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February 28
- Relatively unknown Traksel rides to Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne win
- Flens fights the elements in Flanders
- Stannard lives childhood dream at Kuurne
- Baumann out after breaking knee at Beverbeek Classic
- On the startline at Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne
- HTC-Columbia backs Cavendish for Sanremo double
- Nocentini breaks leg at GP dell'Insubria-Lugano
- Tour de Langkawi: Number 15 ready to go
February 27
- Adageo Energy kicks off season at the Callville Bay Classic
- Omloop Het Nieuwsblad podium without Belgians for first time
- Hincapie battles through Classics debut for BMC
- Rollin confident ahead of Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne
- Farrar: On to the next one
- Non-traditional winner Flecha takes victory at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- Taberlay aims to defend at Sage Brush
- Brailsford proud of Flecha's Omloop win
- USAC awards masters road nationals to Bend
- On the startline at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- Zirbel gets two-year ban, retires from cycling
- Quick-thinking Hondo saves stage win for Lampre
- Hoy and Pendleton test form at final Manchester Revolution
February 26
- Diana Ziliute retires early after catching mononucleosis
- Skil-Shimano, Vacansoleil get wild cards for Amstel Gold Race
- Win a Haussler-signed Cervélo musette bag and cap
- Evans makes Euro debut on home roads in Switzerland
- UCI asks riders to explain blood values
- Van Garderen eager for Omloop cobbles
- UCI bans Cancellara's time trial bike
- Sunderland reveals the secrets of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- Gripper leaves UCI
- Cavendish reveals the pain of his dental problems
- Eisel: HTC-Columbia can still spring surprises
- Guatemala suspends Velásquez for life
- Washington DC a front runner for Giro 2012 start
- Haussler: I only need one race win this year
- Jayco-Skins’ Matthews hoping for successful year abroad
- English returns to defend Mountains to Beach title
- Halliday breaks humerus in New Zealand
- Rogers breaks seven year drought in Andalucia
- Hayes reveals final details on Prime brake platform
February 25
- US 100-miler mountain bike race series set for 2010
- Wild a favourite for Het Nieuwsblad
- Paez, Caro, Cominelli to lead TX Active-Bianchi mountain bike team in 2010
- USA faces selection challenges for Track World Championships
- Hushovd down but not out of Omloop
- Beloki back in racing as DS with Cafés Baqué
- Navy SEALs test Jelly Belly-Kenda at training camp
- Boonen ready for cold weather debut in Omloop
- Overend, Fisher, Furtado help make Trips for Kids' fundraiser a success
- Tour de Pologne honours Ballerini
- Devolder hoping for rainy weekend
- Downing excited ahead of his first crack at the Classics
- Sun Tour to commence route planning next week
- Meares to return at Revolution 6
February 24
- Vogondy cleared to race after cardiac scare
- Washington, DC start to 2012 Giro falling into place
- Injuries will not keep Steegmans, Vaitkus from Belgian openers
- Bikes Belong awards $55,000 in grants
- US Professional Mountain Bike Gravity Tour (Pro GRT) launched
- Bahati Foundation prepares for team launch
- Alexis Rodriguez to join LeTua for Tour de Langkawi
- Fumic signs with Cannondale Factory Racing team
- Pevenage confirms split from Rock Racing
- Beppu gets off to a Classic start with RadioShack
- Basso backs himself ahead of season debut
- Freire battles back from puncture to go three-for-six
- Gilbert misses Omloop Het Nieuwsblad recon ride
- Nuyens: Omloop has no one key point
- Giro is Sastre's first objective in 2010
- Cycling Australia confirms Jayco Herald Sun Tour move
- Rodriguez takes a rest from Tirreno
- Drapac-Porsche has big ambitions for Langkawi return
- Sun Tour expected to get February slot
February 23
- Women's Leadville 100 Champion goes on movie tour
- Quick Step recons weekend's rough courses
- Backstedt predicts mixed bag from Classics condenders
- US Open of Mountain Biking increases men's prize purse by 50 percent
- Women's racing returns to Tour of California stage
- Chocolate company backs Trek-Brentjens Mountain Bike Team
- Road pro Arndt wins her first mountain bike race
- Alonso and Contador collaboration still on the cards
- Steegmans in question for weekend Belgian races
- Cédric Ravanel injured
- McCarty to Yahoo! Cycling Team for Redlands and Sea Otter
- Cracked pelvis for Ten Dam, bruises for Cunego
- Simpson, Boardman lead British Cycling's hall of fame
- Full Dynamix presents 2010 roster
- Van Poppel expecting big spring from Haussler
- Renshaw motivated ahead of European return
- Gear news: Zipp, Bont, Ritchey and more
February 22
- Multivan Merida Biking Team launches 2010 season
- Ten Dam, Vanendert and Cunego injured in Ruta Del Sol crash
- New test for human growth hormone nabs first athlete
- No fear for Jacques-Maynes
- Squads ship in for Giro di Sardegna
- Farrar ready to build on consistent results in Oman
- Still no 2010 licence for Rock Racing
- Italian national Championship course presented in Treviso
- Astana fires first shots in Algarve
- Grafton-Inverell gets new date
- McGee praises Cancellara's Oman performance
February 21
- Meyer happy with third overall in Oman
- Van Garderen's stage race debut bittersweet
- Bissell Pro Cycling welcomes sprinters to 2010 roster
- Giro organiser says Italian girls will be on the podium in Amsterdam
- AFLD wants WADA to override blocking of tests
February 20
- Ventoso seeks Andalucia stage win
- Rosseler claims first victory for RadioShack
- USPro Criterium Championships moves to Glencoe
- Portal returns to racing after heart problem
- Gesink, Flens out of Haut Var for Rabobank
- Sinkewitz in limbo as time runs out
- Knee problems for Haussler
- Podcast: Qatar, Oman and tattoos
- Podium Guys in Amsterdam for the Giro?
