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Leblanc and heir-apparent Christian Prudhomme outline the 2006 Tour route

Ivan Basso and Jan Ullrich - Who will this Tour favor?

Bruyneel: Felt targeted

The Tour will hit the Galibier next year

Some remember Armstrong this way...

Will this Tour be decided in the mountains?

Cipo' won four stages in a row in '99. The last was here in Thionville

Riis will be in the CSC team car on Hautacam this time around

A final showdown? It sure made for an exiting finish last time.

A chance for Ullrich to strut his stuff?

Luis Leon Sanchez generates between 500 and 550 watts in this position

Minor tweaks have further refined Sanchez's position

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 story behind that photoHello,Becky Brandt's dad here. Becky is at school right now, so I am writing in on her behalf. She took that photo at the WORS Ultimax Challenge in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, on October 9th of this year. It was the citizen/beginner race in the area simply called

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Calvin Straathof, PresidentToll Free: 1-800-700-4797Victoria, B.C. October,  2005 – Team Giga-Bike is presentinga “Day in Yellow with Dave Zabriskie” on Saturday, November 19, 2005. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to be one of thirty cyclists tojoin professional racer Dave Zabriskie on a brisk and scenic 50-km rideduring the annual Team Giga-Bike fundraising ride in Victoria, B.C. TeamGiga-Bike offers you a rare opportunity to ride shoulder-to-shoulder withthe fastest Tour de France stage winner in history while supporting yourlocal Vancouver

PRESS RELEASE: Remembering Tom CuthbertsonSanta Cruz, California - Friends and relatives of longtime SantaCruz resident and cyclist, Tom Cuthbertson, the author of “Anybody's BikeBook” plan to honor him with a memorial bike ride and fundraiser on November13.The ride is scheduled to leave Santa Cruz’s SprocketsBike shop (1420 Mission St.) at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 13,2005. Cuthbertson, who died of cancer on October 10, began work in thebike business at that shop in 1969, when it was known as the Bicycle Center.Cuthbertson had a big influence on cycling in Northern California andwas

Health Net extends sponsorship for three years.Oakland, CA – On the heels of the most successful season everby a domestic professional cycling team, Health Net and Momentum SportsGroup have reached a three-year agreement to continue sponsorship of theHealth Net Pro Cycling Team.“In its three years of existence, the team has continually built uponits successes,” said Dave Anderson, Chief Sales Officer for Woodland Hills,CA-based Health Net. “In that same time, we’ve also seen excitement forthe team growing within the Health Net family. Team Health Net has notonly created external marketing

Leblanc and Prudhomme will unveil the 2006 route on Thursday

What we do know: The rest is just speculation

Miguel Martinez

PRESS RELEASE: Remembering Tom Cuthbertson

Frigo on his way to court this summer in France

VeloSwap mania hits Denver

VeloSwap mania hits Denver

VeloSwap mania hits Denver

VeloSwap mania hits Denver

VeloSwap mania hits Denver

VeloSwap mania hits Denver

Italian cyclist Dario Frigo received a six-month suspended sentence and 12,000-euro fine Monday for doping during the 2001 Giro d’Italia. The former Paris-Nice and Tour of Romandie winner was forced to pull out of the 2001 Giro, while in second place overall, after Italian police found drugs in his hotel room following the San Remo stage. Judge Paolo Luppi also handed down similar sentences on riders Giuseppe Giuseppe Di Grande and Alberto Elli after the duo were found guilty of using banned substances found after police and drug squad officers raided the hotel rooms of all competing teams

It's an annual event that even armored car drivers now fear. VeloSwap attendeeson Saturday, October 22, drained some $175,000 cash from ATM machines at the National Western Complex in Denver because they had quickly run out of money snapping up deals from the hundreds of vendors selling an incomparable selection of bikes, parts, accessories and clothing. It's no surprise since over the course of its 17-year history, VeloSwap has developed a reputation as the place to go if you need a variety of cycling items as varied as a vintage-condition still-in-the-box Campagnolo Gran Sport

