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Cycling's governing body, on Monday, denied that its president supplied a French sports newspaper with documents used to accuse Lance Armstrong of doping at the 1999 Tour de France. The Union Cycliste Internationale also said Monday that World Anti-Doping Agency chief Dick Pound was blocking its investigation by withholding information. UCI said Pound must be held accountable and “conduct of this type will not be tolerated.” Pound said last week he received a letter from UCI president Hein Verbruggen saying he had provided L’Equipe with forms indicating Armstrong had tested positive for

It's supposed to be all about who will become world champion but another race, for the presidency of the International Cycling Union (UCI), could overshadow all competition in the Spanish capital this week. UCI president Hein Verbruggen is stepping down after 14 years in charge having introduced numerous reforms, including the recent and still unsettled Pro Tour series. However the race to replace the 64-year-old Dutchman - who will continue his role at the International Olympic Committee as chief coordinator for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing - on September 23 has turned messy. To begin

Milan Style: EICMA show offers plenty to admire

Milan Style: EICMA show offers plenty to admire

Milan Style: EICMA show offers plenty to admire

Milan Style: EICMA show offers plenty to admire

Roberto Heras JetStreams to TT improvementAlong with his always present climbing skills and Manolo Saiz’ powerfulteam tactics, Roberto Heras has also displayed a new found proficiencyin his time trialing.In addition to more time spent on his TT bike, Roberto has benefitedfrom a new Manolo Saiz designed, BH produced TT frame with an Oval Conceptsdesigned fork and aero bar using Oval’s revolutionary JetStream aerodynamicstechnology. Oval JetStream technology is quite noticeable with its twinaero shaped blades and specially shaped vents. The JetStream aero bar hasbeen co-designed and built at

Milan Style: EICMA show offers plenty to admire

Petacchi wins the finale in Madrid, beating - you guessed it - Erik Zabel

Milan Style: EICMA show offers plenty to admire

The podium, from left: Menchov, Heras and Sastre

Milan Style: EICMA show offers plenty to admire

Milan Style: EICMA show offers plenty to admire

An ugly finish with a striking backdrop: Madrid's Kio towers

Milan Style: EICMA show offers plenty to admire

That's four wins - three of them in a row

Milan Style: EICMA show offers plenty to admire

Heras and Menchov shake after a hard-fought rivalry

Milan Style: EICMA show offers plenty to admire

Milan Style: EICMA show offers plenty to admire

Milan Style: EICMA show offers plenty to admire

Milan Style: EICMA show offers plenty to admire

Milan Style: EICMA show offers plenty to admire

Milan Style: EICMA show offers plenty to admire

A big step for Pinarello

Plaza gets a big win

Menchov has a lock on second-place overall

Danielson has had a great Vuelta

USA Cycling names road team for world championshipsJulich, Armstrong, Farrar Headline RosterColorado Springs, Colo. (September 17, 2005)-USA Cycling announced todaythe riders that will represent the United States at the 2005 UCI Road WorldChampionships in Madrid, Spain September 21-25.A total of 21 riders in three categories - elite and U23 men and elitewomen - will compete for the title of world champion in road race and timetrial events.Headlining the list of elite men is 2004 Olympic time trial bronze medalistBobby Julich (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) who will be gunning for a rainbowjersey in

No. 4? Heras goes into Sunday's final stage with a huge lead

Milanese Style: Nuova Fiera Milano Entrance

The 1.3 km walk down the exhibition hall’s corridor

Colnago’s new Ferrari road bike

Now that's a heck of a hybrid

Fine art on two wheels

Rasmussen is Colnago's latest star

EICMA show opens in Milan

De Rosa 'cross: Almost too nice to get dirty

Fine lines

But it was Haussler and Elminger fighting it out at the end

Vuelta Notebook: Barry thinks Giro's tougher; Saiz touts Vuelta; González irked with Phonak; what's next

Race favorites JHK and Adam Craig at the starting line.

A real master: We hope you realize that Overend is now eligible for AARP membership.

Vanlandingham gave chase after an unfortunate flat

Egoi Martínez is a rider that not many beyond Spain’s Basque Country have ever heard of. That’s about to change as the 27-year-old is set to join Discovery Channel in 2006. Many expected Martínez to be Spain’s next big thing after winning the 2003 Tour de l’Avenir, but even by his own admission, he’s not a rider that wins come easy. In fact, that victory is the lone win on his palmares. Martínez enjoyed a fine 2004, with strong performances in the Dauphiné Libéré, the Tour de France and the now-defunct Tour du Languedoc-Roussillon. In fact, it’s his strong ride alongside Lance Armstrong’s

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.Forget about LA, there’s a race going onEditor:Why are we talking about Lance? Isn't there another grand tour going on right now, with some spectacular racing taking place? What about Heras and his gutsy racing, truly taking risks to take the lead? Not to be outdone, Menchov has

Martinez, with Paolo Bettini at the 2004 Tour (Stage 8 between Lamballe and Quimper, 11 July)

Think Haussler's happy?

