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December 2006 - News archive
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Thursday, December 1
First
Edition Cycling News - Astana fails to secure ProTour license, McQuaid:
Astana application was late, Sevilla and T-Mobile agree to part, Bettini reflects
on Velo and Gálvez, De Fauw speaks about Gálvez, Raisin makes progress,
UCI allows more US Continental teams, FBD to go again, Drug testing begins for
amateur golf, AEG-Toshiba-JetNetwork team rides for kids
Cyclo-cross
News and racing round-up - Nys doubles up, Bessette and Johnson on top again,
National champion dominates, A new 'cross team for Belgium, Verge MAC finishes
up in DC, Nashville series finale set, Chicago 'cross cup winds up, Michigan
'cross heads for a 'showdown in Motown
Latest
Cycling News - Six national federations oppose UCI ProTour, Back to racing:
Tyler Hamilton, Swiss go for all or nothing, Krauss breaks foot, Crake home
for Christmas, KodakGallery team announces 2007 roster, Santa’s "Win Your Weight"
sprint omnium, MacFarlane contracted for the Christmas Carnival Series
Saturday, December 2
MTB
news & racing round-up - Fisher signs Schultz, Brentjens named best off-road
cyclist, Armstrong to Leadville 100, Australia National Series #2, California
land managers meet riders, TransRockies sold out, Geoff Kabush ties the knot,
Cyprus Cup, Dirt Sweat & Gears promises big money, Aussie MTB'ers of the
year named, Canberra urban mtb race, Answer Products acquired, NorCal School
league grows
First
Edition Cycling News - Saiz license in doubt, Operación Puerto riders
called to testify, Biver disappointed with UCI over Astana ProTour Bid, Krauss
home after operation, Asian Games kick off in Doha, Ballan wins Tuttobici, Millar
and Wiggins to try team sprint, Olympic champions to Bankstown Wheelrace, Grupo
Nicolás Mateos signs five
Cycling
News Flash - 90th Giro d'Italia celebrates climbers
Sunday, December 3
First
Edition Cycling News - McQuaid plays down federations' protests, The Future
of German Cycling: Heinrich Haussler, Three questions for Operación Puerto
testimonials, Ullrich travels to U.S., Barloworld train in Tuscany, debut in
Australia, Rabobank in survival camp, Irish riders in track test, Andalucía-Cajasur
signs 14 riders
Monday, December 4
First
Edition Cycling News - Paolo Savoldelli confirmed with Astana, Stefano Garzelli
remembers Briançon, Gilberto Simoni: "tremendous suffering", Maglia bianca
returns to Giro d'Italia, Ivan Basso back with Discovery, Ridley's big day out,
87th Volta a Catalunya parcours, Landis regaining fitness, Northern Rock Cyclone
festival
Latest
Cycling News - Holczer stands fast, Mancebo still negotiating, Camenzind
fined for not naming supplier, Boonen out for early season start, Kohl training
and planning for 2007, Team Spike seeks new main sponsor, New humanitarian project
for Saunier Duval, British U23 Olympic Academy team is "100% ME", 2006 Tour
de France photo exhibit
Tuesday, December 5
First
Edition Cycling News - Mancebo/AG2R split, Hoy confirms world record plans,
Asian Games champions crowned, Compton going for three, Anderson's ugly marriage
break-up continues, Illes Balears team gathering, Jartazi make '07 announcements,
Cooke re-signs, Bobridge joins carnival, Sooty Park returns
Latest
Cycling News - Simoni reconnoitres Zoncolan, Gerolsteiner planning future,
Zabel: Vino will win Tour, Richard sentenced, Premio Sport awarded to Basso,
Brixia Tour announces teams, Saunier Duval-Prodir holds ProTour, Sakonnet reloads
Wednesday, December 6
First
Edition Cycling News - Vuelta organisers determined, Ludewig bouncing back,
Giro & Tour for Mayo, Landis to ride for families, Osa injured, CSC promote
Pedersen, Lampre-Fondital training camp, Zabel to Qatar, Obree takes on future
stars, RAAM changes hands, Garcia joins Fuerteventura-Canarias, Christmas carnival's
STAR attraction
Latest Cycling News -
Basso with Discovery in Austin, Ullrich's manager blasts D-Tour, No barrier
to Ullrich return, Milram meet, Pereiro and the Tour, Luttenberger makes decision,
Lang training hard
Thursday, December 7
Cycling News Flash - Tour
of California announces 2007 route details
First Edition News - California
Tour tougher for 2007, Discovery Channel riders support "Bikes for Kids,"
Fuji partners with United Bicycles for 2007, Team time trial in Qatar, ValueAct
Capital sponsors women's team, Cyclings elite unite for Amys ride
