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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.No political news, pleaseEditor:Regarding your story, "Armstrong rules out political career... for now”: I first heard this topic discussed during the Tour coverage on OLN. Then I heard it come up during the Charlie Rose interview. Now VeloNews.com has decided to pick up the story. There

The latest Photo Gallery in our continuing photo contest has now been posted for your viewing pleasure. After reviewing a host of very notable submissions, we had to surrender to our funny bones and admit that we most enjoyed Joe David’s “Speed up or pitchfork” and declared Mr. David’s submission to be the winner of our most recent contest. Congratulations, Joe! You win a copy of Graham Watson's "Landscapes of Cycling." We’re not sure if we picked that photo because of the humor or the soft spot we have in our hearts (heads?) for that whacky ol’ German, Didi Senft – a.k.a. “The Devil.”

Now that his cycling career is over, Armstrong just wants to relax

Prokop leads Bootes on his way to victory

Kintner and Katrina Miller in an early round

The drivable trophy

Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong on Sunday dismissed reports that might enter politics by running for governor of Texas. Shortly after winning his record seventh Tour last month, the cyclist told Outside magazine that he might consider a run for governor of his home state after 2006. But he downplayed the statement as "more or less a joke" in an interview with ABC television. "The biggest problem with politics or running for the governor ... here in Austin or in Texas is that it would mimic exactly what I've done: a ton of stress and a ton of time away from my kids. "Why would I

Horner, who spent much of his debut Tour on the attack, may shift to Davitamon

Zaballa takes the Clásica

Alfred goes for the gold

The winning team

DiLuca had a crook stomach and scored no ProTour points

The Barry break

Moreau on the front

Menchov on the march

Leipheimer and Horner at work

Rodriguez made it 1-2 for Saunier Duval

Zaballa gets the big bottle - and the even bigger Basque beret

Another ghastly locale for a bike race - yeah, right

Moncouti in the escape

Lea doubles up in the points race

Quinn claims the women's scratch race in the final sprint

For the second year running, former junior downhill world champ Kathy Pruitt (Luna) is on a tear through the NORBA downhill circuit. During NORBA No. 6 at Brian Head Resort in Utah, Pruitt destroyed the competition, finishing more than six seconds ahead of the next rider, Chilean Bernadita Pizarro (Cannondale). At the Snowmass, Colorado, NORBA, Pruitt handily gapped the rest of the women’s field by more than 11 seconds. The two wins vaulted Pruitt atop the NORBA series standings, which she leads by 14 points. Credit an injury-plagued June for Pruitt’s slimmer-than-usual margin in the

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.There are good reasons for field limitsEditor:I read Krystian Pac’s letter on field limits with interest (see Wednesday’s Mailbag: Inappropriate field limits?) and thought it might be worthwhile to help clarify and explain some of the points he took issue with on inappropriate field

Well, I just finished sending out an email to my crew of friends from college, to let them know I won’t be joining them at the Burning Man Festival, August 29 through September 6. It was a tough email to write, as I've had some of the best nights of my life out in Black Rock City in the Nevada desert and that I was heavily rallying the rest of the gang to go this year. If you don’t know anything about Burning Man, you can learn a bit about it here. If you think you know something about Burning Man but have never been, take my word for it: You don’t know as much as you think you do. It’s

In the hot seat

Perdiguero, riding for Saunier Duval, won last year's Clásica

Perdiguero, riding for Saunier Duval, won last year's Clásica

Burn, baby, burn

The sorriest fight ever?

The smiling couple

Stahl clocks a personal best to win the kilo'

Hammer's year off did her good

Armsstrong's focus is still on the road

Alfred shows the youngsters how it's done

Thorburn, Mirabella, Hammer and Armstrong

Before his diagnosis, Cunego struggled through the Giro.

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.Put your money where your hearts areEditor,Well there it is, the VeloNews poll asking readers how much they'dbe willing to pay for Vuelta coverage.As of Tuesday at 5 p.m. there are only 31 percent willing to pay $25for three weeks of Vuelta coverage. Another 30 percent state

Julich powers into the overall title.

The latest Photo Gallery in our continuing photo contest has now been posted for your viewing pleasure. After a long struggle, we declared John Groton’s Misty Morning as the winner of our most recent contest. Congratulations, John! You win a copy of Graham Watson's "Landscapes of Cycling." We already have a pile of photos in our latest round and will be posting at least one more gallery this week. So take a quick look at our latest gallery, decide what you like and let us know what you think by dropping a note to Rosters@InsideInc.com. Just remember we’ll be posting more later on in

Not this time: Freire probably won't be defending his world title on home turf

Van Dijk takes the sprint

ROLF PRIMA ROLLS OUT ITS FIRST CARBON WHEEL SYSTEM Eugene, OR – After a rigorous cycle of design, development and testing, Rolf Prima enters the carbon realm with a new carbon tubular wheel system that’s light, fast and offers unparalleled ride performance. The Carbon TdF38 wheel system uses an exclusive, custom rim design with a Nodal Reinforcement ™ process that allows the use of higher spoke tensions to maintain wheel stiffness. A 38mm deep-section carbon rim and 14 front / 16 rear bladed stainless steel spokes combine to make these feathery light wheels the ultimate choice in

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.Gentleman GeorgeEditor:This weekend I had the privilege of riding in the Oregon MS150. This year’s honorary chairman was George Hincapie, who took the time out of his busy schedule to fly Friday night from Europe, across the pond and the U.S. to Oregon, ride the two-day tour, then hop

Valverde won the 10th stage at the Tour before his knee troubles flared up.

