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Rider Diaries
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Tales from the Peloton
2009
Ten former mountain bikers who've gone to the road
Ardennes Classics: Doin'
the Ardennes double
Great moments in Classics history – the
Ardennes Classics
The Julich chronicles: Crashing
is the cyclist's curse
The Tour de France ladder: Astana
all the way!
Paris-Roubaix: BMC's
wild Roubaix wildcard ride
Paris-Roubaix favorites: Roubaix's
hit list
Ten must-know
cross country mountain bikers
Great moments in Classics history - the Cobbles
Women in men's cycling: The
feminine touch
Milano-Sanremo: Glory
on the via roma
Spring Classics: Bartoli
holds court
Training in Tucson: Mountain
bikers follow the sun
The Julich chronicles: From
behind the barriers...
Tour de France: Tracking
the Tour contenders in March
Spring Classics: 10
riders who need a result
Photo feature: Tour
of California in the frame
Levi Leipheimer: Tour
of California is golden
Floyd Landis: breaks
radio silence
Tour director: Charting
the course for Tour of California
Tour of Qatar: Prudhomme's
desert vision
Columbia's young champions: Keller
and Fahlin
The Julich chronicles: Battle
of the bulge
State of cycling: Riders'
lack of power
Tour Down Under : When
the stars align
Team Columbia : New
colours for 2009
Team Milram : New
and different in 2009
Bob Stapleton & Allan Peiper: United
Colours of Columbia
News features
2009
News feature: Freiburg
report details cycling's dark side
Astana's Giro chances: Astana
versus Italy
News feature: Ivanov
grabs his Amstel at last
Paris-Roubaix: In
the eye of the storm
Flanders: Boonen
wants face-off with Pozzato
'Pippo' Pozzato marks
2009's first win on eve of Flanders
Sanremo: Cavendish
came and conquered
Milano-Sanremo: Aussie
intervention in la Classicisima
Milano-Sanremo: King
Armstrong holds court in Milan's Castello Sforzesco
Tour of California: Who
can beat Levi in the Solvang time trial?
Tour of California: Cali-climb-ication
Tour of California: Preparing
for the big show
Astana: Adopting
the Californian way
Stuart O'Grady: Can
O'Grady three-peat in the Tour Down Under?
André Greipel: Unlucky
Tour Down Under blow
Oscar Pereiro: The
other big comeback
Lance Armstrong: All
I wanna do is have some fun
2008 Features
The Julich chronicles: Cross-training with the pro
Tour de France: German broadcasters have tough choice
Track: US track talents storm Europe
Astana 2009 Preview: A
winning formula once again?
The 2008 season: Biggest
moments, part two
The 2008 season: Biggest
moments, part one
Garmin launch: Winning
is the word
The new kids on
the block
The Julich chronicles: The
business of cycling
Brad McGee: Last
ride
Sean Kelly: RAF
challenge
Giro di Lombardia: Soloing
for the win
Procycling: When
does brilliance become boring?
Procycling: Tour
of Portugal fights to clean up
'Cross feature: North
American season bigger than ever
World Championships - Spanish
armada cruising for Freire
Book excerpt: Heroes,
Villains and Veloromes: Chris Hoy and Britain's Track Cycling Revolution
Tales from the start ramp: BMX
awaits Olympic destiny
Olympics: Danish
track turnaround
Carlos Sastre: Champion
with heart
Olympic Games: The
Road to Success
Racing in China: The
last frontier?
The week that was: Tour
kicks off as contracts are signed
Procycling: In
search of Abdoujaparov
MTB news feature: Great
Divide racers get second option
USA Cycling president Mark Abramson: The
era of the collegian
The anatomy of bike position: Steve
Hogg talks you through bike set-up
Nürnberger women's team: Planning
a big year
Team Type 1: Racing
for a healthy life
Paris-Roubaix Favourites: Mud
or dust: Who's got the legs?
Riders preview Roubaix parcours: A
photo gallery
Making the grade: Deciding
Tour de Georgia invites
Flanders Favourites: Who
will win?