Queensland, Bikes 4 Kids Utah gets honours
Latest Cycling News -
D-day for ProTour hopefuls, Ullrich won't testify, T-Mobile riders training,
Simoni and Saunier continue, Slipstream-Chipotle announces pro continental,
Tinkoff's ends camp, McEwen spearheads Predictor-Lotto Down Under, Usov continues
with Ag2R
Friday, December 8
First Edition Cycling News
- Spanish soccer clubs linked to Fuentes?, Ullrich and Operación Puerto
- the confusion continues, Swiss Cycling expects court to uphold Hondo' ban,
Shorter Bayern Rundfahrt, Rujano signs with Unibet.com, Rite Aid Pro Cycling
for 2007, Women's development foundation created
Cyclo-cross
News and racing round-up - Nys still second to Boonen in Belgium, Willemsens
out with knee problems, Nys is nigh-unstoppable, Capital 'cross closes out Verge
MAC series, Tilford goes for a swim to win, Tsujiura takes fifth straight victory,
Hammond to UK cyclo-cross championships, Premiere of film to benefit 'cross
teams, Ohio Valley series concludes with state championships, Kansas cyclo-cross
championships
Latest Cycling News -
Armstrong ready for number eight, Basso visited by WADA, Bettini questions Basso's
DNA stance, Drapac-Porsche confirm pro-continental, Hamilton meets Tinkoff teammates,
Musiol learns hard lesson, Full house at Manchester world cup, VRC announces
"No Opportunity Wasted"
Saturday, December 9
First Edition Cycling News
- Riis confident, Detour possible for ToC, ProTour license delayed, Preparing
for Stuttgart, Verge NECCS wraps up, New UCI women's stage race, Specialized-Menikini
women's team, Expresscopy sponsors women's team, New sprint series for Tassie,
USA Cycling team for Moscow
Sunday, December 10
First Edition Cycling News
- IPCT excludes Discovery and Saiz, Rumpf: UCI to discuss reducing ProTour teams,
Ullrich: "I'll be back!", Soccer implication raises pressure on Puerto
case, Scanlon training well prior to new season, 2007 Tour Méd ends in San Remo,
Team PZ Racing complete for 2007
Monday, December 11
First Edition Cycling News
- Lefévčre ready to reconcile?, Retro: Who got their tyres crossed?,
CSC still in South Africa, Rich scouting bikes and talent for Gerolsteiner,
"Extreme Power" for Milram, 2007 Tour de Romandie to start in Fribourg
Latest Cycling News -
Tinkov & Piscina ready for 2007, Landis considers cost, Garzelli - one more
Giro, Rubiera is worried, Contador and Hernández to testify, Subaru-Gary Fisher
roster, ACT backs mountain bike worlds bid, Women's 2007 team Ultralink
Tuesday, December 12
First Edition Cycling News
- Holczer calls for race organisers to join Discovery exclusion, Three days
left for Sutherland, Manzano offers testimony, Cunego extends to '09, Hushovd
resumes in California, Basso back, Four new Asian Games records, Riders raise
funds for Crake, Giant joins Canadian six day
Latest Cycling News
- Basso unwelcome in Denmark Tour, Holczer expands on anti-doping, Discovery
wraps up camp, Rasmussen unhappy with Basso treatment, New Zealand track team
loses luggage, T-Mobile women's team goes down under, USA Cycling announces
2007 nationals
Wednesday, December 13
First Edition Cycling
News - ProTour split resumes, Tinkoff wants Denmark start, First witnesses
testify in Operacion Puerto, Villumsen makes history, BMC launch, Malaysia's
new continental team, Discovery gets First Endurance, US Cyclo-cross champs,
Clarke leads NGCCS competitors
Latest Cycling News -
Zomegnan and Prudhomme explain, Cunego reconnoitres Zoncolan, González remarks
on Fuentes, Krauss with bike and crutches, Fracturee for Roesems, Valentin disqualified,
Spaniards in Russia, USA Cycling recognizes clubs, McCook and Perras sign
Thursday, December 14
Cycling
News Flash - 62nd La Vuelta a España route announced
First
Editition Cycling News - Vuelta 2007 preview & route reactions, Team
CSC announces '07 roster, Mattan (almost) to DFL-Cyclingnews, Melchers on her
way back, Asian Games continue, Hincapie tops list of influential people, Eisel
looking to the Tour?, Lang goes back to nature, Canberra club funds for Crake,
NZ track team woes continue
Latest
Cycling News - Astana certain for Grand Tours, Tour de Suisse route revealed,
Austrian U23 riders receive doping suspensions, Aussie cycling stars to Cronulla,
Flexpoint welcomes new base & riders, Gold Badge of honour for Cookson,
Alliance Environmental team, Symmetrics men's roster, Champion field for NSW
keirin
Friday, December 15
Cyclo-cross
News and racing round-up - World champion falls a spot, Nys still on top,
