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Thursday, June 1
First
Edition Cycling News - UCI, WADA and Armstrong react to Vrijman's report,
Würth Team denies new sponsorship agreement with Kazajan Oil, An interview with
Fränk Schleck, Milram for weekend races, Lampre and Liquigas to Dauphiné Libéré,
Teams for Tour of Denmark, Delaware cyclist killed in hit-and-run, Donegal three
day
Latest
Cycling News - Comunidad Valenciana DS resigns, Another fortnight off for
Petacchi, Breschel back on the mend, T-Mobile team for weekend, Jeremy Vennell
diary: A weekend of Dutch Hell, Interest in Ten Dam
Friday, June 2
First
Edition Cycling News - Van Petegem leaves Davitamon-Lotto, Ullrich and Rogers
at Tour de Suisse, Leipheimer leads Gerolsteiner in "the little Tour de France",
Gerolsteiner for the weekend, Astarloa in America, Visiting the home of the
Vespa, Annette Beutler joins Buitenpoort, Wells Fargo Twilight Criterium offers
big bucks, Technocycle Brc looking, SEQ Tour Team
Latest
Cycling News - L'Equipe stands by its story, UCI supports Vrijman's
findings, AIGCP asks Saiz and Labarta to resign, Sevilla and Mazzoleni lead
T-Mobile at Dauphiné, No Tour for Schumacher, Phonak says iShares contract not
signed, Battle commences in British Cycling criterium series, Borghini debuts
for Ceramica Flaminia, Symmetrics becomes Canada's first UCI track squad
Cycling
News Flash - Phonak sidelines Botero and Gutierrez
Saturday, June 3
First
Edition Cycling News - Sevilla declares his innocence, Sáiz's team becomes
Astana-Würth, WADA slams the Vrijman report, Cunego undecided about the Tour,
Phonak at the Dauphiné, Plenty of hills in store for GP Triberg-Schwarzwald,
Riders announced for Commerce Bank Triple Crown, Beijing Olympic circuit considered
challenging and spectacular, UCI doping news
MTB
news & racing round-up - 2006 Queensland Marathon Sunday, Shimano reveals
final pieces of new XTR puzzle, 2006 Kona Global 24 Hours series scheduled,
Mayhem Festival set for end of July, Wanderlust; the Mike Broderick & Mary
McConneloug diary
Sunday, June 4
First
Edition Cycling News - Alpine feast in the Dauphiné Libéré, UCI hits back
at WADA, G.P. Gippingen: The battle of the Swiss riders, Targetraining targeting
Triple Crown
Monday, June 5
First
Edition Cycling News - Dauphiné Libéré prologue wrap-up, Hushovd aiming
for Monday, Lang the best for Gerolsteiner, Gerrans on his way to the Tour de
France, CSC continue success in Luxembourg, Garzelli rebuilds form, Philly Week
2006: Triple Crown Instead of Stars and Stripes
Latest
Cycling News - Vinokourov: "I believe Saiz", Botero stops for the season,
Ullrich hints at retirement, An interview with Oleg Tinkov, 32 riders tested
at Dauphiné, Langeveld to Rabobank?
Tuesday, May 6
First
Edition Cycling News - Dauphiné Libéré stage 1 wrap, Leblanc on Saiz: "It's
hooliganism!", Belda: "Things are worse for me", WADA to assist, Simoni
retracts, Ullrich explains, Garzelli aims high, T-Mobile Tour without Sevilla?,
Sánchez renews, New Jersey midsummer racing
Latest
Cycling News - Fabian Wegmann: "Wow!!!", Savoldelli to form part of Discovery's
Tour team, Phonak looks towards the Tour de Suisse, Young South African rider
dies, Landbouwkrediet-Colnago to Veenendaal-Veenendaal, Tour of Britain hits
the South East, Mt. Holly-Smithville Invitational GP offers $10,000
Wednesday, June 7
First
Edition Cycling News - Dauphiné Libéré stage 2 wrap, Vinokourov: No provocation,
Julich not racing Philly, Hondo back, UCI and WADA in Madrid, Wegmann renews,
Quick Step-Innergetic, Grupo Nicolás Mateos, Barloworld, Tour of Slovenia,
Spanish riders commemorate Rojas, Women’s cycling summit, Fort Lewis College
scholarships, Westside Cycling Classic
Latest
Cycling News - Holczer takes a strong stand, Interviú publishes Fuentes'
drug list, An interview with Chris Wherry, Boonen the favourite for Veenendaal-Veenendaal,
Hruska back in G.P. Correios, Hulsmans back on June 21, Another ultimatum for
VDB, Rabobank's Tour team takes shape, TIAA-CREF visits elementary school, Fantasy
Giro 2006 winners announced!
