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August 2015

August 31: Reader survey contest has just two days to go; Boonen to continue with Eitxx-Quick Step; Team reports from GP Ouest France-Plouay; Vuelta a España news
August 30: Two races today, Vuelta stage 9 and the GP Ouest France-Plouay; Reader Survey contest is still on; Sagan, Stuyven out of Vuelta; Lots of Vuelta a España team reports; Cult Energy, Tinkoff-Saxo lineups for GP Ouest France-Plouay
August 29: Check out the survey questionnaire contest; Vuelta a España reports from the teams, Lotto-Soudal's plans for GP Ouest France-Plouay
August 28: Survey questionnaire contest continues; Tom Boonen still not signed with team for 2015; Peter Stetina moves from BMC to Trek; Taiwan and Japan bicycle industries booming; Lots of team reports from the Vuelta a España; BMC lineup for GP Ouest France-Plouay
August 27: Take our survey questionnaire and you'll be entered to win some swag; Pierre Rolland signs with Cannondale-Garmin; Team reports from the Vuelta a España; Injection-molded e-bike frame has arrived
August 26: Maybe you could win some swag by doing our survey; Rein Taaramäe signs with Katusha; Vuelta stage five today; European bike biz poised for real growth? Vuelta team reports; Giant-Alpecin for GP Ouest France-Plouay; Adam Blythe signs with Tinkoff-Saxo
August 25: The Vuelta a España has its fourth stage today; Fabian Cancellara abandons Vuelta; The teams report on the Vuelta's third stage
August 24: Vuelta stage three today; Vincenzo Nibali tossed from Vuelta and his response to the ejection; Vattenfall Cyclassics team reports; Vuelta a España news from the teams; BMC's USA Pro Cycling Challenge news
August 23: Three races are being held today; USA Pro Cycling Challenge news from BMC; Tinkoff-Saxo; Vuelta stage 1 team reports
August 22: Vuelta a España starts today; BMC's USA Pro Cycling Challenge report; Giant-Alpecin's Vuelta news; Vattenfall Cyclassics team reports; Troels Vinther has bad training crash
August 21: Three races today; Vuelta's opening stage will not count towards overall standings: Hero Cycles gains foothold in Europe; BMC's USA Pro Cycling Challenge report; Several teams reveal Vuelta a España rosters and racing plans
August 20: USA Pro Cycling Challenge and Tour du Limousin continue; BMC's Pro Cycling Challenge report; Teams report racer sign-ups for their squads
August 19: Two races covered today; Giampaolo Caruso positive for EPO, Katusha can still start Vuelta; Bjarne Riis having trouble returning to pro racing management; BMC having good USA Pro Cycling Challenge; Team plans for Vuelta a España
August 18: Today's racing; UCI World Tour rankings; Taylor Phinney scores first victory in comeback; Chris Froome begins physiological tests; LottoNL-Jumbo's Vuelta plans; Axeon announes new sponsors for 2016
August 17: USA Pro Cycling Challenge starts today; Sky announces Vuelta lineup; Eneco Tour team final reports; News from Arctic Race of Norway; Cannondale-Garmin reups two riders; Tinkoff-Saxo's plans for USA Pro Challenge
August 16: There are two races finishing today; Michael Mørkøv signs for Katusha; Israeli Team Cycling Academy will contest USA Pro Cycling Challenge; Are e-MTBs the next big thing; Arctic Race of Norway team reports; News from the Eneco Tour
August 15: Two races end today, two continue and one starts Monday; Cycling industry giant dies; Eneco Tour team reports; Arctic Race of Norway news; BMC's USA Pro Challenge roster
August 14: Today's racing; Friday's race results shouldn't be late; Bill McGann does make mistakes; Loren Rowney wins Route de France stage 4; Eneco Tour team reports; Lotto-Soudal Tour de l'Ain news; Cult Energy's Arctic Tour of Norway report; Tinkoff-Saxo extends contracts for six riders; Lotto-Soudal's Vuelta roster
August 13: Hot Dog! Four big races today; Adam Hansen poised to break Grand Tour completion record; 2014 was a good year for Euro bike industry; Giant-Alpecin announces teams for Arctic Tour of Norway and Vuelta; Tinkoff-Saxo riders with ongoing contracts; Lampre-Merida's Eneco Tour report
August 12: Three races today; Arctic Tour of Norway team updates; Eneco Tour team news; LottoNL-Jumbo Tour de l'Ain report
August 11: Today's racing; Froome going for Tour-Vuelta double; Astana extends contracts for three riders; Liv-Plantur having good Route de France; Eneco Tour team reports
August 10: Two races today, La Route de France and Eneco Tour; KTM recalls e-Bike battery; Velocio-Sram calls it quits; BMC's Tour of Utah final report; Amy Pieters wins Route de France prologue; LottoNL-Jumbo's plans for Tour de l'Ain
August 9: Three races today, three ended yesterday; Giant-USA considering on-line sales; Tour of Denmark final team reports; Team news from the Tour of Poland
August 8: Three stage races end today, two continue; Orica-GreenEdge signs Amets Txurruka; BMC reports from Tour of Utah; Etixx-Quick Step Tour of Poland report; Team news from the Tour of Denmark; Eneco Tour starts on the tenth
August 7: Five stage races to report on today; Tour of Denmark team reports; Lotto-Soudal's Tour of Poland news; Tour of Utah stage 4 from BMC's perspective
August 6: Lots of stage racing; Trek has plans to help its retailers fight web-shops; Bodnar wins at Tour of Poland; BMC's Tour of Utah report; Cult Energy's Tour of Denmark news
August 5: The five stage races continue; Laurens ten Dam hit by car; Kirstof Vandewalle abandons Tour of Poland; Tour of Denmark team news; LottoNL-Jumbo's Tour of Poland report; Tour of Utah news from BMC
August 4: Five stage races running today; Taylor Phinney and Peter Stetina back racing; Christopher Juul-Jensen joins Orica-GreenEdge; Giant-Alpecin's & Liv-Plantur's plans for the coming week
August 3: Three stage races today; Tom Danielson tests positive for synthetic testosterone; Tour of Poland team report; Barbara Guarischi wins Sparkassen Giro; RideLondon-Surrey team news; Tour of Denmark team plans
August 2: Five races today; BMC to seek redress after van Avermaet taken down by race moto; Clásica de San Sebastián team reports; Taylor Phinney and Peter Stetina return to racing; Rasmus Guldhammer targeting GC at Tour of Denmark
August 1: Today's races; Richie Porte will join BMC; Velocio-SRAM will be at Sparkassen Giro; Shimano having a good year; Lotto-Soudal's weekend plans; LottoNL-Jumbo will be at RideLondon-Surrey