The Hellingen of the Ronde Van Vlaanderen 2008
Vlaanderen: At the
heart of Flanders
Harelbeke's E3 Prijs: CSC
plays its cards
Milano-Sanremo: Sprinters
foiled in La Classicissima
Marco Polo's journey: Stepping
up a gear
Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne: Quick
Step back in business
Het Volk: Gilbert:
Doing it the Merckxian way
Marco Polo's journey: Part
I - The early years
Sierra Grade: The
beast of San Jose
Bissell: How
they prepared for the Tour of California
Health Net: Quality
versus quantity
Toyota United: Pre-season
camp in Solvang
Tour of California photo feature: Teams
hit the road for a pre-competition training ride
Team High Road presentation
La Française des Jeux: Team
presentation
Jonathan Vaughters: Captaining
the Slipstream ship
'L'Etape' Down Under: A
sea of ochre
Tour Down Under: All
the way to the top
Quick Step: Rolling in Spain
Gerolsteiner: Quality
over quantity
Euskaltel-Euskadi: Team
work!
Milram: New Identity
Caisse d'Epargne: Regularity
rules
Team Slipstream/Chipotle presents 'The
New Face of American Cycling'
Cofidis team launch
2008
Rasmus Damsgaard: The
man with the (anti-doping) plan
On track: Malaysia
aims for Olympic glory
Euro 'Cross Camp: Promising
young Americans go abroad
News feature: Armstrong:
Contador is the best
News feature: Bjarne's
next battle
Exposed: CERA's
shadow casts doubt
News feature: Cheers,
tears as Meares claims top honour
Walsh's view: The
politics of anti-doping
Lance Armstrong: Looking
for balance
The last half: A review of the ProTour teams' seasons: part
one, part
two,
Slow fuse ignites Prudhomme's
third Tour
Team Garmin: Work
is a four-letter word – part 2
Team Garmin: Work
is a four-letter word – part 1
Damiano Cunego: A
third Giro di Lombardia
Ghisallo: The
Patron Saint of Cycling
Pat McQuaid: Ongoing
battle for cycling's governing body
Rahsaan Bahati: Paving
the way
ProTour 2011: AIGCP
President Boyer raises questions
Lance Armstrong responds
to testing times
News feature: American
MTB series reinvented
News feature:Armstrong
addresses industry
News feature: Armstrong
still heading Down Under?
News feature: McQuaid
pleased with peace deal
Scientists debate
over Armstrong data
Texan cowboy riding
back into action?
Katusha aims big
for 2009
News feature: North
American peloton in flux (part 2)
News feature: North
American peloton in flux
Feedback
given to UCI world cycling calendar announcement
News feature: US
national racing calendar problems persist
News feature: Mechanics
support US Team
Board talk: Olympic
track event preview
Beijing Olympics: Will
poor air quality mean poor performance?
News feature: Tour
of California heads to Palomar
News feature: UCI
unhappy with ProTour rejection
News feature: Sport
reacts to ProTour meltdown
News feature: ProTour
heading East?
News feature: CAS
delivers final blow to Landis
A review of the ProTour
teams' season to date
High Road's Stapleton on Columbia
future
Garmin-Chipotle: Cycling's
new deal
News feature: Great
Divide racers get second option
News feature: Support
and criticism for Boonen
Does Dauphiné success guarantee
Tour victory?
News feature: McQuaid
reacts to ASO decision
News feature: Tour
de France sanctioned by FFC
News feature: Mid-season review, Part
one, part
two, part
three, part
four
News feature: Major
Taylor monument unveiled
Henninger: The latest
German victim
News feature: Innocently
guilty? The Petacchi case
News feature: Road
rage crash shocks Sydney
News feature: Valverde's Real
objectives still to come
News feature: Scheldeprijs: Victory
stolen on the line
Trek, LeMond at
loggerheads
Team CSC: The
best was not enough
Roubaix News: Boonen
and Devolder lead team into hell
News feature: Symmetrics
feeling the financial pinch
News feature: Ronde
winner a Tour contender?
News feature: Cape
Epic: A day in the life
News features: McQuaid
warns of rival federation
Radio nowhere: Lefevere
wants to keep in touch
News feature: Boyer
in the line of fire
News feature: California
accident
News feature: Women's
North American racing improves
News feature: Boonen
& Bettini ready for spring campaign
News feature: Dark
clouds over 2008 season
News feature: Did
the Vuelta's date change hurt the race?