February 19
- Specialized Shiv time trial design possibly banned by UCI
- UCI at odds with French agency over Paris-Nice controls
- Wisconsin Off Road Series (WORS) presented for 2010
- Steegmans, Cardoso, Kessiakoff injured in Algarve crashes
- Landis denies using stolen documents in his defense
- Scott Swisspower Team ready to open season at Maremma Cup
- Professional Continental dream could become reality for Team Type 1
- Tour of Oman helps cross a cultural divide
- Super Prestige Massi, Gran Premi Massi series launched for 2010
- Experienced Barry slips into leadership role at Sky
- Changes made to Giro d'Italia's third stage
- Alejandro Valverde to skip Tour du Haut Var
- Dauphiné Libéré to start in Evian
- O'Grady and Cooke headline inaugural Mumbai Cyclothon
- Seeldraeyers' heart problem diagnosis wrong
- Contador feeling good after testing legs in Algarve
- UCI's Continental teams list shrinks
- Turtur praises record-breaking Tour Down Under
- New Zealand Mountain Bike Series concluding in Rotorua
February 18
- Pisgah Mountain Bike Stage race makes changes for year two
- Rain-soaked misery for the peloton in Portugal
- Haedo goes close in Oman sprint
- Team Type 1 jump starts season in Georgia
- Engen leads Rothaus-Cube at Cyprus Sunshine Cup
- Debate continues about stage 4 tactics in Oman
- SHIMANOliga series returns for 2010
- Sky gives its sprinters a work-out at training camp
- Specific training pays off for FdJ
- Papp: Charges relate to distant time, place
- Boonen confident despite defeat
- Former East German coach Lindner dead
- Colnago expands website with seven languages
- Phillips finds a home with Colavita-Baci
- Vogel aiming for Track Worlds in Copenhagen
- Gerrans testing himself as week long specialist
- Howard shows his sprinting skills in Oman
- Quality field for Melbourne Madison
- Halliday not targeting second New Zealand title
February 17
- English gears up for Otway Odyssey
- Papp pleads guilty to distributing drugs
- Oman peloton makes Team Sky pay for their aggression
- Swiss drop Ullrich doping investigation
- Bischof launches Bischibikes
- TT training time for Team Sky
- Boonen still looking for success in Oman
- US marathon national championships registration open
- Ellingworth's debut as Sky race coach
- Vorarlberg-Corratec to Langkawi
- Tirreno-Adriatico dedicated to Ballerini
- Pollack to fight two-year doping suspension
- Neben adds know how to US squad
February 16
- World Champions to line up at Otway Odyssey
- Young Hosking focused on learning at HTC-Columbia
- Fractures delay season start for Dominguez
- Mountain biker Osl named Austrian cyclist of the year
- Confident Ted King to start Vuelta ao Algarve
- Merckx impressed with Boasson Hagen
- Gent-Wevelgem: Eight times as many climbs for 2010
- Mountain biker Evans aims for South African road title
- Greece gets its first UCI mountain bike team
- NRC and Women's Prestige Cycling Series priorities for Powers
- Landis denies hacking charges
- Fleeman eager for first season with Raleigh
- Rasmussen still considering Mexican citizenship
- Contador: First race since Tour de France
- Sutherland and De Maar reunited Stateside
- Mørkøv and Rasmussen tune up for track worlds
- Australia names long squad for track worlds
- Roberts focuses on Classics and Giro
- Xacobeo Galicia presentation a 'family' affair
February 15
- Australia gathering research with worlds camp
- Boasson Hagen targets overall success in Oman
- Trofeo Costa Etrusca cancelled
- Arrest warrant issued for Landis in France
- World Champion Guderzo rolls out with new team
- Podcast: The European season begins
- United Healthcare aims for Tour of California stage win
- Rasmussen included in UCI's passport programme
- Contador, Klöden and Leipheimer make European debuts
- Rogers looks to shine in Tour of California
- Jamieson pleads guilty to child sex charges
- Valverde overcomes winter weather to win Tour Méditerranéen
February 14
- Farrar content with fourth in opening Oman sprint
- Stybar breaks Nys' Superprestige streak
- UnitedHealthcare p/b Maxxis presented in Arizona
- Kelly Benefit Strategies recons Tour of California finale
February 13
- Tour Méditerranéen stage neutralized due to weather