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.He blames it on MarioDear Velo,I've been following JohnWilcockson's stories with great interest the last few weeks. Istarted following bike racing just before the start of the "English" invasion,so they are bringing back lots of fond memories.The other thing I've noticed is

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. Becky Brandt’s “Uh-oh this is gonna hurt” received the same initial reaction from nearly everyone we showed it to: “OUCH!!!” Even though the equipment – and probably the photo itself – are decidedly old school, the shot captures the precise moment that poor rider’s day went to the dogs. (We hope he did better than we suspect that he did.)Congratulations, Becky! Contact us and you win a copy of Graham Watson's "Landscapes

Hoy on his way to winning the last Olympic kilo gold awarded

Cunego in Japan. Healthy again?

Backstedt is synched with his pacer and ready to roll

Gerdemann at this year's Tour of Switzerland

Four hours of Rampage in a tin

Irmiger swaps Tokyo Joe's kit for Subaru-Gary Fisher come '06

Vanlandingham has the arm strength to swim an Xterra

The self-contained Exposure

They make a helmet-mounted model, too

The Viking attacks

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.Trecker off base on BekeEditor:I wanted to reply to Mike Trecker's comments about Belgian triathlete Rutger Beke's overturned doping offense. (See Thursday’s Mailbag: "Repeat until caught, then lie"). Mr. Trecker makes it seem that Beke was guilty, found a loophole, and now seeks

I met Kyle Strait for the first time this past summer at the World Cup race in Angel Fire, New Mexico. The 17-year-old freeride phenom had just completed his final downhill run, finishing with a respectable 4:47 on the dusty, rocky course. I had heard about Strait’s heroics in freeride competitions, but considering the deep talent pool at Angel Fire (Greg Minnaar, Chris Kovarik, Fabien Barel, to name a few), his run, while smooth and solid, wasn’t exactly memorable. It turned out to be good for 21st place, about 13 seconds off Minnaar’s winning pace, and, to be honest, it slipped out of my

On starting the "Inside Cycling" column earlier this year I said that my first goal would be to give you a basic story of road racing in "English-speaking" countries. Not a complete history, but the stories behind the "firsts" — first road races in the various countries, first riders to compete in major competitions (such as world championships, classics or tours), and then the first to achieve significant results in those events. Regarding the biggest race of all, the Tour de France, I’ve written about the pioneers from Australia, Britain, Canada and the United States. The first to finish

Another dream season for Nijs?

Saunier Duval team boss Mauro Gianetti and Simoni

Team Ford-Basis Comes to a CloseAfter three successful seasons sponsoring the Ford-Basis Women’s cyclingteam, Ford and Basis will be leaving women’s cycling.The team was founded in 2002 as a developmental team aimed at helpingup-and-coming riders progress towards the 2008 Olympics. The team recruitedprimarily top collegiate cyclists. Each season, as the riders adjustedto the professional ranks, the team saw increasing success.  2005saw the team's achievements reach new heights, with the squad earning eightprofessional victories and over 20 podium placings.Said founder Nicole

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.Discs, are they okay or not?Dear VeloNews,I've seen allusions to a lifting of the ban on disc brakes for `cross bikes in a couple of places, (most recently the article by Matt Pacocha), but is this for real? I've Googled and looked on the UCI website, but have found nothing. While

World sport's main arbitration body CAS on Thursday confirmed it had accepted an appeal by Colombian cyclist Maria Luisa Calle who tested positive for a banned substance at the 2004 Athens Olympics. CAS said the track rider, who came third in the women's points competition to hand Colombia an historic Olympic medal in the sport but was then disqualified, can now keep her Olympic bronze medal. Calle tested positive for a banned stimulant, heptaminol, which she said was contained in a medicine. The 35-year-old had protested her innocence saying she had taken paracetamol for a

