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In today’s cycling news, Europe’s deep freeze affecting Contador’s preparation, Cavendish calls Ricco “a parasite”, women’s races in jeopardy, Lance arrives in Australia and more….

MOA and Nalini came to Interbike with the goal of making more of a impact in the U.S. market with every-day riders. They are focusing their promotion on their extensive 100% Italian made fall & winter line.

Bouygues Telecom and Euskaltel-Euskadi, the last two teams waiting for the renewal of their 2009 Pro Tour license, finally received their certifications from the UCI. Euskaltel-Euskadi received a 2 year license and Bouyges Telecom was approved for a year.

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It’s a rainy day here at BWN HQ. Here are the latest headlines from around the world:

The UCI deadline for nailing down team rosters was this week, so there have been some last minute transfers and additions:

Theo Elfink will go to the Skil-Shimano team for one year. (Sport.be)
Gabriel Rasch (formerly of Credit Agricole) and Martin Reimer join Simon Gerrans (also Credit Agricole), Inigo Cuesta (CSC) and Xavier Florencio (Bouyges Telecom) at Cervelo Test Team. (Sport.be)
Young Danish rider Michael Mortensen is the last rider to be added to the new Vacansoleil …

The 2008 season has barely come to a close, and here we are talking about 2009 (and more) already:

Now that Bernhard Kohl has owned up to his doping, he is urging Gerolsteiner teammate Stefan Schumacher to do the same. Kohl and Schumacher were roommates during the Tour de France (as were… wait for it… Ricco and Piepoli), so Kohl likely has insider knowledge. (SportBILD)
Prince Albert of Monaco, as well as Alberto Contador, Alejandro Valverde, Carlos Sastre and a host of others, will be present at the 2009 Tour de France …

Time to get out the cold weather gear! Here at BWN Headquarters, the sun came out long enough today to drop below the horizon. Here’s the latest news:

Ivan Basso had his official team presentation with Liquigas yesterday and says that he is ready to race. He’ll compete at the Japan Cup on October 26th, then will be focusing on the Giro, with stops in Argentina (Tour of San Luis) and California (Tour of California) along the way. (BBC Sport)
CSC Saxo Bank’s Stuart O’Grady leads the Herald Sun Tour (Velo News)
Tour …

It’s the slow season for cycling, but it seems that there’s always something going on…

After news broke that the German television networks ARD and ZDF would not be broadcasting the Tour de France, the organizers of the Tour of Germany decided to cancel their 2009 race. The German race depends on television audiences that are coming fresh off of the excitement of the Tour de France and want to see a home race before the Vuelta. (Sportbild.de & ESPN.com)
Jan Ullrich is not completely coming out of retirement, but he is …

Look was proud to talk about their 2009 line. I spoke to Steve Sperling, a mechanic for the Tibco team, which is sponsored by Look.
We first discussed the new 596 TT bike. This bike is 2 pounds lighter than its predecessor and features the new Keo Zed crank, which offers and incredible amount of stiffness to weight.
Next up was the 595 road bike. The 595 is Look’s top of the line race bike and was used this season by the Credit Agricole team. It features tube and lug construction along with …

Today’s stage travels from yesterday’s arrival town of Valladolid to the city of Las Rozas. The road tilts gently upward for about the first 85 kilometers and then the stage gets a little more bumpy, culminating in the climb up Category 3 Alto des Leones at the 128km mark. From there, the riders will have a 38km downhill ride into the town of Las Rozas. The sprinters will have some time to recover before the finish. 
As anticipated this morning, Tom Boonen dropped out and headed home to rest up for …

With one week to go in the Vuelta, today was the day to make big moves, and that’s exactly what Alberto Contador did today. One the day with the most intense climb (the HC Alto de l’Angliru) he moved past his competitors in the final 3500 meters to take the stage and the overall lead.
The day started in San Vicente de la Basque under cloudy skies and 17º temperatures. The riders were facing a 209.5 km journey in Asturias to the finish on the Alto de l’Angliru. Between the towns …