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January 2015

January 31: Bobridge fails in World Hour Record Attempt, Tinkoff-Saxo plans for Dubai Tour. more details
January 30: Strike at Campagnolo factory, Tour Méditerranéen will be held after all. more details
January 28: Schedule of upcoming races, Lotto-Soudal's plans for Challenge Mallorca. more details
January 26: First UCI road rankings of 2015. more details
January 25: Final stage of the Tour Down under: stage 6 info from BMC, Lotto-Soudal and Lampre-Merida. more details
January 24: Rohan Dennis narrowly holds on to Tour Down Under lead, Samuel Sanchez extends with BMC, Roman Kreuziger insists he's innocent of doping. more details.
January 19: Giro d'Italia team invitations issued. more details
January 14: Tour de France team invitations issued, Alex Dowsett's World Hour Record attempt in doubt, but others also plan attempts, Tinkoff-Saxo training camp, Team Sky is ambitious, Orica-GreenEdge Tour Down Under team announced. more details
January 10: 2015 Vuelta a España route revealed. more details
January 9: 2015 Pro Tour and Pro Continental squads, Europcar downgraded. more details
January 5: Bradley Wiggins extends with Sky to race Paris-Roubaix, Lotto-Soudal team for 2015 Tour Down Under. more details
January 1: Season starts Friday, January 2, Stronger penalties for doping. more details

December 2014

December 29: Nairo Quintana's Spring 2014 racing program, Vincenzo Nibali's impressive 2014 season numbers. more details.
December 22: Simon Gerrans break collarbone, Michael Rogers to Lead Tinkoff-Saxo at Tour Down Under. more details
December 20: Armstrong associates settle with Landis and UCI, Tinkoff-Saxo and Lotto-Soudal team news. more details
December 16: Upcoming season's first races, UCI news. more details
December 7: Jan Janssen has cancer. more details
December 6: News from Lampre-Merida. more details
December 1: Marco Pantani death speculation continues. more details

