Bicycle.net | Attitude is Everythingcycling news, product reviews, original bicycling essays, bike podcasts and video -- Tour of Spain & Tour of MissouriInjury Scares Rik Verbrugghe of Cofidis Prompt Retirement- September 17, 2008 CHAUDFONTAINE, Belgium, Sept 17, 2008 (AFP) - Veteran Belgium cyclist Rik Verbrugghe, who rides for Cofidis, announced Wednesday he will retire after next month&8217;s Tour of Lombardy. Verbrugghe said he had found it difficult to bounce back from a dramatic crash in the 2006 Tour de France, when he broke his leg after careering down ...http://www.bicycle.net/2008/injury-scares-rik-verbrugghe-of-cofidis-prompt-retirement British Team Announced For Cycling World Championships- September 17, 2008 British men&8217;s and women&8217;s teams for cycling&8217;s road race world championships which are held in Varese, Italy, on September 23-28: Men Road race: Mark Cavendish, David Millar, Chris Froome, Steve Cummings, Russell Downing, Ian Stannard Time-trial: David Millar, Steve Cummings Women Road race: Nicole Cooke, Sharon Laws, Emma Pooley, ...http://www.bicycle.net/2008/british-team-announced-for-cycling-world-championships Australia Team Announced For Cycling World Championships- September 17, 2008 Australia&8217;s men&8217;s team for cycling road race world championships which are held in Varese, Italy, on September 23-28: Road race: Allan Davis, Simon Gerrans, Matthew Goss, Adam Hansen, Matt Lloyd, Trent Lowe, Robbie McEwen, Stuart O&8217;Grady, Michael Rogers Time-trial: Michael Rogers, Adam Hansenhttp://www.bicycle.net/2008/australia-team-announced-for-cycling-world-championships Aussies Announce Track Head Coach To Lose Post- September 17, 2008 PARIS, Sept 17, 2008 (AFP) - Former track cycling powerhouses Australia are on the lookout for a new head coach after announcing that French-Canadian Martin Barras will lose his post with the squad. In an statement on the Cycling Australia website Wednesday, national performance director Shayne Bannan said Barras would be offered &8220;a new position with ...http://www.bicycle.net/2008/aussies-track-coach-fired Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team Calls it a Wrap at Tour of Missouri, Continues Search for Title Sponsor For 2009- September 17, 2008 Dominique Rollin Wins KOM Competition; Ivan Dominguez Places 2nd in Stage 6 Team Racks up 66 victories and 146 podiums in 2008 Team Wins 162 Races and 355 Podiums in its Three-Year Existence Bend, OR In what was the teams final official team race under the Toyota-United moniker, the boys in red, white and blue didnt ...http://www.bicycle.net/2008/toyota-united-pro-cycling-team-calls-it-a-wrap-at-tour-of-miss... U.S. Team For Road World Championships Announced- September 16, 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist Kristin Armstrong Looks to Join Elite Company with Fourth Worlds Medal Colorado Springs, Colo. (September 16, 2008)USA Cycling announced today the team that will represent the United States at the 2008 UCI Road World Championships, Sept. 23-28 in Varese, Italy. Seventeen athletes will compete in Elite and U23 categories as part of ...http://www.bicycle.net/2008/us-team-for-road-world-championships-announced VANDE VELDE CROWNED USA CYCLING PROFESSIONAL TOUR CHAMPION- September 16, 2008 GarminChipotle Earns Team Title Colorado Springs, Colo. (September 16, 2008)With his overall victory at the Tour of Missouri last weekend, Christian Vande Velde (Boulder, Colo.Garmin-Chipotle) won the season-long USA Cycling Professional Tour with a total of 272 points over runner up and defending champion Levi Leipheimer (Santa Rosa, Calif.Astana), who finished the season with 244. In the ...http://www.bicycle.net/2008/vande-velde-crowned-usa-cycling-professional-tour-champion Tour of Spain Results - Stage 16 and Overall- September 16, 2008 Results from the 16th stage of the Tour of Spain, a 186.3km ride from Ponferrada to Zamora on Tuesday: 1. Tom Boonen (BELQST) 5h21min ...http://www.bicycle.net/2008/tour-of-spain-results-stage-16-and-overall Davis In Lead As Furlan Wins Third Stage In Poland- September 16, 2008 WARSAW, Sept 16, 2008 (AFP) - Italy&8217;s Angelo Furlan of Credit Agricole won the third stage of the Tour of Poland here Tuesday, with Australian Allan Davis of Quick Step taking over the yellow jersey. Results from the Tour of Poland third stage, held over 184.8km between Mikolajki and here Tuesday, and overall ...http://www.bicycle.net/2008/davis-in-lead-as-furlan-wins-third-stage-in-poland Tour de France Is Set For Two Stage Visit To Barcelona- September 16, 2008 MADRID, Sept 16, 2008 (AFP) - Next year&8217;s Tour de France is set for a two-stage incursion to Barcelona, according to the Catalan city&8217;s Mayor Jordi Hereu on Tuesday. &8220;This is important for the city, but also for the Tour, for cycling and sport in general,&8221; said Hereu. ...http://www.bicycle.net/2008/tour-de-france-is-set-for-two-stage-visit-to-barcelona |