News feature: ACE-ing
the test: New frontiers in drug testing
News feature: Riders
ready for Saturday showdown
News feature: Volksbank:
Gong against the big guns
News feature: McQuaid:
ASO decision is a 'monumental folly'
News feature: Sean
Kelly pushes harder for 2008
News feature: Silence-Lotto
– New name & a renewed focus
News feature: Asian
cycling strengthening
News feature: German
cycling under siege
News feature: Astana
reborn
News feature: The
American road to the big show
AG2R-La Mondiale: New
name but few other change
Anna Meares: "I'm
lucky, but disappointed"
News feature: UCI
seeks fix for fed fight
Team Quick Step: On
the eve of a crucial season
News feature: Independent
testing to continue alongside 'biological passports'
Stefan Schumacher's "up-and-down"
career
Season partners: Valverde
& Pereiro
News Feature: Rock
Racing on slippery slope
Les Woodland's retro
Les Woodland retro: Teams vanished and gone
Les Woodland retro: The man who almost won
Les Woodland retro: The cheekiest Tour stage win
Les Woodland retro: The shortest Tour de France ever
Les Woodland retro: Cold memories of Liège
Les Woodland retro: 1958: The year an outsider won Roubaix
Les Woodland retro: Reg
Harris remembered
Les Woodland retro: Taking
shortcuts
Les Woodland retro: Spring
fever
Les Woodland retro: The
mysterious hour record setter
Les Woodland retro: Russell Mockridge, An
Australian pioneer
Cyclingnews' recent coverage of 'Operación Puerto'
May 18, 2009 - Valverde to start Catalunya
May 15, 2009 - Valverde not welcome in Denmark
May 14, 2009 - Spanish federation wants proof in Valverde case
May 13, 2009 - Spanish Olympic Committee defends Valverde
May 12, 2009 - Valverde responds to sanction
May 11, 2009 - Italian tribunal delivers Valverde two-year suspension
May 8, 2009 - Valverde case: Italian Olympic Committee defends Torri
May 7, 2009 - Valverde to take legal action against CONI prosecutor
May 5, 2009 - WADA and Spanish federation join CONI and UCI on Valverde
May 1, 2009 - International Cycling Union joins in on Valverde's hearing in Italy
Cyclingnews'
complete coverage of Operación Puerto
Cyclingnews' coverage of the Floyd Landis case
May
29, 2009 - French authorities summon Landis and Baker
September 28, 2008 - Landis
takes case to US federal court
September 10, 2008 - Landis
signing with current Health Net-Maxxis team for 2009
July 1, 2008 - CAS
delivers final blow to Landis legal challenge
June 30, 2008 - Landis
loses final appeal
June 28, 2008 - Landis
decision due Monday
March 12, 2008 - Landis'
judgment day nears
October 21, 2007 - Landis
files appeal with CAS
October 18, 2007 - AFLD
takes another look at Landis case
Thursday, October 11 -
Landis continues fight, appeals to CAS
Saturday, September 22
- UCI officially names Pereiro 2006 Tour champion, Landis case raises issues
Friday, September 21 -
Landis' appeal denied, two year suspension levied
Cyclingnews'
complete coverage of the Floyd Landis case
Cyclingnews' recent coverage of the ProTour-Grand Tours split
October 4, 2008 - New ASO chief to maintain values
September 26, 2008 - UCI declares peace, appoints new VP
August 30, 2008 - UCI re-signs five ProTour races
August 22, 2008 - ProTour: Bouncing back or lame duck?
August 19, 2008 - Stapleton analyses 'world calendar'
August 18, 2008 - Feedback on 'world calendar'
August 18, 2008 - UCI announces 'world calendar'
Cyclingnews' complete coverage of the ProTour-Grand Tours split
Cyclingnews coverage of the L'Equipe allegations
June 27, 2006 - Carmichael
defends Armstrong, Armstrong answers L'Equipe & LeMond
June 26, 2006 - LeMond:
"Armstrong threatened my life"
June 19, 2006 - Armstrong calls for Pound's exit
June 18, 2006
- Lance Armstrong's open letter against Dick Pound
June 4, 2006 - UCI hits back at WADA
June 3, 2006 - WADA slams the Vrijman report
June
2, 2006 - L'Equipe stands by its story, UCI supports Vrijman's findings
June
1, 2006 - UCI, WADA and Armstrong react to Vrijman's report
May 31, 2006 - UCI lawyer
asks for Armstrong's name to be cleared
May
14, 2006 - Two more weeks for Armstrong investigation
Click
here for full coverage of the L'Equipe allegations.
