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Garzelli's bike. note the wheels.

Gonzalez and Lanfranchi lead the escapees up Montemale di Cueno

Pantani's wheel

Climbing the to the Cima Coppi

Simoni's climbing bike

On the Colle di Sampeyre

Popovych on the attack

Giro: One for the books

Garzelli rescues his day

Simoni (2R) climbing Colle D'Esischie

The pack climbing Colle Sampeyre

Dear Bob;If there is a bike lane and I choose to ride in the lane, can I beticketed?Mark O,Portland, Oregon Dear Mark; If I understand correctly, you are asking two questions: 1) If there is a bicycle lane, and the state has a “ride as farto the right as practiable” statute, should you legally follow the lane,or move to the right “as far as safe and practical” on the roadway?2) Is the bicycle lane a part of the roadway, and do the rulesof the road govern it? I’ll take the second question first, because it’s easier. The answer is yes, a bicycle lane is part of the roadway. A few

The pack leader Simoni (2R) climb Colle D'Esischie

One plus five makes SIX!

Go Slovenia!

Short, flat and beautiful

Simoni: Garzelli says he's still vulnerable.

Pantani is wants Bianchi, but does Bianchi want Pantani?

Fabio Sacchi has the peloton's funkiest hair ...

... so, at the finish, he does the only logical thing and grabs the only fan he can find with a weirder do than his.

Perez Cuapio's Battaglin...

...and his new Deda bars

Paying homage to Fausto

Giro fans

Fassa Bortolo rider Alessandro Petacchi raises his arms at the finish

Fassa Bortolo rider Alessandro Petacchi shows number six on podium

French cyclist Laurent Roux has been banned for four years after testing positive for drugs for a second time, the International Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Wednesday. A four-year ban is the minimum punishment for a second offense. Roux, 30, tested positive for amphetamines at a UCI doping control during the Tour of Vendee in France in April last year, having previously been banned for six months for failing a drugs test in 1999. The French Cycling Federation (FFC) decided against sanctioning Roux saying that no breach of French law had been made because the UCI are a

Jan Ullrich will top the bill when Bianchi, his third team in a year, stages its team presentation in Dresden on the eve of the Tour of Germany next Monday. Ullrich's new sponsor stepped in to replace Team Coast, recently banned by the sport's ruling body. The new Bianchi squad will make its Tour de France debut with the reigning Olympic champion in July. However, Bianchi's general manager Jacques Hanegraaf, said the team could be forced to don drab neutral jerseys for a one-day race on Saturday, then the German showpiece on Tuesday, if the new jerseys are not ready in time. "They should

Spanish cyclist Francisco Perez failed a doping test conducted during the Tour of Romandie cycle race, the organizers of the event said on Tuesday. Tour of Romandie officials refused to be drawn on the exact details of the test, but spokeswoman Corinne Druery said: "We learned today that Spanish cyclist Francisco Perez has failed a drugs test taken during the race." Perez, riding for the Portuguese Milaneza team, finished third overall and won two stages during the six-day event, which started in Geneva on April 30. A spokesman for the UCI was not available to comment, but it is

Avid's eagerly anticipated Juicy 7 hydraulic disc

The very-adjustable lever

Galfer USA's patented wavy rotor

Goodridge braided brake lines

I swear I've tasted this before...

...oh, that's right!

Haro's Werks SS

Getting ready for the World: Good press; bad press; no press

Hey, hey, he's insightful!

Passing Lake Garda

Petacchi took full advantage of the Domina Vacanze train to launch his own sprint

Petacchi celebrates... but just a little.

Cinque!

Blessed are the cyclists, for they shall never get positive commercialpress.”The Race Bible” - Book of Ed, Chapter 12, Verse 3 We interrupt our regularly scheduled technical talk to bring your this important news at Hamilton 2003: We just got another 1.25 million Canadian dollars. Since our CDN dollar is now over the 73-cent U.S. mark, this starts to be real money. VeloNews readers are indeed a privileged group because the news of this influx of cash to our organization is a well-kept secret, especially in Toronto, about 60km away. That this would be the case is very strange, though no

As you have probably already seen we have a new look today. The same content is still there, we just thought that after 2+ years it was time for some sprucing up. The colors are a little brighter than before. We've updated the site colors of VeloNews.com to match our print publication. There is more content on the front page so you can get more stories at first glance. The latest/hottest stories are on the top of the page, plus we've categorized the additional stories by headings. We've heard the saying if it isn't broke don't fix it, in response we say that every once in a while the bike

That's as high as he got them. Petacchi wins with a grimace.

Petacchi opted to start, even though his hip and back are covered in road rash

Adyeyev and Chmielewski try their luck

Still in command

Will we see more?

Is this the most recent cycling picture to be printed in a Toronto newspaper? Sometimes it seems like it

The kiss

The sparkling wine

Backstedt had to wait for the biggies to start...

The power of the jersey...

... and support from the fans, all drove Simoni to excel.

Good design or illegal paraphernalia?

Gunn-Rita Dahle

Sauser wins a battle of attrition

... then along came Aitor Gonzalez

Another day, another bottle

Simoni did more than minimize the damage...

Is the Termin-Aitor back?

Editor:In reference to Jed Schneider’s article regarding USA Cycling and possible porn magazine sponsorship, I really don't think it's realistic to think that the porn industry is going to lower itself to that point. Joe Erwin San Fernando is porn's hideawayEditor:Jed Schneider may hold a master's degree in geography from the University of Kansas, which keeps him from getting lost in Flanders, but he's way off on where his porn comes from (see "Tales from the gutter: Mark gets the win!"). San Fernando Valley is the porn capital of the world, not Orange County. Orange County is a

Gilberto Simoni attacks to pad his lead over Stefano Garzelli.

Garzelli and Raimondas Rumsas chase the race leader.

The peloton weaves its way through the Dolomites.

Gonzales chases mountain points.

Riders climb the Alps during the 162km 14th stage

Pack of riders climbing in the Alps

Pack of riders climbing in the Alps

Saeco rider and current leader Gilberto Simoni

Vini Caldirola rider Stefano Garzelli (L) and Lituanian Lampre rider Raimondas Rumsas

Saeco rider and current leader Gilberto Simoni is cheered on as he climbs

Saeco rider and pink jersey holder Gilberto Simoni pushes to the finish line

“Good evening, sports fans, Biff Barf here in the Biff Barf Sportlight Spotlight, biffin’ ’em up and barfin’ ’em right back atcha! I call ’em the way I see ’em - and if I don’t see ’em, I make ’em up!” – George Carlin as sportscaster Biff Barf in “The 11 O’Clock News” from “FM & AM” After Jayson Blair got popped for writing fiction in the news columns of The New York Times, America’s legendary paper of record, you’re probably wondering whether anything you read these days can be trusted. Well, rest assured, we here at VeloNews go the extra kilometer to make certain that your cycling news is

Number Four

Garzelli attacks on the final hill.