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Friday, April 1
First
Edition Cycling News - Armstrong in Italy, Boonen ready to lead Quick.Step
in Ronde, Cruz in for sick Joachim, Backstedt readies himself for Roubaix, Euskaltel
Euskadi for the northern classics and PV, Duffy's baby: Meet the Discovery team
bus, Tory Thomas injured, Four amateurs arrested in Italy, GP Wieler Revue cancelled
Special
Edition Cycling News - UCI Creates "Slow Tour" for 2007, Cipollini set to
star on the catwalk, WADA considers official 'Lame Excuse' list, Discovery Channel
recruits local heroes, Tech special: A different pro's bike
Latest
Cycling News - Belgian show-down shapes up at RVV, Live coverage, Wesemann
and Klier lead T-Mobile in Flanders, Freire will start, Heule to Stevens, Jan
Mulder retires, Ras field full, Be One Canada Mountain Bike Team, Start list
for Spring Classics Fantasy Game
Saturday, April 2
Cycling
News Flash - Hondo suspended for doping positives
First
Edition Cycling News - Armstrong progress in Italian legal woes, Women's
Ronde: Who will follow Zabirova?, More lineups for Flanders, Strasbourg set
for Tour start in 2006, Garzelli and Cioni recon Giro mountain stages, Bäckstedt's
priorities clear, T-Mobile targets Pais Vasco, Australian BMX world's squad
announced, 2005 Velodrome Championship Series
Sunday, April 3
First
Edition Cycling News - An interview with Stijn Devolder, Stealth tactics
for CSC, Van Petegem has a feeling, Freire out of Flanders, Corneo leads team
at Women's Flanders, Gerolsteiner manager in shock, All Italian weekend races
cancelled, Ronde van Vlaanderen Fantasy Game: Start list ready
Monday, April 4
First
Edition Cycling News - RVV: Wrap-up and post-race comments, Four teams tested,
Melchers queen of Flanders, Kevin Van Impe interview, Latest affaire du Armstrong,
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco preview, Lampre for Pais Vasco
Latest
Cycling News - "You have to win the Ronde van Vlaanderen solo", Lore Van
de Weyer's lucky charm, Two injured for Davitamon-Lotto, Pais Vasco under way,
Ullrich finally ready, Fantasy game start list for Gent-Wevelgem
Tuesday, April 5
First
Edition Cycling News - Gent-Wevelgem: Can Boonen do it again?, Klier wants
Wevelgem, Lampre-Caffita & Rabobank for Gent-Wevelgem, Di Luca dedicates win,
Sastre breaks arm, Women's teams for Wachovia, Power to Germany for treatment,
US Pro teams to Jacksonville, Record roster for XXX Racing-AthletiCo
Latest
Cycling News - Boonen "made right decision", Ullrich racing again,
Löwik unsure for Paris-Roubaix, NORBA #2 supports Junior programs, Ride
with Drapac-Porsche, PA Scholastic Cycling League kicks off 2005 season, Bid
to save Fantasy IslandTuesday, April 5
Wednesday, April 6
First
Edition Cycling News - Hincapie can't wait for the weekend, Liquigas, Gerolsteiner
for Gent-Wevelgem, Saunier-Duval for Roubaix, Illes Balears for GP Pino Cerami,
Mercado and Paolini still injured, Teams finalised for Tour de Georgia, Hoy
asks for local action to prevent obesity
Latest
Cycling News - Hondo positive for Carphedon, Euskaltel's ProTour fears and
hopes, Contador recovers from crash, Vandenbroucke postpones season start -
again, 2005 Tour of Utah route announced, CapTech Classic gets support, First
Endurance & Cyclingnews Leipheimer Contest
Thursday, April 7
First
Edition Cycling News - Controversial finish in Gent-Wevelgem, Flecha philosophical,
Guidi in hospital with broken arm, Klier needs stitches, Armstrong responds
to Anderson counterclaim allegations, Ballan following in Bartoli's footsteps?,
Davitamon-Lotto for Paris-Roubaix, No Paris-Roubaix for Boucher., Sean Kelly
Cycling Academy launched in Belgium, Nicole Reinhart Junior Classic, BMW - Bianchi
Women's Cycling Team, Bell sponsors Tour of Beauce
Latest
Cycling News - Hammond in doubt for Roubaix, Gent-Wevelgem injury list,
Nasty weather for Sunday, Rogers looking to Le Tour, CSC neo-pro impresses,
