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December;

31st December: Crédit Agricole lineup for 2007; ProCycleNews chats to Saul Raisin; Breschel crashes heavily; No Leadville for Lance Armstrong; Niki Terpstra takes Dutch national championship; Mancebo & Hruska to Relax-Gam; Unibet.com announce changes for the TDU; Southaustralia.com-AIS announce Tour Down Under squad

26th December: Landis returns on mountain bike; Hincapie looks towards the classics; Luis Léon Sánchez joins Caisse d'Epargne; Eisel voted Austrian cyclist of the year; New cycling facility for Britain; NICF & Cycling Ulster join together in Northern Ireland

24th December: Landaluze acquitted; Unibet.com announce Spanish training camp; Gallagher to ride for Murphy & Gunn-M Donnelly-Sean Kelly team in 2007; Schmitz crashes while training with new team-mates; Merry Christmas from the ProCycleNews team; Team Differdange complete for 2007; Fuerteventura-Canarias announce they will fight the UCI's decision; And the ProTour teams are set

23rd December: UCI confirm Pro-Continental teams for 2007; Alm. Brand extend sponsorship with CSC; A Tour winner, an anti-doping programme and great wine...; Merry Christmas from the ProCycleNews team; Erik Zabel to ride the Weihnachtspreis race in Dortmund over Christmas; Aitor Gonzalez gets two year suspension; Malaysia's Tour de Langkawi announces route; The 'Revolution'...on track and on television

22nd December: Bram Schmitz on the move to Dutch Continental squad; Iñigo Chaurreau announces his retirement; Merry Christmas from the ProCycleNews team; Colavita-Sutter Home announce 2007 roster; USA Cycling announce 21 UCI teams for 2007; Leipheimer adjusts in Discovery

21st December: Milram riders at the Bremen Six-Day; Raisin hope and getting back on track; Saunier Duval-Prodir announce team presentation; Volksbank have licence extended; Jartazi look to sign Jukka Vastaranta; Tour Down Under look for volunteers

20th December: Astana finally issued with ProTour licence; Predictor-Lotto get a new coach while the old one gets a face-lift; Johan Bruyneel launches website; Cummings signs for Discovery Channel

19th December: Theo Bos sets new world record; Discovery Channel announce new team kit; Boonen voted 2nd in the Sports Personality awards 2006; Five riders automatically qualified for US world cyclo-cross team; Zabel sees retirement at the end of 2008; USA Cycling aim to host UCI ProTour event in the future

18th December: Hushovd for the Giro; Unibet.com sign Suray; Case closed for Davis; O'Loughlin gains experience in Moscow; An interview with AJ Smith, winner of the 'race to replace'; Cofidis riders on track; Tour de L'Ain announces route; Agritubel look for Vuelta wildcard entry; Volksbank to ride Corratec bikes; Treviso receive a warm welcome in Belgium; Funeral arrangements for Scott Peoples

16th December: Unibet.com in...Active Bay out...Astana wait; An interview with Michael Barry; Schleck wins athlete of the year; Quick Step-Innergetic present their 2007 lineup; Liquigas rider Magnus Bäckstedt remains in pain; The UCI respond to the recent announcement of the Grand Tour organizers; Teams get their ProTour licence's extended until 2010; Jittery Joe's finalize 2007 Pro team; Double Tour of Southland stage winner killed in Australia

15th December: Quick Step-Innergetic get training in Italy; La Vuelta a España...check it here; Tour of Switzerland route revealed; The president of CONI visits Di Luca & Liquigas at their training camp; Milram riders in Majorca...Zabel in Cape Town; Australia-UniSA team announced for the Tour Down Under

14th December: Predictor-Lotto unveil new team kit; Zabriskie in record mood to raise money; Team 3C Gruppe-Lamonta lineup for 2007; Floyd Landis to ride the David Witt memorial; Linda Villumsen wins Danish cyclist of the year; Bernhard Eisel looks forward to 2007...and the TdF?; And tomorrow...

