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Omega Pharma is joining the Quick Step team as a sponsor for the 2012 and 2013 season, Quick Step announced Monday.

Colavita Forno d'Asolo-Cooking Light walked away with the team title in the final standings of the Women's Prestige Cycling Series, followng the last series race, the Bend Memorial Clinic Cascade Cycling Classic. The squad also claimed the sprinter's jersey for Leah Kirchmann, whose standing got a big boost when she won the Wheaties FUEL Sprint jersey at the Nature Valley Grand Prix in June.

BERLIN (AFP) - Germany's capital Berlin is set to bid to host the prologue of the Tour de France in either 2016 or 2017, it was confirmed on Monday.

Cadel Evans will return to BMC Racing alongside George Hincapie in 2012, the team announced Monday. Fresh off his Tour de France title, Evans extended his contract with the American squad through 2014, while Hincapie signed a one-year extension.

• 1. Cadel Evans, BMC Racing Team (BMC), 574 points
• 2. Philippe Gilbert, Omega Pharma-Lotto (olo), 482 points
• 3. Alberto Contador Velasco, Saxo Bank Sungard (sbs), 471 points
• 4. Michele Scarponi, Lampre - Isd (lam), 348 points
• 5. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver, Katusha Team (kat), 328 points

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• Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN, (Netherlands) Arc, 287 points 1 (2)
• Marianne VOS, (Netherlands) Arc, 280 points 2 (1)
• Emma JOHANSSON, (Sweden) Hpu, 212 points 3 (3)
• Judith ARNDT, (Germany) Tcw, 163 points 4 (4)
• Ina TEUTENBERG, (Germany) Tcw, 143 points 5 (5)

CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. (ST) — Lance Armstrong won Sunday's 60-mile Alpine Odyssey race here, beating Greg Krause of Littleton, Colorado by three seconds.

American's Jeremiah Bishop (Cannondale) and Georgia Gould (Luna) posted promising results at a test race held on the 2012 Olympic mountain bike course near London on Sunday.

CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. (ST) — Lance Armstrong won Sunday's 60-mile Alpine Odyssey race here, beating Greg Krause of Littleton, Colorado by three seconds.

Women's

• 1. Rebecca Rusch, in 04:51:37.58
• 2. Jennifer Smith, in 04:54:39.95
• 3. Jari Kirkland, in 05:08:41.33
• 4. Jamie Busch, in 05:37:40.03
• 5. Rachel Farrett, in 05:46:12.59

• 1. LANCE Armstrong, in 04:32:21.31
• 2. GREG Krause, in 04:32:24.49
• 3. TRAVIS Scheefer, in 04:33:48.22
• 4. CHRIS Muntro, in 04:52:28.22
• 5. NATE Brown, in 04:52:34.52

Annemiek Van Vleuten (Nederland Bloeit) won the eighth round of the women's World Cup on Sunday.

The Australian is reporting that veteran Australian Stuart O'Grady, now with the Leopard-Trek team, will join the new Australian GreenEdge squad for the 2012 season. The paper also is reporting that sprinter Robbie McEwen, currently with RadioShack, is set to join the team as well.

Vårgårda World Cup

• 1. Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned), 3:19:49
• 2. Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned), HTC-Highroad, s.t.
• 3. Nicole Cooke (Gbr), Sc Mcipollini Giambenini, s.t.
• 4. Ina Teutenberg (Ger), HTC-Highroad, s.t.
• 5. Irene Van Den Broek (Ned), Leontien.Nl, s.t.

Graham Watson shoots day one of the 2011 Tour of Poland.

Circuito De Getxo Memorial Ricardo Otxoa

• 1. Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Esp), Andalucia Caja Granada, 3:47:21
• 2. Stéphane Poulhies (Fra), Saur-Sojasun, at 0:01
• 3. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Esp), Team Katusha, at 0:01
• 4. Antonio Santoro (Ita), Androni Giocattoli, at 0:03
• 5. Diego Milan Jimenez (Esp), Caja Rural, at 0:03

• 1. Marcel KITTEL, (GER) Skil-Shimano, in 2:07:26
• 2. Alexander KRISTOFF, (NOR) BMC Racing Team, at 0
• 3. Francesco CHICCHI, (ITA) Quick Step, at 0
• 4. Heinrich HAUSSLER, (AUS) Garmin-Cervelo, at 0
• 5. Michele MERLO, (ITA) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia, at 0

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (VN) - Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) just keeps on winning at will, but there's one race that he's determined to win one day, and that's the world championships.

Colavita's Cliff-Ryan and UnitedHealthcare's Jacob Keough prevail at the Presby

Men's

• 1. Jacob Keough, Unitedhealthcare Professional, in 01:55:35.30
• 2. Jonathan Cantwell, Fly V Australia Pro Cycling Tea, in 01:55:35.60
• 3. Alejandro Borrajo, Jamis Sutter Home, in 01:55:35.60
• 4. Demis Aleman, Jamis Sutter Home, in 01:55:35.70
• 5. Andrew Pinfold, Unitedhealthcare Professional, in 01:55:36.40

• 1. Theresa Cliff-Ryan, Colavita/forno D'asolo P/b Coo, in 01:01:04.70
• 2. Laura Van Gilder, Mellow Mushroom, in 01:01:04.80
• 3. Erica Allar, Rideclean P/b Patentit.com, in 01:01:04.80
• 4. Joelle Numainville, Team Tibco/to The Top, in 01:01:04.80
• 5. Lauren Tamayo, Peanut Butter & Co Twenty 12, in 01:01:05.10

Andrew Hood takes some snaps at the Clásica San Sebastián.