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Interviews and profiles for 2009
June 2009
Christian Vande Velde: Coming
back stronger
Giro d'Italia 2009
May 2009
Tracy Moseley: Defying gravity
Lance Armstrong: Under no pressure for the Giro
April 2009
Joe Parkin: Author and former road pro
Damiano Cunego: Cunego returns for Ardennes rush
Paris-Roubaix: Inside the Quick Step dynasty
Mark Cavendish: Cavendish out for another Classic at Gent-Wevelgem
Stijn Devolder: Second coming in Flanders
George Hincapie: Out for a Ronde van Vlaanderen win
Heinrich Haussler: Hands up for Flanders
March 2009
Jens Voigt: "Not someone who chases records"
Lance Armstrong: Talking
Giro, Twitter and the Tour
Alessandro Ballan: Focusing
for Roubaix
Bjarne Riis: Learning
from the past - Part II
Bjarne Riis: Bearing
the burden of truth - Part I
Chad Gerlach: A
new lease on love and life
Tim Duggan: Never
walking alone
February 2009
Filippo Pozzato: It's
time to win
Michael Rogers: Struggle
street makes way for the High Road
Thor Hushovd: A
cobbled transition
Chris Horner: Letting
the legs do the talking
Juan Antonio Flecha: Classics
campaign starts in Qatar
Martin Whiteley: Behind
the scenes of mountain bike management
January 2009
Carlos Sastre: The dark horse rider
Darren Lapthorne: One
day at a time
Andy Schleck: Gunning for greatness
Katie Compton: Seeking
to conquer the world
Floyd Landis: Don't
call it a comeback
Allan Davis: Better
than ever
Nicole Cooke: A
perfect season ending
Cadel Evans: Don't
let me be misunderstood
Baden Cooke: Fresh
start with Vacansoleil
Michael Ball: Ball
still in play
Christian Vande Velde: Finishing
domestique duties
Steve Johnson: State
of the federation - Part II
Steve Johnson: State
of the federation - Part I
Mark Cavendish: Who
can challenge him in the 2009 sprints?
Interviews and profiles for 2008
December 2008
Rolf Aldag: German shepard
Richard England: A new lease on life
Alessandro Petacchi puts troubles behind for 2009
Bradley Wiggins: Walking
a different road
Oleg Tinkov: Brewing
over cycling exit
Jakob Fuglsang: Switching
sides
Bob Stapleton on new
anti-doping programme
Tim Johnson: Victory
at last
Thomas Dekker: A
summer of discontent
Johan Bruyneel brings Astana back
stronger for 2009
Robert Bartko: The
track specialist
Lea Davison: A
breakthrough season
November 2008
Roman Kreuziger: A
clean, crisp flavour
Chris Froome takes cycling's big step
Katie Compton's Euro odyssey pays off
Patrik Sinkewitz: Coming
back
Anne Gripper: Passport
to a clean sport
Ivan Dominguez: Cuban
Missile aimed for Europe
Bobby Julich: Nostalgic
Julich hangs up wheels
October 2008
Matt Fritzinger: Schooling
the next generation
Dan Martin: The
next big thing?
Andriy Grivko: Bringing
the world to attention
Ivan Basso: Focusing
on the bike
Mark Renshaw: Broadening
horizons, shifting sands
Brad McGee's career
makeover
Rahsaan Bahati: Paving
the way
Svein Tuft: The
journey to Worlds silver
Greg LeMond: A
different kind of testing
Mike Sayers: The
best years of my life
Ryan Trebon: Doing
the big races
Levi Leipheimer, part two: A
memorable season
Levi Leipheimer, part one: Staying
put with Astana
September 2008
World Championships
Oenone Wood: Turning
full attention to family
Marco Pinotti: Aiming
high on home soil
Tyler Hamilton: Moving
on
Manolo Saiz: Planning
a comeback
Brooke Miller: It's
Miller's time
Vuelta a España
August 2008
Caroline Buchanan: Buchanan-ball
run
Mary McConneloug: Keeping
the balance
Mike Friedman: A
Beijing Meatball
Grégory Baugé: Firing
for French gold
Christine Thorburn: Doctor
of speed
Hanka Kupfernagel: Time
on trial in gold rush
Nicole Cooke: Heading
for Beijing bullseye
Amaël Moinard: France's
next Tour contender?
