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Vinokourov wants to be on the podium in Paris

Our intrepid foaming rantist, about to go batty, bids his bride adieu before flapping off alone on a sorely needed road trip

The ultra-swank Mad Dog Media spring training camp headquarters

When Windshield Trim Attacks: O'Grady's favorite bike dodges a bullet

Not even jet lag after a flight from Australia could slow O'Neill

Neben wasn't feeling 100 percent, either, but still found a way to win

Men's runner-up Baldwin

Women's runner-up Armstrong

Two-time Redlands winner Moninger, who took third

Thorburn

Kum & Go: Barbecued baloney to go, please

Stewart: The envelope, please

Wherry's bug-free and Redlands-bound

Treefarm is on the mend

A look ahead at a look back

Dear Readers,Last week (see Doored v. Nailed), we had a letter from D.D., who askedWhat legal issues arise when a cyclist swerves to avoid a car door opening and is hit from behind by a car? It has not happened(to me) yet, but oh so many close calls!This week, we're going to take a second look at this issue- be sure to scroll down for reader comments and advise on avoiding this common bane of cyclists. The Door ZoneAs you may recall, in Doored v. Nailed I cited the website for the Door Zone Project, which contains a summary of news accounts of dooring accidents. Shortly afterwards, I

It’s been a while since I’ve typed my way into the Neighborhood, and in that time I’ve seen a few things. Since I last penned a column I’ve been to Tennessee on family business, California for the Amgen tour and Wyoming to visit my mom. During these travels I’ve made a few observations and picked up a few snippets of wisdom. For example, did you know that in Tennessee, barbecued baloney is found on steakhouse menus? That a convenience-store chain in Middle America is called "Kum & Go"? It even uses cycling imagery in its advertisements. And how many out there know that a classic Mercedes can

USA Cycling has hired Doug Martin as director of BMX programs, the governing body announced Thursday. With BMX set to debut as a medal sport at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, USA Cycling created the new position " to help clarify and communicate processes and guidelines by which BMX athletes and teams qualify for competitions," USAC announced on its web site. ”The addition of BMX to the Olympic Games is an incredible opportunity for both the sport of BMX racing and American cycling in general," said Steve Johnson, director of athletics. “In addition to an intimate knowledge of the BMX

Wherry

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. The joy of teamworkDear Editor:When people ask in dismay why we follow a sport where many riders ridefor the glory of one leader, we now have two answers: the photos of Zabeland Petacchi finishing the last stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico, and Pozzatoand Boonen finishing the Milan-San

Boonen celebrated, too.

Veuchelen, Hunt and Mondory

Team owner Andy Rihs and Lelangue at the Tour of California

Landis has had a great early season and is now taking a relaxed route to the Tour.

Leading the ProTour now, Landis wants to be wearing yellow in July.

O'Neill celebrates as he finishes the ITT

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. This past week offered up an especially difficult set of choices. We even got a commercial inquiry from a firm hoping to use one of the images we posted (Rich Grandzol, drop us a line, will ya?). After wrestling with our decision, though we kept finding ourselves coming back to Darrell Parks’ shot of the Bixby Bridge from

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.That long arm of the lawDear Velo,At the risk of stirring up a hornet’s nest of opinions on the matterI interject my own. How far reaching is the grasp UCI that it can strong-arm other professional cyclist for merely riding with a suspended rider? (See "Hamiltonquits Boulder race series

Monterey, California - Here's the scenario: a racer arrives at the Sea Otter Classic, the world's largest cycling festival, and finishes on the podium. He says he's dissected and memorized the course dozens of times yet he's never set foot on Laguna Seca Recreational Area. Sound like fiction? Maybe, but here's the secret: his win is a result of a custom blend of technology, terrain and training. Garmin International's line of GPS-enabled fitness devices, in conjunction with its GPS-enabled online mapping service, MotionBased.com, is featured at this year's Sea

Tour of California at Bixby Bridge

Mark Cavendish

Mactier makes Australia proud

The court says Hondo can race. Will teams agree?

The Luna Chix 2006

Awright, listen up!

