Dugan, Voigt recovering after late crash in Modesto
MODESTO, California (VN) - American Will Dugan and Jens Voigt are recovering from a frightening crash late in stage 3 of the Amgen Tour of California.
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Hushovd confident in Modesto reprise
Thor Hushovd won stage 3 of the Amgen Tour of California in Modesto, California. That was in 2009.
California Pro Bike: Bling’s Giant TCR Advanced SL
Bling's Rabobank Giant TCR Advanced SL
Giro notes: Cavendish gets his win with conviction; Contador fined
TERAMO, Italy (VN) – Mark Cavendish wasn’t about to leave the Giro d’Italia without winning at least one stage. But going into Tuesday’s short but fast 10th stage from Termoli to Teramo, time was running out. There were only two real chances left for sprinters and the pressure was on.
Giro polemic: Cav-Ventoso square off over towing accusation
TERAMO, Italy (VN) – Controversy follows Mark Cavendish like a “marching band,” but it was more like a Mack truck Tuesday as riders accused him of taking tows on Mount Etna’s stage on Sunday.
Mark Cavendish outkicks AleJet to win Giro d’Italia’s 10th stage
HTC-Highroad's Mark Cavendish won his sixth career Giro stage on Tuesday, rising to the occasion despite allegations that he was towed up part of Sunday's final climb. The Manxster outkicked nemesis Alessandro Petacchi in the final meters of one of the last sprinter stages of this Tour of Italy.
Cavendish denies hitching a ride up Mount Etna
ROME (AFP) — British sprint king Mark Cavendish has been accused by two Giro d'Italia rivals of being towed up Mount Etna in Sunday's stage.
Few opportunities remain for sprinters at Giro d’Italia
TERMOLI,Italy (VN) ─ Expect the Giro d'Italia peloton to get considerably lighter in the coming days as sprinters will begin to slowly fade out of the picture. With opportunities running out ─ and no final-day sprint stage waiting for them in Milan ─ sprinters will likely start to abandon or become time cut as the Giro turns north into the brutal climbs waiting in the Dolomites.
Ben Swift keeps season’s hot streak alive in Sacramento
After a commanding last-lap leadout from Team Sky, 23-year-old Ben Swift launched off the wheel of teammate Greg Henderson to take his fifth stage win of the year. After the finish, the young man from Rotherham, England was quick to track down his teammates for bear hugs.
Team Sky’s Ben Swift wins Tour of California opener in Sacramento
Team Sky's Ben Swift won the opening stage of the 2011 Amgen Tour of California on Monday, coming off a long leadout train on a shortened stage from Nevada City to Sacramento.
Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood: Amgen Tour’s Baldy stage is harder than hard
Ten days after riding the May 7 L’Etape du California — the organized, mass-participation ride covering the stage 7 route of this year’s Amgen Tour of California — I’m still trying to wrap my head around the difficulty of the final 5km climb to the Mount Baldy Ski Area, where the stage finishes.
Giro d’Italia Stage 8
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Mike Northey, Edita Janeliunaite prevail at the Tour de Grove
ST. LOUIS, Missouri – On a wet and windy day in St. Louis, riders at the Tour De Grove lined up to brave the elements at the second year of the event, an NRC race and the latest round of the USA Crits series.
Van Garderen: more selective, but ultimately tight GC on tap for Amgen Tour
STATELINE, Nevada (VN) - Tejay Van Garderen will be aggressive in chasing bonus seconds if the opportunity arises in the opening stages of the Amgen Tour of California.
Andrew Hood’s Giro d’Italia notebook: Le Mevel holds on to fourth on GC
TROPEA, Italy (VN) ─ Christophe Le Mevel is not a name that fans are used to seeing at the top of the GC of a stage race, but staffers at Garmin-Cervélo are hoping that he will be making an impression during this year's Giro d'Italia.
Contador takes ‘pole position’ for Giro d’Italia’s Mt. Etna stage
On Saturday, Alberto Contador responded to critics the way he always does ─ with vicious accelerations from his spindly legs, taking second in stage eight and putting everyone on notice a day of ahead of the Giro's first major mountaintop finish up Mount Etna.
Oscar Gatto, Alberto Contador go 1-2 in stage 8 of the 2011 Giro d’Italia
Oscar Gatto and Alberto Contador go 1-2 in stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia.
Giro d’Italia Stage 7
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Giro notes: Short stages and Etna’s ashes
AVELLINO, Italy (VN) – Friday’s short but explosive 110km stage ended in less than three hours, a far cry from the long, 240km monster the Giro faced earlier this week.
Late attack proves fruitful for Bart De Clercq at Giro d’Italia, Pieter Weening keeps lead
Bart De Clercq (Omega Pharma-Lotto) took advantage of a well-timed attack on the final climb of the seventh stage of the Giro d’Italia and held on to take the win, but only just barely.
Giro d’Italia Stage 6
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Andrew Hood’s Giro notebook: An electric win for Campy, Movistar breakthrough
FIUGGI, Italy (VN) – Fran Ventoso had marked the Fiuggi stage on the road book because he knew it was tailormade for his characteristics. The long drag up to the hilltop town was just want he needed to win.
