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Must Reads: Andy Schleck: For me, Contador is still the winner
Andy Schleck does not consider himself a Tour winner, he told the Dutch paper Wielerland. "For me Alberto is the winner of the 2010 Tour. I would love to win the Tour on my own." Schleck has said previously that he did not want to win the Tour via Contador's suspension.
Olympic selection process revealed: the road (or trail, or track) to London gets clearer
USA Cycling has released the selection procedures that will be used to determine the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team across all four Olympic disciplines — road, mountain bike, track and BMX.
Technical FAQ with Lennard Zinn: Chainring flex, mid-foot cleats, bottom bracket drilling and more
Chainring flex, mid-foot cleats, bottom bracket drilling and more
Tour Down Under Tech – Campy Electronic Shifting Debut and Shimano Di2 Improvements
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Campagnolo 11-speed electric notches first WorldTour win
Movistar's Vendoso scores the first big win on Campy's electric shifters
Andrea Guardini wins again at Tour de Langkawi
Italian rider Andrea Guardini showed that his Stage 1 victory was well deserved when he took another impressive sprint victory in the Tour de Langkawi.
Tour Down Under Stage 6 – Post Tour Depression
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Marco Arriagada wraps up Tour de San Luís
Marco Arriagada (Chile) secured the overall title at the Tour de San Luís after finishing safely in the bunch in Sunday’s seventh and final stage.
Katie Compton wins finale as Sanne Van Paassen claims 2010-11 World Cup
Katie Compton wins the finale as Sanne Van Paassen claims the 2010-11 World Cup.
Niels Albert wins finale in Hoogerheide, clinches World Cup title
Niels Albert wins the finale in Hoogerheide and clinches the World Cup title.
Down to the wire: Meyer wins Tour Down Under
Equaling the closest-winning margin 10 years ago, Cameron Meyer and his Garmin-Cervélo team held off all and sundry in Sunday’s final stage to win the 2011 Santos Tour Down Under.
Tour Down Under Stage 5 – WillungaMania!
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HTC-HighRoad’s Specialized Shiv: a photo gallery
VeloNews editor in chief Ben Delaney takes a look at HTC-HighRoad's time trial bike.
Jonathan Page finishes 5th as Rob Peeters wins 2010 Kasteelcross Zonnebeke
American Jonathan Page finishes fifth as Rob Peeters wins the Kasteelcross Zonnebeke.
Denis Menchov: ‘I will go to win the Giro’
The Tour’s loss could be the Giro’s gain. Denis Menchov — just a day after he found his Geox-TMC team was not invited to participate in the 2011 Tour de France – has confirmed he will “race the Giro to win.”
Will new D.C. mayor nix plans to bring the Giro d’Italia to Washington?
A change in political winds in Washington, D.C., could sink plans to bring the Giro d’Italia to North America.
Tour Down Under Stage 4 – Another Aussie Win!
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2011 Tour de France: Team Saxo Bank’s Plan A is still Contador. Plan B is … more complicated
Anthony Tan touches bases with all the players to look at how Saxo Bank is surviving a mass exodus and uncertainty about its star recruit, Alberto Contador
Schleck brothers want Contador at Tour de France so they can beat him
Andy Schleck says he doesn’t want to win the Tour de France by default if Alberto Contador is disqualified from the 2010 edition. He wants to beat him straight up on the roads of France.
Doctors remove screws from Frank Schleck’s shoulder
Doctors have successfully removed a metal plate and six screws from Frank Schleck’s collarbone in the last step of recovery from his crash in last year’s Tour de France.
World Bicycle Relief utility bikes: Not UCI-legal, but the better for it.
Not UCI compliant, and the better for it
Dura-Ace Di2 sprint shifter gets WorldTour test Down Under
Cavendish and others are using the new Shimano Di2 shift option at the Tour Down Under
Carlos Sastre disappointed by 2011 Tour de France snub
Carlos Sastre said missing the 2011 Tour de France is a “blow” but promises to race with his head held high in other events this season.
Ask Nick: Getting team vehicles Down Under, the pros and cons of two-step chain lubing
The pros and cons of two-step chain lubing, getting team vehicles Down Under, and Bontrager discography
2011 Tour de France: Prudhomme defends Geox-TMC veto
Race director Christian Prudhomme defended his decision to leave Geox-TMC on the sidelines for the 2011 Tour de France.
No Geox as four French wildcards round out 2011 Tour de France
Former winner Carlos Sastre and last year’s podium man Denis Menchov will miss this year’s Tour de France after their Geox-TMC squad was overlooked in Tour de France invitations revealed Thursday.
Tour Down Under Stage 3 – Bling Boogie!
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Boardman Bikes’ prototype time trial bike
A look at Scott Zwizanski's prototype Boardman time trial bike
TdU Stage 2 – Victoria v.s. New South Whales
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Quick Look: Bont Vaypor road shoes
Bont Vaypor: Heat-moldable road shoes from a master of the ice
The Clothesline: Mavic Huez road shoe
Superlight and flashy — a solid choice IF they fit your foot
Tour Down Under – Stage 1
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Smart ebike uses smart phone apps and anti-theft feature
A quick look at the Smart ebike, a futuristic mount shown at the Paris Motor Show
Tour Down Under Glossary
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Kevin Pauwels wins 2011 Pont-Château World Cup round
Kevin Pauwels outduels World Cup leader Niels Albert in Pont-Château, France.