Can Bobby do it again?, No problems for Jan, Irish 'polar' expedition for a
good cause
Friday, April 8
First
Edition Cycling News - Wesemann in Roubaix, Sutherland replaces Löwik, Van
Heeswijk out, AG2R, Leipheimer in Georgia, Boonen's success pays off, Mattan
in Diksmuide, Haywood at Sea Otter, Lipton Tea women's team, CCA hires Leblanc,
Quebec indoor velodrome project, Tour of Ulster
Latest
Cycling News - 2005 Roubaix closer than ever, Discovery not finalised, Lotto-Davitamon
and CSC reconnaissance, Baguet's spring classics not in danger, Peter Van Petegem
on P-R, Boonen feels better, Vandenbroucke aims for the feed, Illes Balears
for Roubaix, Latest weather report, Armstrong retirement rumours stronger, Petacchi
retures, Garrett Lemire Grand Prix
Saturday, April 9
First
Edition Cycling News - Paris-Roubaix to be harder than before - O'Grady,
Discovery finalises Roubaix line-up - with Hammond, New sections worse - Knaven,
Voeckler "disappointed" by season so far, Petacchi still leads ProTour after
PV, Off Road to Athens to premiere at Sea Otter, Madrid plans Olympic stadium
TT start/finish, Spring Classics Fantasy Game Paris-Roubaix update
Sunday, April 10
First
Edition Cycling News - Vogels comes full circle, Hoffman "riding"
Paris-Roubaix tomorrow, Tafi says goodbye to Hell, Van Petegem happy with new
course, Coucke clarifies, Lampre-Caffita ready for Roubaix, Vandenbroucke in
hospital, Championship of Zurich changes hands, Spring Classics Fantasy Game
Paris-Roubaix
Monday, April 11
First
Edition Cycling News - 103rd Paris-Roubaix wrap-up, Van Petegem's hell,
Tafi's last Roubaix, Quick.Step and Davitamon-Lotto fined, Thijs rewarded, Roberts
wants to go back, Ullrich: "I want to beat him", 2012 Olympic Games TT at Estadio
Olympico?, Bruyneel 'disappointed but not discouraged', Vietnam's national tour
begins Saturday, Forest City Velodrome update
Latest
Cycling News - An interview with the winner, Nine riders do the double,
ProTour rankings, Van Petegem leads Davitamon-Lotto's injured list, Armstrong
makes impromptu race appearance, UCI appeal against Berden's sanction, Traksel
operated on, Symmetrics at Georgia
Tuesday, April 12
First
Edition Cycling News - MrBookmaker gives Vandenbroucke four weeks, Etxebarria
breaks two-year drought, Hondo's last hope, Quick Step for Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen,
Ullrich leads T-Mobile in Aragon, Jittery Joe's excited, Irish student championships,
Glenn Wilkinson 1960-2005, New Canadian road series
Latest
Cycling News - Training programme corrected for Klöden, Hoste through 'Hell'
with broken sternum, Peña out for six weeks, Davis breaks collarbone, Coming
up: Vuelta a Aragon, Tour of Britain stages revealed, Sparta Cycling announces
2005 Tour of Connecticut
Wednesday, April 13
First
Edition Cycling News - Hondo awaits verdict, Hamilton also, More comments
from Roubaix, Inaugural ProTour meeting held, Building towards Beijing, Rabobank
for Amstel, Phonak for Amstel, Flèche & Georgia, Health Net-Maxxis for Sea Otter,
Georgia
Latest
Cycling News - Boonen hopes for a Scheldeprijs repeat, Museeuw's house searched
again, Dierckxsens out, Saunier Duval for Amstel, De Goede on top of UCI rankings,
Shimano neutral service driver sacked, Morne Blignaut verdict, Cancer survivor
and Paralympian to be honoured at Alabama Crite, Maverick All Mountain team
Thursday, April 14
First
Edition Cycling News - Pro Tour Polemics continue, Bäckstedt wants another
stone, Barredo back at Amstel, Flèche and L-B-L, Bouygues Telecom for Amstel,
Hondo's attorney questions four-year ban, Bergman gets two years, Aerts breaks
collarbone, Betts case resolved, Ag2r in next French races, Forest City velodrome
almost surfaced
Latest
Cycling News - Amstel next target for Hincapie, Davitamon, Gerolsteiner
and Bouygues in Maastricht, Cycling Ireland CEO retired, "The Tour Baby!" 2005