Francisco Ventoso takes stage win at Giro d’Italia, Pieter Weening retains lead
FIUGGI, Italy (VN) - Francisco Ventoso launched an impressive sprint at the end of the sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia to score big win for the Movistar team, as Rabobank’s Pieter Weening finished in the main field to keep his hold on the overall lead.
Ina-Yoko Teutenberg wins stage and solidifies lead at Tour of Chongming Island
CHONGMING ISLAND, China - Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (HTC Highroad Women) defended her hold on the yellow jersey in style as she won the second stage of China’s Tour of Chongming Island on Friday, unleashing a devastating sprint at the end of a 118.4km race through the Chongming Industrial Zone.
Giro d’Italia Stage 5
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Elizabeth Armitstead wins opening stage of Tour of Chongming Island, Ina-Yoko Teutenberg takes lead
CHONGMING ISLAND, China－Despite forecasts to the contrary, the first stage of China’s Tour of Chongming Island was a cold and wet affair, as Garmin-Cervélo’s Elizabeth Armitstead scored her first international stage victory and Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (HTC-Highroad) grabbed the overall lead on the strength of sprint bonus times.
Garmin rides on without Tyler Farrar; David Millar cedes pink jersey
ORVIETO, Italy (VN) – Garmin-Cervélo earned a trip to the post-stage podium presentation as the Giro d’Italia’s “super team,” but it was without top sprinter Tyler Farrar and the maglia rosa.
Giro Pro Bike: Francisco Ventoso’s Campy-electric equipped Pinarello Dogma 60.1.
Caley Fretz takes a look at Francisco Ventoso's Pinarello Dogma, with Campy's electric parts
Garmin-Cervélo bringing all-star squad to Tour of California
After finishing the Amgen Tour of California in the runner-up spot for the past three years, Garmin-Cervélo aims to break that streak by fielding a roster that, on paper, is the deepest in the race.
Rabobank’s Pieter Weening takes over Giro d’Italia lead with solo stage win
Rabobank’s Pieter Weening scored an impressive solo win on the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia, as the peloton returned to racing, following the tragic death of Wouter Wylandt on Monday.
TT1’s Efimkin talks Turkey, ready for California
Team Type 1 is flying high following the dramatic overall victory at the Tour of Turkey in what's the team's first win of the season and the most important success in the squad's history.
Leipheimer, Hushovd, headline heavy California rosters
A top cast will take the road in the Sierras on Sunday for the kickoff to the 2011 Amgen Tour of California, headlined by three-time champion Levi Leipheimer and world champion Thor Hushovd.
Giro pays tribute to Wouter Weylandt with moment of silence, neutral stage
GENOA, Italy (AFP) - A moment of silence was held before the start of Tuesday fourth stage of the Tor of Italy, in honor of Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt, who died Monday following an horrific crash on the third stage.
David Millar: Weylandt’s crash is ‘the unthinkable’
RAPALLO, Italy (VN) – David Millar won the pink jersey Monday, but he was in no mood to celebrate following the tragic death of Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt during the third stage of the Giro d’Italia.
Wouter Weylandt, 1984-2011
Belgian professional Wouter Weylandt was a successful racer capable of winning grand-tour stages but happy to give his all for others. Weylandt died after a crash Monday during stage 3 of the 2011 Giro d'Italia.
Vicioso outsprints late breakaway at the Giro, as Garmin’s Millar takes the lead
Angel Vicioso (Androni Giocattoli) won out of a late-forming breakaway Monday after a spectacular twisting finale on the Italian Riveria at the Giro d'Italia.
Giro d’Italia Stage 2 – Hold Your Line!
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Marian University, Mars Hill College take omnium titles at 2011 collegiate nationals
Marian University and Mars Hill College took the team omnium national titles at the USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships in Madison, Wisconsin.
Tyler Farrar on the stage-2 sprint in the 2011 Giro d’Italia
Tyler Farrar and VeloNews' European scribe Andrew Hood discuss the stage-two sprint in the 2011 Giro.
Mark Cavendish says commissaires, officials biased against him after losing stage-2 sprint in 2011 Giro d’Italia
Mark Cavendish blasts race commissaires and officials after losing the stage-two sprint to Alessandro Petacchi, suggesting he is being “singled out” when it comes to jury decisions.
Alessandro Petacchi wins stage 2 of the 2011 Giro d’Italia; Mark Cavendish takes overall lead
Alessandro Petacchi outlasts a late charge from Mark Cavendish to win stage two of the 2011 Giro d’Italia.
Frank Travieso, Lauren Hall win 2011 Dilworth Criterium
Frank Travieso and Lauren Hall win the Dilworth Criterium, the penultimate stop in the 2011 USA CRITS series.
Giro d’Italia Begins!
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Andrew Hood’s Giro notebook: Alpini invasion, long day in saddle
Tens of thousands of retired and active “Alpini” soldiers descended on Torino for an annual convention set to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Italy’s unification — just in time for the start of the 2011 Giro.
