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Pipp and Logan-Sprenger win Gila’s second stage
Pipp and Logan-Sprenger win Gila's second stage
Mark Cavendish and Marco Pinotti headline HTC-Highroad’s Giro d’Italia roster
Mark Cavendish and Marco Pinotti headline HTC-Highroad’s Giro d’Italia squad that will be looking to win stages in all terrain. While the team doesn’t have a strong GC candidate to win the Giro outright, the team will bring a mix of riders who can win stages in sprints, breakaways and time trials.
Daniele Bennati crashes out of Tour de Romandie, ruled out of Giro
Leopard-Trek's Italian sprinter Daniele Bennati has been ruled out of the Giro d'Italia after breaking ribs and a collarbone in a crash at the first stage of the Tour de Romandie Wednesday.
Alessandro Petacchi gets a win at Tour of Turkey
Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) sprinted to victory in Wednesday’s fourth stage at the Presidential Tour of Turkey that saw its fourth race leader in as many days.
Manuel Belletti takes 3rd stage, lead at 2011 Presidential Tour of Turkey
Manuel Belletti wins the third stage at the Presidential Tour of Turkey and takes the race leader’s jersey.
Time trials loom large in Tour of Romandie
Switzerland’s Tour de Romandie, which takes place this week, starts appropriately enough at Martigny, a town surrounded by famous alpine climbs: the Grand St. Bernard to the south, Col de la Forclaz to the east and Crans-Montana to the east. But ironically the six-day, 698.3km UCI WorldTour event is probably the least mountainous in the race’s 65-year history.
Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: Voeckler on his best year ever
The same afternoon that Philippe Gilbert was winning the Flèche Wallonne atop the notorious Mur de Huy last Wednesday, another French-speaking rider was taking a hilltop stage victory at the Giro del Trentino in the Dolomite mountains of Italy. That would be Thomas Voeckler, the current French national champion, notching (like Gilbert) his sixth win of the year and cementing his leadership of the 2011 UCI Europe Tour.
Valentin Iglinskiy surprises sprinters at Tour of Turkey
Valentin Iglinskiy (Astana) surprised the top sprinters to dart to victory in Monday’s stage 2 at the Tour of Turkey.
Unbeatable: Philippe Gilbert takes 2011 Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Philippe Gilbert caps a sweep of the Ardennes classics, easily out-sprinting Fränk and Andy Schleck to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
Andrea Guardini wins first stage of 2011 Tour of Turkey
Italian youngster Andrea Guardini (Farnese Vini) opened up a long sprint to hold off Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervelo) to win the opening stage at the Tour of Turkey on Sunday.
Schlecks: We need aggression and luck to beat Gilbert at Liège-Bastogne-Liège
FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium – Two weeks ago, Fabian Cancellara was the talk of the cycling media. Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) has assumed that role with three wins in a week, but Cancellara's Leopard-Trek teammates aren't looking past anyone for Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
Wrenched & Ridden review: Speed Dream Tonazzo carbon clinchers
The Speed Dream Tonazzo carbon clinchers: light, stiff wheels from an artisan.
Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: A man named Phil
Editor’s note: Every week through the 2011 road season, VeloNews editor-at-large John Wilcockson is writing about key features of the week’s racing. This 10th installment focuses on the career of rider of the week Philippe Gilbert.
Stuart O’Grady: ‘Andy Schleck races like Eddy Merckx’
Stuart O’Grady was probably watching Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race from the comfort of his couch, but he wasn’t surprised to see teammate Andy Schleck on the attack late in the race.
Air Force Academy hosts Rocky Mountain conference weekend
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (VN) —Collegiate racers from the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cycling conference were treated to hilly races this weekend at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
Lindenwood weekend prepares Midwest conference for nationals
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (VN) — The Mid West Collegiate Cycling Conference regional championships were hosted this weekend at Lindenwood University, leaving many of the racers with sore legs and even some with bruised egos.
