Bike World News

In today’s cycling news, spears flying in the Alejandro Valverde case, roster announcements for Milan-San Remo, Contador greets former teammates and other news:

Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis) won Saturday’s second edition of the Grand Prix of Insubria, Campione d’Italia and Pieve Vergonte (Northern Italy). It was the second victory of the Frenchman in February, after winning the Star of Bessèges.

AG2R-La Mondiale has announced their complete roster for 2010. Nine riders have left the team and there are seven new recruits for a total of 28 riders.

Rabobank’s Juan Manuel Garate rode to his team’s first victory of the Tour de France on the penultimate day of the race – Stage 20, and its mountaintop finish on Mont Ventoux. The top riders, including yellow jersey owner Alberto Contador (Astana), all finished together 1′48″ down from Garate, so the podium appears to be set for tomorrow

Here’s a little bit of 2009 Tour de France news to whet your appetite before the start of today’s racing. Lance Armstrong talks about the attack, Thor Hushovd still gunning for stage wins and more…

In Stage 3 of the 2009 Tour de France, Mark Cavendish and Columbia-HTC make a move with 30 km to go for Cav’s sixth stage win and a shakeup in the G.C.!

Tour Baby: Lance Armstrong’s newborn son Max has his Social Security Card and is getting his passport in order to travel to France to see Dad race.

Here’s some of the latest cycling news from around world: Lance Armstrong protein loads, Tom Boonen races, provisional Tour rosters and more…

Here’s the bicycle racing news for today. This one contains the truth, and nothing but the truth. The big news today is that the Italian National Olympic Committee has called for a two year ban for Alejandro Valverde for competition in the country.