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Velo News

Landis files ‘whistle-blower’ lawsuit - Sat, 04 Sep 2010
Floyd Landis, former teammate of Lance Armstrong, has filed a federal "whistle-blower" lawsuit, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

Replay: Live coverage of the 2010 Vuelta a España stage 7 - Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Follow along for minute by minute coverage of stage 7 of the 2010 Vuelta a España

2010 Vuelta a Espana results, stage 7 - Fri, 03 Sep 2010

• 1. Alessandro PETACCHI, (ITA) Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 4:36:12
• 2. Mark CAVENDISH, (GBR) HTC-Columbia, at 0
• 3. Juan José HAEDO, (ARG) Team Saxo Bank, at 0
• 4. Andreas STAUFF, (GER) Quick Step, at 0
• 5. Tyler FARRAR, (USA) Garmin-Transitions, at 0

Alessandro Petacchi scores win at Vuelta a España, Gilbert keeps lead - Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Alessandro Petacchi took full advantage of a perfect lead out from his Lampre team to win the seventh stage of the Vuelta a España on Friday

Team Sky soigneur dies - Fri, 03 Sep 2010
UPDATED: Txema González, a Spanish massage therapist on Team Sky, died Friday in Sevilla, but team officials denied he succumbed to the same virus that is affecting the British-backed team

Eurobike: Polar shows a pedal-based power meter - Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Look shows a pedal-based power meter built around its Keo platform and designed to communicate with Polar cycling computers

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Cycling News & Race Results

Compton to start Worlds cross country despite injury - Fri, 03 Sep 2010




Despite a nasty crash on Wednesday during the team relay, Katie Compton will take to the start line in the elite women's cross country world championship on Saturday. She went down while racing the anchor leg for the USA team relay, which finished ninth. Compton crashed while riding the notoriously difficult rocky drop. With her front wheel, she hit a rock that had rolled onto the course. Her front end went out from under her and she landed on the sharp rocks. A laceraction on her elbow required ...




Changes pay off for new World Champion Engen - Fri, 03 Sep 2010




Newly crowned under 23 women's cross country World Champion Alexandra Engen made some big changes this year. First she moved from her native Sweden to Germany, then she joined the Rothaus Cube pro team, and finally, she learned how to manage a lengthy season by balancing her racing with some down time. Last year, Engen finished as runner-up at the Worlds, a result that motivated her toward a victory on Thursday in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada. "I think even if I hadn't been second last year, I ...




Minnaar is all business - Fri, 03 Sep 2010




Former downhill World Champion and multi-time World Cup overall winner Greg Minnaar is up to more than being a pro downhill cyclist. The South African, who has tried his hand at business before, has started a new business called Global Racing Imports with 23 Degrees Sports' Martin Whiteley. The company will open operations by importing and selling OGK Kabuto helmets from Japan. Minnaar announced the news at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, on Thursday evening. ...




Radioshack signs Cardoso, Sergent and Kwiatkowski - Fri, 03 Sep 2010




Team Radioshack announced three more signings for the upcoming season today. The US-based squad brought in Portuguese rider Manuel Antonio Cardoso from Footon-Servetto, New Zealander Jesse Sergent from its Trek-Livestrong U23 team and Pole Michal Kwiatkowski from the Caja Rural Continental squad. Cardoso, winner of a stage in the 2010 Tour Down Under, has 33 victories to his name as a professional rider including the 2009 national championship. Sergent has been riding with Radioshack as a trainee ...




Phinney dampens BMC-signing rumors - Fri, 03 Sep 2010




Wide spread rumors have linked American Taylor Phinney to a four-year contract with the US-based Professional Continental team BMC Racing. However, the double world track pursuit champion set the record straight on Twitter today stating that he has not yet signed an agreement for the 2011 season. "Uhhhh...For the record, I have not signed ANYTHING with anyone yet," said Phinney in recent rebut on Twitter. "When I sign with a team, trust me Tweeps, you will be the FIRST to know!" ...




Team Sky soigneur dies in hospital - Fri, 03 Sep 2010




Team Sky officials have confirmed that soigneur Txema Gonzalez has died in Seville, five days after he was taken to hospital with a virus that developed into a sepsis blood infection. Team principal Dave Brailsford said: "We are devastated to report that Txema tragically passed away on Friday evening in hospital in Seville. His close family were with him." Brailsford paid tribute to the friendly 43 year-old Spaniard, adding: "Txema will be remembered as a warm-hearted colleague who ...




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USA Cycling

MTB Worlds continue with U23 womens XC and four-cross qualification - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
The 2010 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships continued on Thursday with the U23 women's cross country contest and the elite men's and women's four-cross qualification rounds.

USA Cycling September Communiqué - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
September's monthly Communiquandeacute; features a look at the new film Chasing Legends, the story of how one cyclist lost a race but saved a life, and wrap-ups from the August national championships and the collegiate conference directors summit. Plus, find out how to watch the Vuelta live, and learn about upcoming summits and seminars for coaches, soigneurs and mechanics.

13 Stars-and-Stripes awarded on day one of Masters Track Nationals - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
The 2010 Richardson Bike Mart USA Cycling Masters Track National Championships got underway on Wednesday, awarding 13 Stars-and-Stripes on Wednesday before the Texas skies opened up to a torrential suspending the evening session. All competition will resume in order on Thursday morning at 8:00 a.m. at the Superdrome.

Mountain Bike Worlds open with team relay and junior women's XC - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
The 2010 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships kicked off on Wednesday with Todd Wells, Rob Squire, Seth Kemp, and Katie Compton placing the U.S. ninth in the team relay and junior rider Essence Barton riding to 13th place in the junior womenandrsquo;s cross country event.

DEVELOPMENT WRAP: Road and MTB athletes busy around the world - Tue, 31 Aug 2010
A new group of junior road cyclists recently completed a trio of kermesses in Belgium while their off-road counterparts raced against world-class fields at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup finale. U23 rider Andrew Talansky was second in a stage of Valle de Aosta last week. On the women's side of USA Cycling's development initiatives, a team of six young women just completed the Classica Citta di Padova and are now racing in the Holland Ladies Tour in the Netherlands.

Richardson Bike Mart Masters Track Nats underway on Wednesday - Tue, 31 Aug 2010
The Richardson Bike Mart USA Cycling Masters Track National Championships will go off September 1-5 at the Superdome in Frisco, Texas. The two- and -three kilometer time trial events will kick things off on Wednesday. In all more than 250 masters track athletes will compete for the right to wear the Stars-and-Stripes signifying the country's best.

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