MILAN (VN) — Fans may notice a piece of white tape on the arms of riders at Milan-San Remo Saturday. In a release distributed Friday, the Association of Professional Cyclists said that riders would carry the tape as a symbol of unity over the anti-doping proposals made in the last week by the groups representing teams (AIGCP), doctors (AIMEC) and riders (CPA).
MILAN (AFP) — As the UCI dug in its heels Friday over the radio ban, it was revealed that the peloton aims to defy UCI orders by wearing the radio-earpieces during the Harelbeke GP E3 on March 26, the Coppi-Bartali international cycling week on March 22-26 and the Criterium International on March 26-27.
With just days to go before the UCI must decide whether or not it will appeal the Spanish cycling federation's ruling to clear Alberto Contador, UCI president Pat McQuaid says that the three-time Tour de France champion is not receiving preferential treatment.
Pat McQuaid issues an open letter to riders regarding the radio ban
UCI president Pat McQuaid is digging in his heels over the race radio issue and promises there will be no moving backward.
A close look at the new Specialized Venge aero bike Cavendish and others will ride Saturday
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Team RadioShack on Friday announced its team for next week's Volta a Catalunya (Tour of Catalonia).
TAIPEI (AFP) - The German national cycling team has dropped out of a race in Taiwan this month due to concerns over possible radiation risk caused by the Japanese nuclear crisis, the organizer said Friday.
The past week or so has seen the “real” European racing schedule click fully into gear. Anyone who’s watched early season racing cannot deny there’s been so top-notch action across the board, but Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico saw the first hard-fought, gritty GC battles of the season.
"Maybe I will try to be the first world champion on a 29," Jose Hermida, 2010 XC world champ
MILAN, Italy (VN) – Fabian Cancellara says he is carefree headed into Milan-San Remo on Saturday, one day after he turns 30.
German rider Patrik Sinkewitz (Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli) is facing a lifetime ban after testing positive for human growth hormones from a blood sample taken during the GP di Lugano in late February.
Cadel Evans (BMC), hot off his overall victory at Tirreno-Adriatico, carries hopes of a strong GC performance into next week’s Volta a Catalunya, where he will have the support of American Taylor Phinney.
Ambitious plans to bring an international stage race to Russia are back online.
Classics wheels, roof-rack hierarchy and team car inventory
Dutch mountain bike racer Rudi van Houts, suspended last year after testing positive for a small amount of clenbuterol, has been cleared to race.
Specialized jumps into the aero road bike fray with a new bike to debut under Mark Cavendish at Milan-San Remo
At a meeting in Milan Thursday, the Professional Cycling Council decided to recommend a four-year suspension, rather than the current two-years, for the first doping offense "involving a serious substance."
The UCI on Thursday said cycling teams' decision to boycott the Tour of Beijing will not affect the organization's policy on race radios.
"President McQuaid regretfully noted this new element of tension in the situation. It will not, however, change the UCI’s position on the subject. "
2011 Milan-San Remo startlist
Maps and profiles for Saturday's race
LUCCA, Italy (VN) – Milan-San Remo is a lot of things. La classica di Primavera is the first monument of the season. At 298 kilometers, it is the longest one-day race on the UCI WorldTour. Milan-San Remo is the sprinters’ classic and it is multiple races in one seven-hour day, with the early attacks and the slow build-up to the climax of the Poggio and Cipressa climbs before the lights-out run-in to San Remo.
Milan-San Remo winners, 1907-2010
Why the latest Cancellara mechanical doping story is even more stupid than the first
Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) will not line up Monday to defend his title at the Volta a Catalunya due to a nagging leg injury.
UCI officials say they will push ahead with plans to hold the Tour of Beijing despite a call Thursday for a protest by the top professional teams of the inaugural event scheduled for October.
Frustrated teams threw down the gauntlet Thursday and vowed to not attend the UCI-backed Tour of Beijing in October over a long-running feud on the race radio ban issue.
Press Release: Statement from the AIGCP re: the race radio ban
PARIS (AFP) — Professional cycling teams opposed to the UCI's proposed ban on earpieces announced on Thursday that they plan to boycott the Tour of Beijing in protest.
Some of Italy's greatest races continued to thrive even during World War II.
