Dario Frigo (left) holds the lead by one second — a thin margin to pin his team’s hopes with Friday’s big cli …
Dario Frigo (left) holds the lead by one second -- a thin margin to pin his team's hopes with Friday's big climbs.
Dario Frigo (left) holds the lead by one second -- a thin margin to pin his team's hopes with Friday's big climbs.
Lotto Adecco's Lef Verbrugghe rode clear on two solo breaks, and it was on the second when the rain storm hit the peloton.
Team Saturn continues to hold down all the top spots in the National Racing Calendar standings, with Trent Klasna and Kimberly Bruckner leading the individual standings. Both the Saturn men’s and women’s squads lead the team standings as well following the U.S. national championships and the Tour of Somerville. Men 1. Trent Klasna, Saturn, 739 pts 2. Scott Moninger, Mercury-Viatel, 490 3. Eric Wohlberg (Can), Saturn, 385 4. Chris Horner, Mercury-Viatel, 339 5. Baden Cooke (Aus), Mercury-Viatel, 287 6. Levi Leipheimer, U.S. Postal Service, 240 7. Eddy Gragus, Jelly Belly, 221 8. Danny
IBanesto's Lastras scoring his biggest win of the season
With eight teams in the break, the odds were good that it would stick.
From the Giro, Skippy will ride each stage of the Tours of Austria, Switzerland, and France.
Following ther rules, Cipo' kept his regulation uniform
'I gave it everything I had, because if I had been caught I would not have been able to try it again,' Zanette said.
The break rode away with 130km to go -- but Zanette jumped clear in the closing kilometers.
Cipo' strikes a familiar pose
Caucchioli makes his move
Whew! Frigo holds on.
A long day in the saddle. Stage 7 covered 239km.
Bruckner wrapped up her second title of the weekend.
Phinney, at his long-time home in Colorado.
Andy Hampsten and Davis Phinney, who played major roles in leading modern U.S. professional cyclists racing in Europe during the mid-1980s, will be inducted May 27 into the U.S. Bicycling Hall. The 15th annual awards banquet will be held at the Somerville Elks Club in nearby Bridgewater, N.J. Both athletes plan to attend the ceremony, as do other athlete inductees: Ned Overend and Victor Vincente of America. Phinney won more than 300 races, including two stages of the Tour de France, over his career from 1976 to 1993. He also won a bronze medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Hampsten,
Graham Watson
Hampsten, shown here on the Gavia, a decade after his historic ride up the pass.
Cheetahs sometimes prosper
Kevin Livingston is riding his first Giro.
Frigo takes over
Pantani couldn't stay with the leaders on the final climb
Familiar sight Hondo wins again.
Verbrugghe fought his way back after a crash
Verbrugghe still has the Maglia Rosa
Italian Ellis Rastelli (Liquigas-PATA) sneaking in along the barrier for the win.
Pantani's efforts on the climb with just 15km to go helped re-shuffle the overall standings.
Fulllana made it look easy
It took more than 10 years, but Green gave Canada a men's World Cup win
Marga Fullana showed again why she's world champion
Verbrugghe took the pink jersey in record-breaking style
Hruska was one of four ONCE's to finish in the top-10
The official 2001 poster for the 84th running of the Giro d'Italia
Piil doubles up on stage wins at Peace Race
Disgraced Colombian climbs aboard Mobilvetta prior to Giro
Swiss cyclist Roland Meier returned a positive test for the banned endurance stimulant EPO (erythropoietin) following the Fleche Wallonne one-day classic last month, the SportInformation agency reported in Geneva on May 15. A urine sample provided by the 33-year-old Zurich-based cyclist after the race at Huy, Belgium was found to contain the banned substance when examined in the University of Lausanne. The Team Coast rider can request that his B-sample be tested and if that returns a positive test Meier faces a ban of between six months and one year in addition to a fine of up to
U.S. Postal Service rider Dylan Casey returned home to Mountain View, California, over the weekend, and is recovering from the injuries he suffered in a finish-line crash at the Four Days of Dunkirk last week. With assistance from USA Cycling and the USOC, Casey flew from Paris to San Francisco, arriving in the Bay Area on Friday. When he spoke to VeloNews on Monday morning, Casey was still awaiting further tests to determine the extent of his injuries, which included a broken left clavicle and fractured iliac crest near the top of his pelvis. "I'm waiting for an MRI for the pelvis," he
The names remained the same in the top 10, but the order was jostled with the release today of the world's top-ranked male cyclists. Italy's Francesco Casagrande remains atop the list, but he's now followed by countryman Davide Rebellin. Rebellin leapt over both Lance Armstrong and Erik Dekker (who are now third and fourth on the points chase, respectively). Dario Frigo, who won the Tour of Romandie, and Didier Rous, who had a strong showing at the Four Days of Dunkirk, made impressive jumps up the list. Frigo is now 11th overall, while Rous popped up some 51 spots, to
Another stunning scene from Switzerland.
Fullana blows a kiss to the Italian crowd after winning World Cup No. 2.
Martinez beat Green by three seconds.
Martinez beat Green by three seconds.
The final podium.
Fullana dusted her teammates and the rest of the world.
Little Mig had a lot of power in the time trial.
Simoni crosses the line in Nendaz.
The mountains of Switzerland provide a picturesque backdrop for a bike race.
Barthe is the second Postal rider to break bones at the Four Days of Dunkirk
CSC-World Online cyclist Bo Hamburger has been suspended after failing a drugs test last month in Belgium, his team boss Bjarne Riis said Thursday. Hamburger tested positive for a banned substance following a race in Belgium on April 19, Riis said. CSC-World Online is one of the teams that was given a wildcard into this year's Tour de France, and includes former world No. 1 Laurent Jalabert. Copyright AFP 2001
Two days after being involved in a crash that left him with a broken pelvis and a broken clavicle, US Postal Service rider Dylan Casey is on his way back to America. Casey, who was originally taken to a hospital in Hazebrouck, France, will be transferred to Paris today via ambulance with a personal nurse attending to his injuries. From Paris, Casey will fly direct to San Francisco where he will be taken to the Stanford University Medical Center to be examined by specialists. The crash happened at the conclusion of the opening stage of the Four Days of Dunkirk. At the end of the 164.8km
Bartoli will be ready come July
Savodelli takes stage 2 in Switzerland
The stage 1 winner.
On the road in Switzerland.
Savoldelli on his way to the prologue win.
Savoldelli pulls on the leader's jersey.
The Mercury men worked to protect Moninger's lead.
The men cruised through the forest
At least Jeanson was tired at the finish
Viatel Inc., the co-title sponsor of the Mercury-Viatel cycling team, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday. The New York-based telecommunications company, which specializes in European telecommunications networks, lost $1.57 billion last year. On Wednesday, the company fired 350 people, adding to the 700 people that were cut in February. In a statement issued Wednesday, Viatel claimed that the Chapter 11 filing will not have any effect on its business in Europe, conducted by separate European subsidiaries with enough liquidity to continue normal business operations. The bankruptcy
Moninger opened things up on Thursday
The race leader, and her bike
Dream ride for Price
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Monahan, Miller and Klasna acknowledge the crowd.