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Fly V Australia's David Tanner won Wednesday's stage 1 of the 2010 Tour of Utah. Tanner outsprinted Trek-Livestrong's Alex Dowsett for the win. Dowsett takes over the race lead from prologue winner Taylor Phinney.

Denis Menchov will headline Rabobank's team at the Vuelta a Espana, but it will likely be his last grand tour in Rabo colors

• 1. Robbie MCEWEN, (AUS) Team Katusha, at 4:16:34
• 2. Lucas Sebastian HAEDO, (ARG) Team Saxo Bank, at 0
• 3. Allan DAVIS, (AUS) Astana, at 0
• 4. Francesco CHICCHI, (ITA) Liquigas-Doimo, at 0
• 5. Jurgen ROELANDTS, (BEL) Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 0

Katusha's Robbie McEwen won a field sprint into Rhenen in the Netherlands to win the first stage of the sixth of the Eneco Tour of Benelux on Wednesday. Canadian Svein Tuft remains in the lead.

Former pro Michael Sayers will direct a strong U.S. men’s national team at the upcoming world championships in Gelong, Australia on October 3.

Lennard Zinn, Singletrack.com's master technician, answers readers' questions. This week, the need to bleed (brakes); seat angles; and Dyna-Sys XT.

• 1. Taylor PHINNEY, (USA) Trek-Livestrong, 2.8km in 6:02 (44.689kph)
• 2. Alex DOWSETT, (GBR) Trek-Livestrong, at 0:03
• 3. Brent BOOKWALTER, (USA) Bmc Racing Team, at 0:11
• 4. Rory SUTHERLAND, (AUS) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling P/b Maxxis, at 0:12
• 5. Robert (Bobby) LEA, (USA) On The Rivet P/b Ion Sports Nutrition, at 0:13

Chalk up another time trial win for Trek-Livestrong in 2010, as Taylor Phinney blitzed the 2.8-mile Capitol Prologue at the Tour of Utah Tuesday night

Goal of meeting is to ensure the future of sustainable trails and riding in the Lake Tahoe Basin, which sits in California and Northern Nevada and is home to Mr. Toad's Wild Ride and the Tahoe Rim Trail. What can you do keep rippin' riding in the Basin open?

Leadville 100 winner says he's after stage wins in the Beehive State

The UCI says it has not closed the files on five riders whose Biological Passport values were deemed suspicious last winter.

Want to be the lucky dawg who wins one of Sony's new W Series Walkman MP3 players? Fill out the Singletrack.com reader survey.

Tour of Poland winner Daniel Martin continued his rich vein of form, winning the 199km one-day Italian race Tre Valli Varesine in Varese on Tuesday.

• 1 Martin Daniel (IRL) - GRM Garmin - Transitions 4.51.20
• 2 Pozzovivo Domenico (ITA) - COG Colnago - Csf Inox a 6\'\'
• 3 Baugnies Jerome (BEL) - TVP Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator a 12\'\'
• 4 Vandewalle Kristof (BEL) - TVP Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
• 5 Cunego Damiano (ITA) - LAM Lampre - Farnese Vini

The Canadian delivered a big win to open the Eneco Tour in Holland

• 1. Svein TUFT, (CAN) Garmin-Transitions, in 6:18
• 2. Jos VAN EMDEN, (NED) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 5
• 3. Lars BOOM, (NED) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 6
• 4. Maarten TJALLINGII, (NED) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 6
• 5. Edvald BOASSON HAGEN, (NOR) Team Sky, at 7

• 1. Jérémie GALLAND , (FRA) Saur-Sojasun , at
• 2. Jose Joaquin ROJAS GIL , (ESP) Caisse D'Epargne , at
• 3. Michael MORKOV , (DEN) Team Saxo Bank , at
• 4. Romain FEILLU , (FRA) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team , at
• 5. Sebastian LANGEVELD , (NED) Rabobank Cycling Team , at

Despite suggestions in some quarters that the UCI's ProTour is in the doldrums, there are several teams clamoring to join the sport's top-tier

SLIDESHOW: Trek pulls back the curtain on 2011 updates to the mountain bike line, including the offerings in the "Gary Fisher Collection."

Riccardo Riccò, who just days ago said he was going to join Quick Step, has penned a deal with Dutch team Vacansoleil.

After a relatively quiet week last week, things are cracking this week across Europe.

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In an exclusive excerpt from his book Racing Weight, Matt Fitzgerald explains the best way for cyclists to eat and ride to reduce body fat.

An October criterium in the Mexican state is expecting Vino', Basso, the Schleck brothers, Sammy Sanchez and more. But the Vuelta a Chihuahua will not be held.