November 2014

November 26: Velon Alliance of cycling teams, some contrary views. more details
November 25: Eleven World Tour Teams Form Velon,
An Alliance of Cycling Teams. more details
November 19: More historic Giro data posted, Cannondale-Garmin roster announced, Ethiopian racer signs with Lampre-Merida. more details
November 14: Rafal Majka on his 2014 season, Christophe Le Mével calls it a career, Lampre-Merida re-signs Ferrari and Mori. more details
November 12: BikeRaceInfo late season reporting plans; Chris Froome Tour/Vuelta double? more details.
November 6: Chris Horner still without team, Lampre signs Taiwan rocket. more details
November 3: Tinkoff-Saxo reviews Contador's season, makes 4 technical appointments; Lampre-Merida renews Bono & Cimolai contracts; Marcel Sieberg discusses off-season. more details

October 2014

October 31: Matthias Brändle breaks World Hour Record. more details.
October 29: Award 1999 Giro to Pantani? Tour of Hainan final GC. more details
October 26: Time Sport International founder dies, Lotto-Belisol reviews its 2014 season. more details
October 24: Changes to Tour de France points competition, new job for Nicki Sorensen, LottoNL-Jumbo kit presented. more details
October 23: More reactions to 2015 Tour de France route, Lotto-Belisol extends contracts for 3 riders, Karsten Kroon retires. more details
October 22: 2015 Tour de France route presented. more details
October 21: 2015 Tour of California start cities announced, riders we probably won't see in 2015, team and rider comments on the Japan Cup, rider signings and contract extensions. more details
October 18: Europcar to end sponsorship, Manuele Boaro on the end of the season, Van Genechten moves on, Frederik Willems retires. more details
October 16: Orica-GreenEdge, Lotto-Belisol 2014 season reviews, Viviani to Sky, Lampre signs new talent. more details
October 15: Complete Final UCI World Tour rankings after Tour of Beijing. more details
October 14: Team and rider comments after Tour of Beijing final stage. more details
October 13: Tinkoff-Saxo Three Grand Tours Challenge, GP Beghelli, Paris-Tours rider and team comments. more details
October 12: Team and rider comments on Giro dell'Emilia, Tour of Beijing, Paris-Tours. more details
October 11: Team and rider comments on Coppa Sabatini, Tour of Beijing, Paris-Tours. more details
October 9: Andy Schleck retires, two European single-day races today, Belkin signs two, Lampre-Merida race plans, Tour of Beijing. more details
October 7: 2015 Giro d'Italia, more Giro-Tour doubles? Contador ends season, Tim Wellens looks back on season. more details
October 6: Teams and riders discuss the weekend racing: Il Lombardia and the Tour de l’Eurometropole. more details
October 5: Theo Bos wins l’Eurometropole stage 3, Greipel done for season, Contador on Il Lombardia. more details
October 4: Il Lombardia coming, Tour de l'Eurométropole continues. more details
October 3: Damiano Cunego's new team, Belkin inks lots of riders. more details
October 2: Milano-Torino comments, team and rider plans for l’Eurométrople and Il Lombardia. more details
October 1: Milano-Torino startlist, Tinkoff Saxo on Milano-Torino, including Roman Kreuziger's racing re-start, Ben Hermans extends with BMC, Romain Bardet stays with Ag2r. more details