Ina-Yoko Teutenberg wins 2011 Ronde Van Gelderland
HTC-Highroad's Ina-Yoko Teutenberg continues to rack up the wins in the 2011 season, with victory number five of the year coming on Sunday in a bunch sprint of the Ronde Van Gelderland in Holland.
Xavier Tondo wins 2011 Castilla y León as Ben Swift takes final stage
Ben Swift (Sky) took a bunch sprint as Xavier Tondo (Movistar) secured overall victory in the final stage at the Vuelta a Castilla y León in northern Spain.
Sea Otter ’11: Batty and Wells Win XC
Big first win for Emily Batty while Todd Wells ends long Otter dry spell
Grégory Rast regrets early Roubaix sprint, starts vacation early at Amstel Gold
VILT, Netherlands (VN) – Last week big Swiss Grégory Rast earned the most important result of his career at Paris-Roubaix. On Sunday the RadioShack classics man was headed for a six-week vacation after stepping off the Amstel Gold Race course at the end of the first lap.
Cutters fight back to take 5th straight victory in 2011 Little 500
Fighting back from a lap down, seniors Eric Young and Zach Lusk take turns pulling, un-lapping themselves in enough time to allow Young to sprint for the Cutter's 11th win in Little 500 history.
Filippo Savini wins stage at Castilla y Leon, Bauke Mollema takes lead
talian Filippo Savini (Colnago-CSF Inox) won Friday’s “queen stage” at the Vuelta a Castilla y León while Dutch rider Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) takes the leader’s jersey on a day that ended on a frustrating note for pre-race favorite Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Sungard).
Spring in Cycling Mecca
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Ventoso wins again at Castilla y Leon
Fran Ventoso (Movistar) won for the second day in a row at the Vuelta a Castilla y León in another bunch sprint in northern Spain.
Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: The day the superstars didn’t shine
Depending on whose viewpoint you want to believe, the Garmin-Cervélo team was either (1) totally brilliant or (2) toxically negative.
Vaughters satisfied with Garmin’s ‘biggest win ever’
ROUBAIX, France (VN) — Jonathan Vaughters finally landed a big fish. And it doesn't get any bigger than Paris-Roubaix.
David Veilleux: ‘Roubaix is amazing’
ROUBAIX, France (VN) — David Veilleux (Europcar) made the most of his Paris-Roubaix debut with an impressive top-25 finish after riding in the day's main breakaway in Sunday's battle across the cobbles.
Nevada-Reno hosts WCCC
RENO, Nev. (VN) — The ninth week of collegiate racing for the WCCC continued on the weekend of April 9-10, hosted by University of Nevada-Reno. The driving distance of the race had deterred many from attending the race, but still a significant amount flocked to Northern Nevada to attempt to gain points for their team.
Former Paris-Roubaix winner Stuart O’Grady among riders whose finishes were erased by time cut
Former Paris-Roubaix winner Stuart O'Grady was among a handful of riders who survived the cobbles to cross the line in the velodrome only to have their results erased because they were beyond the time limit.
Nygaard: ‘Cancellara was a hero today’
ROUBAIX, France (VN) ─ Fabian Cancellara (Leopard-Trek) went down swinging at Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, salvaging an impressive second place that Leopard-Trek manager Brian Nygaard called "heroic" when it seemed much of the peloton was racing against him.
Johan Van Summeren wins 2011 Paris-Roubaix
Johan Van Summeren salvaged Garmin-Cervélo's classics season with a brilliant victory at Paris-Roubaix on Sunday.
Jonathan Cantwell wins men’s race at the 2011 Sunny King Criterium
Jonathan Cantwell wins the 60-lap men’s race at Saturday’s Sunny King Criterium in Anniston, Alabama.
Matthew Goss aims for strong finish in Paris-Roubaix
Matthew Goss won't be satisfied with anything less than a top-10 finish in Paris-Roubaix.