Just another day at the office for Heras and Liberty

Gerdemann and Garcia Quesada work the escape

Haussler leads the break

Garcia Quesada tried a solo

Now that's what we call 'bridging'

Perdiguero and Pereiro work the break

Pereiro and Quesada

Liberty kept the bunch under control

The peloton slithers along

Only Two Days Left to Win Lance signed TdF Jersey and More!There are only two days left in Scott Coady’s online raffle to benefitthe Lance Armstrong Foundation.  For a $50 donation directly to theLAF, you will have a chance to win an amazing Tour de France memorabiliapackage including a Lance and Discovery Channel team signed jersey, Lancesigned LIVEStrong bracelet, a water bottle used by Lance at the Tour deFrance and a limited addition Lance lunchbox produced by Trek.To date, 70 tickets have been sold so your odds of winning are fantastic. The raffle ends THIS FRIDAY, SEPT 16TH AT

No worries for Heras today

The former president of the German Cycling Federation (BDR), Sylvia Schenk, has hit out at the UCI for what she claims is the organization’s willingness to “brush aside” the Lance Armstrong affair. Schenk, who has been at loggerheads with UCI president Hein Verbruggen for the past few months, said cycling's world ruling body is only interested in finding out who leaked information about the alleged positive doping tests of the seven-time Tour de France winner, and not in the case itself. The German official told reporters that Verbruggen is more intent up finding the source of leaks

He looks like a lock for a fourth Vuelta crown

World Anti-Doping Agency president Dick Pound said Thursday that UCI president Hein Verbruggen was the source of documents linking anonymous urine samples to Lance Armstrong, revealed three weeks ago by the French newspaper L’Equipe. A UCI statement issued late Thursday confirmed that the agency had released a single document to L’Equipe reporter Damien Ressiot, adding that it had done so with the permission of Armstrong himself. Where does the finger point?In conference call with reporters on Thursday, Pound referred to an as-of-yet-unreleased letter from Verbruggen that acknowledges

Vuelta Notebook: CVV, Sorensen enjoy a good day; González re-ups; Bettini bails; what's next

The Phonak team has attracted more unwanted publicity after it refused to allow one of its Spanish riders, Santos Gonzalez, to start the 18th stage of the Vuelta a España following an internal doping control. .A Phonak team source told AFP that Gonzalez, who was eighth overall in the general classification, was refused a start "because during a control he was over the permitted limits set by the team." No further details were divulged to the press, although the team's brief statement suggests that Gonzalez's hematocrit (red blood cell count) level may have been near or above the

Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong confirmed Thursday that he had granted permission to a L’Equipe journalist to scour doping records from the 1999 Tour de France, adding that he had been misled in doing so. Armstrong held a press conference Thursday on the heels of commentsby World Anti-Doping Agency president Dick Pound, who said that thepresident of the Union Cycliste Internationale had released key documentslinking the American cyclist’s name to at least six positive doping testsfrom the 1999 Tour de France. Armstrong acknowledged that he had granted L’Equipe reporter

Stage 18: Should be fun

Vande Velde and compatriot

Sorensen takes the two-up sprint

Vande Velde took a jump to be up front when Sastre needed him

Garcia Acosta gave it all he had only to come up short

You race past one Spanish fortress, you've raced past 'em all

Vande Velde and Danielson

Devolder leads the first escape

Heras and Beloki make for a formidable pair

Quesada left Mancebo and Gonzalez soon after

Sevilla on the attack

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.How about a non-Tour comeback?Editor:What if Lance did come back, but didn’t race the Tour? How would the French like to see Lance in the Giro or the Vuelta? Television coverage in the States would shift. Advertisers would follow. Everyone loves the Tour de France, but LA fans will watch

Crank Brothers Rolls out U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross Series, Version2.0On the heels of a monumentally successful premiere edition last year,title-sponsor Crank Brothers has returned for a second helping of NorthAmerica’s most dynamic cycling series: the 2005 U.S. Gran Prix of CyclocrossSeries. The six-race series, starting October 8 in Portland, OR, will makestops in the thriving hotbeds of American cyclocross throughout the fallseason, with the overall series champions crowned November 20 in San Francisco,CA. Working in conjunction with USA Cycling, series winners will punchtheir tickets to