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New VeloPress title: Racing Weight Quick Start Guide
New book "Racing Weight Quick Start Guide" can get you lighter fast
Lose That Holiday Gut
New book "Racing Weight Quick Start Guide" can get you lighter fast
The Explainer: Getting from here to there
A reader wants to know about his options when a private land owner shut off access to a long-used trail.
Luxembourg’s Leopard-Trek team ready to pounce
The name of the new Leopard-Trek team came about almost by accident, but its goals are nothing short of domination in the classics and the Tour de France during the 2011 season.
Teva Offering Freeride Shoe
Teva's Links mountain bike shoe available this fall
Sastre to debut at Murcia, still undecided on Giro
Carlos Sastre (Geox-TMC) will make his season debut at the Vuelta a Murcia in March.
Team directors to fight UCI radio ban
Unless the UCI backtracks at a meeting with team directors on Friday in Switzerland, race radio communication between riders and their team cars will be banned this season in every road race except the 27 events of the new UCI WorldTour.
2011 Bay Crits #4 – Williamstown
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Still cool bikes: Pegasus Sports’ Scott team bikes
The team's future is uncertain, but Pegasus Sports' 2011 race bikes are still interesting. Nick Legan takes a look.
Andrew Talansky diary: And so it begins
First rider diary from Garmin-Cervelo pro Andrew Talansky
UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis confirms four European starts
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OptumHealth joins Kelly Benefit Strategies for 2011
The U.S. peloton got a boost of good health Wednesday when Kelly Benefit Strategies announced the signing of a new co-title sponsor. Circuit Global Sports Management, the firm behind Continental-registered program, named OptumHealth as a new title sponsor on the opening day of the team’s first training camp of 2011. The team will be titled Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth Pro Cycling.
Portugal hands down 15-year suspension to Pedro Lopes for second doping violation
Former Portuguese rider Perdro Lopes has been handed a 15-year suspension after being found guilty of a second doping violation.
Michael Rasmussen’s team secures UCI license
The UCI has issued a Continental license to the new Christina Watches team of former Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen
Luxembourg super-team set to debut Thursday
The Luxembourg team will enter the No. 1 spot on team rankings even before it lines up for its first race.
Judith Arndt and Matthew Goss score wins at Jayco Bay Classic
HTC-Highroad riders Judith Arndt and Matthew Goss have won their respective races at the Jayco Bay Classic in Geelong Australia. The win for Goss was his second this week and earned him the overall title of the four day event.
American cyclocrossers take the battle to Belgium for holiday week racing
BRUSSELS, Belgium (VN) — The week between Christmas and New Year's is prime time for cyclocross in Belgium and the Netherlands, and in recent years the races have brought an influx of international competitors, including a large number of Americans and Canadians.
Nys and Albert favorites for Belgium cyclocross nationals
Just a week ahead of the Belgian championships, the evenly matched Nys and Albert stand alone as the favorites.
30 XC & DH Squads to Vie for World Cup
Fifteen cross-country and 15 gravity teams will contest the 2011 World Cup season.
Whole Athlete Team Back in 2011
Junior/U23 Squad will be backed by Specialized
Technical FAQ with Lennard Zinn: LZ suggests some New Year’s resolutions for the bike industry
LZ has some humble suggestions for improvements to the way bikes are made.
2011 Bay Crits #3 – Geelong
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Salsa Cycles recalls some chromoly stems
The company is recalling about 6,500 welded chromoly stems because they can crack or break.
Speculation aplenty ahead of Vuelta a España presentation
The official route of the 2011 Vuelta a España will be revealed next week on January 12, but there’s been plenty of speculation in the Spanish media about details of the year’s third grand tour.
Spanish police clear Óscar Pereiro of Operación Puerto links
Media reports naming Óscar Pereiro as “Urko” in the Operación Puerto have been proven false after Spanish authorities have linked track and field star Marta Domínguez to the alleged code name instead.
Tech FAQ: A Toolbox of Questions for Zinn
Lennard Zinn on mixing drivetrains, crank lengths and more.
Farrar, Tuft and others tune up for the road season at 4-day track race
Tyler Farrar, Christian Meier, Svein Tuft and Zach Bell are among the top roadies using the Burnaby four-day track race for a pre-season tune-up. Colby Pearce and Daniel Holloway win the overall title at the Canadian event.
2011 Bay Crits #2 – Portarlington
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VeloNews tech department predictions for the new year: disc brakes and electric shifting everywhere
An electric-shifting, hydraulic disc-braking road bike is in your future. It's just a matter of when.