13th December: Davitamon-Lotto get together in Majorca; Hushovd for the Tour of California; ProTour split continues; USA Cycling announces 2007 National Champs; Davitamon-Lotto's Roesems breaks his collarbone; Damiano Cunego reconnoitres the Zoncolan climb; Symmetrics announce men's roster; First Endurance to sponsor Discovery Channel Team

12th December: Drapac Porsche move one step closer; Cunego renews with Lampre-Fondital; Gates wins in Surfers Paradise; Drapac Porsche lineup for 2007; Landis ready to quit cycling?; Extreme Power into the season for Milram; House to Navigators in 2007?; IPCT to meet in January

11th December: The 34th Tour of the Méd route announced; CSC's survival camp concludes; Fribourg start for the Tour de Romandie; Rich scouts for Gerolsteiner; Nys wins again

9th December: Bettini wins but will retire when DNA testing becomes compulsory; Unibet.com confirm their Continental team; Discovery Channel excluded from the association of ProTour teams; USA Cycling names team for Moscow World Cup; Johnny Hoogerland to Van Vliet-EBH Advocaten?; Final ProTour licence announcement expected next week

8th December: Best wishes to our American correspondent Brain C. Grenier; Navigators and Barloworld for the Tour Down Under; Unibet.com sign José Rujano; Ullrich free to race again; Tom Boonen wins the 'Crystal Bike'; Bayern Rundfahrt announces shorter route; Rite Aid Pro Cycling team announce strengthened team; Bouygues Telecom get together

7th December: Tour of Qatar beings with Team Time Trial; Gilberto Simoni to end career in 2008?; Tour of California announces route starting in San Francisco; Fuji Bikes team up with Toyota-United; Jittery Joe’s-Zero Gravity sign Cesar Grajales; McEwen leads Predictor-Lotto at the Tour Down Under; Alexandre Usov continues with AG2R Prévoyance; Astana face their D-Day; Revolution 15 set to be a cracker; Lampre-Fondital schedule two further training camps; Hadimec Cycling Group announce team

6th December: Ivan Basso trains with Discovery in Austin; Jartazi confirm 'Promo Fashion' as new co-sponsor; Colavita-Sutter Home confirm Irish Champion for 2007; Saunier Duval-Prodir remain in ProTour until 2010; Mancebo and AG2R Prévoyance part ways; Marcel Sieberg attracts interest from the media; Mayo for the Giro & Tour; AG2R Prévoyance get ready for the season

5th December: McEwen & Rhodes take Australian Criterium titles; Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears get together; Matthe Pronk shaken with the death of Isaac Galvez; CSC announce Pedersen as a new Sporting Director; Could it be true? Food for thought...; Oscar Gatto signs for Gerolsteiner; Lampre-Fondital camp gets underway; Agritubel for the Tour Down Under; Obree takes on future stars in pursuit challenge

4th December: Basso for the Giro & Tour in 2007; Check out the full Giro route here now; Johannes Fröhlinger signs for Gerolsteiner; Cunego happy with Giro route; Ballan awarded; Final ProTour licence between Barloworld and Unibet.com (update); Landis gets back on his bike; White jersey returns to the Giro; New humanitarian project for Saunier Duval's 100th anniversary

3rd December: Discovery head to Austin, Texas; Brochard to lead Bouygues Telecom at the Tour Down Under; KodakGallery.com-Sierra Nevada announce their lineup; More from the Giro d'Italia; Bert Grabsch follow's in his brother's tire tracks; Final ProTour licence between Barloworld and Unibet.com; Krauss recovers at home

2nd December: Milram prepare for the new season; Italians train at the World Cycling Centre; Giro d'Italia announces route; Don't forget...check out our interview with Discovery's Tom Danielson; Santa's "Win Your Weight" sprint omnium

1st December: Astana out of Pro Tour; Milram & T-Mobile ready to present their 2007 teams; Ron Driscoll wins the chance to meet team CSC; Coming soon - an interview with Tyler Hamilton; Barloworld training hard for the new season and their debut in Australia; Millar and Wiggins to try their hand at sprinting

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November;

30th November: An interview with Discovery's Tom Danielson; La Vuelta to be shortened?; Don't forget, if you're in Belfast...visit the Bike Show!; Acqua e Sapone lineup for 2007; World Champion Bettini wins Velo d'Or; First 3 Pro teams confirmed for the Tour of California

