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Interbike kicks off with Outdoor Demo'

Interbike kicks off with Outdoor Demo'

Interbike kicks off with Outdoor Demo'

The Santa Cruz VP Free

The 7.5

Interbike '05: A fine day in the desert with speedy mechanics and a 40-pound bike

Cannondale's Dalton flies through repairs

Raisin on Sunday

The executive committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency has approved organization'supdated prohibitedsubstances list for 2006.That list is now available on-line for review and will go into effecton January 1, 2006.

We were intimidated

Interbike kicks off with Outdoor Demo'

Interbike kicks off with Outdoor Demo'

Before the fall: Millar had the rainbow jersey of the world TT champ... before it was taken away.

The Boonen Fan Club was a very happy group, and he was smiling again.

Boonen on the podium with the gold.

Boonen wins the field sprint easily.

Italy worked for Petacchi... much to the frustration of Bettini

Italian fans were crazy, with disappointment.

Raisin and Muravyev joined the two escapees at the front...

Boonen really loves his medal.

... and then went off on their own, building a lead of nearly 10 minutes

Peloton flashes past the towers in Plaza Castilla.

Bettini and Vinokourov: Now there's a dangerous combination

Peloton climbs through the park.

Gilbert and Devolder joined in to ensure a Belgian presence

Fans finally came out today, for the pros.

A long day ahead.

Peloton rounds a corner in the park.

Spain gambled big on this break

Just a few of the guys waiting for the finish.

Zajicek

Saul Raisin leading the break, for about 200 Km.

Lieswyn's last race

Krasimir Vasilev tries his hand..

Bettini in the peloton racing through the park.

Boonen shows why he's one of the best one-day racers in the world

Boonen celebrates on the podium.

Walker's effort came a little too late

Ukrainian Grabovskyy takes U23 road title

One taste of Spanish ham and you'll soon understand why the stuff is worthy of its own museum.

Neben tried her hand at an attack with 7km to go

The Madrid Metro comes complete with its own Diorama to give you a scenic view while waiting for the next train

It may take some time to settle in

The U23's first break

Saturday provided the first real test of the road course

The peloton in hot pursuit.

Somarriba goes on the attack

American Steven Cozza leads the peloton through the park on Lap 2

Neben tries as well

The pasta banner was apparently overcooked, and collapsed about 10 minutes after the peloton passed through. Good timing.

Despite a few early crashes, Saturday's race was generally a smooth affair.

Grabovskyy gives chase...

... and it pays off.

So now we see where that football helmet character who shows up the Tour got his inspiration

Farrar: It just wasn't a good day for the American squad.

Morning sign-in

The attacks started early

Neben gives it a shot

Grabovskyy and Dall'Antonio cooperated to catch the break

PRESS RELEASE - Phonak forges new talentsThe Swiss UCI ProTour team signs on additional future hopefulsThe team's commitment towards the future couldn't be any clearer: After already having signed on two young pros for the new season, Florian Stalder (23 years old/SWI) and Fernandez Oliveira (25 years old/ESP), ARcycling AG is now giving three more young riders the opportunity to distinguish themselves on one of the world's best cycling teams. The latest recruits for the 2006 squad are David Vitoria (21 years old/SWI), Jonathan Patrick McCarty (23 years old/USA) and Ryder Hesjedal

The Italians have a great word for athletes who have intrinsic ability that allows them to be instant winners: fuoriclasse, literally “of superlative quality.” The French describe these competitors as surdoué, or “exceptionally gifted.” The closest we can come to that in a single English word is probably Superman — but that implies something supernatural. Fuoriclasse means much more than being gifted. In cycling, it is someone who has a slow pulse, large lungs, perfectly proportioned limbs, lean muscles, and, above all, the brain and mindset to utilize all those attributes to win the world’s

Hein Verbruggen (l) congratulates the UCI's new president Pat McQuaid.

A year before his world title, LeMond was already scoring big wins

Irishman Pat McQuaid was elected the new president of cycling's world governing body at the 174th congress of the UCI at the world road race championships in Madrid on Friday. McQuaid, 56, replaces 64-year-old Dutchman Hein Verbruggen, who has been world cycling's chief for the past 14 years but was nominated an honorary life-long president. Four candidates were originally scheduled to stand for election, although Malaysian Darshan Singh withdrew his candidacy during his 10-minute presentation. Spaniard Gregorio Moreno, supported by the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC), was

When the Athens, Georgia-based Jittery Joe’s pro cycling team (www.thebeanteam.com) first announced its intention to fund itself through the sales of coffee four years ago, perhaps no one would have believed one of its riders would topple Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong on one of the steepest climbs of the hardest stage race in the U.S. Even fewer would have thought that one of the team’s youngest riders would be recruited to ride for Armstrong’s team. But, as Colombian Cesar Grajales proved in 2003 on the Dodge Tour de Georgia’s tough Brasstown Bald Mountain — and Aussie Trent

Madrid- Tour de France chief Patrice Clerc, the president of the company which owns the world's biggest bike race, said he is alarmed by the current state of cycling only a day before the sport elects a new president. On Friday, International Cycling Union (UCI) president Hein Verbruggen is likely to be replaced by his handpicked successor, Irishman Pat McQuaid. The election is being held, however, under a cloud following suggestions from several UCI members that the UCI has not been transparent and, some have claimed, corrupt - charges that have been vehemently denied by the

Gutierrez had dreams of a rainbow jersey... until the last rider crossed the line

Vancouver, British Columbia (AP) - World Anti-Doping Agency head Dick Pound called a letter from two sports leaders ''ill informed'' in which they asked WADA to suspend the French laboratory involved in Lance Armstrong's disputed drug tests. The letter also asked for an investigation into who leaked information regarding documents leading to a report that Armstrong used banned substances during the 1999 Tour de France. The seven-time Tour de France winner has denied using banned drugs and said he is the victim of a "witch hunt." Denis Oswald, president of the Association

Full time director sportif and amateur chiropractor, Bjarne Riis makes a couple of last-minute adjustments to Bobby Julich.

Cesar Grajales on the attack