US champs start this weekend, Wellens the new master, Nys overcomes illness
and bad luck, Johnson & Bessette double up in Rhode Island, New courses
for USGP, Santa Cruz 'Peak Season' cyclo-cross series
First
Edition Cycling News - Bettini searches for more, South Korea adds more
medals, Tammy Thomas indicted, Young guns part three, Antón wants more, Zabriskie
to attempt hour record, Fast Freddie announces scholarship winners
Latest
Cycling News - T-Mobile sports directors plan ahead, Milram training around
the world, Rubiera and Barredo critical, Australia-UniSA in Tour Down Under,
Basque country represented in Moscow, Cycling Central returns for a new
season
Saturday, December 16
Cycling
News Flash - Saiz out, Unibet in ProTour
First
Edition Cycling News - Tom Boonen under less pressure, Schleck sportsman
of the year, A Spaniard in Italy, Grajales returns to Jittery Joe's, Navigators
teams up with Cycling Center, Elk Haus team meeting, Carrigan and McEwen to
Cronulla
MTB
news & racing round-up - Ross gears up, MTB world's worth $33.5 million,
Australia MTB series #3, Subaru-Gary Fisher '07 roster, Formula Oro Puro disc
brakes, US$5,000 to local clubs, 24 hour solo film, Kranked 6 draws attention,
Reg. opens for 2007 Oz MTB champ's, Friberg signs with SRM Simplon, Swisspower
with DT Swiss, Dirt Devils host Tas 24 hour race, Onabike Cup this weekend,
NMBS heads into 2007
Cycling
News Flash - Road tragedy claims young Australian cyclist
Sunday, December 17
First
Edition Cycling News - Bos breaks world record, US Cyclo-cross champs
underway, Erik Zabel: Cycling's iron man, German TV investigated for paying
Ullrich, Canadians in Moscow world cup, OLoughlin pleased, Three strikes
& out for Hansen, Tinkoff Credit Systems' Malaysian debut, Team Flexpoint
opens Down Under, Long Beach festival, Kodak Gallery-Sierra Nevada conclude
camp
Monday, December 18
First
Edition Cycling News - Cycling's back in Sydney, Bos' record, Landis: "I
don't see myself as a bike racer", British and German teams on top in Moscow,
Unibet transformed, Thor Hushovd to debut at Giro, Sacchi awarded Gregario d'Oro
Latest
Cycling News - Quickstep presentation, Davis case closed, Sevilla for a
better year, Hondo hurts knee, UCI to rule on Pro-Conti licenses, Orbea BTTs
Absalon, Volksbank to ride Corratec
Tuesday, December 19
First
Edition Cycling News - Landis camp quashes retirement rumours, Ullrich ready
for come-back, Beltrán happy, Five nominated for 'cross world's, USA Cycling
wants ProTour event, Scott Peoples funeral details, Kiwis raise $10,000 in Crake
appeal
Latest
Cycling News - Former Astana riders find teams, Ale-Jet keeps a positive
outlook, Valverde not sure about Vuelta, García Quesada's struggle with Unibet,
Dajka convicted, but wants to compete, Successful Living for 2007, Champion
returns to defend title, Cyclingnews reader poll: The lines are open...
It's time to vote!
Wednesday, December 20
First
Edition Cycling News - Astana granted ProTour slot, Jeanson: "I won't
race ever again", Magazine prints Operación Puerto figures,
USA teams announced, Dominguez retires, Nozal close to Karpin-Galicia, Ulmer
returns at NZ champs
Latest
Cycling News - ProTour: British Cycling supports McQuaid, Italy wants Basso
for 2008 Olympics, Peace Race 2007 cancelled, Wrolich looking for training possibilities,
New Australian Continental team: FRF Couriers-NSWIS, Danielson at CTS spring
training, The lines are open... It's time to vote!
Thursday, December 21
First
Edition Cycling News - CAS acquits Landaluze on technicality, Landis responds
to Landaluze case, Public fund hopes to raise US$2M for Landis, Austria to designate
"transparent" cyclists, Cummings to Discovery, Longo signs with Austrian team,
Dean and Ulmer headline NZ road nationals, 12 nominations to US 'cross world's
team, Colavita/Sutter announces 2007 men's roster, Calyon Canada for '07, Lines
still open... It's time to vote!
Friday, December 22
First
Edition Cycling News -Ullrich: Case closed or not?, 51 witnesses for Operación
Puerto, British Cycling wants doping-free Tour start, Iraq's cycling coach
killed, Page joins Morgan Blue, Cyclists avoid serious injury in Tasmania, World
champ riding for injured Crake,Women's cycling in review, Rund um Berlin returns,
Schmitz to Dutch Continental team, Volksbank licensed, Gallagher signs with
Sean Kelly team, Team Spin12, AMD-Discovery adds juniors, Cyclingnews reader
poll... It's time to vote!
