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Châtenay-Malabry lab director Jacques de Ceaurriz.

The Queens will see you now

The crowd wanders the expo area

Gettting ready to race . . . verrry, verrry slowwwwwlyyyy

The bike-building race, featuring Cinellis at the BTI tent

No Pedal Queens gathering would be complete without some sort of pink accessory. This one is a Trek

Rob Foshag (Cane Creek) leads the men’s field through the barriers

Editors of VeloNews Shed Light on the 2006 Tour de France with New Book Boulder, CO USA November 9, 2006 - VeloPress is pleased to announce the release of The 2006 Tour de France: Triumph and Turmoil for Floyd Landis. John Wilcockson and the editors of VeloNews magazine clearly explain the 2006 Tour from the sting operations that fractured the peloton just hours before the prologue, to Landis's stunning crack on stage 16 and miraculous recovery, to the controversial aftermath of the doping scandals. Fans of cycling's greatest race can finally arrive at an informed opinion of the 2006

An associate of Tour de France winner Floyd Landis, who tested positive on his way to victory in this year's race, was reported Tuesday to be under suspicion of hacking into the computer system at the French national doping testing laboratory (LNDD) of Chatenay-Malabry near Paris. Laboratory director Jacques de Ceaurriz confirmed to AFP that an investigation had begun after the discovery that their computer system had been accessed from outside. The affair is being handled by OCLCTIC, the main national investigating body in the fight against cybercrime incidents. "An inquiry is under

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Riis wants to set a new standard for the rest of the peloton

Basso has a new ride

Landis - seen here at a press conference in August - has embarked on a campaign to clear his name.

Landis appeared on France 2 television this weekend

Our latest reader-submitted Photo Gallery is now up for your viewing pleasure. Of course, a new gallery also means the naming of the winner of ourmost recent contest. Take the time to wander through that gallery and see if you agree or disagree with our choice of winner. We found Steve Schmunk’s “Riding to Convict Lake near Mammoth Lakes” to nicely underscore the commitment many of us feel to the sport… even on a wet and cold morning. Nice work, Steve. Drop us a note at Rosters@InsideInc.com to work out the details and we’ll send you a copy of Graham Watson's "Landscapes of Cycling."

The Mailbag is a regular feature on VeloNews.com. If you have a comment, an opinion or observation regarding anything you have seen in cycling, in VeloNews magazine or on VeloNews.com, write to WebLetters@InsideInc.com. Please include your full name and home town. Letters may be edited for length and clarity.Discovery must insist that Basso provide DNAEditor:While I understand the objections and have my own reservations regarding mass collection of DNA samples, I do believe that there are situations wherein the individual's right to privacy are forfeited and requiring a DNA sample of an

Bruno-Roy, White win HPCXMaureen Bruno-Roy (Independent Fabrications) and Matt White (Fiordifrutta) won the HPCX Cyclocross on Sunday at Highland Park in Jamesburg, New Jersey. The race was round five of the 2006 Verge MAC powered by Hammer Nutrition. Conditions were slick and slow as warm temperatures lingered throughout most of the day, finally yielding as a steady rain swept in for the marquee event. In the women’s race, Bruno-Roy took control in the early going, increasing her lead and taking the win as course conditions deteriorated under a steady rain. MAC Series leader Deidre

Riding to Convict Lake near Mammoth Lakes

The break in the women's race

The men's podium

King crosses the line

Belgian Sven Nys (Rabobank) won Sunday’s UCI World Cup cyclo-cross in Pijnacker, the Netherlands. The Belgian national champion finished 30 seconds ahead of France’s Francis Mourey (Française des Jeux) to take the fifth round of the World Cup, with Netherlander Gerben de Knegt (Rabobank) crossing third a further 10 seconds in arrears. In the women’s race, Germany’s Hanka Kupfernagel rode to a decisive solo win some 41 seconds ahead of runner-up Daphny Van Den Brand of the Netherlands with Germany’s Birgit Hollmann third at 1:11 UCI Cyclo-cross World CupRound 5 — Pijnacker, the

