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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.

Singletrack.com interviews Amy Dombroski at the 2010 Sea Otter Classic.

Singletrack.com interviews Katerina Nash at the 2010 Sea Otter Classic.

Singletrack.com interviews Rebecca Rusch at the 2010 Sea Otter Classic.

SEA OTTER: The big-wheel specialists at Niner give the Jet 9 and Air 9 some upgrades.

Yoga helps in stretching, strengthening, and lengthening muscles. It is also a fabulous method of preparing for cycling

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2010 Tour of the Battenkill results

About 15 miles past the halfway point of the 124-mile Tour of the Battenkill in Upstate New York, Caleb Fairly peered down at his mud-splattered Holowesko Partners kit and thought to himself how cool it looked.

SEA OTTER: Singletrack.com's Zach White roamed the Sea Otter expo to track down some trick new tech. Check out his collection of photos and information.

2010 Sea Otter Classic results

SEA OTTER: Schwalbe is now making some of its popular 26-inch treads for 29er lovers.

SEA OTTER: Giant is now in the big-wheel game with its new Anthem X 29er. Check out the video update.

SEA OTTER: Reigning U-23 world champ Burry Stander out-kicks Geoff Kabush for the win at the Sea Otter Classic cross-country race.

Philippe Gilbert is one of the smartest, strongest and nicest guys in today’s peloton. And those qualities were neatly reflected in the way he took the victory in Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race. He brilliantly exploited all the resources of his admittedly weak team then stamped his authority on the race.

SEA OTTER: After winning the short-track race on Saturday at the Sea Otter Classic, Luna's Georgia Gould repeats in the cross-country.

After a successful Tour of Morocco, Team Type 1’s Aldo Ilo Ilesic has taken the victory and yellow jersey in Stage One of the prestigious Vuelta Mexico. The stage was a humid, flat and fast 80 kilometer circuit race in the sea-level port city of Veracruz. Despite headwinds, crosswinds and rugged roads, the powerhouse team of Valery Kobzarenko, Shawn Milne, Scott Stewart, Javier Leal Megias, Chris Jones, and Davide Frattini were able to lead Aldo out to victory.

Ryder Hesjedal takes confidence from his strong second-place finish at the Amstel Gold Race.

2010 Zellik-Galmaarden results

2010 Rund um Düren results

2010 Tro-Bro Léon results

Italy's Giovanni Visconti won the Presidential Tour of Turkey Sunday, triumphing in an eight-stage, 1,232-kilometer race from Istanbul to the Mediterranean resort of Alanya.

2010 Amstel Gold Race results

Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) shoots away from an elite group to win the Amstel Gold Race.

Astana's Alberto Contador kept his pre-Tour de France preparations on track by winning the Tour of Castilla y Leon for the third time in his career Sunday.

When the nine riders of Fly V Australia line up for the Tour of the Battenkill in Cambridge, New York, Sunday morning, they will have the confidence that comes with riding for one of the most veteran directors on the road.

Bobby Lea, one of the heroes of last year's Tour of the Battenkill, returns Sunday with different aims.

Fly V Australia’s Ben Kersten and Roosters' Nichole Wangsgard prevail in the hard-fought Sunny King NRC race in Alabama.

2010 Sunny King results

2010 Vuelta Mexico Telmex results

SEA OTTER: Glimpses of Cannondale's revised Scalpel short-travel XC bike have been rare — until Singletrack.com's Zack Vestal was offered a look at Sea Otter. Plus look at what C-dale is doing with Shimano's Di2 electric shifting…

SEA OTTER: They're not ready for a splashy launch, but Sea Otter is often a time to get a peek at secret bikes like Felt's new four-inch XC rig — the Edict.

Start List: Amstel Gold Race, 2010

SEA OTTER: Todd Wells and Georgia Gould take impressive wins in the Pro XCT short-track race at the Sea Otter Classic.

Rookie Elia Viviani (Liquigas) snagged his second pro victory Saturday at the Tour of Turkey after a finish-line crash derailed the HTC-Columbia train.

This time a year ago, Carmen Small was hanging her bike up for what she thought was good. When the relationship with her Italian trade team disintegrated in early 2009, the Durango, Colorado, native returned home from what was supposed to be her first full season in Europe. One year later, she won the Sea Otter Classic SRAM women's road race Friday for Colavita-Baci.

SEA OTTER: Some choice bits of tech from the Otter expo. The ever-stylish line of accessories from Lezyne grows by a couple of pumps, German brand Focus unveiled a new 29er hardtail and DT Swiss is getting serious about forks.

The 22-team field at the Tour of the Battenkill will not be growing by one before the start on Sunday. Kelly Benefit Strategies will not make the race, citing difficulties in rearranging travel after their scheduled trip to Tro Bro Leon was canceled due to the Icelandic volcano that has disrupted travel across Europe.

2010 Tour du Finistere results

Alberto Contador (Astana) did what he didn’t do in Friday’s summit finish, winning Saturday’s 15.1km individual time trial at the Vuelta a Castilla y León and taking the overall leader’s jersey.

