Bike World News

152 riders took to the start of today’s 214.4km stage from St-Lievens-Houtem in Belgium to Roermond in the Netherlands.  Though today’s was the longest stage of the Tour, Jaroslaw Marycz (Saxo Bank) decided it was a good day to try to attack his way to victory, launching his first of numerous moves 7kms in.  13kms later, in the peloton, Christian Knees (Milram) crashed into a stop sign and had to abandon the race to go to a local hospital for stitches.
Marycz launched his second attack 35kms in.  Working with Adriano …

The young Norwegian, who won the Oslo Grand Prix earlier in the week, outsprinted last year’s winner Kenny van Hummel (Skil-Shimano), with Stefan van Dijk (Verandas Willems) in third.

Andre Greipel (HTC-Columbia) took the sprint win in today’s fifth stage of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, besting Mattia Gavazzi (Colnago-CSF Inox) and Kenny Van Hummel (Skil-Shimano) in the finish line sprint.

In today’s cycling news, Gran Fondo takes hold in America, Valverde gets a reprieve, Doctor Mabuse back to jail, Kloden denies (and makes) payment to stop a doping investigation.

Robert Bartko and Roger Kluge continue to lead the Six Days of Amsterdam after the second night

The Dow creeps above 10000, Bruyneel secures his release, the Tour route is announced. Life is good. Here’s today’s cycling news

The finger pointing between the AFLD and the UCI looks to have legs. I don’t think that this one will die down any time soon, and may continue through the start of the 2010 Tour de France

In today’s news: Pierrick Fedrigo wants out of the BBox, Cadel Evans back on the bike at GP Coppa Sabatini, Thomas Dekker acknowledges doping and Battenkill expands.

Here’s all of the latest news from the Vuelta and the Tour of Missouri, as well as some other racing news and results. Enjoy!

Here’s the latest news from the Tour of Spain (Vuelta a Espana). We also have some Tour of Missouri rosters, transfer news, and more bicycle racing news