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February 2006 - News archive
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Wednesday, February 1
First
Edition Cycling News - Freire back for Challenge Mallorca, An interview
with Andreas Klöden, Boonen three for three, Gerrans and Deignan injured, Surgery
for Dean, New Zealand women tune up, Ignatiev leads new Russian team, Health
Net sponsors California, Austral wheel race, Cascade Classic, Pacesetter Steel
team, Nature Valley team
Latest
Cycling News - Gerrans could miss Commonwealth Games, Santa Rosa and Leipheimer
looking forward to Tour of California, Getting things rolling in February, Nature
Valley Grand Prix schedule released, Eddy Merckx bikes for Kodakgallery.com/Sierra
Nevada, TEAm Lipton to the Daytona 500
Thursday, February 2
First
Edition Cycling News - Langkawi: A change of pace, and perhaps a new face,
Ullrich in South Africa, Aldag's farewell race, Schumacher: "I don't have any
reason to hide", Petacchi returns at the GP Costa degli Etruschi, Liquigas in
Donoratico, Liberty Seguros-Würth in Estepona, Cracked hip for Nys, Six Day
stars come to Revolution finale
MTB
news & racing round-up - Jongewaard takes Wildside, NZ National Championships,
Aussie National MTNX Series winners, Goldman wins The Gathering, World's venues
announced, UCI announces Mountain Bike World Cup Organiser's Trophy, MTB World
Cup registration open, No drops allowed in NORBA Marathon, 'Race under the Sun'
offers a warm season start, Florida MTB stage race planned for April
Tour de
Langkawi Cycling News - A new lease of life for Wiesenhof, Raisin' hell
in Malaysia
Friday, February 3
First
Edition Cycling News -Gerrans hopeful, T-Mobile, Gerolsteiner for the Vuelta
a Mallorca, Liquigas looks to Colli, Barloworld in Donoratico and Langkawi,
Wiesenhof's sports director crashes out, Les Pruneaux d'Agen presented, Bertolini
joins Selle Italia, USAC names World's and Pan-Am pool, NZ Women's World Cup
teams named
MTB
news & racing round-up - Cannondale signs Wayne Goss, GT Bicycles re-signs
Chris Smith and Dave Wardell, FSA announces Team Gravity, Want to be Gee Atherton's
road manager for 2006?, Luna switches to Orbea, Mountain Cycle and Jim Dellavalle
together, Haro Bicycles adds one more, Mongoose signs De Champ, Hayes El Camino
On Test, MTB stuff in New Arrivals
Latest
Cycling News - An interview with Carlos Barredo, Australian Commonwealth
Games team named, Dwars door Gendringen still out, Symmetrics meets the people,
Louis Garneau continues with CCA, Union Bank of California sponsors ToC, Maxxis
doubles up on race sponsorship, San Dimas Stage Race bigger, Overcoming
in Brisbane, Oxfam Challenge India cycle tour, Subaru Cycling Team presented
by Deutsche Bank
Tour de
Langkawi Cycling News - Gene's still a keen bean, David hoping to be George
of the jungle
Saturday, February 4
Tour
de Langkawi Cycling News - Gene's still a keen bean, David hoping to be
George of the Jungle
Cross
news & racing round-up - Cyclo-cross World Championships Wrap-Up, Cracked
hip for Nys, English-speaking results at Worlds, The internationalization of
Cyclo-cross, The Greatest Show on Earth; the Barb Howe 'Cross Worlds diary
First
Edition Cycling News - An interview with George Hincapie, AIS crash: driver
sentenced, Valverde starts season in Mallorca, Petacchi at Etruschi, Nys racing
despite injury, Gerrans and Deignan out for one month, Liquigas, Quick.Step
for Mallorca Challenge, "Simply unbelieveable!" says Eisel, Anti-doping news
Sunday, February 5
