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Saturday, March 1
First Edition Cycling News
- Boonen & Bettini ready for spring campaign, Teams to request amendment
to ASO agreement, Merckx calls for cycling to "regain its dignity", Armstrong
takes over in New Zealand, Iranian team confirmed for FBD Insurance Rás, Mitsubishi-Jartazi
gets "wild card" status, Michaelsen to debut as DS, Tinkoff to race at Almeria
& Lugano, Liquigas readies for busy weekend, Fort Collins boasts new team,
Norcal League season kicks off
Sunday, March 2
First Edition Cycling News
- Het Volk winner does it the Merckxian way, Slipstream starts well in Belgium,
FDJ makes use of the Belgians, Junior world champion comes of age, UCI says
Paris-Nice agreement not unanimous, Kemmelberg back on the menu, Kupfernagel
previews Olympic courses
Monday, March 3
First Edition Cycling News
- Quick Step back on the podium in Belgium, Cozza continues Slipstream's strong
weekend, Flecha satisfied with Rabobank's second, Eichler making progess, Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
injury report, Boonen and Bettini reflect on California, BMC Racing to Tour
de Romandie
Latest Cycling News -
Nocentini shows in Lugano, Young gun Rojas for Tirreno, Mitsubishi-Jartazi wild
card without Vandenbroucke, Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne injuries, Volksbank at Het
Volk, Cavendish takes Madison title, Team High Road sick list, Novacel joins
Team Lampre
Tuesday, March 4
First Edition Cycling News
- European Cycling Union votes, McQuaid responds to meeting, Vandenbroucke to
take UCI to court, Madiot: I do not want Gilbert suspended, Backstedt to return
at Eroica, AG2R - La Mondiale for Paris - Nice, Milram sends youngsters to Belgium
Latest Cycling News -
Cipollini continues with Rock Racing towards Sanremo, Hansen describes incident,
Bouygues to Paris-Nice without Voeckler, Sanremo even more challenging, Bettini
rests, Van Avermaet out, Silence-Lotto medical update, Germans calls for an
end to conflict, Rabobank sends seven to Murcia
Wednesday, March 5
MTB News & Racing
Round-up - Dunlap cycles through retirement, Paulissen & Hurikova win
Afxentia Stage Race, Houltham & McDermid ride away at Karapoti, Campos happy
with season's start, Elite Australians set sights on Olympics, Dual Stunt racing
format to make Sea Otter debut, Team Lost Coast Brewery grows, Qashqai Challenge
2008, Gravity East Series returns for second year, US Open of Mountain Biking
First Edition Cycling News
- UCI threatens teams, riders with bans and fines, Teams: Our choice is either
being quartered or hanged, McQuaid refuses French federation, sports minister
meeting, ASO accept AIGCP changes to Nice contract, Track hopefuls skip Paris-Nice,
Ronde van Vlaanderen gives wild-cards, Rás Mumhan confirms route
Latest Cycling News -
ASO reacts to UCI threats, USA Cycling weighs in on Paris-Nice struggle, Kohl
up in the air, Di Luca date and protest set, Brown takes lead in Murcia, Team
Barloworld gets double win, Saunier Duval's youngster team, CSC's injuries not
serious, Benetseder loves Belgian racing, Boogerd ambassador of Dutch race,
Grandview Cycling Classic sponsor renewal
Thursday, March 6
Latest Cycling News
- Tour de France participation rules revised?, Three teams yet to name Paris-Nice
line-ups, Contador re-focuses on Olympics and Vuelta, 'Maniac' enters Milano-Sanremo,
Amstel Gold issues three more wild-cards, Cooke leads Barloworld in Eroica,
Brabantse Pijl announces teams and course, Volksbank to Driedaagse, Equipe Nürnberger
for the weekend races, CSC donates equipment to SA cyclists, Boston Bike Film
Festival calls for entries
First Edition Cycling News
- IPCT calls for peace through arbitration, French upset by threatened consequences
