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Friday, August 1
First Edition
News - Germans dip out of team pursuit, Too high hematocrit for Russian
rider, Serious crash for O'Neill in 'Toona, fakta to stop sponsorship at end
of season, Freire won't race HEW, Saeco with strong line up, Domina Vacanze
to rely on Lombardi in HEW, ONCE on two continents, Prime Alliance to race as
TIAA-CREF in NYC, Hamilton to be official starter of NYCCC, Salmon to Credit
Agricole, Fantasy Cyclingnews Tour de France winners
Latest News
- World Cup resumes with HEW Cyclassics, Museeuw wants to confirm, More blood
controls at Track Worlds, Mayo and Zubeldia won't ride Vuelta, Rumblings within
Marlux, Quick.Step loses Kashechkin, USAC announce automatic qualifiers for
MTB World's, Marathon ride to benefit cancer research
Saturday, August 2
First Edition
News - Big Apple bike bash rocks Lower Manhattan Sunday, Ullrich ready for
Hamburg, Armstrong's Tour "a dream" for Beltran, Tour EPO case to be revealed,
Steels stays, DataPhonics Racing Team contests Junior Tour
Sunday, August 3
First Edition
News - Van Petegem riding for the win in Hamburg, Bettini looking forward
to Hamburg, , Track World's Day 4: Aussies smash record; Gane gains; Slusareva,
Website live for Melbourne 2004 Track World's, Grande Boucle Féminine
preview, Nazon still searching, Moves afoot (again) to ban bunch training in
Centennial Park
Monday, August 4
First Edition
News - Van Petegem holds World Cup lead, Ullrich to marry, Track World's
final day wrap up, Beloki fearful of ONCE withdrawal, UCI confirms Tour EPO
case, withholds identity, EPO positive from Volta a Catalunya, Marblehead to
welcome home Tyler Hamilton, Visser signs for Farm Frites-Hartol, Strait selected
for MTB World's
Latest News
- Bianchi or Telekom for Ullrich?, Rabobank interested in Beloki and Mayo, Hushovd
extends with Credit Agricole, Room to improve for Australia at Track World's,
O'Neill improving, Starchyk positive for EPO, Sweet Paradise to pull out, New
Zealand MTB World's team named
Tuesday, August 5
First Edition
News - ONCE to end sponsorship: it's official, Bruyneel saddened by ONCE's
demise, Bettini wants repeat World Cup win, Ljungskog loses time, No Vuelta
for Freire, Beltran renews with US Postal, Collarbone break for Caroline Slikker,
M. Donnelly Junior Tour is go
Latest News
- Beloki in demand, Zabel thinks of Vuelta, Euskaltel-Euskadi for Clasica San
Sebastian, Italian showdown in Camaiore, Gerrit Glomser crashes, Virenque stays
at Quick.Step-Davitamon, Leontien Zijlaard-Van Moorsel prepares in Spain, Spaarselect
assured until 2005, Marco Polo adds five, Stamullen M. Donnelly announce team
for Junior Tour
Wednesday, August 6
First Edition
News - Ullrich wants to stay with Bianchi, Bodysol-Brustor takes shape,
Tim Jones to Domina Vacanze, Milaneza expected to dominate Volta a Portugal,
Swiss victory snatched from the jaws of disaster, Australians demand apology
over Italian slur
Latest News
- Tour EPO positive revealed... Almost, Damien Nazon to Crédit Agricole,
Gerolsteiner signs Krauss, VDB's Re-entry delayed, 19th Regio Tour, Taberlay
ready for MTB Tour de France
Thursday, August 7
First Edition
News - Llorente defends himself, JP Nazon to Ag2r, Botero sidelined, Quick.Step
interested in Dufaux, Bobby Lea crosses over at Mt Holly, $125,000 criterium
in Charlotte, NC, CNN anchor pleads guilty to hit and run, Seven races in 2003
WCA 'cross series
Latest News
- ONCE and iBanesto seeking new sponsors, Bianchi deny any problems, Vandenbroucke
hopeful for good end of season, Kelme's woes continue in Portugal, Jaksche to
Gerolsteiner, Marty Nothstein to ride in Nestor's Keirin Cup, UCI pre-World's
race for Juniors/U23s, Illawarra Cyclists to Tahiti
Friday, August 8
First Edition
News - Clasica San Sebastian: Who will succeed JaJa?, Nazon looks ahead,
Rabobank plans for Vuelta, Cofidis names nine, Cipo to Ouest France, T-Town
flea market opens registration
Latest News
- Last race for 2003 for Mayo?, Perdiguero building up for Vuelta, Sercu wants
more from Verbrugghe, French focus for Crédit Agricole, Van Heeswijk extends
with US Postal, Ben Johnson stagiaire for Cofidis, Veuchelen signs for Vlaanderen,
Dutch team for European MTB championships, Maurice Mollin dies, Mayo wheelers
big challenge
Saturday, August 9
First Edition
News - German track riders suspended, Success of Track World's, Vervecken
to miss 'cross opener, Three Italians positive for EPO, UCI Doping report, Saiz
considers other options, Barça looks to cycling, Scandinavian Open, Georgia
velodrome needs your help
Sunday, August 10
First Edition
News - Bettini back into World Cup lead, San Sebastian marred by moto accident,
Morale boosting win for VDB, Cofidis still building, Mondory returns to Ag2R-Prévoyance,
Virenque tops in Tour fan mail
Monday, August 11
First Edition
News - Zubeldia sticks with Euskaltel, 25th Vuelta a Burgos, 'Tis the season...
