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Dani Moreno has penned a deal to join the Russian-backed Katusha team for two seasons.

A reader makes a minor change to his drivetrain and experiences a whole new set of problems. Is there a simple solution? Lennard Zinn thinks so.

Canadian Guillaume Boivin wins the opening stage of the six-day Mi-Août en Bretagne.

• 1. Guillaume BOIVIN , (CAN) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy , in 4:05:55
• 2. Fabien SIDANER , (FRA), at 1
• 3. Mathieu HALLEGUEN , (FRA) Bretagne-Schuller , at at 1
• 4. Julien FOUCHARD , (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne , at at 1
• 5. Jack ANDERSON , (AUS), at 4

What can rider do if his team fails to live up to its commitments?

• 1. Romain FEILLU, (FRA) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, in 3:02:10
• 2. Steve CHAINEL, (FRA) BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 1
• 3. Tony GALLOPIN, (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 1
• 4. Nacer BOUHANNI, (FRA) Française des Jeux, at 1
• 5. John MURPHY, (USA) BMC Racing Team, at 1

Vacansoleil's Romain Feillu won the second stage of the Tour l'Ain on Thursday confirming his hold on the overall leader's jersey. American John Murphy of BMC is fifth on the stage.

• 1. Judith ARNDT , (GER) HTC-Columbia Women , in 35:07
• 2. Tatiana ANTOSHINA , (RUS) TEAM VALDARNO, at 15
• 3. Olga ZABELINSKAYA , (RUS) SAFI - PASTA ZARA, at 17
• 4. Marianne VOS , (NED) NEDERLAND BLOEIT, at 19
• 5. Loes GUNNEWIJK , (NED) NEDERLAND BLOEIT, at 27

Riis fills out his new team by signing some of Contador's key support men

HTC-Columbia's Judith Arndt took the victory of stage four of Route de France on Thursday clocking the fastest time in the 24.3km time trial in Saint Georges-Baulche.

One of cycling’s longest running teams will have wings in the future thanks to the backing of one of Spain’s biggest companies.

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Sastre, Kashechkin, Schlecks – sí; Riccò, Rasmussen, Shack – no

USA Cycling's Professional Criterium National Championship heads up the weekend's action in American cycling, as stage racers ready for next week's Tour of Utah.

Reigning world champion Cadel Evans (BMC) will not be among the field for a pair of upcoming ProTour races in Canada.

• 1. Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur-Sojasun, 3:22:09
• 2. Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling, same time
• 3. Jean-Lou Païani (Fra) French National Espoirs, same time
• 4. Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller, same time
• 5. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto, same time

Stephane Poulhies (Saur Sojasun) wins the first stage of the Tour de l'Ain as Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil) takes the lead.

Italian shoemaker Geox confirming its commitment to back the Footon-Servetto team in 2011 and French sponsor Bouygues Telecom continuing its backing for at least one more season.

Just as Euskaltel-Euskadi was fortifying its lineup for 2011, the team announced that it will be losing one of its promising young riders.

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Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Transitions) can’t wait to race in front of home crowds next month in a pair of one-day ProTour races in September

National criterium jersey will change hands on new course

Zubeldia scores in the 3km starter. HTC-Columbia's Tejay Van Garderen leads the Americans at eighth.

With just two events left for men and women, Fly V Australia and Jamis-Sutter Home are in a tight battle on the men's side, and Colavita-Baci and Tibco-To the Top are neck-and-neck at the top of the women's rankings.

Team Sky will bring a solid team to the Vuelta a España, with Thomas Löfkvist and Simon Gerrans leading the way for the British-backed squad.

• 1. Luis Amaran, Jamis-Sutter Home, 1139 points
• 2. Rory Sutherland, UnitedHealthcare P/b Maxxis, 805 points
• 3. David Veilleux, Kelly Benefit Strategies, 743 points
• 4. Jonathan Cantwell, Fly V Australia, 735 points
• 5. Ben Jacques-Maynes, Bissell Pro Cycling, 632 points

It's a relatively light week by European racing standards, but there are still some great events on the calendar.