When a mid-November cyclocross in Pennsylvania has a forecast calling for clear skies and 70-degree temperatures, it has the potential to be a special day. When that same event has a pre-registration list that includes riders from two continents, five UCI cyclo-cross winners, the winner of one of the richest criteriums in the world and a Pro Tour team leader — it’s pretty clear that the race is a cut above the ordinary. But when the announcers at Saturday’s Verge MAC powered by Hammer Nutrition Lower Allen Classic started the race day by paying homage to VeloNews editor at large Patrick

Former T-Mobile manager Olaf Ludwig rebuked the management of the Discovery Channel cycling team on Saturday for signing Ivan Basso, the Italian rider linked to Spain’s Operación Puerto doping scandal. The Giro d'Italia champion was one of nine riders — including 1997 Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich — excluded from this year's Tour de France after being implicated in the investigation. Doping charges against Basso were dismissed last month by the Italian Olympic Committee and Italian cycling federation. "Discovery regards dropping the legal proceedings as the same thing as being

Santiago Botero has been cleared of doping allegations by the Colombian cycling federation, allowing him to rejoin international competition after being sidelined since June. Botero's name surfaced in the Spanish doping investigation Operación Puerto, causing the Phonak team to leave the 2002 world time trial world champion off its Tour de France roster this summer. The Colombian federation said Saturday night that documents pertinent to Botero's case, provided by the UCI’s anti-doping commission, offered no evidence the cyclist had engaged in blood doping. The federation also said

Floyd Landis insisted Sunday he was drug-free when he won the Tour de France, and said that a French laboratory "made some mistakes" when its results showed he had elevated levels of testosterone. The American's positive doping test came less than a week after he won cycling's biggest race on July 23. Although the Châtenay-Malabry lab is accredited by the International Olympic Committee and the World Anti-Doping Agency, Landis believes it got his test results wrong. "Even the best people make mistakes," Landis said in an interview for French television. "I can't say that the

Nys en route to victory

Discovery moved quickly to sign Basso once he was cleared. Some say tooquickly.

Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich, unemployed since being fired by T-Mobile in July, says he has been training hard for the 2007 season in hopes that a ProTour team will take a chance on him. "I am not giving up without a fight and have been cycling three hours every day and going to the gym," Ullrich told Saturday's edition of Bild. "My aim now is to release all of this pent-up frustration through cycling,” he said. “If I manage to do that I will have a hell of a lot of energy." Ullrich, Tour de France victor in 1997, was barred from the 2006 Tour de France after allegations of

Greg Reain (Stevens Racing) flew all the way from Germany to Vancouver Island to finally grab the national cyclo-cross title which has eluded him until Saturday. Reain rode from the front all race win ahead of the chasing Maxxis duo of Geoff Kabush and Mat Toulouse. In the women's race, Lyne Bessette (Cyclocrossworld.com) successfully defended her title against local favorite Wendy Simms (Kona). Organizer Normon Thibault (Frontrunners) designed a technical and demanding circuit of 2.8 kilometers, which favored riders who rode from the front. From the start, the riders zig-zagged their

Ullrich won't be wearing T-Mobile pink next year, but he's hoping for a ProTour kit of some kind.

The savior? Oleg Tinkov - seen here at last year's Russian economic forum in London - wants to give Ullrich a chance to ride.

