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Big day for American teams at Criterium International: Big Jens Voight of U.S.-sponsored CSC won the Criterium International for the fourth time, building a big enough lead in the second stage Sunday to be able to coast defending it in the time trial…

Laurens Ten Dam of Rabobank won the opening stage of the Criterium International on Saturday, turning an early breakaway into a 10-second win in the 193 km stage from Signy-le-Petit to Charleville-Mézières.

American Ian McKissick of BMC joined Ten Dam in…

Just got this release from Rock Racing …

For Immediate Release

Sevilla Overcomes Mishap To Deliver Rock Racing A Victory

San Dimas, Calif. — In his first race in the United States, Oscar Sevilla overcame a mechanical difficulty Friday to deliver Rock Racing an…

Despite rumors that he might switch to Caisse d’Epargne and defend his Tour de France title, Alberto Contador says he’s sticking with Astana, which received an un-vitation to the TdF and other events promoted by the Amaury Sports Organization.

Bully…

If you’re new to cycling and enjoyed the inaugural Tour of Missouri, you might like the area racing circuit, which starts Saturday with the Hillsboro-Roubaix in Hillsboro, Ill. — about 65 miles north of St. Louis off of Interstate 55.

The event,…

The Trek demo event planned for Saturday and Sunday at Castlewood State Park has been cancelled, as a result of last week’s flooding of the Meramec River.

The event has yet to be rescheduled. Watch the Trek Bicycle Store of St.…

St. Louisan Dan Schmatz is raffling off a memento of his famous encounter with an armadillo in the inaugural Tour of Missouri.

Though the armadillo took the worst of the hit (dead), Schmatz suffered a broken collarbone on the endo over the…

Defending Tour de France winner Alberto Contador of Astana wrapped up the general classification of the Vuelta a Castilla y León, which he led from start to finish.

Contador finished 39 seconds ahead of Barloworld’s Mauricio Soler and 46 ahead…

Gerry Frierdich Road to Recovery Bicycle Ride

Sunday June 1, at Central Junior High School in Belleville, Ill. Cost is $25 for adults, $15 for ages 13-17, and $5 for 5-under.

The ride benefits Gerry Frierdich, an avid cyclist and a professional photographer…