Sunny King criterium live on VeloNews.com Saturday
ANNISTON, Ala. (VN) — VeloNews.com will present a live video stream of Saturday's Sunny King Criterium, including all amateur and elite categories at the National Racing Calendar event.
Oscar Freire relegated, Gavazzi takes stage at Basque Tour, Rodriguez keeps narrow lead
Stage 5: Éibar - El Corrillo
- 1. Francesco GAVAZZI (ITA), Lampre-Farnese Vini, 4:27:03
- 2. Kristof VANDEWALLE (BEL), Quick Step, s.t.
- 3. John GADRET (FRA), Ag2r La Mondiale, s.t.
- 4. Pim LIGTHART (NED), Vacansoleil-DCM, s.t.
- 5. Egoitz GARCIA ECHEGUIBEL (ESP), Caja Rural, s.t.
Overall, after Stage 5
- 1. Joaquin RODRIGUEZ OLIVER (Spain), Team Katusha, 21:39:46
- 2. Andreas KLÖDEN (Germany), Team RadioShack, s.t.
- 3. Samuel SANCHEZ GONZALEZ (Spain), Euskaltel-Euskadi, s.t.
- 4. Christopher HORNER (United States), Team RadioShack, at 0:01
- 5. Ryder HESJEDAL (Canada), Garmin-Cervelo, at 0:06
Bennati wins again at Sarthe; Roux secures overall
Daniele Bennati (Leopard-Trek) won for the third time this week with victory in a bunch sprint in the final stage of the Circuit de la Sarthe in France.
Paris-Roubaix | l’Enfer du Nord
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2011 Paris-Roubaix favorites nurse wounds, ride recon on cobble sectors
KORTRIJK, Belgium (VN) — With three days until Paris-Roubaix, and months of preparation complete, the main favorites now are simply waiting with the hope that the stars of training, recovery, form and luck will align for them on Sunday.
First Washington High School Race a Success
14 teams hit the dirt April 3 at Fort Steilacoom in the Washington High School Cycling League
2011 Paris-Roubaix Tech: How to build a bike for the Hell of the North
Paris-Roubaix demands more of the machine. Every part of the bike needs to be up to the challenge. Frames, forks, wheels, tires, handlebars, cables, even pedals are all optimized.
Mark Cavendish wins Scheldeprijs
SCHOTEN, Belgium (AFP) - Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) won Wednesday's Scheldeprijs in a sprint ahead of Russian Denis Galimzyanov (Katusha) and Yauheni Hutarovich (FdJ).
Garmin’s Michael Kreder wins morning stage at Circuit de la Sarthe
Michel Kreder delivered victory for Garmin-Cervélo in the morning sprint stage at the Circuit de la Sarthe in France on Wednesday.
Leopard-Trek’s Bennati takes first win of season at Sarthe
Daniele Bennati (Leopard-Trek) claimed his first win on the 2011 season after kicking to victory in the opening stage at the Circuit Cyclist Sarthe in France
Kocjan edging closer to breakthrough win for TT1
Jure Kocjan has been knocking at the door of victory all season long for Team Type 1 – sanofi aventis. The 26-year-old Slovenian sprinter has scored two second places and a fourth at the MontePaschi-Eroica race over the gravel roads in Tuscany in the opening months of the season.
Rocky Mountain collegiate racers face wind, rain, and dirt in Fort Collins
Colorado State University hosted the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cycling Conference’s third weekend of racing with a windswept circuit race on Saturday, and a rainy criterium Sunday. In typical Colorado fashion, the weekend was marked by high winds and wild swings in temperature. A record high of 78 degrees on Saturday was followed by rain, snow, and temperatures in the low 40s Sunday.
Fabio Duarte climbing to new heights in Europe
Fabio Duarte (Geox-TMC) is a name to watch this season as the former U23 world champion makes inroads into the European peloton. The 24-year-old Duarte promises to be in the thick of the action this week at the Vuelta al País Vasco, a race that fits his characteristics as he enters his first full season in Europe after racing three years in his native Colombia.
