Road Racing

Most of this year's Flanders peloton opted to ride straightforward race bikes, mostly using 25mm tubulars.

Nick Nuyens wins a hard-fought Tour of Flanders as Fabian Cancellara (Leopard-Trek) finally proves himself mortal on the steeps of the Muur.

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Roman Van Uden wins the stage-two downtown criterium at the Redlands Bicycle Classic.

The American U-23 squad is showing strength at the Triptyque Mont et Chateaux in Belgium.

The VeloNews crew eyeballs Leopard-Trek's prototype Bontrager wheels before Tour of Flanders.

Fabian Cancellara prefers a bit more rake in his fork and is using a mechanical group instead of Shimano's Di2 Dura-Ace group.

Tech editor Nick Legan checks out Fabian Cancellara's Flanders bike.

Ted King's Cannondale

Rapha North America has issued a recall notice on 200 cans of its chamois cream.

Readers ask about treating tires, both inside and out, and protecting your knees in cold weather.

A keen eye may have noticed a slight change in the bib shorts and jerseys of Garmin-Cervèlo’s Tyler Farrar, Johan VanSummeren, Heinrich Haussler, and Matt Wilson at Milan-San Remo this year. That’s because they weren’t wearing bib shorts and jerseys anymore – at least not as we know them.

For the June issue of VeloNews, we’re testing four endurance bikes in the lab and out on the paved, dirt and cobblestone roads.

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Readers ask about getting the correct shoe and putting that cool crank set on a bike not designed to take it.

Mavic has been testing prototypes of a new 40mm carbon tubular under a few of their high-profile riders this spring.

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Sarah Hammer is the first American woman to earn three medals in a single cycling world championship after finishing second in the women’s omnium at the UCI track world championships.

Casey B. Gibson shoots the final day of the 2011 track world championships.

Emma Pooley (Garmin-Cervélo) rode alone for 69km to win the kickoff to the 2011 UCI women's World Cup on Sunday.

Fränk Schleck clinches the Critérium International in Porto-Vecchio after the final stage, a 7.8km time trial through the streets of the Corsican town.

Tom Boonen (Quick Step) wins Ghent-Wevelgem.

Casey B. Gibson turns his lens on day four of the UCI track world championships.

APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) - Collated results from the fourth day of the world track cycling championships on Friday.

Casey B. Gibson snaps the action at day three of the UCI track world championships.

José Joaquín Rojas finds that elusive win at the Tour of Catalunya.

Fränk Schleck climbs to victory in a wild opener at the Critérium International.

Fabian Cancellara solos to victory in the E3 Prijs Harelbeke.

APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) - Collated results from the third day of the world track cycling championships on Friday:

APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) ─ France's Gregory Bauge won the world sprint title after beating Britain's Jason Kenny 2-0 in the final of the blue riband event of the world track cycling championships Friday.

APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) - American Sarah Hammer launched a stunning fighback to defend her 3km pursuit title against New Zealand's Alison Shanks at the world track cycling championships Friday.

APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) - World record holder Jack Bobridge continued Australia's domination of the world track cycling championships Thursday when he claimed his maiden pursuit gold medal.

APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) - Australia's Jack Bobridge coasted to victory over New Zealander Jesse Sergent in the final of the men's individual pursuit at the world track cycling championships Thursday.

APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) - Collated results from the second day of the world track cycling championships on Thursday:

APELDOORN, Netherlands, March 24, 2011 (AFP) — Britain won the women's team pursuit gold medal after dominating the United States in the final at the world track cycling championships on Thursday.

The positive clenbuterol test of Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has consumed the cycling world since its announcement in September. While he's never tested positive before, Contador's career has been affected almost from its start by doping allegations — often against others.

Time trial follow cars, just how qualified IS my local bike mechanic, and what the heck is an 'ice sock?'

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Alessandro Petacchi's Wilier

APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) - Australia produced a team pursuit master class to beat Russia and defend their crown here at the 2011 world track cycling championships Wednesday.

ROME (AFP) — Italian Claudio Corioni (Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo) claimed the 194km second stage of the Settimana Coppi e Bartali to Rovigo on Wednesday as compatriot Roberto Ferrari (Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni) claimed the overall lead with a third place finish.

The devil is in the details: Nick Legan tries Arundel's bottle cages and seat bag

ROME (AFP) Italian Emanuele Sella of the Androni team is the leader of the Settimana Coppi e Bartali following the first two stages in Riccione on Tuesday.

PARIS (AFP) - Britain, France and Australia will be among the nations expected to give an early glimpse of their Olympic potential for London 2012 at the track cycling world championships this week.

MADRID (AFP) - Latvia's Gatis Smukulis of HTC-Highroad won the first stage of the Tour of Catalonia, a 166.9-kilometre (103.5-mile) ride that started and ended in Lloret de Mar on Monday.

France's FMB makes, by hand, the tires prized by the cobbled classics stars.

Caley Fretz snaps the action in Boulder and Laramie as the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cycling Conference gets its 2011 season under way.

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Thomas Voeckler wins the 34th edition of Cholet-Pays de Loire, round two of the Coupe de France.

Korea’s Park Sung Baek sprints to victory in the Taipei City Criterium, stage one of the Tour de Taiwan.

Adam Phelan wins the prologue in the Tour de Taiwan and dons the leader’s yellow jersey.

Lieuwe Westra wins the Classic Loire-Atlantique.

Matthew Goss outkicks Fabian Cancellara and Phillipe Gilbert to win Milan-San Remo in a thrilling eight-up sprint.

A close look at the new Specialized Venge aero bike Cavendish and others will ride Saturday

Classics wheels, roof-rack hierarchy and team car inventory

Specialized jumps into the aero road bike fray with a new bike to debut under Mark Cavendish at Milan-San Remo

Why the latest Cancellara mechanical doping story is even more stupid than the first

Geert Steegmans (Quick Step) took a much-needed confidence-boosting victory Wednesday at the Nokere-Koerse semi-classic in Belgium.

Vibration relief, wide-range gearing options and nano health

SAN BENEDETTO DEL TRONTO, Italy (VN) - World time trial champion Fabian Cancellara (Leopard-Trek) capped a week in Italy with a stage win on the final day of Tirreno-Adriatico Tuesday. Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) defended his maglia azzura with a solid ride to earn his place atop the final podium.

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Cadel Evans weathered a late storm to consolidate his Tirreno-Adriatico lead with an impressive victory on stage 6 of the Italian race on Monday.

Or maybe not. The UCI clarifies its rule on time trial shifters, causing some team mechanics to get creative

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, March 11, 2011 (AFP) - German Tony Martin of HTC-Highroad hammered home his victory intentions in the Paris-Nice by winning the sixth stage time trial to take command of the race lead on Friday.

Vuelta a España officials said they will release their wild-card invitations to the 2011 edition in May and suggested it may follow the lead taken by the Giro d’Italia, which recently invited five extra teams to the corsa rosa.

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Frames from five manufacturers are the first to get UCI approval

Nick talks about flying with bikes and takes a few questions about shoes and cleats.