Chris Horner (RadioShack) and Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Transitions) were close to the podium with solid performances in Sunday’s grueling Liège-Bastogne-Liège, while Christian Vande Velde, Ted King, Brent Bookwalter and other Americans have strong finishes.
Frank Schleck got a warm round of applause from fans crowding around the Saxo Bank team bus Sunday, but it couldn’t erase his disappointment at not being able to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
Despite getting booed as he crossed the finish line Sunday in victory at Liège-Bastogne-Liège, a repentant Alexander Vinokourov (Astana) said fans and journalists should believe him when he says his win was clean.
Replay of 2009 Worlds sees Nino Schurter take Julien Absalon in sprint finish at World Cup #1 in England. Best North American is Todd Wells at 19th.
Reigning World Champ Irina Kalentieva outlasts Willow Koerber, who finished third at Worlds, in World Cup #1 in England. Katerina Nash and other riders on American-based teams dominate top-10.
2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège results
Alexander Vinokourov (Astana) wins Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
In torrential rains, UnitedHealthcare's Karl Menzies and Colavita's Theresa Cliff-Ryan stay clear of the problems in Georgia.
Floyd Landis will wear a big OUCH on his chest for another season. The OUCH Sports Medicine Center is new co-sponsor of the pro cycling team formed by Rashaan Bahati, now to be known as the OUCH-Bahati Foundation team. Landis joined the team last month.
OUCH Sports Medical Center is the new co-title sponsor for the Bahati Foundation team, now to be called OUCH-Bahati Foundation.
Fly V's Darren Lill extends his GC lead, as UnitedHealthcare's Rory Sutherland wins the time trial.
Rahsaan Bahati will pay a fine for unsportsmanlike conduct at the Dana Point Grand Prix, USA Cycling announced Friday.
Aften Euro' campaign is delayed by volcanic flight delays, Kelly Benefit Strategies gets over to Brittany for some pre-California race prep.
VeloNews European correspondent Andrew Hood snaps some pix of Alexander Vinokourov's flashy new Specialized.
Darren Lill (Fly V Australia) wins the Sulphur Springs Road Race and takes the lead in La Vuelta de Bisbee.
Angel Vicioso Arcos (Andalucia Cajasur) wins the 61st Grand Prix Llodio.
Results from the 2010 GP Llodio.
Tech editor Zack Vestal unearths some road goodies from the recently concluded Sea Otter.
Chris Horner (RadioShack) hopes his winning legs from the Tour of the Basque Country will make him one of the protagonists at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
Results from the 2010 La Vuelta de Bisbee.
UnitedHealthcare's Rory Sutherland takes the prologue at La Vuelta de Bisbee.
Luca Paolini (Acqua & Sapone), Eddy Mazzoleni, Ivan Basso's sister and 26 others have been charged with doping after a four-year investigation, the Italian sports daily La Gazzetta Dello Sport reported Saturday.
Liège-Bastogne-Liège is the toughest, oldest classic
Team HTC-Columbia’s Marco Pinotti had yet another strong finish at the Flèche Wallonne classic in Belgium on Wednesday, placing 28th, 32 seconds behind the winner Cadel Evans.
Alberto Contador is undeniably the reigning king of the grand tours, but one day he wants to come to the Ardennes and add one of the major classics to his palmares.
Nicely priced parts, ridiculously priced tickets, roots of cycling
Alberto Contador might not be racing much between Sunday’s conclusion of Liège-Bastogne-Liège and July’s Tour de France, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be busy.
Vinokourov takes overall at Trentino
The BMC team has suspended Swiss rider Thomas Frei after he tested positive for EPO.
Pedro's kicks in a chunk of cash to assist a new IMBA campaign seeking to improve access for mountain biking on public lands.
The UCI has issued a provisional suspension of RadioShack rider Li Fuyu after he tested positive for the stimulant Clenbuterol at last month’s Tour of Flanders.
Boulder Cycle Sport will be opening a second location in May, at the growing Table Mesa Shopping Center in South Boulder.
Breakaway Promotions, the events company behind the Cherry Blossom, Mt. Hood and Cascade Classics will announce the full route for the 2010 BMC Cascade Cycling Classic next week.
Singletrack.com's Zack Vestal brings you a few last bits of choice tech from this year's Sea Otter Classic.
The first four of the 12 riders on the Nature Valley Pro Ride men’s and women’s teams have been selected, with the next two to be determined in Oregon this weekend.
