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RAPALLO, Italy — The professional peloton reacted with shock and sympathy Monday at the tragic death of popular Belgian Wouter Weylandt following a crash on the third stage of the Giro d'Italia.

RAPALLO, Italy (VN) – Giro d’Italia doctor Giovanni Tredici said “there was nothing we could do” to revive Wouter Weylandt.

Andrew Hood talks to Garmin sports director Bingen Fernandez, who was one of the first to arrive at the scene of Wouter Weylandt's death.

RAPALLO, Italy (VN) — There was no immediate word from Leopard-Trek on whether the team would continue in the Giro d’Italia following the tragic death of Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt in Monday’s third stage.

Stage 3

• 1. Angel Vicioso Arcos, (ESP) Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni , at 3:57:38
• 2. David Millar, (GBR) Garmin-Cervelo , at
• 3. Pablo Lastras Garcia, (ESP) Movistar , at
• 4. Daniel Moreno, (ESP) Team Katusha , at
• 5. Christophe Le Mevel, (FRA) Garmin-Cervelo , at

GC

• 1. David Millar, (GBR) Garmin-Cervelo , at 10:04:29
• 2. Angel Vicioso Arcos, (ESP) Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni , at 10:04:36 at 0:07
• 3. Kanstantsin Sivtsov, (BLR) HTC-Highroad , at 10:04:38 at 0:09
• 4. Marco Pinotti, (ITA) HTC-Highroad , at 10:04:38 at 0:09
• 5. Craig Lewis, (USA) HTC-Highroad , at 10:04:38 at 0:09

RAPALLO, Italy (VN) – The tragic death of Wouter Weylandt left the Giro d’Italia in a state of shock Monday.

Belgian professional Wouter Weylandt was a successful racer capable of winning grand-tour stages but happy to give his all for others. Weylandt died after a crash Monday during stage 3 of the 2011 Giro d'Italia.

The Italian news agency RAI is reporting that Leopard-Trek's Wouter Weylandt died after crashing out of the Giro d'Italia Monday.

Angel Vicioso (Androni Giocattoli) won out of a late-forming breakaway Monday after a spectacular twisting finale on the Italian Riveria at the Giro d'Italia.

Women

• 1. Clara HUGHES, (CAN), in 2:23:56
• 2. Evelyn GARCIA, (ESA), at 1:18
• 3. Theresa CLIFF-RYAN, (USA), at 6:53
• 4. Joelle NUMAINVILLE, (CAN), at 6:53
• 5. Lilibeth CHACÓN, (VEN), at 6:53

Men

• 1. Gregory PANIZO, (BRA), in 4:03:55
• 2. Gonzalo GARRIDO, (CHI), at 0
• 3. Luis Felipe LAVERDE JIMENEZ, (COL), at 2
• 4. Carlos Julian QUINTERO, (COL), at 1:15
• 5. Luis Fernando MACIAS HERNANDEZ, (MEX), at 1:16

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Marian University and Mars Hill College took the team omnium national titles at the USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships in Madison, Wisconsin.

Tyler Farrar and VeloNews' European scribe Andrew Hood discuss the stage-two sprint in the 2011 Giro.

Caley Fretz got up close and personal with the Specialized Venges of Marco Pinotti and Mark Cavendish on stage 2.

Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn demonstrates the complexities of maintaining your rear-shock air-sleeve.

Mark Cavendish blasts race commissaires and officials after losing the stage-two sprint to Alessandro Petacchi, suggesting he is being “singled out” when it comes to jury decisions.

