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Both men have made the podium quite often this season

Knapp fights her way up through the mud

Decker and Wicks

Pontoni on the run-up

Kabush takes the early lead

The sun broke through right after the elite men's race

The men's podium

Interbike: Well worth the effort

Gravy

Get them out on the road!

Light and beautiful

Interbike: Well worth the effort

Interbike: Well worth the effort

(Lehigh Valley, PA) — The Northwestern Mortgage Corporation announced today that it will be the Title Sponsor of an Elite track endurance team for the 2005 season. The team will consist of six elite men/women riders and six developmental/junior, men/women riders. The team will have 12 riders total that will be focused on track endurance and some NRC races for 2005. The Northwestern Mortgage Cycling Team will be under the direction of two time Olympiad Jame Carney, who currently rides for Northwestern Mortgage Corp. Jame Carney will serve as coach and rider for the team. The team will be

Tell the world what you think

“That last shot turned out like crap,” the shop owner from Ohio said. “Can we take another one?” Towering over the shop owner and his mechanic, Magnus Bäckstedt rested his arms over the shoulders of the two men and smiled. “Thank you! And congratulations on Paris-Roubaix!” “Thank you,” Bäckstedt said and waved. “You know, I’m just not used to this,” he said, ducking out of a booth at the Interbike Trade Show in Las Vegas. “It’s great, but I’m not even too sure how I’m supposed to respond when they tell me what a great rider I am.” Bäckstedt said he has been somewhat overwhelmed by this,

Bäckstedt was surprised at the reception he's received in the U.S.

Bringing kids into the sport is one of Bäckstedt's big interests

The brothers Crank

The brothers' crank

Interbike: Celeb's; bikes; retro' Ti?

Interbike: Celeb's; bikes; retro' Ti?

Interbike: Celeb's; bikes; retro' Ti?

Interbike: Celeb's; bikes; retro' Ti?

Interbike: Celeb's; bikes; retro' Ti?

Interbike: Celeb's; bikes; retro' Ti?

Interbike: Celeb's; bikes; retro' Ti?

Interbike: Celeb's; bikes; retro' Ti?

Five years away from the trade show and Bagny hasn't missed a beat

Interbike: Another day in the dirt

Interbike: Another day in the dirt

'See anything cool yet?' Yes, as a matter of fact, we did.

Seattle— RacerMate, Inc., of Seattle, Washington, manufacturer of the CompuTrainer electronic bicycle training system, will stage 4-rider indoor bike races at each of the 2004 VeloSwaps scheduled for Denver, October 23, Chicago, October 30, and San Francisco, November 13. 10km/6.4-mile races will be held throughout the day to showcase RacerMate's new MultiRider Software which allows up to 8 riders to race together using a single PC computer. Cyclists, celebrities and journalists are invited to participate in the CompuTrainer Indoor Time Trials VeloSwap Challenge to get an understanding of

Doug Bradbury

The 'Eli'

Tomac and friend

The Cake

Mechanics test their skills

The Mail Bag 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.Hey, how ‘bout that Horner!!!?Editors,I just wanted to make your readers aware that Chris Horner got eighthplace in this year’s World Championship Road Race (see "Three'sa charm: Freire earns his third rainbow jersey"). I am tired ofthis guy getting results with all odds against him and

Le Mevel got the attacks started

Spain in charge

Favored for a medal, Bettini's day did not go as planned.

Baldwin was in the break

As Freire wins, Horner's big grin shines through from the back

The European Union's top court has thrown out a complaint by two swimmersthat the International Olympic Committee's anti-doping rules infringedtheir EU right to work.Spain's David Meca-Medina and Slovenia's Igor Majcen, two professional long-distance swimmers, once banned from international competition for two years on doping charges, argued that the IOC's rules were discriminatory and excessive.But in a ruling issued Thursday the Court of First Instance said that two simply had no case."They (anti-doping measures) are intended to preserve the spirit of fair play," the court ruled.

UCI president Hein Verbruggen had a message to renegade bike races threatening to derail his baby: The ProTour will start in 2005 whether you like it or not. Of course, Verbruggen hasn’t risen so high in international sport without being diplomatic. While the daggers still seem to be drawn in the power struggle between the UCI and cycling’s grand tours, Verbruggen was all smiles when he tried to gloss over differences threatening to derail major changes to cycling’s international calendar. “The ProTour is beyond the point of no return,” Verbruggen told a packed press conference Saturday

All of Tunisia is smiling

Kreuziger takes junior road race in Verona

Tina Mayolo didn't make the final selection Saturday

Arndt takes a risk

Edita Pucinskaite gives chase

Wow, is it really October already? I guess it must be, from today’s activity in my checking account. Judging from the automatic deposit of my twice-a-month paycheck, and my impending automatic mortgage payment, it must be the beginning of the month again. Between debit and credit cards and online payments, it’s amazing how you never actually even see your money these days. Then again, the way I tend to blow through cash when it’s in hand, I suppose that’s a good thing.

JHK quenches his thirst with the true breakfast of champions.

The Mail Bag 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.Dario, Dario, say it ain't so DarioAn open letter to Dario Cioni: I believe in you!!!!!It is absolutely unbelievable that Dario has been declared unfit torace (see "Cioniout of world's" in Friday's EuroFile). He works so hard and everythingI know about Dario Cioni leads me to believe

Chris Del Bosco and his race winning LenzSport ride.

MORGAN HILL, CA –October 1st, 2004.  The Gerolsteiner Teamhave selected Specialized as their bicycle supplier of choice for 2005and beyond. The partnership ensures that Specialized S-Works bikes willbe present and highly visible in all Pro Tour cycling events in comingyears, including the Giro, Tour, Vuelta, and every major internationalrace. The team is presently third in UCI rankings and boasts World Cupleader Davide Rebellin and USA standout Levi Leipheimer, who will ridewith Specialized optics as well as the team frame.As the agreement between the German-based team and the Morgan Hill

A classic setting for the road opener

Simeoni (front) now says his testimony was worth the cost

Found guilty of malpractice, Ferrari leaves the courtroom in Bologna.

Dekker takes the sprint for second.

I'm always amazed by how different roadies look wearing a cross-country kit...

Oh, there's Sayers!

Doctor Michele Ferrari, who has worked with several top cyclists including six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, was found guilty of sporting fraud and given a 12-month suspended sentence by a court in Bologna, Italy, on Friday. However Ferrari, the former doctor of several cycling teams - most notably Gewiss in the mid 1990's - was acquitted of distributing doping products which could endanger health. Just 10 days ago, Italian prosecutor Lorenzo Gestri had recommended a 14-month prison sentence for Ferrari for administering performance-enhancing substances to cyclists. On

Alison Dunlap, relaxed, an hour before the cross-country race.

Mike Van Abel, a former national vice president for the American DiabetesAssociation, has been selected to head the International Mountain BicyclingAssociation (IMBA). Mike was picked from a field of more than 350 candidates,following a nationwide search conducted by T. Malouf & Company.He replaces long-time IMBA executive director Tim Blumenthal, who recentlyassumed the top role at Bikes Belong, the bicycle industry's trade association.Hill Abell, president of IMBA's board and owner of the Bicycle SportShops in Austin, Texas, said, "We couldn't be happier that Mike has acceptedthe position.