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The head of France’s Anti-Doping Agency said Friday that Danish rider Michael Rasmussen submitted a sample that showed signs of the presence of Erythropoietin at this year’s Tour de France. AFLD President Pierre Bordry cautioned, however, that the sample does not qualify as a positive, because the substance in question is a new version of the drug EPO that is much closer to human erythropoietin than the established version of the drug, Epogen. "Traces of Dynepo, a biosimilar EPO, were found in Rasmussen's urine," AFLD President Pierre Bordry told the Reuters news service on Friday.

...and this downtube coupling.

Delta 7’s Arantix frame uses carbon fibers arranged in an “Isotruss.” Delta 7 claims that it is lighter, stiffer, stronger, and more resistant to impact than traditional layered carbon frame constructions because the open structure isolates damage.

In 2018, long after global warming, plague and warfare had scoured the rest of humanity from the Earth, Steve Tilford wins the inaugural Tour of America, which began in 2008

We were somewhere round Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. — Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Okay, it’s 2008 and the inaugural Tour of America has just limped into Chimayo, New Mexico. Everyone has abandoned except for Steve Tilford and a couple of deranged Belgians who just cleaned out the Saints & Sinners liquor store in nearby Española after they tried to order waffles for dinner at El Paragua but got something that looked like rolled-up pancakes full of beans smothered in napalm. Junkies have stolen the wheels off the remaining team

The Breakaway case has also been refined. There is no longer a plastic relief for the rear wheel’s cassette and the zipper has been moved to keep it out of the way.

The Delta 7 Arantix’s down tube. All of these fibers are strung and tied by hand, resulting in a 300-hour frame construction time and hence a $7,000 frame price tag. Lizard Skin makes light, 1mm-thin stretch covers for using this bike in mud.

Reynolds is filling a gap for 2008, admitting that it has not catered to the triathlon and time-trial segments and it’s built some new products to fix that very issue. The new Reynolds DV66 in both tubular and clincher provides noteworthy performance

Lake manufactured this custom color in its CX400 heat moldable shoe for the Jelly Belly team.

Eric Sampson’s new Stratics complete road group includes a carbon crank and svelte front derailleur in addition to these parts. The whole group is quite light; Sampson’s Show Time group has aluminum parts rather than carbon and is far less expensive.

Reynolds says that it tests to have the second lowest drag coefficient of all the wheels it has tested. The tubular set weighs 1350 grams and costs $2000; the clincher set weighs 1630 grams and costs $2350.

The CX330 has its Boa closure on its heel so that when tightened it locks a rider’s foot into the heel cup.

Shimano’s new Dura-Ace carbon crank retails for $1300 and weighs 709 grams complete. It is 10 percent stiffer than a current Dura-Ace crank and has the new XTR-style adjuster against the left bearing cup to preload the bearings.

Element is Reynolds’ new carbon disc wheel built with an aerospace quality foam core. The carbon layers come from the hub and wrap up and over each side of the rim so there is ample overlap, making stronger, more durable wheels. 1100 grams and $1300

The 330 will have standard three bolt and direct mount Speedplay cleat attachment options in 2008. It costs $280.

Bettini has been cleared to defend his title on Sunday

Reynolds molds in a valve stem cavity during the construction instead of cutting a whole out after the wheel is finished.

Interbike - The industry gives back

Evans has one last shot at glory this Sunday

Reynolds’ Black Ops wheels. They weigh just 980 grams per set, and the wheel show to us had 247 g scribbled on it. I’m guessing it’s the weight of the 46mm carbon rim. A price isn’t set, but the wheels should be ready by January 2008.

Interbike - The industry gives back

Hincapie and his teammate-to-be for 2008, Hammond

The TT model has a narrower spacing on the front hub to reduce its frontal area by 50-percent. The wheelsets weigh roughly 1370 grams each. The narrower front TT hub concept is also available in the aluminum rimmed EA90TT wheelset.

World Bicycle Relief has given away over 25,000 bicycles similar to these in areas ravaged by the tsunami of 2005 and to health care workers in Zambia doing outreach to people’s homes fighting HIV/AIDS.

The supporting cast includes Julich and Farrar

The EC90SLX is a 24.9mm tall carbon tubular. Because of the smaller rim this set weighs in at 1170 grams. It was Astana’s front wheel of choice for most of the 2007 season.

A typical wooden bike used for hauling goods in Rwanda.

Bettini and Freire are among the favorites

Easton debuted a new crank after two years of development work on it. The EC90 crank has a hollow carbon spider and arms. A 175mm crank with its chainrings and bottom bracket weighs a mere 663 grams, and is only set to cost $600.

A typical wooden bike used for hauling goods in Rwanda.

Abbott, Armstrong and Neben

Metal is used for the attachment points; the pedal threads and non-drive pinch clamp is alloy while the bottom bracket spindle is steel.

Alex Burgess, team manager of Team Velo Bella in his Vegas best.

Abbott likes the course

Bettini wants to ride, but won't give blood to do so.

Eisenmann says organizers insist on compliance

Installing the tire with Tire Balls in it is no easy task, as they are already inflated (with a basketball pump) before you put the tire on the rim.

Clement finishes with bronze

While Lynskey still had some wacky ’80s inspired paint jobs in its booth they also had some more retro chic graphics, like this SS paint job on a Level 3 frame.