Tour
de Langkawi Cycling News - Giro doubtful for Rujano, Newton's Commonwealth
Games plans intact
First
Edition Cycling News - Mark McCormack: Uncorking another season, 2006 last
season for Axel Merckx?, Rolling again: Tornado Tom, Bessèges bad luck for Traksel,
Armstrong and Crow separate, ComNet-Senges becomes Regiostrom-Senges, Cascade
Classic registration open, 2008 MTB Marathon World Championships in Tyrol, Gran
Canaria Open on its way
Monday, February 6
First
Edition Cycling News - Freire comes back, Tosatto impressed with Boonen,
Maurizio Carta recovering, Sentjens weakened, De Waele OK; Sijmens still hurt,
Lampre finishes in Montecatini, Euro-Devo scholarship, Darren Lill looking
Tour
de Langkawi Cycling News - Who is José Serpa?, George: "If somebody wants
it, let him"
Tuesday, February 7
First
Edition Cycling News - AIS crash verdict: "German law was applied", An interview
with Michael Rogers: A new beginning, World champs and supermodels ride for
charity, Paris-Nice route announced, Zabel satisfied, Tour Méditerranéen teams,
Renäng and Stubbe on the mend, Fothen trains in Tenerife, More sponsors for
Univega, Ladies day on Sooty Park, 2006 Team Meehan'/Cycleworks, North
Atlanta Riding Club
Wednesday, February 8
First
Edition Cycling News - United Pro Cycling unveils sponsor, Tirreno-Adriatico
route, Tour of California, Tour de Georgia, Revolution 12, Biondi & DuPouey
in doping charges, Barloworld, Acqua & Sapone Caffè Mokambo, 2006 World Deaf
Cycling Championships, Isle of Man Junior Tour, Overcoming in Sydney
MTB
news & racing round-up - Sawicki gets her season started, 2008 MTB Marathon
World's in Tyrol, Gran Canaria Open, Australian Comm. Games team named, On test:
Rotor RSX4 MTB, New in MTB tech
Tour
de Langkawi Cycling News - Malaysian star on the move to Oz, McCann goes
close
Thursday, February 9
First
Edition Cycling News - Boonen takes to the track, Voigt crashes out in Mallorca,
Kersten winning sprint 'swan song', Symmetrics all set for 2006 America Tour,
Katharine Carroll clipped by car, USA Cycling partners with SponsorHouse
Cycling
News Flash - Heras banned for two years
MTB
news & racing round-up - Cannondale-Maxxis-SRAM, Aaron Chase breaks leg,
Cannondale signs Chris Van Dine, Gunn-Rita Dahle diary, Whistler expands Crankworx
schedule, Australia's Working Week Series, Aussie MTB Nationals on TV, USA Cycling
partners with SponsorHouse
Tour
de Langkawi Cycling News - Bellotti a climber in the making, Bates lean
and mean - but still a little green
Friday, February 10
First
Edition Cycling News - London plans mega Tour start, Heras to appeal, Cycling
Center announces 2006 roster, growth plans, USA CRITS Championship Criterium
Series, Fred Rodriguez hosts fund raising repast, Padraig Marrey training camp
MTB
news & racing round-up - Rocky Mountain Business Objects, Velo Bella teams,
Oceania Championships, Sea Otter schedule, Bikes Belong grants, IMBA freeriding
grants, Haro to demo Sonix, Watts wins Rays MTB Park 3Ride Pro Invitational
Tour
de Langkawi Cycling News - To rest or not to rest?, Saul's Malaysian Raisin
d'être
Saturday, February 11
First
Edition Cycling News - Quiet celebration for Menchov and Rabobank, Sieberg's
star set to shine, An interview with Olivia Gollan, Kersten busy ahead of Commonwealth
Games, Boonen beats Wauters in IP, Diamond helmets for Quick.Step, Quick Step-Innergetic,
Milram to Vuelta a Andalucía and Trofeo Laigueglia, TEAm Lipton at Daytona,
SEQ Tour
Tour
de Langkawi Cycling News - Best of the Brits: Robin Sharman, Segamat finish