Simoni has options

Workhorse: Aldag was a tireless team player

A big year for Liquigas

Brussels, Belgium (AP) - Belgian triathlete Rutger Beke is suing the World Anti-Doping Agency and two drug labs, seeking 185,000 euros ($221,000) in damages after his 18-month doping suspension was lifted due to doubts over the accuracy of his EPO test. Beke's lawyer, Johnny Maeschalck, said in a telephone interview on Wednesday that the athlete had sought an amicable settlement with WADA. "We received a negative answer from WADA," Maeschalck said. "We had at least hoped to be able to discuss the issue but we were rejected." Beke, the 2003 Ironman runnerup, won an appeal in August

Paris (AP) - A United Nations treaty to fight doping in sports was unanimously passed Wednesday by the 191 UNESCO member states. The treaty, however, will not be enforced until 30 member governments ratify it. Then, only those that have ratified the accord will be bound by it.The International Convention Against Doping in Sport, which would require regular doping tests and common penalties, seeks to draw governments into what has long been mainly the domain of national sporting federations. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is hoping the treaty will be put

Bogota, Colombia - October 19 (AFP) - Colombian cyclist Maria Luisa Calle has won back the Olympic bronze medal she lost at the Athens Games after she tested positive for a banned stimulant, her coach Jose Julian Velasquez said Wednesday. A spokesman for cycling's international governing body, the UCI, confirmed the news which was also confirmed by the athlete's lawyer. Calle won the bronze medal in the track points competition but was disqualified after she tested positive for heptaminol. Afterwards the 35-year-old protested her innocence and said she had taken paracetamol for a

1996 Giro winner, Pavel Tonkov sent a message to doubters when he won a stage in the 2004 edition

Linear-pull brakes are cheap and strong, but you have to jump through a few hoops to make them work on a 'cross bike

VeloSwap moves to San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center for October29 eventFor Immediate ReleaseOctober 18, 2005San Francisco -- VeloSwap, the world's largest consumer bicycleshow and swap, will move to the acclaimed San Francisco Concourse ExhibitionCenter in downtown San Francisco for its October 29 event. The 3rd annualSan Francisco VeloSwap and Sports Expo will fill 100,000 square feet andhost some 250 vendors and exhibitors, and attract an estimated 8,000 cyclingenthusiasts.The SF Concourse Exhibition Center is a striking contemporary glassand steel pavilion highlighted with sand

What sort of man reads VeloNews?

Carlos Garcia Quesada and Javier Pascual during this year's Vuelta. The team plans to remain a Continental squad for `06.

Avid's perfect for dry and fast courses. Not great in the mud, though.

Empella: Lots of clearance

Spooky has it, too.

Shimano's low-profile is the right tool for some conditions

SRP's submission to the canti' market

Cane Creek's short canti'

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.Land of the rising cyclist?Hey Guys,I was looking at Discovery Channel’s line up and saw a cyclist fromJapan. For me this is a first, seeing a pro rider from the land of therising sun.Can you tell us more about him and have there been others? Could youimagine Mr. Beppu in yellow?

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. Jeremy Furman’s shot “Cycling’s Future” stood out for us. You can’t tell whether the young rider won or lost… and it really doesn’t matter. He’s got a fan base and that counts for everything.Congratulations Jeremy! Contact us and you win a copy of Graham Watson's "Landscapes of Cycling."Go ahead and take a look at our latest gallery,decide what you like and let us know what you think by dropping a noteto

Lennard Zinn book signing at Veloswap DenverOctober 17, 2005 – Denver, CO – Lennard Zinn, bicycle framebuilder and technical guru, will sign copies of his two new books at theVeloGear booth during Veloswap Denver on Saturday, October 22 from11:00 a.m. until noon.Lennard Zinn is the author of Zinn& the Art of Road Bike Maintenance, newly updated in its secondedition and just published this fall. He has also written Zinn& the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance, published this summer inits fourth edition.Zinn and the Art of Road Bike Maintenance covers every component ofa road

Will Sprint For Food: Collapse of the Sony deal means O'Grady and others are scrambling for contracts

Bruno Roy found Bessette's performance daunting

Bettini closes out the ProTour with a win

When McCormack found a line that worked, he stuck to it

The Bettini group

Johnson's rough start gave the steady McCormack an insurmountable lead

Simoni and Bettini

DiLuca atop his final ProTour podium of 2005