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  • Kenny van Hummel

    Date published:
    May 13, 2010, 14:30

    In his fifth season as a fully-fledged professional, Kenny van Hummel made a big impression on the world cycling scene in 2009. He was a winner of...

  • Helen Wyman

    Date published:
    April 20, 01:49

    Follow British 'cross champion Helen Wyman as the Kona factory team rider looks to build on her breakthrough 2010-2011 season. Based in Belgium for...

  • Michael Creed

    Date published:
    March 16, 19:53

    Follow veteran professional Michael Creed as he embarks on the 2011 season with the US-based Continental squad Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth....

  • Matthew Busche

    Date published:
    January 13, 13:00

    He may be a relative new-comer to professional cycling, having switched to two wheels after a successful collegiate running career, but American...

  • Rory Sutherland

    Date published:
    September 28, 2011, 00:28

    Follow the adventures of our Australian as he hits out from his Southern California base to the biggest races in the US. Rory Sutherland is back on...

  • Alison Tetrick Starnes: New year, new team

    Date published:
    March 15, 2011, 00:09

    Join Alison Tetrick Starnes as she takes on the season with Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12 Women’s Professional Cycling Team, the USA's newest...

  • Jonathan Page

    Date published:
    December 24, 2010, 18:59

    Somewhat of a pioneer in US 'cross circles, Jonathan Page is one of a select few who dares to beat the best at their own game. The three-time US...

  • Evelyn Stevens

    Date published:
    November 24, 2010, 17:28

    Evelyn is the new face in women's cycling, with a unique story. After playing college tennis at Dartmouth and landing a job at investment bank Lehman...

  • 2004 champ Michael Rogers (Australia)

    Michael Rogers

    Date published:
    May 5, 17:23

    Michael Rogers turned pro in 2001 in the legendary Mapei colours, and quickly established himself as one of the peloton's strongmen. He won three...

  • EuroCrossCamp VIII

    Euro 'Cross Camp IX

    Date published:
    May 5, 17:23

    Euro 'Cross Camp is about to enter its 9th year and continues to go from strength to strength. Its vision is to offer European race experience to...

  • Christoph Sauser

    Date published:
    April 5, 17:10

    In 2008, Christoph Sauser fulfilled a long-time dream when he became the mountain bike cross country World Champion. The 35-year-old Swiss rider of...

  • Cameron Meyer

    Date published:
    May 10, 2011, 11:25

    Multiple track World Champion and Australian national time trial champion, Cameron Meyer is one of the sport's brightest young stars. This month he'll...

  • Emma Trott

    Date published:
    February 5, 2011, 17:58

    After spending two years with the Moving Ladies Team, 21-year-old Emma Trott steps up in 2011 having signed with the powerhouse Nederland Bloeit team,...

  • Ryder Hesjedal

    Date published:
    October 7, 2009, 23:42

    Hailing from British Columbia, Canada, Ryder is competing in his second Tour de France this year. The Garmin-Slipstream rider is a strong domestique...

  • David Millar

    Date published:
    October 7, 2009, 23:42

    British professional David Millar returns to the Vuelta a España for the fifth time in his career, the first since basing himself in Girona,...

  • Team NetApp Giro d'Italia blog

    Date published:
    May 12, 12:04

    Many observers were surprised when Team NetApp received a wildcard invitation to the Giro d'Italia. After all, the team didn't have any wins at all in...

  • Breck Epic Blog by Kevin Kane

    Date published:
    May 5, 17:24

    Kevin Kane is a 20-year-old professional mountain bike racer for the Rocky Mountain Factory Team. He is also the Vice President of the Summit Fat...

  • Jason Sager at the Cape Epic

    Date published:
    May 5, 17:23

    Jason Sager (Team Jamis) is in South Africa, racing the 2012 Cape Epic mountain bike stage race. The 37-year-old father and husband manages the Jamis...

  • Exergy/Twenty12

    Date published:
    April 3, 23:45

    The Exergy/Twenty 12 riders will be contributing on a regular basis to Cyclingnews, although content will have a team emphasis, its my hope to create...

  • 2011 Tour of Wellington winner George Bennett (Team Cardno)

    George Bennett

    Date published:
    November 7, 2011, 04:27

    George Bennett is a New Zealand rider with a big future. An impressive year riding with American development team Trek-Livestrong has set the...