Basso spent Saturday checking out his new gear

Reain reigns supreme in Vancouver

Bessette opened it up when it counted

Former USA Cycling CEO Gerard Bisceglia has filed a wrongful-termination suit against the governing body and its board chairman, Jim Ochowicz. In a complaint filed earlier this week in El Paso County District Courtin Colorado Springs, Bisceglia alleges that his dismissal in Aprilwas in violation of USA Cycling’s own rules and came as a resultof his efforts to investigate a conflict of interest involving direct paymentsto Ochowicz from professional teams and promoters. USA Cycling officials declined comment when contacted by VeloNews on Friday. "USA Cycling will not comment on the details

Professional cycling teams eager to lend a silver lining to a blackened season were left divided Friday over the news of Italian Ivan Basso's signing for the Discovery Channel team. The 28-year-old rider, one of many riders who fell under suspicion of doping during a Spanish doping investigation this summer, will become the American team's leader and bid for a rare Giro d'Italia/Tour de France double next year. "I'm incredibly happy. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it's a new life for me - I feel reborn," Basso told Gazzetta dello Sport after signing a

Lawyers in the Cofidis doping trial pleaded Friday for the sport not to turn its collective back on what one attorney called “cycling's lost generation.” The sport, said the lawyer representing one of the disgraced riders, risks being relegated to the position of “a drug-infested side show” if serious changes aren’t made soon. The attorney representing Philippe Gaumont, said his client had "been attacked for breaking the peloton’s ‘code of silence,’” aimed at covering up the sport's seedy side. “Allowing such a code to remain unchallenged,” said attorney Frederic Champagne, “will

Verge MAC slates UCI double-headerRacing continues in the Verge MAC Cyclocross Series this weekend with a pair of UCI C2 International events — Saturday’s Lower Allen Classic at Lower Allen Township Community Park near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Sunday’s HPCX Cyclocross in Jamesburg, New Jersey. The winner of the last Verge MAC race, Trek-VW-Michelin’s Tristen Schouten of Wisconsin, will join Italian Davide Frattini (Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wine), Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly), and Fiordifrutta teammates Michael Cody and Matt White as 2006 international race winners on the start

Bisceglia when he was still in charge.

Boulder, CO, November 8, 2006 — Cycling’s Golden Age, the stunningphotographic celebration of cycling history, will make its California debutat VeloSwap San Francisco, the state’s largest consumer cycling and triathlonshow.  The event will host three California-based sports experts,with a heart rate training coach, a sport psychologist, and a cycling historian. VeloSwap San Francisco is Saturday, November 18 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.at the San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center and will host 200 vendorsand 5,000 attendees.Cycling'sGolden Age: Heroes of the Postwar Era,

Come to the Red Zinger/Coors® Classic DVD Release Party and Reunion!Michael Aisner and VeloGear Produce the Definitive Red Zinger/Coors®Classic 3  Disc DVD SetBoulder, CO, November 8, 2006 — VeloGear invites you to the RedZinger/Coors® Classic DVD release party and reunion to be held at UniversityBikes on Thursday, December 7 beginning at 6:00 p.m.Finally, the Red Zinger/Coors® Classic is available on DVD! VeloGearhas teamed with race producer Michael Aisner to present 9 hours of raretelevision coverage and documentary footage re-mastered in a 3 DVD set.Pre-order the DVD today at

Wow. What a weekend. The courses. The crowds. The competition. I’m still hung over. Not from the Boulder Beer Cyclocross Ale I had after Sunday’s race, but from the sheer energy of the whole weekend. It’s been more than six years since the Colorado cycling community has been able to host a big time cyclo-cross race and it seemed as though everyone was pumped up. I’m not sure what the estimated crowd size was, but there had to have been a few thousand on hand. The last time I raced through screaming crowds like that was at the 1999 Cyclo-cross Nationals at the Presidio in San Francisco.