Men

• 1. Freddie Rodriguez, Team Specialized Racing Master
• 2. Steve Reaney, California Giant Berry Farms
• 3. Sterling Magnell, McGuire Cycling Team
• 4. Justin Williams, Major Motion Cycling
• 5. Dean Laberge, Team Specialized Racing Master

Women

• 1. Coryn Rivera, Peanut Butter & Co.-Twenty12
• 2. Olivia Dillon, Peanut Butter & Co.-Twenty12
• 3. Mary Elizabeth Maroon, Webcor-Alto Velo
• 4. Rebecca Werner, Webcor-Alto Velo
• 5. Anna Barensfeld, Missing Link Coaching Systems/

Quick Results

• 1. Alessandro PETACCHI (ITA), Lampre-ISD, 5:45:40
• 2. Mark CAVENDISH (GBR), HTC-Highroad, s.t.
• 3. Manuel BELLETTI (ITA), Colnago-CSF, s.t.
• 4. Roberto FERRARI (ITA), Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni, s.t.
• 5. Borut BOZIC (SLO), Vacansoleil-DCM, s.t.

General Classification

• 1. Mark CAVENDISH (Great Britain), HTC-Highroad, 6:06:27
• 2. Kanstantsin SIVTSOV (Belarus), HTC-Highroad, at at 12
• 3. Craig LEWIS (United States), HTC-Highroad, at at 12
• 4. Marco PINOTTI (Italy), HTC-Highroad, at at 12
• 5. Lars Ytting BAK (Denmark), HTC-Highroad, at at 12

Alessandro Petacchi outlasts a late charge from Mark Cavendish to win stage two of the 2011 Giro d’Italia.

Wilier Triestina’s brand new TwinFoil time trial frame was put to its first international test at the Giro’s stage 1 team time trial

The UCI is on a tear these days, regulating, banning and measuring every millimeter of a bike and its components. Lennard Zinn is clearly annoyed.

Frank Travieso and Lauren Hall win the Dilworth Criterium, the penultimate stop in the 2011 USA CRITS series.

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Gregg Bleakney caught the pageantry of stage one at the 2011 Giro d'Italia's first stage.

Casey B. Gibson was on hand with his bag o' cameras to snap the team time trial at collegiate road nationals.

Caley Fretz watches the UCI decide what constitutes a proper time-trial bike — and a legal fit to same — as the 2011 Giro d'Italia gets under way.

Bjorn Selander, the white jersey after day one of the 2011 Giro d'Italia, says he's there for the team.

Team time trial Division 1 Men

• 1. Marian University, 37:51.87
• 2. Appalachian State, 38:47.46
• 3. Lees-McRae College, 38:53.15
• 4. Stanford University, 39:09.43
• 5. Fort Lewis College, 39:24.55

• 1. Marian University, 44:20.34
• 2. University of California-Davis, 44:51.98
• 3. Lees-McRae College, 45:32.07
• 4. University of Wisconsin, 46:14.34
• 5. Fort Lewis College, 46:25.10

• 1. Mesa State College, 38:57.10
• 2. Western Washington University, 39:16.86
• 3. Mars Hill College, 39:17.88
• 4. Duke University, 39:53.62
• 5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 41:13.14

• 1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 45:35.22
• 2. Whitman College, 49:10.67
• 3. Mesa State College, 49:58.90
• 4. Mars Hill College, 51:01.24
• 5. United States Military Academy, 55:49.78

For the second consecutive year, Marian University sweeps the Division 1 team time trials at the USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships. In Division 2, Mesa State College repeats as the men’s winners while the Massachusetts Institute of Technology handily wins the women’s contest.

Ex-pro Richard Geng finds success — and fun — in racing and coaching at the collegiate level.

TORINO, Italy (VN) – Giro d’Italia favorite Vicenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) has denied links to controversial Italian doctor Michele Ferrari.

Tens of thousands of retired and active “Alpini” soldiers descended on Torino for an annual convention set to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Italy’s unification — just in time for the start of the 2011 Giro.

