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Franco Marvulli of Switzerland and Juan Llaneras of Spain have moved to the lead after Day 4 of the Six of Zurich.
They are 18 points ahead of the team of Bruno Risi and Danny Stam (Swi/Ned). Alexander Aeschbach and Leif Lampater are in third. 

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More teams are starting up their training camps and riders are starting to talk about their 2009 plans. As a result, we have a fair bit of news today. Get the latest after the jump:

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Zabel to help Columbia’s young riders, Risi and Marvulli split, Contador and Armstrong finally train together, Katie Compton looks to stay healthy and strong and more headlines after the split:

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One more day to Turkey Day. Sure would be nice to get out for a ride tomorrow morning…

Although relatively new to the bike business, Museeuw Bikes will provide equipment to the Telteck-H20 team for the next 3 years. (Sportwereld.be)
The German Cycling Federation (BDR) has increased their licensing fees for riders in response to additional costs for anti-doping tests and prevention. (Radsport-News.com)

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It’s coming up on Turkey Day here in the states. It’s the “off season”, but several teams have already had get-togethers for their riders, and training camps could start as soon as early December. It won’t be long until we’re back to full blown race coverage. Here’s the headlines for now.:

Spaniard Manuel Beltran has been banned from competing in France for the next two years by the French Anti Doping Agency (AFLD). Beltran was caught using EPO during the Tour de France. The AFLD is also planning hearing with Ricardo …

Here are today’s headlines:

Rik Verbrugghhe has returned to the Quick Step team, but is coming back as directeur sportif. (Sportwereld.be)
Sven Nys won at the Houtland Cross in the West Belgium town of Eernegem on Saturday. American Jonathon Page came in 5th.
One time Lance Armstrong rival Filippo Simeoni does not recognize Lance’s comeback. “A big champion must know when enough is enough.” For more, see the larger article here.
Meanwhile, Gilberto Simoni has set Armstrong as his man to beat in the Giro. “Armstrong is a talent, but I’m going to do …

And on the seventh day, he rested.
No one would have been shocked if Paolo Bettini would have decided to call it quits after his horrible crash on the first day of the Milan Six. As we now know, he cracked his helmet in half, lost consciousness and spent the night in the hospital.
His adoring Italian fans would have been content for him to step onto the track, say and few words and walk away. Instead, he came back and rode, won that second day and continued on to win the …

Pheww. Busy day today. Here’s the news:

Poland national champion Marcin Sapa is the latest addition to the 2009 Lampre squad (Sportwelderen.be)
Alexander Kolobnev has extended with CSC through 2010. (Sportwelderen.be)
Iljo Keiss and Robert Bartko are the leaders after the first day of the Munich Six.
Paolo Bettini not only returned to race action at the Milan Six, he won the day. He and partner Juan Llaneras are in second place overall.  (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Sven Nys will do the cyclocross race at Eernegem tomorrow, giving himself a little more preparation for Sunday’s World …

Not much happening in the news today. Here’s what I found:

Despite his hard fall on Tuesday, Paolo Bettini returned to the Milan Six Day race last night. Argentine duo Walter Perez and Sebastian Donadio lead the race with 102 points. Bettini and his partner Juan Llaneras sit in 5th. (Sport.be)
Lance Armstrong is firming up his 2009 schedule and has announced his intention to race at the Tour of Flanders. Race organizers are welcoming him with open arms. (Sportwereld.be)
18 blood samples from participants at the Tour of Portugal are being sent …