screening dates, Amstel Fantasy Game start list uploaded
Friday, April 15
First
Edition Cycling News - Amstel Gold preview: Rebellin back for another crack,
Hondo fired, Alby's alright, Experienced Amstel line-up for T-Mobile, Sinkewitz
almost a DNS, Lampre-Caffita behind the Skoda wheel, Naturino-Sapore
di Mare for Giro d'Oro
Latest
Cycling News - Di Luca and Pellizotti lead Liquigas, Fassa Bortolo and Quick.Step
for Amstel, Thomas Voeckler and Anthony Geslin interview, Efraín Gutiérrez badly
injured, Aerts could still race next week, Gilbert tired, Women's Prestige Cycling
Series standings, FBD Insurance Rás: Six Pro Teams, Irish juniors invited to
France
Saturday, April 16
First
Edition Cycling News - Rebellin quietly ready, Gerolsteiner looks to the
future, Lampre line-up at Amstel and Giro d'Oro, Dauphiné 2005 returns to Mont
Ventoux, Gutiérrez "stable", World Cup in Scandinavia?, The last of the dynasty?,
Amstel Fantasy Game: Rider list updated
Sunday, April 17
First
Edition Cycling News - Hamilton decision expected on Monday, Vinokourov
has sights on Tour, Euskaltel-Euskadi for Amstel, ProTour teams may boycott
Giro and Vuelta, Bouygues Telecom selects for Giro d'Italia, Phonak hires Baffi,
Dekker until the end of 2006
Monday, April 18
First
Edition Cycling News - 40th Amstel Gold Race wrap-up, 60,000 Euros or a
no-show at the Giro, Ullrich "bang on schedule" for Le Tour, Alberto Contador:
A new lease on life, Saunier Duval for Georgia, Flèche & Liège, Dekker gets
his own street, Walsh turns a brief eye to football, Final touches to Forest
City Velodrome
Latest
Cycling News - An interview with the Amstel Gold Race podium, Hamilton's
defence: The vanishing twin?, Liberty announces Giro and Tour roster, Flèche
Wallonne team line-ups and news, Fassa and Lampre for Giro del Trentino, American
debut for Irish road champion David O'Loughlin
Tuesday, April 19
Cycling
News Flash - Armstrong's big announcement
Cycling
News Flash - Hamilton suspended for two years
First
Edition Cycling News - Armstrong to retire: Let the countdown begin, Dodge
Tour de Georgia, Hamilton's defence, Fleche Wallone teams line up, D'Hollander
to retire, Gilbert to skip Fleche, Hondo's attorney optimistic, Scanlon to lead
Ireland, Arizona University Ride to Remember
Latest
Cycling News - Reactions to Armstrong's retirement: Ullrich, Bölts, Merckx,
Leblanc, The Hamilton decision, Di Luca and Pellizotti lead Liquigas in Flèche
Wallonne, Horner out with broken hip, T-Mobile in Rioja, Flèche Wallonne Fantasy
Game
Wednesday, April 20
First
Edition Cycling News - ProTour teams and Giro still at loggerheads, Julich
aiming high on home soil, Armstrong comments on Hamilton verdict, Liberty in
the Flèche, T-Mobile to ride attacking Flèche, Gerolsteiner at La Flèche, One
more Aussie pro: Ben Johnson signs for Agritubel, Canadian team announced for
Pan-Am Games
Latest
Cycling News - Tour de Georgia stage 1 wrap and comments, Liggett impressed,
An interview with Greg Henderson, Van de Walle out, Serup in the Flèche, Boonen
to ride in Diksmuide, New president at Cycling NSW
Thursday, April 21
First
Edition Cycling News - La Fleche Wallonne wrap, Aldag and Gobbi injured,
Basso goes for Tour-Giro double, Muenzer supports cancer ride, Nature Valley
signs for three more years, 'Cross film to screen in DC, Rebuilt course for
24 Hours of Temecula, People Telecom supports Urban Polaris
Latest
Cycling News - TdG stage 2 wrap and comments, Levi Leipheimer Diary, No
Mur de Huy test for Thomas Dekker, Bettini & Sinkewitz recon Liège climbs, Fassa
line-up for Liège, Moriarty to make amends, 1,000 km charity bike ride starts
Saturday
Friday, April 22
First
Edition Cycling News - Giro accord reached - finally, 2006 Giro to start
in Belgium, Leipheimer back in town, Hamilton: "The fight will continue", T-Mobile
a dark horse at Liège, Quick.Step, Rabobank for Liège, Di Luca thinks pink,
Guidi's troubles continue, Peña returns home
