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Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: Over There

Joseba Beloki came to Malaysia in hopes of regaining his once-great form

Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: Over There

Not so long ago, English-speaking racers were non-existent in professional road racing. Now they are one of the strongest elements in the sport. The evolution has been long and complicated. Over the past few weeks, I’ve written about some of the pioneering efforts of British cyclists in the 1940s and ’50s, how they established true road racing in the British Isles and then started competing in major international races. This week, I will show how those developments continued and how they eventually influenced road racing in North America. But first let’s backtrack a little…. Prior to World

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.Outbursts aside, DeCanio is honestEditor:In regards to your article about Matt DeCanio being fired from Ofoto: Yes, there are occasional outbursts of incoherent jargon and outlandish claims on DeCanio’s site, but that is part of the fun. Within the site there is honesty and validity. His

U.S. Olympic Committee chief executive Jim Scherr competed in wrestling when Seattle staged the Goodwill Games in 1990. He returned to Seattle on Wednesday to drum up support for another Olympic-style event. The Pacific Rim Sports Summit will be held June 7-12, with 900 athletes from nine countries: Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and the United States. “I'm going to stay on the sidelines for this one,” Scherr said. Athletes will compete in archery, track and field, basketball, track cycling, diving, gymnastics, softball, synchronized swimming and

The opening stage

Stage 2 map

Grajales doing his best Tom Hanks imitation.

Langkawi - Stage 1 Photo Files

Langkawi - Stage 1 Photo Files

Langkawi - Stage 1 Photo Files

Tech Report: Especially Zippy wheels; Custom pedals; Small guys

Tech Report: Especially Zippy wheels; Custom pedals; Small guys

Tech Report: Especially Zippy wheels; Custom pedals; Small guys

Touching down on the island of Langkawi.

The Discovery Channel team loads up at the airport in Langkawi.

Danielson was the star of the Langkawi show in 2003.

Former world time-trial champion David Millar has asked the Court of Arbitration of Sport in Lausanne to redefine his two-year ban for doping in a manner that allow him to ride in the 2006 Tour de France. Millar, who admitted last June that he had taken EPO, is not appealing the penalty imposed on him, but rather asking that his two-year suspension be calculated from the point at which he made his confession, rather than from the date of his original hearing on the matter. Miller made the confession while in police custody on June 24, 2004. However, despite the fact that the one-time Tour

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.Matt's right, the team's off the markVeloNews,I will no longer consider purchasing any products from the sponsors of the Ofoto-Sierra Nevada Cycling Team as long as Matt DeCanio is treated as an outlaw for freely expressing himself in his public opposition to doping in the sport.

Garzelli, Cipollini and Di Luca are aiming for a big year

Magnus pines for the Arenberg

Danielson and Discovery will kick things off in Malaysia

Shimano recalls road brake cablesShimano has recently become aware of a potential problem with RoadBrake Cables sold as after market product and is conducting a voluntaryrecall. Please read the following for details.Name of product: Brake Inner Cables for adult bikes with dropstyle handlebars (road racing bicycles) – Part#Y80098300/Z80098300, anddouble end brake cables Y80098110/Z80098110 and Y80098400/Z80098400 (10-pack).Potential Hazard: The road cable end could detach from the cableduring braking, possibly causing the rider to losecontrol and fall.Description: Part #Y80098400/Z80098400 is

Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn - Straight rake? Stuck on you

Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn - Straight rake? Stuck on you

American racer Matt DeCanio, who created waves throughout the cycling communitylast summer by admitting he had used EPO during the 2003 domestic racingseason, was released late last week by the California-based Ofoto-SierraNevada Professional Cycling Team without ever participating with the team. DeCanio, 27, who raced with the European Linda McCartney team as wellas Saturn and Prime Alliance domestically, sat out the 2004 season buthoped to return to racing in 2005 with Ofoto-Sierra Nevada. Though DeCaniohad admitted last June to EPO use during the 2003 Tour of Connecticut stagerace, he had

SAN MATEO, Calif. (January, 2005) - For the upcoming season, the Webcor Builders Women’s team will once again be headlined by reigning US National TT Champion and Olympian, Christine Thorburn. In addition to the strong support of returning riders: Felicia Greer, Stefanie Graeter, Cat Malone, Betina Hold, Yukie Nakamura and Kim Boester, the team has added Katheryn Curi and Erinne Willock, both previously with RONA. Also returning from 2004 is team director and former National Criterium Champion, Carmen D’Aluisio. “I don’t think a lot of people realize just how strong Katheryn and Erinne are

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.Agree with DeCanio? Then don't stay anonymousEditor:Thank you for printing this (see "Ofoto fires DeCanio over web sites"). I am a Matt DeCanio fan; I don't always agree with his communicative skills and tactics, but I am "on his side." I am disappointed to read that the racing contract

