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While most pro teams search out mid-winter training roads in Spain, Milram has headed to greener pastures for a pre-season camp in Cyprus.

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Former Astana rider Matthias Kessler was admitted to a hospital in Mallorca in a critical condition after suffering serious head injuries in a training crash, it was reported on Friday.

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Alberto Contador said Thursday that, judging by his power readings, he’s stronger this year than he was in 2009.

Zack Vestal brings readers along on a photo tour of the Time carbon fiber frame factory.

Tech editor Zack Vestal walks readers through the making of a Time carbon fiber frame — from thread to road-ready — in a slideshow.

The two-time Tour de France champion was diagnosed with cancer this spring, but two rounds of painful chemotherapy have failed to cure him. Speaking in a lengthy interview with Paris-Match, Fignon says he’s realistic about his chances as he prepares for another round of chemotherapy.

Alberto Contador's most notable teammate was not in Calpe, Spain, for the opening day of the team's training camp, but Alexander Vinokourov was expected to arrive later and complete the camp, team officials said.

Colombian climbing specialist Mauricio Soler is in a local hospital after he was hit by a car during a training ride Wednesday morning just one block from his home in Ramiriquí, Colombia.

Tour de France champion Alberto Contador is starting a training camp in Calpe, Spain, Thursday, prior to his season opener at Portugal's Volta au Algarve stage race next month.

Live feed of Alberto Contador news conference, January 14, 2010

Photos from an Astana training ride in Spain on Thursday

Rushlee Mae Buchanan of the U.S.-based Colavita/Baci Women’s Cycling Team won the New Zealand National Road Race Championship this weekend with a long solo breakaway.

2010 Santos Tour Down Under stages

Old Willunga Hill — and Lance Fever — remains the highlight of the Santos Tour Down Under

As Tiger Woods did last November when he came, saw and conquered the Australian Masters golf tournament, Armstrong flew into Oz via private jet. Flying from Hawaii, his Gulfstream touched down in Adelaide a few minutes before 5 p.m Wednesday. Out popped Lance and girlfriend Anna Hansen, who cradled their seven-month-old son Max in her arms.

A handful of Graham Watson photos of Lance Armstrong in Adelaide, Australia, Thursday.

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Haimar Zubeldia concedes it will be difficult to beat ex-teammate Alberto Contador in this year’s Tour de France.

The route for the Giro d’Italia’s opening time trial will take in some of the highlights of Amsterdam when the season’s first Grand Tour begins May 8.

Zack Vestal takes readers on a photo tour of three Mavic facilities in France.

A gallery of images from technical editor Zack Vestal's visit to the Mavic factory.

The UCI's press release announcing it has requested Lampre be granted a provisional license to start the Tour Down Under

The Lampre team, which has been denied a ProTour license because of "serious administrative non-compliances," may be able to start next week's Tour Down Under at the request of the UCI ProTour Council.

From Slime to Stan's, LZ examines sealant options for road and cyclocross tires

Team Garmin-Transitions on Wednesday released its roster for the 2010 Santos Tour Down Under. The American-based team is bringing a team of Australians, New Zealanders, Canadians and a South Africans to the Australian race. The team will be directed by Sport Director Matt White, also of Australia.

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A gallery of images from the Garmin-Transitions service course in Girona, Spain.

A look at what it takes to get Team Garmin-Transitions off and racing.

Spring 2010 cycling apparel from SmartWool touts that it keeps you cool when it's warm and warm when it's cool.

The BMC Racing Team says it has been granted Wild Card status by the UCI. which will allow the team, registered as a pro continental team, to be invited to participate in ProTour events.

Production of Intense Cycles' 4x/slalom Tazer VP will be limited to one batch of frames for 2010.

Jelly Belly roadie Jeremy Powers kicks off 2010 with a quick look back at 2009.

A look at George Hincapie's new BMC racemaster SLX01, set up for winter training in South Carolina.

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Joaquim Rodríguez crashes out of the Katusha training camp.

