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Gustav Larsson, the Olympic time trial silver medalist, has penned a deal with Vacansoleil-DCM for the 2012 season while Italian veteran Stefano Garzelli has decided to race one more season.

The World Anti-Doping Agency has dropped another clenbuterol case just weeks ahead of Alberto Contador's hearing before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

• 1. Reinardt JANSE VAN RENSBURG, (RSA) Mtn Cycling, at
• 2. Baden COOKE, (AUS) Saxobank-Sungard, at 0
• 3. Steele VON HOFF, (AUS) Genesys Wealth Advisers, at 0
• 4. Thomas PALMER, (AUS) Drapac Porsche Cycling, at 0
• 5. Jonathan CANTWELL, (AUS) Fly V Australia, at 0

GEELONG, Australia (VN) — A barely-known 22-year-old from Pretoria, South Africa, upstaged his more experienced rivals to win stage two of the 2011 Jayco Herald Sun Tour in Geelong Thursday.

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" ... Someone should invent an “emergency brake.” I’m not sure how it should work (I’m just the idea man), but when there is a crash in the field, there’d be nothing worse than watching it come and having no way to avoid it. Maybe if you could just pull a parachute ..."

Mexican beef can be a legitimate excuse for clenbuterol in an athlete's blood sample, the World Anti-Doping Agency said Wednesday. Whether a similar excuse will stand up for the Spanish beef that Alberto Contador claims caused his positive test for the banned substance remains to be seen.

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Tony Martin said he takes personal satisfaction in delivering victory at the Tour of Beijing last weekend in what was HTC-Highroad's final stage race.

BALLARAT, Australia (VN) — Exactly 102 kilometers into Wednesday’s opening stage of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour, Saxo Bank-SunGard’s Richie Porte climbed off his bike and called it a day.

• 1. Rhys POLLOCK, Drapac Porsche Cycling, in 4:09:23
• 2. Jonas AEN JORGENSEN, Saxobank-Sungard, at 0:13
• 3. Nathan HAAS, Genesys Wealth Advisers, at s.t.
• 4. Jack BOBRIDGE, Garmin-Cervelo, at s.t.
• 5. Jens DEBUSSCHERE, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at s.t.

BALLARAT, Australia (VN) — Rhys Pollock produced the ride of his life to win stage 1 of the 2011 Jayco Herald Sun Tour Wednesday, but for any rider outside the top 10 to win the event overall, it will take something more exceptional.

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LONDON — World champion Mark Cavendish completed his move to Team Sky on Tuesday after several weeks of speculation linking the rider to the British-based outfit.

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So what can we expect from next year’s Giro and Tour, the routes for which will both be announced officially in the coming days?

PARIS, Oct 10, 2011 (AFP) - Tour de France organisers inadvertently published next year's route on their official website according to several specialist cycling websites on Monday.

LONDON (AFP) — Britain's Olympic cycling champion Rebecca Romero confirmed on Monday that she will not compete at the London 2012 Games next summer.

After a year’s hiatus and as much politics in trying to move Australia’s oldest stage race to a different calendar slot, the Herald Sun Tour returns to its original calendar spot in 2011, and with a point to prove.

BEIJING (AFP) — China's chances of producing a road cycling star of the future would increase significantly if the sport was given much needed backing from sports leaders, according to a top UCI official.

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Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) staged a marvelous comeback to beat Ryan Trebon (LTS-Felt) on day two of the New Belgium Cup on Sunday in Fort Collins.

Katie Compton (Rabobank-Giant) won day two of the New Belgium Cup on Sunday in Fort Collins.

Justin Lindine (BikeReg.com-Joe's Garage) swept the Providence Cyclocross Festival in Rhode Island this weekend, riding away to solo victories on both Saturday and Sunday.

Filippo Pozzato (Katusha) finally climbed back atop the podium on Sunday, escaping a lead group in the final kilometers of the Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli in Monteveglio.

Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli

• 1. Filippo Pozzato (Ita), Team Katusha, 4:39:08
• 2. Manuel Belletti (Ita), Colnago-CSF, at 0:19
• 3. Giovanni Visconti (Ita), Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli, at 0:19
• 4. Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col), D'angelo & Antenucci-Nippo, at 0:19
• 5. Bauke Mollema (Ned), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0:19

Mary McConneloug (Kenda-Seven Cycles) outsprinted Laura Van Gilder (C3-Mellow Mushroom) to win day two of the Providence Cyclocross Festival in Rhode Island.

"Even with our RadioShack sponsors on course in Beijing, I focused on the things I could control, like swallowing fear and riding in good position on the last lap."

Belgian champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) won a muddy Superprestige opener in Ruddervoorde on Sunday.