  • Koen de Kort

    Date published:
    September 2, 2011, 12:54

    A professional since 2005, Koen de Kort is a mainstay of the Skil-Shimano squad. A veteran of the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France, the...

  • TransAlp Blog by Pete Webber and Brandon Dwight

    Date published:
    August 13, 2011, 21:24

    Pete Webber and Brandon Dwight are racing the TransAlp mountain bike stage race in Europe from July 16-23, 2011.  This blog follows their...

  • The Torq team in Quebec, visiting the SRAM tent

    Team TORQ

    Date published:
    August 10, 2011, 15:43

    The only UCI-registered mountain bike team in Australia, the TORQ Performance Nutrition team features some of Australia's top racers and future stars,...

  • La Ruta de los Conquistadores

    Date published:
    February 24, 2011, 16:10

    Rebecca Rusch first raced La Ruta de los Conquistadores in 2006.  She's back for her second attempt at the race. The three-time 24-hour solo...

  • Euro 'Cross Camp VIII

    Date published:
    January 2, 2011, 23:42

    This year's Euro 'Cross Camp will feature a total of 20 riders including four elite, seven under 23 and nine junior cyclo-cross racers. Some of the...

  • Cycling in Benin

    Date published:
    December 23, 2010, 00:22

    Christoph Herby is currently a Peace Corps volunteer in Benin. Prior to trading his cleats for sandals, he raced stateside for Snow Valley and Rite...

  • Ivan Basso

    Date published:
    October 28, 2010, 19:40

    Ivan Basso is back to racing after a forced rest of two years due to his involvement in Operación Puerto. The Italian, winner of the 2006 Giro...

  • Steve Cummings

    Date published:
    October 28, 2010, 19:39

    Steve Cumming is making his debut at the Tour de France just like his new squad Team Sky. 29 year-old and from the Wirral, close to Liverpool,...

  • MTB Enduro - Red Centre by Rebecca Rusch

    Date published:
    May 16, 2010, 16:51

    Follow the adventures of Rebecca Rusch (Specialized) as she races the MTB Enduro - Red Centre in and around Alice Springs in Australia....

  • Elizabeth Hatch

    Date published:
    March 23, 2010, 14:28

    Follow Liz, a third-year professional as she embarks on a season of European racing with her new Lotto team in Belgium. Liz  loves all things...

  • Euro 'Cross Camp VII

    Date published:
    January 4, 2010, 21:48

    Euro 'Cross Camp Director Geoff Proctor will lead the seventh annual cyclo-cross camp that will run through late December and early January. This year,...

  • Mary McConneloug & Mike Broderick

    Date published:
    September 10, 2009, 14:35

    MTB "super-couple", Mary McConneloug and Mike Broderick live together, train together, travel together and race together. They also share...

  • Tom Zirbel rides in the Tour de Gruene, a non-sanctioned event.

    Tom Zirbel

    Date published:
    May 5, 17:24

  • Brasil Ride mountain bike stage race blog

    Date published:
    February 24, 2011, 16:11

    Husband and wife Brian and Jenny Smith are racing their first mountain bike stage race together as a team at the Claro Brasil ride on November 14-19....

  • Michael Friedman exchanges with Colby Pearce (Slipstream) in the madison at the Los Angeles World Cup

    Breck Epic Blog: Colby Pearce

    Date published:
    February 24, 2011, 16:11

    American Colby Pearce has raced for years on the road and track and he's collected many national titles in events like the madison, team pursuit and...

  • US Women's Development Program

    Date published:
    December 16, 2010, 19:19

    Follow the program's young female cyclists as they embark on their journey to the top of the pro ranks The US Women's Cycling Development program was...

  • Eva Lutz diary

    Date published:
    June 11, 2009, 02:42

    Eva Lutz is a fiery German who rides for Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung. She is off to her best season start ever, having won the second stage of...

  • Jason Sager at the Trans Andes Challenge

    Date published:
    March 23, 19:40

    Jason Sager (Team Jamis) is in Chile, racing the 2012 Trans Andes mountain bike stage race. The 37-year-old father and husband manages the Jamis team...

  • Trans Andes Challenge: Rebecca Rusch & Jennifer Smith

    Date published:
    April 21, 2010, 19:53

    Jennifer Smith and Rebecca Rusch have teamed up up to race the 2010 Trans Andes mountain bike stage race. Smith, 36 hails from Westport, New Zealand,...

