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The Middle East is adding another jewel to its sporting crown at the start of 2010, the Tour of Oman.

Yes, every so often, there is a day where Lance Armstrong doesn’t get a mention in the cycling press. He didn’t even tweet much today. Here’s the latest Tour de France and cycling news

Dan Atherton of Great Britain edged his brother Gee at the opening round of the American National Gravity Calendar series in Boulder City Nevada. Dan’s time of 3mins 9.15 seconds was 0.14 seconds better than ithe time posted by 2008 world champion Gee. In the women’s pre division, Jackie Harmony clocked a 3:48.65 to beat Lisa Myklak by 1.5 seconds.
Here are the top finishers among the men:
Place Name Time Bib
1 Dan Atherton 3.09.1463 39
2 Gee Atherton 3.09.2911 37
3 David Klaassenvanodrschot 3.14.6458 54
4 Espen Johnsen 3.14.6676 51
5 Kevin Aiello 3.15.1941 17
and women:
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Professional cycling world shocked by two deaths, Paolo Bettini to race in Cremona Six Day, Contador now glad to have Armstrong as a teammate, Merckx thinks that Armstrong can best the hour record, Basso recons Giro and more….

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Niels Albert may return before end of year, Carlos Sastre unsure about the Giro, Giro route might favor Lance Armstrong, Valverde will sacrifice all for the Tour de France, and more, after the jump…

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Leonardo Piepoli’s B-sample from the Tour de France has also been found to be positive for CERA. The 37 year old racer will likely face a career ending 2 year suspension from the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) (Sportwereld.be)
Jan Ullrich will not follow former DS Rudy Penvenage to Rock Racing (cyclingnews.com)
Former Cyclocross World Champion Erwin Vervecken is once again in the spotlight at the third round of the Gazet van Antwerpen trophy series this weekend in Hasselt. Niels Albert is out for the season and Lars Boom is out with …

It’s scary how much news there is today (okay, not really):

USA Cycling is revamping their track program, likely in response to the success that Great Britain enjoyed at this year’s Olympic Games. They aim to identify and develop a deeper pool of track racing talent by providing increased exposure to world-class competition at various non-traditional events. (Velo News)
Most of Great Britain’s track cyclists will be back in action at this weekend’s World Cup Classics series in Manchester, England (BBC Sport)

BBC also previews the next generation of British track cyclists, who …

Watch the Men’s Quarterfinals here.
It’s been a long wait, but it’s finally here. BMX has made it’s debut on the world stage at the 2008 Olympics! Yes, I know that they have been holding world championships for the sport for some time now, but this is the biggest race and the biggest audience that BMX has ever seen. While there has been some coverage of BMX in the media before, it is a pleasant surprise to see publications such as Bicycling, Cycling News, Velo News try to cover it (bless their …

Women’s Individual Pursuit – Qualifying:
1 Wendy Houvenaghel (Great Britain) 3.28.443 (51.812km/h)
2 Rebecca Romero (Great Britain) 3.28.641
3 Lesya Kalitovska (Ukraine) 3.31.942
4 Alison Shanks (New Zealand) 3.34.312
5 Sarah Hammer (United States) 3.35.471
6 Vilija Sereikaite (Lithuania) 3.36.063
7 Katie Mactier (Australia) …

The women got a break from the hot and humid weather the men raced in, but typically in the summer around here, a “break” typically means rain.
As with the men, the early part of the race was uneventful. There were no breaks and the peloton was controlled by Kate Bates of Australia, Vera Carrara of Italy, time trial and cyclo-cross champion Hanka Kupfernagel of Germany and Christine Thorburn of the USA. Jeannie Longo, riding in her SEVENTH Olympics also prowled the front on several occasion
The first notable attack was by Alexandra Burchenkova of …