Paris-Tours

• 1. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel), BMC Racing Team, 5:21:43
• 2. Marco Marcato (Ita), Vacansoleil-DCM, at 0:02
• 3. Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den), Saxo Bank-Sungard, at 0:15
• 4. Ian Stannard (Gbr), Team Sky, at 0:15
• 5. Laszlo Bodrogi (Fra), Team Type 1, at 0:15

Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team) won a sprint finish to claim the Paris-Tours cycling classic on Sunday.

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Andrew Hood snaps the final stage of the inaugural Tour of Beijing.

Stage 5

• 1. Denis Galimzyanov (Rus), Team Katusha, 2:19:44
• 2. Juan José Haedo (Arg), Saxobank-Sungard, same time
• 3. Elia Viviani (Ita), Liquigas-Cannondale, s.t.
• 4. Matteo Trentin (Ita), Quick Step, s.t.
• 5. Davide Appollonio (Ita), Team Sky, s.t.

Final GC

• 1. Tony Martin (Ger), HTC-Highroad, 13:39:11
• 2. David Millar (Gbr), Garmin-Cervélo, at 0:17
• 3. Christopher Froome (Gbr), Team Sky, at 0:26
• 4. Stephen Cummings (Gbr), Team Sky, at 0:35
• 5. Olivier Kaisen (Bel), Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 0:39

Tony Martin (HTC-Highroad) claimed his first stage-race victory as world time trial champion when he won the inaugural Tour of Beijing on Sunday.

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Ryan Trebon (LTS-Felt) won a power-rider's race on Saturday during day one of the New Belgium Cup in Fort Collins.

Katerina Nash (Luna) won a wet, windy and wild day one of the New Belgium Cup in Fort Collins on Saturday.

Justin Lindine (BikeReg.com-Joe's Garage) rode alone to victory on Saturday in day one of the Providence Cyclocross Festival in Rhode Island.

Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom) took day one of the Providence Cyclocross Festival on Saturday in Rhode Island.

The entire elite men's squad will remain active in professional racing in the wake of the collapse of the U.S.-registered squad at the end of the 2011 campaign.

UCI president Pat McQuaid staunchly defended the Tour of Beijing as it enters its final stage Sunday and says the UCI was right in bringing the elite professional peloton to China.

Andrew Hood snaps the fourth stage of the 2011 Tour of Beijing.

Giro dell'Emilia

• 1. Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col), Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo, 5:05:05
• 2. Bauke Mollema (Ned), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0:24
• 3. Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col), Team Sky, at 0:24
• 4. Davide Rebellin (Ita), Miche-Silver Cross-Selle Italia, at 0:24
• 5. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol), Lampre-ISD, at 0:24

Stage 4

• 1. Elia Viviani (Ita), Liquigas-Cannondale, 4:09:08
• 2. Peter Sagan (Svk), Liquigas-Cannondale, same time
• 3. Juan José Haedo (Arg), Saxo Bank-Sungard, s.t.
• 4. Denis Galimzyanov (Rus), Team Katusha, s.t.
• 5. Alexander Porsev (Rus), Team Katusha, s.t.

GC

• 1. Tony Martin (Ger), HTC-Highroad, 11:19:27
• 2. David Millar (Gbr), Garmin-Cervélo, at 0:17
• 3. Christopher Froome (Gbr), Team Sky, at 0:26
• 4. Stephen Cummings (Gbr), Team Sky, at 0:35
• 5. Olivier Kaisen (Bel), Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 0:39

Elia Viviani (Liquigas) dominated a bunch sprint to win the fourth stage of the Tour of Beijing Saturday.

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BMC saw its second serious crash in a row at the Tour of Beijing on Friday.

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Ben King is a first-year professional with Team RadioShack, racing this week at the Tour of Beijing

MENTAUGOU, China (VN) — With the inaugural Tour of Beijing midway through its first edition, the UCI is quietly setting the stage for further expansion of its global network.

• 1. Nicolas Roche, (IRL) Ag2r La Mondiale, in 3:53:15
• 2. Philip DEIGNAN, (IRL) Team RadioShack, at s.t.
• 3. Christopher FROOME, (GBR) Team Sky, at 1
• 4. Francesco GAVAZZI, (ITA) Lampre-Isd, at 1
• 5. Nick NUYENS, (BEL) Saxobank-Sungard, at 1

YONGNING, China (AFP) — Irishman Nicolas Roche of the AG2R-La Mondiale team won the 162km third stage of the Tour of Beijing, the hilliest in the race, as Germany's Tony Martin held on to the overall lead Friday.

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2008 Tour de Georgia winner Kanstantsin Sivtsov has found a new home for 2012 with Team Sky following the collapse of his HTC-Highroad team.

BOURGES, France, Oct 6, 2011 (AFP) - Australia's Mathew Hayman of Team Sky won the 61st edition of the Paris-Bourges race on Thursday.

MENTAUGOU, China (VN) — Worries about clenbuterol are scaring most of the top pros off beef and pork during this week's Tour of Beijing.

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