HTC-Highroad takes TTT to open 2011 Giro d’Italia; Marco Pinotti dons maglia rosa
HTC-Highroad wins the kickoff to the 2011 Giro d’Italia, putting Marco Pinotti into the first maglia rosa.
2011 Phillip Island Grand Prix
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Jake Keough, Jennifer Purcell win 2011 Spartanburg Regional Classic
Jake Keough and Jennifer Purcell take the flowers in the Spartanburg Regional Classic.
Collegiate national championships kick off in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wisconsin – USA Cycling’s collegiate road national championships opened on Friday with four national titles awarded as both Division I and II male and female riders tackled the more than 6,000 feet of climbing around the road race course at Blue Mound State Park, 30 miles west of Madison.
Sutherland to lead UHC into California
BOULDER, Colo. (VN) — Rory Sutherland is set to lead his UnitedHealthcare squad into the Amgen Tour of California on Sunday May 15. The team on Friday announced its roster for the weeklong stage race that begins in South Lake Tahoe in a little over a week.
Nine North Americans looking to make Giro impact; Garzelli starts with No. 1 bib
VENARIA REALE, Italy (VN) - Nine North Americans start the 94th Giro d'Italia on Saturday, all bringing a wide range of experience, expectations and responsibilities to the season's first grand tour.
U.S. Racing This Week: Joe Martin edges toward California and SpeedWeek wraps
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Garmin-Cervelo wants Giro d’Italia success
Garmin-Cervelo is gunning for the pink jersey in Saturday's team time trial to open the Giro d'Italia with hopes of repeating their breakout success in 2008.
Phil Gaimon diary: Disaster housing with a great kitchen
" Remember watching news stories of Katrina victims, staying on rows of air mattresses and cots in big, open rooms? That’s us right now: disaster relief housing. It’s no Katrina, but nine dudes in one room does qualify as a disaster."
Jelly Belly’s Brad Huff takes the prize at Dana Point Grand Prix
DANA POINT, Calif. (VN) — Brad Huff (Jelly Belly) emerged from an 18-man break to take the fifth annual Dana Point Grand Prix criterium over Rahsaan Bahati (SKLZ p/b Pista Palace) and Ben Kersten (Fly V Australia).
Tour of Friendship | Stage 4. Getting Tired…
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Rockslides force Tour of California to cut out Highway 1 sections
Four recent rock and mudslides hav forced organizers of the Amgen Tour of California to change the route of its fifth stage, removing some of the race's most scenic vistas on California Highway 1.
Tour of Friendship | Stage 3 – KAMIKAZE!
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Liquigas leader Vincenzo Nibali one of the favorites for 2011 Giro d’Italia
Vincenzo Nibali will carry the Liquigas colors after defending champion Ivan Basso decided to skip the Giro in order to prepare exclusively for the Tour de France.
Jake Keough, Theresa Cliff-Ryan win 2011 Historic Roswell Criterium
Jake Keough and Theresa Cliff-Ryan kick to victory at the Historic Roswell Criterium.
Brice Feillu replaces Daniele Bennati on Leopard-Trek’s 2011 Giro d’Italia roster
Brice Feillu replaces the injured Daniele Bennati on Leopard-Trek’s 2011 Giro d’Italia roster.
Rabobank plans to hunt stage wins at 2011 Giro d’Italia
With team star Robert Gesink preparing for the Tour de France, Rabobank won’t have a top GC prospect at the Giro d'Italia, so it will be looking to attack and get into breakaways in hopes of winning a stage.
Mancebo and Hughes wrap up SRAM Tour of the Gila wins
PINOS ALTOS, New Mexico (VN) — Francisco "Paco" Mancebo and Clara Hughes each put on impressive displays of power while locking up overall victories Sunday at the SRAM Tour of the Gila.
Tour of Friendship | Stage 2. INSANE!
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Alexander Efimkin wins 2011 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
Kenny Van Hummel wins the final stage of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey as Alexander Efimkin wraps up the overall title.
Cadel Evans wraps up Tour de Romandie as Ben Swift takes final stage
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - BMC's Cadel Evans won the Tour de Romandie on Sunday after the fifth and final stage was claimed by Team Sky's British rider Ben Swift.
Luca Damiani, Theresa Cliff-Ryan win Athens Twilight criterium
Luca Damiani and Theresa Cliff-Ryan win the Terrapin Twilight Criterium in Athens, Georgia.
Trek-Livestrong’s Lewis wins controversial Gila crit; Hughes powers to undisputed womens win
SILVER CITY, New Mexico (VN) — Trek-Livestrong may have lost some big names to the pros in the off season, but you'd never know it at the SRAM Tour of the Gila this week, where a new crop of developing riders stepped up to duplicate its 2010 wins.
Peterson cedes lead to Efimkin; Greipel wins in Turkey
Tom Peterson (Garmin-Cervélo) saw the leader’s jersey slip away in Friday’s sixth stage at the Tour of Turkey when a 25-man breakaway stayed clear to put Alexander Efimkin (Team Type 1) into the lead with just two stages to go.