- Marco Pantani to be remembered at special mass
- Ratti tests positive for EPO
- Roger Kluge shows road talent in Tour of Qatar
- Riccò splits with girlfriend Rossi over CERA positive
February 12
- Phinney considers pro career options after successful Qatar
- Price to Team CF
- McQuaid elected as member of IOC
- Tour of California releases final stage details
- Wiggins happy with time spent in Qatar
- An Post-Sean Kelly awarded final Omloop Het Nieuwsblad wildcard spot
- Dueñas helped to find new team
- Mt. Hood finds title sponsor in Indie Hops
- Tour de France teams to be announced in spring
- Kohl happy with new life
- Dwars door Nederland cancelled before first edition
- Cobo happy at Caisse d'Epargne
- Date change reason for Savio's Langkawi absence
- Fly V Australia to get California invitation?
February 11
- 853 riders subjected to UCI passport controls
- Giant expands pro mountain bike team program
- Tour of California releases Big Bear stage details
- Trophée des Grimpeurs future in doubt
- All three male Olympic MTB champions to battle at Maremma Cup
- Farrar takes a gamble in Qatar breakaway
- Central Pro Team enjoys respite from winter at training camp
- US gets national track series after 7-year hiatus
- Boonen to defend title in Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne
- Martin to build on 2009 success
- Downhill World Champion Peat raises £15,000 for cancer charity
- Pozzato:"Boonen not unbeatable"
- Miche happy to give Rasmussen a second chance
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? On Mallorca!
- HTC-Columbia pinning Oman hopes on Pinotti
- Gutiérrez grabs third on Caisse's day out
- Angry Haussler still looking for Qatar success
- Team pursuit sure to scorch at worlds
- Valverde plays it smart in Méditerranéen
- Zabriskie zeros in on Tour of California
February 10
- New downhill and cross country venues set for New Zealand Cup
- North American race briefs: 10-race Pro Tour series, Dairyland Tour adds field
- Farrar flummoxed by four flats in Qatari finale
- Sierra Grade, Bonny Doon back in Tour of California
- Kenda-Felt team signs four riders for 2010
- Phinney in Qatar sprint action for a second day
- Coenen dies after brain tumor
- Rock Racing abandons McCarty
- Ciolek out for two months after Qatar crash
- Pekatch wins Israeli season opener
- Rabobank releases details of 2009 doping controls
- A day of rest for RadioShack
- Cancellara building up slowly for Spring Classics
- American teams auction Spring Classics team car seats
- Leipheimer optimistic after seeing early California profiles
- Risi has his curtain call in Copenhagen
- Italian stars remember Ballerini
- Team Sky opts out of Tour of California
- Gilmore’s girls to compete in New Zealand
- Virgin Blue-RBS Morgans to contest Australian domestic races
February 9
- Carving a new notch in a young career
- Teams announced for Milano-Sanremo, Tirreno-Adriatico
- Peat, Minnaar back for more winning action with Santa Cruz Syndicate
- Boonen happy to win again in Qatar
- An Post Sean Kelly Team presents 2010 team
- Amgen Tour of California: Up and down route for opening two stages
- Spitz, Osl to race Aphrodite Trophy
- TransRockies stage race adds UCI points
- Ciolek out of Qatar with broken collarbone
- Freire back to his winning ways
- Sevilla and Peña cautious in commitment to Rock Racing
- Sciandri pays respects to Ballerini
- Ullrich can hold on to Olympic gold medal
- Cozza breaks collarbone in Qatar
- Haussler: Cervelo will go on the attack in Qatar
February 8
- McCulloch in cracking form ahead of worlds
- Farrar in the action in Qatar
- Van Garderen makes HTC-Columbia debut in Mallorca
- Boasson Hagen loses Qatar lead but learns a lesson
- Arvesen out of of Qatar with broken collarbone
- Belgians remember Ballerini
- Schleck upbeat despite injury
- Katusha signs contract with Mikhaylo Khalilov
- RadioShack camp continues in Spain
- Cromwell relieved to start season after turbulent break
- Vuelta a Guatemala winner Velásquez's B-sample positive
February 7
- Cycling mourns for Ballerini
- Merckx shrugs off cancer claims
- Roche chasing big results in 2010
- Mountain biker lights winter Olympic cauldron
