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Ryan Trebon (LTS-Felt) and Katie Compton (Rabobank) rode to victory in day two of the Cincy3 Cyclocross Festival, on a course that was very much different from Friday's opener.

Grand Prix de la Région Wallonne

• 1. Niels Albert (Bel), 1:01:30
• 2. Zdenek Stybar (Cze), 1:01:42
• 3. Radomir Simunek (Cze), 1:01:42
• 4. Francis Mourey (Fra), 1:01:43
• 5. Rob Peeters (Bel), 1:01:45

Men

• 1. Luke Keough (USA), 1:01:00
• 2. Dylan McNicholas (USA),
• 3. Lukas Winterberg (Sui), 1:01:03
• 4. Jeremy Durrin (USA), 1:01:23
• 5. Jerome Townsend (USA), 1:01:25

Women

• 1. Katerina Nash (Cze), 41:58
• 2. Laura Van Gilder (USA), 42:26
• 3. Sally Annis (USA), 42:29
• 4. Andrea Smith (USA), 42:40
• 5. Crystal Anthony (USA), 43:02

Todd Wells on Saturday became the first American to win La Ruta de los Conquistadores.

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Euskaltel-Euskadi, which enjoyed its best-ever season in 2011, is fighting to secure its future. Management is struggling to secure a berth in the 2012 WorldTour, and beyond next season things are looking grim.

Triple Tour de France champion Alberto Contador married fiancée Macarena Pescador Saturday in his home town of Pinto, the cyclist's agent announced.

Jeffrey Jakucyk shoots day one of the Cincy3 Cyclocross Festival.

Men

• 1. Jeremy Powers, Jelly Belly-Kenda, 1:01:58
• 2. Jamey Driscoll, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 1:02:27
• 3. Ryan Trebon, Lts/felt, 1:03:01
• 4. Timothy Johnson, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 1:04:16
• 5. Ben Berden, Ops Ale-Stoemper, 1:05:27

Women

• 1. Katherine Compton, Rabobank-Giant, 0:39:25
• 2. Meredith Miller, Cal Giant, 0:40:03
• 3. Kaitlin Antonneau, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 0:41:05
• 4. Caroline Mani, Cc Etupes Le Doubs Pays De Montbeliard, 0:41:34
• 5. Susan Butler, Hudz Subaru, 0:41:42

Katie Compton and Jeremy Powers are becoming synonymous with the Cincy3 Cyclocross Festival, both notching day-one wins on Friday's rain-softened UCI-C2 course in Devou Park.

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Two things are certain: La Ruta is as grueling as ever and who the winner will be is uncertain.

Australian veteran Luke Roberts will stay with Saxo Bank-SunGard through the 2012 season in what will be his fifth year with the team.

American Stephen Cozza will have a front-row seat to some of Europe's most important races next season after NetApp secured a UCI Professional Continental license for the 2012 season.

LEON, Spain (VN) — The route for the 2012 Vuelta a España will likely return to Spain's Basque Country as well as the Pyrénées.

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Fränk Schleck says a stronger team forged by the merger of Leopard-Trek and RadioShack will only bring good things for next season.

Sonntag out of the running in the Costa Rican stage race. "I guess it wasn't supposed to be this year"

Team income, degreaser tips, wide q-factors and more.

See the gluttons for punishment in Costa Rica while they're still smiling

The 2012 Amgen Tour of California will feature a new time trial in Bakersfield, a longer route for the already-grueling Mount Baldy stage, and forays into new parts of the Golden State.

The Breezer #1 is a golden relic of mountain biking's modest origins

When and if to sign that waiver

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Exergy TWENTY12 just announced signing a mix of seasoned talent and a promising rookie to the team

Young riders will see backing under a new program next season that will ride under the banner of the BMC-Hincapie Sportswear Team for the 2012 season.

You've read the race reports, flipped through the pictures, traced the GPS files, and thought to yourself, wow, that looks pretty cool. Now you're asking yourself, if I decide to sign up for the 2012 Brasil Ride, what do I need to know?

Like most of the riders on the ill-fated Geox-TMC squad, David de la Fuente is desperately looking for a ride next season following the late-hour departure of the team's title sponsor.