29th November: US Professional Tour update; CSC Extends with Lars Michaelsen & Skoda; Teams announced for the Tour of Qatar; Euskaltel-Euskadi ready for the wind tunnel; Quaranta signs with Amore & Vita; Volksbank build in Austria; New Zealand announce Tour Down Under team

28th November: A tribute to Spanish star Isaac Galvez; Dimitri De Fauw in shock over death; 3 T-Mobile's spin for charity; Johan Bruyneel & Discovery Channel: past, present and future; The Konica Minolta team start afresh; Luis Pérez signs for 2007; Obree, the Flying Scotsman Returns for Revolution

27th November: Tragedy in Gent with the loss of Isaac Galvez; T-Mobile start training in Lanzarote; Stay tuned for an interview with Tom Danielson; Daniele Bennati party's with fans; Mariano Giallorenzo becomes the 13th rider for Team Miche; Enjoy a relaxing cycle tour in Ireland with the best food, drink and company!; Become a cycling reporter with ProCycleNews

25th November: Saunier-Duval get ready for 2007; Honchar reflects on his season; Milram look back on the 2006 season (continued); Liguigas to hold first training camp of the winter; Cadel Evans awarded Aussie cyclist of the year; Enjoy a relaxing cycle tour in Ireland with the best food, drink and company!; Jörg Jaksche cleared to race

24th November: Hamilton confirmed for Tinkoff Credit Systems; Thomas Ziegler celebrates his birthday; Heras maintains innocence; Intervention by Malaysian goverment saves Langkawi; Kolobnev confirmed by CSC; David Blanco confirms with Duja-Tavira; Enjoy a relaxing cycle tour in Ireland with the best food, drink and company!; Euskaltel-Euskadi get together

23rd November: Barloworld confirm Guidi; Tinkoff deny interest in Mancebo and Siaz; Bikes on show in Belfast...at the Kings Hall; Kolobnev to join CSC; Planckaert to join Flanders; Milram announce training camp; Enjoy a relaxing cycle tour in Ireland with the best food, drink and company!; T-Mobile's Guerini looks back; Back on track for Revolution 15

22nd November: Milram look back on the 2006 season; Skibby comes clean; David Blanco distances from Karpin-Galicia; Buitenpoort Flexpoint Team becomes Team Flexpoint & releases team roster; Tour of Georgia route announced; Irish Champion signs for Colavita-Sutter Home; Briko sponsor Liquigas in 2007; Enjoy a relaxing cycle tour in Ireland with the best food, drink and company!; Chann McRae named director of VMG Racing

21st November: Niklas Axelsson undergoes surgery; Geoff Kabush Joins Symmetrics in 2007; America's Professional Tour 2007; Skibby confesses all; Jonas Ljungblad renews with Unibet.com; Enjoy a relaxing cycle tour in Ireland with the best food, drink and company!

20th November: Wiesenhof-Felt complete with Pollack and Ludewig; Cardenas finishes third in South Africa; Ride the Classic 'French Alps' at the Marmotte; Guidi confirmed for Barloworld; Irish man O'Loughlin impresses; Sponsor backs Belda for Fuerteventura-Canarias

19th November: Ride the Classic 'French Alps' at the Marmotte; Colavita/Sutter Home sign Dionne; Klier looks forward...not back; Guidi for Barloworld?; Basso and Discovery agree on DNA Testing; Tenax lineup for new season; Toyota-United look back; Team Miche announce 2007 lineup; Nonexistent Fuerteventura-Canarias?

