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A small Irish company may have a perfect approach to measuring just how much power you're putting out on the bike.

Nope, there’s no “teen” missing from that “six” in the headline. You read “six pound carbon road bike” and that’s exactly what the wizards at Fairwheel Bikes in Tucson assembled about a week ago

Steel isn't dead, it's just classier these days.

The French champion won aboard a carbon bike with Shimano Di2 electronic shifting, clinchers, an integrated seatpost and disk brake mounts (but no disks, yet).

Reigning U.S. national champion and 2010 Giro Donne winner Mara Abbott has signed a deal to ride for Italy's Safi-Pasta Zara-Manhattan team.

Ben Delaney puts Cannondale's new carbon ’cross bike to the test under the lights.

A reader wants to recruit a foreign student to ride for an American pro team, but has concerns about immigration laws.

Francis Mourey (Française des Jeux) and Katerina Nash (Luna) scored big-time prize money and bragging rights at CrossVegas Wednesday night

Tejay Van Garderen had a big grin on his face when he crossed the finish line in Madrid in Sunday’s final stage at the 2010 Vuelta a España.

A day indoors is actually a relief from the 100-degree heat we faced outside for the Outdoor Demo. But the clothing, helmets, and shoes Zack Vestal saw are designed to perform outside, on the road, in all kinds of conditions.

Campagnolo unveils new cyclocross wheels and cranks and looks to the future of new technology.

VeloNews Editor in Chief Ben Delaney gets the scoop on ANT+ technology and the latest products using it for wireless communication.

Jens Voigt (Saxo Bank) is among the most popular riders in the peloton and after 14 years as a professional road racer, the German hardman is looking forward to another year – and looking back

New shoes from Shimano, brakes from TRP, and bikes from Litespeed

Contract stability heading into 2012 Olympics was paramount for American phenom.

In search of the sub-$1,000 bike and the point where performance and affordability meet.

Twenty-year-old Taylor Phinney has opted to ride the 2011 season as a member of BMC, team president Jim Ochowicz announced Wednesday.

Going tubeless — even on standard rims with non-tubeless tires — is a good alternative to the hassle of tubulars.

A look at the new BH cyclocross bike, Fi'zi;k saddle changes, Ridley's tweaked road models, Rotor's sweet BB adaptor and SKS's sneaky small pumps.

The team is being called before a disciplinary hearing for wearing un-approved kit on the last day of the 2010 Tour de France

Interbike tech: Lennard Zinn explains the new Campagnolo groups and gives a hint of the company's upcoming cyclocross group.

Slideshow: Greg Herbold has remained one of the more recognizable characters in the bike industry since the early days of fat tires. His old Miyata race bike from the early to mid-1990s wears the years well too.

I love a $10,000 bike as much as the next guy, but today I found three sweet bikes with less formidable price tags.

More (somewhat) affordable bikes and gear from Interbike's Outdoor Demo West

MetriGear's Vector integrates custom force and motion sensor platform into pedal spindles to measure a cyclist’s performance.

Just days off winning a stage and finishing second overall in the Vuelta a España, Ezequiel Mosquera wants to broaden his reach throughout Europe.

The Look 695 Pack builds up as a 14-pound machine with the right parts.

The $2,600 Mad Fiber wheelset from Ric Hjertberg is light, stiff and boasts low rotational inertia.

Four-time world track champ Alex Rasmussen wants to develop as a sprinter.

“We are sending three talented teams to Melbourne,” says Jim Miller, USA Cycling vice president of athletics.

Coming back from an injury or a layoff is a very challenging task.

LeMond’s Revolution, the same trainer used by Garmin-Transitions at this year’s Tour, is a marked step away from the status quo.

A round up of the new gear and news coming from the outdoor portion of the Interbike trade expo in Las Vegas.

The 2011 Cervelo line includes major trickle down of technology and design pioneered in the limited production R5ca.

A Luxembourg newspaper is reporting that Olympic time trial champion Fabian Cancellara will follow the Schleck brothers to a new team backed by still unnamed sponsors.

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• 1. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver, Team Katusha, with 551 points
• 2. Alberto Contador Velasco, Astana, with 482 points
• 3. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil, Caisse d'epargne, with 403 points
• 4. Cadel Evans, BMC Racing Team, with 390 points
• 5. Robert Gesink, Rabobank, with 369 points

Joaquím Rodríguez (Katusha) climbed to the top spot in the latest UCI world rankings, but cited fatigue and will not race the world championships in Australia next month

The team won two stages at the Vuelta, four stages and the overall at the Tour of Britain, two stages and the overall at the Giro di Toscana, and took victories at Belgium's Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen and the GP Isbergues in France.

Davide Frattini and Laura Van Gilder solo to victory in Baltimore.

Tim Johnson doubles at the Green Mountain Cyclocross in Vermont as Andrea Smith takes her first UCI win.

The organizers of the world championships in Australia dropped their support for the New Pathways For Pro Cycling conference, which the dethroned Tour de France winner is scheduled to address.

