Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian 1. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil, (ESP), Caisse d’Epargne , 234km in 5:47:13 2. Alexandre Vinokourov, (KAZ), Astana, at 0 3. Carlos Sastre Candil, (ESP), Cervelo Test Team, at 0 4. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre, (ESP), Team Radioshack, at 34 5. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver, (ESP), Team Katusha, at 37 6. Ryder Hesjedal, (CAN), Garmin-Transitions, at 37 7. Robert Gesink, (NED), Rabobank, at 37 8. Nicolas Roche, (IRL), Ag2r La Mondiale,... 

The International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday rejected Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin’s appeal against a doping charge that saw him lose his silver medal from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Rebellin had initially been awarded the medal after finishing second behind Spain’s Samuel Sanchez in the 245km road race. Blood and urine analysis conducted immediately after the event showed…  Read More →

After two years of speculation, a new eight-day Colorado stage race is set to roll out in August or September 2011. According sources that spoke with VeloNews on the condition of anonymity, the event will debut next year as an eight-day UCI stage race, following a schedule similar to that of the now-defunct Tour of Missouri. Lance Armstrong and representatives from Governor Bill Ritter’s office have worked …  Read More →

Amid speculation that Tour de France winner Alberto Contador is poised to join the Saxo Bank team for 2011, brothers Andy and Fränk Schleck have confirmed that they will be leaving to join a new squad based in their native Luxembourg. Frank and Andy Schleck are ready to leave the team they've ridden on for most of their careers. In an interview with the daily newspaper Le Quotidien , Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck said that while... 

Dear Explainer, I’ve been following coverage of the Floyd Landis story for years, including this most recent round of investigations triggered by his confession and the allegations of others that followed it. What confuses me is the type of charges I see that the Feds are considering in this case. Is it just me, or doesn’t it seem extreme to be investigating a bunch of doping cyclists using laws that were designed for mobsters and drug dealers?... 

Fairly dropped Floyd Landis to win at Battenkill The Garmin-Transitions development pipeline is alive and well in 2010. Caleb Fairly confirmed Wednesday that he has signed a contract to move from the team’s Holowesko Partners U23 outfit to the ProTour roster for 2011-2012. The 23-year-old will join already confirmed neo-pros Alex Howes (Holowesko) and Andrew Talansky (Cal Giant Berry Farms) on the U.S.-based team. “I actually got the contract... 

The new suit is an evolution of the suit the team used in 2008 and 2009. A Pearl Izumi spokesman has revealed a few more details about the skinsuit used by Garmin-Transistion at the Tour de France and other races this year. But neither the company or the team will reveal numbers on the suit’s aerodynamic benefits, if any. The patent-pending suit is the third generation of the Speed Suit originally developed with Garmin for the 2008 Tour... 

The WAY-integrated front end of Evan's bike allows his preferred super-low bar position. Saturday’s climactic time trial at the Tour de France didn’t create a huge GC shakeup. But it did provide only the second opportunity of the race for teams and riders to air out their slippery TT bikes. Three weeks ago in Rotterdam, we checked out the time trial bikes of early overall favorites Alberto Contador, Cadel Evans, and Ivan Basso. None... 

The 2010 Vuelta a España could well be decided on the penultimate stage with a new climb that’s already being compared to the fearsome Angliru and the Giro d’Italia’s Monte Zoncolan. Race officials said the “Bola del Mundo” climb in the mountains north of Madrid should put an exciting finishing touch in the final battle for the Vuelta crown. “There’s no doubt in my mind that the Vuelta will be decided there,” said Abraham... 

Men’s Points Women’s Points Men’s Team Points Women’s Team Points Men’s Points 1. Luis Amaran, Jamis Sutter Home/Colavita, 996 points 2. Rory Sutherland, UnitedHealthcare P/b Maxxis, 805 points 3. Scott Zwizanski, Kelly Benefits Strategies, 579 points 4. Ben Day, Fly V Australia, 573 points 5. Ben Jacques-maynes, Bissell Pro Cycling, 566 points 6. David Veilleux, Kelly Benefits Strategies, 538 points 7. Alejandro Borrajo,... 

The United Kingdom’s Sport performance director Peter Keen is concerned his counterpart at British Cycling, Dave Brailsford, has taken a big risk trying to oversee a Tour de France team while still being in charge of the country’s Olympic program. Keen, Brailsford’s predecessor, said running a professional cycling team alongside an Olympic track squad is not something he would have attempted. “The stakes are higher,” Keen... 

Fränk Schleck (Saxo Bank) will return to racing this week in a criterium in his native Luxembourg and, as previously reported, will start the Vuelta a España later this month. Fränk Schleck crashed on the cobbles in stage 3 of the Tour. | Graham Watson Photo Schleck, who crashed out of the Tour de France in the third stage with a broken collarbone, will race a criterium on Thursday in his native Luxembourg alongside his brother, Andy. “I... 

At the Giro, before the crash, Mara Abbott (left) and Amber Neben warm up. What if Phil and Paul commentated on our daily lives? “She’s wearing the mask of pain!” “Shut your eyes, shut your mind to the pain!” I am back in my embrace-adversity, pick-myself-up, and get-after-it mode. During ninth of the 10 stages of the Giro d’Italia Feminine, where I was supporting the USA National team in its epic attempt to win with Mara (Abbott)... 

Alberto Contador (Astana) is the new leader of the UCI World Ranking after winning the Tour de France. Contador tops the standings with 482 points. Fellow Spaniard Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) sits second with 398, while former points leader Cadel Evans (BMC) is third with 390. Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) held onto fourth place with 304 points, despite not riding the Tour, while Spain’s…  Read More →

Alex Dowsett bookended the Cascade Cycling Classic for Trek-Livestrong Sunday, narrowly holding off the yellow jersey group for a solo win in the stage 5 Awbrey Butte Circuit Race. Rory Sutherland (UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis) finished alongside his GC rivals to lock in his first overall win at Cascade. In the women’s race Tara Whitten (Keller-Rorhback) attacked a mid-race breakaway and held off a late chase to win the final stage. Cath Cheatley...