17th November: Ullrich announces new attorney; Unibet.com announce lineup for 2007; CSC sign Juan José Haedo; Benfica lineup for 2007; Ride the Classic 'French Alps' at the Marmotte

16th November: Mathieu Criquielion for Jartazi-7Mobile; Questions remain over Landis's B-Sample; Zabel coaches on the cruise liner AIDA; Casper debuts for Unibet.com in the Tour Down Under; Navigators O'Loughlin joins the Revolution

15th November: Tinkoff interested in Mancebo; Bernabeu leads Fuerteventura-Canarias in 2007; Lampre-Fondital lineup for 2007; Zabel & Risi take victory in Munich; Pereiro threatens to boycott Le Tour; DHL Future Stars gear up for Round 2

14th November: Barloworld compete in South Africa; T-Mobile relocate; Giling makes the move to Wiesenhof-Felt; Zabel & Risi regain lead in Munich; Hushovd becomes Norwegian cyclist of the year; Nys remains on-top; Hamilton signs with Tinkoff?; Ride the Alps at the Marmotte; Caruso & Mori to Lampre-Fondital; Teutenberg resigns with Volksbank

13th November: What next for Ullrich in 2007?; Team CSC launch Anti-Doping program; Zabel & Risi drop back; Euskaltel-Euskadi 2007; Botero cleared; Hunter takes South African TT title; Caisse d'Epargne sign Losada; World Champion Bettini voted 'Flandrian of the Year'

12th November: Roulston wins Southland; Caisse d'Epargne set to sign Plaza; Zabel & Risi take control; 'Titanium Magnus' Bäckstedt

11th November: Merckx comes full circle; Basso's signing causes controversy; Euskaltel-Euskadi complete with Velasco; Hincapie rides for Cancer in Washington

10th November: McGee joins the Revolution; Lance Armstrong runs the NYC Marathon...in under 3 hours!; Cofidis trial update - David Millar; Zabel & Risi second after first night in Munich

9th November: Discovery sign Basso - update; Discovery Channel partner with Marco Polo; Lampre get together in Italy; Quick Step-Innergetic look back; Henderson scores a win; Nijs in charge in Cyclo-Cross rankings; Ruslan Ivanov to Amore & Vita in 2007?

8th November: Discovery sign Basso; T-Mobile's Greipel undergoes operation; Zabel & Risi lineup in Munich; Sastre learns in 2006, now ready for 2007; The Tour of Flanders drops the Koppenberg; Unibet sign Carrara; Erik Zabel on 'TV Total'; No Cross-Duathlon for Grabsch; Coming Tomorrow...

7th November: Davitamon-Lotto become Predictor-Lotto; New Scott for Saunier Duval in 2007; Valverde wins in Curaçao; Michael Rasmussen's rapid recovery; Dario Andriotto to join Acqua e Sapone; Tinkoff interested in Basso; Barloworld sign Geraint Thomas; Become a cycling reporter with ProCycleNews

4th November: Curaçao hosts some of the biggest names; Zabel's popular CARE-package; British rider Cummings a possible signing for Discovery Channel; Valverde joins Bettini in speaking out; Treviso's "Bandie" feels the rainbow atmosphere; Tougher Ant-Doping measures announced in Spain; Become a cycling reporter with ProCycleNews

3rd November: Casper and Popovych join the Revolution; UCI to meet the AIGCP and the CPA; Van Emden renew's with Rabobank; Crédit Agricole's Halgand break's collar-bone; Treviso ready for dry run; Become a cycling reporter with ProCycleNews

2nd November: Unibet.com sign three more; Two more extend with Relax-Gam; Reinerink ends career; Henderson at the Tour of Southland; Phonak look back; Milram's Ralf Grabsch competes in Cross-Duathlon; Become a cycling reporter with ProCycleNews; Red Bull Road Rage gets cancelled

1st November: Vogondy signs for Agritubel; Tinkoff Credit System interested in Jan Ullrich?; Cunego satisfied after American trip to the wind tunnel; Vicente Belda links with Fuerteventura e Canarias; Matteo Carrara to Unibet.com?; Hansen checks out; Zabel & Risi win the Dortmund six-day; Become a cycling reporter with ProCycleNews

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October;

31st October: Rujano leaves Quick Step-Innergetic; Santi Pérez returns with Relax-Gam; Simoni saddles up for the Revolution; Vasseur rides his final year with Quick Step-Innergetic; Five new riders for Milram in 2007; Jon Bru heads to Euskaltel; Chris Anker Sørensen aims high...in the mountains; Volksbank resign Gerrit Glomser