"troppo pericoloso"
Sunday, February 12
Cycling
Newsflash - Hamilton appeal rejected
First
Edition Cycling News - Bettini: Heras case "strange from the start", Ex-Festina
director Roussel accused of tax evasion, Nobili Rubinetterie to Geelong Tour,
TIAA-CREF roster announced, 2006 Tour de Nez expands, Tour of Shenandoah turns
Under 25
Tour
de Langkawi Cycling News - Selle Italia rumours quashed, Japanese team counts
on promise of payment, Clement brings Rabo's professionalism to Bouygues
Monday, February 13
First
Edition Cycling News - Cooke heading to Spring Classics, Australian team
on track for Commonwealth Games, Team line-ups for Trofeo Laigueglia, Löwik
undergoes surgery, again, Caisse d'Epargne team bus robbed, Cannondale supports
Meredith Group-GPOA Cycling Team, M Street Racing
Tuesday, February 14
First
Edition Cycling News - Davitamon targets the ProTour, Track stars in pre
Commonwealth Games hit-out at Perth GP, Bittersweet Anniversary: Marco Pantani
remembered, two years on, Giant MTB squad has giant goals for 2006, Three-way
showdown for Dwars door Vlaanderen, Thomas Dekker to Tirreno-Adriatico, T-Mobile
to the Algarve, Liquigas for Trofeo Laigueglia
Latest
Edition Cycling News - Gianluca Bortolami retires, Wildcard still available
for Deutschland Tour, Sea Otter Classic boosts local economy, LeMond to feature
at ICC awards, World champs to ride Oceania MTB, Nothin' to do but hit the dirt
Wednesday, February 15
First
Edition Cycling News - Hondo injured in road rage attack, Gerolsteiner confident,
Sanderson leaves Davitamon (updated), Wellington World Cup, Australian Madision
championship, Australian team for Sydney, Clarence St Cup, Eddie Soens Memorial,
Isle of Man Youth Tour, Kenneally joins Cycleways
Thursday, February 16
First
Edition Cycling News - CSC and Phonak announce Tour of California rosters,
Wind tunnel tests for Phonak, Cavendish confident after near-misses, Shorter
distance for 2006 Road World's?, Rabobank for upcoming races, Future Stars this
weekend, Simoni's voice wakens coma girl, McLane Pacific Cycling Classic, Rare
bike stolen in Australia
Cycling
News Extra - Adam Bergman admits EPO use
MTB
news & racing round-up - Last race on home soil for Comm. Games MTBers,
Roadies hit the dirt, Giant MTB squad for 2006, Sea Otter Classic brings $28
million to local economy, WORS turns 15, Giant Anthem LE on test
Latest
Cycling News - Tyler Hamilton's last stand, Hoy aims for London 2012, Vandenbroucke's
fine dropped, Star studded field for Geelong, Sanderson 'more motivated than
ever', Kodakgallery.com/Sierra for Tour of California, ABC TV to feature AIS
women
Friday, February 17
Cycling
News Flash - Grand Tours' Trophy blocked by UCI
First
Edition Cycling News - All systems go for first Tour of California, Rogers
ready for T-Mobile debut, T-Mobile women down under, Simoni leads Saunier Duval
in Tour of CA, CPA wants to continue negotiations with grand tours, Wildcards
announced for Roubaix, Flèche, and Liège, Revolution 12 wraps up season, Perth
International GP a speedy affair, Wired to Win in Australia
Latest
Cycling News - Floyd Landis: Settling into team leadership role, Broken
wrist doesn't stop Zajicek, Power gets operation to correct vascular problem,
Liquigas in France, McGrory to ride Bendigo Madison, Nixon heads up Malaysian
cycling program, Meet Team TIAA-CREF
Saturday, February 18
First
Edition Cycling News - Liberty Seguros launched, Danielson and Hincapie
lead Discovery in Cali, Olympic gold medalist Aitken returns to cycling, Gerrans,