Thursday, June 8
First
Edition Cycling News - Dauphiné stage 3 wrap-up, Post-stage quotes, Rojas
"calm and confident" in view of the Tour, Ullrich and Klöden in Suisse, Liquigas
for upcoming races, Acqua & Sapone for Tour of Slovenia, No Tour for Knaven,
Helpers wanted for 2006 Tour of Britain, and TdF 2007, Sydney Thousand relocated,
Saturn of Toledo/Shell Cat 3 rider dies
Latest
Cycling News - King of the GC jungle: An interview with George Hincapie,
Basso recons Tour mountain stages, Boonen in top shape for Tour, Gerolsteiner,
Quick.Step for Tour de Suisse, Herrero leads Euskaltel in Switzerland, Hondo
wins in latest comeback, Willems signed by Liquigas, Beat Cancer Team Race Across
America, Cox Charities Cycling Classic to feature champions
Friday, June 9
First
Edition Cycling News - Dauphiné Libéré stage 4 wrap-up & quotes, Saiz
steps aside, Evans extends, Milram for Tour de Suisse, ProTour licensing process
opened, 'Baby Giro' under way, Scottish Cycling appoints National Development
Coach, Newbridge CC/Ena Loakman in clover, TIAA-CREF gets 'adopted', Cronulla
International Criterium, Who will win the World Cup?
Latest
Cycling News - Disappointments on the Ventoux?, Niermann: "We made it easy"
for Menchov, Stitches for Erik Dekker, Saunier Duval for the Tour de Suisse,
An interview with Chris Wherry - Part II, Gesink goes pro with Rabobank, Team
Successful Living signs Gordon McCauley, The Ditty Bops cross the USA on bikes
MTB
news & racing round-up - Mohican 100 launches the National Ultra Series,
Peaty wins in Willingen, North Carolina NORBA series preview, Global MTB racing
round-up, Vaude Highland Fling registration The Cyclingnews MTB wheel
size comparison, US qualifying procedures for Masters MTB Worlds, Fat Possum
freakiness; the Keith Bontrager diary
Saturday, June 10
First
Edition Cycling News - Dauphiné Libéré stage 5 wrap-up, Gerolsteiner satisfied,
Post-race quotes, Shootout in the Tour de Suisse, Commerce Bank Liberty Classic,
Mayor of Philadelphia welcomes race back, Leukemans still out, Cretskens extends,
Landbouwkrediet for upcoming races, 'Open de Nations' at Lehigh Velodrome, 2006
Skyscraper Harlem Criterium, Davis Phinney dinner, Race Against Time for AIDS
orphans, Bob Aldridge dies, Jane Higdon dies
Sunday, June 11
First
Edition Cycling News - Dauphiné stage 6 wrap-up, An interview with Jesús
Manzano, Liberty Classic favourites hit by vehicle, Triple Crown points double
in finale, Cunego certain for Tour, Valverde prepares Tour in Sierra Nevada,
Luis León Sánchez believes in Tour participation, International Anti-Doping
Conference in Madrid 2007, Women's Giro on soon, Goldstein aims for BC Superweek,
Carbondale Cyclocross Classic, 'Pedal for Prevention' includes Triple Crown
fundraiser beneficiary
Tour
de Suisse Cycling News - Tour de Suisse stage 1 wrap-up, Davitamon-Lotto
dry run for Robbie, Rogers over teeth problems, building form for Tour, Freire
back in action
Monday, June 12
First
Edition Cycling News - Dauphiné final stage wrap-up, "Big thing" for Leipheimer,
Dauphiné stage 7 post-stage quotes, Bad luck for Menchov, Comeback for Mayo?,
U-23 alum finishes fifth at Sugar Mountain, Melbourne Specialized store announces
teams
Tour
