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.
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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.
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.