Whether it's a road race or a time trial, Quick Step's Stijn Devolder will wear the Belgian national champion's jersey for the next year.

The 2008 yellow jersey wearer plans to come back with the Italian squad at the end of the month, when his suspension ends.

Cycling’s version of musical chairs is hitting a new fever pitch this week as yet another big name is set to change teams.

The Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series is hoping to nurture the growth of women's racing by adding a women's category 3/4 series this season.

VIDEO: The Singletrack.com crew was out and about all over the Leadville area Saturday covering the LT100. Here's a few highlights from a day filled with them.

VIDEO: An exhausted bunch of racers dissect the 2010 Leadville Trail 100 in a post-race press conference. Watch Levi, JHK, Wells, Wiens and Jeremiah recount the race.

Germany's Olympic points silver medalist Roger Kluge is switching to Dutch outfit Skil-Shimano after a season with Milram, he said Monday.

The 2008 Tour de France champ still plans to ride the Vuelta for Cervélo.

RadioShack's Levi Leipheimer won Saturday's Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race in Colorado in record time. VeloNews.com's sister site, Singletrack.com, provided full coverage including live text, galleries, results, race report and a look at the bikes used by the top riders.

A visit to Trek's massive dealer show reveals a few new items, including a super-light shoe, new helmets, a budget-priced Madone line and a 12-pound carbon fixie.

• 1. Jonathan Cantwell, Fly V Australia, in 6:11:50
• 2. David Veilleux, Kelly Benefits Strategy, in 6:11:58
• 3. Karl Menzies, Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team P/b Maxxis, in 6:12:02
• 4. Michael Friedman, Jelly Belly Cycling Team P/b Kenda, in 6:12:07
• 5. Jeremy Vennell, Bissell, in 6:12:07

USA Cycling plans to change the calendar to reduce travel, tweak the points system and figure out how UCI Pro Continental teams can participate in national-level races.

• 1. David Veilleux (Kelly Benefit Strategies) in 2:29:31
• 2. Bernie Sulzberger (Fly V Australia) at s.t.
• 3. Alessandro Bazzana (Fly V Australia) 0:00:25
• 4. Daniel Holloway (Bissell Pro Cycling) 0:00:27 * First American
• 5. Kenneth Hanson (Team Type 1) at s.t.

The 35 year old from the Palmeiras Resort-Prio-Tavira team won two stages and was second in the critical time trial.

• 1. David BLANCO RODRIGUEZ, (ESP) Palmeiras Resort / Prio, in 40:23:01
• 2. Vicente David BERNABEU ARMENGOL, (ESP) Barbot-Siper, at 37
• 3. Sergio PARDILLA BELLON, (ESP) Carmiooro-a Style, at 1:49
• 4. Patrik SINKEWITZ, (GER) ISD-Neri, at 1:56
• 5. Hernani BROCO, (POR), at 2:06

Singletrack.com's resident tech guru Lennard Zinn caught up with Levi, Ned and Jeremiah to check out their Leadville bikes.

• 1. Levi LEIPHEIMER, Santa Rosa Ca, M3 in 6:16:37.2
• 2. Jeremy HORGAN-KOBELSKI, Boulder Co, M3 in 6:25:21.4
• 3. Todd WELLS, Durango Co, M3 in 6:30:31.1
• 4. David WIENS, Gunnison Co, M4 in 6:33:54.1
• 5. Jeremiah BISHOP, Harrisonburg Va, M3 in 6:33:54.4

• 1. Tyler Farrar, (USA) Garmin-Transitions, 5:02:36
• 2. Edvald Boasson Hagen, (Nor) Team Sky, s.t.
• 3. André Greipel, (Ger) HTC-Columbia, s.t.
• 4. Alexander Kristoff, (Nor) BMC Racing Team, s.t.
• 5. Allan Davis, (Aus) Astana, s.t.

The team hopes to land a new title sponsor and a ProTour berth.

The American out-speeds Edvald Boasson Hagen and Andre Greipel to win for the second consecutive year.

Levi, JHK, Dave, Wells, Rebecca, Tinker and more: Check out the photos shot by Dave McElwaine and Rob O'Dea at the 2010 Leadville Trail 100 on Saturday.

Canadian champ David Veilleux wins the USA Cycling National Professional Criterium Championships, while Holloway collects the U.S. crit crown as the first American across the line.

The 2006 Tour champ has tried ultra-sound but may have to undergo surgery.

