The Italian cyclist edged past Felix Rafael Cardenas of Colombia and Danny Pate of the United States, with all of them recording the same time of four hours, seven minutes and 41 seconds over the 113 miles (182 kilometers) from Sulmona to Benevento. Russian rider Denis Menchov retained his 26-second overall lead after finish back [...]

Maria Nasif journey to the Giro was fun for her and a huge experience. Check out her Great Photos

You’ve heard the rumors about SRAM XX. There’s been speculation about how many speeds it would have. What gear combinations would be available, how light it would be and what it would be made of. Now we have all the answers. XX is SRAM’s first complete off-road group, featuring an industry first 10-speed mountain bike [...]

You’ve heard the rumors about SRAM XX. There’s been speculation about how many speeds it would have. What gear combinations would be available, how light it would be and what it would be made of. Now we have all the answers. XX is SRAM’s first complete off-road group, featuring an industry first 10-speed mountain bike [...]

So as far as my racing season is concerned I would say that Brad Huff has been missing in action.  Ya I have raced here or there, but I have been non existent to really speak the truth.  I am crossing my fingers and backing way off in my diesel training so that I might actually ride [...]

Cyclists at Wisconsin’s Kenosha Velodrome will ride a lap of honor before a memorial race Tuesday evening in remembrance of Donald Vanderbrook, who died after a crash at the track last week. Vanderbrook, who was 50, died of head injuries when four riders went down just before the bell lap of a Senior Category 4-5 [...]

Pescara, Italy — Each hundred meters of the two final kilometers of every stage is signed at the roadside. On a flat stage I take little notice of the signs as we speed through the kilometers in two minutes as the sprinters charge to the line at the head of the peloton. On a mountain stage, [...]

Cervelo’s Heinrich Haussler remains atop the UCI World Rankings, thanks to his strong performances at in the spring classics, including the Tour of Flanders (where he was second), Milan-San Remo (also second) and Paris-Roubaix (seventh). Complete UCI World Rankings:IndividualTeamNational Haussler has not added to his points total since Roubaix. However, Alejandro Valverde garnered 112 points [...]

First of all, I had a great time at the Gunnison Growler. The course was fun and challenging, the race was very organized and smoothly executed. Big thanks to Gunnison Trails, Dave Wiens, and most of all, the volunteers! We got up at 4:30 AM to start preparing for the race.  It had rained on [...]

An exhausted Michael Rogers was speaking from experience on Monday after the Giro d’Italia’s gigantic stage 16 to Monte Petrano when he said, “I have just spent the toughest day and the hottest day I have ever experienced in the saddle.” Levi Leipheimer, who faded from third to sixth overall on Petrano mountain’s final 8km [...]

Trek Livestrong’s Bjorn Selander was the top American overall at the four-day Fleche du Sud stage race in Luxembourg. Selander finished 14th overall in the UCI category 2.2 event, 1:22 behind race winner Simon Zahner of Switzerland. Selander’s teammate Taylor Phinney won the race’s prologue and was third on stage 1 to retain his leader’s [...]

Now that summer is here, I am guessing just about all of the VeloNews readers are training for a goal event that’s coming up soon. You’ve prepared for months, meticulously laying down your “base;” performed intervals up the wazoo and participated in numerous group rides. Now what? Now it is time to train specifically for [...]