Mancebo takes overall at 2011 Redlands Bicycle Classic as Cole House wins final stage
Cole House scores a rookie win at Redlands while his Realcyclist.com teammate Francisco Mancebo squeaked out of town with the final leader's jersey.
2011 classics season a frustrating one for talent-rich Garmin-Cervélo
On paper, Garmin-Cervélo boasts the deepest classics team in the sport. Yet the team came up empty-handed at Milan-San Remo and now Flanders.
Cath Cheatley makes it three for Colavita-Forno D’Asolo as Amber Neben wins 2011 Redlands Bicycle Classic
Cath Cheatley makes it three stage wins in four tries as Amber Neben wins her third overall Redlands title.
Fabian Cancellara looks back at ‘an amazing race’
Fabian Cancellara didn’t just enter the Tour of Flanders as a race favorite — he entered the race as the defending champion and the overwhelming favorite.
Nick Nuyens wins 2011 Tour of Flanders
Nick Nuyens wins a hard-fought Tour of Flanders as Fabian Cancellara (Leopard-Trek) finally proves himself mortal on the steeps of the Muur.
Roman Van Uden wins downtown criterium at 2011 Redlands Bicycle Classic
Roman Van Uden wins the stage-two downtown criterium at the Redlands Bicycle Classic.
Lawson Craddock wins TT at 2011 Triptyque Mont et Chateaux
The American U-23 squad is showing strength at the Triptyque Mont et Chateaux in Belgium.
Bennett breaks through at Redlands; Cliff-Ryan wins inevitable women’s sprint
BEAUMONT, California (VN) - Theresa Cliff-Ryan (Colavita-Forno-D'Asolo) took the stage 1 bunch sprint under oppressive heat at the Redlands Bicycle Classic Friday. A few minutes after the women's teams cleared out of the Beaumont, 20-year-old amateur John Bennett (Cal Giant-Specialized) took a radically different win in the men's race, topping a three-up sprint from the day's long breakaway.
Boonen and Cancellara size each other up ahead of Flanders: Each says the pressure is on the other guy
BRUGGE, Belgium (VN) – Fabian Cancellara is the undisputed favorite heading into the Tour of Flanders and the reigning champion. He knows it, two-time winner Tom Boonen knows it, and the oddsmakers around cycling-mad Belgium certainly know it. But as to who has more pressure, Cancellara and Boonen both point to the other guy.
The end of Flanders’ cobbles? Koppenberg, Oude Kwaremont scheduled for paving
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Ask Nick: Vinegar, sealant and embrocation
Readers ask about treating tires, both inside and out, and protecting your knees in cold weather.
A real Tour de France rehearsal at Critérium du Dauphiné
Unless they ride May’s Giro d’Italia, Tour de France contenders choose between June’s Critérium du Dauphiné in France and Tour of Switzerland (Tour de Suisse) to hone their form for La Grande Boucle. This year, the choice is going to be a difficult one.
Rainy De Panne stage brings abandons, time cuts — and a bunch sprint
DE PANNE, Belgium (VN) - Young Italian rider Jacopo Guarnieri (Liquigas) won the bunch sprint during the morning stage of Three Days of De Panne, ahead of Wednesday’s stage winner Denis Galimzianov (Katusha).
Aussie Women’s Cycling – Progress in the Wings
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Cape Epic 2011: New Stage Winners – Finally
German duo wins Stage 3; Sauser and Stander remain in the lead
Collegiates face mountains and roundabouts in Colorado
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André Greipel wins opening stage at De Panne — from breakaway
Gorilla on the Loose! Greipel wins opening stage at De Panne — from breakaway
Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: Teamwork more important than ever
VeloNews Editor-at-Large John Wilcockson writes on the importance of teamwork in the first of the cobblestone classics and two major stage races