September 2014

September 30: Racing in early October, Sky signs five riders. more details
September 29: More rider and team comments on World Championships, Lars Bak Extends with Lotto-Belisol, rider transfers. more details
September 28: Elite Men's World Road Cycling Championships. more details
September 27: Today's racing at the Worlds, Van Summeren indeed to Ag2r, Frederik Willems new Lotto-Belisol DS. more details
September 26: Cadel Evans announces retirement plans, Johan van Summeren to Ag2r, Tinkoff-Saxo riders on Sunday's Elite Mens' World Road Race Championship. more details
September 25: Thomas De Gendt, Yauheni Hutarovich transfers, BMC signs three young riders, Bradley Wiggins on being world champion. more details
September 24: Ag2r extends team sponsorship, Specialized-Lululemon's excellent worlds, Nicolas Roche on the elite men's individual time trial. more details
September 23: Czech Olympic Committee clears Kreuziger. more details
September 22: Rider and team reactions to World championship elite team time trials. more details.
September 21: Team plans for the Worlds, Evgeny Petrov extends contract, Thor Hushovd retires. more details
September 20: Pino Cerami dies, racing in Belgium and Italy today, World Road Championships. more details
September 19: Ben Swift extends with Sky, Tre Valli Varesine race notes. more details
September 18, second edition: Jens Voigt sets new world hour record. more details
September 18: Hushovd retires, team lineups for Worlds, rider and team comments on Wednesday's races. more details.
September 17: Yesterday's and today's races, BMC's Worlds' Team Time Trial squad, rider signings. more details
September 16: Cadel Evans retirement and career review, UCI World Tour rankings after Vuelta a España and Canadian races. more details
September 15: Adam Blythe signs with Orica-GreenEdge, Rider and team comments on GP de Montréal, Tour of Britain and Vuelta a España. more details
September 14: Matteo Rabottini positive for EPO, Adam Hansen finishing 10th Grand Tour, rider and team comments on Vuelta and Tour of Britain. more details
September 13: Rider and team comments on Vuelta stage 19, Tour of Britain stage 6, GP de Québec. more details
September 12: Jan Bakelants to Ag2r, Rider and team comments on Tour of Britain stage 5 and Vuelta a España stage 18. more details
September 11: Gesink leaves Vuelta to be with ailing wife, Vuelta and Tour of Britain rider and team comments, big Canadian races. more details
September 10: Rigoberto Uran abandons Vuelta, Tinkoff-Saxo on the Tour of Britain stage 3. more details.
September 9: Racers' fighting, Tyler Farrar to Mtn-Qhubeka, rider and team comments about Vuelta stage 16. more details.
September 8: Rider and team comments about Vuelta stage 15. more details
September 7: Vuelta stage 14, Brussels Cycling Classic, Tour of Britain and GP de Fourmies rider and team comments. more details
September 6: Vuelta stage 13 rider and team comments, Team plans for weekend's two big single-day races. more details
September 5: Andy Schleck to Danish team? Rider and team comments on Vuelta stage 12. more details
September 4: Quintana surgery, Jens Voigt World Hour Record attempt, rider and team comments about Vuelta stage 11. more details
September 3: Quintana abandons Vuelta, rider signings, rider and team reactions after Vuelta stage 10 time trial. more details
September 2: Vuelta stage 10 time trial thoughts. more details
September 1: Rider and Team comments about Vuelta stage nine, Danilo Wyss extends with BMC. more details

August 2014

August 31: World Tour race GP Ouest France-Plouay, rider and team comments on Vuelta stage 8. more details
August 30: Tinkoff-Saxo signs Kiserlovski, Vuelta stage 7 rider comments. more details
August 29: Eddy Meckx hospitalized. more details
August 28: Team and rider comments on Vuelta stage 5, Betancur and Bakelants with Ag2r. more details
August 27: Boasson Hagen to MTN-Qhubeka, Orica-GreenEdge on Vuelta stage 4. more details
August 26: Alfredo Martini dies, Vuelta Stage 3 comments. more details
August 25: UCI World Tour rankings. more details
August 24: Contador finishes Vuelta stage in good order, Van Garderen's smashing Vail time trial. more details
August 23: Contador on the Vuelta, BMC and USA Pro Cycling Challenge, other news. more details.
August 22: Chris Horner will not start Vuelta. more details
August 21: Van Garderen takes lead at USA Challenge, Lotto-Belisol for Vuelta. more details
August 20: Cannondale and Slipstream to merge. more details
August 20: BMC on stage two of USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Lampre for Vuelta, rider signings. more details
August 19: Thomas Voeckler breaks collarbone, Tinkoff Saxo signs Basso, Rogers. more details
August 18: Froome to Lead Sky at Vuelta, Orica for Vuelta, other news. more details
August 17: Mondory wins stage, Vuillermoz breaks hand, other news, more details
August 16: Cancellara quits Eneco Tour, other news. more details
August 15: Stage races go into the mountains, Greipel out of Eneco Tour, Teams for Vuelta. more details
August 14: Alberto Contador will start Vuelta. more details
August 13: Belkin re-signs important riders, Cayetano Sarmiento crashes out of Eneco Tour. more details
August 12 Frederik Willems to have surgery. more details
August 11: Pozzovivo out of Vuelta. more details
August 9: Matti Breschel extends with Tinkoff-Saxo, BMC for Eneco, Alonso's woes. more details
August 8: Peter Sagan signs with Tinkoff-Saxo, other news. more details
August 7: Saxo Bank continues, Klaas Lodewyck sidelined, other news. more details
August 6: Upcoming racing schedule. more details
August 5: Mollema & Caruso change teams. more details
August 4: Second edition, Mortirolo in the 2015 Giro, Tinkoff-Saxo answers UCI, Tour of Utah news. more details.
August 4: UCI World Tour ranking after San Sebastian. more details
August 3: Men's, Women's Commonwealth Games Road Race, Rafal Majka extends contract, Lotto-Belisol for Tour of Poland. more details
August 2: Was Marco Pantani murdered? BMC signs De Marchi. more details
August 1: Transfer season starts, lots of big name rides in play. more details.

