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GRENOBLE, France (AFP) — An enquiry has been opened by a court in the southeastern city of Grenoble into claims that the husband and coach of Jeannie Longo purchased the banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin).

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Since Steve Hed and Zipp started beating the drum for wider road rims, a number of other wheel manufacturers have followed suit.

It seems that for almost every new component that sees the light of day, there’s a new tool to accompany it.

Mark Renshaw briefly stepped out of the shadow of HTC-Highroad teammmate Mark Cavendish to win the fifth stage of the Tour of Britain on Thursday.

Even with the unexpected overall Vuelta victory of Juan José Cobo, Chris Froome’s second overall caught most – if not all – observers completely off-guard. Among the most surprised was Fromme himself.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (VN) – A young Dutchman rode an impressive surge up the finishing straight Wednesday night to earn props from Elvis in a tactical and most dynamic Cross Vegas.

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Weeks after acquiring the bicycle retailer Competitive Cyclist, the parent company of RealCyclist.com has announced plans to rename its flagship professional cycling team as the squad heads into its second season.

Spanish manufacturer Rotor is throwing its hat in the power measurement ring

Haimar Zubeldia says Andy Schleck will have a better chance to win the Tour de France riding under the guidance of Belgium director Johan Bruyneel next season under the merger of RadioShack and Leopard-Trek.

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LZ rides up stream in a gully washer, then finds mad fibers and happy rims

Pre-built, disc-brake-compatible, high-end, deep-section, cyclocross wheels from Reynolds. No-kidding.

More details on Speedplay's mysterious new offroad pedal

A look at some evolved road bike gear at the Outdoor Demo

The Tour of Britain resumed Tuesday after its unscheduled day off with Lars Boom winning the third stage and taking the leader's gold jersey from Mark Cavendish.

• 1. Lars BOOM, (NED) Rabobank Cycling Team, in 3:23:42
• 2. Michael MATTHEWS, (AUS) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0
• 3. Geraint THOMAS, (GBR) Team Sky, at 0
• 4. Stephen CUMMINGS, (GBR) Team Sky, at 0
• 5. Mark Cavendish, (GBR) HTC-Highroad, at 0

Juanjo Cobo (Geox-TMC) says he hopes that his victory in the Vuelta a España will erase doubts associated with his reputation dating back to the scandal-plagued 2008 Tour de France.

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What's new at the Outdoor Demo? A Breezer road bike, Chris King goes ceramic, Giro's budget helmet and more

Lennard takes a look at some cyclocross offerings for the new season

What's new from Giordana? New DMT shoes and new bikes from Eddy Merckx and Pinarello

Tom Boonen is ending his 2011 campaign after reviewing results from an examination of the arm he broke at the Vuelta a España.

Ag2r-La Mondiale's Kuota KOM Evo

At the conclusion of the Vuelta a España and the GP de Montréal, the UCI released its updated WorldTour rankings Monday.

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BRUSSELS (AFP) — World number one Philippe Gilbert will spearhead Belgium's hopes of winning cycling's coveted rainbow jersey at the world road race championships later this month, it was announced Monday.

Nick Legan takes a look at fi’zi:k's new Kurve saddles

MONTREAL, Canada (VN) — In front of an enthusiastic home crowd, Ryder Hesjedal finished in eleventh place and took the honors of top Canadian at Sunday’s Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal.

LONDON (AFP) — The Tour of Britain second stage was canceled Monday for safety reasons due to high winds in the north west of the country.

Bauke Mollema won the points jersey ahead of a sick Joaquim "Purito" Rodríguez in a final-day showdown in Madrid.

Team Sky officials said they had no regrets as the team rode to an historic second and third at the Vuelta a España with Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins sharing the podium with surprise winner Juanjo Cobo.

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1. Peter Sagan, Liquigas-Cannondale in 2:20:59 2. Daniele Bennati, Leopard Trek at 0 3. Alessandro Petacchi, Lampre-ISD at 0 4. John Degenkolb, HTC-Highroad at 0 5. Nikolas Maes, Quickstep Cycling Team, at 0

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MONTREAL (VN) — Canada’s top professional cyclists were in a tough battle with the best riders in the world at Sunday’s Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal.

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On a day when all eyes were on the podium finishers from Friday’s Grand Prix Cycliste Québec City, Portugese rider Rui Costa of Movistar upset the favorites by powering a late-race move in Montréal to win a two-up sprint against Frenchman breakaway mate Pierrick Fedrigo (FDJ).

Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) made a winning start to the Tour of Britain with a classy sprint victory in the opening stage in Scotland on Sunday.

Peter Sagan burst down the middle of the road in the final 150 meters to blow past a fading Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) and Daniele Bennati (Leopard-Trek) to round out a superb Vuelta that also included two wins in the first half of the race.

Juan Jose Cobo (Geox-TMC) claimed the first grand-tour win of his career when he won the Vuelta a España

• 1. Mark Cavendish, (GBR) HTC-Highroad, in 4:41:06
• 2. Mark RENSHAW, (AUS) HTC-Highroad, at 0
• 3. Theo BOS, (NED) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0
• 4. Barry MARKUS, (NED) Vacansoleil-Dcm, at 0
• 5. Geraint THOMAS, (GBR) Team Sky, at 0

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Stage 6

• 1. Simon Yates (Gbr), 3:25:59
• 2. Filippo Fortin (Ita), same time
• 3. Thomas Palmer (Aus), s.t.
• 4. Nikias Arndt (Ger), s.t.
• 5. Jordi Simon Casulleras (Esp), s.t.

GC

• 1. David Boily (Can), 24:53:37
• 2. Johan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col), at 0:07
• 3. Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor), at 0:21
• 4. Mattia Cattaneo (Ita), at 0:31
• 5. Georg Preidler (Aut), at 1:29

Juanjo Cobo says he cannot breathe easy yet despite only having a short, sprinter-friendly stage standing between him and a surprising Vuelta a España victory.

Graham Watson captures the penultimate stage of the 2011 Vuelta a España.

Daniele Bennati (Leopard-Trek) dashed to victory Saturday just in time to confirm his candidacy for leadership of the hyper-competitive Italian squad ahead of the world road cycling championships.

Paris-Brussels

• 1. Denis Galimzyanov (Rus), Team Katusha, At 4:51:35
• 2. Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr), Française des Jeux, s.t.
• 3. Anthony Ravard (Fra), Ag2r La Mondiale, s.t.
• 4. Stefan Van Dijk (Ned), Veranda’s Willems-Accent, s.t.
• 5. Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn), Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli, s.t.

Stage 20

• 1. Daniele Bennati, Leopard-Trek, 4:39:20
• 2. Enrico Gasparotto, Astana, same time
• 3. Damiano Caruso, Liquigas-Cannondale, s.t.
• 4. Sep Vanmarcke, Garmin-Cervélo, s.t.
• 5. Koen De Kort, Skil-Shimano, s.t.

GC

• 1. Juan José Cobo, Geox-TMC, at 82:38:32
• 2. Christopher Froome, Team Sky, at 0:13
• 3. Bradley Wiggins, Team Sky, at 1:39
• 4. Bauke Mollema, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 2:03
• 5. Denis Menchov, Geox-TMC, at 3:48

Leopard-Trek's Daniele Bennati sprinted to victory on Saturday in the 20th stage of the 2011 Vuelta a España. Juan Jose Cobo (Geox-TMC) continues to lead with one stage remaining.

For a rider who has made things look so easy this year, the remainder of Phillipe Gilbert’s 2011 dream season is surprisingly unclear.