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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

Schleck fought the good fight

Bettini launches

'The race of the falling leaves' runs around the shores of Lake Como

Reporters Without Borders said it was "concerned and shocked" after an examining magistrate in the Paris suburb of Nanterre placed five journalists under investigation after questioning them earlier this week. Three reporters from the weekly Le Point, Christophe Labbé, Olivia Recasens and Jean-Michel Décujis, as well as two from the sports daily L’Equipe, Damien Ressiot et Dominique Issartel, are accused of "violation of the confidentiality of investigation" in the Cofidis cycle team doping case. Ressiot has recently gained international attention as the reporter who linked positive test

The leaves are orange and yellow and barely hanging on the trees. The morning chill stings a little more than usual. Everyone but the hardcore riders (and nutty cyclo-crossers) have already traded in the usual morning ride for some additional snooze time in the comforts of a warm bed. The mountain-bike season, my friends, is in the books. That’s not to say that our favorite fat-tire sport is unworthy of attention at the moment. After all, the off-season is when some of the juicier news comes out. And the biggest news for North Americans and Europeans alike is the release of the 2006 UCI

When Eddy Merckx recently commented on his being called the greatest cyclist of all time, he played down the description in typical “modest Eddy” fashion. “Comparisons between one generation and another don’t mean anything,” he told Vélo Magazine. “For me, the most important is to be the best of your generation.” Merckx, no question, was the best of his generation. And after he retired in 1978 there was a void waiting to be filled, just as there is today on the retirement of Lance Armstrong. The après-Merckx years were marked by some fierce competition for “best in class.” The first

Giancarlo Ferretti in more stable times

Harsh duty for the fat-tire set: The '06 World Cup opens in Curaçao

Bettini hopes for a Lombardia win

Kelly put in a huge effort to take the win

Downshfting from the drops

Tech Report: SRAM offers more details on '07 road group

Upshifting from the drops

Tech Report: SRAM offers more details on '07 road group

Downshifting on the hoods

Upshifting on the hoods

Shifting during a sprint

Tech Report: SRAM offers more details on '07 road group

Tech Report: SRAM offers more details on '07 road group

Tech Report: SRAM offers more details on '07 road group

Tech Report: SRAM offers more details on '07 road group

Five journalists from the French sports daily L’Equipe and the weeklymagazine Le Point were summoned to the offices of an investigatingmagistrate on Wednesday and Thursday as part of an investigation into leaksthat triggered the Cofidisscandal last year. According to judicial sources, two journalists from L’Equipewere questioned on Wednesday and three from Le Point were slatedfor interviews on Thursday by judge Katherine Cornier who has been investigatingleaks within the French police.Earlier this year, Cornier ordered police to seize notes and computersin raidsconducted at L’Equipe and Le

Tech Report: SRAM offers more details on '07 road group

Sauser Sides With SpecializedWorld Cup Champion Sauser Joins Liam Killeen and Sabine Spitzon Specialized’s Factory MTB Racing Squad October 13, 2005 – Morgan Hill, CA –29 year-old Swiss cross-countryracer and UCI World Cup Champion Christoph Sauser joins top XC talent LiamKilleen and Sabine Spitz with Specialized for 2006 and beyond. A veteran10 seasons as a professional, Sauser chose Specialized knowing they couldprovide him with a technological edge. “Once I saw Liam racing a CarbonEpic this season, I knew I had to connect with Specialized for the future,”says Sauser. “Plus, they have a

Tech Report: SRAM offers more details on '07 road group

Sauser Sides With SpecializedWorld Cup Champion Sauser Joins Liam Killeen and Sabine Spitzon Specialized’s Factory MTB Racing Squad October 13, 2005 – Morgan Hill, CA –29 year-old Swiss cross-countryracer and UCI World Cup Champion Christoph Sauser joins top XC talent LiamKilleen and Sabine Spitz with Specialized for 2006 and beyond. A veteran10 seasons as a professional, Sauser chose Specialized knowing they couldprovide him with a technological edge. “Once I saw Liam racing a CarbonEpic this season, I knew I had to connect with Specialized for the future,”says Sauser. “Plus, they have

Tech Report: SRAM offers more details on '07 road group

Maine Hosts 2005 Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series OpenerNew Gloucester, ME - October 13, 2005 - With one of the mostdemanding courses in New England, the Downeast Cyclo-Cross kicks off the2005 Verge New England Championships Cyclo-Cross Series, presented by Cycle-Smart,this Saturday in New Gloucester, ME. Known for its mix of fast descents,a leg crushing run-up, and sections of strength sapping mud, the Downeastcourse throws every challenge a UCI course can at the crowds of ‘crossracers anxious to kick off the Verge NECCS.The 2005 Verge NECCS opener will boast one of its best

