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Start List: Amstel Gold Race, 2010

Rookie Elia Viviani (Liquigas) snagged his second pro victory Saturday at the Tour of Turkey after a finish-line crash derailed the HTC-Columbia train.

The 22-team field at the Tour of the Battenkill will not be growing by one before the start on Sunday. Kelly Benefit Strategies will not make the race, citing difficulties in rearranging travel after their scheduled trip to Tro Bro Leon was canceled due to the Icelandic volcano that has disrupted travel across Europe.

Alberto Contador (Astana) did what he didn’t do in Friday’s summit finish, winning Saturday’s 15.1km individual time trial at the Vuelta a Castilla y León and taking the overall leader’s jersey.

Carlos Sastre (Cervélo) and Bradley Wiggins (Sky) are among several riders to have pulled out of Sunday’s edition of the Amstel Gold Race after encountering problems getting flights to the Netherlands.

Amstel Gold Race: Previous winners

Of all the major classics, the Amstel Gold Race is the most difficult to predict — and one of the hardest to win. Only three riders have won the Dutch classic more than once: Eddy Merckx (of course), who took it twice in the 1970s, and the Dutchmen Gerrie Knetemann (1974 and 1985) and Jan Raas, who had five wins in six starts between 1977 and 1982. But all those successes happened long before the Amstel became a truly international classic.

Milram sprinter Wim Stroetinga broke his right hand in a crash at the GP Denain Thursday, and is expected to be away from racing for several weeks.

Greipel won his fourth stage in six days at the Turkey tour, out-kicking Italians Davide Cimolai (Liquigas) and Manuel Belletti (CSF) to snatch the sprint victory after a wild finale in the 194km stage from Fethiye to Finike. American Tejay Van Garderen finished seven seconds back, but remains second overall, now 23 seconds in arrears

The Dauphiné Libéré goes back to its roots in 2010 and will feature a summit finish at Alpe d’Huez for its 62nd edition.

The flight cancellations that have resulted from the volcanic activity have grounded Kelly Benefit Strategies in its attempts to reach France for Sunday’s Tro-Bro Léon (UCI 1.1). The team planned to start the race as the kick off to its first European stint in 2010.

It’s been a long time coming, but Basque climber Igor Antón finally scored another mountaintop victory on Spanish roads in Friday’s summit finish at the Vuelta a Castilla y León ahead of pre-race favorite Alberto Contador (Astana).

Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank) has been one of the enigmas of the 2010 season.

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Cervelo TestTeam's Heinrich Haussler will make his comback to racing following a leg injury at the Amgen Tour of California next month, the team announced Thursday.

2010 Tour of the Battenkill start list

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André Greipel sprinted to victory in Thursday’s fifth and longest stage at the Tour of Turkey while HTC-Columbia teammate Tejay Van Garderen remains second overall.

Theo Bos (Cervélo) sprinted to his second consecutive victory in Thursday’s longest stage at the Vuelta a Castilla y León in northern Spain.

Fabian Cancellara, winner of the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, has pulled out of Sunday's Amstel Gold Race, saying he won't compete again until next month's Amgen Tour of California.

U.S. scene this week: Big time in Alabama, California & New York

Horner, Valverde lead teams for Amstel

Roman Kreuziger and Vicenzo Nibali will lead Liquigas into the Ardennes classics, with Franco Pellizotti joining for Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

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Johan Bruyneel says RadioShack will attend New Mexico's stage race, joining a strong field that already includes three Garmin-Transistions riders racing for the DZ Nuts team.

Results - Brabantse Pijl, 2010

RadioShack’s Sébastien Rosseler won Wednesday’s Brabantse Pijl out of a three-man breakaway in Belgium.

Tejay Van Garderen just missed victory in Wednesday’s 207km fourth stage at the Presidential Tour of Turkey and slotted into second overall at 16 seconds back.

Theo Bos (Cervélo) kicked to victory in the opening stage of the 25th Vuelta a Castilla y León in a windy, cool stage across the meseta of northern Spain.

Tech editor Zack Vestal looks at the bikes of Paris-Roubaix before they were subjected to a beating on the cobbles.

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Alberto Contador is hoping to use this week’s Castilla y León tour – which clicks into gear Wednesday – as a springboard into the Ardennes classics.

Sébastien Minard (Cofidis) dashed to victory in Tuesday’s Paris-Camembert in France.

It’s another busy week in Europe, highlighted by the Vuelta a Castilla y León in northern Spain and the Amstel Gold Race in the Limburg region of Holland.

If moderate heat doesn't pose a problem for carbon fiber, how about cold and big temperature fluctuations?

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2010 Colorado College weekend results

The battle for Rocky Mountain Conference individual and team omnium points was in full swing this weekend at Colorado College’s Classic Criterium and Cheyenne Canyon Hill Climb.

In the last weekend before conference championships, the Atlantic Conference traveled to Clarksburg, West Virginia, for races hosted by West Virginia University.

The Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference traveled to New Haven, Connecticut, this weekend for the Lux et Velocitas race weekend. Yale University hosted the three-event weekend with collegiate and USCF races for an ITT, circuit race, and criterium. Proceeds from the sale of socks and t-shirts were donated by Yale to the Connecticut Challenge, a cycling ride to support cancer survivors.

Whitman College hosted both races over the weekend as the Northwest Collegiate Cycling Conference finishes the fifth weekend of racing. The University of Washington was able to maintain a slight lead over Whitman College in the overall team omnium. Whitman College will be looking to regain the lead in Montana next weekend.