de Suisse Cycling News - Contrini takes stage two, Bennati in yellow, No
attacking in the peed zone, An interview with Tom Boonen, Good news for McGee,
Schleck hoping for strong ride, Rasmussen building form, Evans: Last big test
before the tour, Vuelta for Beltrán
Latest
Cycling News - An interview with Tom Boonen: Winning is easy when you are
having fun, A dream comes true for Leipheimer, Kohl "simply overjoyed",
Freire: "Harder stages will suit me", McEwen getting back to speed after Giro,
French federation president calls Sáiz "riffraff", No Tour for Wegelius, Henderson
repeats in Philly, New continental team planned in Germany
Tuesday, June 13
First
Edition Cycling News - Tour de Suisse stage 3, An interview with Linus Gerdemann,
Comunidad Valenciana ready for Tour, Wegmann says, "First the fun, then the
work", Caucchioli to lead Credit Agricole, Tour de Beauce, Irish riders aim
for wins, Landis & Merckx in fund-raiser, Milram, Team FRW, Nature Valley Grand
Prix , NVGP kicks off women's series
Latest
Cycling News - Schleck looking forward to the climbs, Merckx in Suisse to
build form, Ullrich "eager for the mountains", An interview with Alejandro Valverde:
Up for a challenge, Quick.Step: Nuyens to go?, Vogels to leave Davitamon, Gerolsteiner
to Ster Elektrotoer, Latest deadline for VDB on June 21, McCann & Griffin to
rattle the Irish cage, Cycling Legends to meet RAAM in Durango
Cycling
News Flash - Comunidad Valenciana's Tour invite withdrawn
Wednesday, June 14
First
Edition Cycling News - Tour de Suisse stage 4, Gerdemann in form, Wegelius
tired, Belda appeals, Astaná-Würth Tour 'long team', T-Mobile, Barloworld, MDonnelly
Junior Tour, Irish MTB series, Cronulla Criterium, Edinburgh Film Festival
Latest
Cycling News - ASO puts pressure on UCI re. Würth Tour invite, Ardila out
of Suisse, Flanders wants the 'Grand Départ', Wielinga added to Quick.Step's
TdF shortlist, Boonen testing Tour bike, Entries open for Oz 24 Hour MTB champ's
Thursday, June 15
First
Edition Cycling News - Tour de Suisse stage 5 wrap-up, Gerolsteiner satisfied,
Still another week and a half off for Petacchi, Vuelta organisers must pay damages
to Dietzen, Baby Giro and Giro Femminile under threat, Lampre-Fondital to Eindhoven,
Wiesenhof-Akud for La Route du Sud, Chirio in Alto Adige, Australian AWD team
for IPC World's
MTB
news & racing round-up - Sugar Mountain NORBA, Ultra series heads to Michigan,
German national champs, Sundstedt wins Willingen, U-23 alum fifth at Sugar Mountain,
Lenosky takes TEVA Games trials win, Global MTB racing round-up, Two victories
for Byberg at Tour L'Hexagonal, Call for volunteers at Worlds, Irish MTB series,
Entries open for Oz 24 Hour MTB champ's, Chris Davidson diary
Latest
Cycling News - Comunidad Valenciana asks ASO to reconsider, Morabito: Tour
de Suisse start was 'a present', Another second for van Goolen, Voigt leads
Ster Elektrotoer, Health Net dominate Nature Valley prologue
Friday, June 16
First
Edition Cycling News - Tour de Suisse Stage 6 wrap-up, Schleck loses time,
McGee now in doubt for Tour, Zabel picks Ullrich, Boonen, Cunego confirmed for
Tour, Santos González back for Vuelta a Asturias, Acqua & Sapone for Asturias,
Lomme Driessens dies, KidsPeace Bicycle Racing League finals at Lehigh, La Coupe