Ivan Basso said he Thursday he feels "reborn" after signing a two-season contract with the Discovery Channel cycling team. The 28-year-old Giro d'Italia winner is expected to take the central spot in the team once occupied by seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. "It's the ideal team for me," Basso told the Gazzetta dello Sport website on Thursday. "I'm incredibly happy. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it's a new life for me - I feel reborn,” Basso said. “The squad are committed to supporting me in the double challenge of the Tour of Italy and the

The public prosecutor in Nanterre, France, on Thursday dropped a demand that Scottish cyclist David Millar face jail for his role in the Cofidis doping scandal from 2000 to 2003. Millar had possibly been facing between three months and a year in jail, suspended, if found guilty of possession of doping products. On Tuesday Millar admitted in court to having taken the blood-booster EPO and testosterone to improve his performances. "I took drugs because it was my job to get good results," Millar told the court on Tuesday. Prosecutor Jacques Hossaert has also recommended that the court not

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That's me! Mr. Smooth-and-slow

Flag, mullets and beer. They're not just for Belgians anymore.

Feeling the noise in the Clif Bar run up.

Even the kiddies know a good race when they see one.

The Leaders: Smooth and fast.

A season stalled: Basso, seen here locking up the Giro in the 20th stage into Aprica, had hoped to win the Tour de France as well.

Well, I know it's from Europe...Dear Lennard,Last year, my coach gave me an old track frame he's had sitting inhis garage for umpteen years (I believe it's a 1976 Gitane Super Pista)on the condition I'd restore it and treat it well. I've had it powdercoated and completely rebuilt it, with the exception of the bottom bracket.Thankfully, the Campy bottom bracket was still in the frame. Ithink it's a weird thread pattern...perhaps French, but for some reasonI thought it was Swiss after doing some research.The bottom bracket has a 35x1 imprinted on it. I don't know

If last week’s announcement that USA Cycling has decided to create itsown racing series for 2007 has your head buzzing with questions, well,you’re not alone. As most fat-tire fans know, the world of domestic mountain-bikeracing is already a confusing twine of overlapping national and local series,peppered liberally with successful stand-alone events. And with such catchyacronyms as NORBA, AMBC and NMBS floating around, understanding the currentsystem requires an advanced degree in – acronym-ology.To set the record straight, the newest, shiniest acronym on the blockis MBNC. I know, I know,

British cyclist David Millar said intense pressure to perform led him to try EPO as he testified Tuesday in a doping trial of seven current or former riders with the Cofidis team. On the second day of the trial, Millar said he felt responsible for the team's performance because he was its leader at the time. “When I saw that when I was bad, the team was terrible, I had the responsibility to become a 'real professional,'” said Millar, referring to using performance-enhancing drugs. Millar described a trip to Italy in 2001 to stay with teammate Massimiliano Lelli. Millar said he

He’s done it again! Gonzo filmmaker and cycling wild man Scott Coadyhas just finished Cobbles Baby! which chronicles his non stop, over thetop adventures at Paris-Roubaix, the bicycle race usually called The Hellof the North.  The world premiere of Cobbles Baby! will be November16-21 at six of the most amazing theaters in northern California includingthe Art Deco masterpiece Grand Lake Theatre.  For a complete listof times and theaters visit www.bigringfilms.com/upcomingscreenings.html.  Scott will attend each and every screening,talking and signing his DVDs like crazy

Italian rider Ivan Basso has signed a two-season contract to ride for the Discovery Channel cycling team starting in 2007, team director Johan Bruyneel announced Wednesday in Austin, Texas. "We are excited about Ivan joining the team and we're looking forward to having him at Discovery Channel's training camp in Austin on December 3," Bruyneel said. The announcement came only 12 days after the Italian cycling federation dropped an inquiry into allegations that Basso was involved in the Spanish Operación Puerto investigation. Earlier, the 28-year-old Basso had been cleared by the

The Mailbag is a regular feature on VeloNews.com. If you have a comment, an opinion or observation regarding anything you have seen in cycling, in VeloNews magazine or on VeloNews.com, write to WebLetters@InsideInc.com. Please include your full name and home town. Letters may be edited for length and clarity.Cycling isn’t tough on dopers? Puh-leezeEditor:Let me get this straight: David Millar takes EPO. Millar gets caught. Millar gets suspended for two years and kicked off his team (no ride, no pay). Millar comes back clean. Millar goes back on trial for taking EPO. Now, Millar could pay

