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April 2004 - News archive
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Thursday April 1
First
Edition Cycling News - Pope accepts Jesus, Tour of Flanders previews, Star
studded field for Archer International, Fassa for Flanders, Quick.Step for Tour
of the Basque country, US team for Pan-Am MTB champ's, US team for Manchester
track world cup, Mountain biking no more damaging than hiking
Special
Edition Cycling News - Zabel asks for height regulations to podiums, Pantani
clone plan uncovered, Horner opens with a win in Sea Otter, US Teams consider
outsourcing, UCI Bans 'third wheels', GB team to clean up in Athens, Introducing...
Maximum Grothe 2000
Latest
Cycling News - Vandenbroucke's rift with Lefevere, Clain questioned in France,
Fanini believes in second chances, Lazzerini dropped, Phonak for Flanders and
Pais Vasco, Di Luca hones form in Spain, Perez back on the bike
Friday April 2
First
Edition Cycling News - Museeuw and Boonen ready for the Ronde, Van Petegem
quietly confident, Manzano's not done yet, Vasseur and Clain face suspension,
New charges for Rutkiewicz, Garzelli eyes Giro win, Nys finds the answer, Irish
weekend events
Latest
Cycling News - 88th Ronde van Vlaanderen: Boogerd and Dekker fancy their
chances, But Freire doesn't, Live coverage, Lefevere: Dutch are bad losers,
History of trouble at Cofidis, Vasseur and Clain out, Manzano investigation
hindered, Kings Valley Road Race, Australian Masters Road & Track Championships
Saturday, April 3
First
Edition Cycling News - Fassa for Frank, Cipollini skips Flanders, Vasseur's
lawyer frustrated, Belda's malaise, Teams for Liège-Bastogne-Liège,
France for Manchester World Cup, Obree ready for first test, Eadie at Clarence
Street Cyclery Cup, Surgery for Pecharroman, Heart problems for Landrie, UCI
news, Murphy & Gunn with Shay Elliot
Sunday, April 4
First
Edition Cycling News - CSC counting on Bartoli, Museeuw's dream, Van Petegem:
No gifts for Museeuw, O'Grady rides through the pain, Weather for Sunday: windy
and wet, Live coverage, Belgian organisers reiterate concerns, Wright on Australian
Olympic list, Tyler Hamilton Foundation events
Monday, April 5
First
Edition Cycling News - 88th Ronde van Vlaanderen, Post-race comments, Vandenbroucke
punctures, Crashes claim several, Briek Schotte dies, Rabobank stays in cycling
until 2008, SC Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti presented, Liberty Seguros for
Circuit cycliste de la Sarthe, La Ruta de Los Conquistadores announced, Vuelta
a Colombia announced
Latest
Cycling News - Wesemann plays his cards right, Dekker annoyed, Freire OK,
No Pais Vasco for Bruylandts, Zabirova too good again, Illes Balears for Gent-Wevelgem
and Paris-Roubaix, Steels decides against Olympics, Women's Prestige Cycling
Series kicks off, Welsh Cycling seeks coaches, World's largest naked (cycling)
event
Tuesday, April 6
First
Edition Cycling News - Tears for Museeuw, A minute's silence for Briek Schotte,
Teams for Gent - Wevelgem, Latest UCI rankings, Riis defends his team, Leblanc:
Cofidis and Kelme different, Reinerink may return in Veenendaal-Veenendaal
Latest
Cycling News - Gent-Wevelgem: A race against the wind, Cofidis, Fassa Bortolo
for Gent-Wevelgem, Ullrich back to La Sarthe, Parcours for Circuit de la Sarthe,
Wesemann wants Roubaix, Somarriba confident for Athens, CSC Takes over Clarendon
Cup
Wednesday, April 7
First
Edition Cycling News - Manzano testifies in Italy & Spain, Di Luca takes
lead, Netherlands team for Athens, Streel out of Sarthe, Obree off the pace,
Strong field for Ras Mumhan, UK opposition to helmet mandation, Hellyer Park
2004 season, Lehigh Velodrome Hall Of Fame
Latest
Cycling News - O'Grady: Cobbles and broken ribs don't mix, Ekimov out, Vanlandschoot
lacking, Mattan sings team's praises, Beloki blues brothers, Bonomi OK, Kelme
tries to return to normal, Meares out of Olympics, Madejak released
Thursday, April 8
First
Edition Cycling News - Boonen blasts to win in Wevelgem, Legeay resigns,
Sunderland to ride Roubaix, More cobbles, Cooke & Vasseur out, Teutenberg
back, Arndt's escape, Cycling Ulster recruits youth, Trexlertown women's clinic
Latest
Cycling News - Vandenbroucke ready for Paris-Roubaix, Hayman out of Roubaix,
More racing for Millar, Kelly leads Aussie charge in Manchester, Obree drops
record bid, Irish stage racing begins, Cyclingnews store open for business!