Turn, turn, turn

Coach Dunlap watches an Ambassador clear an obstacle

Marla Streb's belly gets a pat

Gould

Streb

Vanlandingham

Hanusova

Florit

Dunlap

The podium

Rabobank on the Poggio

After photos of Tyler Hamilton in a local criterium showed up on the Internet, USA Cycling got a call from the UCI, wondering why a suspended rider was racing. Two weekends ago, Hamilton joined a handful of other pros and a few hundred amateur racers in a non-sanctioned series race in his hometown of Boulder, Colorado. Hamilton is currently serving a two-year suspension from a 2004 blood doping charge. "They contacted us and asked, ‘What is Tyler Hamilton doing riding in a bike race with other UCI pros?’" said USA Cycling CEO Gerard Bisceglia. "We said it wasn’t sanctioned. They said,

The escape

He said it was the best day of his life

Auger and Contrini in the early break

Extebarria and Scheirlinkcx

Pozzato surprises the peloton

Boonen on the Cipressa

Garzelli on the Cipressa

Milram chases

The peloton

Moorenhout and Schleck attack

Pozzato escapes

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.More video, pleaseEditor:Hey, great job on the Paris-Nice video summary. The editing and quality pics were great. How about doing it live for the Giro? I'd even pay real money to see it. Phil StruveAvon, Colorado More video for Macs, pleaseEditor:Kudos for posting the Paris-Nice

Belgium's former world champion cyclist Johan Museeuw and 10 others implicated in a doping scandal are to face trial, prosecutors said Friday. Museeuw, the 1996 world road race champion, stands accused of possessing the banned blood booster EPO (erythropoeitin) and two other illegal performance-enhancers. He was suspected of being part of a ring of drug traffickers including a veterinary surgeon, three-time world cyclo-cross champion Mario De Clerqc and eight other riders and go-betweens. They are suspected of supplying human growth hormones, stimulants, steroids and testosterone to

Petacchi hopes to be in the mix after the Poggio

Boonen comes into M-SR in fine, fine, form

Dear Bob,I love your column, even if it does point out I am often wrong in my mistaken beliefs. What is the legality of when a cyclist swerves to avoid a car door opening and is hit from behind by a car? It has not happened yet, but oh so many close calls!D. D. Dear D.D.Wow, talk about being between a rock and a hard place! Okay, so theoretically speaking, you swerve to avoid getting doored, and you get nailed instead from behind. Who’s at fault here? Well, there are about 50 answers to that question, depending on the state you live in, but we can narrow that down to four different auto

Monterey, CA - Crowds at this year's Sea Otter Classic, the world's largest cycling festival, will have twice as many reasons to cheer (or gasp in amazement) since SRAM's Invitational Dirt Jump Contest has been extended to all four days of the event. And, after weeks of online ogling, consumers will get their first chance to get their hands on SRAM's much-buzzed about Force road group. This year the multi-sport, four-day "Celebration of Cycling' begins on April 6 at Laguna Seca Recreation Area in Monterey, California. The invite list for the Dirt Jump Contest reads like a

Floyd Landis won more than Paris-Nice on Sunday. He secured the trust and confidence of his Phonak teammates as they look confidently toward this summer's Tour de France. His teammates rallied around Landis to preserve his slender nine-second margin in Sunday's nervous, four-climb finale to win his second major stage race inside a month. And in the process, the team and Landis promoted themselves as one of the favorites for July. CLICK HERE to play the 2006 Paris-Nice Video highlight.

Hincapie needs some down time

Well-timed: Andreï Tchmil made his big move in the final kilometer in 1999

The very presence of defending champion Alessandro Petacchi may have defined this year's route.

Legally Speaking - with Bob Mionske: Doored v. Nailed

2006 Paris-Nice Video Highlight

Horner's had a fine early season and aims for the big one in July.

Bettini has doubts about repeating his 2003 win in San Remo, but he'll be there, he says.

The Mother Lode

The new Bastogne

The Jet

Some people take Hed's aero' advice quite seriously

The final podium

Petacchi wins as Zabel exults

Landis at the start of the final stage of Paris-Nice. He expects a lighter schedule in coming weeks.