The Soigneur Diaries
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Nick Legan and Lennard Zinn review a pair of late-season offerings from Campagnolo and Shimano.
Stuart O'Grady's heading back to the Aussie road nats with new team GreenEdge. And Dario Cioni is no longer racing for Sky, but he's sticking with them in a communications role.
Computers on ’cross bikes, sucking up old sealant and shifting on a 2011 Roubaix SL3.
Domestique Matt Busche pips veteran and hometown favorite George Hincapie to win the USA Cycling Professional National Championships.
Katusha has declined to extend Alexander Kolobnev's contract for 2012 following his positive doping test during this year's Tour de France.
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This season, the much anticipated teammates-turned-foes clash between Mark Cavendish and André Greipel never really eventuated. But in 2012, as Matthew Goss steps out of Cavendish’s shadow to stake his claim as leader of GreenEdge, things could be very different.
Taylor Phinney's eager to make the U.S. team for the London Games, but he wouldn't mind racing the USA Pro Cycling CHallenge, either. Meanwhile, Greg Henderson has joined old friend André Greipel at Lotto Belisol, hoping to get his ticket punched for the Tour de France.
From Velo's 24th annual awards issue, we present the Technical Innovation — and the Technical Blunder — of 2011.
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Sven Nys bounced back from Saturday's DNF to win a two-man battle with Niels Albert and take the lead in the UCI World Cup on Sunday at Namur.
World champion Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) won round four of the UCI World Cup on Sunday in Namur.
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Fortune finally smiled on Bart Wellens at a spectacularly muddy GVA Trofee Essen on Saturday.
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Chef Biju's oatmeal will soon be the only thing you will want in the morning
“It’s always a progress,” Kittel says
BMC Racing’s full 2012 roster unveiled
GreenEdge hopes for a successful inaugural year with the support of these six sports directors
Eight men and 11 women are in the running for the U.S. Olympic team
Careful rear derailleur installation, maintaining a bike for indoor riding, adjusting your cassette rather than your derailleur
French anti-doping chiefs have confirmed that national cycling icon Jeannie Longo will face no charges despite missing three random doping tests in the space of 18 months.
The Project 1t4i team (the 2012 incarnation of the Dutch Skil-Shimano Pro Continental squad) is in San Diego for two weeks of training and wind tunnel testing
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The category 2.2 SRAM Tour of the Gila, scheduled May 2-6 in and around Silver City, New Mexico, will provide a final tune-up for racers bound for the Amgen Tour of California May 13-20.
The decision to leave SpiderTech-C-10 and sign with GreenEdge "was pretty simple,” says Svein Tuft. “To have the opportunity to ride again at the WorldTour level, it’s pretty much a dream for me for the latter years of my cycling career."
The Torqued Wrench is a new column from VeloNews.com tech writer Caley Fretz. Today's topic: disc brakes on the road.
Lennard Zinn changes his chains early and often, and as for powder-coating a Felt F50: Don't do it!
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Lennard Zinn presents a few must-have items for the hardmen of cycling.
The United States will field 14 UCI-registered pro men's teams and two women's squads in 2012.
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Geox-TMC did not make the cut as the UCI announced its final list of 22 UCI Professional Continental teams on Monday.
Astana's Roman Kreuziger announced on Monday he would skip next year's Tour de France due to the number of time trials featuring on the route.
Russian Denis Menchov will race for the Katusha team from next season, moving from the soon-to-be defunct Geox-TMC squad, his new WorldTour team announced Monday.
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Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) wrapped up a weekend of winning in Bend on Sunday, taking the final race of the Deschutes Brewery Cup weekend and taking home the 2011 Exergy U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross title.
Katerina Nash (Luna) did the double in Bend, sweeping the Deschutes Brewery Cup weekend and taking home the 2011 Exergy U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross title.
Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) won a thriller on Sunday at the Vlaamse Druivencross in Overijse.
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Katie Compton (Rabobank-Giant) won her second race of the weekend on Sunday, taking a muddy Vlaamse Druivencross in Overijse.
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Former teammates Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) and Tim Johnson (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com) fought a battle royal at day one of the Deschutes Brewery Cup, with Powers taking the victory on Saturday in Bend, Oregon.
GreenEdge, the first-ever Australian team to be granted a WorldTour license, was introduced to the public on Saturday in Melbourne.
Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) soloed to victory in the Fidea Scheldecross Antwerp on Saturday.
Katie Compton (Rabobank-Giant) fought her way back from a pair of early mechanicals to win the Fidea Scheldecross Antwerp on Saturday.
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Watch this week's video to learn Lim's fried rice recipe that is a favorite for immediate recovery for Tour riders
As a cyclist shaving your legs is a right of passage. For men, it’s a commitment to your sport
Leipheimer will have a hard time defending his title against fellow Americans
“We tried to set up the whole course so that it provides a good experience for the fans and they can visit more than one stage”
The 2012 edition of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge will cover some familiar ground and take in some new territory, organizers announced on Thursday.
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The best winter gear from Mavic, Rapha, and Pearl Izumi
Plus: loud freewheels, how the pros keep their shoes fresh and clean and if pros train fixed in the off-season
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Alexander Vinokourov will take legal action against a Swiss magazine that charged him with buying his victory in the 2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège, his Astana team said Wednesday.
In a week when the merged RadioShack-Leopard-Trek team held its first training camp in Spain, when GreenEdge officially became Australia’s first-ever Division 1 team and when Rabobank presented its 2012 squad in the Netherlands, it’s worth reflecting on the team that won’t be in the peloton next year, HTC-Highroad, and why it will be remembered as one of the greatest teams in cycling history.
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A Swiss magazine has accused Alexander Vinokourov of buying his victory in the 2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the agency Sports-Information reported on Tuesday.
GreenEdge, Cycling Australia and the Australian Institute of Sport have united to deliver Australia’s first top-level UCI professional women’s cycling team.
If the UCI’s legal proceedings against Floyd Landis ever amount to anything, the former pro cyclist may now have a high-profile ally in WADA Director General David Howman.
The Leopard Trek Continental squad, led by director Andriano Baffi, consists mostly of U-23 riders and aims "to build for the future."
Hiding Campy electric's battery, BB compatibility and more on spoke tension.
French president Nicolas Sarkozy will honor Eddy Merckx by elevating the Belgian cycling legend to the highest possible Legion of Honour grade.
The French island of Corsica will host the first three stages of the centenary edition of the Tour de France in 2013.
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