Friday, April 9
First
Edition Cycling News - Lefevere looks for eight, Cofidis for Roubaix: O'Grady
in, Hayman waits another year, FDJeux.com counts on Guesdon, Roubaix equipment,
Peers back for Roubaix, Spanish federation interviews more, French federation
seeks more dialogue, New course for CapTech Classic
Latest
Cycling News - The last hurrah: Johan Museeuw's final classic, , Michele
Bartoli: The warrior speaks before Paris-Roubaix, Boonen's top five, Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
for Paris-Roubaix, Live coverage, Cofidis team leaders accused, A new top Dutch
team in the works, Schotte's funeral today
Saturday, April 10
First
Edition Cycling News - Cofidis suspends whole team, Tafi: It won't be my
last Roubaix, Clinger follows the program, Fassa Bortolo for Paris-Roubaix,
Capelle and Van Bondt OK, Whither Museeuw?, Schotte's funeral in Kortrijk, Too
high hematocrit for US rider, Jalabert out
Sunday, April 11
First
Edition Cycling News - Pre-Roubaix comments, Museeuw faces final Roubaix,
Tchmil remembers 1994, Weather: Dry for Sunday, Live coverage, Cofidis decision
supported, Clouds over Compiègne
Monday, April 12
First
Edition Cycling News - 102nd Paris-Roubaix, Post-race comments, News from
Manchester World Cup, French team finds hope in Thomas Lövkvist, Home-town win
for Dekker
Latest
Cycling News - A dream come true, Hammond wants to make amends, Similar
story for US Postal, Injury report: Löwik breaks elbow, Australians on track
in Manchester, Armstrong calls for Tour of Hope volunteers
Tuesday, April 13
First
Edition Cycling News - Merckx critical of Ullrich, Bad crash for Savoldelli,
Bruylandts breaks elbow, Gadeo speaks at RFEC commission, Belda appears before
RFEC commission, 2nd Dutch Mountain Bike Tour, Alan Liu killed, Cyclingnews
store open for business!
Latest
Cycling News - Cooke faces accusations, Leblanc presses on, Verbruggen surprised
by Pitallier, Quick.Step for Museeuw's last ride, Rousseau has fun in Manchester,
Perras joins Ofoto-Lombardi Sports
Wednesday, April 14
First
Edition Cycling News - Johan Museeuw: The lion's last roar, Ullrich out
of Amstel, Cofidis case dismissed, Manzano gives details, Landbouwkrediet-Colnago,
Fassa Bortolo, New DS for Cyclingnews.com, LAF jersey fund-raiser
Latest
Cycling News - Museeuw's Roubaix reality, Van Petegem's gesture, Museeuw's
memories, Praise from the sport, Savoldelli could ride Tour, Rest for Omloop,
Van Hyfte back soon, Kerry Youth Tour
Thursday, April 15
First
Edition Cycling News - Museeuw says goodbye, Beloki back at Vendee, Is Simoni
ready to defend Giro title?, Happy event ends Aitken's Olympic goal, Ng "95
percent confident" of Olympic place, Vale Mark Carter, Knee trouble ends Pryde's
Olympic run, Lincoln GP, Rabobank, Ceramiche Panaria
Latest
Cycling News - Astarloa on the market, The Cofidis situation, Super Mario
comes to Georgia, Garzelli on track, Enough bad luck for Nazon, Australian masters
championships, Tour of Hope: Two wheel inspiration, Dick Lane Velodrome update
Friday, April 16
First
Edition Cycling News - The Battle of the Cauberg, Lefevere thinks of Astarloa,
Grabsch looking forward to Amstel, Sea Otter under way, Painful operation for
Pieri, Injury threatens Blanco's career, Leblanc meets with Kelme representatives,
Tri-Peaks Challenge
Latest
Cycling News - Manzano investigation widens, A crime against public health?,
More criticism of Pro Tour, More safety precautions for Amstel Gold Race, Euskaltel
for the Ardennes classics and Romandie, Olmo operation postponed, Belgian Federation
