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Igor Astarloa – the former world champion who has not raced since 2009 – is the latest victim in the UCI’s controversial biological passport program.

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Christmas is forbidden until Thanksgiving in the Jones household. But the Jingle Cross weekend warmed his heart.

LZ's book 'Zinn & the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance' is the world's best-seller on MTB repair

Men

• Zdenek STYBAR, (Czech Republic), with 1,015 points 1 (1)
• Sven NYS, (Belgium), with 840 points 2 (6)
• Niels ALBERT, (Belgium), with 760 points 3 (7)
• Kevin PAUWELS, (Belgium), with 707 points 4 (3)
• Francis MOUREY, (France), with 622 points 5 (2)

• Daphny VAN DEN BRAND, (Netherlands), with 765 points 1 (1)
• Katherine COMPTON, (United States), with 710 points 2 (4)
• Sanne VAN PAASSEN, (Netherlands), with 710 points 3 (2)
• Helen WYMAN, (Great Britain), with 496 points 4 (6)
• Katerina NASH, (Czech Republic), with 470 points 5 (5)

Four-member panel now mulling tainted-meat argument

The still-unnamed Luxembourg team saved the best for last, announcing Tuesday its debut 2011 roster is officially closed with the arrival of Swiss star Fabian Cancellara.

A reader wonders why deep-section carbon rims are so popular in the most non-aerodynamic discipline in cycling.

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Women

• 1 VAN GILDER Laura C3 Athletes Serving Athletes 180 points
• 2 ELLIOTT Natasha Garneau Club Chaussure Ogilvy 165 points
• 3 MILLER Meredith California Giant/Specialized 165 points
• 4 SIMMS Wendy Front Runners 157 points
• 5 NASH Katerina Luna Pro Team 120 points

• 1 POWERS Jeremy Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.Com 296 points
• 2 JOHNSON Tim Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.Com 200 points
• 3 MOUREY Francis Francaise Des Jeux 120 points
• 4 TREBON Ryan Kona 97 points
• 5 DRISCOLL Jamey Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld.Com 96 points

Nick answers questions about what pros REALLY ride, the best (and worst) innovations of the last 20 years, and gives some tips on stretching cables after installation.

Officials say the acquisition of Titus' high-quality, full-suspension models complements their On One MTB division.

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Men

• 1 POWERS Jeremy 757 points
• 2 JOHNSON Timothy 725 points
• 3 TREBON Ryan 643 points
• 4 DRISCOLL James 532 points
• 5 LINDINE Justin 516 points

• 1 VAN GILDER Laura 920 points
• 2 MILLER Meredith 635 points
• 3 BRUNO ROY Maureen 476 points
• 4 GOULD Georgia 470 points
• 5 COMPTON Katherine 450 points

Unlike the US-based road and Under-23 teams, BMC Racing's MTB team will be based in Switzerland

Singletrack.com's resident wrench Lennard Zinn says these Sidi kicks are great for MTB and cyclocross.

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Men

• 1. James Driscoll, Bikereg.com-Cannondale, 1:00:09
• 2. Todd Wells, Specialized, 1:00:33
• 3. Christopher Jones, Team Rapha-Focus, 1:01:15
• 4. Ryan Trebon, Kona, 1:01:41
• 5. Troy Wells, Team Clif Bar, 1:02:09

• 1. Amanda Miller, Hudz-Subaru, 44:24
• 2. Meredith Miller, California Giant Berry Farms, 45:03
• 3. Nicole Duke, Hudz-Subaru, 45:29
• 4. Kaitlin Antonneau, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 45:57
• 5. Ashley James, Team Kenda, 46:30

Comments from an alleged Peter Sagan “Twitter” account complaining of nagging stomach ailments and problems with Liquigas team doctors went viral this weekend across the Web, but the Slovak phenomenon says the words are not his.

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Men

• 1. Jeremy Powers, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, at 0:57:22
• 2. Luke Keough, Bikereg.com/cannondale, at 0:57:34
• 3. Adam Myerson, Cycle-Smart, at 0:57:54
• 4. Justin Lindine, Bikereg.com / Joe's Garage / Scott, at 0:57:54
• 5. Travis Livermon, Mock Orange Racing, at 0:58:07

• 1. Andrea Smith, Ladiesfirst Racing, at 0:40:36
• 2. Maureen Bruno Roy, Bob's Red Mill P/b Seven Cycles, at
• 3. Arley Kemmerer, C3 - Athletes Serving Athletes, at 0:40:43
• 4. Natasha Elliott, Garneau Club Chaussure-Ogilvy, at 0:40:47
• 5. Laura Van Gilder, C3 Athletes Serving Athletes, at 0:40:57

• 1. Tom Meeusen (B), Telenet-Fidea , in 1:02:40
• 2. Radomir Simunek Jr. (Cz), BKCP-Powerplus, at 0:10
• 3. Dieter Vanthourenhout (B), BKCP-Powerplus, at 0:10
• 4. Sven Nys (B), Landbouwkrediet, at 0:25
• 5. Kevin Pauwels (B), Telenet-Fidea, at 0:45

Floyd Landis has cast doubt on reigning Tour de France champion Alberto Contador's claims that a positive test for clenbuterol was due to contaminated meat.