Frank Arokiasamy discusses the long ride from New York to San Francisco

The inside of a TAG wheel.

Zabriskie had a disappointing ride, finishing 12th

Bob Parlee debuted his all carbon time-trial and triathlon bike this year at Interbike. Like Parlee’s Z1 through Z3 models the bike is fully custom to its buyer. Every tube that sees the wind on this $8500 frame has a true NACA airfoil shape.

Arokiasamy says the plan isn't as nutty as it appears.

TRP (Tektro Racing Products) cyclocross cantilever brakes, in carbon (top) and aluminum in various colors.

The champ redux

The final production bike will have a choice of horizontal dropouts so that the rear wheel can be tucked up into the seat tube. The seat stays are also designed using NACA shapes.

TRP's low-profile carbon cantilevers

Some soggy spectators

The rear brake is tucked up under the bottom bracket.

Outdoor Demo Day 2 - A Zinn's Eye View

Michael Schar gets a Swiss sendoff, complete with bells

One of the coolest items Parlee had at the booth was its carbon fiber braze on front derailleur adaptor. Not only does the adaptor save 30 grams off of an aluminum mount, it protects delicate carbon seat tubes.

This Spot Brand steel belt-drive single speed 29er is decorated with heat marks and clear powder coated.

'Scuse me, pal, can I squeeze a shot off here?

BH is making a strong push into the U.S. market under the guidance of Chris Cocalis, the founder of Titus Cycles. The Connect has an 890-gram frame and comes in four sizes and with four different gruppo choices.

The Spot beltring won’t leave a rookie mark on your leg like a chainring can.

Cameron Wurf of Australia rolls onto the course

The G4 will be AG2R’s team bike next year. It comes in three sizes and has an integrated seat mast. A medium frame weighs 860 grams and is paired to a 315-gram fork.

The Carbon Drive Systems (CDS) belt has carbon strands in it and is almost unbreakable under tension.

With just minutes to go before his start, Zabriskie learns his TT bars are too long for the UCI's liking

Cocalis will also be back on the dirt with his new mountain bike company Pivot. There are two frame models in the Pivot line, both of which were designed by Cocalis with the help of suspension mastermind Dave Weagle using a version of his DW-Link

The dropout for a belt drive must come apart, else you could not install the belt on the bike. CDS sells dropouts like this with a key that allows it to open up.

Thus a mechanic finds himself with a last-minute fix to make

Pivot models have a direct mount for an E-Type front derailleur and 92.5mm bottom bracket shell that accepts a slip fit Shimano carbon resin integrated bottom bracket like that found on Yeti’s new carbon ASR.

Prosecutors have demanded that former world cycling champion Johan Museeuw be given a "hefty fine" as the doping trial against him and ten others opened in Courtrai, Belgium, on Thursday. Museeuw, along with six riders including Mario De Clercq, Jo Planckaert and Chris Peers and four others including the chief defendant, veterinarian Jose Landuyt, are accused of trafficking and taking banned performance-enhancing drugs. Prosecutors demanded a two year sentence, half of it suspended, for Landuyt, and an 18-month sentence, half of it suspended, against Herman Verseele, the physiotherapist who

The Lenz Sport Milk Money is a shiny, full-suspension single speed 29er with 80mm of rear travel and nary a cable guide to break up its clean lines.

Cancellara's bars, just before the start

Cervélo’s new RS has a longer head tube and chain stays for a more upright ride. Seat stays have been -shaped to offer more rear-wheel traction. Frame and fork will cost $2200; a Dura-Ace-equipped bike costs $4000

Frank Arokiasamy, the man behind the proposed 27-stage Tour of America in 2008, realizes racers and race fans are skeptical of his plans for the race from New York City to San Francisco. Nonetheless, he has hired a 25-person team to handle logistics, sponsorship, team management and other hurdles — including convincing people that he is serious. “I’ve been working on this for the last five years,” Arokiasamy said. “It started, actually, while I was watching the Tour de France, July 2002. I was watching the American really dominate the race. I got frustrated because … I couldn’t watch the

The concentric pivot of the Lenz Milk Money. As the swingarm pivots on the bottom bracket shell, the length of the chain does not change as the suspension compresses – a critical feature of a single-speed full-suspension bike.

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At CrossVegas Lyne Bessette and Jeremy Powers debuted the cyclocrossworld.com team painted Ridley X-Fire

Specialized founder and president Mike Sinyard, along with trusted colleagues Chris D’Alusio, Don Langley, and Mark Reidy and friends Randy Berggold and Mark Duroy arriving after riding from Morgan Hill, CA to Boulder City, NV

Lenz dropouts are horizontally adjustable to properly tension the chain. Since the seatstay bolts to the dropout, this is one design that could work with the CDS (Spot) belt drive, since you could swing the seatstay out of the way to install the belt

The national champ leads the way under the lights

The bikes sport Mavic wheels; the tubular R-SYS is shown with Dugast Typhoon tires. TRP brakes handle deceleration; Powers uses the new EuroX model

A good champagne dousing awaited the six riders after their 600-mile, 5-day odyssey. Reidy said, “at times, with Chris and Don on the front, this was hard as the (famously hard) Specialized lunch ride, in the middle of a 140-mile day!”

You lube the Milk Money’s pivot with an automotive grease gun through the Zerk fitting under the bottom bracket.

The men's podium