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For the second year in a row Mark Cavendish proved himself to be the World's pre-eminent sprinter after he dominated cycling's sprint scene in 2009.

He referred to UCI points, presumably using the World Calendar, which is a nice list of races but kind of skimming off the top.

The moment happened in late March, in Santa Croce on the Arno River, near Pisa. At the end of a moderate day in the saddle, the Cervelo Test Team, feeling confident and on form, put five guys on the front of a large pack of sprinters, hopeful that Thor Hushovd could finish off the stage and send a message heading into Milano-Sanremo. Their move ...

George Hincapie hopes to bring his new BMC Racing team success next year in North America's marquee cycling event, the Tour of California.

James Poniewozik of Time.com weighs in on the buzz around HBO's production of Game of Thrones , and like James Hibbard thinks that that HBO's greenlighting the pilot suggests a certain level of confidence that it will go to series.

Italian team Lampre-NGC signed Alessandro Spezialetti and Lorenzo Bernucci today, according to Tuttobiciweb .

Cycling's top riders and team staff examined the route of the 2010 Tour of California after it was announced today.

The 25-year-old from Wenatchee, Washington, scored more points than any other US cyclist on the UCI's individual world rankings .

Garmin Slipstream's Jonathan Vaughters believes that the 2010 Tour de France route could be custom made for Alberto Contador but that in Christian Vande Velde, Bradley Wiggins and Tyler Farrar, his team will have plenty of opportunities to succeed.

The 2009 Tour de France garnered rave reviews for its celebrated start in Monaco and its epic ascent of Mont Ventoux just a day before the finish in Paris.

After taking six stage victories at this year's Tour de France, Mark Cavendish's dominance in the sprints may be under threat from Tyler Farrar in the 2010 edition of la grande boucle.

Philippe Gilbert won Paris-Tours for the second consecutive year on Sunday. By James Startt "That's bike racing," Tyler Farrar said with a shrug after crossing the finish line of the historic Paris-Tours classic on Sunday.

Wiggins and others know that this year's Sun Tour will favor time trialists who can join a break in earlier stages.

Tyler Farrar won the four-stage Circuit Franco-Belge on Sunday. The final stage win went to Juan Jose Haedo , who out-kicked Yauheni Hutarovich in a bunch dash to the line after 147.1km of racing from Mons to Tournai.

USA Cycling National Development Team graduate Tyler Farrar scored a big win in Belgium over the weekend while current USA Cycling National Development program riders Taylor Phinney and Shelley Olds earned national titles on the track at the USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships in Carson, Calif.

A 25-year-old Adams County man with no known underlying medical conditions has died of the H1N1 flu, the Adams County coroner's office said today.

The 175 riders left in the race departed Mauberge late morning with a forecasts of dry conditions and scattered clouds for the day ringing in their ears and the knowledge that whilst today's route would feature just one categorised hill - they would have to climb it four times as it was part of the 20+ km closing circuit around Poperinge that would ...

AFP/BELGA US Tyler Farrar of Garmin receives the traditional winner's kiss from two local hostesses after winning Thu Oct 1, 2:33 pm ET MOUSCRON, Belgium American Tyler Farrar continued his successful end of season by beating sprint rivals Danilo Napolitano and Tom Boonen to win the first stage of the Circuit Franco-Belge Thursday.

Specialized topped a field of 67 companies who earned themselves a spot in the Constructors Championship of the 2009 mountain bike racing season.

The 2009 UCI Road World Championships wrapped up on Sunday with Australia's Cadel Evans winning the men's road race.