July 2014

July 31: Commonwealth Games Elite Time Trial, German public broadcasters want to bring back TDF coverage. more details
July 30: Team Belkin is given reprieve, Eurosport gets lots of eyeballs. more details
July 29: Post-Tour news. more details
July 28: Geraint Thomas re-signs with Sky, Tour prize money. more details
July 28: Complete UCI Post Tour de France World Tour rankings. more details
Christian Prudhomme remarks about 2014 Tour. more details
Sales improve for big bike companies. more details
July 25: 3M talking to Giant-Shimano. more details
July 24: TDF Stage 18 notes. more details
July 20: Tour of Qinghai Lake, TDF Stage 15 notes. more details
July 19: TDF Stage 14 notes. more details
July 18: TDF Stage 13 notes. more details
July 17: Andrew Talansky abandons TDF, other TDF stage 12 news. more details
July 16: TDF notes, rider signings. more details
July 15: Fabian Cancellara quits Tour. more details
July 14: Alberto Contador abandons. more details
July 13: Nibbali gives up the yellow jersey. more details.
July 12: Denis Menchov stripped of TDF placings, TDF stage 8 notes. more details
July 11: Other racing, TDF Stage 7 notes. more details
July 11: TDF Stage 6 notes. more details
July 9: Froome abandons Tour. more details
July 8: Andy Schleck abandons Tour. more details
July 7: TDF stage 3 notes
July 6: TDF Stage 2 racing. more details
July 5: Messy end to Tour stage one. more details
July 3: UCI dope fight, New sponsor for Tinkoff-Saxo, Brian Holm aquitted. more details
July 2: Orica-GreenEdge rider Daryl Impey positive for Probenicid. more details

June 2014

June 29: Wiggins misses British road champs, other national champ news. more details
June 28: UCI alleges Roman Kreuziger biological passport irregularities, Kreuziger out of Tour. more details

January 2014

January 27: UCI World Tour Rankings

December 2013:

Schedule of first races of 2014

June 2013

June 3: Santambrogio positive for EPO. More details

May 2013

May 18: Giro Stage 14 route changed. May 23: Stelvio and Gavia eliminated from stage 19. May 24: Stage 19 annuled, Di Luca postive for dope. More details

April 2013

April 16: Red Kite Prayer Kickstarter campaign. April 23: Alessandro Petacchi turns off the engines. Feds file lawsuit against Armstrong. April 29: Former World Road Champ Audrey McElmury passes away. April 30: Giro coverage plans More details.

March 2013:

March 31: Boonen crashes out of Flanders. More details.

February 2013:

February 4: Cyclists go to court and win a big one. February 9: Say it ain't so, Mario. February 15: Katusha wins, Schleck struggles. February 22: Armstrong VS U.S. Justice Department. February 24: Snow cancels some Euro races. More details

January 2013:

January 1: Planned January race coverage and what's new on the site. January 3: Fausto Coppi memorial. January 5: An Armstrong confession? January 9: Armstrong goes on TV. January 12: Lance to confess. Jan 14: Watch shoes being made. Jan 15: Lance does confess. Jan 16: Justice Department wants more from Lance. Jan 17: Link to watch Oprah/Armstrong interview on the web and Olympics doins'. January 18: This is a confession? January 19: Armstrong interview, part 2. January 28: Upcoming races. January 30: No Tour for Frank Schleck. more details

October 2012

October 1: UCI Rankings after Giro di Lombardia. Oct 10: USADA comes after Armstrong with all guns blazing. Oct 12: Bruyneel fired. Oct 21: Farewell Fiorenzo Magni. Oct 22: UCI confirms USADA decision to strip Armstrong of victories and ban him for life. Oct 24: 2013 Tour route revealed. more details