An examination of some of the scientific studies of the benefits of compression socks and tights

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• 1. Benjamin KING, Trek-Livestrong, in 4:44:56.9
• 2. Alex CANDELARIO, Kelly Benefit Strategies, in 4:46:30.9
• 3. Kiel REIJNEN, Jelly Belly Presented By Kenda, in 4:46:31.0
• 4. Christopher HORNER, RadioShack, in 4:46:31.2
• 5. George HINCAPIE, BMC, in 4:46:31.3

The Trek-Livestrong rider adds a pro road title to the two U23 national titles he's earned this year.

Mid-race report: Chris Horner confident of team's chances

The 2010 Vuelta a España wrapped up Sunday with an thrilling sprint victory by Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions) that capped what most agree was the most exciting and demanding Vuelta in years.

Tyler Farrar is confident ahead of the world championships after nabbing a straight up stage victory on the last day of the Vuelta

• 1. Vincenzo Nibali, Liquigas-Doimo, in 87:18:33
• 2. Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez, Xacobeo Galicia, at 41
• 3. Peter Velits, Team HTC-Columbia, at 3:02
• 4. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver, Team Katusha, at 4:20
• 5. Frank Schleck, Team Saxo Bank, at 4:43

Katerina Nash and Francis Mourey score wins under the lights at StarCrossed.

Farrar wins the final stage in Madrid and Nibali secures the overall

The former U23 world champ is heading to HTC for 2011

'I am innocent. I feel frustration and rage,' the Spaniard says of doping charges.

Final start list for Sunday's U.S. professional road race championships in Greenville, South Carolina.

HTC-Columbia scored the double in the Tour of Britain Sunday as its Michael Albasini wrapped up overall victory and teammate Andre Greipel coasted to first place in the eighth and final stage.

• 1. André GREIPEL, (GER) HTC-Columbia, in 1:57:07
• 2. Lucas Sebastian HAEDO, (ARG) Team Saxo Bank, at s.t.
• 3. Roger HAMMOND, (GBR) Cervélo TestTeam, at s.t.
• 4. Greg HENDERSON, (NZL) Team Sky, at s.t.
• 5. Borut BOZIC, (SLO) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, at s.t.

Taylor Phinney is the favorite for a U23 world title, but he's now qualified to race as an elite. The young star is still pondering ...

After years in the trenches of obscure Portuguese and Spanish teams, the 34-year-old has a breakout performance in the 2010 Vuelta.

The 25-year-old Nibali rides with the cool head of a veteran, fending off a last-ditch assault from rival Ezequiel Mosquera.

UPDATED: Taylor Phinney edges Levi Leipheimer for the stars-and-stripes.

The Swiss strongman is leaving Bjarne Riis' team a year before his contract expires.

• 1. Ezequiel Mosquera, Xacobeo Galicia, 4h 45' 28''
• 2. Vincenzo Nibali, Liquigas-Doimo, at 1
• 3. Joaquin Rodriguez, Team Katusha, at 23
• 4. Frank Schleck, Team Saxo Bank, at 35
• 5. Xavier Tondo, Cervélo TestTeam, at 39

Second-overall Ezequiel Mosquera edges race leader Vincenzo Nibali atop the final rated climb of the 2010 Vuelta a España.

A relative newcomer to the clothing scene, Danny Shane describes its clothing as ‘eco advanced,’ and dedicates itself to using fabrics made largely out of rapidly renewable or recyclable fabrics.

• 1. Borut Bozic (Slo), Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, 3:24:15
• 2. Greg Henderson (Nzl), Team Sky, same time
• 3. Richie Porte (Aus), Team Saxo Bank, at 0:03
• 4. Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita), ISD-Neri, at 0:03
• 5. Koen De Kort (Ned), Skil-Shimano, at 0:03

Borut Bozic trims his deficit to race leader Michael Albasini with one stage remaining.

U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced Friday that Jelly Belly pro Jonathan Chodroff has accepted a two-year period of ineligibility for use and possession of EPO when he was a Category 3 amateur.

Three kilometers of a rough, seasonal cement road strewn along the top of a mountain ridge will crown the 2010 Vuelta a España champion.

Gerald Ciolek is hoping to regain his winning kick with a move to Quick Step

AG2R suspended Tadej Valjavec earlier this year after doubts about his biological passport, but the Slovenian cycling federation has refused to take any action against him.

• 1. Philippe Gilbert, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 5:43:41
• 2. Tyler Farrar, Garmin-Transitions, same time
• 3. Filippo Pozzato, Team Katusha, s.t.
• 4. Sébastien Hinault, Ag2r La Mondiale, s.t.
• 5. Peter Velits, HTC-Columbia, s.t.

Garmin's Tyler Farrar takes second on the stage.

The world champion in the race against the clock was beaten in the Vuelta time trial and has been complaining of fatigue.

Stephanie McIlvain testified in an earlier case that she never heard the seven-time Tour de France champ admit to using performance-enhancing drugs.

Mountain Khakis finishes five riders on the night and takes the second consecutive team title.