de la Paix 2006
Latest
Cycling News - Gerrans motivated by good mountains performance, Rasmussen
hits the wall, Boonen: last day in Tour de Suisse?, Gerolsteiner: Tomorrow is
a new day, An interview with Danilo Hondo, Gerolsteiner names TdF squad, Bettini
for two more seasons with Quick.Step, Van de Wouwer retires
Saturday, June 17
First
Edition Cycling News - Tour de Suisse stage 7 wrap-up, McEwen abandons,
The USA Junior and U23 program, Discovery Channel Tour roster, French sports
minister wants names released, Rujano says thanks and goodbye to Selle Italia,
iShares confirms as main sponsor for Phonak, Liquigas, Milram and Gerolsteiner
for Eindhoven, British criterium championships
MTB
news & racing round-up - Mount Snow NORBA, SRAM goes big, Top biathlete
to MTB, Jeep KOM, U.S. Nationals to Mount Snow, Cyclo-cross already? Kona, IMBA
International Summit, Geoff Kabush diary, Keith Bontrager diary
Tour
de Suisse Cycling News - McEwen's knee should be fine, Freire in contract
negotiations, Rogers happy with improving form
Sunday, June 18
First
Edition Cycling News - Contador takes second Würth stage win, Gil: tough
fight in store, Contador continues Swiss success, Schleck improves one, Gerolsteiner
in the mix, No Tour for McGee, Terpstra to Milram, Eindhoven TTT early due to
World Cup, Haywood Yaletown Grand Prix
Monday, June 19
First
Edition Cycling News - Tour de Suisse stage 9 wrap-up, Schleck loses a spot,
Armstrong calls for Pound's exit, Comunidad Valenciana asks for Rafael Blanco's
resignation, Phonak names Tour team, Rabobank names Tour team, Flanders wants
'Le Grand Départ', Tour of California Returning to San Jose, Fantasy Le Tour
2006 game ready to play!
Latest
Cycling News - Ullrich "stronger than last year", Partial route announced
for 2007 Tour de Suisse, Gerrans pleased with Switzerland, Rogers still improving,
Contador: We have to keep training, CSC, Liquigas announce Tour line-ups, Gerolsteiner
at altitude, Haselbacher disappointed
Tuesday, June 20
First
Edition Cycling News - Basso ready for Tour, Quick Step announces Tour team,
Rabobank for upcoming races, WADA attacks Vriman report, Hilly stage of Tour
of Britain, E.ON sponsors Tour of Britain, Cycling USA appoints Pat McDonough,
Downing prepares for title defence, Fantasy Le Tour 2006 game prizes confirmed
Latest
Cycling News - Jalabert caught up in "Cahors affair" doping trial, Spanish
Congress approves Anti-Doping law, Jan Ullrich: closing in on top form, but
to skip nationals?, Kohl looking to win Tour of Austria, Steegmans to Quick.Step,
"No risks" in Totschnig's final preparations
Wednesday, June 21
First
Edition Cycling News - Roux denies accusing Jalabert, Cofidis announces
Tour team, AG2R aims for podium, Mayo to lead Euskaltel, Steegmans move not
definite, QuickStep-Innergetic, Spanish Prol Cycling Association supports Comunidad
Valenciana, Scarselli falls, Boucher out of French Championships, Lehigh Madison
Cup, Australian 24 hour
Latest
Cycling News - T-Mobile announces Tour de France line-up, Ullrich skips
Nationals, Sevilla celebrates victory, The pressure is on for Boonen, An interview
with Robert Förster, Vuelta considers retracting Comunidad Valenciana's invitation,