30th October: Zabel honored again; Crédit Agricole for the Tour Down Under & the Tour du Gabon; T-Mobile's Ziegler aims high; Zabel & Risi remain in control; Botero back on track with UNE-Orbitel; Simunek takes round 3 of the UCI Cyclo-Cross world cup

28th October: Enrico Franzoi rides Cyclo-Cross world cup; UCI confirm ProTour licence to Manolo Siaz; Comments on the Tour route - Rolf Aldag, Patrik Sinkewitz, Christian Henn, Markus Fothen & Erik Breukink; Polish champion to Volksbank; Columbia's Uran signs for three years; Fulton Flyers travel to US Cyclo-Cross Nationals; Download your screensaver here...if you haven't already!

27th October: 2007 Tour de France route unveiled; Comments on the Tour route - Boonen & Rogers; Saunier Duval's Mauro Gianetti appointed vice-president; Zabel & Risi first after the first night of the Dortmund six-day; Lance Armstrong prepares for NYC Marathon; Björn Schröder celebrates his birthday; Paolo Savoldelli rides the Red Bull Road Rage; Cervélo to be distributed in Scandinavia by Riis cycling; Download your screensaver here...if you haven't already!

26th October: CSC extend the contracts of the Schleck brothers; Volksbank sign two Swiss; Christian Müller completes the 2007 Skil-Shimano team lineup; Zabel starts in Dortmund; Laiseka recovers; Get your screensaver here...if you haven't already!

25th October: New Pavé section for Paris Roubaix; Health Net Presented by Maxxis unveil their 2007 lineup; Cunego and Wilier test; New Zealand team to compete at the Tour Down Under; Get your screensaver here

24th October: Hunter signs for Team Barloworld; Bäckstedt undergoes surgery; CARE-auction: Zabel first; Agritubel announce their 2007 lineup; UCI announce new anti-doping manager; Treviso's dress-rehearsal; Japan Cup results; Get your screensaver here

23rd October: Riccò ends season with a win; Two sign for Volksbank; Fernández renews with Cofidis; Nys wins second round of cyclo-cross world cup; A quiet farewell from Phonak; Get your screensaver here

22nd October: Lombardi retires; Cunego awarded; Milram riders get hitched; Ullrich to ride with Austrian licence?; Saunier Duval's Ricco wins the Japan Cup; Get your screensaver here

20th October: Skil-Shimano sign their third French rider for 2007; Garcia Acosta renews with Caisse d'Epargne; Ullrich leaves Swiss Federation; Erik Zabel interviewed on the red sofa; Get your screensaver here

19th October: Casper signs with Unibet.com while Hunt, Pronk and Pasamontes renew; Quick Step-Innergetic to ride Specialized in 2007 and beyond; T-Mobile looking towards the future; Cunego and the new Oregon scientific website; Vinokourov gets honored; Zabel becomes VIP Bar keeper...; Morscher, Matzbacher, and Rienbenbauer extend with Volksbank; Get your screensaver here

18th October: Ivan Basso to leave CSC; Schleck aims for ProTour in 2007; Schaffrath leaves Milram in favor of T-Mobile; CSC head to South Africa; Zabel voted second best by fans; Mayo's move to Saunier Duval-Prodir; Wegmann reflects on 2006

17th October: Austrian Georg Totschnig finishes career; Lampre-Fondital for the Japan Cup; Victor Hugo Peña and the Belgian Pieter Jacobs sign for Unibet.com; Lampre-Fondital finish top 5 in final team ranking; ProTour individual wrap-up (Top 50); Women's T-Mobile lineup for 2007

16th October: Mayo signs for Saunier Duval-Prodir; Tschopp gets operated on; Michele Gobbi moves to a hospital near home; ProTour season wrap-up; Marc Wauters bids farewell; Erik Zabel supports "CARE"

15th October: An emotional victory for Bettini; T-Mobile get together in Lugano; Zabel and Risi win in Buettgen; Koos Moerenhout returns to Rabobank; Phonak's David Vitoria celebrates his birthday; Saul Raisin returns to France & promises a comeback