VeloNews Magazine – February 2011
The Cyclocross Issue, with detailed analysis of both the European and American ’cross circuits. Editor at Large John Wilcockson examines how the ambitious new Project Luxembourg team stole top riders Andy Schleck and Fabian Cancellara from Saxo Bank manager Bjarne Riis. In Tech, we review eight top bib shorts, and present a selection of winter cycling gear to get you through the coldest months of the year. Subscribe today!
Zipp: Keeping it in the neighborhood
Nick Legan takes us through Zipp's factory in Indianapolis.
VeloNews.com’s 2011 race calendar
The VeloNews 2011 calendar contains all events from : UCI World Tour (formerly the ProTour), UCI Americas Tour, UCI Europe Tour, UCI Asia Tour, UCI Oceania Tour, UCI Africa Tour, UCI Women’s elite calendar, UCI Junior calendar, UCI road, cyclocross and track world championships, UCI track World Cups, UCI mountain bike World Cups, USA Cycling National Racing Calendar, USA Cycling national championships, USA Cycling Pro XCT mountain
Web Revamp for BC Bike Race
Rocky Mountain frames given away to celebrate new site.
Tested: Lezyne Blox 23
With 23 tools the Lezyne Blox 23 isn't a bad arsenal to leave home with.
Youngster Michael Matthews surprises vets at Jayco Classic in Oz
Michael Matthews, the reigning U23 world champion, got the better of his more experienced veterans in the second leg of the Jayco Bay Cycling Classic.
2011 Bay Crits #1 – Geelong
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Taylor Phinney plans ambitious program in pro debut
Taylor Phinney plans to tackle the spring classics and the Tour of California in his pro debut, but BMC promises no pressure, saying it's all about gaining experience.
Goss, Gilmore win first races of 2011
Matthew Goss and Rochelle Gilmore won their respective races to grab early season victories at the opening leg of the Jayco Bay Cycling Series in Australia on Sunday.
Bjarne Riis confident in Saxo Bank-SunGard going into 2011
Bjarne Riis says he's confident about Saxo Bank-Sungard's "new beginning."
Ryder Hesjedal happy, hopeful heading into 2011
Engaged in Spain, training in Maui, rocking in France — Ryder Hesjedal had a top-notch 2010 and hopes for even better things in the new year.
Ask Nick: Those special yellow bikes, team component choices and the best bike cleaner
Those special yellow bikes, the best bike cleaner, and how teams chose components.
A year in gear: my top 10 products of 2010
VeloNews' Neal Rogers picks his favorite bike-related products of this past year
Top 10 in 2010: 5 to 1
Here's the last fabulous five out of 2010's top ten.
2. Proliferation of U23/Development Teams
The future may look back to 2010 and say that was the year American cross-country racing started to make a comeback.
3. North American Women
On any given day at an elite World Cup cross-country event in 2010, a woman from Canada or the U.S. had a legit shot at the podium.
4. Two-Niners and Fisher/Trek consolidation
It was one thing when mountain bike pioneer Gary Fisher took his 29er crusade to the masses. It was another when, in 2010, he made the Subaru-Gary Fisher mountain bike team 29er all the time.
5. Carbon MTB Wheels
The final frontier in carbon mountain bike parts has been broached – carbon wheelsets.
1. Redbull Rampage
The Red Bull rampage came back to the red-rock landscape of Virgin, Utah in 2010.
6. World Cup Downhill Duel
Windham, New York was the high-noon showdown between the top two downhill gunslingers in the world — Santa Cruz Syndicate's Greg Minnaar and Gee Atherton of Commencal.
7. Leadville Trail 100
Say what you will about the Leadville Trail 100, it ain't easy no matter how it's sliced.
8. Fox Racing Shox
Fox knocked it out of the park with its 2010 F100 FIT RLC. The only question we had after that review was how Fox will possibly improve upon its wares for 2011.
Top 10 in 2010: 10 to 6
Singletrack.com runs down five of the 10 most intriguing stories from the last 365 days. Check in Friday for the top five.
9. MTB World Championships
Short of picking a world championship venue in the United States, Canada is about as close as American spectators will get to seeing the world's elite.
10. Windham World Cup
The first World Cup stop in the United States in five years was, by all accounts, a success.
Life as a Bike Jockey: Lookin’ Back
Our resident pro Judy Freeeman says a special coffee and 2010 had a certain symmetry for her.
After Pegasus disaster, is there a new Oz team in the works?
Even after Pegasus Sports' ambitious plans collapsed this month, a new effort to create a Tour de France-caliber team based in Australia seems to be taking wings.
The Explainer: Wrapping up the year and emptying the in-box
The Explainer follows up on a few continuing stories and answers a few questions from the inbox.