Tech Report: SRAM offers more details on '07 road group

Ride To ReuniteJoin the TEAM!!  Help bring awareness and aid to recent Gulfhurricanes victims by, supporting the Ride To Reunite.Our vision is to utilize the sport of cycling to demonstrate a commitmentto social responsibility and concern.We are uniting the cycling world in an effort to raise worldwide awareness,relief, and funds for the victims of the recent Gulf hurricanes. The RideTo Reunite specifically focuses attention on the critical need to reunitechildren and their families who were affected by Hurricane’s Katrina andRita. To quickly raise awareness we have joined forces with an

Tech Report: SRAM offers more details on '07 road group

Hincapie and Savoldelli during this year's Tour de France

Tech Report: SRAM offers more details on '07 road group

Magistrate Katherine Cornier , seen here exciting the offices of Le Point during a January police raid

Tech Report: SRAM offers more details on '07 road group

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.Great letter Prentice...Dear Velo,I was absolutely delighted to see Dr. Prentice Steffen's retractionon your site (see "Steffenretracts L'Equipe comments").Unfortunately, there are a few bad apples in the pro and semi-pro pelotons.However, it’s not fair to accuse riders of illegal

World Cup skiing champion Bode Miller of the United States and Belgian cycling legend Eddy Merckx have called for the clampdown on doping to be eased. Miller, double world champion and last year's World Cup series winner, supports the use of the blood-booster erythropoietin or EPO. "I'm surprised it's illegal, because in our sport, it would be pretty minimal health risks, and it would actually make it safer for the athletes, because you'd have less chance of making a mistake at the bottom and killing yourself," the 27-year-old American told VeloNews’s sister publication, Ski

Wednesday's Mailbag: The letter; The ProTour and more

Wednesday's Mailbag: The letter; The ProTour and more

Simoni is among the top names racing the Giro di Piemonte

Kortrijk, Belgium (AP) - Former world champion Johan Museeuw and six other Belgian cyclists won't find out until early next year whether they will have to stand trial on drug charges. Museeuw, widely recognized as the top one-day specialist of the past decade, and the others are accused of possessing the endurance-boosting drugs EPO and Aranesp. Museeuw and the others have denied the charges. The 39-year-old Museeuw, who won the world road championship in 1996, says he has never failed a doping test. A judicial hearing into the case opened Tuesday at a local court, with defense lawyers

2005 Verge New England Cyclo-Cross Series Ready to RollFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 10, 2005Building up to the crescendo of December’s National Championships inRhode Island, the 2005 Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Serieswill provide a perfect season-long proving ground for regional and nationalcyclo-cross talent. As always, healthy purses and excellent UCI courseswill greet the legion of racers that flock to New England Series, startingOctober 15 in New Gloucester, Maine with the Downeast Cyclo-Cross. Allsix Verge NECCS races boast prize lists of at least $5,000, with overallElite

DiLuca may not be in Lombardia on Saturday... but he really doesn't have to be

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. We really appreciated the intensity in “Breathing at St. Eti,” and almost felt like we were ready to ride down the starting ramp at the Tour ourselves. Congratulations to the photographer. 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 Rosters@InsideInc.com. If you would care to

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.LeMond pieces are greatEditor:I'm really enjoying the John Wilcockson articles about Greg LeMond. This is great stuff. Thanks. John BrownOrange, Connecticut Wilcockson’s recollections deserve bookEditor:So John, when are you going to put this all down in a book? I'd buy it.

The trees you can't see the forest for

Devolder and Gilbert dropped the lead trio and soldiered on together

The twosome looked a lock - until they were swallowed up 150m from the line

Gerolsteiner was chasing

So was Lotto

Levecot has a go

DiLuca couldn't care less - he sewed up the ProTour title last weekend

Zabel, on the other hand, cared very much

And he got to hoist this trophy for a third time

Bessette put on the gas early on the first run up...

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... leaving the rest of the field to race for second.

Zabel takes a narrow victory at the line

McCormack, Bessette tops in Tacoma 'cross

Zabel hoists his third Paris-Tours trophy

McCormack

Gutierrez, Berges and Posthuma enjoyed a long break

Bjorn Selander takes the juniors' race

Posthuma and Gutierrez

The men's race was a battle among six

Scenic? Naaaaah. . .

Dr. Prentice Steffen, interviewed last week in a sidebar to a dopingstory in the French sports daily, L’Equipe has “retracted andclarified” comments in which he characterized seven-time Tour de Francewinner Lance Armstrong as one of the “bad guys” and guilty of doping.Steffen apologized for his comments and resigned from his post as teamdoctor for the American TIAA-CREF team, a program with the expressed missionof proving that riders can compete and succeed without using performance-enhancingsubstances.Steffen’s letter of apology and resignation was e-mailed to reportersby team director

The Kona boys show 'em the way

Open the Champagne!

Bessette got off to a good start

Heck of a way to spend a Saturday

The Kona duo towered above the rest of the field

Zabel celebrates his win at the Rund um den Henninger Turm earlier this year