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New twist to the concept of 'road gap.'

Museeuw

Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn: Campy's Carbon Clincher

Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn: Campy's Carbon Clincher

Dear Bob,I was on a ride when a pick-up truck loaded with fence posts hangingover the side passed me. The posts hit me and knocked off my bike. I fracturedmy wrist and my bike was totaled. The driver of the truck blames the storethat loaded the posts and suggested I make a claim against them. Is thestore liable?B.R.Fla.Dear B.R,Let me break down your inquiry into two different questions:1) If I sued the lumber yard, could I win?In Florida, you would have a fairly good chance.2) Should I ignore the driver and go after the lumber yard?No way.There was a 1992 Florida case with many of the same

Belgian police raided the homes of 21 cyclists Thursday, including that of former world champion Johan Museeuw in a search for banned performance-enhancing drugs. An official at the public prosecutor's office in the western town of Kortrijk said detectives took Museeuw to headquarters for questioning. Spokesman Tom Janssens said police found quantities of suspicious drugs when they staged coordinated raids on the homes of professional riders, including former world cyclo-cross champion Mario De Clercq, OJ Planckaert, Chris Peers, Nico Hendrickx and Oliver Penny. "In all these places,

Five-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong and his wife have again separated and are now planning to divorce, according to a report in the Austin American Statesman. Armstrong and wife Kristin separated two weeks ago, soon after they moved back to Austin from their European home in Girona, Spain, according to a story published in Thursday editions of the Texas newspaper. The couple is currently in mediation to reach a divorce settlement, while maintaining separate homes in Central Austin, the newspaper reported. "It's an unfortunate situation," Kristin Armstrong, 32, told the

Portuguese rider Rui on Thursday blamed a positive test for steroids on an ointment he was using for saddle sores. Lavarinhas has been suspended for six months by the UCI after failing the test during this April's Paris-Nice race. The sports daily Record said cycling's governing body made the decision on Wednesday after the Portuguese cycling federation refused to take action. Lavarinhas, who came third in the Tour of Portugal this year, is the second rider from Milaneza-MSS to be suspended this week for doping after Spanish rider David Bernabeu tested positive for the same substance, the

The world's layout.

The map of Monte Tamaro

Mayo at the Dauphine

MTB World’s: Aussie Mathison repeats in junior XC; Poland takes relay

Tick, tick, tick...

It has been a busy couple of days for me personally, so I thought I would send out a quick update regarding some of the changes on the horizon for me and my family. Many of you already know I have decided to join the Phonak Cycling Team in January of 2004. The decision became official September 1st, when I traveled to Zurich to sign my new contract. While some of you may be surprised to hear this, I must tell you this is a very big opportunity for me professionally. I can look back on my two years with CSC with a lot of pride and satisfaction. We accomplished some terrific things together.

I swore when I came to Europe the first time that I would not come back “that guy.” I was convinced that Europe would make me stronger, faster, better. I would not be returning burned out, hollow-eyed, beaten. I didn't want to be the guy that was good, but no longer races, and just shows up on the local group rides and spins near the back. Every group ride has one. The new riders are always alerted to their presence in a solemn whisper. “That guy used to race in Europe.” I held great reverence for these riders, even when I had no idea what an echelon was and thought the Paris-Roubaix

Mario may be spending more time in street clothes

It took a long, long time. Fourteen years, to be precise. But finally I'm there! I started my international mountain-biking career in 1990 by winning the silver medal at the first-ever world championship in Durango, Colorado. Ever since, I have been hunting the rainbow jersey, which is a mystic emblem to any professional cyclist. So many times I was close to winning it – 1990, ‘91, ‘92 and 2001, with the silver medal. In 1994, as the favorite for the title, I broke my collarbone the day before the race. In 1996, I finished second only to become world champion four years later, due to Jerome

Tyler's shedding his CSC kit for Phonak garb

It’s official: Tyler Hamilton will leave Team CSC for Phonak Hearing Systems at the end of the 2003 season. Hamilton and the Swiss team signed a two-year deal that management termed “a real coup … underscoring the team's determination to be the first division's number one outfit.” The 32-year-old American, who finished fourth in this year’s Tour de France despite a broken collarbone, was quoted as saying that he was "sorry to say goodbye to Team CSC, but that's part of the game.” “I have had a fantastic time on the team, and I will thank the whole team for their great support they have

Frischy outkicks Brentjens for the rainbow jersey

Wloszcowska soloes across the line

The women's points race

Cody goes for the gold in the team sprint

Pearce celebrates his scratch-race victory

Tilford collects a fifth masters title

Lydia Barter celebrates her 50-plus win

Nothstein and O'Bee represent Navigators in the Madison

Ofoto stole the the show by getting away for an early lap and the big

Photo Gallery: U.S. National Track Championships -Day 3

Sara Uhl won the kierin by going early holding on for two laps

Alfred and Massie had a good duel that went three rounds

Alfred in the sprint semi's

Hammer won her first senior title by launching an early attack in the scratch race.

