro-women’s cross country event at the NORBA National in Banner Elk, North Carolina, was hubby Tom back from Europe and looking far better than he had on the days leading up to his withdrawal from this year’s Giro d’Italia. “I feel totally recovered now from being really sick,” said the Discovery man. “I’ve been on my bike for about a week now, and the first half was really bad. I was really struggling. When you get really sick it’s like you’re a different person and coming back to health is hard for

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. We were quite impressed with Robert Harvey’s stunning shot titled “Raleigh Twilight Criterium, 2006.” It’s a great photo, that underscores what people are willing to do for the “enjoyment” of racing bicycles, but while the situation is extreme, it was Harvey’s composition that made the photo work. One of our judges

Nuyens wins

Raleigh Twilight Criterium, 2006

Crédit Agricole chases

And Hushovd pays the team off with a win

Landis took it easy in the finale

It was a beautiful day for taking in the scenery

Henderson (far right) nips Dominguez (far left).

Henderson doubles up in Philly

Schleicher beats the often-unbeatable

Two world champs, Mactier and Arndt

Perfect weather for the women's peloton

Schleicher takes on the climb

Dominguez

The break hits the Maniyunk

The final podium

Cruz in the lead

Leipheimer says winning the Dauphiné was the realization of a dream

The peloton on Lemon Hill

O'Grady and Coutouly have a go

Toyota masses at the front

The Aussie goes it alone

Series winner Lagutin gets the keys to his new car

Mayo celebrates atop La Toussuire

Boonen resumes his winning ways

Menchov following his crash

Moreau, Piepoli and Leipheimer

The Spanish armada: Sevilla, Valverde, Arroyo and Mayo

Valverde and Mayo

The Galibier

Moreau laying it down

No time to enjoy the scenery

Azevedo took a skidder, too, but finished strongly

Levi in yellow

The Philly race has always been a crowd-pleaser

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.Just look at the numbers?Dear Editor,The general public won’t appreciate it yet. In the eyes of the averageAmerican there are no pro cyclists other than Lance. Maybe thatwill change now. Just look at the impressive results with American riders taking thetop four spots in the TT at

Madrid (AP) – Manolo Saiz, the team director at the center of a major doping scandal in Spain, has resigned his position effective immediately. Astana-Würth, which took over sponsorship of the team formerly known as Liberty Seguros, announced Saiz's resignation in a brief statement. He will be replaced by Herminio Diaz Zabala, Marino Lejarreta and Neil Stephens. Saiz said he decided to quit in order not to damage the team and Spanish cycling going into the Tour of France. "I've taken the decision to guarantee the continuation of the team and welfare of cycling in

Bruyneel, earlier this week at the Dauphiné Libéré

Ludovic Turpin celebrates one of the biggest wins of his career

Moreau's move forced Menchov's hand

Leipheimer followed the wheels and preserved his lead

Gerolsteiner at the front

Landis didn't have the legs today

Leipheimer had plenty of American company

Hincapie rips the descent

It wasn't Vino's day

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Taking third on the day, Lagutin now leads the Triple Crown standings

Menchov Takes It: The 2005 Vuelta winner narrowly edged the hard-charging Moreau