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Alexander Vinokourov will take legal action against a Swiss magazine that charged him with buying his victory in the 2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège, his Astana team said Wednesday.

In a week when the merged RadioShack-Leopard-Trek team held its first training camp in Spain, when GreenEdge officially became Australia’s first-ever Division 1 team and when Rabobank presented its 2012 squad in the Netherlands, it’s worth reflecting on the team that won’t be in the peloton next year, HTC-Highroad, and why it will be remembered as one of the greatest teams in cycling history.

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A Swiss magazine has accused Alexander Vinokourov of buying his victory in the 2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the agency Sports-Information reported on Tuesday.

GreenEdge, Cycling Australia and the Australian Institute of Sport have united to deliver Australia’s first top-level UCI professional women’s cycling team.

Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) and Katie Compton (Rabobank-Giant) lead the UCI cyclocross rankings following the World Cup in Igorre, Spain.

On Monday, Jose Alcala arrived in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to drive to the next event on the SRAM Neutral Race Support calendar. But much to his dismay, the Sprinter van he was scheduled to drive had been emptied while it sat parked at the Holiday Inn Express on Commerce Drive in Colorado Springs.

If the UCI’s legal proceedings against Floyd Landis ever amount to anything, the former pro cyclist may now have a high-profile ally in WADA Director General David Howman.

Thieves took eight bikes that are used in SRAM's 2X10 mountain bike demo program

The Leopard Trek Continental squad, led by director Andriano Baffi, consists mostly of U-23 riders and aims "to build for the future."

While snow-bikes aren't new, a surge in popularity has seen the emergence of new frame trends

Hiding Campy electric's battery, BB compatibility and more on spoke tension.

French president Nicolas Sarkozy will honor Eddy Merckx by elevating the Belgian cycling legend to the highest possible Legion of Honour grade.

The French island of Corsica will host the first three stages of the centenary edition of the Tour de France in 2013.

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American Sarah Hammer won a pair of medals last week during the second round of the UCI Track World Cup in Cali, Colombia.

Omega Pharma-Quick-Step has a brand-new new team kit just in time for a three-day team-building event in Belgium.

The powerhouse RadioShack-Nissan-Trek squad has designs on victories in classics and grand tours as it looks forward to the 2012 season.

The UCI License Commission has approved the registration of the RadioShack-Nissan-Trek team and granted a WorldTour license to GreenEdge Cycling Team, the world governing body announced on Monday.

Headlining the company's 29er cross country fork line, the Tower range replaces the older Minute line

Corey Keizer captures day two of the CXLA.

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Men

• 1. Ben Berden (BEL), Ops Ale-Stoemper, 59:38
• 2. Tim Johnson (USA), Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 59:54
• 3. Chris Jones (USA), Rapha-Focus, 59:54
• 4. Chris Sheppard (CAN), Rocky Mountain Bicycles Shimano, 59:54
• 5. Cody Kaiser (USA), California Giant-Specialized, 1:00:13

Women

• 1. Meredith Miller (USA), Cal Giant-Specialized, 35:44
• 2. Sue Butler (USA), River City Bicycles-Ridley, 35:53
• 3. Nicole Duke (USA), Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld-Spy, 35:56
• 4. Julie Krasniak (FRA), Rapha-Focus, 36:04
• 5. Devon Gorry (USA), Team Rambuski Law, 37:10

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Natalia Boltukhova shoots the finale to the inaugural Shimano New England Professional Cyclocross Series.

Men

• 1. Christian Heule, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 1:02:53
• 2. Jamey Driscoll, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 1:02:54
• 3. Luke Keough, Champion System-Keough Cyclocross, 1:03:18
• 4. Dylan Mcnicholas, Cyclocrossworld.com, 1:03:18
• 5. Mike Garrigan, Lapierre Canada, 1:03:20

Women

• 1. Andrea Smith, LadiesFirst Racing, 37:59
• 2. Sally Annis, Crossresults.com-JRA Cycles, 38:01
• 3. Laura Van Gilder, C3-Mellow Mushroom, 38:01
• 4. Crystal Anthony, LadiesFirst Racing, 38:02
• 5. Maureen Bruno Roy, Team Bob's Red Mill-Seven Cycles, 38:05

Laura Van Gilder (C3-Mellow Mushroom) and Luke Keough (Champion System-Keough Cyclocross) on Sunday clinched the overall titles in the inaugural Shimano New England Professional Cyclocross Series presented by Verge.

Men

• 1. Christoph Pfingsten (Ger), 1:02:08
• 2. Sascha Weber (Ger), 1:02:29
• 3. David Kasek (Cze), 1:02:34
• 4. Jan Nesvadba (Cze), 1:03:03
• 5. Simon Zahner (Sui), 1:03:15

Women

Corey Keizer shoots day one of the CXLA.