rules on flags, New women's race in Limburg, The Irish weekend forecast
Saturday, April 17
First
Edition Cycling News - Saeco dissatisfied with Pieri, Bettini back for Amstel,
Alessio-Bianchi for Amstel, Mr. Bookmaker bids on Moncoutié, Verbruggen
rejects Pro Tour critiques, French support home dope tests
Sunday, April 18
First
Edition Cycling News - 39th Amstel Gold Race, Boogerd top favourite again,
Erik Dekker: "I'm a major contender", No leader for T-Mobile, Van
Petegem doesn't rule himself out, Vandenbroucke remains motivated, Jörg Jaksche
out of Amstel Gold, Saeco ready for final spring classics, Merckx excited for
Ardennes, Live coverage, Live coverage
Monday, April 19
First
Edition Cycling News - Rebellin's Amstel tribute, No second thoughts for
Boogerd, Wesemann continues as World Cup leader, Di Luca missed the move, Lampre
vying for Astarloa, Simoni blames it on the weather, Hushovd extends Coupe de
France lead, Pezzo's back, Likely defeat for UK helmet compulsion
Latest
Cycling News - Rebellin reborn, Van Petegem satisfied, Dekker now looking
to Liege, Vandenbroucke expects a win, Van Summeren most combative, Zberg in
and out of hospital, Light concussion for Planckaert, Full Amstel Gold Race
coverage:, Georgia makes big leagues in year two
Tuesday, April 20
First
Edition Cycling News - The Ardennes in the Flèche, Fassa Bortolo for Flèche,
Chocolade Jacques for Ardennes classics, De Groot out for Ardennes classics,
No operation for Olmo, Bettini closer to top in UCI rankings, Kelme and Giro
bosses to meet, Sportsbook.com women's team, Founders Ride and Legends Luncheon
at USPRO
Cycling
News Extra - Armstrong avoids hoopla; Cipollini seeking new adventures in
Georgia
Latest
Cycling News - Landis does his spring thing, Ullrich in la Flèche,
Jaksche back for Liège?, Phonak for Flèche Wallonne, Saunier Duval
to Flèche and Liège, Six for Illes Balears, O'Grady hopeful, Saeco
eyes Millar
Wednesday, April 21
First
Edition Cycling News - Jesus Manzano interview, Astarloa to Lampre?, Belda
& Castellano to meet, Bruylandts training again, Unai Osa injured, Bracke
sidelined, Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, Liberty Seguros, Irish team for Bedford,
East Coast Velo seeks riders
Latest
Cycling News - Bettini extends, Verbrugghe back for Ardennes, Wallonne weather,
Raimbaud steps down, Moncoutié keeps faith, Beloki to Languedoc-Roussillon,
Time out for Zberg, Nazon coming back, More Giro drug tests, Cyclo-cross World
Cup
Thursday, April 22
First
Edition Cycling News - Verbruggen: "No sport controls doping like cycling",
Museeuw to face disciplinary commission, FBD Milk Ras, Sijmens injured, Osa
surgery successful, Tour de Nez, Honey Stinger
Latest
Cycling News - Bettini OK, looking to Liège, Di Luca comes up short,
Hamilton set to defend Liège title, Ullrich out of L-B-L, Blijlevens
retires, Van der Ven injured, Shay Elliott Memorial preview
Friday, April 23
First
Edition Cycling News - UCI Formalises Pro Tour, Climbers line up for La
Doyenne, VDB leads Fassa Bortolo for Liège, Klasna heads home, Athens
debut for Subway-Express, Roberge to direct Quark, NAS-Track series on PBS
Latest
Cycling News - Popovych to test himself in L-B-L, Wauters out of Liège,
Astarloa closer to Lampre, Phonak gunning for Romandie, Two more races for Simoni
before Giro, Illes Balears for Romandie, Lewis stable after Georgia crash, Lotto
will continue, Griffin for Tours of Crete and Greece, 47th Tour of Ulster
Saturday, April 24
First
Edition Cycling News - US Postal Service will end sponsorship, Can Di Luca