PRESS RELEASE - Rolf Prima introduces carbon wheel system

The MerlinTiWorks CR 3/2.5 adds a whole new light to the term entry-level

The TiWorks CR 6/4 represents Merlin's first foray into 6/4 ti.

No ti here: TheC110 carbon road features the geometry of the Proteus, but made entirely of carbon

Kirkaldie lasted the longest

Teammates Hanusova and Vanlandingham fought to the line

. . . but Neethling was the fastest man (for one lap, anyway)

Tearin' it up at twilight

McCormack led it out . . .

. . . and Haedo finished it off

A crash neutralized the women's crit early on

Chalk another one up for Teutenberg

Graves led the way . . .

It may have already lost two bids to host the Winter Olympics, but the tiny Swedish town of Falun remains doggedly determined to become a leading center for European sporting events, and perhaps one day get the Olympics after all. Later this month, Falun, nestled deep in the forest 250 kilometers (155 miles) north of Stockholm, will host Sweden's first World Cup cycling event, a UCI mountain-bike marathon, which is expected to draw 1000 cyclists from around the world. The town of 50,000 is best known for being home to Europe's oldest copper mine, one of Sweden's economic

The town of Falun has lost two Winter Olympics bids, but hasn't given up hope of becoming a sports capital

It'll be tough to concentrate on racing when the scenery looks like this

Davis takes the stage and sits second overall

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.What about an all-cycling network?Editor:Every time I turn on my TV the number of cable channels grows and grows. What would it take to bring all cycling factions together on one cable-television network? Outstanding European road cycling coverage is available. Are the rights fees too

Crashes and confrontations at the Lehigh Valley Velodrome on June 10 have resulted in suspensions for Andy Lakatosh, Marty Nothstein and Leigh Barczewski, according to USA Cycling. The suspensions stem from the keirin final at the Trexlertown, Pennsylvania, track, which saw Ben Barczewski and another rider crash after Barczewski and Jame Carney tangled wheels. As Carney crossed the line first, Lakatosh caught up to him and grabbed Carney’s bars, causing him to crash. Carney then chased Lakatosh up the track, and both riders were disqualified for unsportsmanlike behavior. The subsequent

Century Road Club Association has revived the Bear Mountain Fall Classic. This event, which was last won in the fall by John Lieswyn and Tina Pic in 2000, will cover the hilly terrain of Harriman State Park in New York on Sunday, September 11. This is the same course as the spring Harriman race, which has been the site of national championships and Olympic trials. This year the event is named the Nancy Morgenstern Memorial in honor of a local rider who was killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York City. The winner of the elite women's race will receive the Nancy

Basso may be racing in San Francisco

Trebon is itchin' to get back on the bike

Mad Max in the red jersey

LANESBOROUGH - Bruce Fina, co-founder of the Pedro's Mountain Bike Festival, stared at the computer screen and insisted something had to be wrong. The weather forecast for his annual off-road rendezvous could not be that good. "I hope this doesn't drive customers away!" he joked. "We've become so used to rain, heat, lightning, and even frost for this event. I don't know what to wear!" While Boston and New York will swelter, the National Weather Service has called for good weather this weekend in the cooler elevations of the Berkshires, site of Pedrosfest. Initially

Break out the wetsuit, the aero’ bars and the running shoes — it’s triathlon season. Okay, I don’t know exactly what that means, but I do know that Sunday morning I’ll be knee-deep in a swamp of suffering. Kyle Du Ford, the editor over at Inside Triathlon, has called my bluff, passing on his spot at this weekend’s 5430 Long Course Triathlon so that I can take it. Lucky me, eh? The distances: a 1.1-mile swim, a 56-mile bike and a 13-mile run. Yeah, it’s that last part that worries me, too. Although I came to cycling from a running background, that was 15 years ago. Running has basically

Hi, Bob,As a lawyer (corporate securities) and a wanna-be road racer, I always enjoy reading your column. Have you ever covered the legalities of using an iPod or other player, with headphones, on the road? Guys I know get tickets for this in California; I live in Texas. I think somewhere I read it might make a difference if you use one earpiece instead of both. I see more and more guys with 'em in and thought it might make an interesting column.P.H.Austin, Texas Dear Paul,When I was pursuing my racing career I passed the many, many hours of lonely riding listening to music and talk

After breaking his right wrist in a pileup during stage 4 of the International Tour de ‘Toona on July 28, NORBA star Ryan Trebon (Kona-Les Gets) has spent the past week scouring tiny Corvallis, Oregon – his current residence – for something to do. And for a guy who’s used to training four hours a day and town-hopping from race to race, that’s not any fun at all. “It’s weird going from riding my bike every day and being super active to just having to sit around the house. Jesus, it is so boring,” said Trebon. “I can’t stand it. "The other day, just to get out of the house, I walked across

For the second year in a row, the International Mountain Bicycling Association’s "National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day" initiative has gained support from the U.S. Congress. A joint resolution (H. Con. Res. 205/S. Res. 195) sponsored by Senator Richard Burr (NC) and Congresswoman Virginia Fox (NC) has been earmarked for swift passage this fall. Additional co-sponsors are Senator Ken Salazar (CO) and Representative Mark Udall (CO). In 2004, thousands of kids participated in more than 100 events nationwide and in several other countries. IMBA expects even greater numbers of participants in

A different sort of neighborhood altogether

With parents like this, expect to see Liam Barry in the 2024 Olympics

Landis on his ex-boss: 'Friendship can’t exist when you give orders and direct others.'