  • Hawk Relay Team

    Date published:
    June 5, 2009, 08:27

    The Los Angeles-based Hawk Relay team is working to put its riders among the top of the world's best track cyclists. Through their Cyclingnews diaries,...

  • Cameron Jennings

    Date published:
    June 9, 2009, 13:02

    Cameron Jennings is back home, racing in 2009 for the Budget Forklift team. Jennings did well in 2008, but with the new team he hopes to do even more...

  • AIS Women's Team

    Date published:
    June 5, 2009, 08:28

    The A.I.S. Women's Team is proudly sponsored by: Cyclingnews has been pleased to publish a diary contributed by the members of the Australian...

  • Trent Wilson

    Date published:
    June 5, 2009, 08:25

    Trent "Willo" Wilson is in his second year with the Continental Pro team Colombia Selle Italia. Follow his progress and get a taste of...

  • Mark Renshaw

    Date published:
    May 9, 07:10

    The 29-year-old is embarking on his most pivotal year in his career to date in 2012, having made his mark as the world's best leadout man for Mark...

  • Jason Sager at the Langkawi International Mountain Bike Challenge

    Date published:
    January 18, 20:47

    Jason Sager (Team Jamis) is in Langakwi, Malaysia, racing the 2011 Langkawi International Mountain Bike Challenge. The 37-year-old father and husband...

  • Daryl Impey

    Date published:
    October 28, 2010, 19:40

    Emerging South African talent Daryl Impey arrived in the big league with Barloworld during the  2008 season, having excelled in races held in his...

  • Geoff Kabush

    Date published:
    September 9, 2010, 18:03

    Popular Canadian mountain bike racer Geoff Kabush races for Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain.  He's a regular on the mountain bike World Cup...

  • Barbara Howe

    Date published:
    December 18, 2009, 21:34

    Just as Barbarella bumps through the universe, comically oblivious to the dangers and threats being thrust at her, Barbara Howe has had a few...

  • Gunn-Rita Dahle

    Date published:
    December 17, 2009, 02:06

    Norwegian cross-country mountain bike racer Gunn-Rita Dahle is probably the best female rider this relatively young branch of the sport has ever seen....

  • The Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå diary

    Date published:
    June 24, 2009, 20:30

    Norwegian cross-country mountain bike racer Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå made an impressive comeback last year after sitting out much of the previous...

  • Filippo Pozzato

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 11:00

    Twenty-three-year-old Filippo Pozzato is one of the Italian peloton's rising stars, with 19 victories already in his short career. Now in his fourth...

  • Trek/VW

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 11:00

    For the first time, American-based team Trek / VW is sending racers to the internationally reknown Cape Epic mountain bike race in South Africa from...

  • Jim Camut

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 11:00

    American Jim Camut is entering his second year in the newly-minted Johan Bruyneel Cycling Academy. Formerly known as the Cycling Center, the...

  • Myriam Saugy

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 11:00

    29-year-old Swiss endurance racer Myriam Saugy is training for the Cape Epic mountain bike race to be held in South Africa from March 24 - 31, 2007....

  • Judith Arndt

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 11:00

  • Paolo Bettini

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 11:00

    He's from California, down near the beach, but this guy's no surfer dude. Paolo Bettini is from La California, near Cecina on the Tuscan coast in...

  • Nat Ross

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 11:00

    As a six-year professional mountain biker who's competed in twenty-eight solo 24-hour races, you'd think that ultra-endurance racing has consumed...

  • Chris Horner

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 11:00

    From being the USA's top domestic rider for several years to riding for a ProTour team in the Tour de France, Chris Horner is always on the up. A...

  • A Lees-McRae Collegiate team

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 11:00

    Lees-McRae supports one of the most successful collegiate cycling programs in the US. The squad has earned two consecutive cyclo-cross national...

  • FELT - Shimano Dream Team

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 11:00

    What do an Australian MTB Champion, an environmental engineer and an Austrian World Champion endurance cyclist have in common? They all ride for the...

  • Euro 'cross camp V

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 11:00

    For its fifth consecutive year, the Euro 'Cross Camp will travel to Izegem, Belgium for two weeks from December 20, 2007 to January 3, 2008, with some...

  • Ric Stern

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:59

    Australia UK USA

  • Levi Leipheimer

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:59

    After a great 2005, Levi Leipheimer is back in 2006 with his German Gerolsteiner team, and looking for even more success. A sixth place finish in the...

  • Behind the Blue Curtain

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:59

    Chris will be bringing us daily updates from within Discovery Channel HQ, getting the lowdown from team management. Discovery Channel is the team on...

