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Julich has his eye on another Olympic medal

Fall Mountain Ride

Simms celebrates her return to the Canadian championship.

A relic of the past

The Flanders wall of fame

It’s no secret that cycling is near and dear to the heart of Belgium. No other nation equals this tiny European country’s passion for two-wheeled pursuits, and no other race taps into that love affair like the Tour of Flanders. The annual spring-classic romp around the rolling hills and cobbled roads of northwest Belgium is one of the hardest and most prestigious one-day races on the ProTour calendar. The race is so revered there’s even a museum dedicated to the people and events that have helped shape its 91-year history. The two-story, multi-room display resides in a nondescript,

What it's really all about

Johnson takes his first Granouge 'cross victory

Stybar rippin' it through the sand

Wilson wins the overall

Page got caught in traffic

Kemps collects the final stage

Stybar on the run

That's Johan Bruyneel crawling out of a ditch

The women's podium

A caravan car of yesteryear

Stybar takes the win

The café display

They occasionally fell down back then, too

De Koppenberg's stats

Eddy's piece of the rock

Jerseys then and now

A map of Flanders chaos

The museum sits along the race route

It takes a lot of pasta to win the Ronde

Cunego played his cards right.

Wilson was the picture of concentration as he readied to defend his jersey

The in-form Steve Morabito (Astana) in the start house, before went on to win his second stage.

Stuart O'Grady (Jayco) did the entire course without a recon - and still finished with the fifth best time of the day.

Cunego easily beats Ricco to the line.

That silver medal has helped Page get back on his feet in many ways.

The Page clan-Jonathan, Cori, Milo and Emma

The new team

Evans takes the ProTour title to cap off an impressive season

October at Lake Como. Can you top that?

Fränk Schleck ran into trouble in the run to the finish.

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Nys and his '05 rainbow

World Cup trophies to spare

Nys's non-ghost-written autobiogrpahy has sold 15,000 copies

At home with Sven

Hardman trophies

Pete Lopinto is one of several talented riders now looking for work.

O'Bee hopes the Stars-n-Stripes jersey will catch the eye of some directors out there.

Stetina wants to race in Europe, but may opt to ride in the U.S. for '08.

The consumate support rider, Stefano Barberi still managed to claim the KOM jersey at Mt. Hood.

Cooke says his time in Europe was a tough - but valuable - learning experience.

Wilson is happy to be back in the jersey, but not thrilled about how he got there

Jennings triumphs over Herzig to win the fifth stage.

Van Leijen led the group of favorites home, but never expected to face what would ensue, penalised 20 seconds for drafting and losing the lead.

Bettini has won here for the past two years, with last year's race serving as an emotional homage to his recently deceased brother.

Lake Como serves as one of the world's most beautiful venues.

The hills eventually take a heavy toll on tired legs.

Di Luca after assuming the ProTour lead following Fleche Wallonne

Morabito wins the stage.

The day's early break, driven by Scott Zwizanski of Bissell-SRAM.

New race leader, Joost Van Leijen of the Dutch National Team

Aussie cycling hero Stuart O'Grady (Jayco Australian National Team) just keeps getting better every day.

Dear Bob,I have a question about getting harassed by police here in the NewYork/New Jersey area, and wanted to ask what you would do in that situation.First incident, I am waiting at a light, it turns green, and as I proceedthrough the intersection, I drop my chain. No cars coming from the rightside (which would be right on red anyhow), and I have the green. I stoptwo feet from the curb to put my chain back on, I am there for literallytwo seconds when I hear barked behind me, "are you going to get out ofthe road or am I going to have to give you a ticket," by a police officer. I said,

Life in the big city

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Athletes aren’t the only ones thinking about picking up and moving on as the season winds down. USA Cycling is reportedly among a number of national governing bodies contemplating a change in venue if the U.S. Olympic Committee decides to demolish the building they share at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. USA Cycling is house-hunting in Colorado Springs, but also finds itself being courted by Ogden, Utah, according to a local newspaper. "The reality is that the one of the two buildings we currently occupy, along with several other national governing bodies and USOC

The French anti-doping agency (AFLD) on Wednesday said it intends to pursue doping charges against Floyd Landis, purportedly to close a legal loophole which could allow him to compete in the Tour de France while technically banned. Landis was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title for doping and suspended for two years by the UCI from any competitions the governing body sanctions. But the situation could arise whereby Landis could compete again if the Tour de France took place outside of the auspices of the UCI, a real possibility given that the Tour is currently battling with the

The Feedzone with Monique Ryan: Building better bones

McCartney's Vuelta stage win couldn't have come at a better time.

Astana's Aaron Kemps just edges out Stuart Shaw (Drapac Porsche) and Felix Odebrecht (Wiesenhof) to claim the third stage of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour.

Koji Fukushima (Nippo-Meitan La Trobe City) goes for glory en route to Beechworth.

Things are expected to get a little messy on the climb to Falls Creek for race leader Matthew Wilson.

Velocity makes it possible to personalize your rims with outlandish designs. Rather than painting or anodizing the rim in those patterns, those are entire-rim stickers die-cut to fit the rim’s curvature.

3T, the venerable Italian handlebar and stem brand has been re-launched under new ownership, and its new director of product development is Richard McAinsh, who served as head of composite design for the Ferrari Formula One team for eight years.

There are many Velocity rim sticker patterns to choose from.

The Prologo Choice saddle has an interchangeable snap-on cover; the snaps are sunken into recesses in the shell so that you don’t feel them when riding.

How many of you have coat hangers made out of a Reynolds carbon rim section, a piece of spoke, and a valve stem?

You can change the color of your Prologo Choice saddle color to match whatever you happen to be wearing that day. The shells come in three different sizes.

ToPeak’s Jango “Multi-Activity” bike is a completely integrated bike, from the lights to the computer and the rack. For instance, a fender, rack and computer sensor plug into its suspension fork without straps.

Wesley Sulzberger teamed up with his brother Bernard to overpower Ludewig in the final kilometers.

Jango's (Bob-type) single-wheel trailer mounts only on a Jango’s special rear dropouts.