overcome at Liège?, Astarloa free to go, Boonen extends contract, Castresana
to Mr. Bookmaker, Ballerini cleared, Pan Am Championships key for US Olympic
hopefuls, Tour 2005 to Vendée, Northbrook Velodrome suspends 2004 season
Sunday, April 25
First
Edition Cycling News - Italians the favourites for Liege, Rabobank's Theo
De Rooij on Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Jaksche is ready, Sijmens out, Contre la montre
pour le coeur, Weather for L-B-L, Live coverage, Bruyneel looks towards life
after USPS, Driver who hit Craig Lewis ignored officials, Lampre confirms Astarloa
signing, Cyclingnews talks to Scott Sunderland
Monday, April 26
First
Edition Cycling News - Rebellin triples, takes World Cup lead, Riis satisfied,
Flecha on target, Ullrich defends preparation, Simoni back on track, Australian
track championships, Motorist on trial for Otxoa accident, UK helmet bill fails,
Multicultural line-up for Lincoln GP
Latest
Cycling News - Liberation, confirmation and realisation, Boogerd has mixed
feelings, Daughter for Moerenhout, Frigo out of Giro with virus, Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme
threatened with suspension, Simpson Desert classic 2004
Tuesday, April 27
First
Edition Cycling News - Rebellin climbs UCI rankings, Teams for Tour de Romandie,
Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme denies UCI suspension threat, Ljungskog starts and
finishes with the men, Gilles Bouvard and Yoann Le Boulanger out, Tour of Connecticut
2004, CRCA/Sakonnet Technology to compete in Milk Ras
Latest
Cycling News - Hamilton realistic but optimistic, CSC Takes on old leader,
Leblanc to London, Mallorca bids for track world's, Voigt kicks back in Nevada,
Da Cruz trains gently
Wednesday, April 28
Latest
Cycling News - Lefevere: VDB will never be top again, Gaumont, Clain and
Sassone back in court, Godefroot and Pevenage talking again, Luc Leblanc to
Jacques, Last test for Simoni and Cunego, Alessio-Bianchi for Denmark, Dutch
team for Track World's, Top field expected for Museeuw criterium, Chann McRae
to lead cyclosportif at Tour of Connecticut, CapTech course gets longer, Cyclist
dies after ramming truck
First
Edition Cycling News - Lampre presents Astarloa, Valverde & Beloki back
at Castilla y Leon, Kelme doctors testify in secret, Di Luca diagnosed, Tour
to collect bikes for Faso, Liberty Seguros for Vuelta Castilla y León, Racing
back at PIR, 2004 US Collegiate nationals
Thursday, April 29
First
Edition Cycling News - Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme out of Giro, Armstrong
considers future, US velodrome nears completion, 2004 Canadian 'cross champs
announced, Prize money boost at UK crit nats, Chocolade Jacques, Ceramiche Panaria,
Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, Cocktails for cancer, USA Cycling coaching deals
Latest
Cycling News - Armstrong happy with April experiment, Achilles problem keeps
Brown out of Giro, Belda frustrated, Giro but no Tour for VDB, McGee's junior
world record falls, Tournant sits out selections
Friday, April 30
First
Edition Cycling News - Time trial opens 2005 Tour, Month of recovery for
Di Luca, Clarke breaks collarbone, Valenciana reconsiders, Phonak for Henninger
Turm and Giro, Oktos signs Boucher, Minard to RAGT, VIPs to Verona, O'Loughlin
favourite for Tour of Ulster
Latest
Cycling News - Rund um den Henninger Turm, Tour of Belgium interested in
expansion, Ballerini rides the World's course, Fight on to boost Australia's
Paralympic team, Another World Record falls to Shaw and McCombie