Quick results

• 1. HTC-HIGHROAD, in 20:59
• 2. TEAM RADIOSHACK, at 10
• 3. LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE, at 22
• 4. OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO, at 22
• 5. TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO, at 24

GC

• 1. Marco Pinotti (ITA), Htc-Highroad, in 20:59
• 2. Lars Ytting Bak (DEN), Htc-Highroad, at 0
• 3. Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR), Htc-Highroad, at 0
• 4. Mark Cavendish (GBR), Htc-Highroad, at 0
• 5. Craig Lewis (USA), Htc-Highroad, at 0

HTC-Highroad wins the kickoff to the 2011 Giro d’Italia, putting Marco Pinotti into the first maglia rosa.

VENARIA REALE, Italy (VN) – Alberto Contador says he’s not letting his ongoing clenbuterol case distract his attention coming into the Giro d’Italia and defended his right to be lining up for Saturday’s start of the season’s first grand tour.

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Jake Keough and Jennifer Purcell take the flowers in the Spartanburg Regional Classic.

With the Giro d’Italia’s opening team time trial coming up Saturday afternoon, mechanics spent Friday putting the final touches on each rider’s TT bike.

3T has announced its entrance into the wheel business with their new Mercurio line of carbon tubulars.

MADISON, Wisconsin – USA Cycling’s collegiate road national championships opened on Friday with four national titles awarded as both Division I and II male and female riders tackled the more than 6,000 feet of climbing around the road race course at Blue Mound State Park, 30 miles west of Madison.

Canadian Clara Hughes beat Americans Evelyn Stevens and Amber Neben Friday to win the 24.2-mile individual time trial at the Pan American Championships in Colombia.

Division I Men’s Road Race

Division I Women’s Road Race

Division II Men’s Road Race

Division II Women’s Road Race

Division I Team Omnium standings

DII Team Omnium standings

Since Aaron Gwin's win at World Cup #1 was the first for an American DHer since 1999, it's worth seeing again.

Lennard Zinn takes a closer look at Peter Denk’s latest creation, the new Cannondale SuperSix Evo.

BOULDER, Colo. (VN) — Rory Sutherland is set to lead his UnitedHealthcare squad into the Amgen Tour of California on Sunday May 15. The team on Friday announced its roster for the weeklong stage race that begins in South Lake Tahoe in a little over a week.

Fat tire love, Mavic's neutral support questions and power meter queries.

VENARIA REALE, Italy (VN) - Nine North Americans start the 94th Giro d'Italia on Saturday, all bringing a wide range of experience, expectations and responsibilities to the season's first grand tour.

VENARIA REALE, Italy (VN) — Saturday's 19.3km team time trial will be about team honor and setting the tone for the ensuing battle in the season's first grand tour, as the 2011 Giro d'Italia clicks into gear.

For Lennard Zinn - who might be 'too tall to race' - bad rules, excessive taxes and a silly sticker mean the UCI is out of control.

One theme apparent in this year’s Giro d’Italia startlist is the presence of a number of young Americans. Peter Stetina (Garmin-Cervélo) will make his grand tour debut Saturday alongside teammate Tom Peterson, BMC Racing’s Chris Barton, Chad Beyer and Chris Butler, HTC-Highroad’s Craig Lewis and RadioShack’s Bjorn Selander.

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Garmin-Cervelo is gunning for the pink jersey in Saturday's team time trial to open the Giro d'Italia with hopes of repeating their breakout success in 2008.

• 1 MANCEBO, Francisco Realcyclist.com Pro Cycling Te 08:00.07 5 0.00
• 2 JACQUES-MAYNES, Ben BISSELL Pro Cycling 08:03.13 3 @ 3.06
• 3 VENNELL, Jeremy BISSELL Pro Cycling 08:05.19 1 @ 5.12
• 4 MACH, Paul BISSELL Pro Cycling 08:06.81 @ 6.74
• 5 VAN UDEN, Roman Pure Black Racing 08:14.80 @ 14.73

The fat-tire criterium before the Whiskey Off-Road 50-miler put the hurt on most of the professionals in the race

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