Sanne Van Paassen takes lead in 2010 women’s cyclocross World Cup
Sanne Van Paassen takes over the lead of the UCI women's World Cup as Marianne Vos wins round seven and Katie Compton sits it out.
Tour Down Under – Cancer Council Classic
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Zomegnan says Type 1 fits ‘DNA’ in heated wild-card battle for Giro
Team Type 1’s knows it has a tough battle to try to secure an invitation to the 2011 Giro d’Italia, but Giro race director Angelo Zomegnan told VeloNews the U.S.-based team fits the profile of the kind of team he’s looking for
Ask Nick: Tire disaster, the wheel behind the sticker, sequential shifts
Questions of epic tire failures, the real wheel behind the team label and possible refinements in electronic shifting.
Wineries of the Tour Down Under
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Outfitting the new team: Leopard-Trek gets down to business
Leopard-Trek gets geared up for the 2011 season.
Ángel Madrazo, The 2011 Tour Down Under Obscure PRO
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Technical FAQ with Lennard Zinn: Brake questions, compatibility and New Year’s feedback
Readers and companies offer feedback on Zinn's recent New Year's resolutions for the bike industry.
Quick look: Leopard-Trek’s 2011 team helmets from Bontrager
Nick Legan, at the team camp in Mallorca, takes a quick look at the new team's Bontrager helmets.
2011 Australian National Road Race Championships
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New Bontrager wheels for Leopard-Trek and Team RadioShack on the way
Bontrager to unveil new wheels under Team Leopard Trek and Team RadioShack
Leopard-Trek team bikes and wheels photos
A quick look at the bikes used by the new team
Ask Nick: Floor pump for a junior, steel in the pro peloton, and practicing wheel changes
Questions on wheel-change technique, pumps for lightweight riders, and steel in the pro peloton
Teva Offering Freeride Shoe
Teva's Links mountain bike shoe available this fall
2011 Bay Crits #4 – Williamstown
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Still cool bikes: Pegasus Sports’ Scott team bikes
The team's future is uncertain, but Pegasus Sports' 2011 race bikes are still interesting. Nick Legan takes a look.
Technical FAQ with Lennard Zinn: LZ suggests some New Year’s resolutions for the bike industry
LZ has some humble suggestions for improvements to the way bikes are made.
Speculation aplenty ahead of Vuelta a España presentation
The official route of the 2011 Vuelta a España will be revealed next week on January 12, but there’s been plenty of speculation in the Spanish media about details of the year’s third grand tour.
Farrar, Tuft and others tune up for the road season at 4-day track race
Tyler Farrar, Christian Meier, Svein Tuft and Zach Bell are among the top roadies using the Burnaby four-day track race for a pre-season tune-up. Colby Pearce and Daniel Holloway win the overall title at the Canadian event.
VeloNews tech department predictions for the new year: disc brakes and electric shifting everywhere
An electric-shifting, hydraulic disc-braking road bike is in your future. It's just a matter of when.
Zipp: Keeping it in the neighborhood
Nick Legan takes us through Zipp's factory in Indianapolis.
Ask Nick: Those special yellow bikes, team component choices and the best bike cleaner
Those special yellow bikes, the best bike cleaner, and how teams chose components.
A year in gear: my top 10 products of 2010
VeloNews' Neal Rogers picks his favorite bike-related products of this past year
Technical FAQ with Lennard Zinn: Keeping cyclocross brakes centered, pulling that PT crank
Readers ask how to center those Shorties and suggest how to pull that Campagnolo crank.
Katie Compton takes World Cup lead after fourth victory
Katie Compton crashed a lot in Zolder — but then, so did everyone else.
Ask Nick: Handlebar tilt, resting your cables, and DON’T TOUCH MY TOOLS
Handlebar tilt, resting your cables, and don't touch my tools!
Shimano trickles down the electric with Ultegra Di2 group
Electric shifting comes to Shimano's Ultegra group
More hints at 2011 Vuelta a España route
It looks like it will be another climbers’ delight for the 2011 Vuelta a España as new details of the likely route for next year’s Spanish tour are being revealed by local media.
Team Movistar models Campy’s electric components for 2011
Team Movistar will be rolling with Campagnolo's prototype electric drivetrain in 2011. Lennard Zinn takes a look.
Technical FAQ with Lennard Zinn: Christmas Stocking Stuffers
A world renowned procrastinator, Lennard Zinn offers up some cool ideas for last-minute gifts for the bike geeks on your list.
Tom Meeusen wins his first World Cup in Kalmthout
Tom Meeusen takes his first World Cup win, slipping past Sven Nys at the line in Kalmthout.
Radomir Simunek wins 2010 Scheldecross Antwerp
Radomir Simunek Jr. (BKCP-Powerplus) stars in a thrilling episode of “One Good Line Theater” during a snow-packed Scheldecross Antwerp.
Quick look: Easton’s EC90 Aero 56mm carbon clincher
A look at Easton's new EC90 Aero 58mm carbon clincher