- Wiggins celebrates on debut with Team Sky
- Cervélo TestTeam penalised for pushing in Qatar TTT
- Italian coach Franco Ballerini dies in rally crash
- Andy Schleck out of Challenge Mallorca with knee injury
February 6
- Molmy wins Etoile de Bessèges stage
- Peat renews with Santa Cruz Syndicate
- Merckx denies having had cancer
- Trips for Kids to host 12th annual "Brews, Bikes and Bucks" party
- Boonen confident and on form for Tour of Qatar
- Merckx reveals cancer history
- Brad Wiggins targets first win with Team Sky
- RadioShack begins Spanish training camp in Calpe
- Fränk Schleck hopes to stay with Bjarne Riis
- Nolf's parents still mourn son's death in Qatar
February 5
- Luca Damiani's season at risk over visa issue
- Cooke to ride with British team
- Men's teams arrive in Qatar
- 16 teams gain UCI wild card status
- Crashes topple hopes for Gilmore, Leleivyte in Qatar
- Tour of Murcia bars Italian teams
- Hovelijnck racing for the first time in 11 months
- Meersman out for two months
- Celestino to captain Semperlux Axevo Haibike team
- Cancellara starting under Arabian sun
- Cardoso to lead Footon-Servetto in Langkawi
- Lampre-Farnese Vini pressing ahead despite uncertainty
- Pursuit experiment works wonders at Nationals
- Armstrong adds South African trip to schedule
- Aussie King ready for Trek-Livestrong debut in Qatar
- Villumsen to make debut in kiwi colours
February 4
- 24-hour champion English heads field at JetBlack race
- Ciolek seeks stage win in Qatar
- Mørkøv and Rasmussen hit home Six Day with confidence
- Women's-only mountain bike race comes to Colorado
- Felt Ötztal X-Bionic World Cup team presented
- Kopp to German Professional team Kuota Indeland
- Steve Bauer auctions maillot jaune at Canadian team launch
- Athertons renew partnership with Commencal
- Steegmans and Katusha in court over unpaid salary
- LeMond not precluded from further comments on doping
- Fuglsang slowed by knee problems
- Generational change for Euskaltel
- Trofeo Costa Etrusca cancels opening day
- Team Noris looking forward despite lack of sponsor
- Scientific study on altitude training
- Cure the remedy for Australian women's cycling?
February 3
- Merida Flight Centre team goes pink
- Nature Valley to sponsor 2010 Bicycle Festival
- Boonen ready to get the season started
- BMC set to tackle heavy Classics schedule
- New Zealand Mountain Bike Cup moves to North Island
- Albert soldiers on after defeat at cyclo-cross worlds
- Cyclists unite on new team to promote cystic fibrosis awareness
- UCI announces 27 women's teams for 2010
- Tour of Belgium finale spiced up by la Redoute
- Head trauma may end Nydam's career
- Norco backs Reid, Stanbridge for 2010
- Miguel Martinez ready for fresh start at new team
- Zabriskie ready for captaincy at Garmin-Transitions
- Andalucía-Cajasur presented in Seville
- Skil-Shimano terminates contract with Beppu
- Bobridge blasts his way into history
- Parker perfect in world record ride
February 2
- Meares managing fatigue ahead of worlds
- Boulder Team receives USA Cycling Center of Excellence recognition
- USA Cycling bans race radios
- Team Hotel San José announces 2010 roster
- Critérium International opener to include summit finish
- UCI fines Di Luca 280,000 euros for his EPO CERA positive
- Iceman Cometh makes changes to reduce traffic congestion
- Thor Hushovd to miss Etoile de Bessèges
- Rock Racing and Murcia to join forces?
- Swiss Cycling establishes new Gravity commission
- Hoogerland takes heart from strong start in France
- LeMond and Trek reach settlement
- Muraglia returns 'home' with a win
- Accident puts Godfrey’s nationals campaign in doubt
- Competition: Design your own Ridley
February 1
- Rebecca Romero joins Orbea-For Goodness Shakes!
- Summer loving: Johan Van Summeren's love for the Classics
- Murphy ready for ProTour challenge
- Di Luca given two-year suspension for Giro CERA doping
- Mixed results for the strongest ever US line-up
- German federation refutes Belgian TV claims
- Martin reduces ambitions for season start
- Perkins out of Australian titles
- Inspired Czech squad top Worlds medal tally
- Endura Racing unveils Blain signing at Silverstone launch