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MAASTRICHT, Netherlands(AFP) – UCI president Pat McQuaid said he and the management of the international governing body of cycling will be following developments in an ongoing Italian doping case “very carefully” as it works its way through the court syste

TRP brings the benefits of hydraulic disc brakes to road-style brake/shift levers via a satellite master cylinder under the stem.

Quick results Stage 4

• 1. Alberto Contador Velasco (Sp), SaxoBank-Sungard, 11.2km in 13:42
• 2. Richie Porte (Aus), SaxoBank-Sungard, at 0:01
• 3. Xavier Tondo Volpini (Sp), Movistar, at 0:02
• 4. Bauke Mollema (Nl), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0:15
• 5. Alex Dowsett (GB), Team Sky, at 0:19

GC

• 1. Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spain), Movistar , 13:31:40
• 2. Bauke Mollema (Netherlands), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0:09
• 3. Igor Anton Hernandez (Spain), Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 0:17
• 4. Domenico Pozzovivo (Italy), Colnago-CSF, at 0:40
• 5. Jerome Coppel (France), Saur-Sojasun, at 0:47

Alberto Contador wins the fourth stage of the Vuelta Castilla y Leon and Xavier Tondo takes the leader's jersey.

Young Cal Giant/Specialized racers trying out tubular mountain bike rubber at Sea Otter

The new UK owners of Titus have some fresh gear

Stuart O’Grady (Leopard-Trek) always talks from the heart, but nothing gets his heart racing more than Paris-Roubaix. The 37-year-old Aussie won the race in 2007, but last Sunday, he didn’t make the time cut. O’Grady went down swinging, doing what he could do to help teammate Fabian Cancellara before a series of mishaps derailed his own chances.

Little 500 women’s race

• 1. Teter, 100 laps
• 2. Pi Beta Phi, 100
• 3. Delta Gamma, 100
• 4. Army Women, 100
• 5. Wing It Cycling, 100

The Teter squad attacked at lap 15 and nearly lapped the field twice during the Little 500 women's race.

Elite racing got under way at Sea Otter on Friday with short-track cross-country

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talian Filippo Savini (Colnago-CSF Inox) won Friday’s “queen stage” at the Vuelta a Castilla y León while Dutch rider Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) takes the leader’s jersey on a day that ended on a frustrating note for pre-race favorite Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Sungard).

Quick results Stage

• 1. Filippo SAVINI (ITA), Colnago-CSF , 3:58:25
• 2. Bauke MOLLEMA (NED), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0:07
• 3. Domenico POZZOVIVO (ITA), Colnago-CSF, at 0:07
• 4. Igor ANTON HERNANDEZ (ESP), Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 0:10
• 5. Xavier TONDO VOLPINI (ESP), Movistar, at 0:10

GC

• 1. Bauke MOLLEMA (Netherlands), Rabobank Cycling Team , 13:17:52
• 2. Xavier TONDO VOLPINI (Spain), Movistar, at 0:03
• 3. Igor ANTON HERNANDEZ (Spain), Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 0:03
• 4. Domenico POZZOVIVO (Italy), Colnago-CSF, at 0:06
• 5. Dario David CIONI (Italy), Team Sky, at 0:14

Retired pro Burke Swindlehurst is promoting a tough 79-mile point-to-point race in Utah that will be run on dirt and pavement and include 12,000 feet of climbing.

Think the Haven Carbons are tough? Don't discount Easton's EC90 XC

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Organizers of the Amgen Tour of California are adding a women's time trial to the schedule to be held the same day and on the same course as the men's time trial stage in Solvang.

Ibis SL-R contains all the best of its Mojo predecessors but with weight-saving updates

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (VN) — The Indiana University Little 500, the race made famous by the Academy Award-winning film "Breaking Away," is once again set to run this weekend — with the 61st edition of the men's race and the women in their 24th year.

• 1. Jimmy CASPER, (FRA) Saur-Sojasun, at 4:32:10
• 2. Romain FEILLU, (FRA) Vacansoleil-DCM, at 0
• 3. Aidis KRUOPIS, (LTU) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, at 0
• 4. Leigh HOWARD, (AUS) HTC-Highroad, at 0
• 5. Denis FLAHAUT, (FRA) Roubaix Lille Metropole, at 0

The Omega Pharma-Lotto team announced Thursday that it had fired Matthew Lloyd for "recent incidents during the first races disputed in 2011."

Media reports signal a massive doping raid in Italy involving up to 1,000 agents.

Stage 2

• 1. Francisco José VENTOSO ALBERDI, (ESP) Movistar, in 5:06:23
• 2. Sergio Miguel Vieira RIBEIRO, (POR) , at 0
• 3. Russell DOWNING, (GBR) Team Sky, at 0
• 4. Aitor GALDOS ALONSO, (ESP) Caja Rural, at 0
• 5. Ruben PEREZ MORENO, (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 0

GC

• 1. Francisco José VENTOSO ALBERDI, (Spain) Movistar, in 9:19:20
• 2. Russell DOWNING, (Great Britain) Team Sky, at 0
• 3. Manuel BELLETTI, (Italy) Colnago-CSF, at 0
• 4. Ruben PEREZ MORENO, (Spain) Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 0
• 5. Luke ROBERTS, (Australia) SaxoBank-Sungard, at 0

Fran Ventoso (Movistar) won for the second day in a row at the Vuelta a Castilla y León in another bunch sprint in northern Spain.