Proceeds Benefit the NorCal High School Mountain Bike LeagueJanuary 24th, 2005 (Berkeley, CA) - On Wednesday, January 26th, at 7:00PM there will be screenings of both Children of the Dirt & The Tour,Baby!Two cycling films with something for everyone.  The films willbe shown at the Berkeley High School Community Theater and the eveningwill include door prizes, a raffle, and special guests Marla Streb andKathy Pruitt.  All proceeds will benefit the NorCal High School MountainBike League.Children of the Dirt is a riveting thirty minute documentary followsa league of 180 high school athletes as

Wendy's International Cycling Classic now to be called the GlobalLiving Tour de GrandviewGradview Heights, Ohio - Due to significant interest on the partof racers and spectators alike, the community of Grandview Heights is onceagain returning its classic three-day cycling race to its rightful place. Today, that return was made possible with the help of a new title sponsor:Global Living, a home furnishing company headquartered in Grandview Heights.Mayor Ray DeGraw, members of the Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Area Chamberof Commerce, area residents, representatives from Global Living

Webcor Builders CEO Andy Ball gets a lift from sponsoring the Webcor Women

Cunego may be the star of the Giro, but he's got an eye on the Tour, too.

"Cycling in the News" is a regular service of VeloNews.com. Readers,reporters and friends are encouraged to send links to current stories aboutcompetitive cyclists and cycling that appear in the mainstream media. Ifyou come across a news item that you believe may be of interest to otherVeloNews readers, we would be grateful if you choose to send it to Rosters@InsideInc.com.i>New Straits Times - Malaysia - January 24, 2005LTdL: Champions check inby Arnaz M KhairulIGOR Astarloa arrives today with defending team champions Barloworld,as teams begin to flood Langkawi as the start of the 10th

Osteopath Benoit Nave, who treats six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, said as part of a judicial investigation that he has never seen traces of injections or other doping practices on the American rider's body. The investigations come after Armstrong's former British masseusse Emma O'Reilly was interviewed by police. She was reported to have confirmed the allegations of the Texan using the banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin) she made in "L.A. Confidential - Les Secrets de Lance Armstrong" last year. Armstrong is suing the authors for defamation, claiming two million euros

Robbie the Rocket scores again

Sanchez and Liberty cruised to the GC and team wins

Adelaide served as the hub of the week-long race

Leblanc was impressed with Oz

Liberty was dominant throughout the week

Sanchez: 'I'm no Indurain.'

Contador and Sanchez work it

O'Grady leads Van Summeren by a single second

Sprint leader McEwen got into an early break

Damiano Cunego receives yet more accolades during the Giro's kitschy presentation ceremony in Milan on Saturday.

If 2000 Giro d'Italia champion Stefano Garzelli has his way, it will be him in the maglia rosa in May. Anything to trade out that green tie.

Nothing is ever under-stated in Italy. Nearly 1,000 people packed into the Mazda Palace on Saturday evening to watch the unveiling of the 88th Giro d'Italia.

Sanchez and Contador celebrate their successful teamwork

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.Thank NBC for covering RAAMEditor:This week is a great time to call NBC (number below) to thank them for putting cycling on their national network. I'm sure cyclists agree our sport does not get on the national networks nearly often enough. Well, on January 22, the Insight Race Across

Jill Janov’s January 17 article, “Why ride a bike? Ten reasons and counting,” must’ve struck a chord out there – we were deluged with e-mail from readers who eagerly provided their own rationales, which ranged from the spiritual to the technological to the Darwinian. A few samples follow. Enjoy the ride. – Editor My brother pointed me to your article about 10 reasons to ride a bike. He is a person who will take his 16-pound road bike on a 50-mile ride, just for run. I am still one of the unenlightened, in the "carrying potatoes" group. I commute to work on the average of 3.6 days per week,

When true road races were first held in Britain during World War II, Alf Buttler was one of the thousands of amateur cyclists who “did a bit of everything.” Like most riders, he came into the sport through a touring club, enjoying the weekend club runs and weeklong tours with his buddies to the hillier parts of the British Isles. Racing was a natural progression, first the “anonymous” road time trials, then track racing (usually on unbanked grass tracks), followed by the occasional hill climb, circuit race and, eventually, a full-blown stage race. Alf talked about the early days of modern

McEwen had no interest in chasing

The Nav's did, though

Sanchez is still in command

Sanchez is enjoying his time in the spotlight

'Pretty bloody happy,' White scores stage win in Oz

Alf Buttler and John Wilcockson in Wales

The RockShox Pike Air

QuickStep drove the chase...