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Epic Rouge Roubaix, the newest in the epicRIDE virtual cycling video series has been released by epicPLANET.tv.

Steegmans back on the rollers within a week; return to competition uncertain.

A new Gran Fondo modeled after Paris-Roubaix, “The Hell of the North”, is coming to Boone County, North Carolina.

French newspaper LeMonde.fr is reporting today that Parisian prosecutors are investigating the Astana team for criminal offenses related to the possession of infusion sets.

The route presentation for the 2010 Tour de France took place this morning.

The UCI has announced their 2010 Pro Tour calendar

For his winning ride into Paris in yesterday’s Tour de France, Alberto Contador got some new yellow toys from his sponsors.

In an exclusive interview granted to Eurosport, Lance Armstrong made that point before the start of the Tour de France. Four years after his last appearance, the American has returned to the Grande Boucle. He said he was both excited and nervous. But above all, the Texan feels ready. Everyone is warned.

Here’s some statistics about the race, once again from the ASO.
1 cm or 1 thousand of a second: the smallest gap registered at the finish in 1990, Planckaert beat Bauer.
2: number of feeding zones, at Solesmes (Km 114,5) and Beuvry La Foret (Km193)
3: Number of riders that showed up together at the Velodrome in 2008, Boonen-Cancellara-Ballan
4:  Number of places of Tom Boonen in the top 3 (3° in 2002,1° in 2005, 2° in 2006, 1° in 2008)
4: Record of victories of Belgian Roger De Vlaeminck.
5mn 21 sec: the biggest gap …

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LOTS of news about Omloop Het Nieuwsblad today, new Sky TV team aims to put a Brit on the TdF podium by 2012, Barloworld and Milram headed to Grand Prix Insubria & Gran Premio di Lugano, spring programs change for the Schleck brothers and MUCH more…

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