  • Kimberly Baldwin

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:59

    Last year wasn't one of her best. After a close call with cancer at the end of 2003, newlywed Kim Baldwin (nee Bruckner) was hoping to come back and...

  • Cameron Jennings 08

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:59

    Cameron Jennings has been racing for DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed for the past few years. After the team folded Jennings had a tough winter, but managed...

  • Glen Chadwick

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:59

    Native New Zealander Glen Chadwick, a former Team Cyclingnews racer, found a new team with Team Type 1, after the Navigators folded at the end of 2007....

  • Marco Pinotti

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:59

    Australia UK USA

  • Levi Leipheimer 05

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:58

    Levi Leipheimer shot to prominence when he made the podium at the 2001 Vuelta while riding for US Postal. He spent three years at Rabobank before...

  • Stuart O'Grady & Matt White

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:58

    During the Tour de France Cofidis team-mates Stuart O'Grady and Matt White will be taking turns to give us an inside look at the daily goings-on in...

  • Euro 'cross camp VI

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:58

    For its sixth consecutive year, the Euro 'Cross Camp will travel to Izegem, Belgium for two weeks from December 20, 2008 to January 3, 2009, with some...

  • Jame Carney 05

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:58

    Welcome to the Jame Carney diary for 2005. One of the US' longest-serving domestic pro riders, Carney is a track endurance specialist and coach of...

  • Amber Rais

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:58

    Relatively new to the sport, Amber launches into her second season racing at the professional level for Webcor Builders in 2007. A former collegiate...

  • Scott Sunderland

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:58

    "It is not your aptitude, but your attitude, that determines your altitude." — Scott Sunderland, 2005 Diary entries Profile Biography Gallery...

  • Olivia Gollan

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:58

    After spending 2005 at Nürnberger, Olivia Gollan returns to Italy in 2006 with the Nobili Rubinetterie-Menikini-Cogeas team, where she can get back...

  • Glen Chadwick 06

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:58

    Leaving the sunny shores of Belgium after riding with distinction for Team Cyclingnews.com in 2005, Australian Glen Chadwick has leapt across the pond...

  • John Lieswyn

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:57

    John Lieswyn is one of Cyclingnews' most popular and sometimes controversial diarists. John started road racing in Florida in 1985. After college...

  • Tom Danielson

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:57

    With victory in the Tour de Georgia and a top 10 ride at the Vuelta a España, 2005 saw Tom Danielson come of age. Now one of Discovery's leaders, the...

  • Davis Phinney

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:57

    With over 300 national and international victories in a career that spanned two decades, Davis Phinney is still the winningest cyclist in U.S. history....

  • BC Bike Race

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:57

    The BC Bike Race returns to British Columbia, Canada, for its second annual running from June 28 to July 4, 2008. The BC Bike race is one race in the...

  • Nick Martin

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:57

    27-year-old mountain bike racer Nick Martin specializes in cross country and endurance off-road events. The Boulder, Colorado, resident aims for a...

  • Ben Kersten

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:57

    Ben Kersten is one of the world's finest and fastest track cyclists. The Australian is reigning Commonwealth Games gold medallist in the kilo,...

  • Rochelle Gilmore Journal

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:56

    Rochelle Gilmore - super sprinter and scratch race silver medallist at the 2002 world track championships - is a woman of ambition. After proving her...

  • Cody Stevenson 06

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:56

    After two years in Belgium with Team Cyclingnews.com, Cody Stevenson has returned to his homeland to ride for the brand new Australian outfit, FRF...

  • Nicole Freedman

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:56

    Sprinter, 2000 Olympian and a founder of the Ford-Basis women's team, Nicole Freedman - known as Snerf to her friends - is one of the US circuit's...

  • Targetraining team

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:56

    Rick Crawford is one of America's best known cycling coaches, having worked with the likes of Tom Danielson and Levi Leipheimer. His coaching business,...

  • Niki Gudex

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:56

    Niki Gudex is proudly sponsored by: Downhill and cross-country racer, graphic designer and model, Australian mountain biker Niki Gudex is nothing if...

  • Chris Davidson

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:56

    Leaving his post from a 'Shimano MTB guy' to a SRAM/RockShox/Avid/TruVativ fella will form the basis of wrencher Chris Davidson's new gig, where he...