Deignan and Putsep updates, Milram for Het Volk, KBK, and Valenciana, Acqua
& Sapone for the French weekend, Dunlap features at Five College Outdoor Festival,
Tardaguila banned for two years
Sunday, February 19
First
Edition Cycling News - Tom Danielson interview, Martini turns 85, Teams
for Tirreno-Adriatico and Milan-San Remo, Lampre-Fondital for Valenciana, Australian
MTB champ injured, Operation for Criquielion, Jittery Joe's invites world round
for a beer, Fast Freddie trains juniors, A new Bortolami, New endurance sports
event firm, Advil-ChapStick women's team, Club One Fitness / Performance Max
Racing
MTB
news & racing round-up - World champions to ride Oceania MTB Championships,
Kona Les Gets gets ready for 2006, LUNA Chix for 2006, Georgia State Single
Speed Championships announced, IMBA looking for grant applicants, Marin partners
with Mad March Downhill and Freeride Camps, New MTB trade team announced
Monday, February 20
First
Edition Cycling News - Ullrich back in Europe, Petacchi in all three 2006
Grand Tours, Baumann breaks bones, Australia announces Junior World's track
team, Teams for Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, Mt. Hood Women's Cycling Classic offers
travel grants, Sea Otter teams up with Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Great Karri
Ride on again
Tuesday, February 21
First
Edition Cycling News - Leipheimer: Arnie's a big deal, AIS survivors tell
of crash and recovery, CSC kicks off well at ToC, Belgian teams cancel Het Volk
scouting, Merckx hands over "bikes for Cuba", New trainees at African Continental
Centre, Kersten out for Clarence St Cyclery Cup, Anti-doping news
Latest
Cycling News - Time trial amendments for Landis, CSC happy with O'Grady,
Gerolsteiner manager impressed in California, Cyclingnews' WAP Service
for Tour of California, An interview with Baden Cooke: The bullet's back, Belgium
set for season start, New partners for Swiss stage races
Latest
Cycling News - Tour of Cali stage 2, CSC still in the hunt, Levi Leipheimer
diary: Keeping watch over tomorrow, Hondo optimistic, Steinhauser to direct
Bayern Rundfahrt, Davis and Barredo on the hunt, Sydney hosts final track World
Cup, IMAX teams up with new women's squad, Irish season commences
Wednesday, February 22
First
Edition Cycling News - An overwhelming day, California stage 1 wrap, Hondo
defends suspended biathlete, Three unfit to start Valenciana, T-Mobile ready
for classics, Ciolek turns pro, Milram for Le Samyn and West Vlaanderen, Kona
Les Gets, Cycling features at Australian Sports Awards, Clarence St Cup, Cyclingnews'
WAP service
Latest
Cycling News - Tour of Cali stage 2, CSC still in the hunt, Levi Leipheimer
diary: Keeping watch over tomorrow, Hondo optimistic, Steinhauser to direct
Bayern Rundfahrt, Davis and Barredo on the hunt, Sydney hosts final track World
Cup, IMAX teams up with new women's squad, Irish season commences
MTB
news & racing round-up - Only six UCI MTB teams, Aussie National Series
finale wrap-up, Australian MTB champ injured, Gunn-Rita Dahle diary, Sea Otter
teams up with Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Great Karri Ride on again, Launceston
12hr, King's Pretty & Strong fundraiser, Dunlap at Five College Outdoor
Festival, Eatough at Off Road to Athens, Trail improvement grants, Heartland
Sports XC /Endurance schedule
Thursday, February 23
First
Edition Cycling News - McEwen targeting Het Volk, Winter time in Belgium,
Naturino for Swiss races, Gilmore injured in Geelong Tour, Van Goolen breaks
