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Nov. 23, 2009Mailbag: Saving track events and proper pressure
Do you want to contribute to Mailbag, a regular feature of VeloNews.com? Here's how: Keep it short. And remember that we reserve the right to edit for grammar, length and clarity. Include your full name, hometown and state or ...
Nov. 23, 2009Team RadioShack releases its 2010 roster: 26 riders from 16 countries/
Team RadioShack has released its 2010 roster, which includes 26 riders coming from 16 different countries. “It is a well balanced team,” team director Johan Bruyneel said. “We have experienced riders - with some of them I worked already many years in my former teams – ...
Nov. 23, 2009The Clothes Line: Nalini Aquila jacket and Cirello Skinsuit tights
Editor's note: The Clothes Line is an occasional column about clothing, shoes, helmets, and other accessories we’ve encountered. Clothing is possibly the most personal of all gear choices: two riders can try the same jersey and come back with completely ...
Nov. 23, 2009Ag2r brings youngsters aboard
Ag2r La Mondiale is sticking to its core roster as it brings on some young talent to fill out the team for the 2010 season. Proven bets such as yellow jersey wearer Rinaldo Nocentini, the Efimkin brothers and the improving Nicolas Roche will remain the backbone of the French ...
Nov. 23, 2009The case for keeping the individual pursuit in the Olympics
A week ago, I wrote an open letter to the Union Cycliste Internationale and International Olympic Committee regarding potential changes in the track-racing schedule at the 2012 Olympic Games in London — especially the proposed elimination of the individual pursuit.
Nov. 23, 2009Bosisio denies using EPO
Gabriele Bosisio pleaded his innocence at a hearing with the Italian Olympic Committee's Anti-doping prosecutor on Monday. The 29-year-old LPR rider underwent an out-of-competition test in September that detected traces of the blood-booster EPO. He denied using the banned ...
Nov. 23, 2009Italian cyclist draws 20-year ban
Italian cyclist Gianni Da Ros has been handed a 20-year ban from the National Anti-doping Tribunal for trafficking in doping substances. The 23-year-old, who used to ride for Liquigas, was arrested in March in the northern city of Padua. The investigation, ordered by the ...
Nov. 22, 2009Dombroski, Johnson double up in Hamptons
Amy Dombroski’s acceleration in the final corner of Sunday’s Whitmore Landscaping Super Cross Cup netted the Schlamm-Primus Mootry her second victory of the weekend. The race marked the final event of the 2009 North American Cyclocross Trophy (NACT) series. Dombroski’s ...
Nov. 22, 2009Evans named Aussie cyclist of year
World road champion Cadel Evans was named the 2009 Australian Cyclist of the Year at a ceremony late Sunday in Melbourne. Evans, 32, became only the second man to win the Sir Hubert Opperman medal for a third time in the 51-year history of the award. Peter Besanko received ...
Nov. 22, 2009Stybar takes round 4 of Superprestige
Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) won round four of the Superprestige on Sunday in Hamme-Zogge. Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) took second with Klass Vantornout (Sunweb-Projob) third. Series leader and world champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) ran out of gas late in the ...
Nov. 21, 2009Johnson, Dombroski take Southampton Day 1
Tim Johnson and his Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com teammates Jeremy Powers and Jamey Driscoll made winning appear easy at Saturday’s Whitmore Landscaping Super Cross Cup, held at Southampton Youth Services Park. The three men in green swept the podium of the UCI C2 race, which ...
Nov. 21, 2009Kazakhs back renewed Astana effort
Alberto Contador won’t lose sleep next season thinking that his paycheck is going to bounce. After a season of turmoil that nearly saw the Astana team fold under financial uncertainty, it appears that Kazakh officials have stepped up and are guaranteeing $22 million in ...