SEA OTTER: Singletrack.com talks to some familiar faces — Mike Sinyard, Pua Sawicki and Christoph Sauser — out and about at the Classic's expo

Carlos Sastre (Cervélo) and Bradley Wiggins (Sky) are among several riders to have pulled out of Sunday’s edition of the Amstel Gold Race after encountering problems getting flights to the Netherlands.

SEA OTTER: Singletrack.com's Zach White reports from the Sea Otter Expo area with what's new, improved and just kinda cool.

SEA OTTER: Crank Brothers is venturing far beyond where the company, which started with an innovative tire lever, has ever been before.

Amstel Gold Race: Previous winners

Of all the major classics, the Amstel Gold Race is the most difficult to predict — and one of the hardest to win. Only three riders have won the Dutch classic more than once: Eddy Merckx (of course), who took it twice in the 1970s, and the Dutchmen Gerrie Knetemann (1974 and 1985) and Jan Raas, who had five wins in six starts between 1977 and 1982. But all those successes happened long before the Amstel became a truly international classic.

Hooligans have destroyed a “monument” dedicated to the spot where Lance Armstrong broke his clavicle in last year’s Vuelta a Castilla y León.

Milram sprinter Wim Stroetinga broke his right hand in a crash at the GP Denain Thursday, and is expected to be away from racing for several weeks.

Greipel won his fourth stage in six days at the Turkey tour, out-kicking Italians Davide Cimolai (Liquigas) and Manuel Belletti (CSF) to snatch the sprint victory after a wild finale in the 194km stage from Fethiye to Finike. American Tejay Van Garderen finished seven seconds back, but remains second overall, now 23 seconds in arrears

The first batch of Sea Otter videos: Lene Byberg and Todd Wells interviews and the SRAM launch party.

The Dauphiné Libéré goes back to its roots in 2010 and will feature a summit finish at Alpe d’Huez for its 62nd edition.

The flight cancellations that have resulted from the volcanic activity have grounded Kelly Benefit Strategies in its attempts to reach France for Sunday’s Tro-Bro Léon (UCI 1.1). The team planned to start the race as the kick off to its first European stint in 2010.

The Bahati Foundation sharpened the tip of Sunday’s Tour of the Battenkill Thursday when the team announced that they will send six-rider squad to the race, a reversal of their plans only one week earlier.

It’s been a long time coming, but Basque climber Igor Antón finally scored another mountaintop victory on Spanish roads in Friday’s summit finish at the Vuelta a Castilla y León ahead of pre-race favorite Alberto Contador (Astana).

Hot off second place at the Vuelta al País Vasco behind Chris Horner (RadioShack), Valverde says he’s in shape to have a good run through the Ardennes.

Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank) has been one of the enigmas of the 2010 season.

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Excitement is building for the 26th running of the nation’s most important, single-day professional cycling race, the TD Bank Philadelphia International Cycling Championship, which is scheduled for Sunday, June 6, 2010. The 156-mile pro race is the “granddaddy” of all U.S. road racing and the unofficial kick-off to summer in the City of Brotherly Love.

Ogden, Utah – Ogden City presents the Tour de ’Drome, a benefit bike tour on May 1 at 9 a.m. at Ogden’s Historic Pioneer Heritage Rodeo Grounds. All proceeds raised from the event will go towards Ogden’s future velodrome, part of a proposed new multi-sports field house complex. Participants can choose from 28 to104 miles routes. There will also be a “Fun Ride” for children of all ages.

The question was not "if," but "when" and "how" Shimano would go about creating a 10-speed mountain bike drivetrain. Now those questions have been answered. That's right — at the Sea Otter this week, Shimano finally revealed its 10-speed off-road drivetrain.

Shimano Dyna-Sys 10 speed mountain bike drivetrain gallery

The Jamis/Sutter Home Men’s Cycling Team presented by Colavita has been invited to race the UCI 2.2 Tour de Santa Catarina in Brazil, which begins April 21 and continues through April 25. Directeur Sportif Sebastian Alexandre made the announcement.

Cervelo TestTeam's Heinrich Haussler will make his comback to racing following a leg injury at the Amgen Tour of California next month, the team announced Thursday.

2010 Tour of the Battenkill start list

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André Greipel sprinted to victory in Thursday’s fifth and longest stage at the Tour of Turkey while HTC-Columbia teammate Tejay Van Garderen remains second overall.

Theo Bos (Cervélo) sprinted to his second consecutive victory in Thursday’s longest stage at the Vuelta a Castilla y León in northern Spain.

There's a big difference in pay days when it comes to golf and cycling.

Fabian Cancellara, winner of the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, has pulled out of Sunday's Amstel Gold Race, saying he won't compete again until next month's Amgen Tour of California.

U.S. scene this week: Big time in Alabama, California & New York

Horner, Valverde lead teams for Amstel

Roman Kreuziger and Vicenzo Nibali will lead Liquigas into the Ardennes classics, with Franco Pellizotti joining for Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

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Johan Bruyneel says RadioShack will attend New Mexico's stage race, joining a strong field that already includes three Garmin-Transistions riders racing for the DZ Nuts team.

2010 la Vuelta a Castilla y León results