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Dahle dominates once more

Premont surprised herself and everyone else by finishing second

Paulissen and Sauser did their Alphonse-and-Gaston number again

This time, it was Sauser's turn to win

Chausson (surprise) won the women's 4X

But Tschugg was the upset winner in the men's race

With apologies to Stan Lee ...

Dede contemplates the road ahead

Cranking out the watts in the TT

The final podium: from left, Dede, Tina and Lyne

“I’ve got a good mind to join a club and beat you over the head with it.” Groucho Marx"Duck Soup" Roberto Gaggioli is out for the season, I hear. No worries. He should be able to find suitable temporary employment while he’s serving his suspension — say, as a debt collector for a New Jersey loan shark, a job in which going after someone with a club is all part of the day’s work. As all gossip-loving leg-shavers should know by now, thanks to the rumor mill, our own Neal Rogers and USA Cycling, the Monex rider-director is said to have armed himself with a 2-by-4 for a chat with Jonny Sundt

The Mail Bag is a regular feature on VeloNews.com, appearing each Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 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.On Gaggioli and vengeanceEditor:Roberto Gaggioli better watch out. He may wake up with a severed headset, stem and handlebars in a puddle of Phil Wood grease in his bed after what he did to that poor bike. Craig ForesterCincinnati, Ohio We

Following last week’s UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne, Australia, the United States has qualified for six track cycling events at the Olympic Games, including three women’s events and three men’s events. According to USA Cycling, the U.S. has received one start position each in the men’s team sprint, keirin, and points race. For women, the U.S. has one start position each in the sprint, 500-meter time trial and individual pursuit. Start positions were granted based on performance at the world championships and the overall 2004 UCI Track World Cup standings. While the

I can’t stand it. The suspense is killing me. No, I’m not talking about the recent verdict on Monex team rider-director Roberto Gaggioli’s appeal hearing with USA Cycling, held Friday, May 28. (More on that below, but for those with short attention spans, Gaggioli was suspended through the end of the 2004 season for assaulting Jittery Joe’s rider Jonny Sundt with a 2x4.) And no, I’m not referring to the recently released list of American men invited to the Team USA selection road race, held June 19 in Redlands, California. (Again, keep reading.) What I am referring to is the upcoming

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We hit the ground running in Lancaster.

Max gets a solo win.

John Lieswyn and Rodoslaw Romanik

CSC leads the chase

Wachovia week: Rodriguez takes Trenton

Dear Bob,My team pays for travel and recently informed us that they own ourfrequent flyer miles and that we are to turn them back into the team.I seem to recall a legal case dealing with this issue. Can they do thislegally and what are the tax implications?Definitely Anonymous Dear D.A.,To begin, there are no potential tax implications regardless of whetheryou, or your team retains frequent flyer miles acquired via business travel.In 2002, after years of speculation and confusion surrounding the issueof potential tax implications for frequent flyer miles, the IRS issuedAnnouncement 2002-18,

The Mail Bag is a regular feature on VeloNews.com, appearing each Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 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.Make some noise here, eh?Editor;How come no headlines about Gaggiolis' suspension? His behavior wascriminal and should be addressed as such.  Sundts' not pressing chargesisn't helping the next guy, and VeloNews not following up about the

Boonen makes it look easy

Ullrich remains in second overall

Julich tries his hand

A wet start

Fast Freddie: Ready for Sunday?

John Lieswyn

Cunego credits everyone on Saeco for the win

Paulissen takes the win and the World Cup lead

Sauser and Paulissen working the trail

Dunlap grabbed some valuable UCI points by finishing second

But the win went to Dahle

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Cunego on the road to Milan

Cunego gets another day in the jersy

Biscotti

jerseys

Saeco before the stage

The surprising victory ...

... and the subsequent elation

Petacchi notches his ninth stage win

Jeanson wasn't the only heavy hitter in the field: Quark's Lyne Bessette was on the attack, too

Also in the thick of things was VeloNews.com diarist Dede Demet Barry (T-Mobile)

And what top-shelf race would not be led at some point by France's Jeannie Longo?

Still, when Jeanson attacks, it's usually au revoir to the field ...

... and bonjour to the finish line

Says Gibson: 'Boy, was she happy to win this race.'

Garzelli leads Simoni and Valjavec

Today's stage was a vindication of sorts for Garzelli, but another bitter pill for Simoni

Sella had a go

Honchar had to fight to hold onto his second place overall

Garzelli adds to Simoni's woes

Cunego played it cagey, following Cioni's wheel

Fast Freddy survives the mountains to sprint once more in Milan

Jeanson's queen of the mountain in Montréal once again

Wegmann took off early, too, trying to defend the green jersey

The snowbanked climb of the Gavia

Miholyevic claimed the Cima Coppi prize

But Cunego was after a bigger prize

Talk about your long days in the saddle . . .

The happy couple

Sierra Nevada's Glen Mitchell says the team likes to work for each other

The Women’s Prestige Cycling Series gives women a spotlight they don't have to share with the men

Over the last few years, a trip to Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles has meant either sneaking out late at night for a fourth meal of the day while visiting family in SoCal, or insane 16-hour stealth road trips. But now chicken and waffles have landed in the least likely of places, Boulder, at a new restaurant here in town. A report will definitely be forthcoming. On a related topic, according to an AP report, a 53-year-old man is suing the company that promotes the Atkins Diet, “alleging that following the high-fat meal plan clogged his arteries and threatened his health.” Gee, you think? Seems

Yeah, Pavel, you tell ’em, babe. Tell ’em how it is. Fight the power. Damn the man! I’m referring, of course, to the unseen “up yours” finish-line salute Thursday’s Giro d’Italia stage winner threw as he crossed the line. Tonkow explained his reasoning — “No one's got any faith in me, everyone thought I was finished” — but actually, I felt like throwing the same gesture at a race last week, to the unidentified genius that took out my rear wheel in the first 5km of the Colorado Roubaix on a flat, straight and completely manageable dirt road. I’d been focusing on this local race for months

Saeco's strongman blasts to the line

Fast Freddy, livin' large at the Giro

Cunego played the loyal teammate as long as he could, then dashed to the line for the win

A defiant Garzelli was on the attack, vowing to burn out rather than fade awway