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Amgen Tour of California organizer AEG appears set to launch a women’s elite time trial alongside the men’s event in Solvang, with sources saying the purse will be paid based on the number of men the women beat.

The VeloNews crew eyeballs Leopard-Trek's prototype Bontrager wheels before Tour of Flanders.

Fabian Cancellara prefers a bit more rake in his fork and is using a mechanical group instead of Shimano's Di2 Dura-Ace group.

Tech editor Nick Legan checks out Fabian Cancellara's Flanders bike.

Mike Hogan & Thomas Dooley of Team Singletrack.com/Justin's Nut Butter filmed Stage 5 crash

P.J. O'Rourke sprinkles some metaphorical tacks into the national bike lane.

Sauser and Stander lead overall by more than 10 minutes

While the cobblestone specialists hog the spotlight ahead of tomorrow’s Tour of Flanders, riders who will take over in the Ardennes sharpened their form in an exciting battle at the GP Miguel Indurain in Spain.

Ted King's Cannondale

When Ted King signed with Liquigas/Cannondale he didn’t speak a word of Italian. That had to change and quickly. Thanks to Rosetta Stone and his move to Lucca, Italy, he’s progressing nicely. Immersion is the key to his success.

Basque squad Euskaltel-Euskadi plans to welcome back Mikel Astarloza to the team when his racing ban for EPO ends later this summer.

Swiss/South African duo of Burry Stander and Christoph Sauser power to sixth stage win

Stage 1, MEN

• 1. John Bennett, California Giant-Specialized, 4:40:01
• 2. Lachlan Morton, Chipotle Development, s.t.
• 3. Andres Diaz, Team Exergy, s.t.
• 4. Anibal Borrajo, Jamis Sutter Home, at 00:12
• 5. Shawn Milne, Kenda/5hr Energy/geargrinder, at 00:12

Overall Standings, Men

• 1. Fransisco Mancebo, Realcyclist.com, 4:49:52
• 2. Ben Jacques-Maynes, Bissell Pro Cycling, at 00:01
• 3. Chris Baldwin, Juwi Solar-First Solar, at 00:03
• 4. Andres Diaz, Team Exergy, at 00:06
• 5. Andy Jacques-Maynes, Bissell Pro Cycling, at 00:09

Stage 1, WOMEN

• 1. Theresa Cliff-Ryan, Colavita Forno D'asolo
• 2. Christina Gokey-Smith, Rouse Bicycles, s.t.
• 3. Jen Purcel, Danbury Audi, s.t.
• 4. Carmen Small, Team Tibco-To The Top, s.t.
• 5. Erinne Willock, Team Tibco-To The Top, s.t.

Overall Standings, Women

• 1. Amber Neben, HTC Highroad Women
• 2. Evelyn Stevens, HTC Highroad Women, at 00:08
• 3. Erinne Willock, Team Tibco-To The Top, at 00:13
• 4. Andrea Dvorak, Colavita Forno D'asolo, at 00:30
• 5. Kristen Armstrong, Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty 12 , at 00:34

BEAUMONT, California (VN) - Theresa Cliff-Ryan (Colavita-Forno-D'Asolo) took the stage 1 bunch sprint under oppressive heat at the Redlands Bicycle Classic Friday. A few minutes after the women's teams cleared out of the Beaumont, 20-year-old amateur John Bennett (Cal Giant-Specialized) took a radically different win in the men's race, topping a three-up sprint from the day's long breakaway.

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The process of installing hose cables can be very tricky. Luckily we have Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn to show us how to install the front hose cables on your mountain bike.

BRUGGE, Belgium (VN) – Fabian Cancellara is the undisputed favorite heading into the Tour of Flanders and the reigning champion. He knows it, two-time winner Tom Boonen knows it, and the oddsmakers around cycling-mad Belgium certainly know it. But as to who has more pressure, Cancellara and Boonen both point to the other guy.

