Road Racing

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Former world champion Niels Albert runs a Stevens carbon Team DA bike outfitted with a Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 group.

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Home and travelling mechanics, trail guides and epic trail riders will all appreciate the Quick-True Tool's portable nature.

A reader asks if tire sealant is ruining his tubulars, and another asks for a second opinion on a frame stiffness conundrum.

Former ProTour mechanic Nick Legan takes questions about tire pressure, mechanics' advice, lightweight race bikes and more.

Todd Wells is riding the second prototype of what eventually will be a new carbon fiber Crux

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Three years old and still lookin’ good!

South Korea's Jang Sun-Jae captured his fourth Asian Games career gold on Sunday with victory in the individual pursuit to equal the record for most titles in Asiad track cycling.

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Geoff Kabush finally gets back on top of the podium in Fort Collins.

We try out Shimano’s new carbon PD-7900 Dura-Ace pedals.

A reader struggles with chain-suck, another asks about a wide range of gearing.

Former ProTour mechanic Nick Legan takes questions about torque wrench use, winter bike maintenance and stiff 'cross frames.

A look at the Specialized Prevail helmet: Is the Morgan Hill company breaking new ground with an aerodynamic everyday helmet?

Luke Keough and Laura Van Gilder repeat as victors in Sunday's sixth round of the Verge series.

Belgian champion Sven Nys makes the most of world champ Zdenek Stybar's absence to win the Super Trophy Cross in front of his countrymen in Ronse.

Deidre Winfield and Jeff Bahnson win a brand-spankin’ new version of the Fair Hill Cross in Maryland.

Wendy Simms and Chris Sheppard come out on top in Toronto.

Luke Keough and Laura Van Gilder take hard-fought wins at round 5 of the Verge series.

VeloNews tech editor Nick Legan answers more questions about life in the European pro caravan: broken helmets, rider positions and those cool car racks that Euro' teams use.

Lennard fields questions on pealing AquaSeal, Campy's electronic group and pricing, clicking Zipps, nitrogen-inflated tires and water-in-the-frame syndrome.

British champ Helen Wyman and Belgian Sven Nys are tops at the Koppenbergcross, as Stybar can't match Nys in the mud. American Jon Page starts with a bullet then fades.

VIDEO: Team mechanic Brian Dallas walks us through Jones' distinctive Focus Mares cyclocross bike.

Which time trial equipment — an aero helmet or aero wheels — will help my performance the most?

A look at some sealed and slippery cable options for cyclocross, plus some tips and tricks for setting them up.

Wendy Williams comes from behind to win as Shannon Skerritt goes out early and makes it stick.

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UPDATED: Georgia Gould scores a solid win, Katie Compton abandons and Tim Johnson attacks late to drop Todd Wells.

World champion Zdenek Stybar keeps his unbeaten streak intact, winning the Superprestige Zonhoven ahead of teammate Kevin Pauwels and Sven Nys.

Valentin Scherz and Deidre Winfield take the flowers in round 7 of the MAC Series.

With the series leaders absent, Shannon Skerritt and Wendy Williams get their moment in the spotlight.

Jeremy Powers jumps early and stays gone as Katie Compton rides away from the competition on the second lap in Boulder.

Make your hotel reservations now: the 2012 Tour de France will start in Liège in eastern Belgium.

Team RadioShack director Johan Bruyneel is fined 10,000 francs and suspended two months for the team's jersey-swapping violation on the final stage of the Tour

After reviewing test procedures at the 2010 Tour, the World Anti-Doping Agency recommends some changes.

The carbon top cap on the posts can crack.

Wippermann's Connex 9sG and 920 chains are functional-yet-flashy items that add a little color to a dull drivetrain.

Nick takes questions about spring classics gear, frame inspections after crashes and how to line up handlebars perfectly.

Light on time trials and heavy in the climbing department, Samuel Sánchez says the 2011 Tour de France is ideally suited for his talents.

Lennard looks to one of cycling's most thoughtful mechanics to explore the question of brake shudder and stopping power

Chris Sheppard uses the muddy Portland course to build fitness for Canadian nats while Alice Pennington pads her lead in the Cross Crusade series.

Sally Annis out-kicks Verge series leader Andrea Smith as Adam Myerson wins a three-up sprint to take his first UCI victory in two decades of elite racing.

Georgia Gould takes back-to-back wins in the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross as Jeremy Powers wins day 2 in Kentucky.

The world champion proves flawless once again in front of a partisan crowd in Pilzen.

Sean Yates, who helped orchestrate overall victory for Paolo Savoldelli when he was behind the wheel at Discovery Channel, said the 94th Giro could be one for the history books.

Sally Annis, Dylan McNicholas take the flowers at the Downeast Cyclocross in Maine.

The 2011 Giro will include the white strada bianche and a ride up Europe's highest road in Austria.

Giro d’Italia race director Angelo Zomegnan says Saturday's 2011 route announcement will pay honor to the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy

Trek’s Bontrager Affinity RXL saddle comes with plenty of buzzwords: Size Specific Curvature, Comfort Relief Zone and Zone Density Foam. But does all that market-speak add up to a comfortable seat? Well, that depends.

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If the route of the 2011 Tour de France looks like one for the climbers, just wait until you see what’s in store for next year’s Giro d’Italia.

Johan Bruyneel admits that RadioShack will not be among top candidates for the yellow jersey, but suggested Brajkovic may be a wild-card at next year's Tour de France

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In a new regular feature, Nick Legan, a former ProTour mechanic and new VeloNews.com tech editor, takes your questions about gear and life in the trenches at the ProTour

AFP's Justin Davis talks to team managers about the 2011 route

Carlos Sastre had alot to smile about as he watched the presentation of the Tour de France.

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Putting doping scandals behind him, French race director Christian Prudhomme goes for the spectacular

Lennard Zinn takes a look at some new products for the installation, removal and inflation of tires, plus a quick look at new wheels for wider (read cyclocross) tires, from HED and Mondo.

The American is training Rocky-style for another go at the Tour next year.

The American plans to start a record-tying 16th Tour next summer

Photos from the 2011 Tour de France presentation in Paris on Tuesday

Liquigas' grand tour champs are waiting to see the Giro route before deciding their 2011 goals.

Frank and Andy like the look of the 2011 parcours, and with a little luck, they think one of them could win

Andy Schleck says he considers Alberto Contador the winner of the 2010 Tour de France adding that he wouldn't want the jersey if the Spaniard loses his doping case.

Sprinters will face new challenges in the 2011 Tour de France in what’s already being hailed as a climber’s course.

Tour de France organizers unveiled a climb-heavy 98th edition of the world's biggest bike race in 2011

Tuesday 11 a.m. EST, VeloNews editors will examine the 2011 route and take questions from readers following the unveiling in Paris.

The company is working with the CPSC to recall the carbon road brakes.

Defending Tour de France green jersey winner will skip Tuesday's presentation of next year's route

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UPDATED: Davide Frattini sweeps the weekend's racing in Canada as Natasha Elliott and Katy Curtis switch places on the podium.

UPDATED: Laura Van Gilder and Jesse Anthony go two for two in Delaware.