Cyclo-cross
News and racing round-up - Page in Morgan Blue-BSI colours, Wellens criticises
Nys, US 'cross world's selections, 'Cross Camp IV assembles in Europe, US National
champs round-up, Nys scores twice over weekend, Johnson & Bessette top US rankings,
Global 'cross roundup, Upcoming UCI races
Regional
Cycling News for Australia - Dajka gets license back, southaustralia.com-AIS
announces 16 for 2007, Crake back home for Christmas, 24-hr Crake Madison appeal
raised $13,000, KHS to sponsor Working Week Series in 2007, Volunteers wanted
for research study
Saturday, December 23
First
Edition Cycling News - González two year ban, 2007 Langkawi Tour,
Polygraph for Manzano, Rojas to Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears, UCI pro-conti
licenses, Lloyd to DFL-Cyclingnews, Bruyneel says more to come for Disco, Rotterdam
six, Spanish cycling departures, Grupo Nicolás Mateos signings, Gaggioli directs
AEG-Toshiba-JetNetwork, Midwest junior open house, New England honors, Cyclingnews
reader poll... It's time to vote!
MTB
news & racing round-up - Leadville Trail 100: Landis vs. Armstrong?,
US mountain bike calendars, Australian national series Round #3, Oregon and
Scotland earn top marks, Two championship events for South America, Highland
Fling to serve as 2007 Australian marathon championships, Team G Cross Honda
team, Gehbauer joins Multivan Merida
Sunday, December 24
First
Edition Cycling News - IOC president Rogge wants DNA database, UCI consider
ProTour globalisation, Fuerteventura-Canarias to fight UCI decision, Another
Olympics for Longo, Caisse d'Epargne confirms Luis León Sánchez, Alm. Brand
extends sponsorship with CSC, Unibet to use Canyon bikes, Lines still open...
It's time to vote!
Monday, December 25
First
Edition Cycling News - Merry Christmas!, Landis wants to win Tour again,
Philippe Gilbert: Coming out of Boonen's shadow, Sosenka to improve hour record,
Hincapie to focus on Classics again, Eisel Austrian cyclist of the year, Historic
agreement in Northern Ireland, Tasmanian Christmas Carnivals: a gift to the
track cycling world, Boost for Irish women cyclists, Lines still open... It's
time to vote!
Tuesday, December 26
First
Edition Cycling News - Wellens takes a win, Tour of South China Sea begins,
Tassie Carnivals kick off in Roseberry, Mouris replaces Schep in Zürich, Kodak
Galley goes green, US riders take on European 'cross scene, New cycling facility
for Britain, Unity for Irish cycling, Vote in the Cyclingnews reader's
poll
Wednesday, December 27
First
Edition Cycling News - Rory Sutherland: Keeping the fire burning, Pedersen,
Lilholt confess to cortisone use, Savings & Loans disappointed with TDU decision,
Mattan committed to Cyclingnews, Rookie wins Australia's richest wheel
race, De Gruyter re-signs, Felt sponsor Team Slipstream, Vote in the Cyclingnews
reader's poll
Thursday, December 28
First
Edition Cycling News - Stahurskaya charged with trafficking, Bettini to
retire in 2008, Savoldelli to ride Giro and Tour, Basso and Cunego's Christmas
in the saddle, Voigt's Christmas, Crashes for Sinkewitz, Bay Series begins January
3, Adobe/Schwalbe team announce 2007 roster, 24 hours left in Cyclingnews
reader poll
Friday, December 29
First
Edition Cycling News - Pereiro and Valverde improving, Tour of Utah gains
UCI approval, Langkawi teams announced, CSC's Breschel okay, Southaustralia.com-AIS
announce TDU team, Savings & Loans confirm Wellington start, Bike-riding - a
New Year's 'Resolution'?, Voting closes for 2006 Cyclingnews reader poll
Saturday, December 30
MTB
news & racing round-up - Wells for Puerto Rico race, UCI inspects Gran
Canaria course, Gran Canaria registration opens, Lacondeguy wins first indoor
dirt jump, Team ALB Gold announced, Snow MTB racing in Kashmir, McConneloug
& Broderick diary, Utah endurance series
First
Edition Cycling News - Friedman sidelined, No Armstrong for Leadville, Czech
giant on the way up, Catching up with the stars, Mancebo and Hruska to Relax-GAM,
Masciarelli confirms 2007 Acqua & Sapone, Basso receives Premio Sport, Cycling
Ireland role for Evans, Southern Nevada develops
Sunday, December 31
First
Edition Cycling News - TIAA-CREF's silent partner, Lefèbvre in trouble,
Zabel wants certainties, Basso to Milano-Sanremo, Mayo in Saunier Duval-Prodir
colours, Nozal signs for Karpin-Galicia, Sandoval honoured, Tas Carnivals stars
hit Burnie