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Rising star Cunego grabs Giro stage at Pontremoli

Pollack moves into the lead

McGee: One day in pink

A scenic start along the Gulf of Genoa

Perez makes his move

2004 Giro d'Italia Start List

McGee and his daughter celebrate his quick start to the Giro

Pretty in pink?

The Lion King in his latest getup, which helped him finish 11th on the day and drew the traditional fine from the UCI

But McGee was the man of the hour

McGee scores the first maglia rosa of the 2004 Giro

Fausto Coppi

Mmm...mmmm... lunch time!

Harrison

Garzelli and Simoni: The two favorites are still friendly

FDJeux.com rolls up for the presentation

So let me get this straight. Lance Armstrong is the world's greatest athlete, but cycling barely makes the top 20 in a ranking of the most demanding sports? Yes, according to a recent series on ESPN.com. In a tournament-style fan poll, Armstrong beat out Atlanta Falcons quarterback Mike Vick in the finals this week. Yet on the same site, an expert panel chose boxing as the toughest sport in the world, with cycling coming in a meager 20th, sandwiched between figure skating and volleyball. It's funny, but many people, before they launch into a defense of their own sport, seem to grudgingly (or

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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.What really sucks is not taking a standEditor:Patrick O’Grady’s column made me smile, even if it did bash my organization. Correction, though: Bush wouldn't do a campaign press conference here . . . we're a nonprofit. So, we're left to praise

87th Giro d'Italia: Back in the Pink

Simoni: Ready for No. 3?

Scote one for the young guy

Hi Bob,When I come to a lighted intersection while riding my bicycle my presencedoes not “trigger” the light. What are my options under the law? Do I havethe right to break the law by running the light or do I have to get offthe bike and hit the pedestrian walk button?ScottPennsylvania Dear Scott,You are not alone in the problem of traffic sensors failing to recognizethe presence of your bicycle. This very same problem faces thousands ofcyclists across the country every day. Coincidentally, Pennsylvania, thePennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) issued a press releasejust four

Ah, Georgia, still on my mind.I know in the age of the Internet that the Dodge Tour de Georgia is sooo last month, but besides being the highest profile race I’ve covered in my two years here at VeloNews, I’d have to say it was probably the best bike racing I’ve had a chance to see up close. I think what was most gratifying to see was the chance for domestic racers to show to Lance, Mario and the gang from CSC that North American racing is no joke. Domestic veterans like Eric Wohlberg (Sierra Nevada) and John Lieswyn (Health Net-Maxxis) were putting up a fight day after day against the man,

Turn, turn, turn!!!!

Bruyneel refuses to underestimate the competition

Mr. Rogers' neighborhood:Georgia, still on my mind

Absence makes the legs grow stronger?

No repeat for Moreau

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.Study, study, study... and boycott, tooVeloNews,Regarding Burton Hathaway's letter, "Dumb Jocks versus law studenton a bike," (see "Monday's mail bag") I applaud your efforts, but it won'ttake you far. Concentrate instead on your second-year

Colorado Springs, Colo. (May 4, 2004)--USA Cycling announcedtoday the athletes that will represent the United States at the final roundof the UCI Track World Cup in Sydney, Australia May 14-16, 2004. The final selection was made following USA Cycling’s World Cup Qualifierin Frisco, Texas this past weekend.Athletes receiving a start based upon their victories in Frisco includeMike Tillman (Santa Monica, Calif.) in the men’s individual pursuit, JameCarney (Boulder, Colo.) in the men’s scratch race and Andy Lakatosh (Trexlertown,Pa.) in the men’s keirin.Completing the men’s squad based upon

Colorado Springs, CO – SRAM, RockShox and Avid® enter the season with arguably the strongest collection of officially sponsored athletes ever assembled. The 2004 contingent will be comprised of more than 25 Olympic, World, World Cup, National and NORBA Champions. Riders will race an expanded calendar in ’04 in addition to the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. SRAM, RockShox and Avid are proud to sponsor the following athletes and teams as they embark on another season of inspired competition. Be sure to look for this dominating force atop podiums worldwide. Cross-Country – Marathon Barbara

The Tour of Romandie went better than we had hoped or imagined it would. Together, we were able to drum up victories in stages 3 and 5, win the overall individual and team classifications. It was a really nice feeling. We have been working hard all spring and it was great to finally see all of the collective efforts of the team and staff pay off. My teammates rode like men on a mission throughout the race. Many of them were competing in their own backyards and were extra motivated to make the most of their home court advantage. With these guys setting the tone, the rest of us followed suit

Tyler Tunes: One step at a time

Will they be kissing him in July?

Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn - Leg length; Mixing and matching

Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn - Leg length; Mixing and matching

That fourth stage was a bear!

Health Net worked to protect Moninger's jersey

The day's early break would not survive the “Gila Monster”

Swenson won the Cima Pantani prize at the summit of Anderson Vista

Frattini and Moninger drive the lead group

Swenson tries to leave the lead group in the final miles of the stage

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. Dumb Jocks versus law student on a bikeDear Velo,In reference to the letter about the dumb-ass radio station in Atlanta, here are the clips: I have personally begun the process of filing a formal complaint with the FCC regarding their lack

Kim Anderson, Amber Neven and Brook Ourada round out the top-three

Moninger had a chance to relax while Sayers went off the strut his stuff

Wherry, Jones and Lokkesmoe in control.

Sayers scores!

The women's cresting the hill on Cooper St.

Rubelt was the only one who could follow Sayers.

Holden drives what became the winning move.

Hamilton's reprise

... but Hamilton got them both.

Scholz set the early standard...

... topped by McGee...

Danielson: Ready for a Giro start?

Hamilton's in charge with the final time trial on deck

Al Stiller, a leader in U.S. road and track racing from the late 1940s to the early 1960s and who had witnessed one of the Tour de France’s epic finishes, died April 20 in Boulder, Colorado. He was 80 and suffered from heart problems. Chicago born and bred, Stiller recalled in a 1991 interview that he became intrigued with cycling as a youngster in the late 1920s after watching six-day racers whirling around a steeply banked wooden velodrome in Chicago Stadium. “I joined a local club in 1939, and won my first race—a 400-yard event on the grass in a park. I was 16. There was no holding

Moninger patrolling in pink

Health Net masses at the front

Neben keeps a grip on the lead

Who says pros are spoiled? Joseba Beloki (La Boulangere) adjusts his seat before the start.

The big Pole -- aka Darius Baranowski (Liberty Seguros) -- is ready to help new team captain Roberto Heras take on Lance Armstrong in July's Tour de France.

Tim Johnson (Saunier Duval) rolls out. The team's half-joking wish that the cold, snowy stage would be canceled went unfulfilled in Saturday's fourth stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon.

Tim Johnson (Saunier Duval) strikes the perfect pose fully kitted out in his team colors for a cold day in the saddle.

The next Ekimov? Vladimir Karpets (Illes Balears) - fresh off his victory at the Tour of the Rioja last weekend - looks not-too-pleased to talk to the Russian media before the start of Saturday's stage.

How cold will Koldo Gil (Liberty Seguros) get? The rising Spanish star hopes not very much.

Spain's Alejandro Valverde (CV-Kelme) is content after winning Friday's third stage. Castilla y Leon is his last major race before taking a break to build up for the Olympics and the Vuelta.

Jeker takes the win; Hamilton takes the overall lead

Jeker sets the pace

The Col Ovronnez

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