  • Marco Pinotti 07

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:56

    He may be an expert against the clock, but Marco Pinotti is also a handy rouleur, making him a valuable guy to have on any team. In 2007, the affable...

  • Team DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:56

    With a bolstered squad including the acquisition of 2005 Gent Wevelgem winner Nico Mattan plus an upgrade to Professional Continental status, look out...

  • Russell Van Hout

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:56

    Newly-crowned Australian road champ Russell Van Hout isn't here for a holiday. In the form of his life, he's come to the Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under...

  • Emma James

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:56

    Emma James (Randwick Botany/FRF) is proudly sponsored by: Welcome to one of Cyclingnews' up-and-coming female talents, Australian Emma James. After...

  • Kristin Danielson

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:56

    The long-time partner and now wife of Discovery Channel rider Tom Danielson, Kristin Danielson (nee Johnson) is a talent in her own right. Like her...

  • Cody Stevenson

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:56

    After two seasons in Belgium with Team Cyclingnews.com, Cody Stevenson returned to his homeland last year to ride for the brand new Australian outfit,...

  • Tory Thomas

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:56

  • Joe Papp

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:56

    Joe Papp is a UCI Elite rider with the UPMC cycling team. He was a double stage winner at the 2003 Vuelta a Cuba (UCI 2.5) and has finished in the...

  • Climbing back to the top: The Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå diary

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:56

    Norwegian cross-country mountain bike racer Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå is probably the best female rider this relatively young branch of the sport has...

  • Team DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed 06

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:56

    Cameron Jennings and some of the 2005 Team Cyclingnews riders made the move to the new DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed Continental team. Based in Belgium,...

  • Euro 'cross camp IV

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:55

    Fresh from US Cyclocross Nationals, sixteen American riders were selected for the Euro 'Cross Camp IV from December 23, 2006, to January 3, 2007, in...

  • Amy Gillett Foundation

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:55

    Organised by 2005 Australian road champion Lorian Graham, the 10-day Amy Gillett Foundation Charity Ride is aimed at raising awareness among motorists...

  • TIME Factory Development Team

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:55

    The TIME Factory Development Team isn't your average American elite amateur team. Under the leadership of former pro Erik Saunders, the program has...

  • The Olivia Gollan - Nürnberger Diary

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:55

    Olivia's Equipe Nürnberger Team is proudly sponsored by: A stalwart of the AIS women's team for the last few years, Olivia Gollan turned pro in 2005...

  • Jame Carney

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:55

    Welcome to the Jame Carney diary for 2006. One of the US' longest-serving domestic pro riders, Carney is a track endurance specialist and coach of...

  • Chris Horner 05

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:55

    From being the USA's top domestic rider for several years to riding for a ProTour team in the Tour de France, Chris Horner is always on the up. A...

  • Sara Carrigan

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:55

    In August last year, Sara Carrigan reached the pinnacle of her sporting career by winning the women's Olympic road race title in Athens. Turning...

  • Keith Bontrager

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:55

    Keith Bontrager is best known as the bike and component design guru behind his eponymous road and mountain bike components, but behind the scenes the...

  • Team Expresscopy.com

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:55

  • DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:55

    Cameron Jennings and some of the 2005 Team Cyclingnews riders made the move to the new DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed Continental team. Based in Belgium,...

  • Anna Meares

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:55

  • Eddie & Namrita O'Dea

    Date published:
    April 21, 2009, 10:55

    Eddie and Namrita O'Dea are two married racers balancing the demands of professional racing and training for and even the promoting of endurance races....

  • Stephen Roche in the pink winner's jersey at the 1987 Giro d'Italia

    Stephen Roche on the 2012 Giro d'Italia

    Date published:
    May 13, 02:46

    In 1987, Stephen Roche won the Giro d'Italia on his way to a famous Triple Crown. Later that year he added the Tour de France and the Road World...

  • Craig Lewis (Champion System)

    Craig Lewis

    Date published:
    May 11, 16:31

    In his eighth professional season, American Craig Lewis is transitioning from four years in a support role at Highroad to more of a leadership...

  • Luke Durbridge

    Date published:
    May 11, 10:59

    Western Australia's Luke Durbridge is a man on a mission in 2012, having signed on as a neo pro for GreenEdge in their debut season in the UCI...

  • John Degenkolb

    Date published:
    March 22, 17:46

    1t4i's John Degenkolb is riding just his second Classics season as a professional and he’s already made a big impression, riding to fifth at...