Alberto Contador will lead Astana at the Vuelta Castilla y Leon (April 14-18), along with his usual lieutenants, notably David de la Fuente and Benjamin Noval.

Rahsaan Bahati said Monday that UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis sprinter Jake Keough intentionally crashed him in the closing laps at the Dana Point Grand Prix criterium Sunday. But UHC's team director said it was Bahati who was riding dangerously.

HTC-Columbia owner Bob Stapleton expects that teammates Mark Cavendish and Andre Greipel will settle their differences personally.

HTC Columbia's Andre Greipel takes a stage 2 sprint win and retains his overall lead at the Tour of Turkey, while young American Tejay Van Garderen finished safely in the pack to retain second place.

Fabian Cancellara could win Liège-Bastogne-Liège, says Saxo Bank boss Bjarne Riis.

David Millar says he’ll leave Paris-Roubaix to the experts. The Garmin-Transitions captain got his first real taste of the Hell of the North, but made a mid-course revelation that he’s not cut out for the punishing march across the cobblestones.

Jonathan Cantwell (Fly V Australia) punched his ticket Sunday at the Dana Point Grand Prix, taking the bunch sprint in the $15,000 National Racing Calendar criterium.

VeloNews technical editor Zack Vestal spends Paris-Roubaix with the Mavic neutral support crew.

Mavic neutral support works to keep riders on the road during the Hell of the North.

Beelgian world junior road champion Jasper Stuyven wins the junior edition of Paris-Roubaix.

American Lawson Craddock takes third in the juniors race at Paris-Roubaix.

Cervélo's Thor Hushovd finishes second and Brit Roger Hammond beats out two-time winner Tom Boonen for fourth — a good Paris-Roubaix, the team says.

An ill-timed crash on the cobbles undoes Tyler Farrar's Paris-Roubaix.

Lennard talks to a reader skeptical that lower tire pressure could improve rolling resistance

Crashes and close calls mark Paris-Roubaix for nine North American riders competing in Sunday’s “Hell of the North.”

Fabian Cancellara wins Paris-Roubaix.

2010 Paris-Rouabaix results

Anna Barensfeld won Sasturday's Tour of the Battenkill Pro/Am womens race, outsprinting Silke Wunderwald (Kenda Systems) to win the 100-kilometer race in 3:08:33. Arielle Fillberti was third 26 seconds later.

American Tejay Van Garderen slotted in second behind his HTC-Columbia teammate Andre Greipel at Sunday's Tour of Turkey prologue.

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Uberti, Klofta qualify for NVGP with Hillsboro wins

Following a convincing overall win at the Redlands Classic in March, Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia) leads the individual standings of the Women’s Prestige Series.

The riders of Team Sky are among a fortunate few whose bike sponsor attacked early in the season to equip them with brand new bikes for Paris-Roubaix

When the cameras roll on Sunday at Paris-Roubaix, keep your eyes peeled. Lazer Helmets and Oakley eyewear both have new accessories that will appear on sponsored riders.

Brad White (UnitedHealthcare) stomped up the Cove Road grade Saturday morning to open the Dana Point Grand Prix weekend with a time trial win.

Ask Sky’s Greg Henderson what he remembers about last year’s Paris-Roubaix, his first, and he won’t pull any punches with his answer.

He’s not the rider whose name is being bandied about as a podium pick, but HTC-Columbia’s Bernhard Eisel enters Paris-Roubaix Sunday with the support of his team and the confidence of a Ghent-Wevelgem victory two weeks ago.

Boonen: “The most important thing is to enjoy it”

Horner wins Basque Tour

The late two-time Paris-Roubaix champion Franco Ballerini, who died in an auto accident in February, is to be honored by race organizers on Sunday.

Britain's David Millar and Dutchman Theo Bos could not come from more different cycling backgrounds. But both will set aside everything they know about the sport as they prepare for an unforgettable experience on Sunday's grueling one-day classic, Paris-Roubaix.

RadioShack riders will be lining up on bikes uniquely prepared for the world’s toughest single-day bike race.

VeloNews managing editor Neal Rogers, on the scene in France, gives a preview of Sunday's Paris-Roubaix

When it comes to time trial equipment, it's 2009 all over again for most USA Cycling events this year. The racing organization announced Friday that it will enforce UCI rules on aero equipment the same way it did last year, a reversal of the policy announced in March, when it said that it would follow the UCI's recent more strict interpretation of the rules for all racers except masters.

There’s no question Thor Hushovd would like to be in with a chance to win Paris-Roubaix on Sunday. By all accounts his Cervélo TestTeam has done everything possible to make his ride as successful as it can be, starting with his bike.

After knocking on the door all season long, Luís León Sánchez (Caisse d’Epargne) finally got the stage-race victory he’s been looking for.

Chris Horner survived Friday’s wild rollercoaster across the Basque hills to set himself up for an exciting, final-day time trial showdown against Alejandro Valverde with the overall title of the grueling Vuelta al País Vasco (Tour of the Basque Country) on the line Saturday.

Jorge Alvarado, an amateur rider for the Bahati Foundation cycling team, was killed Thursday in an auto/cyclist collision near Redlands, California. A sheriff's department representative said a teen driver struck the cyclist while street racing.

Specialized is letting a new Roubaix bike be seen under Saxo Bank star Fabian Cancellara this week in Belgium.