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 [...]

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Maybe Daniele Bennati had The Who in mind for today’s stage of the Vuelta - “Won’t Get Fooled Again.”
Bennati and his Liquigas team controlled the pace in today’s stage, and when it came down to the final sprint, it was Bennati who was able to come around tom Boonen (Quick Step) and take the stage [...]

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Once again, far too late…
In today’s stage of the Vuelta, Manuel Ortega, pulled away in the opening kilometer and rode alone for quite a while in the hot Spanish sun. He had a five minute lead by the 17km mark and he built it out to 15 minutes later in the race.
The peloton was willing [...]

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In a day that seemed to be plagued with crashes, Daniele Bennati of Liquigas managed to stay out of trouble and come out on top in the mass sprint of today’s 221 km stage from Catania to Milazzo.
There was a huge crash with about 70 kilometers to go, and another at 20 kilometers that knocked out [...]

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It’s still quite early in the year, but many of the Pro Tour teams are already gearing up the PR machines, introducing their 2008 teams to the public and holding early training camps. CyclingNews.com has a great directory of the team rosters here.

Saunier-Duval Scott is back with a fairly young squad (nine riders under the [...]

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