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• 1. Alberto Contador, Astana, with 482 points
• 2. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver, Team Katusha, with 428 points
• 3. Cadel Evans, BMC Racing Team, with 390 points
• 4. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil, Caisse d'Epargne, with 363 points
• 5. Philippe Gilbert, Omega Pharma-Lotto, with 304 points

Levi Leipheimer and second-place finisher Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski both break Lance Armstrong's course record at the 2010 Leadville Trail 100.

• 1. Wouter Poels (Ned), Vacansoleil, 3:15:39
• 2. David Moncoutie (Fra), Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 0:00
• 3. Thibaut Pinot (Fra), Française des Jeux, at 0:00
• 4. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Esp), Team RadioShack, at 0:00
• 5. Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra), Saur-Sojasun, at 0:03

Haimar Zubeldia hadn’t won a race in 10 years – now he’s back on the winner’s podium for the second time in a week.

Frank and Andy Schleck both posted notices on their respective Twitter pages confirming that their new Luxembourg team project is on solid footing.

Can a Tour de France podium finisher ride solo to an overall victory in the high mountains of northern Utah?

HTC-Columbia's German sprinter hopes to win one for the hometown crowd.

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SpiderTech manager Steve Bauer says the team's strong performances in 2010 may lead to expansion into the Pro Continental ranks next year.

VIDEO: Endurance queen and 2009 Leadville 100 winner Rebecca Rusch is aiming to beat the women's LT100 record set by Gretchen Reeves in 2007. What will it take to set a course record?

VIDEO: Matt Shriver, coach of the perennially powerful Fort Lewis College cycling team in Durango, Colorado, set the punishing pace in 2009 that allowed Lance Armstrong to shatter the Leadville Trail 100 record. Will he pin it this year?

VIDEO: Mike Sinyard, founder of Specialized, raced the Leadville Trail 100 last year. He liked it so much his company is sponsoring this year's event. What bike is he riding Saturday?

Edvald Boasson Hagen sprinted to victory in Friday’s Dutch Food Valley Classic in Holland.

There was controversy at the finish line Friday in the 164.5km third stage at the Tour de l’Ain

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Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions) lines up Sunday as defending champion at the Vattenfall Cyclassics in Germany under very different conditions that he did one year ago.

The Cervélo TestTeam will bring star riders Carlos Sastre and Thor Hushovd to the Vuelta a España later this month.

Riccardo Riccò, the controversial Italian who tested positive for CERA-EPO during the 2008 Tour de France, has penned a deal to join Quick Step.

VIDEO: Cross-country specialist Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski has won the 50-mile long mountain bike marathon national championships two years running and won the only 100-miler he's contested. What's his plan to stay in contention at the Leadville Trail 100 on Saturday?

Dani Moreno has penned a deal to join the Russian-backed Katusha team for two seasons.

A reader makes a minor change to his drivetrain and experiences a whole new set of problems. Is there a simple solution? Lennard Zinn thinks so.

Canadian Guillaume Boivin wins the opening stage of the six-day Mi-Août en Bretagne.

• 1. Guillaume BOIVIN , (CAN) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy , in 4:05:55
• 2. Fabien SIDANER , (FRA), at 1
• 3. Mathieu HALLEGUEN , (FRA) Bretagne-Schuller , at at 1
• 4. Julien FOUCHARD , (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne , at at 1
• 5. Jack ANDERSON , (AUS), at 4

What can rider do if his team fails to live up to its commitments?

• 1. Romain FEILLU, (FRA) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, in 3:02:10
• 2. Steve CHAINEL, (FRA) BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 1
• 3. Tony GALLOPIN, (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 1
• 4. Nacer BOUHANNI, (FRA) Française des Jeux, at 1
• 5. John MURPHY, (USA) BMC Racing Team, at 1

Vacansoleil's Romain Feillu won the second stage of the Tour l'Ain on Thursday confirming his hold on the overall leader's jersey. American John Murphy of BMC is fifth on the stage.

• 1. Judith ARNDT , (GER) HTC-Columbia Women , in 35:07
• 2. Tatiana ANTOSHINA , (RUS) TEAM VALDARNO, at 15
• 3. Olga ZABELINSKAYA , (RUS) SAFI - PASTA ZARA, at 17
• 4. Marianne VOS , (NED) NEDERLAND BLOEIT, at 19
• 5. Loes GUNNEWIJK , (NED) NEDERLAND BLOEIT, at 27

Riis fills out his new team by signing some of Contador's key support men

HTC-Columbia's Judith Arndt took the victory of stage four of Route de France on Thursday clocking the fastest time in the 24.3km time trial in Saint Georges-Baulche.

One of cycling’s longest running teams will have wings in the future thanks to the backing of one of Spain’s biggest companies.

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Sastre, Kashechkin, Schlecks – sí; Riccò, Rasmussen, Shack – no