for Zomercross?, Bendigo Madison gets a boost, New sponsor for Spanish cycling?,
Promoter's conviction hits New Zealand Cycling hard, 2003 Tour du Poitou-Charentes
Latest News
- Bettini gives himself an "80 percent chance", Ullrich and adidas could get
back together, Dufaux to Quick.Step, For sale: Spanish riders, No Steels in
Denmark, 6th San Rafael Women's Cycling Classic, Eatough and Juarez to battle
in World Solo 24 Hours of Adrenalin Champions
Tuesday, August 12
First Edition
News - Bettini's reign continues at the top, Piil back for another bite
in Tour of Denmark, Pecharroman and Garrido with Quick.Step for two years, Elliott
still good at 42, NORBA series finals return to Durango, Nothstein and USPS
team members at Northbrook Velodrome
Latest News
- Colombians to Labarca 2-Café Baque, Eritrea riders line up against
top Euro's, Tour de l'Ain preview, Klöden hopeful for Denmark, UCI Status
for Trust House, Giant TCR-100 Tour bike awarded
Wednesday, August 13
First Edition
News - Somarriba on course for third Grand Boucle win, Brett Aitken back
and dreaming of Athens, Simoni rides with EU President, Worrack going for gold
at Athens Olympic dress-rehearsal, Italian women's team for Euro champs, Irish
National Track Championships
Latest News
- Vinokourov looks to Zurich, Cipollini to defend World Championship title?,
Dekker comes back in time for Ronde van Nederland, Political support for suspended
German trackies, Sentjens and Mutsaars have to prove their place, Omloop and
Trouvé extend, Renshaw and Bates stagiaires with French teams, Verheyen a dad,
Mtbchick.com looking for Flower Power Awards nominations, Wisconsin Cyclocross
Series
Thursday, August 14
First Edition
News - Contreras battles on after bike loss at Pan-Ams, Davidenko is a daddy,
Domina Vacanze Elitron for Zurich, Portland to host consecutive 'cross nats,
Tandemonium! at the Lehigh Valley Velodrome, NORBA gets cash for finals, Hamilton
world's takes to air with Westjet, Eugene Celebration seeks volunteers
Latest News
- Bettini goes for hat trick in Zurich; Jan Ullrich his top rival, Armstrong
to race Olympics?, Ullrich not sure about World's, Kashechkin signs for Crédit
Agricole, 12th Trofeo Melinda-Val di Non, Track stars to Amsterdam Six, Pedrosfest
more popular than ever, Karapoti Classic 2004
Friday, August 15
First Edition
News - Casagrande looking for luck, Robert Hunter breaks wrist, Stagiaire
season approaches, Vandborg to CSC, British MTB World's team, British team for
Junior Track World's, Wrong gear for Steel, Elite field in Evans Cycles-Surrey
League 5-Day
Latest News
- Mercado blames doping for Spanish downturn, Phonak interested in Beloki, ONCE
and Phonak for Zurich, Ullrich to ride Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt, World
champs confirmed for Tasmanian track races, Jamieson, Manion to join pro teams?,
Danielson and Jeanson star at Mt. Washington Hill Climb, 2003 NORBA series showdown
in Durango, Irish Cycling gets a welcome bonus
Saturday, August 16
First Edition
News - Zurich could be enough for Ullrich, La Boulangère for Zurich,
Millar 'chilling' before Vuelta, Hamilton to ride Ronde van Nederland, Lamballe
criterium returns, Cipollini hasn't impressed Moser, Momentum grows at Northbrook
Sunday, August 17
First Edition
News - Merckx bounces back, Main sponsor of Grande Boucle pulls out, Cofidis
thins track lineup, Vervecken operated on, Kaggestad injured in l'Ain, Vincent
Cali's brother dies, Memorial race for Andrei Kivilev, USPRO Criterium Championships
