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From the pages of Velo: Stiff & Stones
Four endurance bikes put to the test in the laboratory and on the cobbles of Belgium and France
Rabobank banking on Gesink progression for Tour de France
Breukink optimistic for stage wins, top GC result with Gesink and company, leaves Renshaw to freelance in the sprints
Photo of the Day – 28 June 2012
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Bontrager debuts carbon clinchers and road tubeless wheels
Bontrager debuts carbon clinchers, cheaper helmets, aero drop bars and tubeless road wheels and tires
Bertagnolli nabbed for doping by biological passport
Italian Lampre rider nabbed in passport program
Thoughts on the new Orica GreenEDGE kit design? (Instagram)
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Wildfire threatens USA Cycling headquarters
Waldo Canyon Fire tears through Colorado Springs
The QR mechanism for the rear brake (Instagram)
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The new Trek Madone 6 series (Instagram)
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Willow’s Wisdom on the Rocks: Beginning to trust your body’s wisdom
You can repress and deny what your body is telling you, but it will resurface as a symptom in the body system
News Shorts – 27th June
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Attended the new Trek Madone launch today. You weight weenies will love this (Instagram)
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Valverde aims for longshot Tour podium
The “Green Bullet” is back in France and hoping he’s on the upswing in an up-and-down comeback season
Every second counts for Luke Durbridge
Young Aussie misses Olympic selection, but looks back on his break-out rookie season and forward to his chance at a grand tour
Ricco set to appeal 12-year doping ban to world sporting court
Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco is to appeal to CAS in a bid to have his 12-year doping ban overturned
Technical FAQ: Crankin’ through the air
Tech writer Lennard Zinn gets an answer on aero crank effectiveness from FSA
Bonjour Liege! (Instagram)
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Blue Ribbon Restaurants to sponsor Aspen women’s stage race
August event will coincide with USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado
Orica-GreenEdge service course tour
Mechanic Craig Geater leads a tour of the Aussie outfit's service course in Varese, Italy
Tour de France 2012 confirmed riders list
The last of the Tour de France's 22 teams confirmed their rosters Tuesday. Who's in for the 99th edition?
Prudhomme acknowledges Contador’s impact on 2011 Tour
Tour de France director says Contador is uniquely capable of riding on instinct and making race-changing attacks
Velits replaces Vandenbergh in Omega Pharma’s Tour roster
Belgian out with saddle sore that flared up at national championships over the weekend
Evans hopes he has answers to Sky’s dominance
Aussie defending champ looks for answers to the question of how to beat back Wiggins' Sky train
Duggan Q&A: It doesn’t get any better
Duggan talks about putting together a healthy 18 months, winning a U.S. championship and his medal goals in London
Team SKY Official Soundtrack – ‘Go Far’
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Ben King Diary: Hardening up
Ben King checks in from the rainy Netherlands after going soft in the U.S. for a month
Giro-Tour double talk doesn’t faze Hesjedal
Canadian maglia rosa enters Tour ready to repay Garmin for backing him into pink
Naples to host the opening stage of the 2013 Giro
Naples will host the opening Giro d'Italia stage for the first time in 50 years
Hincapie confident in Evans’ slower start to the season
Hincapie thinks it's a good thing that Evans has started off the season slower than last year and discusses working with young BMC talent
Garmin, Saxo Bank introduce new title sponsors
TV maker Sharp joins Garmin as new co-title sponsor, while Tinkoff Bank partners with Saxo Bank
Despite tough Dauphine, Nibali is ready to attack the Tour
Sicilian readies for the Tour at altitude after disappointing Critérium du Dauphiné
2012 USA Cycling elite men’s road race national championship results
1. Julian Kyer, Juwi Solar Cycling, 4:02:29 2. Mathew Davis, Team LaS'port, 4:02:32 3. Stefano Barberi, Cashcall Mortgage, 4:02:40 4. Eric Marcotte, Elbowz Racing, 4:02:46 5. Frank Travieso, Team Coco's-Team Cocos, 4:02:46 6. Shane Braley, Team Athletix Benefiting Globa, 4:02:46
2012 USA Cycling elite women’s road race national championship results
1. Megan Guarnier, TIBCO-To The Top, 3:10:21 2. Lauren Hall, TIBCO-To The Top, s.t. 3. Carmen Small, Team Optum-Kelly Benefit St, s.t. 4. Alison Powers, Now & Novartis for MS, s.t. 5. Samantha Schneider, TIBCO-To The Top, s.t.
TIBCO’s Megan Guarnier wins elite women’s race at USA Cycling road nationals
TIBCO also puts Hall on podium and Schneider into the U-23 stars and stripes
Breaking Down The Tour
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Thibaut Pinot to make Tour de France debut with FDJ-Big Mat
Arnold Jeannesson, 14th last year, will miss the 2012 edition due to health issues.
