Racing ’cross at the U.S. national championships this week is about a lot more than pain and glory between the course tape. A number of non-profit organizations – and their supporting riders – are hoping to make big gains in Bend, Oregon.
Todd Wells, a two-time elite national cyclocross champion is the reigning cross-country and short-track mountain bike champ and wants badly to add a third jersey to his 2010 collection.
Singletrack.com's Judy Freeman catches up with a familiar voice in U.S. cycling — Dave Towle
After success in Europe, Katie Compton turns her attention to Bend, Oregon, and her effort to win a seventh successive national cyclocross title
December 2003 in Portland, Oregon, was the last time anyone other than Katie Compton won a women’s elite U.S. national championship in cyclocross.
At HTC team camp in California, sprinter Mark Cavendish assesses his biggest challengers as he eyes the 2011 season.
Women Open Singlespeed: Kathy Pruitt Men Open Singlespeed: Adam Craig Men 55-59: Ned Overend Men 60-64: Glen Norton Men 65-69: John Elgart Men 70-74: Erik Nordenson Men 75-79: Walter Axthelm Women 40-44: Wendy Williams Women 45-49: Karen Hogan Women 50-54: Kris Walker Women 55-59: Linda Elgart Women 60-64: Martha Iverson Women 70-74: Julie Lockhart
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Brian Holcombe handicaps the favorites and the longshots.
Emily Batty, Canada's U23 champ, swaps spots with Willow Koerber.
Nick answers questions about what race mechanics do when there isn't much racing going on and explains what tools just have to be within arm's reach in the team car.
PORTLAND, Oregon (VN) _ A meeting of cyclocross event promoters Friday could clarify next year’s unsettled domestic calendar, but the process is likely to include some heated negotiation.
Prosecutors from the Italian Olympic Committee (CONIi) have asked that an entire family be banned for doping offenses related to a case involving Alessandro Petacchi.
Red Bull's Mark Webber came off his MTB while training between F1 races.
An update on the Vail hit-and-run case ... and a look at the defendant's second failure to report.
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VeloNews' Nick Legan returns to the Bill Woodul mechanics clinic to see what's changed in the eight years since he first took the class.
After a decade of tubeless innovation for mountain bikes the guys at Stan’s notubes turned their attention this year to wheels for road and ‘cross.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (VN)_ Five of the world’s top 18 squads will take to the roads of Colorado for the inaugural Quiznos Pro Challenge in 2011. Race organizers announced today that Team Radioshack, Liquigas-Cannondale, HTC-HighRoad, Garmin-Cervelo and BMC Racing will start the week-long, UCI 2.1 stage race on August 22.
From Switzerland to Belgium via the United States
How do you protect the carbon soles on your spiffy new Sidis?
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In part 2, McQuaid talks about the UCI's agreement with grand tour organizers, why the individual pursuit is gone from the Olympics and whether cyclocross could become a winter Olympic event.
Lennard says some folks have hopes that are too high for latex-based tire sealants.
The move from the Subaru-Trek squad to Trek World Racing means Willow is focused on World Cup podiums and London in 2012.
Willow Koerber will make the run to the 2012 London Olympics as a member of UK-based Trek World Racing.
The International Court of Arbitration for Sport has reduced the two-year suspension of Brazilian-born and U.S.-licensed rider Flavia Olivera to 18 months.
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Applied as a clear sticker over vulnerable parts of your frame, Shelter protects your bike/investment from those nasty dings
Tyler Farrar has a new ride for 2011. Nick Legan takes a look.
World champ Thor Hushovd is on a new team, but a mostly familiar bike for 2011. Tech editor Nick Legan takes a look.
Southern California bike builder Haro has laid off seven employees
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Jeremy Powers and Tim Johnson fight an epic duel for the USGP title in Portland.
Katerina Nash makes it two in a row as Luna sweeps the podium at day 2 of the Stanley Portland Cup.
Despite notching back-to-back top-10s at the past two editions of the Tour de France, Roman Kreuziger has set his sights on a run at the overall at the Giro d’Italia in 2011.
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Adam Myerson, Andrea Smith claim 2010 Verge series crowns.
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Todd Wells (Specialized), the current cross-country and short-track mountain bike national champion, will take the start Sunday, reversing his earlier plan to return home to Durango
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A mechanical sidelines Ryan Trebon as Jeremy Powers takes day 1 of the USGP Stanley Cup Portland.
Katerina Nash (Luna) gets the better of teammate Georgia Gould at day 1 of the USGP Stanley Cup Portland.
After a week of outdoor island adventure, the 2011 Garmin-Cervélo team bonding camp wrapped up Saturday on Grand Cayman Island.
Some 25 sport directors from elite ProTour and pro continental teams head to class next week as part of the UCI’s ongoing efforts aimed at increasing professionalism among the ranks of cycling’s directeur sportifs.
When it comes to elite XC racing, Willow and Wells get nod for best North Americans; Pendrel for international rider.
Next year should be a good season for fans who like to watch others suffer on a bike.
Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com team manager Stu Thorne shares the sticky secrets
Our editors choose and test a variety of products that would look great under your tree.
Swiss bicycle company to be title sponsor and main backer of a team consisting of five U23 Americans.
Women cyclists show off their hard work, or is it just demeaning, belittling and retrograde?
Three-time world champion and Milan-San Remo winner Oscar Freire isn't ready to hang up his cleats quite yet.
A reader wants to know what an athletes options might be when that dreaded letter from USADA arrives at your door.
Now retired, former world champion Igor Astarloa says it's 'ridiculous' to suspend him based on alleged anomalies in his blood profile
Spain’s economic problems have torpedoed efforts to revive the five-day Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana.
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The MiNewt 250 is more than just a way to avoid getting a ticket from a bored cop while riding home from a night out.
Singletrack.com's in-house abuser Zach White says that for its size, the Diablo puts out a fantastic beam of light.
Singletrack.com's Zach White rides the lights: Exposure Diablo & Nite Rider's MiNewt 250
Geox-TMC rider Daniele Colli can expect the full support of his new team following the discovery of a benign tumor in his knee.
Evelyn Stevens will stay in an HTC-Highroad jersey for two more seasons after penning a contract extension