this Sunday, 54th GP Llodio, IMBA talks with President Bush
Monday, August 18
First Edition
News - Championship of Zurich: winner's profile, No Vuelta for Ullrich,
Merckx tired, Virenque renews with Quick.Step, Mick Rogers previews Athens TT,
Dutch reluctant to sign Athens agreement, Geminiani operated on, Georges Decraeye
dies
Latest News
- Nardello gets his reward, Somarriba equals record, Dekker takes it easy, Athens
2004 cycling courses get thumbs up, Tre Valli Varesine to kick off Trittico
Lombardo, Lee Godfrey breaks elbow
Tuesday, August 19
First Edition
News - Bettini's next stop: the World's, Latest UCI rankings, World Championships
participation, Phonak wants Hamilton, Spanish sponsors coming forward, Short
but tough Tour of Holland in 2003, Tour du Limousin preview
Latest News
- Somarriba to lead at Plouay, 2004 Women's Tour via France, Lampre confident,
Zülle rethinks his future, New recruits for Rabobank Div. III, More stagiaires
for Ag2R-Prévoyance, GP des Laurentides needs riders
Wednesday, August 20
First Edition
News - Riders honour Indonesian racer, Australian talent program rider recovering,
Klier a father, Tour de l'Avenir teams announced, Acht van Bladel 2003, Climb
Mount Diablo for American Lung Association
Latest News
- Petacchi chases Baffi Senior's Grand Tour record, Verbruggen calls for a "BeNeLux
Tour", Casagrande hoping for win in Agostoni, New sponsor for Saiz?, Courageous
Javier Ochoa back on his bike, Driedaagse de Panne 2004 takes shape, Landbouwkrediet
gets a boost, Belgian juniors bikeless at Track World's, 05 Orbitel looking
to move up, Vanhoudt stagiaire with Vlaanderen
Thursday, August 21
First Edition
News - Hamilton, Van Bondt & Wilson crash out, Jeremy Roy to begin pro
career, South African cyclists arrested after shoot-out, Klier: It's a boy,
RONA to France without Jeanson, Fire in Café Reveil Matin, Cyclist inducted
to Malaysian sport Hall of Fame, Air Products Developmental Finals at Lehigh,
Team Basis at Downer's Grove
Latest News
- Preliminary starters for Vuelta España, Ullrich's late season plans, Casagrande
hopes for World's spot, Totschnig and Pfannberger crash out, Dominican Republic
rider positive in Pan-Am Games, Australian Paralympic team for Prague
Friday, August 22
First Edition
News - What's wrong with the women's Tour de France?, Mayo's Euskaltel expectations,
Gerrans in Tour de l'Avenir for Carvalhelos-Boavista, Sweet Paradise to continue
sponsoring, Broken finger for Hamilton, FDJeux.com not hiring, London closer
to Tour start, Milk Race to return, Sheeffry Challenge preview
Latest News
- Petacchi calls stage finish too dangerous, No pain for Dekker, Sevilla underdone,
but ready for Vuelta, O'Neill undergoes surgery, Mary Grigson retires, South
African cyclists charged with murder, Two stagiaires for Palmans, GP Jef Scherens
wants more support, 47th SEAT Tour of Slovakia news, Tour of the Turkish Riviera
planned for 2004, Field grows for World Solo 24 Hours of Adrenalin Championships,
Six Days of Detroit
Saturday, August 23
First Edition
News - Rous loses Limousin to crash, Mattan moves closer to Bodysol, Ullrich
has chance for Olympics, Martinez out of European MTB Championships, UCI Anti-doping
news, Dick Lane Velodrome fundraiser, Hamilton World's ticket sales, Howard
creates Irish 2-day
Sunday, August 24
First Edition
News - Mayo: Between Euskaltel and Saeco?, Labarca grabs another, Wauters
vexed by TT timing, Ullrich uncertain for Hessen-Rundfahrt, French 'cross sponsor
pulls out, Randwick Botany celebrates centenary
Monday, August 25