Men

• 1. Tim Johnson, (USA), Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 59:24.213
• 2. Ben Berden, (BEL), Ops Ale-Stoemper, 59:34.482
• 3. Chris Jones, (USA), Rapha-Focus, 59:40.525
• 4. Chris Sheppard, (CAN), Rocky Mountain Bicycles Shimano, 1:00:03.887
• 5. Allen Krughoff, (USA), Boulder Cycle Sport, 1:00:23.232

Women

• 1. Meredith Miller, (USA), Cal Giant-Specialized, 40:47.325
• 2. Sue Butler, (USA), River City Bicycles-Ridley, 40:52.964
• 3. Julie Krasniak, (FRA), Rapha-Focus, 41:20.874
• 4. Devon Gorry, (USA), Team Rambuski Law, 42:07.401
• 5. Katherine Sherwin, (USA), Stan's NoTubes Elite Cyclocross Team, 42:07.916

Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) finally shed himself of rival Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) and soloed to victory on Saturday as the cyclocross World Cup came to Igorre, Spain.

World Cup-Igorre

• 1. Kevin Pauwels (BEL), Sunweb-Revor, at 1:02:31
• 2. Sven Nys (BEL), Landbouwkrediet, at 0:45
• 3. Tom Meeusen (BEL), Telenet-Fidea, at 0:59
• 4. Bart Aernouts (BEL), Rabobank-Giant Off-Road Team, at 1:06
• 5. Zdenek Stybar (CZE), Quick Step Cycling Team, at 1:26

Natalia Boltukhova shoots day one of the NBX Grand Prix in Rhode Island.

Men

• 1. Luke Keough, Champion System-Keough Cyclocross, 1:01:49
• 2. Christian Heule, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld, 1:01:50
• 3. Jamey Driscoll, Cannondale Cyclocrossworld, 1:01:51
• 4. Dylan Mcnicholas, Cyclocrossworld.com, 1:01:52
• 5. Jerome Townsend, Smartstop-Mockorangebikes, 1:01:58

Women

• 1. Andrea Smith, LadiesFirst Racing, 37:05
• 2. Laura Van Gilder, C3-Mellow Mushroom, 37:06
• 3. Sally Annis, Crossresults.com-JRA Cycles, 37:06
• 4. Crystal Anthony, LadiesFirst Racing, 37:11
• 5. Elle Anderson, LadiesFirst Racing, 37:29

Andrea Smith (LadiesFirst Racing) and Luke Keough (Champion System-Keough Cyclocross) each won by a whisker on Saturday as the final weekend of the Shimano New England Professional Cyclocross Series kicked off with a bang.

American veteran Chris Horner is relaxed, recovered and ready heading into the coming week, which marks the first training camp for the newly merged all-star squad of RadioShack and Leopard-Trek members.

A new program from USA Cycling will offer certification, licensing and continuing education programs to race directors.

Following a successful 2011 season Kenda-5-Hour Energy Pro Cycling presented by Geargrinder is taking it up a notch for 2012.

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"The night before the race, around midnight, I told my father, 'I will be close.' I knew I was good."

You may love people, but there's no guarantee they love you. So go ahead and buy some love with these sweet holiday gifts from our first gift guide

Time is running out for the management team to save what's left of the Geox-TMC unit for the 2012 season

Swiss MTB stalwart Christoph ‘Susi' Sauser compares 26ers and 29ers

Jay Petervary blew up the record at the recent Iditarod Trail Invitational

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This week, learn the recipe for roasting a chicken from "The Feed Zone Cookbook"

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Thirteen women were nominated to the Olympic long team Thursday

USA Cycling has nominated eight men and nine women for the Olympic mountain bike long team

"I have not commented on my case and I will not until the process is completed"

November has been contrary to my summer race-focused routine of ride, eat, nap, eat, manicure, massage and fanned grape-eating

The trick is in the b-tension screw

The 1984 Olympic champion had some fun but no luck

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Former world champion Amber Neben and Giro Toscana overall winner Megan Guarnier are among the automatic qualifiers for the U.S. Olympic long team for the 2012 London Games.

The shoes have been completely redesigned from the ground up to be lighter, stiffer, and more comfortable

USA Cycling is dropping the 30-34 age category for both men and women at masters road and track nationals, citing what national events managing director Micah Rice called a "chronically low level of participation."

Mark Cavendish receives an MBE from Queen Elizabeth, and Patrick Brady's Red Kite Prayer blog receives a similar honor from Outside magazine.

Michelin says it's created a tire that not only corners better and rolls faster, but is also more durable.

Leif Hoste, the veteran Belgian classics strongman, will be riding for Accent Jobs-Willems next season.

Anaur Manan, the speedy Malaysian who boasts one of the fastest sprints in Asia, has joined China-based Champion System for the 2012 season, the team announced Wednesday.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has announced that it does not have jurisdiction to rule on an appeal of the Swiss Olympic disciplinary chamber's refusal to open an anti-doping case against Jan Ullrich.

Three-time world champion Oscar Freire will make his debut with Russian squad Katusha in Australia's Tour Down Under in January, organizers said on Wednesday.

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If spring weather is temperamental, riding indoors doesn’t have to be a drag

Just days after hearings in his long-running doping case wrapped up, Alberto Contador returned to the spotlight Tuesday in Copenhagen with the official presentation of Saxo Bank for the 2012 season.

Shimano Dura-Ace mechanical is going 11-speed, sources confirm.