for Paris-Nice participation, Women's North American race scene improves, London
calling the Tour again?, Prudhomme optimistic about anti-doping movement, Lampre,
Tinkoff & Gerolsteiner for Eroica, USAC Pro Tour sees some changes, USAF Classic
to benefit Raisin Hope Foundation
Friday, March 7
Latest Cycling News
- CAS may not be competent in Paris-Nice dispute, Cycling Australia alerts riders,
Gerolsteiner signs on, Di Luca asks for hearing date to be moved up, Argentinean
outsprints the field in Murcia, Roberts delivers in new role for new team, Teams
for Monte Paschi Eroica, Nokere Koerse announces route and teams, Jennings'
diary from the Giro del Capo, Richmond gets new pro cycling team, Cycling highlights
on SBS
First Edition Cycling News
-UCI launches anti-doping foundation, Newton's worlds hopes get 'doored', Danish
Tour's route released, Driedaagse van De Panne presents course, teams, Georgia
parcours comes into focus, Neben, others sue Hammer Nutrition over contamination,
Sinkewitz, German federation drop appeals, Astana, Quick Step for West-Vlaanderen,
Tour of Wessex cancelled
Special Edition Cycling News
- Hushovd not afraid of hilly Paris-Nice, CAS to decide on Paris-Nice sanctions,
Two teams unconfirmed for Paris-Nice, Saunier Duval signs on, Riders, teams
stand up to UCI, Double controls for Paris-Nice
MTB News & Racing Round-up
- Multivan Merida Team ready to start racing, Shimano & IMBA release economic
study about mountain biking, Spitz eases into the Olympic season with two wins,
Utah to host new American XC stage race, Jamie Whitmore sidelined with tumor,
El Reto del Quetzal gets new venue for year two, Bray to blast off for K-Cap,
Alison Dunlap Junior Olympic MTB Series set
Saturday, March 8
First Edition Cycling News
- Favourites emerge for Paris-Nice, Teams vote on Paris-Nice participation,
UCI: ASO resorting to blackmail, Cycling set for a showdown, Sinkewitz points
to Klöden in German doping affair, Voigt to lead CSC in Rund um Köln, 47
Nations for Track Worlds
Sunday, March 9
First Edition Cycling News
- Cancellara not pleased with UCI's battle, Prudhomme happy, McQuaid not, Silence-Lotto
explains Paris-Nice reasoning, Slipstream's Hesjedal and Cozza pleased with
"cool" Eroica, Cipollini's Sanremo still in doubt, Euskaltel - Euskadi's
Fernández de Larrea overjoyed in Murcia, Time trial concludes Giro del
Capo for successful Barloworld, Volksbank's woes in Driedaagse, Mitsubishi offered
to not start Vandenbroucke, Fourth round of Sunshine Cup heads to Voroklini,
Freiburg investigation widens after latest Sinkewitz statements, Team Type 1
off to Taiwan, SEW forms to boost women's cycling
Monday, March 10
Latest Cycling News -
Cadel Evans starts Paris-Nice in support of Popovych, David Millar: Leading
by example, Rain, rain go away, Rabobank's van der Aat expects no suspensions,
Di Luca clarifies Zoncolan evening, Garzelli races on despite missing Tirreno,
UCI won't challenge Jaksche's one-year ban, 17 year-old rider placed in coma
following crash
First Edition Cycling News
- Paris-Nice off to wet start with all invited teams, despite UCI threats, German
teams happy with Paris-Nice prologue, Crashes mar Sunshine Cup round four, Sastre
leaves Murcia satisfied and looking ahead, Equipe Nürnberger rider comes
back after one-year pause, Klöden denies alleged Sinkewitz' charges, Prosecutors
said to offer Ullrich million-euro deal, Caisse d'Epargne for Tirreno-Adriatico,
Ohio Valley 'cross series looks to long-term growth
Tuesday,
March 11
First Edition Cycling News
- ASO, UCI quiet as riders go racing, Paris Nice stage shortened by bad weather,
Eisel satisfied, but wanted more, Virus sidelines Rogers, Police vehicle hits
cyclists in California, kills two, Glomser recovered and ready to go, Rabobank