Orica-GreenEdge will hunt stage wins in debut at 2012 Tour de France
The first Aussie team to race the Tour will look to Goss, Gerrans, Weening and Albasini for stage victories
Photo of the Day – 25 June 2012
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Ag2r La Mondiale names Tour team with ‘eight and a half’ French riders
Nicolas Roche, of Irish-French lineage, is the half-Frenchman on the Tour team
Tony Martin keeps focus on time trials at Tour de France and London Olympics
German time-trial specialist is up against two of the best in Wiggins and Cancellara
2012 European road race championships roundup
Europeans battle for road-race crowns
Swiss rider Reto Schoch sets rookie solo record in winning 2012 Race Across America
Team ViaSat also sets new mark for eight-person open teams
2012 European individual time trial championships
The Europeans are sorting out their national championships over the weekend
Theresa Cliff-Ryan, Tyler Magner, Adam Farabaugh and Samantha Schneider win 2012 U.S. crit crowns
Magner, Schneider take U-23 titles on a fast, flat circuit in Augusta
Armstrong asks review board to dismiss USADA allegations
Embattled Tour king responds to USADA with 18-page letter asking review board to drop doping allegations
Van Garderen fits at BMC Racing, is learning GC ropes from Evans
In an exclusive interview, Tejay van Garderen tells VeloNews that he fits better in the Tour de France plans at BMC Racing than High Road and that he looks forward to learning to be a GC leader from defending champ Cadel Evans
AIGCP and CPA agreement may portend more than higher salaries
Jonathan Vaughters says a deal reached between riders and teams to increase minimum rider salaries for 2013 is a step toward collaboration
Bruyneel to sit out Tour de France over USADA allegations
RadioShack manager skips Tour after USADA allegations leak
Spotted: Ridley’s new 1090g Helium SL
The all-new 780g frame will will be in the Lotto stable for the Tour and available to the public this fall
Vinokourov looking to go out of Tour with a bang
Vinokourov aims for a Tour stage win, says he'll find his place in the team after a third likely retirement
Tuft, Hughes win Canadian TT titles; Cycling Canada names Olympic team
Tuft wins national title, but won't make Canada's one-man Olympic roster
Lazer updates helmet line, breaks new optics ground
Lazer adds new flashing rear light, camera mount to helmet lines and we test the Magneto glasses
Ask Nick: Clear coat touch-up, riding with a tailwind and the Tour menu
What position is fastest when riding in a tailwind? What's on the feedzone menu at le Tour?
Busyman Bicycles’ Mick Peel
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Christian Vande Velde training and hoping ahead of Tour de France
Hesjedal is the point man, but Vande Velde is ready and willing to step in if need be
Amber Neben, Evan Huffman and Julian Kyer win time-trial titles at USA Cycling road nationals
Neben and Stevens go 1-2 in women's race as Kyer takes elite title and Huffman wins U-23 crown
Garmin-Barracuda will ride for Ryder Hesjedal at Tour, hunt stage wins for Tyler Farrar
Arygle Armada will focus on yellow for Hesjedal while hunting stage wins for Farrar
Start list, individual time trial, USA Cycling elite men, U-23 and women road championships
The start lists for the time trials at the USA Cycling elite, UH-23 juniors road championships
Johnny Hoogerland chasing polka dots again as Vacansoleil returns to Tour
Dutch hardman was struck by a car and thrown through a barbed-wire fence in 2011 Tour
Sky’s Tour squad focused on putting Bradley Wiggins into yellow
Cavendish says hunt for green jersey will be more difficult with team focused on Wiggins and yellow
Cancellara wins seventh Swiss national time trial title
Fabian Cancellara wins the Swiss national time trial championships for the seventh time Wednesday, 20 km from his home
#roadrash (Instagram)
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Giro launches Air Attack aero road helmet
Helmet maker claims new lid is 12 percent faster than the Aeon
Photo of the Day – 21 June 2012
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Omega Pharma chooses Tour team with overall and stage win potential
Lefevre selects balanced roster aimed at stage wins and the overall
Dombrowski Q&A: Respect and satisfaction at the Baby Giro
American GiroBio winner has WorldTour offers for 2013
The Torqued Wrench: Perspective and 80 percent
Learning lessons about caution, lying in a snowfield
Evans says he is fresh and hungry ahead of his Tour defense
Cadel Evans says he is better prepared for the 2012 Tour because of his slow start, not in spite of it, and carries a new confidence
Willow’s Wisdom on the Rocks: Simple and gluten free race day nutrition
Willow's answer to sport drinks filled with wheat and ingredients that upset her stomach was to create her own with natural ingredients
Cycling Photography Tips
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Strava Lawsuit Over KOD Death
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American Classic Hurricane wheels stand up to Belgian cobbles
Technical editor Nick Legan puts a solid, all-around set of aluminum wheels to the test of the Belgian cobbles
BMC Racing announces Tour squad built around Evans
BMC Racing heads to France with just one objective: to repeat Cadel Evans GC win from 2011
Technical FAQ: Bike fitting and weight distribution
Lennard Zinn answers reader questions on steerer tube height, saddle-to-bar drop, and weight distribution
Pozzato ‘calm’ after CONI anti-doping hearing
Filippo Pozzato says he is calm after appearing before the anti-doping prosecutor of the Italian Olympic Committee