Cancellara disappointed, Schmitz in hospital
Thursday, June 22
First
Edition Cycling News - Prosecutor asks for sentences in 'Cahors affair',
Saunier Duval-Prodir announces Tour line up, Liquigas ready for the Tour, Quick.Step,
Lampre-Fondital, Khalilov, Miche, Barloworld at national championships, Mattan
crashes, but not seriously hurt, Austria Tour shortens time trial
Latest
Cycling News - Lance, with or without you: An open letter from Johan Bruyneel,
Waiting for the UCI: Leblanc, Rabobank under pressure, Valverde and Gutiérrez
lead candidacy in Spain, Arndt in doubt for Nationals, Agnolutto ends career,
Canadian Nationals in Quebec city, Fantasy Le Tour 2006 Game Tips
Cycling
News Flash- Astana-Würth OK for ProTour licence
Friday, June 23
First
Edition Cycling News - Lampre and Davitamon ready for Tour, Schleck hurt,
but OK for Tour, Nuyens leaves Quick.Step for Cofidis, Gadret back for Nationals,
50th National title for Longo, Baby boy for Simoni, O'Loughlin set for triple
in Ireland, Rhyl tragedy driver charged, Tour de France à la Poole, Looking
for Tour accommodation?
MTB
news & racing round-up - Mount Snow wrap, Eatough wins Ultra Series #2,
Global MTB racing round-up, Australian 24 hour, British MTB Nats announced,
IMBA Summit opens, Coffs Mountain Marathon, Canberra defers World's bid, Chris
Davidson diary, Gunn-Rita Dahle diary
Latest
Cycling News - New allegations against Armstrong, An interview with British
champion Russell Downing, Beverley hosts British championships, Ullrich to wed,
Haussler out with a viral infection, Van Bon to leave Davitamon, Landbouwkrediet
extends for two years, Milram at the National's
Saturday, June 24
First
Edition Cycling News - Armstrong denies allegations, suspects Pound to have
leaked documents, Millar's ban ends, Valenciana riders volunteer blood samples,
Gerolsteiner looks to take both German titles, Canadian Nationals benefit from
Beauce test, Deignan and Scanlon to miss Irish Nationals, Riders protest against
2006 Giro, New angle for 'performance' enhancing drug
MTB
news & racing round-up - Deep fields for Canadian World Cup, Chris Davidson;
the King of Dickies, Sawicki injured, $40,000 Powerade Race Series at Snowshoe,
National MTB Ultra Endurance Series website, Kintner and Prokop at Jeep KOM,
Vasquez wins Spanish DH Nationals, Haro demo tour in SoCal, Kristin Danielson
diary
Sunday, June 25
First
Edition Cycling News - Boonen favourite in Belgium, Klöden to skip nationals,
A tour of the Tour's birthplace, Urweider gets two years, Clement stays with
Bouygues Telecom, Bike Chicks away!, Fort Collins ride for charity
Monday, June 26
First
Edition Cycling News - More Operación Puerto details, Spanish championships
not ridden after rider protest, LeMond: "Armstrong threatened my life", Zabel
out for 7th Green jersey, Agritubel for Tour de France, Quick.Step contract
news, Haselbacher and the bee, SBS Tour de France ride through Sydney, Project
Rwanda launches Wooden Bike Classic
Latest
Cycling News - Hamilton and Ullrich linked to Operación Puerto ,
Caisse D'Epargne-Illes Balears for the Tour, Van Bon returns to Rabobank, Savio
to Venezuela, Pacific Coast Highway Share the Road sign unveiled
Cycling
News Flash - Astana-Würth out of Tour?