names Tirreno-Adriatico roster, Gerolsteiner for Tirenno-Adriatico, Traksel
snatches Driedaagse from Eechout, Geelong likely to receive funding for cycling,
Leelanau gets new date
Latest Cycling News -
Big sprinters to race in Tirreno, Di Luca intends to race now, Sprint duo Zabel-Petacchi
at Tirreno, Tinkoff looks for win on home soil, Liquigas with Pozzato, Lampre
for Tirreno, Barloworld announces line-ups for upcoming races, BMC happy with
Belgian racing, Spanish federation has Olympic long list, Van Avermaet waiting
to return, Teutenberg wins Central Valley Classic Criterium
Wednesday, March 12
First Edition Cycling News
- Steegmans feeling strong, Lowe in perfect position before Ventoux, Landis'
judgment day nears, Fédrigo cleared of broken pelvis, Leukemans still in with
a chance, Gerolsteiner, Astana for Santarem, Baby boom continues at Landbouwkrediet,
Team Strong Heart to Race Across America for charity, Time Pro Cycling to hold
development camp, BikeNZ gets top BMX coach for Beijing
Latest Cycling News -
Hitting the road in Paris-Nice, Danielson with herniated disk, Simoni out of
Tirreno, Collstrop gets wild card, Di Luca & Petacchi get CAS dates, German
track team for Manchester, French federation required to pay for accident, Toyota-United
wins in Mexico, Prudhomme reacts to open letter, Trek founder Richard Burke
died
Thursday, March 13
First Edition Cycling News
- McGee is back on the road, Kroon's 20-second penalty shuffles Paris - Nice
GC, Tirreno-Adriatico opener ends in tight sprint, British select World Track
Championship team, MacIntyre's family presented with cheque, Barloworld celebrates
invitations, Jittery Joe's trains in Georgia, USA Cycling narrows choices for
new headquarters, Portland Monday night racing set for 12th year
First Edition Cycling News
- Bennati back for Giro after stop, Prudhomme considers Tour without radios,
Calvente for Castilla y León, Kohl goes three for three, Grillo back and training,
Sinkewitz denies naming names, Van Avermaet to return, 'Paco' Wrolich happy
for Portugal, Teams for Dwars Door Vlaanderen, Belgians announce Worlds Track
team
Friday, March 14
MTB News & Racing
Round-up - Australians travel to Nelson in force for Oceanias, McGrath switches
teams, Crashes mar Sunshine Cup round four, Cannondale-Vredestein riders celebrate
back-to-back wins, Leov & Macleod win New Zealand Open, Voices heard on Capitol
Hill, All Mountain stage race highlights Keyesville Classic, USAC adds four
cross nationals, 24 hours of Dubai, SERC season gets going
First Edition Cycling News
- CSC stops sponsorship, Evans "same as last year", Voigt hungry as
ever, French secretary vows to protect riders, McQuaid: Riders are the victims,
Txurruka renews, Team Type 1 scores in Taiwan, Largest one-day US race set for
April, Armstrong to open bike shop
Latest Cycling News -
ASO races become state affair, Riccň misses and relaunches, Garzelli for Gent-Wevelgem,
Sprinters to Köln, Tour Down Under confirms 2009 dates, Equipe Nürnberger for
Het Volk, 24 hours of Dubai cancelled
Saturday, March 15
MTB News & Racing
Round-up - Kugler & Henzi close to overall Sunshine Cup wins, Stander
& Speedy favorites for South African Nationals, ALB Gold readies for first
marathon World Cup, UCI counts record registrations, 24 hours of Dubai cancelled
after rider's death, 24 Hours of Adrenalin & IMBA Canada partner, BC Bike
sells out, BMC Australia racers gone overseas, Swisspower Cup, International
MTB Cup, Bike Asia 100
First Edition Cycling News
- Gesink one day closer to Paris-Nice title, Rebellin and Nocentini in pursuit,
Sanchez vows revenge, Lhôtellerie: France's next climbing sensation, Schleck
still in pain, Irish women object to grant inequality, Richmond Pro Cycling
supports community, Braveheart gets new mentor
Sunday, March 16