La Classicissimia, Milan-San Remo, gets underway Saturday. Follow along on VeloNews.com via our new Live Update page. After the race check in for a complete report by European correspondent Andrew Hood and photos from the legendary Graham Watson. To whet your appetite, this morning we are sharing a few of Graham's best photos of the race from as far back as 1984. Remember that you can find the full archive of VeloNews.com's Milan-San Remo coverage at www.velonews.com/milan-sanremo.
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2011 Amgen Tour of California teams
Top American cyclocross racer Jeremy Powers is leaving his longtime post at Cyclocrossworld.com-Cannondale to race for Rapha-Focus in 2011.
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The Saxo Bank-SunGard team is extending its partnership with Peaksware, LLC, the maker of TrainingPeaks software.
A reader asks if he should start using chamois cream.
VeloNews European correspondent Andrew Hood spends some time with Leopard-Trek's Jens Voigt.
While Tony Martin and Cadel Evans were the headliners this past week for their overall victories at Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico respectively, the biggest news was the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision to uphold two-year suspensions on Italian racers Franco Pellizotti and Pietro Caucchioli.
Taylor Phinney (BMC) says he’s still hopeful he’ll be able to race the upcoming northern classics despite sitting on the sidelines so far through much of the 2011 season due to a nagging knee injury and a mild concussion.
Geert Steegmans (Quick Step) took a much-needed confidence-boosting victory Wednesday at the Nokere-Koerse semi-classic in Belgium.
LUCA, Italy (VN) - Last year's runner-up Tom Boonen will lead Quick Step into Milan-San Remo Saturday. The Belgian said Wednesday that he has recovered from the flu that held him back at Tirreno-Adriatico last week.
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With the 2009 winner and the most successful sprinter of the 2011 season, HTC-Highroad will enter Saturday’s Milan-San Remo, the first of the spring classics, with two viable options.
The Quiznos Pro Challenge stage race announced five more teams for the August event in Colorado. The five new names are in addition to the five teams announced in December.
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Vibration relief, wide-range gearing options and nano health
SAN BENEDETTO DEL TRONTO, Italy (VN) - World time trial champion Fabian Cancellara (Leopard-Trek) capped a week in Italy with a stage win on the final day of Tirreno-Adriatico Tuesday. Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) defended his maglia azzura with a solid ride to earn his place atop the final podium.
When the French Cycling Federation sanctioned Paris-Nice 2008, in violation of UCI rules, the UCI fined and suspended the French governing body for six months. After its March 11 decision to allow the use of in-race radios in National Racing Calendar events, USA Cycling could be facing a similar fate.
SAN BENEDETTO DEL TRONTO, Italy (VN) – It is four days before the season’s first one-day monument at Milan-San Remo and 2008 winner Fabian Cancellara (Leopard-Trek) is making plans. But those plans are much farther reaching than the 300 kilometers he’ll face Saturday.
Tejay Van Garderen proved himself a valuable asset to Tony Martin and helped pave the way for his German teammate to claim overall victory at Paris-Nice on Sunday.
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Improvements have been added to last year's line, plus three new Elixir models.
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BERKELEY, Calif. (VN) — This weekend a plethora of collegiate cycling teams flocked to Northern California to race, despite the finals and midterms that were looming ahead. A considerable amount of riders from the Western Collegiate Cycling Conference teams were ready to fight for the podium and score points at the University of California-Berkeley Road Race and Criterium.
BOULDER, Colo. (VN) — VeloNews, the journal of competitive cycling, and VeloPress, a leading endurance sports book publisher, have moved to a new office space in Boulder, Colorado. The new address is 3002 Sterling Circle, Suite 100, Boulder, CO 80301 USA. Staff will maintain their current phone and fax numbers.
Video roundup of the first Pro XCT event of the season at Bonelli Park
Tony Martin and HTC-Highroad have moved into the lead of the UCI's WorldTour individual and team rankings following the German's overall victory and Matt Goss' stage win in Paris-Nice.
Quick Step's 23-year-old Italian Davide Malacarne locked up his victory in the climber's competition during stage 6 of Tirreno-Adriatico Monday.
After focusing much of his efforts on endurance events the last two seasons, Jeremiah Bishop won out over a field of top North American riders at the first national cross-country race of the season.
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Cadel Evans weathered a late storm to consolidate his Tirreno-Adriatico lead with an impressive victory on stage 6 of the Italian race on Monday.