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Cervelo's Ted King rejoins his second family at a team training camp in Portugal.

Graham Watson photos from the first stage of the 2010 Santos Tour Down Under

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Team Sky drew first blood in Sunday’s Cancer Council Classic. But two days later in the South Australian village of Tanunda, 2008 champion Andre Greipel of HTC-Columbia fired the first real warning shot of the opening event of this year’s ProTour when he claimed the first road stage and ochre leader’s jersey at the 2010 Santos Tour Down Under.

With redesigned ErgoPower levers, a reader wonders about keeping the small brass cable stop in its place. LZ also touches on why Campagnolo isn't as big in cyclocross as you might expect.

A selection of photos by Andrew Hood from the Cervelo TestTeam and HTC-Columbia training camps in Spain this week.

RadioShack pro Chris Horner takes five Little 500 riders on a tour of Southern California.

Óscar Pereiro was close to retirement just months ago, but says he’s finding new wings with his move to Astana for the 2010 season.

If the highest point near your home is a freeway overpass, that long-planned mountain biking vacation in the high country this season could end up being a tour of misery. Here's how to avoid altitudinal agony — at least a little bit of it.

It’s rare for a Tour de France champion to think about anything but winning another maillot jaune. But Carlos Sastre is not your typical rider, so it shouldn’t come as a complete surprise that the 2008 Tour champion remains ambivalent about his plans come July.

Michael Rasmussen — the Danish climbing specialist who was forced out of the 2007 Tour de France after being tripped up on whereabouts questions — makes a subdued debut to racing this week in Argentina’s Tour de San Luís with the modest Italian Miche Silver Cross team.

The death of Christian Meier's brother gives the Garmin-Transitions rider a fresh perspective on life.

Team Sky manager Sean Yates applauds his squad's performance in the Tour Down Under prelude.

Sidelined by surgery after a wicked crash, HTC-Columbia's André Greipel is ready to race.

World champion Cadel Evans seems content to let Lance Armstrong have the spotlight at the Tour Down Under.

Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) and Katerina Nash (Luna) take the wins in round eight of the cyclocross World Cup.

Team Sky's Gregory Henderson and Christopher Sutton go one-two in the 2010 Cancer Council Helpline Classic.

Cervélo TestTeam promises more of the same as it prepares for the 2010 season.

Britain's all-new Team Sky stormed to a one-two win in the Cancer Council Helpline Classic on Sunday, their debut race and a prelude to next week's season-opening Tour Down Under.

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Around 5,000 amateur cyclists joined Lance Armstrong on Saturday for an impromptu ride announced on Twitter, causing chaotic scenes.

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Saying they are now redundant, Lance Armstrong said on Saturday that he has dispensed with the additional personal doping tests he adopted to silence critics who suspect him of using drugs.

Team Astana’s Alexander Vinokourov said Friday that winning the Tour de France was a dream for him, but it’s not any longer.

Munich's Six-Day track event is facing permanent cancellation due to the lack of crowds despite the event's 46-year history, organizers admitted Friday.

VeloNews' Kurt Hoy tagged along on an Astana team training ride near Calpe, Spain, Friday morning, and hustled back to send in some shots of the Tour champ Alberto Contador's first ride with his new teammate Alexander Vinokourov.

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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U.S. 10k Classic

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.