Latest
Cycling News - TdG stage 3 wrap, Levi Leipheimer Diary, Rebellin ready,
Euskaltel and Illes Balears for Liege and Romandie, Liberty for Romandie and
Giro, UIV Cup on again, South Australians protest against hit-and-run death
Saturday, April 23
First
Edition Cycling News - Tougher Doyenne for 2005, Di Luca looking for triple,
Liberty Seguros recons the Liege parcours, Cunego is ready, CPA meeting held
in Liège,, Worldwide TV coverage for Tour de Romandie, Vanderaerden to direct
amateur team, Blignaut sponsored by Digica, Forest City Velodrome is "mint",
UCI sanctions
Sunday, April 24
First
Edition Cycling News - Klöden out of L-B-L, Weather for La Doyenne, Crashed
Georgia rider Edward King stable, Tour de Georgia stage 4 wrap-up and comments,
Armstrong struggling, Fiedler positive, Mountain Bike World Cup begins on Sunday
Monday, April 25
First
Edition Cycling News - 91st L-B-L wrap-up, T-Mobile relieved, More from
TdG's Brasstown Bald stage, Malaysian Continental team faces deregistration,
Banking on a good Tour of Ulster
Latest
Cycling News - An interview with the L-B-L winner, Rumble in the Romandie
jungle, Garzelli & Cioni lead Liquigas in Romandie, Ullrich confirms start in
Suisse
Tour
de Georgia Cycling News Special - Tour de Georgia final stage wrap up, Post-race
comments, Levi Leipheimer: On the midnight plane to Girona, End of "Phase One"
for Bobby Julich
Tuesday, April 26
First
Edition Cycling News - Tour de Romandie news: Handover for Liberty Seguros;
Guerini and Klier head T-Mobile; Moreni back for Quick Step; Giro warm-up for
Cunego, Circuit de Lorraine, Spuik for Castilla y León, Renshaw conquers health
problems, De Weert takes break, Athens Twilight , New Zealand track coach, Tour
of Shenendoah
Latest
Cycling News - 'Vino' not a Tour contender, Simoni ready for Giro, All not
well at DFL?, Agneta Asplund dies, Paris-Brussels maintains name, Tour of Ulster
route, Cycling Grand Prix at Mooloolaba, Bike racing at PIR
Wednesday, April 27
First
Edition Cycling News - Cipollini retires, Farewells to Cipo, Beloki's bar
mishap, AG2R-Prévoyance, New criterium in Raleigh, Fifth Women's Cycling Summit,
Forest City Velodrome grand opening, Chas Messenger Stage Race preview
Latest
Cycling News - No ProTour teams in Castilla y Leon, Latest Continental rankings,
An interview with Constantino Zaballa, Lefevere satisfied, but looking ahead,
Buitenpoort in Gracia-Orlova, Scottish XC MTB series round 2
Thursday, April 28
First
Edition Cycling News - Steels satisfied, Vicioso and Baldato crash, Fanini:
"Cipo has a contract with me", Luis León Sanchez returns, Vandenbroucke to start
in Picardie?, Wheel swaps, car ballet & power naps, Cunego to be a dad, Vuelta
a Madrid cancelled, Saturn Rochester Twilight Criterium, Tour de Tableland
Latest
Cycling News - Ale-Jet honours SuperMario, Zabel regrets "Bird of Paradise",
Hondo to plead for acquittal, Antena 3 takes over Unipublic, Mayo at Clásica
Alcobendas, Liquigas-Bianchi in Austria, Top class races continue North, Drapac
- Porsche Team ride
Friday, April 29
First
Edition Cycling News - An interview with Tyler Hamilton, Exum claims large
scale cover-up of doping positives, Bettini training on Giro route, Phonak's
Giro roster, Lampre line-up for the week-end, Liberty for Alcobendas and Catalunya,
T-Mobile looking to Henninger Turm, DFL continues
Latest
Cycling News - Ulmer quashes retirement rumours, Discovery team update,
News from Romandie, No Giro for Klier, Barloworld's weekend racing roster, Last
days for First Endurance/Leipheimer contest
Saturday, April 30
First
Edition Cycling News - Cipollini says ciao, but not goodbye, Armstrong invited
to Paris-Dakar, Illes Balears for Giro, Peace Race cancelled, De Vocht continues
with Lotto, Winn the Millennium Champion back in the FBD Insurance Ras, Tour
of Ulster: McCann in at the last minute, Englishman finishes round-the-world
record attempt