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In today’s cycling news, notes on the opening weekend in Belgium, Andy Schleck to start season on Wednesday, Tour of Poland celebrates Chopin and more

In today’s cycling news, lack of radios jeopardize Allan Davis’s TdU defense, Matthias Russ wants another crack at the Giro, brief results from the Tour de San Luis and more.

With the upcoming holiday weekend, this may be the last news update until next week. Of course, we’ll still be covering the Six Days of Ghent and other breaking news as it comes up.

Welcome back for the latest in cycling news. Raleigh hopes to re-introduce themselves to a global market, six day season ramps up, 24 hour MTB champs this weekend and more…

In today’s report, we have more rosters for the World Cup. Also, Shimano announces an anti-doping policy for sponsored teams, Theo Bos leaves Rabobank and more.

De Ketele and Risi win the “Lotto” in Hasselt, Iljo Keisse ready to come back, two Quickstep riders on the bench, Julien Absalon tries the road, Belgian classics season starts and more…

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News and Results: January 12, 2009 (0)
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Outside of the Tour of California, news is a little light this morning. 135 Continental teams registered, Ian McGrebor bruised but not broken, an Astana bike reappears, Nick Nuyens drops out of Ruta del Sol and more..

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Catch the Super Bowl last night? Yeah, me neither.
Good. Day. Sunshine. Any day that you’re alive is a good day to ride Are you alive?
In today’s news, Tom Boonen takes one for the team, Nick Nuyens bows out of Qatar, Cavendish “fastest in the world” and more…

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Today at BWN HQ, it’s one of those days that reminds you how all of the reservoirs and aquifers get refilled after it being so dry the rest of the year. There’s a Storck Absolutist sitting downstairs that I’d really like to be riding instead of sitting here watching it pour down rain.
In the news: Six Day star Iljo Keisse tested positive for a banned product, US Cyclocross champs start Thursday, 13 U.S. teams get UCI Continental status, Frank Schleck’s day of reckoning and more…

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Bike World News headquarters got waylaid by the remnants of Hurricane Ike yesterday afternoon, so there was no power, cable or phone. As a result, no race results.
Here’s the summary for Stage 14 (courtesy of CyclingNews.com): Spaniard Alberto Contador of Team Astana put a golden mark on this Vuelta a España with a counter-attack of Ezequiel Mosquera’s strong effort to arrive solo and win stage 14 atop the Puerto de San Isidro. He added further time into his overall classification lead with both Carlos Sastre and Alejandro Valverde dropped in the …