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Registration is now open for the Minnesota Fixed Gear Classic, a thrilling three days of track racing at the National Sports Center Velodrome in Blaine, Minn., that leads off the Nature Valley Bicycle Festival.

The Palter Company, Inc., which also owns the Cycle Loft in Burlington, MA, will operate the Northeast Velodrome & Cycling Park in Londonderry NH for the 2010 Cycling Season.

After sponsoring the Nature Valley Grand Prix pro stage race for ten years, they will expand their involvement to sponsor the overall Minnesota Bike Festival in 2010.

The first edition of the Six Days of Cremona will take place from February 6 to 11 in Cremona Fiere and tickets are on sale now.

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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 …