Barbadian cyclist Barry Forde, a medal winner at the world cycling championships and the Pan American Games, tested positive for the banned stimulant ephedrine. Forde, 26, won a bronze medal last month at the world championships in Germany and two gold medals at the Pan American Games in the Dominican Republic. It was unclear if he would be stripped of any medals. "Barry is very aware of the stimulants banned in sports and has never knowingly used these substances," Adrian Lorde, director of the Barbados Olympic Association, said Friday. The Barbados Olympic Association has launched a

EuroBike: My dinner with Jan

EuroBike: My dinner with Jan

EuroBike: My dinner with Jan

McCormack, Jeanson take Green Mountain opener

McCormack, Jeanson take Green Mountain opener

Jonas Carney in the Madison

EuroBike: Trade show season kicks off in Friedrichshafen

EuroBike: Trade show season kicks off in Friedrichshafen

EuroBike: Trade show season kicks off in Friedrichshafen

EuroBike: Trade show season kicks off in Friedrichshafen

Jonas Carney takes the points win

Nothstein was held to just 10 points

Massie

Think you’ve got it tough at work? Well, how would you like to head into September just about every year not knowing for sure whether you’re going to have a job next year? Yes, the job of professional cyclist seems like a dream occupation to most racers, and to a large extent it is. But when you can pretty much be at the pinnacle of your sport in the U.S. and still be uncertain about your job status, well, that’s rough. It’s also the reality for a couple of recently crowned U.S. champions. Kevin Monahan may have repeated as USPRO criterium champion in Downers Grove, Illinois, but at least

EuroBike: Trade show season kicks off in Friedrichshafen

EuroBike: Trade show season kicks off in Friedrichshafen

EuroBike: Trade show season kicks off in Friedrichshafen

EuroBike: Trade show season kicks off in Friedrichshafen

EuroBike: Trade show season kicks off in Friedrichshafen

Bobby Lea, upset winner in the kilo.

Nothstein in the kilo'

Jonas Carney in the kilo.

Jelly Belly team pursuit in qualifying.

Jelly Belly sets the standard

Lindenmuth in the morning rounds

Jenny Reed wins 3-4 final.

Chris Witty surprises Tanya Lindenmuth.

Okay, Tom Danielson he ain't

Dear Bob;Is it true that in Illinois, an injured cyclist cannot sue anyone fordamages? Isn’t that just a back door way of banning bicycling?FLIllinoisDear FL;No, it is not true—mostly. The case you are referring to is Boubv. Township of Wayne, from 1998. Jon Boub was riding his bike on aquiet rural road in Illinois. He started across a one-lane covered bridge.The bridge was originally built with two parallel sets of planks for thewheels of carriages to run on. Under these planks were the floor joistsof the bridge, running perpendicular to the roadway. Over the years, thegap between these

Adding to the evidence that new technology isn’t always a great leap forward, one of the new Segway human transporters struggled its way to the top of New Hampshire’s Mount Washington, but well off the pace of the machine it may eventually seek to replace. It took six sets of batteries and three drivers, but the Segway eventually made it to the top of New England's tallest peak. The scooter climbed Mount Washington's auto road – site of the annual bicycle race -- in about two and a half hours Wednesday, well off of Tom Danielson’s 49:24. The standup scooter, invented by Manchester New

So after signing a two-year contract, Tom Danielson is headed to Italy to with Fassa Bortolo, alongside 2002 Vuelta winner Aitor Gonzalez and this year's top grand tour sprinter, Alessandro Petacchi. In less than 18 months, the friendly 24-year-old from East Lyme, Connecticut, has grown from Fort Lewis college student/struggling NORBA pack fodder to emerging Euro’ pro. Along the way he’s won some big races — the Tour de Langkawi being the biggest — and learned what he could about European road racing from former Euro pros like Henk Vogels, Chris Horner, Jonathan Vaughters and Nathan

Tough enough - Danielson at Sea Otter

Mayo may stay

Nothstein checks the competition

Uhl tops in pursuit

Sarah Hammer

Adam Sbeih

Bobby Lea

Lindenmuth

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