Men

• 1. Zdenek Stybar, Telenet - Fidea, at 230 points
• 2. Niels Albert, Bkcp - Powerplus, at 215 points
• 3. Kevin Pauwels, Telenet - Fidea, at 181 points
• 4. Sven Nys, Landbouwkrediet, at 164 points
• 5. Francis Mourey, Fdj, at 160 points

• 1. Daphny Van Den Brand, with 150 points
• 2. Sanne Van Paassen, with 145 points
• 3. Katherine Compton, with 120 points
• 4. Sanne Cant, with 94 points
• 5. Katerina Nash, with 90 points

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Amanda Miller (Hudz-Subaru) wove the perfect homecoming tale Saturday, climbing away from teammate Nicole Duke early on Mt. Krumpit to take the win on day two of Jingle Cross Rock.

Men

• 1. Jeremy Powers, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 56:13
• 2. Derrick St John, Garneau-Club Chaussure, 56:48
• 3. Adam Myerson, Cycle-Smart, 57:08
• 4. Luke Keough, Bikereg.com-Cannondale, 57:26
• 5. Justin Lindine, Bikereg.com-Joe's Garage-Scott, 57:26

• 1. Laura Van Gilder, C3 Athletes Serving Athletes, 40:31
• 2. Natasha Elliott, Garneau Club Chaussure-Ogilvy, same time
• 3. Sally Annis, Crossresults.com-Jra Cycles, s.t.
• 4. Arley Kemmerer, C3-Athletes Serving Athletes, 40:51
• 5. Maureen Bruno Roy, Bob's Red Mill-Seven Cycles, 40:51

Men

• 1. Ryan Trebon, Kona, 55:02
• 2. Todd Wells, Specialized, 55:32
• 3. Christopher Jones, Team Rapha-Focus, 56:02
• 4. Barry Wicks, Kona, 56:28
• 5. Tristan Schouten, Cyclocrossracing.com, 56:38

• 1. Amanda Miller, Hudz-Subaru Cycling Team, 34:40
• 2. Nicole Duke, Hudz-Subaru Cycling Team, 35:11
• 3. Devon Haskell, Team Tibco-To The Top, 35:25
• 4. Meredith Miller, California Giant Berry Farms, 35:30
• 5. Kari Studley, Redline, 35:44

• 1. Niels Albert (Bel) Bkcp - Powerplus, In 1:06;05
• 2. Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Telenet - Fidea, at 0:27
• 3. Sven Nys (Bel) Landbouwkrediet, at 0:31
• 4. Bart Aernouts (Bel) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team, at 0:32
• 5. Bart Wellens (Bel) Telenet - Fidea, at 0:42
• 1. Katherine Compton (USA) , In 45:08
• 2. Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) , at 47:35
• 3. Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) , at 47:54
• 4. Sanne Cant (Bel) , at 48:29
• 5. Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) , at 48:48

Saturday marked by the return of American national champion Katie Compton (Planet Bike-Stevens) to the forefront of the world stage as she powered away to a resounding solo victory.

Men

• 1. James Driscoll, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, at 58:07
• 2. Barry Wicks, Kona-FSA, at 58:25
• 3. Christopher Jones, Team Rapha-Focus, at 58:38
• 4. Nicholas Weighall, California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized, at 58:52
• 5. Troy Wells, Team Clif Bar, at 59:19

• 1. Meredith Miller, California Giant Berry Farms/sp, at 44:11
• 2. Nicole Duke, Hudz-Subaru Cycling Team, at 44:21
• 3. Amanda Miller, Hudz-Subaru Cycling Team, at 45:21
• 4. Kaitlin Antonneau, Team Kenda, at 46:00 *
• 5. Amanda Carey, , at 46:00

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Brook Watts retraces his racing and promotions career

Tom Boonen says he’s back on track to be at his best for the spring classics following knee surgery last summer

Belgium’s most venerable team – Quick Step – secured its future Thursday when a pair of high-rolling investors stepped in to guarantee the team’s financial backing through at least 2013.

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What do a couple of suspended masters racers have to do with the current Federal investigation of doping in cycling? Where are the big names?

The new Australian team, organized by Pegasus Sports, has signed three new riders going into the 2011 season with a focus on developing regional talent.

Boulder-area racer Charles “Chuck” Coyle has accepted a two-year suspension after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency found that he had purchased and used synthetic erythropoietin (EPO) and insulin growth factor (IGF-1).

Neal Schubel, a 45-year-old masters racer from Saginaw, Michigan, has accepted a two-year suspension from competition after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency found that he had purchased and used synthetic erythropoietin (EPO).

Singletrack.com's Tech Meister, Lennard Zinn, weighs in on tubes and drop seatposts.

Geox-TMC officials vow to race in all three grand tours next season despite being denied one of 18 ProTour licenses.

Despite facing doping charges, Tour de France winner Alberto Contador will attend next week's Saxo Bank team camp.

Rigoberto Urán, the 23-year-old Colombian climbing sensation, says his top goal for 2011 will be to earn a spot for the Tour de France with Team Sky.

Just who is the title sponsor of Australia’s preeminent cycling team, and what is stopping Pegasus Sports CEO Chris White from revealing its identity?

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Le Tour de Tryptophan is a 24-hour ride in SoCal benefitting Tyler Blick, a five year old battling leukemia.

The joys of hand-built wheels, flat-fixing tips and TDU training