The Cronus CX, part of Trek's Gary Fisher Collection, is a high-end carbon cyclocross bike, with features borrowed from the Madone road line.

A former racer returning to the fold asks the coaches for advice on adding intervals to his workouts.

Mark Renshaw re-ups with HTC-Columbia, while Matti Breschel leaves Saxo Bank to join Rabobank

• 1. United States, 207 points
• 2. Russia, 177 points
• 3. Australia, 147 points
• 4. Denmark, 108 points
• 5. Belgium, 106 points

After a year of struggling with the condition, the former U23 champ decides to go back to school

With a former British amateur champion for a father and the sister of a Tour de France winner for a mother, there was little question that Daniel Martin would be a cyclist when he grew up.

The Peanut Butter & Co.-Twenty12 sprinter scores her first worlds medal in Italy.

Felt refines its road line with a new carbon bladder process that led to lighter and stiffer frames.

Riders registered for next weekend's race in Glencoe, Illinois.

• 1. Hayden ROULSTON, (NZL) HTC-Columbia, in 4:03:17
• 2. Matti BRESCHEL, (DEN) Team Saxo Bank, at 2
• 3. Manuel BELLETTI, (ITA) Colnago-CSF, at 2
• 4. Maxim BELKOV, (RUS) ISD-Neri, at 2
• 5. Clinton Robert AVERY, (NZL) Team RadioShack, at 2

• 1. Jonathan Cantwell, Fly V Australia, 1:52:55.4
• 2. Jacob Keough, UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis, 1:52:55.7
• 3. Patrick Bevin, Bissell Pro Cycling, 1:52:55.9
• 4. Luis Amaran, Jamis-Sutter Home-Colavita, 1:52:56.0
• 5. Alessandro Bazzana, Fly V Australia, 1:52:56.0

Garmin's Svein Tuft finishes second overall as RadioShack's Matthew Busche rounds out the podium in third.

Erica Allar and Clayton Barrows maintain their overall leads in the USA CRITS series.

Jakob Fuglsang takes the overall lead with one stage remaining.

• 1. André Greipel (Ger), HTC-Columbia, at 3:51:58
• 2. Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr), Française des Jeux, s.t.
• 3. Robert Förster (Ger), Milram, s.t.
• 4. Daniele Bennati (Ita), Liquigas-Doimo, s.t.
• 5. Wouter Weylandt (Bel), Quick Step, s.t.

Matti Breschel and Jakob Fuglsang remain in first and second overall going into the final time trial.

Mavic managed to keep a few surprises under wraps until just this week when company reps rolled into town behind the wheel of a brand new, bright yellow service course Sprinter van bristling with wheels, tires, and tools.

Dave Wiens says he's feeling "pretty good" about his fitness for the Leadville Trail 100 on August 14; at least as fit as he has the last few years at this point leading up to the race.

Lawson Craddock (Hot Tubes) of Houston, Texas, reached the podium of the UCI World Junior Road Championships for the second year in a row, finishing third in the individual time trial in Offida, Italy, on Friday.

Garmin-Transition's Daniel Martin kept the leader's jersey in the Tour of Poland after Friday's sixth and penultimate stage, a 228.5km ride from Oswiecim to Bukowina Tatrzanska.

2006 Tour de France winner Óscar Pereiro says he’s all but sure he will retire at the end of this season.

In an exclusive interview, the RadioShack team boss talks about the team's Tour de France, its new stagiaires, 'jerseygate,' Contador and the team's future.

Michael van Stayen (Topsport Vlaandern) won the Tour of Denmark's stage 2 on Thursday and took over the race lead. Saxo Bank's Matti Breschel is second and Saxo's defending champ Jakob Fuglsang almost scores with a late-race attack.

