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• 1. Lars Boom, (NED) Rabobank Cycling Team, in 3:19:02
• 2. Alexandre PICHOT, (FRA) Europcar, at s.t.
• 3. Leopold KONIG, (CZE) Team Netapp, at s.t.
• 4. Jan BARTA, (CZE) Team Netapp, at s.t.
• 5. Stephen CUMMINGS, (GBR) Team Sky, at s.t.

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GRENOBLE, France (AFP) — An enquiry has been opened by a court in the southeastern city of Grenoble into claims that the husband and coach of Jeannie Longo purchased the banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin).

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (VN) – Exergy Development Group appears set to enter the women’s peloton in a big way in 2012 and will announce plans Thursday to take over title sponsorship of a top women’s squad and revisit a classic U.S. race.

Since Steve Hed and Zipp started beating the drum for wider road rims, a number of other wheel manufacturers have followed suit.

It seems that for almost every new component that sees the light of day, there’s a new tool to accompany it.

Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn shows us how to clean the chain using the cyclone tool. This will come in handy anytime, especially on the muddy days.

With all the dirt and grime your chain receives from your fast and daring riding style, you must take care of and clean the chain regularly. Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn explains how to clean the chain to make it last as long as possible.

Mark Renshaw briefly stepped out of the shadow of HTC-Highroad teammmate Mark Cavendish to win the fifth stage of the Tour of Britain on Thursday.

Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn demonstrates removing a chain with master link.

Even with the unexpected overall Vuelta victory of Juan José Cobo, Chris Froome’s second overall caught most – if not all – observers completely off-guard. Among the most surprised was Fromme himself.

VeloNews' Lennard Zinn offers up a look at the first things that caught his eye at the 2011 Interbike trade show.

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (VN) – A young Dutchman rode an impressive surge up the finishing straight Wednesday night to earn props from Elvis in a tactical and most dynamic Cross Vegas.

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (VN) – The place: the bowels of Interbike, on the Circulus miniature velodrome. The showdown: Johnson versus Powers. The winner: Tim Johnson.

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Weeks after acquiring the bicycle retailer Competitive Cyclist, the parent company of RealCyclist.com has announced plans to rename its flagship professional cycling team as the squad heads into its second season.

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (VN) – Todd Wells is on the ground in Las Vegas, fresh off his seventh-place ride at cross-country worlds and credited his powerful Specialized squad for his best-ever worlds result.

Spanish manufacturer Rotor is throwing its hat in the power measurement ring

Milan-San Remo champion Matt Goss will head up a strong Australian team at the world road race championships in Copenhagen, where compatriot Mark Renshaw will sit among the replacements.

PARIS (AFP) ― Tour de France stars Thomas Voeckler and Sylvain Chavanel will spearhead France's bid for the coveted rainbow jersey at the world road race cycling championships in Copenhagen later this month.

Haimar Zubeldia says Andy Schleck will have a better chance to win the Tour de France riding under the guidance of Belgium director Johan Bruyneel next season under the merger of RadioShack and Leopard-Trek.

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LZ rides up stream in a gully washer, then finds mad fibers and happy rims

Pre-built, disc-brake-compatible, high-end, deep-section, cyclocross wheels from Reynolds. No-kidding.

More details on Speedplay's mysterious new offroad pedal

A look at some evolved road bike gear at the Outdoor Demo

Todd Wells talks with Singletrack about his coming season

PRAGUE (AFP) — Roman Kreuziger will spearhead the Czech challenge in the world road race championships in Copenhagen from next week despite his wrist still being in plaster from a fall on the Tour de France, national cycling chief Marian Stetina said Tuesday.

Rumors of Speedplay's new offroad pedal have circulated for months, if not for years. Full production is still a few months away and pricing has yet to be set, but the new pedal, called the Syzr (scissor), was finally ready for public view at Interbike.

A look at a multi-purpose XC machine from Felt

The Tour of Britain resumed Tuesday after its unscheduled day off with Lars Boom winning the third stage and taking the leader's gold jersey from Mark Cavendish.

• 1. Lars BOOM, (NED) Rabobank Cycling Team, in 3:23:42
• 2. Michael MATTHEWS, (AUS) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0
• 3. Geraint THOMAS, (GBR) Team Sky, at 0
• 4. Stephen CUMMINGS, (GBR) Team Sky, at 0
• 5. Mark Cavendish, (GBR) HTC-Highroad, at 0

Juanjo Cobo (Geox-TMC) says he hopes that his victory in the Vuelta a España will erase doubts associated with his reputation dating back to the scandal-plagued 2008 Tour de France.

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Lennard Zinn braves the heat at the Outdoor Demo outside Las Vegas to find hot new gear

What's new at the Outdoor Demo? A Breezer road bike, Chris King goes ceramic, Giro's budget helmet and more

Lennard takes a look at some cyclocross offerings for the new season

What's new from Giordana? New DMT shoes and new bikes from Eddy Merckx and Pinarello

Tom Boonen is ending his 2011 campaign after reviewing results from an examination of the arm he broke at the Vuelta a España.

Ag2r-La Mondiale's Kuota KOM Evo

At the conclusion of the Vuelta a España and the GP de Montréal, the UCI released its updated WorldTour rankings Monday.

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BRUSSELS (AFP) — World number one Philippe Gilbert will spearhead Belgium's hopes of winning cycling's coveted rainbow jersey at the world road race championships later this month, it was announced Monday.

Nick Legan takes a look at fi’zi:k's new Kurve saddles

MONTREAL, Canada (VN) — In front of an enthusiastic home crowd, Ryder Hesjedal finished in eleventh place and took the honors of top Canadian at Sunday’s Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal.

LONDON (AFP) — The Tour of Britain second stage was canceled Monday for safety reasons due to high winds in the north west of the country.

Bauke Mollema won the points jersey ahead of a sick Joaquim "Purito" Rodríguez in a final-day showdown in Madrid.

Team Sky officials said they had no regrets as the team rode to an historic second and third at the Vuelta a España with Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins sharing the podium with surprise winner Juanjo Cobo.

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