Clásica San Sebastián

• 1. Philippe Gilbert (Bel), Omega Pharma-Lotto, 5:48:52
• 2. Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Esp), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0:12
• 3. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel), BMC Racing Team, at 0:14
• 4. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Esp), Team Katusha, at 0:14
• 5. Dries Devenyns (Bel), Quick Step, at 0:14

Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) wins the Clásica San Sebastián with a bold attack in the final kilometers.

ROME (AFP) - Italian rider Pasquale Muto was on Saturday banned for two-and-a-half years by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) for doping.

NICE, France (AFP) — Kazach cyclist Valentin Iglinskiy of Team Astana will go before a French judge in September to face drunk driving and speeding charges stemming from an arrest Tuesday, according to a judicial source.

HTC-Highroad's women's team won Friday's Open de Suède Vargarda team time trial in Sweden, the opening event of two-race weekend that is part of the UCI's women's World Cup.

• 1. HTC HIGHROAD WOMEN 53:09
• 2. AA DRINK - LEONTIEN.NL CYCLING TEAM +1:37
• 3. GARMIN - CERVELO +1:43
• 4. AUSTRALIA +1:44
• 5. NEDERLAND BLOEIT +1:55

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (VN) - An all-star start list headlines the 31st running of the Clásica San Sebastián in northern Spain on Saturday.

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (VN) — The dust has barely settled following the Tour de France and big-time racing returns across Europe with a busy weekend.

Team RadioShack’s Levi Leipheimer, winner of the 2010 Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race in his first attempt, is bypassing the opportunity to defend his title in order to compete at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado.

Team RadioShack's Levi Leipheimer, winner of the 2010 Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race in his first attempt, is bypassing the opportunity to defend his title in order to compete at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado.

BOULDER, Colorado (VN) - The maillot jaune of the Tour de France will feature on the roads of Colorado next month when Cadel Evans starts the USA Pro Cycling Challenge. Race officials have confirmed that Evans (BMC Racing) will take part in the inaugural event, which begins August 22 in Colorado Springs.

Dr. Jason Glowney addresses the common issue of collarbone fractures in cyclists

Change is afoot again in the National Racing Calendar. USA Cycling announced the latest in a number of changes planned for the U.S. calendar this week with the creation of the National Criterium Calendar.

Time trial crank lengths, nature breaks, and more

MADRID (VN) - There's no rest for the weary for Ryder Hesjedal.

Tour of Utah organizers on Thursday released the preliminary list of riders for the August event. Headlining the roster are defending champion Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack), George Hincapie (BMC Racing), Tom Danielson (Garmin-Cervélo), Tejay Van Garderen (HTC-Highroad) and National Racing Calendar leader Francisco Mancebo (Realcyclist.com).

A California appellate court has rejected an appeal by David Thompson, the physician who was convicted in 2009 of assaulting two cyclists by intentionally stopping his car directly in front of them.

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Ever wonder why a U.S. company outside of the bicycle industry would invest in bicycle racing? Here’s a hint: it has nothing to do with athletic excellence or a love of the sport. Any marketing executives who buy a sponsorship based on a personal passion for the sport should polish up their resumes, because they’ll be looking for a new line of work.

SYDNEY (AFP) ─ Tour de France champion Cadel Evans would love to ride for Australia at the London Olympics, but only if the course is tough enough.

A look at some of the tweaks that HTC riders suggested for the Specialized Tarmac SL4

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Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn demonstrates the process of removing and installing an FSA Mega Exo system.

From the magazine: Custom clothing buyer’s guide, plus new online team stores

The women’s USA Cycling National Development program showed a strong performance at Tour du Limousin in France this weekend. The team's performance there came after an impressive result the prior week's Tour of Bretagne Feminin, where Jacquelyn Crowell (Team Type 1 Development) finished fouth in the GC, one second off of the podium.

Swiss national cyclocross champion Christian Heule will race for Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com in the upcoming season.

Editor's Note: Phil Gaimon, 25, is a Velo magazine columnist and third-year pro racer for Kenda-5 Hr Energy Presented by Gear Grinder. He has an English degree from the University of Florida, and owns online stores at podiumcycling.com and sharethedamnroad.com.

At last: Riding gear that's plenty good enough for the trail and doubles as a set of street duds.

As reported by VeloNews.com last week, the Angelo Zomegnan era is over at the Giro d'Italia.

Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn shows us how to bleed a Hayes Nine-Sole brake.

A scheduled August hearing on doping charges against Alberto Contador before the International Court of Arbitration for Sport has been delayed until November.

Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn explains the adjustments to make on standard Shimano rear derailleurs for the best possible performance.

PARIS (VN) ― Alberto Contador's rough and tumble Tour de France nearly ended early.

PARIS (VN) ― There won't be a double grand tour attempt for Cadel Evans this year, but he could be headed to Colorado next month.

The Contador case will be heard in November 2011

RealCyclist.com's Francisco Mancebo and Colavita's Janel Holcomb win the overall at the Cascade Classic stage race

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After a week in France, Velo editor in chief Ben Delaney wrote about his choice for the top-10 moments of the first week. Now with the great gift of hindsight, we'll pick the top 10 most impressive moments of weeks 2 and 3.