Here is an overview and routing of the rear cable on V brakes. Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn makes it look easy, and so can you.

Jason Sager and his Team Jamis crew are getting epically tested in South Africa

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Rapha North America has issued a recall notice on 200 cans of its chamois cream.

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Women

• 1. Amber Neben, Htc Highroad Women, in 11:12
• 2. Evelyn Stevens, Htc Highroad Women, at 0:08
• 3. Erinne Willock, Team Tibco-To The Top, at 0:13
• 4. Andrea Dvorak, Colavita Forno D'asolo, at 0:30
• 5. Kristen Armstrong, Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty 1 , at 0:34

Men

• 1. Fransisco Mancebo, Realcyclist.com, in 9:39
• 2. Ben Jacques-Maynes, Bissell Pro Cycling, at 0:01
• 3. Chris Baldwin, Juwi Solar-First Solar, at 0:03
• 4. Andy Jacques-Maynes, Bissell Pro Cycling, at 0:09
• 5. Luis Amaran, Jamis Sutter Home, at 0:10

REDLANDS, California (VN) - Francisco Mancebo (Realcyclist.com) showed the U.S. peloton he means business Thursday, topping the Sun Time Trial prologue at the Redlands Bicycle Classic.

Now known is the whens and wheres; but what about the courses?

Amber Neben is back in the driver’s seat Thursday after winning her second consecutive prologue at the Redlands Bicycle Classic.

Readers ask about treating tires, both inside and out, and protecting your knees in cold weather.

The 27th Redlands Bicycle Classic opens Thursday in Southern California with a 3.1-mile uphill prologue. Redlands pulls back the curtain on the 2011 National Racing Calendar and runs through Sunday’s stage 3 Sunset Road Race.

Unless they ride May’s Giro d’Italia, Tour de France contenders choose between June’s Critérium du Dauphiné in France and Tour of Switzerland (Tour de Suisse) to hone their form for La Grande Boucle. This year, the choice is going to be a difficult one.

PRELIMINARY RESULTS

Stage 3b (ITT): De Panne - De Panne

• 1. Sébastien ROSSELER (BEL), Team RadioShack , 18:31
• 2. Lieuwe WESTRA (NED), Vacansoleil-DCM, at 0:14
• 3. Michal KWIATKOWSKI (POL), Team RadioShack, at 0:14
• 4. Sylvain CHAVANEL (FRA), Quick Step, at 0:18
• 5. Bert GRABSCH (GER), HTC-Highroad, at 0:22
• 6. Andriy GRIVKO (UKR), Astana, at 0:24
• 7. Dmitriy MURAVYEV (KAZ), Team RadioShack, at 0:30
• 8. Rick FLENS (NED), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0:30
• 9. Tomas VAITKUS (LTU), Astana, at 0:34
• 10. Cyril LEMOINE (FRA), Saur-Sojasun, at 0:50

Final overall standings

• 1. Sébastien ROSSELER (Belgium), Team RadioShack , 12:21:33
• 2. Lieuwe WESTRA (Netherlands), Vacansoleil-DCM, at 0:06
• 3. Michal KWIATKOWSKI (Poland), Team RadioShack, at 0:14
• 4. Sylvain CHAVANEL (France), Quick Step, at 0:18
• 5. Bert GRABSCH (Germany), HTC-Highroad, at 0:22
• 6. Andriy GRIVKO (Ukraine), Astana, at 0:24
• 7. Dmitriy MURAVYEV (Kazakhstan), Team RadioShack, at 0:26
• 8. Rick FLENS (Netherlands), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0:30
• 9. Tomas VAITKUS (Lithuania), Astana, at 0:34
• 10. Cyril LEMOINE (France), Saur-Sojasun, at 0:50

Just how big is De Ronde van Vlaanderen in Belgium? Big enough to spawn a popular new weekly Belgian television program, titled “De Ronde,” a fictional drama, written and directed by Belgian writer/director Jan Eelen.