Bertolini surprises sprinters at Trentino
Austrian prosecutors said Thursday that cyclist Christof Kerschbaum was arrested and charged with distribution of performance-enhancing drugs, making him the first athlete who faces jail time under provisions of the country’s new anti-doping law.
Update: We thought this 140mm fork was worthy of replaying after Sea Otter. What's so special about it? It's 5.5 inches of travel for 29er rigs.
Climbers prep for the Gila at Bisbee and the Roadrunner, while the speedsters are at USA Crits Speedweek.
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Doping rules are consistent across Olympic sports. Are they applied consistently? Not always.
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John Wilcockson re-caps Flèche Wallonne and compares its victor to the those on the podium at the concurrent Giro del Trentino.
It's not the volcano that's making Ted's ears ring, it's the church.
Cervelo TestTeam's Emma Pooley won the Fléche Wallonne Féminine in Belgium Wednesday, finishing with an eight-second gap ahead of three-time winner Nicole Cooke (Great Britain) and Emma Johansson (Redsun Cycling Team).
As the Sea Otter Classic is "Powered by SRAM," the Chicago company uses the event each year to introduce its new products. Lennard Zinn brings them to you here.
Ricco wins stage at Trentino
Results from the 2010 Flèche Wallonne classic
2010 Women's Fleche Wallone results
BMC's Cadel Evans wins 2010 Flèche Wallonne
RadioShack's Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer and Jason McCartney will race under as Team Mellow Johnny's at the SRAM Tour of the Gila in New Mexico.
Fulgsang: ‘I dream to win the Tour’
Start List: Flèche Wallonne, 2010
HTC-Columbia has several options for wins at Wednesday's women's Fleche Wallone, but Judith Arndt's record at the race makes her the first name that comes to mind.
2010's first World Cup will take place in Yorkshire Dalby Forest on April 24 and 25. But for some of the teams that raced the Sea Otter Classic in California the weekend before, getting across the pond continues to be difficult due to an erupting volcano.
The 2010 Tour of Britain will visit several regions of Britain it has never visited during what the organizers say is its hardest route in the last seven years.
Restructured course opens up the Flèche
SEA OTTER: Nope, ain't done yet with the cherry gear. Easton Haven grows from a pair of wheels into a full family of lightweight but sturdy parts. Check ‘em out in the slideshow.
Results - Giro del Trentino
Astana's Alexander Vinokourov won the first stage of the Giro del Trentino in northern Italy on Tuesday.
Atlantic conference comes to Virginia Tech, where Navy secures it's Div. 1 conference title
After a few frenetic weeks, with sometimes as many as four races in one day, European racing takes a relative breather.
Lennard Zinn tries out the new budget-friendly SRAM Apex group on the roads of Laguna Seca.
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SEA OTTER: Yeti introduced its new 29er at Sea Otter — the Big Top. Check out the video.
Francois Parisien (Spidertech-Planet Energy) powered away from a four-man breakaway in the final 300 meters of stage 2 at the Vuelta Mexico Telmex Monday to take his first UCI win of 2010. Parisien dropped his break companions, who included new overall leader Francisco Mancebo (Rock Racing) and Valeriy Kobzarenko (Team Type 1), on the upper reaches of the steep finish ramp in the town of Xalapa.
2010 Air Force Academy weekend results
Top professional teams will mix it up with regional squads in a historic high desert mining town as the 32nd edition of La Vuelta de Bisbee kicks off Friday in Arizona.
SEA OTTER: Singletrack.com showed you Shimano's new 10-speed drivetrain last week. Here's a video view of the new group from Sea Otter.
The United States Air Force Academy hosted this weekend’s Rocky Mountain Conference racing in Colorado Springs, originally intending to run a team time trial, criterium and road race on base.
The Austrian anti-doping watchdog NADA is poised to initiate procedures against a number of athletes and trainers for their alleged involvement with a controversial blood laboratory in Vienna.
Belgian Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) rises to third place in the UCI's world rankings after winning the Amstel Gold Race.
Singletrack.com interviews Christoph Sauser at the 2010 Sea Otter Classic.
Singletrack.com interviews Judy Freeman at the 2010 Sea Otter Classic.
Singletrack.com interviews Adam Craig at the 2010 Sea Otter Classic.
Alberto Contador (Astana) is aiming his pistol at the Ardennes classics.