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VeloNews technical editor Zack Vestal spends Paris-Roubaix with the Mavic neutral support crew.

Mavic neutral support works to keep riders on the road during the Hell of the North.

Beelgian world junior road champion Jasper Stuyven wins the junior edition of Paris-Roubaix.

American Lawson Craddock takes third in the juniors race at Paris-Roubaix.

Cervélo's Thor Hushovd finishes second and Brit Roger Hammond beats out two-time winner Tom Boonen for fourth — a good Paris-Roubaix, the team says.

An ill-timed crash on the cobbles undoes Tyler Farrar's Paris-Roubaix.

Lennard talks to a reader skeptical that lower tire pressure could improve rolling resistance

Crashes and close calls mark Paris-Roubaix for nine North American riders competing in Sunday’s “Hell of the North.”

Fabian Cancellara wins Paris-Roubaix.

2010 Paris-Rouabaix results

Anna Barensfeld won Sasturday's Tour of the Battenkill Pro/Am womens race, outsprinting Silke Wunderwald (Kenda Systems) to win the 100-kilometer race in 3:08:33. Arielle Fillberti was third 26 seconds later.

American Tejay Van Garderen slotted in second behind his HTC-Columbia teammate Andre Greipel at Sunday's Tour of Turkey prologue.

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Uberti, Klofta qualify for NVGP with Hillsboro wins

Following a convincing overall win at the Redlands Classic in March, Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia) leads the individual standings of the Women’s Prestige Series.

The riders of Team Sky are among a fortunate few whose bike sponsor attacked early in the season to equip them with brand new bikes for Paris-Roubaix

When the cameras roll on Sunday at Paris-Roubaix, keep your eyes peeled. Lazer Helmets and Oakley eyewear both have new accessories that will appear on sponsored riders.

Brad White (UnitedHealthcare) stomped up the Cove Road grade Saturday morning to open the Dana Point Grand Prix weekend with a time trial win.

Ask Sky’s Greg Henderson what he remembers about last year’s Paris-Roubaix, his first, and he won’t pull any punches with his answer.

He’s not the rider whose name is being bandied about as a podium pick, but HTC-Columbia’s Bernhard Eisel enters Paris-Roubaix Sunday with the support of his team and the confidence of a Ghent-Wevelgem victory two weeks ago.

Boonen: “The most important thing is to enjoy it”

Horner wins Basque Tour

The late two-time Paris-Roubaix champion Franco Ballerini, who died in an auto accident in February, is to be honored by race organizers on Sunday.

Britain's David Millar and Dutchman Theo Bos could not come from more different cycling backgrounds. But both will set aside everything they know about the sport as they prepare for an unforgettable experience on Sunday's grueling one-day classic, Paris-Roubaix.

RadioShack riders will be lining up on bikes uniquely prepared for the world’s toughest single-day bike race.

VeloNews managing editor Neal Rogers, on the scene in France, gives a preview of Sunday's Paris-Roubaix

When it comes to time trial equipment, it's 2009 all over again for most USA Cycling events this year. The racing organization announced Friday that it will enforce UCI rules on aero equipment the same way it did last year, a reversal of the policy announced in March, when it said that it would follow the UCI's recent more strict interpretation of the rules for all racers except masters.

There’s no question Thor Hushovd would like to be in with a chance to win Paris-Roubaix on Sunday. By all accounts his Cervélo TestTeam has done everything possible to make his ride as successful as it can be, starting with his bike.

After knocking on the door all season long, Luís León Sánchez (Caisse d’Epargne) finally got the stage-race victory he’s been looking for.

Chris Horner survived Friday’s wild rollercoaster across the Basque hills to set himself up for an exciting, final-day time trial showdown against Alejandro Valverde with the overall title of the grueling Vuelta al País Vasco (Tour of the Basque Country) on the line Saturday.

Jorge Alvarado, an amateur rider for the Bahati Foundation cycling team, was killed Thursday in an auto/cyclist collision near Redlands, California. A sheriff's department representative said a teen driver struck the cyclist while street racing.

Specialized is letting a new Roubaix bike be seen under Saxo Bank star Fabian Cancellara this week in Belgium.

He’s never won a cobbled classic, and he’s yet to figure out how to beat pre-race favorites Fabian Cancellara and Tom Boonen. But this weekend Team Sky’s Juan Antonio Flecha is taking the start at Paris-Roubaix intent on beating both for the win.

Singletrack.com's Zach White has no complaints when it comes to Fox's Ventilator Shorts — and he loves to complain.

The BMC team has suspended former world champion Alessandro Ballan after his name was among those under investigation in an ongoing Italian doping case.

The pavé of Paris-Roubaix:

Paris-Roubaix by the numbers

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George Hincapie talks about Paris-Roubaix past and present and his chances this Sunday

Prior to Tyler Farrar’s win at the G.P. Scheldeprijs on Wednesday, VeloNews had a seat in the Garmin-Transitions car riding along with the team’s director, Australian Matt White.

Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia) on Thursday took her third straight win in the Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo in Holland, the first event in the Drenthe race series.