First Edition Cycling News
- Yellow jersey race goes downhill, Chavanel frees his mind, Rathbone nearly
throws Austral win away, FFC president asks UCI board to resign, UCI suspends
contact with AIGCP, Drug testers impose on funeral arrangements, CONI asks for
more bans, Sunny King announces teams, Taylor receives Gillett scholarship
Monday, March 17
First Edition Cycling News
- Rebellin asks the UCI for respect, Nocentini happy, Australian champ on a
mission, No pressure on U23 world champion, O'Grady hones form for Classics,
Skipped gear ruins Piepoli's chance, Cooke asthmatic but running well, Tour
of Turkey boosted by five ProTour teams
Latest Cycling News - Teams to sign contract with ASO, Gasparotto wants
stage, Gerdemann breaks leg, Zaugg part of winning team, Worlds course tested,
Untamable Wild strongest in Het Volk, Leigh Howard Victorian Cyclist of the
Year, Armstrong and Jacques-Maynes fastest in California, School first for young
German riders
Tuesday, March 18
First Edition Cycling News
- Freire favourite for Sanremo glory, Zabriskie chipping away at Cancellara,
Gasparotto dreaming of Sanremo victory, Rodríguez sees Montelupone as sign for
Ardennes week, Riccň doubts Sanremo participation, Gerdemann waiting for surgery,
Andreu to lead regional team, Dairyland re-signs
Latest Cycling News - Luis León Sánchez back to winning, Cipollini wants
out of Rock Racing, Gerdemann injuries, Moment of silence in Visalia, Van Avermaet
likely for Milano-Sanremo, Burghardt to miss spring season, Verdugo winning
confidence, Vandenbroucke out of Nokere Koerse, Nine ProTour teams to Tour of
Austria, Barloworld for Milano-Sanremo, Quick Step for next races, Encino velodrome
opens with improved track surface
Wednesday, March 19
MTB News & Racing
Round-up - Marathon opens UCI World Cup season, Hermida "satisfied" with
Spanish Cup debut, Kugler & Henzi collect overall Sunshine Cup victories, Muddy
Mundy defends South African title, Australia & New Zealand take turns dominating
at Oceanias, La Ruta winner gets nod for Beijing, Schultz brothers break away
together, Gunn-Rita diary, Alpine Bikes Winter Series round three
First Edition Cycling News
- Winner on victory in Adriatico, California cyclists remembered through ride,
memorials, Team CSC riders ready for Sanremo, Tankink out of Sanremo, Cipollini/Rock
Racing split confirmed, Riders to face Paris-Nice fallout, WADA disappointed
with UCI over Landis case funding, Landis case starts today, Merckx publishes
cycling guide
Latest Cycling News -
Boyer in the line of fire, Van Bon won't defend Nokere, Grabsch takes a hike,
Elk Haus out of Henninger, Women's World Cup in Varese looming, Caisse d'Epargne
for Primavera, Successful Living off to good start, German Bundesliga
starts without radios
Thursday, March 20
First Edition Cycling News
- Hushovd focused on the Primavera, McEwen's form rising, Ballan: The Mŕnie
will be felt, Teams for Sanremo, Soler studies the Giro d'Italia climb, Halfords
expands its British team support, Wiggins & Cavendish aim for gold, Busy week
for Astana, British team for sale, New Zealand Junior Worlds team named, Schools
to duel at Redlands, Tour of Pennsylvania picks teams, Tour of Ohio
Latest Cycling News -
Easter weekend Sanremo slugfest, Nocentini "inspired" by Sanremo, Miche-Silver
Cross is 25th Sanremo invitee, Milram for the weekend races, Track Worlds: teams
finalised, Marco Polo to Tour de Georgia, Page to Planet Bike, Two more T-Mobile
doctors accused
Friday, March 21
Cycling News Flash
- Slipstream a go, Astana a no for Tour
First Edition Cycling
News - ASO picked 20 "best teams in the world", Slipstreams Tour
plans come to fruition, Merckx to direct Rock Racing?, Davis signs with Mitsubishi-Jartazi,
High Road keeping Sanremo options open, Di Luca to remain in limbo, Mattis will
