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Eddy Merckx's classic scandium-tubed alloy frame thankfully continues on into 2010.

The comings and goings at Astana continue with the news that Kazakh rider Dmitriy Muravyev has decided to leave the team from his home country and take up an offer to follow Johan Bruyneel, Lance Armstrong, and many others to Radio Shack.

After months of speculation about his future, two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador announced that he and his current team Astana have reached a preliminary agreement to fulfill the remainder of the contract that binds them through the end of 2010, assuming some conditions are met.

Tom Boonen is a cross between a sprinter and a strong cobbled classics rider. He's a multiple winner of both major cobbled classics, Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders.

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.

A Pro cycling legend Paolo Bettini is scheduled to appear at the 2nd annual Gran Fondo Colnago San Diego, a high performance Italian-themed century ride designed for bicyclists of all abilities.A A Considered one of the best classics riders of all time, Bettini won several major titles in cycling, including the 2004 Olympic gold medal in Athens and ...

With star-studded field and the tropical ambiance this years Amstel Race Curaao will certainly live up to the expectations.

Germany's Andr Greipel will try to add a second Santos Tour Down Under title to his palmares in January, after his title defense earlier this year was hampered by an accident at the Australian race.

Silence/Lotto - Evans Leaves Team Cadel Evans exercises his escape clause with Silence/Lotto to seek another team for 2010.... Cadel Evans verlaat het team Cadel Evans in the Rainbow jersey - with Team sponsor Silence/Lotto emblazoned across the front.

Saturday, October 31, 2009 SYDNEY: Former overall event winners Andre Greipel and Michael Rogers are in the Team Columbia-HTC line-up announced on Friday for the 2010 Tour Down Under, race officials said.

Flandrien Honorees: Mark Cavendish, Martijn Degreve, Kevin De Jonghe, Grace Verbeke, Martijn Degreve and a representative for Philippe Gilbert.

The Amgen Tour of California apparently won't be wheeling its way to Clovis and Fresno next year, in part because race organizers were unable to cut a deal with the federal government to include Yosemite National Park in the event.

For the Grand Tour countries , you need to be able to claim you held serve at home, and maybe grabbed a few more precious wins abroad.

AUSTIN, Texas: Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has revealed he underestimated the Tour Down Under when he raced it in January to launch his international comeback from a 31 2 year retirement.

The Amgen Tour of California is bypassing San Diego this year. Charlie Neumann / Union-Tribune - San Diego Union-Tribune The Amgen Tour of California cycling race will not return to San Diego County next year.

Belgian Tom Boonen made an important step towards his first green jersey with victory in the 178.5-km 12th stage of the Tour de France on Friday.

Photograph: Ian Langsdon/EPA In a development that could have implications for Team Sky and Bradley Wiggins , the future of the Tour de France winner Alberto Contador's Astana team has reportedly been secured with a new threea 'year sponsorship.

While some of the overall contenders for the 2010 Tour de France may look with fear upon the route's early stages in Belgium and Northern France, the Quick Step team and Classics specialist Tom Boonen will certainly be aiming for victory on familiar terrain.

Lance Armstrong's coach Chris Carmichael has revealed that the seven-time Tour de France winner will take part in the 2011 Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.

Silence Lotto team member Philippe Gilbert of Belgium, raises his trophy after winning the Paris-Tours cycling classic in Tours, France, Sunday Oct.