After thinking her days in Holland were over, Neben finds herself back — and actually enjoying the racing this time.

Start List: Paris-Roubaix

A reader new to cycling asks for saddle soreness help, and wonders if his numb hands are related

Saxo Bank’s Frank Schleck did not start Thursday’s fourth stage at the Vuelta al País Vasco, but the former Amstel Gold Race champion is expected to race the Ardennes classics later this month.

A look at Paris-Roubaix bikes tested at Scheldeprijs this week by HTC-Columbia, Milram, Saxo Bank and Garmin-Transitions.

Euskaltel's Samuel Sanchez won the fourth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country on Thursday.

This week, the U.S. racing scene is about three things: dirt, criterium prize money and an amateur spot at Nature Valley.

Before the midday start in Antwerp, we got a (very) quick look at his Felt F1. With only a few minutes to spare, team mechanic Andrea Bisogno set Farrar’s bike apart for a few photographs.

2010 Classics bike galleries

The conference traveled to Boone, North Carolina, for a weekend of races hosted by Appalachian State University. Saturday’s Boone Roubaix road races held both collegiate and non-collegiate races raised funds for Haiti relief.

Organizers of the Amgen Tour of California announced Wednesday that recent storm damage to roads in Southern California have forced a change in the route to be used in the sixth stage of next month’s race.

The spring classics could be in danger for Saxo Bank captain Frank Schleck, who crashed hard late in Wednesday’s stage at the Vuelta al País Vasco.

It's been more than a month since I arrived in Spain and since Steven is now mostly healed from his collarbone surgery, my nursing skills are minimally required. Now my energy can be directed toward other things such as forming friendships, finding a routine that involves "me time" and getting to know my way around a kitchen. For me, the latter of these objectives is absolutely the most challenging.

Kelly Benefit Strategies is preparing for the Tour of California with a slew of foreign races.

Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre) wins the third stage of Vuelta a País Vasco.

Garmin-Transitions' sprinter Tyler Farrar has won the 98th edition of the Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen in Belgium.

Team Sky's Edvald Boasson Hagen has withdrawn from this Sunday's edition of Paris-Roubaix with an Achilles injury, his team confirmed on Wednesday.

The Russian Katusha team has picked up Giampaolo Caruso for the remainder of the 2010 season, with an option for next year.

Lance Armstrong has been forced to pull out of the Circuit Sarthe cycling race before Wednesday's second stage because of illness, his RadioShack team said.

The heavy favorite for Sunday’s Tour of Flanders did everything right and his Eddy Merckx EMX-5 bicycle, free of mechanical problems, followed suit.

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With the domestic pro cross-country season openers under his belt in California, Subaru-Gary Fisher's Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski has a few more trips ahead of him this spring.

IN: Jelly Belly, Kelly Benefit Strategies, Sky. OUT: Jamis, Bahati

Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne) won Tuesday’s stage at the Vuelta al País Vasco, this time without a protest, at least not from his part.

The cobbled classics continue Sunday with Paris-Roubaix, however the pro peloton will first take on the 98th edition of Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen, the oldest race in Flanders, on Wednesday.

Book the Sacramento hotel rooms for Danny Van Haute and Jelly Belly-Kenda in May — they will be at the start line for the Amgen Tour of California. The team will have its fifth opportunity to improve on Alex Candelario’s two fifth-place stage finishes at California in 2006, their best showing in the United States’ premiere stage race.

Circuit de la Sarthe - Results

Luís León Sánchez (Caisse d’Epargne) came up first in the opening stage of the Circuit de la Sarthe on Tuesday in France.

The road is only so wide and there are only so many hotel beds in the Central Valley of California. Five U.S. Continental teams got the good news that they’ll have beds for their riders when the Amgen Tour of California leaves Nevada City on May 16. Six others did not make the cut.

When Saxo Bank’s Olympic and world time trial champion Fabian Cancellara won the Sacramento prologue in last year’s Amgen Tour of California, he looked capable of going on to defend the leader’s yellow jersey all the way through to the finish. That’s because the once burly Swiss star had shed several kilos over the 2008-09 winter and was making great improvements as a climber and GC contender.

Basque hills and French cobblestones dominate what’s sure to be an action-packed week of racing in Europe.

Chipped clear-coat, tire blow-outs and more; Zinn fields question on a host of common issues encountered by riders.

2010 UCLA Race results

Dominique Rollin enjoyed his first taste of the cobbled classics and is eager for more.

After three tough events hosted by Mesa State last weekend, the Rocky Mountain Conference thought it could breath a collective sigh of relief coming into this weekend’s short hill climb and criterium, hosted by the Colorado School of Mines. That was, until they woke up Saturday morning and took a look outside.

2010 School of Mines results

2010 Marian University results

Purdue University’s Chris Uberti snagged his second win of the Midwest collegiate season in this weekend’s rainy criterium hosted by Marian University. The women’s race saw Marian’s Jacqueline Kurth take the win on her home turf after a strong effort off the front of the pack.

Michele Scarponi wraps up the overall at Setmana Lombarda.