Swiss/South African duo leads by more than 7 minutes

A keen eye may have noticed a slight change in the bib shorts and jerseys of Garmin-Cervèlo’s Tyler Farrar, Johan VanSummeren, Heinrich Haussler, and Matt Wilson at Milan-San Remo this year. That’s because they weren’t wearing bib shorts and jerseys anymore – at least not as we know them.

Stage 3a: De Panne - De Panne

• 1. Jacopo GUARNIERI (ITA), Liquigas-Doimo, 2:32:11
• 2. Denis GALIMZYANOV (RUS), Team Katusha, s.t.
• 3. Jimmy CASPER (FRA), Saur-Sojasun, s.t.
• 4. Kenny Robert VAN HUMMEL (NED), Skil-Shimano, s.t.
• 5. Alexander KRISTOFF (NOR), BMC Racing Team, s.t.

Overall Standings

• 1. Bert DE BACKER (Belgium), Skil-Shimano, 12:02:52
• 2. Lieuwe WESTRA (Netherlands), Vacansoleil-DCM, at 0:02
• 3. Arnoud VAN GROEN (Netherlands), at 0:04
• 4. Dmitriy MURAVYEV (Kazakhstan), Team RadioShack, at 0:06
• 5. Romain FEILLU (France), Vacansoleil-DCM, at 0:07

DE PANNE, Belgium (VN) - Young Italian rider Jacopo Guarnieri (Liquigas) won the bunch sprint during the morning stage of Three Days of De Panne, ahead of Wednesday’s stage winner Denis Galimzianov (Katusha).

Team Singletrack.com/Justin's Nut Butter Thomas Dooley & Mike Hogan are sending Cape Epic updates as time and energy permits.

For the June issue of VeloNews, we’re testing four endurance bikes in the lab and out on the paved, dirt and cobblestone roads.

Fox Racing Shock's Mike Van Linden discusses the company's Terralogic fork and FIT technology.

Alberto Contador should know his fate before the start of the Tour de France. That’s according to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which promised it would make a ruling on the long-running clenbuterol case before the start of the season’s most important race.

Team Type 1 – sanofi-aventis is back in the saddle for Friday’s Route Adelie de Vitre in France just a week after thieves stole more than 30 bikes, wheels and other invaluable equipment.

Who better than Fox's Mike Van Linden to run you through the latest tweaks to the Talas.

After a few test rides, it looks like Santa Cruz has added some worthy additions to its lineup.

Truvativ did up a video on Mary McConneloug and Michael Broderick riding on the California coast and talking about what they love about cycling.

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The Women's Prestige Cycling Series kicks off Thursday with the Redlands Bicycle Classic in California.

Defending champion Chris Horner (RadioShack) will line up with the No. 1 start bib for the upcoming Vuelta al País Vasco.

Stage 2: Oudenaarde - Koksijde

• 1. Denis GALIMZYANOV (RUS), Katusha, 5:08:18
• 2. John DEGENKOLB (GER), HTC-Highroad, s.t.
• 3. Peter SAGAN (SVK), Liquigas-Doimo, s.t.
• 4. Tomas VAITKUS (LTU), Astana, s.t.
• 5. Romain FEILLU (FRA), Vacansoleil-DCM, s.t.

Overall Standings

• 1. Lieuwe WESTRA (Netherlands), Vacansoleil-DCM, 9:30:43
• 2. Bert DE BACKER (Belgium), Skil-Shimano, s.t.
• 3. John DEGENKOLB (Germany), HTC-Highroad, at 2
• 4. Arnoud VAN GROEN (Netherlands), at 2
• 5. Peter SAGAN (Slovakia), Liquigas-Doimo, at 4

More on mixin' and matchin' drivetrains: SRAM 9 and 10 speeds

German duo wins Stage 3; Sauser and Stander remain in the lead

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