August 2012

August 24: Armstrong says he's giving up the fight. more details

July 2012

July 6: Garmin's Stage 6 misfortune, Tour withdrawals to date. July 7: Update to Tour withdrawals. July 10: Astonishing Wiggins. July 17: Frank Schleck dope positive. July 24: UCI World Tour rankings after the Tour de France. more details

June 2012

June 1: Did Scarponi's team cost him third place in the Giro? June 8: Bjarne Riis is back in business. June 14: Armstrong facing doping charges. June 24: Radio-Schack-Nissan meltdown. More details

May 2012:

May 6: Giro stage 2 in Denmark. May 8: Giro stage 3 crash video. May 28: Post-Giro World Tour rider, team and nation rankings. More details

April 2012:

April 9: UCI World Tour rankings after Paris-Roubaix. April 16: The Milan bike show moves from Milan. April 20: Contest for set of Giro history books. More details

March 2012

March 6: Site news, Strade Bianche equipment. March 12: New UCI rankings after Paris-Nice. March 22: More Tour of Catalonia woes. March 26: New UCI rankings. More details

February 2012

February 5: Armstrong skates. Contador stripped of Giro and Tour titles. February 8: More on Armstrong charges being dropped, Mallorca stage cancelled. February 13: You next bike may cost more. More details

January 2012

January 18: Hot new bikes, The Green Bullet is back, Tour Down Under. January 23: First UCI rankings of 2012. January 30: Jaw-dropping cyclocross worlds. More details

December 2011

December 15: Bikeraceinfo news

November 2011

November 2: Podium Cafe book contest. November 8: Bike company stock prices. More details

October 2011

October 8: The UCI did that? Please go home, Mr. McQuaid. October 12: GM versus bikes. October 13: GM loses. October 16: Giro route announced. Oct 17: UCI World Tour rankings. October 18: 2012 Tour route announced. October 26: Cycling Heroes review on Podim Cafe.com. More details

August 2011

July 5: Farewell, HTC-Highroad. More details

July 2011

July 9: Bike Raceinfo and McGann Publishing news. July 19: Ban hard descents in the Tour? July 26: Giro boss gone. July 28: Green Jersey mean anything? More details

May 2011

May 21: More idle speculation, this time about US Postal. May 25: Tyler's confession. More details

April 2011

April 30: Idle speculation about Liège-Bastogne-Liège. More details

March 2011

March 17: More on radios. March 21: Another Giro history book. More details

February 2011

February 6: Get rid of the damn radios. February 15: Contador skates. More details.

January 2011

January 18: Upcoming races, trouble for Lance. January 20: Tour de France invitations. Contador no longer 2010 Tour victor. More details

December 2010

December 7: Money matters for bikies. December 17: Don't hit a bike rider unless you're rich. Dec 30: Who should have won the 1949 Paris-Roubaix? More details

November 2010

November 14: Sorry for the dead air time. November 16: Armstrong investigator in France. November 30: Watch Bobet, Coppi, Bartali, Kubler, Robic etc. More details

October 2010

October 1: Contador in trouble again. More details

September 2010

September 4: Herlihy strikes again. September 28: Interbike bike show More details

August 2010

August 3: Riis finds pot of gold, buys best racer in the world. August 5: Feds and Armstrong, other Postal riders talking. August 27: Cervelo and Garmin joining forces. August 28: Wait, there's more! August 30: Where's Thor? More details

July 2010

July 3: Landis tells lots more about team doping. June 6: TDF stage 2 crashes. June 7: Rider reactions after Tour stage 4. July 9: Rider reactions to stage 5. July 10: Feds moving quickly on Landis charges. July 16: Renshaw's TDF ejection, Stage 12 comments. July 19: Thoughts on Stage 15. July 21: Contador moves to Riis? July 27: Tour lessons? More details

June 2010

June 1: Valverde gets to see what justice looks like. June 10: Bike stuff getting more expensive? June 18: The big crash stink, No Radio Shack at the Vuelta. More details.