Stuart O’Grady (Leopard-Trek) is steaming mad that he and nine others who crossed the finish line Sunday in Paris-Roubaix after suffering through what he described as “true hell” were disqualified for finishing beyond the time limit.

Caravan order, water bottle practices and Roubaix flats. All your questions, answered.

VALLADOLID, Spain (VN) – Alberto Contador says he is staying focused on racing and leaving his pending legal battle in the hands of his advisors and legal team.

Ross Schnell and Winter Park Resort plan 3-day enduro event

A quadricep injury will keep Cadel Evans from starting Sunday's Amstel Gold Race, but the former world champion said his recovery is going well and he remains on track to focus on the Tour de France, BMC reported on Thursday.

Things are never easy for Alberto Contador these days. The start of Wednesday’s first stage at the Vuelta a Castilla y León was delayed when the president of the jury demanded to see Contador’s racing license.

European sports officials took fresh shots at cycling as the specter of doping once again hangs over to the sport going into the season’s grand tours.

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Sean Madsen answers a reader's question on hand numbness

Must Reads: Voigt thanks Basque fans; Ricco denies blood doping

Sometimes I laugh so hard I cry. Last week during the behind-the-scenes moments of the Redlands Bicycle Classic, my teammates did a good job of helping me with my core training through laughter.

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2011 Brabantse Pijl

• 1. Philippe GILBERT (BEL), Omega Pharma-Lotto, 4:40:38
• 2. Björn LEUKEMANS (BEL), Vacansoleil-DCM, same time
• 3. Anthony GESLIN (FRA), Française des Jeux, at 1:03
• 4. Johnny HOOGERLAND (NED), Vacansoleil-DCM, at 1:03
• 5. Bram TANKINK (NED), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 1:04

Stage 1: Medina de Ríoseco - Palencia

• 1. Francisco José VENTOSO ALBERDI (ESP), Movistar, in 4:12:57
• 2. Manuel BELLETTI (ITA), Colnago-CSF, s.t.
• 3. Marko KUMP (SLO), Geox-TMC, s.t.
• 4. Luke ROBERTS (AUS), SaxoBank-Sungard, s.t.
• 5. Russell DOWNING (GBR), Team Sky, s.t.

General Classification

• 1. Francisco José VENTOSO ALBERDI (Spain), Movistar, in 4:12:57
• 2. Manuel BELLETTI (Italy), Colnago-CSF, s.t.
• 3. Marko KUMP (Slovenia), Geox-TMC, s.t.
• 4. Luke ROBERTS (Australia), SaxoBank-Sungard, s.t.
• 5. Russell DOWNING (Great Britain), Team Sky, s.t.

Going to Sea Otter? Try to win a custom Air 9 bike. No Otter? Try online auctions for frames.

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A reader has a new set of wheels with tubeless tires, but the darn things leak. Lennard goes through the steps that you - or your bike shop - need to follow to keep air where it belongs.

Back home after Roubaix, it’s time to look through photos from the weekend.

Depending on whose viewpoint you want to believe, the Garmin-Cervélo team was either (1) totally brilliant or (2) toxically negative.

PARIS (AFP) - RadioShack's Sebastien Rosseler will be out to defend his title in the Belgian semi-classic Fleche Brananconne Wednesday as the peloton say a weary goodbye to the cobbles in anticipation of the hillier Ardennes classics.

More on 2x drivetrains; why twitchy or slow and a thought on clean brake fluid

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Just like last year New York event was in question, but the show will go on

Fifteen years after the last Tour DuPont passed through its streets, Richmond is hoping to reunite with the international cycling community. Richmond stands alongside the sultanate of Oman as one of two bidders for the 2015 championships.

Francisco Mancebo (Realcyclist.com) and Amber Neben (HTC-Highroad) remain in the lead of the National Racing Calendar individual rankings despite not competing in this weekend's NRC event, the Sunny King Criterium in Alabama.

Men:

• 1. Francisco Mancebo, Realcyclist.com, with 217 points
• 2. Benjamin Jacques-Maynes, Bissell Pro Cycling Team, with 140 points
• 3. Jonathan Cantwell, with 110 points
• 4. Christopher Baldwin, with 106 points
• 5. Andres Diaz Corales, Team Exergy, with 98 points

Women:

• 1. Amber Neben, Htc - Highroad Women, with 217 points
• 2. Erinne Willock, Team Tibco/to The Top, with 130 points
• 3. Evelyn Stevens, Htc - Highroad Women, with 116 points
• 4. Carmen Small, Team Tibco/to The Top, with 113 points
• 5. Janel Holcomb, Colavita/forno D'asolo, with 103 points

ROUBAIX, France (VN) — Jonathan Vaughters finally landed a big fish. And it doesn't get any bigger than Paris-Roubaix.

USA Cycling has adjusted results for three masters national road championships following the suspension of Peter Cannell last week.

UCI World Rankings, updated April 11, 2011

ROUBAIX, France (VN) — David Veilleux (Europcar) made the most of his Paris-Roubaix debut with an impressive top-25 finish after riding in the day's main breakaway in Sunday's battle across the cobbles.