Alberto Contador says he's "optimistic" he will be cleared later this month when his long-running clenbuterol case finally hits the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

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This racing may be more accurately compared to the spring’s Tour of Flanders more than a Belgian cyclocross race

Pedal platforms, Belgian tape & more

Geox-TMC miss key funding deadline for WorldTour status. Search for sponsor continues in the hope for a pro-continental bid.

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Men

• 1. Ben Berden, Ops-Ale Clement, in :59:25
• 2. Ryan Trebon, LTS-Felt, at 0:00:01
• 3. Timothy Johnson, Cannondale Cyclocrossworld.com, at 0:00:01
• 4. Geoff Kabush,Rocky Mountain-Maxxis , at 0:00:01
• 5. Tristan Schouten, Cyclocross Racing.com, at 0:00:13

• 1. Katherine Compton, Rabobank-Giant, in 42:33
• 2. Georgia Gould, Luna Pro Team, at 0:00:38
• 3. Caroline Mani, , at 0:00:48
• 4. Meredith Miller, Uci: Wpt Tibco To The Top, at 0:01:14
• 5. Julie Krasniak, Rapha Focus, at 0:01:14

Colorado Cross Classic Men's race highlights

Colorado Cross Classic womens highlights

Mark Cavendish says the Tour de France will take priority over the Olympics, but that doesn't mean he's not out to impress in both next season.

A single point separated the top teams entering the final day.

Fast, fast, fast. That was best descriptor for stage 7's 49km loop on the flat roads and techy trails around Mucuge.

There will be a shoot-out among the elite men pros to gain what will be a lone berth for the U.S. men's time trial for next summer's Olympic Games in London.

BOULDER, Colo. (VN) — Following an abnormally slow start this year, former national cyclocross champion Tim Johnson said he could leave Colorado content with a third-place finish at Sunday’s C1 Victory Circle Graphix Boulder Cup.

ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AFP) — Kazakhstan's Andrey Kashechkin has pushed back his attempt to set a new world hour record, the Astana team cyclist announced Monday.

Icy, and then muddy, conditions in Angel Fire.

Boulder Cup winner Ben Berden

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Belgian Ben Berden and U.S. national champion Katie Compton emerged as winners Sunday at the C1 Boulder Cup cyclocross race in Colorado, the inaugural UCI race held at Boulder's new Valmont Bike Park.

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Fabio Duarte, the former U23 world champion, has signed a deal to join the Colombian-backed Coldeportes project for 2012.

Superprestige Zonhoven Men

• 1. Niels Albert (Bel), 58:30
• 2. Sven Nys (Bel), 58:58
• 3. Kevin Pauwels (Bel), 59:32
• 4. Zdenek Stybar (Cze), 59:57
• 5. Bart Wellens (Bel), 1:00:08

Women

• 1. Sanne Van Paassen (Ned)
• 2. Nikki Harris (Gbr)
• 3. Sabrina Stultiens (Ned)
• 4. Sanne Cant (Bel)
• 5. Pavla Havlikova (Cze)

Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) and Sanne Van Paassen (Brainwash) won the Superprestige stop in Zonhoven on Sunday.

Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi has said he wants to continue racing for two more years, even though he is fast approaching his 38th birthday.

Men

• 1. Craig Richey (Can), 1:05:58
• 2. Lukas Winterberg (Sui), 1:06:43
• 3. Travis Livermon (USA), 1:07:19
• 4. Mike Garrigan (Can), 1:07:47
• 5. Lukas Müller (Sui), 1:07:55

Women

• 1. Nicole Thiemann (USA), 46:08
• 2. Laura Van Gilder (USA),
• 3. Kristin Gavin (USA), 46:37
• 4. Stacey Barbossa (USA), 47:35
• 5. Katherine Shields (USA), 49:15

Men

• 1. Ryan Trebon (USA), 1:01:29
• 2. Todd Wells (USA), 1:01:39
• 3. James Driscoll (USA), 1:01:56
• 4. Ben Berden (Bel), 1:02:18
• 5. Daniel Summerhill (USA), 1:02:32

Women

• 1. Katherine Compton (USA), 42:04
• 2. Caroline Mani (Fra), 43:15
• 3. Georgia Gould (USA), 43:44
• 4. Nicole Duke (USA), 44:13
• 5. Susan Butler (USA), 44:42