Tuesday, June 27
First
Edition Cycling News - Tour organisers confirm Astana withdrawal request,
Carmichael defends Armstrong, Armstrong answers L'Equipe & LeMond,
Andreus disappointed, Rabobank drops Dekker, Eisel without expectations, Bouygues
Telecom for the Tour
Cycling News Extra - Haselbacher considering his future, Simoni extends,
Skil-Shimano to Cyclassics, Kohl "unbelievably proud", Brazil race gets UCI
points, U.S. west coast juniors, Lehigh Madison Cup rescheduled, More Fantasy
Le Tour 2006 Game tips
Latest
Cycling News - Hands tied at UCI, CAS to rule Astana-Würth case before Tour
start, Spanish sport council denies McQuaid's declaration, AG2R, Française des
Jeux, Bouygues & Crédit Agricole for Tour, Valverde: "I'm better than in 2005",
Grabsch honoured by Tour selection, Van den Broeck to Davitamon
Wednesday, June 28
First
Edition Cycling News - Ullrich Tour okay, Who will wear the green and polka
dots?, Rasmussen: 1800km to get ready, Bishop to welcome Tour riders, Hamilton
to keep Olympic gold, Commesso makes Lampre team, Two world champions for Natour
Broker, FRW for Giro, Univest Grand Prix, Montreal-Quebec classic, Grand Prize
for Fantasy Le Tour 2006 announced
Latest
Cycling News - Ullrich to sue newspaper and do DNA test?, Astana Würth bound
for Strasbourg, but no team presentation, Gerolsteiner's double hopes - two
captains, two goals, Jalabert going for July 14 win, Davitamon-Lotto gets a
cook for the Tour, Torres leaves 3 Molinos Resort, 8th Alpenrose Challenge
Thursday, June 29
First
Edition Cycling News - Vinokourov: "It's not normal", CAS ruling: A question
of image, UCI asks riders for written statement, Astana-Würth's nine not definite,
Armstrong lawyers clarify, T-Mobile for Tour of Austria, Solid field for 2006
Brixia Tour, Landis to race at Tour of Elk Grove, Haywood Yaletown GP closes
early registration
Latest
Cycling News - Guardia Civil report expected very soon, ASO reacts to UCI
"recommendation", Spanish cycling chief "had doubts" for years, Ullrich to be
questioned?, Judge Serrano opens investigation on El País, De Rooy: "Everybody
for Menchov", Sastre approaching Tour form, Papa Savoldelli, Critically injured
cyclist needs support, Eddie Tobin Memorial, Win a T-Mobile team bike
Cycling
News Flash - More names released in Operacion Puerto, Astana-Würth OK to
race
Friday, June 30
First
Edition Cycling News - Riders reiterate their innocence, Tour picks and
effective training: An interview with Chris Carmichael, Lampre lads looking
forward to Tour test, Menchov and De Groot with Rabobank until 2008, Klöden
looking around, Raisin: "It's a miracle", Giro d’Italia Donne starting, Independence
Day Grand Prix in Colorado Springs
MTB
news & racing round-up - Mont Ste. Anne wrap-up, José Hermida a father,
Tinker's RAAM, Great Divide Race underway, 24-hours of the Coliseum?, Get sponsored
at Gravity Camp,. Race Face Ultimate Trans Rockies Challenge, CTC mountain-bike
festival
Latest
Cycling News - Ullrich, Sevilla and Pevenage suspended, The list gets longer,
ASO rejects CAS decision, Bruyneel bearish on TDF doping situation
Cycling
News Extra - More riders suspended: Basso and Mancebo out, Ullrich's ex-trainer
calls it a "catastrophe", Belda questioned, David Millar is ready, 2006 Jayco
Herald Sun Tour launched in Melbourne, Hammer hosts celebration of excellence,
Santos Gonzalez sanctioned
Tour
de France News Extra - More riders named by UCI, Leblanc: "An open Tour
with clean riders", Team CSC: Ignorance or bluff?, McQuaid: Saddened rather
than shocked, More prizes for le Tour Fantasy Game!
Tour
de France News Extra - Team CSC face the press, Mancebo ends career, New
doping charges for CSC?, Reactions to Ullrich suspension, Bruyneel maintains
focus
Tour
de France News Flash - Astana-Würth leaves the Tour