First Edition
News - Cooke closes in on World Cup, Seven out at Telekom, Mickael Pichon
to re-join La Boulangère, Sijmens to Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, More stagiaires,
Ullrich won't ride Hessen-Rundfahrt, Cipo still uncertain, Third Spanish death
in 15 days
Latest News
- Bianchi wants Bartoli, Muravyev to Credit Agricole, Dierckxsens crashes in
Belgian TT champs, Eneco Tour a week later, Russia and Australia top medals
at Junior World's, Stagiaires for Landbouwkrediet and Vlaanderen, Tour of Hope
riders selected, Dutch Ride for the Roses raises €222,000, Backwards cycling
record attempt fails
Tuesday, August 26
First Edition
News - Latest UCI women's rankings, 17th Tour de Poitou-Charentes, Time
trial specialists to GP Eddy Merckx, No place for Lander Euba in Euskaltel,
Steels junior arrives, Michael Hutchinson breaks British 100 mile record
Latest News
- Danielson to Fassa Bortolo, Flickinger thinks big, Chavanel also aims for
October, Spanish selector pleased with Plouay, Tension remains at Paternina,
Brochard extends, Strong field for shorter Paris-Bruxelles, US Team for MTB
World's
Wednesday, August 27
First Edition
News - Why Fassa & what's next? Tom Danielson explains, Henk Vogels in the
land of the living, British Cycling review progress, Aussie actor plans 1000km
unicycling cancer fund-raiser
Latest News
- VDB, Bruylandts and the World's, Dutch say no to World's TT, Ullrich's asking
price too high, Holland Ladies Tour to go ahead, despite no sponsor, Shorter
but hillier GP Tell, Boven extends, Dutch BMX coach extends contract, Irish
U23 and Junior Championships this weekend
Thursday, August 28
First Edition
News - Botero to miss world's, Wiggins to Credit Agricole, Transfer news,
Blatter claims climbing record, Grafton to Inverell Classic offers $20,000 purse,
Vuelta adds 23rd team of former riders, SCU first aid for cyclists, Gateway
Cup preview
Latest News
- Cipo doubtful for Vuelta, but says yes to World's, Quick.Step for the Vuelta,
Mattan chooses Bodysol-Brustor, Bianchi interested in Sevilla, Zanini to Quick.Step,
Zubeldia until 2006 with Euskaltel, Thijs extends, Three stagiaires for Flanders,
Demeulenaere looks to Belgacom, Fund to help Scottish Cyclists, Mirko Lauria
dies, Team Rubicon announces Polka Dot Essay Contest
Friday, August 29
First Edition
News - Hamilton to end in October, Voigt to CSC, VDB Motivated for Vuelta
and World's, Zabel marches on, Durand out of FDJeux.com, Lefevere's empire grows,
Ludewig extends with Saeco
Latest News
- Vuelta to Domina Vacanze: Cipo or nothing, Pecharromán will start,
Phonak for Vuelta, Beloki closer to Phonak, Chocolat Jacques finds co-sponsor,
Stagiaire contract for McPartland, Australians to ride New Zealand Junior Tour,
Green Mountain Stage Race preview, World Solo 24 Hours of Adrenalin Championships
this weekend
Saturday, August 30
First Edition
News - Women's World Cup Round 8: Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt, Hamilton
calls it a season, Jaksche reconsiders, Kelme's Vuelta team, Vuelta festivities
set, 29th Giro del Friuli, Valencia to host European track championships, British
Cycling Open Talent tests, Manchester Velodrome winter training days, Tour of
Hope needs volunteers, Fairy tales do come through... For some!
Sunday, August 31
First Edition
News - Ekimov ready for more, No bad blood between Merckx and Armstrong,
MTB World's preview, Brussels start for 2004 Peace Race, Belda: Sevilla can
win, Mertens to Vlaanderen, Vinokourov honoured, Junior Het Volk