Jose Antonio Hermida: Olympics
- take three
Alberto Contador: A
talented Spaniard
Jim Ochowicz: The
US road coach evaluates the team
Olympic Games: Roadies
count down as trackies arrive
Alejandro Valverde: Leading
Spain's Olympic charge
David Zabriskie: Optimistic
for Olympic success
Georgia Gould: Going
fast on the way to Beijing
Tour de France
July 2008
Adam Craig: A
second Olympic quest
Rahsaan Bahati: One
leg tied behind his back
June 2008
Kim Kirchen On top in Tour de Suisse
Karin Thürig: Eyeing
the Olympic TT
Markus Fothen firing on all cylinders again
Pierre Rolland: France's next big thing?
Cyril Dessel: The rebirth of a Tour hero
Ina-Yoko Teutenberg: Aiming
for Triple Crown triple
Kelli Emmett: Hitting
her stride
Irina Kalentieva: Riding
with her head
Julian Sanz: Long
distance exhalation
Julien Absalon: Staying
on top
May 2008
Sabine Spitz: On
the trail
Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå: Back
to the beginning
Susanne Ljungskog's Berne-ing
Olympic ambitions
Peter Velits: Modest
champion
Todd Wells: A
world of potential
Giro d'Italia 2008
April 2008
Alejandro Valverde: Real
objectives still to come
Kim Kirchen: Olympic
dreams
Damiano Cunego: Amstel Gold winner
gains confidence
Davide Rebellin: Ready
for Ardennes and beyond
Alessandro Petacchi: Doubts
and ambitions
Xavier Florencio: Ready
for Amstel, Flèche and Liège
Christophe Agnolutto: Finding
stability in retirement
Tom Boonen: Crucial
victory in Hell
Mark Cavendish: Cavendish
the first
George Hincapie: Ready
for Roubaix
Alessandro Ballan: Eyeing
Paris-Roubaix
Marcus Burghardt: Rehab
before racing
Andy Schleck: Changing
Focus
Judith Arndt: From
Flanders to Beijing
Robbie McEwen: Nothing
but quality
Alessandro Ballan: Plotting
Ronde defence
Tom Boonen: Turning
point or stardom
Andrew Bajadali: Putting
things in focus
Juan Antonio Flecha: "Trusting
that the victory comes"
George Hincapie: Another
shot for glory
Bradley McGee: Back
on track
March 2008
Marianne Vos: The
end of the rainbow
Sylvain Chavanel: Dialed
in for a strong year
Heinrich Haussler: Stealth
Australian
David Brailsford: Overseeing
the British track campaign
Alex Rasmussen and Michael Mørkøv: In
a class of their own
Chris Hoy: On
the hunt for gold
Gilberto Simoni: A
mountainous journey
Matthew Goss: Game
on for Australia's Goss
Lees-McRae: On
the road to collegiate success
David Millar: Leading
by example
February 2008
Alison Dunlap: Cycling
in retirement
Adam Hansen: The
disbelieving champion
Dominique Rollin: Rollin
along
Fabian Cancellara: First
golden boy
Rebecca Rusch: A
new adventure
Olaf Pollack: Tracking
towards the Olympics
Chris Horner: Happy
with the new home
Tony Cruz: Team
captain at last
Shinichi and Koji Fukushima: Brothers
in armwarmers
Prentice Steffen: Tending
to cycling's emergencies
Baden Cooke: Finding
the power
Mitchell Docker: Chasing
the points prize,
Miguel Indurain: Impressions
from Australia
Nick Nuyens : Better
luck next time
Claudio Corti : Father
and son reunion
Robert Hunter: Stronger
team for 2008
Johan Bruyneel: Looking
ahead
Johan Bruyneel: A
new start
Bob Stapleton: Fresh
start for Team High Road
January 2008
Stijn Devolder: Full Stijn Ahead
Enrico Gasparotto: Growing up
Enrico Franzoi: Back
on track for the 'Cross Worlds
Paolo Bettini: Dreaming of August
Helen Wyman: Swiftly does it
Will Walker: A
tough transition
Rob Jebb: Peak
performer
Robbie McEwen: On
target for March
Tom Boonen: Eye
of the Tornado
Chloe Forsman: A
Luna star in the making
Carlos Sastre: Still
a Grand Tour prospect?
Ben King: Stepping
up the ranks
Philippe Gilbert: ProTour
ambitions Down Under
Jeremy Powers: Powering
towards the Worlds
Tim Johnson: Unfinished
busines
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