not defend World Cup lead, 15 teams for Tour de Georgia
Latest Cycling News -
Riccň skips Milano-Sanremo, Three sprinters for Barloworld, Bruyneel: ASO decision
"unfair", Boonen finds "fantastic" course in Varese, Davis eyes Olympics and
Worlds, Team Type 1 happy with Georgia invite, UCI & Verbruggen sue Pound, Trampusch
to settle at Elk Haus, Team line-ups for Castilla y Léon, Grandmothers cycle
for charity
Saturday, March 22
MTB News & Racing
Round-up - Kalentieva follows her own path, Cape Epic draws most competitive
field, Zimbabwe cyclists to first Olympic Games, Bennett finds success at Oceanias,
Mountain bikers face threat of illness, K-Capital #2 to Moneyscalp, Support
grows for Voreis' Tour, O'Dea Diary, Outdoor Outreach fundraiser, Introducing
new Burnaby Mountain race, SXC series
First Edition Cycling News
- Wide open Women's World Cup kicks off, Hoy hunting for gold, Equipe Nürnberger
ready, High Road women target World Cup, Crash sidelines Bossoni, Nibali to
lead at Coppi e Bartali, Volksbank for Rund um Köln, Riders' names mentioned
in German doping report, Polish juniors struck by car, Brown & Porter to receive
MassBike awards, Wisconsin Cycle Series, Arizona cancer fundraiser
Sunday, March 23
First Edition Cycling
News - Sprinters foiled in Milano-Sanremo, Milram's tactics 'just didn't
work', Rebellin 'tried everything', Belgian drought continues, Nys on the market?,
Line-ups for Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale, SuperWeek announces 40th anniversary
edition, Tour de Hood recreational challenge
Monday, March 24
First Edition Cycling
News - Manchester ready for Track Worlds, Australian Track Worlds team announced,
Tammy Thomas perjury trial set for Monday, Broken wrist for Wilson, Petacchi
out of Rund um Köln, Pereiro to skip Vuelta a Castilla y León, Rasmussen and
Mřrkřv interview, Teams for Brabantse Pijl
Latest Cycling News - Rund um Köln cancelled, Vaitkus wins another
one, Sastre feeling well, Contentpolis-Murcia heading to northern Spain, Cunego
likely to skip Giro, Stalder ready for hills, Fleeman back on course, Astana
for Dwars, Miche Silver Cross to Coppi e Bartali, GPOA-Cannondale Team expands,
Up close at top US races
Tuesday, March 25
First Edition Cycling News
- Briton dominates Women's World Cup, Landis outcome months away, Interim Freiburg
report released, Dwars door Vlaanderen making snow plans, Moreno signs with
Caisse d'Epargne, Manchester ready for World Records, Skil gets ASO call up,
Teams line up for Perth challenge
Latest Cycling News -
ASO names teams for Classics, Pooley thrilled, Centrum Ronde van Vlaanderen,
Niermann's 300 kilometres, Coppi e Bartali underway, Astana hungry for more,
Stapleton happy with High Road's season start, Team Kuota-Senges frustrated,
Milram youngsters to Belgium, Quick Step to Dwars, German Bundesliga race held
in snowstorm, Inaugural Tour of Colorado set
Wednesday, March 26
First Edition Cycling News
- WADA slams UCI legal action, CPA, UCI to increase communication, World champion
to focus on Ardennes week, Silence - Lotto ready for Dwars door Vlaanderen,
Quick Step hits key Giro stages, Cofidis opt out of the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde
again, Liquigas delighted with Coppi e Bartali success, Petacchi sick in bed,
Reade to ride BMX in Beijing
Latest Cycling News -
Di Luca upset with ASO's decision, Gasparotto's birthday in Sanremo, O'Loughlin
pursuing Olympics,Kirchen out of Ronde van Vlaanderen, Dutch podium in Castilla
y León, Van Avermaet pleased
Thursday, March 27
First Edition Cycling News
- Phinney sets unofficial world record, Brailsford & Wiggins back Hayles
after exclusion from Worlds, Clerc comments on Astana's non-invitation &
