HTC-Columbia’s Frantisek Rabon has moved into the overall lead of the Tour of Murcia in Spain thanks to a convincing victory in stage four’s individual time trial. Rabon finished 33 seconds ahead of Russia’s Denis Menchov and 48 seconds ahead of Great Britain’s Bradley Wiggins in a flat 22 kilometre course at Alhama de Murcia. With just one stage of the Tour of Murcia remaining, HTC-Columbia’s Czech rider now leads by 38 seconds on Menchov and 53 on Wiggins.

Beverly Hills, Calif. – Amidst Australian dignitaries, shapely flight attendants and a packed ballroom of invitation-only guests, sponsors and media, the Fly V Australia professional cycling team was unveiled Friday night at the posh Montage hotel in Beverly Hills.

The HTC-Columbia women captured their first win of the 2010 season Friday in the inaugural Merco Classic 20-mile Team Time Trial in Merced, California.  The HTC-Columbia team included four riders: Ina Teutenberg [GER], Kim Anderson [USA], Evelyn Stevens [USA] and Chloe Hosking [AUS].

Colorado Springs, Colo. – The world’s top Paralympic cyclists will return to Bend, Ore. for the 2010 U.S. Paralympics Cycling Road National Championships, June 22-24, 2010. For the second year running, the competition will be combined with the USA Cycling Juniors, U23 & Elite Road National Championships. “We’re very excited to be going back to Bend again, it’s a great town with a history steeped in sport,” said Craig Griffin, Associate Director, High Performance Paralympic Cycling. “To be adding a criterium and road race to the competition this year is testament to the remarkable growth of the sport due much...

Courtesy Marin Independent-Journal by Bob CullinanIT'S SUMMER south of the equator. Warm weather, blue skies and the rolling countryside of scenic New Zealand. Can you even imagine a better place to ride your bike? Mill Valley's Alison Starnes is living that dream this week, but, "I don't think I'll be taking in the scenery," she said. "I've heard it's pretty and I have a feeling that I won't notice." Is she crazy, or what? No, just focused. Starnes is in the South Pacific as a member of the United States national team competing in the six-day Tour of New Zealand....

Pasadena, Calif. – The Fly V Australia professional cycling team is giving fans the opportunity to ride along Saturday as it tackles the route of a stage of this year’s Amgen Tour of California.Saturday’s ride leaves from the Velo Pasadena bicycle shop at 2562 East Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, Calif., at 10 a.m. Velo Pasadena is owned by former professional and Armenian national champion Hrach Gevrikyan.

By The Messenger-Gazette SOMERVILLE — Organizers of the Tour of Somerville Cycling Series, a tradition in bicycle racing since 1940, are seeking sponsors for the event that will take place during Memorial Day weekend, May 28-31, throughout Somerset County.Proceeds will benefit Middle Earth, a local nonprofit agency serving youth. By becoming a sponsor or advertiser at this event, businesses will help to support the community and our local youth, while gaining visibility to more than 20,000 spectators that attend the cycling series.

The USA Cycling Women's National Team opened up the season in style with five out of six stage wins, the general classification, and the team classification at the NZCT Women's Tour of New Zealand. Additionally, USA Cycling unveiled a new BMX Women's Development Program.women's development program

Cervélo TestTeam's Theo Bos (NED) captured his first victory of the season and as a TestTeam rider today winning the one day Classic of Almeria. The 173.4 kilometre race celebrating its twenty-fifth edition, started and finished in the southern Spanish city of Almeria. Dropped on one of the climbs Bos, with the help of his teammates, fought back successfully to beat Cavendish (GB-HTC-Columbia) for the win. Third place was taken by Grame Brown (AUS-Rabobank), while Cervélo's Davide Appollonio (ITA), placed fifth.

Joy and suffering are so often closely tied in sport, such as they were for the BMC Racing Team at the GP Insubria.  While the World Champion Cadel Evans inserted himself into the lead group during the final moments of the race, Mauro Santambrogio’s race ended not only prematurely but very painfully too.