• 1. Michael VAN STAYEN, (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator, in 3:59:08
• 2. Matti BRESCHEL, (DEN) Team Saxo Bank, at 0
• 3. Bert DE BACKER, (BEL) Skil-Shimano, at 0
• 4. Jeremy HUNT, (GBR) Cervélo TestTeam, at 0
• 5. Manuel BELLETTI, (ITA) Colnago-CSF, at 0

While at first glance Colorado's stage race appears to tread on Utah's, officials from both races say there is no problem.

Cervélo's Xavier Tondo hopes to start the Vuelta a España despite breaking his collarbone in the fourth stage at the Tour of Poland.

The Vuelta a España will return to the Basque Country for the first time in more than 30 years for its 2011 edition.

The RadioShack rider will race without teammates in Utah.

Astana's Allan Davis loses 30 seconds and falls out the lead

• 1. Mirco LORENZETTO , (ITA) Lampre-Farnese Vini , in 4:07:36
• 2. Grega BOLE , (SLO) Lampre-Farnese Vini , at 0
• 3. Alessandro BALLAN , (ITA) BMC Racing Team , at 0
• 4. Simon GESCHKE , (GER) Skil-Shimano , at 0
• 5. Sergey LAGUTIN , (UZB) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team , at 2

• 1. Matthew Harley GOSS , (AUS) HTC-Columbia , in 4:04:21
• 2. Michael VAN STAYEN , (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator , at 0
• 3. Mark RENSHAW , (AUS) HTC-Columbia , at 0
• 4. Kenny Robert VAN HUMMEL , (NED) Skil-Shimano , at 0
• 5. Philip NIELSEN , (DEN) Team Concordia-Vesthimmerland Procycling , at 0

HTC-Columbia's Matt Goss scored a win in the opening stage of the Tour of Denmark on Wednesday.

Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong and Colorado governor Bill Ritter announce the Quiznos Pro Challenge, a new Colorado stage race for August 2011.

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• 1. Luis Amaran, Jamis Sutter Home/Colavita , 1073 points
• 2. Rory Sutherland, UnitedHealthcare P/b Maxxis , 805 points
• 3. David Veilleux, Kelly Benefit Strategies , 743 points
• 4. Ben Jacques-Maynes, Bissell Pro Cycling , 632 points
• 5. Jonathan Cantwell, Fly V Australia , 615 points

The FdJ rider beats Haedo by inches. Allan Davis retains the overall lead.

Alberto Contador closed out his 2010 season — and his career with Astana — with a win at a post-Tour criterium in France on Tuesday.

One rider quietly lining up at the start of last weekend’s Clásica San Sebastián was Andrey Kashechkin.

Saxo Bank-Sungard boosts its GC strength for 2011 as Alberto Contador signs two-year deal after Schleck brothers leave to ride for new Luxembourg-based team.

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Newly converted to the tubey lifestyle, at least for special occasion rides, Zack Vestal gives the Schwalbe Ultremo HT tires a workout

Here's a taste of a Dave Wiens training ride: Hancock Pass summits at just over 12,000 feet and then plunges down through a minefield of rocks. Now just add a few more high-elevation passes.

Zack Vestal samples Campagnolo's clothing lines: Items from the posh 11 Speed collection, the high-functional Raytech line and the race ready Racing line.

HTC-Columbia's big German powered across the finish line in Dabrowa Gornicza well clear of Australian Allan Davis (Astana) and the remainder of the pack in the bunch sprint that decided the 240km stage.

The pro road scene clicks back into gear this week with the Tour of Poland and Taylor Phinney's ProTour debut at the Tour of Denmark

Michele Scarponi's arrival at Lampre may see Damiano Cunego leave for Footon-Servetto.

The Fly V Australia sprinter bumps overnight leader Karl Menzies (UHC) into third overall.

Three-time Tour champ Alberto Contador may be the icing on Bjarne Riis' sponsorship cake.