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In today’s cycling news, surgery for Ciolek and Arvesen, Dwars door Nederland cancelled, Miche management expects much from Rasmussen, cross news and more….

Hotvelociti cycling apparel, an upstart company with bold graphics and bright colors, is unveiling the first bicycle “Skin Suit” dresses.

Veteran cycling mechanic Chris Davidson files his latest report from the U.S. Grand Prix of Cyclocross race in Mercer, New Jersey. Here’s the update from Day 1.

The series that stoked the exponential growth of cyclocross in the United States – the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross – returns to Mercer County Park for itʼs third consecutive season on November 14th and 15th

Featuring 27 events and nearly one million dollars in overall prize payouts, the 2010 National Racing Calendar (NRC) was announced today by USA Cycling.

Organizers of the US Gran Prix of Cyclocross (USGP) and SRAM are proud to announce that SRAM is returning for their fourth consecutive year of sponsorship of the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross.

Lance free today. I’m looking out the window at sunny suburban New Jersey and wishing I had a bike…
Tight contest at the Six Days of Cremona, Gavazzi takes another stage in Malaysia, Agritubel will pay fees for biological passport program, Katusha takes third stage of the Challenge of Mallorca and more….

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Here are a few cyclocross-related bits for the day:

US Grand Prix Cyclocross series expands to four weekends this year:

Sept. 26-27: Planet Bike Cup in Madison, Wisconsin.
Oct. 24-25: Louisville, Kentucky.
Nov. 14-15: Mercer Cup in Mercer County, New Jersey.
Dec. 5-6: Portland, Oregon.

CrossVegas 2008 will be on Universial Sports cable at 6pm on Sunday, January 25th. Click here for additional information, including encore presentation times.
And speaking of bike racing and television, UCI reports that the 2008 cyclocross world championships were the top-ranked sporting event broadcast by the Flemmish-language public TV station in Belgium. In …

Saratoga Springs, NY – The series that stoked the exponential growth of cyclocross in the United States – the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross – has announced its dates for the upcoming season. The 2009 Series returns for a third year to Louisville, KY, Mercer Co., NJ and Portland, OR. The USGP is also pleased to announce its expansion to a fourth weekend of racing with the addition of the Planet Bike Cup in Madison, WI to its lineup.

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USA Cycling sent out a news update. Here are some of the highlights:

The recent growth trends of participation in competitive cycling are continuing as USA Cycling this week exceeded 63,200 members for the 2008 season – an increase of nearly 2.7% compared to this week last year. USA Cycling finished the 2007 season with 61,564 licenses sold. Currently, mountain bike license sales are up over 2.6% while Road, Track and Cyclo-cross license sales are up nearly 3.6%.
Applications for USA Cycling’s Club of the Year are now available on-line here …