Lukas Flückiger (Trek) wins the Swiss cyclocross championship.

Hanka Kupfernagel (Radsport Rhein-Neckar) and Philipp Walsleben (BKCP-Powerplus) triumph at the German national cyclocross championships.

Lars Boom (Rabobank) and Daphny van den Brand claim the elite titles at the Dutch cyclocross championships.

Zdenek Stybar wins the Czech Republic's cyclocross championships

Francis Mourey (Française des Jeux) wins his fifth French cyclocross championship.

Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) wins his seventh Belgian cyclocross championship.

2010 Giro d'Italia stage 3 photos by Graham Watson

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Just days after his brother, Cameron, won the Aussie time trial title, 20-year-old Travis Meyer won the elite men’s Australian championship.

2010 Santos Tour Down Under start list.

Carlos Sastre confirmed he’s eyeing overall victory at the Giro d’Italia as one of his top goals for the 2010 season, but remains uncommitted on whether he’ll race the Tour de France.

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If you're frustrated because you can't afford bodywork on a regular basis and you can't seem to work out your own kinks, buy a foam roller.

Denis Menchov has won one Giro d’Italia and two Vueltas a España and now he wants to become the first Russian to win the Tour de France.

Competitive cyclists can be wound a little tight, so Singletrack.com columnist Judy Freeman is resolving to indulge more and abstain less.

The California physician, convicted of assaulting a pair of cyclists with his car, was sentenced to five years in prison at the close of a hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday morning.

Two more teams have been awarded pro continental status, but Rock Racing was not among them.

The Danish financial company, Saxo Bank, announced Friday that it will cease its sponsorship of the cycling team that carries its name at the end of the 2010 season.

Pedro Horrillo – the Spanish rider who survived a harrowing fall in last year’s Giro d’Italia – said he will not try to mount a comeback.

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German dairy company Milram said it is unlikely to renew its sponsorship of its top cycling team after their mutual contract expires at the end of this year.

Technical editor Zack Vestal looks at gear for those days when it's too chilly for shorts and too warm for tights.

With a new decade of professional road racing getting under way, North American cycling has never looked stronger.

In an outtake from the 2010 VeloNews Buyer's Guide, our tech staff takes a look at some of the new offerings from Sampson Sports, including a road group that competes on weight with SRAM Red.

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Katusha riders will be scattered across three continents as the Russian squad opens the 2010 season.

Andre Greipel is hoping history repeats itself at the Tour Down Under ─ not the version from last year, but from two years ago.

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SRAM and wheel builder Zipp announced their support of two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador’s team

With most of us hanging up our `cross bikes for the year, Lennard Zinn details those steps necessary to protect your tires.

France's iconic week-long stage race, the Dauphiné Libéré, may soon belong to the growing empire of the Amaury Sports Organization (ASO).

Three-time world champion Oscar Freire will ride the Giro d'Italia for the first time in his career this May.

Having earned stage wins in all three grand tours, Sky's Simon Gerrans has hopes of winning one of the Ardennes classics.

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Dimitro Grabovskyy, the U23 world champion in 2005, admits to developing a drinking problem after turning pro with QuickStep in 2007.

Marathon and endurance events are becoming more popular. Read on to find out how to train for these mountain bike races with either a power meter or heart rate monitor.

Tom Scully (John Trevorrow Cycles-Chifley Hotel) wins Stage 3 of the Jayco Bay Cycling Classic while Chris Sutton (Skilled-Lowe Farms) displaces Graeme Brown (Urban) as overall leader.

Alberto Contador and his Team Astana mates will be riding Specialized bicycles as he strives to win a third Tour de France in 2010.

In one of the most anticipated team rollouts in years, Team Sky is officially presented to the world in London.

Garmin-Transitions signs Brazilian rider Murilo Fischer to bolster sprinter Tyler Farrar's leadout train.

Greg Henderson wins Stage 2 of the Jayco Bay Cycling Classic. Graeme Brown (Urban) holds the overall lead.