hip, Sutton in road rage incident, Encino Velodrome announces Bob Hansing Memorial
Cup Series, SEQ Tour sponsored by Cannondale, 45th edition of UK's Soens Memorial,
Cyclingnews' WAP service with new browser link
Latest
Cycling News - Tour of California stage 3, Levi Leipheimer diary: Everything
catches up with you, Strong ride for O'Neill, Stewart leads the Kodakgallery.com
charge, Kohl "very satisfied", Altig criticises Ullrich - again, Liquigas in
Belgium and Switzerland, Klöden comes back, More weekend selections, Simoni
challenges for Human Rights in Milan, Cyclingnews' WAP service
Friday, February 24
First
Edition Cycling News - Boonen and Nuyens lead Quick.Step at Het Volk, Boonen
leads the way in promoting cycling in Belgium, Nichols and Rhodes ready for
Geelong World Cup, Wood early favourite for New Zealand World Cup, Barloworld
ready for Tirreno-Adriatico and Milan-Sanremo, Classics accessible for handicapped
spectators
Latest
Cycling News - Tour of California stage 4 wrap up, Levi Leipheimer diary:
Getting our man in there, Kohl wants to keep on fighting, Navigators in the
thick of it, Stewart makes top 10, 61st Omloop Het Volk, Rujano and Savio's
Selle Italia squad at odds, More teams for Het Volk and K-B-K, Wholly Bagels
to NZ
Saturday, February 25
First
Edition Cycling News - CSC looking for a positive Het Volk, Wiesenhof-Akud
for Het Volk, AG2R Prévoyance for Belgian weekend, No Het Volk for Backstedt,
Weather good for the Omloop, Wood Predicting sprint finish at Geelong WC, Teutenberg
beats the men with first T-Mobile win, Baumann successfully operated on, Cunego
back in Almeria, JCTDU wins
Sunday, February 26
First
Edition Cycling News - Omloop Het Volk wrap-up and quotes, More cold action
in Kuurne, UCI Head visits Tour of California, Britain's new Continental team
ready for action, Second Irish Continental team to be launched, 2006 Trust House
Women's Cycle Tour "more challenging", Amy Gillett Scholarship applications
open, Dekker and Boogerd fined
Monday, February 27
First
Edition Cycling News - Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne wrap-up and post-race quotes,
Arenberg sector back in Paris-Roubaix, Cunego debut at Clasica de Almeria, Armstrong
"devastated" at Crow's breast cancer, Second edition of Saint Patrick’s Classic,
Scott Bleifer Scholarship funded
Latest
Cycling News - Tour of California final stage wrap up, Zwizanski shines,
Levi Leipheimer's diary: Time for a little vacation, Gerolsteiner's Lang: "one
man alone", CSC miss out in Flanders, Casero blames equipment for health test
failure, Milram and Davitamon for Paris-Nice, Women's tour heads to New Zealand,
Cyclo-cross contract news
Tuesday, February 28
First
Edition Cycling News - UCI source of Armstrong leak, Mayo returns to racing
in Murcia, An interview with Frankie Andreu, World Deaf Cycling Championships
to host power training clinic, Sponsors renew with USAC, OBRA road race season
revs up with Banana Belt Series, Morgan Stanley/24 Hour Fitness/Specialized
Factory Team, Fiordifrutta 2006
MTB
news & racing round-up - Meirhaeghe ready to put cycling first, Rocky Mountain
goes custom, Aussie MTB junior team receives award, 2006 ADJOMTB application
available, Kona Clump Team 2006
Latest
Cycling News -Landis the King of California, Pollack: "Crazy!", Phonak and
Française des Jeux to Paris-Nice, 22 teams to Giro d'Italia, Klöden happy to
be back in action, Rujano vs. Selle Italia, NZ Women's races equipped with tracking
system, Neiwand sentenced to prison