Vuelta ownership, Kemps feels at home, Roelandts gets serious, Terpstra tenacious
at Dwars door Vlaanderen, Two Quick Step riders crash, Team CSC's rough day,
Klöden sick again, Liquigas begins Northern Campaign, Worlds on WCSN, Iowa race
weekend
Latest Cycling News -
French sprinters score third in a row, Wiggins ready for team pursuit, Australians
improved, but still lacking, Dutch to look into Ligthart's blood values, Nuyens
on list of favourites for Flanders, Dutch veterans still going strong, Scarponi
ban shortened after CAS ruling, Steegmans, Klöden in sick bay, Rund um Köln
organiser won't give up, BMC receives Tour de Suisse invite
Friday, March 28
MTB News & Racing
Round-up - NMBS opening in Fontana, Time bonuses spice up Cape Epic, Cape
Epic Diary: Counting down, English & Van Der Spiegel crowned Australian
24 hour solo champions, Compton returns to the dirt, Polish racers ready for
race series & Olympic selection, Adidas team extended, Swisspower Cup starting
in Buchs, IMBA Epic Rides, Gunn-Rita diary, Châtel to host snowy downhill, VisitPA
team
First Edition Cycling News
- Records tumble in Manchester, WADA dumps passport support, O'Loughlin sixth,
Olympic place likely, Mitsubishi-Jartazi seeks second sponsor, Klöden strikes
back, Cunego to race Critérium International, Spanish speculate on Contador-Caisse
d'Epargne connection, Cordero warns Astana not to do anything stupid, French
court recommends three years for Sainz, USA Cycling board gets three new officers
Latest Cycling News -
Cunego and Steegmans recovering, Valentino Fois passes away, Wildcards for Tinkoff
to Spring Classics, Rabobank climbs into Top Ten, Österreich Rundfahrt "Olympic
preparation race", 9th San Dimas stage race kicks off, Kelly Benefit Strategies
warms up, Hushovd ready to protest for Tibet, Team line-ups for upcoming races,
Coming up: Australian Schools Cycling Cup
Track World
Championships Cycling News - Manchester: Boardman buoyant with British,
Clancy and Manning on world record, Thomas uses Giro for Beijing form, Australian
Team Pursuiting, Reade's commitment BMX, Mactier disappointed with bronze
Saturday, March 29
First Edition Cycling News
- Contador dispels transfer rumors, Meares qualifies, Cavendish targets Worlds,
German track rider fined, CSC fine-tunes for Flanders, Team clarifies Jartazi
sponsorship, South Africans top Cape Epic prologue
Sunday, March 30
First Edition Cycling News
- CSC plays its cards at Harlebeke's E3 Prijs, Eisel as comeback kid, Ekimov
considers Astana's chances, Kopp makes the break, Gasparotto saves legs, Ballan
manages pressure of Ronde defence, Steegmans rides strong after tractor encounter,
Cape Epic winners ride into yellow, Team Rocky Mountain climbs on, Cape Epic
riders' health carefully monitored, Tour de 'Toona shrinks, D'Hont to write
about Ullrich
Track World
Championships Cycling News - Vos looks towards Beijing, Great Britain record
number of medals, Pollack amazed with Madison, Work expected for Australia,
European Masters Track Championships go on
Monday, March 31
First Edition Cycling News
- Frenchman excels in the rain, High Road's viking warrior emerges as HR women
dominate Stateside, American takes all at Cape Epic, The 'baggies' set records,
UCI links with Look for bike programme, A few breaks for Rabobank, US BMX titles
decided, Kiwi women return to North America
Track
World Championships Cycling News - American takes first world championship
gold, No Olympics for Van Dijk, but happy with worlds, New Zealand grabs gold
on final day, Howard and Goss boost Aussie morale
Latest Cycling News -
2007 Giro: Schleck can't ask for more, Evans on target with Coppi e Bartali
win, UCI reacts to WADA's passport programme dismissal, Liberty Seguros not
in GP Indurain, Successful times for Beckers, Museeuw misses cycling "family"
