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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

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.

Another stunning scene from Switzerland.

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

Casey

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.

Jeanson

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

Jean-Marie Leblanc: Tour de France or Tour FOR France?

Pantani: Leblanc asks 'Is he still a cyclist?'

2001 signals a new kind of Tour

Dekker takes the win

Dekker now has two World Cup wins in less than a year

The NetZero gang rejoices.

The after-dark scene in Athens.

Monahan, Miller and Klasna acknowledge the crowd.

Millward had reason to smile.

The women take on always-hairy Turn 1.

Dekker and Armstrong

There aren’t a many Americans who can claim to have beaten Olympic gold medalist Marty Nothstein at his own game. These days, there are just two American sprinters who have done so on an American track and, as luck would have it, both were at San Jose’s Hellyer Velodrome April 21, for round 2 of the American Velodrome Challenge when Nothstein made his first U.S. track appearance for Mercury. And, as luck and ability would have it, one of the two pulled it off again. Nothstein is something of the 800-pound gorilla of American track. Even when he’s not present, people keep him in mind and

Preview: Amstel Gold concludes spring classics

The top three, plus the world's most famous tire man.

Paolinetti exults.

Carney explains what happened to his leg.

For Tyler Hamilton, the 2001 Liége-Bastogne-Liége is probably something best forgotten. Unfortunately for the U.S. Postal Service rider, the reminders of the race will linger for a good part of the spring. Hamilton knows the roads around Liége as well as anyone else and as the peloton neared the small town of Stavelot, he began to move up in anticipation of the approaching climb up the Stockeu. "Everyone was battling really hard for position since it was such a critical part of the race," Hamilton told VeloNews. "A rider on my right side (Euskaltel's Igor Flores) swung drastically to

The board of directors of USA Cycling has endorsed a staff recommendation to end an appeal of a recent court decision overturning a major set of changes to the organization's by-laws passed in February of 1999. "We will not pursue an appeal in the case," USA Cycling chief operating officer Steve Johnson told VeloNewsThursday. Johnson said that in the course of a Wednesday conference call and follow-up calls on Thursday, the board endorsed a recommendation offered by USA Cycling CEO Lisa Voight and board president Mike Plant. In March, a three-judge Colorado appeals court panel

A criterium after the Tour of France, in which Lance Amstrong and about sixty American professional racing cyclists will take part, will be organized for the first time in New York in August. This 100 km criterium, informally baptized "The Tour of New York," will be contested on a loop of three streets in lower Manhattan on August 4 and will have a prize list of $50,000 dollars shared among the first 20 finishers. This race, intended like all post-Tour criteriums to appeal to spectators, "will be a great addition to the many sporting events that New York welcomes each year," commented mayor

Hamilton

For the first time in three years, the Navigators program will contest a European spring campaign, consisting of races in Belgium, France and Italy. Six members of the team left for Europe on Monday, and they will begin racing Thursday at the Circuit des Mines, April 26-May 1, in France. Following the Shelby and Athens criteriums, five more members of the team will fly over for the remainder of the European schedule: Cras Avernas in Belgium, May 6; Giro d’Abbruzzo in Italy, May 8-13; and GP Stad Vilvoorde in Belgium, May 13, as well as a couple of smaller races in Belgium. Among that second

LeBlanc will announce his decision May 2. Meanwhile speculation is rampant.

Sciandri and company were caught with 10km to go.

Camenzind stayed with Casagrande on the last climb and still had enough left for a sprint.

Former Italian cycling champion Salvatore Commesso has been suspended until mid-May after being caught in possession of banned substance, his Saeco team said on Saturday. The Saeco team, which has suspended the cyclist's salary, issued a statement noting that management has yet to make a decision over the 26-year-old Neopolitan's future. The Italian cycling federation imposed the ban after the 1999 Italian champion was stopped by police who stumbled upon the banned substances by chance almost a year ago. Reports say a vial of banned substances were found in the rider's

Spanish cyclist Javier Otxoa left intensive care on Saturday after being run over on February 15 in an accident that killed his twin brother, the Spanish sports daily Marca reported. The 26-year-old Otxoa has lost 44 pounds and is still unable to move his legs. He has been communicating with his family by writing notes and has apparently been asking for his brother Ricardo, disbelieving his family's assurances that Ricardo has been in another ward of the hospital. Javier Otxoa won the 10th stage of the 2000 Tour de France, after a long solo breakaway effort. The two brothers, members of

USA Cycling announced Monday that the organization has "released" NORBA managing director Leslie Klein. NORBA competition director Eric Moore has been named as acting managing director. In a release issued Monday night, USA Cycling CEO Lisa Voight cited declining NORBA membership numbers as part of the decision. NORBA membership has fallen 39 percent since 1997. "We are taking proactive steps to be responsible to our constituency and provide the customer service needed to succeed," Voight was quoted as saying. "Since USA Cycling's reorganization in early 2001, all staff members are now

Saturn's Eric Wohlberg

GT's Alison Dunlap

Postal's Hincapie was in all the right spots today, but couldn't pass the Domo brigade.

Lampre's Dierckxsens (right) faced the same troubles as Hincapie -- too many Domo jerseys.

Knaven adds his name to the list of tough men to win Paris-Roubaix.

Remember, this is a closed course with professional drivers. Don't try this at home.

Can't you hear the warranty claim now: 'I was just riding along...'

Stage 2: Pate, riding his road bike where there really isn't a road.

Stage 3: Why do people think it always rains in Oregon?

Stage 3: And more rainjackets.

Stage 3: The long and lonely road.

Hincapie first raced Paris-Roubaix as a 20-year-old.

Prologue: Alison Dunlap zips up Skinner's Butte

Prologue: Hey, it's Eugene. What did you expect from that crowd?

Stage 1: This wasn't the only climb of the stage, or the only stage with a climb.

Stage 1: Lysle Wilhelm of 800.com

Stage 2: Mari Holden, loving life and just waiting for the TT on Saturday.

American George Hincapie of the U.S. Postal Service joined a prestigious list of winners that includes Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault on Wednesday. Hincapie outsprinted Leon Van Bon (Mercury Viatel) to win the 63rd edition of Ghent-Wevelgem in Belgium. Hincapie was part of a five-man group that escaped without about 30km to go in the 214km race. A complete report will be posted shortly.

A classic smile from George!