Dickey, White triumph at Cycle-SmartA new generation of New England cyclo-crossers broke through at round four of the 2006 Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series, the 16th Annual Cycle-Smart International in Northampton, Massachusetts, Mackenzie Dickey (Verge) and Matt White (FiordiFrutta), both under 25, turned in dominant performances on the Look Park course, which featured endless twists and turns. Dickey rode a nearly flawless race, pushing the pace from the first lap and forcing her rivals into mistakes along the way. Amy Wallace (RGM Watches-Richards Sachs-Rex Chiu) looked

Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn - Thread patterns; Cog patterns and bits of Velcro

Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn - Thread patterns; Cog patterns and bits of Velcro

Millar testified on Tuesday

Press Release - New Coady film debut to benefit Phinney Foundation and high school riders

Basso's relationship with CSC soured after his ejection from the Tour

This past weekend, Colorado's Front Range hosted rounds three and four of the 2006 Crank Brothers U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross, the first time national-caliber ’cross had visited the state since the 2000 SuperCup kicked off in Boulder. More than 100 men and 50 women contested the elite races, including virtually all of the top U.S. ’crossers. And with all this talent descending into VeloNews territory, most of the staff had a chance to report on some aspect of the events. Today, we'll highlight some of the top riders' equipment. While elite racers showed up with two or even

Former professional Philippe Gaumont claimed he won only one race "cleanly" in his career during testimony given at a French court on Tuesday. Gaumont is cooperating with investigators in trial of 10 Cofidis team riders and staff, who are facing doping charges. The Cofidis doping scandal erupted in 2004 when one of the team's young Polish riders was caught at an airport with vials of erythropoietin (EPO). That arrest led to a serious police investigation in which a number of the team's riders, including Britain's David Millar, became ensnared. Millar, who is now back cycling

Todd Wells brought his GTs in the trunk of his Audi

Notice the left hand brake lever.

Talk about a crazy position, look at the drop from the seat to handle bars.

The Orbea iGorre has plenty of mud clearance; you can also see FSA’s red ceramic BB

Primus Mootry built Katie Compton two new bikes in three days.

The tread of Tufo’s Flexus tire flanked by red carbon specific fibrex cork pads.

Lyne Bessette’s Thorne

Thorne’s rear triangle provides plenty of clearance for the Dugast Rhino tire.

Georgia Gould’s Orbea iGorre

Shimano’s BR-R550 looks very clean, the Maxxis Raze tread is made of siped square and rectangular blocks.

Former Cofidis pro Philippe Gaumont heads to court on Tuesday

Gaumont takes a break during Tuesday's testimony

The Mailbag is a regular feature on VeloNews.com. If you have a comment, an opinion or observation regarding anything you have seen in cycling, in VeloNews magazine or on VeloNews.com, write to WebLetters@InsideInc.com. Please include your full name and home town. Letters may be edited for length and clarity.Loves that dirty girlTo Mr. O'Grady,What a brilliant way to sum up cyclo-cross (see "Friday'sFoaming Rant: A dirty girl"). Patrick you're my new foundhero! My cycling days seem to mirror that of Mr. O'Grady's, but insteadof going to watch, I'm now in charge of

Schneider, Foland take Georgia raceJed Schneider (Alan Factory) and Kim Foland (Travel Girl) won round four of the Georgia Cross Series in Monroe. The course at at Criswell Park was primarily flat with some fast pavement sections, off-camber turns and plenty of headwinds. Schneider took an early lead only to bobble in one of the off-camber sections and be overhauled by the charging field. But he escaped once again, establishing a gap over an eight-man chase and holding on for the victory ahead of series leader Michael Cummings (KHS-Cycleyouth). The Travel Girl team dominated the women’s