May 2010

May 4: Sometimes cheaters prosper, sometimes they don't. May 11: Giro rest day thoughts. May 20: Landis spills his guts. May 21: National Mandy Rice-Davies Day, a Landis update. May 27: Hot diggity! A new Les Woodland book. More on Landis. More details

April 2010

April 1: Giro field firms up. British cycling in trouble? April 7: Another police doping raid. April 20: Big races fill the last third of April calender. April 24: Last Classic. April 27: Vino and LBL. April 30: Cavendish sent packing. More details

March 2010

March 4: Mea Culpa, Challenge steps up to the plate, forthcoming races. March 7: Bike production moving from China? A day in Tuscany. March 9: Petacchi crashes while training. March 16: Valverde gets smacked by CAS. March 19: Armstrong out of M-SR. March 20: HTC-Columbia still behind Cavendish. March 22: Giro team invites. March 30: TDF team invites. More details

February 2010

February 1:Di Luca gets real penalty for doping. February 4: Welcome to Challenge tires. February 7: Franco Ballerini dies. February 9: Ullrich keeps gold, Schleck rests, Falling Sky. February 15: More Landis trouble. February 16: Landis responds to French charges. February 18: Arnie Baker also responds to French charges. More details

January 2010

January 4: Armstrong to Amstel, Coppi and Merckx. January 7: ASO takes over Dauphiné. January 9: Saxo Bank splits, Menchov skips Giro, Dr. Thompson to the Graybars Hotel. January 12: Riis finds some shekels. Oh no, Saiz wants back in. January 16: Fignon fights on, Valverde has CAS hearing, Rasmussen finds team. January 26: Schumacher loses appeal, Tour going to the Vendée, Lampre gets to keep racing. January 27: Big guys change their racing schedules. More details

December 2009

December 2: WADA unhappy with Valverde; no Kreuziger for Omega Pharm; Pereiro jerked around by Kazakhs? Armstrong to Tour Down Under. December 4: Tax man wants a piece of Bettini. December 7: Wiggins really stays, pro bikes in India, Bruyneel throws rocks at Contador. December 8: Radio Shack Jersey unveiled. December 9: Pereiro confirmed to Astana, Bak to Columbia. What? Wiggins is going to Sky? December 10: Yes, Wiggins to Sky. December 13: Assorted rants. December 15: Evans to contest Giro. December 18: Vuelta jersey doins'. December 20: Some independent internal controls ending. December 24: No Tour de Georgia. More details

November 2009

November 1: Evans off to BMC. November 7: News from Saxo and Jef Mallett. November 11: Contador staying? November 16: Contador, Astana and Specialized, BFF? November 18: Rebellin squalificato. November 19: Contador stays put. November 21: Merckx supplies Quick Step, Liquigas-Doimo roster settled. November 22: Maybe Wiggins signs with Sky. Maybe not. November 24: More trouble for Astana while Armstrong builds a fortress. November 25: Astana might be in the clear. November 27: Saxo adjusts roster, Brard retires. November 28: Bye-bye radios. November 29: Gent 6-day over, Vaughters gets sponsor, Lampre gets rider. More details

October 2009

October 5: Weird UCI doping accusations, Valverde ends season, get rid of the radios, test and re-test. Oct. 12: Tour and Giro route leaks, AFLD and UCI spat, Vino says nyet. Oct 13: Frank Vandenbrouck dies. Oct 16: It's a go for Radio Shack, More Operacion Puerto delays. October 21: Tour route thoughts. Oct 23: Contador can split? Oct. 24: Yes, Contador can go. Oct 28: Want to buy Mavic? Oct 31: Grand Tour riders in flux. KOM coming back. More details

September 2009

September 1: Contador stuck? McEwen ends season. Sept 2: Rider team transfer news and guesses. Sept 2: Electronic shifting, good for the sport? Sept 10: SKY cycling team takes shape. Astarloza pleads innocent. Sept 14: Ukrainians, an Italian and dope. Sept 18: Buncha stuff: Contador, Team Sky, more Iberian doping. Sept. 22: Showtime, Worlds, Contador. Sept. 24: Kill the radios? Sept. 30: UCI team doings More details

August 2009

Aug 3: UCI releases rider, team, nations rankings. Aug 5: Vino returns. August 7: Di Luca third dope positive. Aug. 12: Di Luca Sacked, Caisse d'Epargne works on signing Contador, Vino4ever. Aug. 13: Rider team transfer rumors. August 17: UCI rankings after Vattenfall Cyclassics. Aug. 20: Updated rider team transfer rumor mill. Aug. 24: Vino's racing in Spain, Clean Tour?, Petacchi on Pro Tour team. Aug. 25: New UCI rankings for riders, teams and nations. Aug. 31: New UCI rankings. More details

July 2009

Alberto Contador turns down Astana offer. Astarloza, Di Luca dope postives. Armstrong's new team is Radio Shack. More details

January - May 2009

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