14th October: Belohvosciks joins Saunier Duval-Prodir; Michele Gobbi leaves intensive care; Liquigas count on Di Luca at Lombardia; Tour of Austria gets a day added; O'Grady set to compete in the Tour Down Under with team CSC; Gardeyn and Zanotti renew while Hermans joins

13th October: No Basso for the Giro di Lombardia; Gerolsteiner for Lombardia; Phonak bow out on Saturday at the Giro di Lombardia; Bennati wins his final race of the season; Liquigas ride Cannondale in 2007

12th October: Vandenbergh turns pro with Unibet.com; Quick step-Innergetic for Giro di Lombardia; Vandborg leaves CSC in favor of Discovery Channel; Mayo splits from Euskaltel-Euskadi; Zabel third in the TUI-Cup; Liquigas for the Giro del Piemonte; Revolution returns on Saturday

11th October: Camaño joins Saunier Duval; Bruyneel denies Ullrich link; Chris Anker Sorensen speaks about turning professional with Team CSC; Crédit Agricole for Lombardy; Milram's lineup for the Giro di Lombardia; Milram duo for Citta di Borgomanero; Mayoz Etxeberria extends contract with Euskaltel

10th October: Caisse d'Epargne for Italian races; Lampre-Fondital for Italian races; Chris Anker Sorensen Turns Pro at Team CSC; T-Mobile for Italy; Hansen and Henderson sign for T-Mobile; Liquigas in 2007; Michele Gobbi improves; Barloworld ready for Lombardy; Milram for the Giro del Piemonte; BMC on the road to success and growth

9th October: Larsson & Coyot sign for Unibet.com while Ten Dam renews; Milram's Gobbi critical after crash in the GP Beghelli; Phonak for Piemonte & Lombary; Wesemann to Wiesenhof for 2007; Guesdon wins again!; CSC win ProTour team rankings 2006; Ballerini Heads for Manchester; Rasmussen ends season with a serious injury; Sébastien Portal joins his brother at Caisse d'Epargne for 2007

5th October: Three races in four for team Barloworld; Posthuma extends with Rabobank; Paris-Tours Milram lineup; T-Mobile for Paris-Tours; Lhotellerie joins Skil-Shimano; Sale time at Davitamon-Lotto!

4th October: Martens wins Münsterland Giro; Two sign for Ceramica Flaminia; Milram for Italian races; Cruz returns to Discovery Channel; Bettini's brother dies; Bennati aims for Paris-Tours; Chicchi signs for Liquigas; The latest from the 'Revolution'; No Coppa Sabatini for Quick Step-Innergetic; Honchar and Mazzoleni to have T-Mobile swan-song in the Trofeo Città di Borgomanero; No Ullrich for Milram; Liquigas for Paris-Tours & Italian races

3rd October: Lampre-Fondital for upcoming races; Moos to BMC-USA; Treviso ready for round of the World Cup (Cyclo-coss); Augé extends with Cofidis; Lopez signs for three seasons; Caisse d'Epargne for Paris-Bourges; Crédit Agricole for Paris-Bourges

2nd October: Lund turns pro with CSC; Botero cleared and free to race; Mayo for Saunier Duval-Prodir?; Kaisen extends with Davitamon-Lotto; Gasparotto wins for Liquigas at the GP Cimurri; Zanini to Davitamon-Lotto?; ProTour victory for Valverde; Four more years with Giant for T-Mobile; Astana announce 2007 roster; Züri Metzgete wrap-up - Boogerd makes an impression but the win goes to Sanchez

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September;

29th September: Liquigas back Paolini; Basso hearing today; Millar rides in Zurich; Ullrich loses sponsors; Gasparotto leads Liquigas at the GP Cimurri; T-Mobile for the Sparkassen Munsterland Giro; Kazakh's end season; Van Impe wins the opening stage at the Franco-Belge

28th September: Phonak for the Züri-Metzgete; Wesemann leads T-Mobile at the Züri-Metzgete; Crédit Agricole for Zurich and the Franco-Belge; Valverde skips Zurich and Paris-Tours; Simoni is Italian marathon mountain bike champion; Vande Velde expected to extend with CSC; Landis underwent surgery yesterday and prepares his appeal; Skil-Shimano announce new co-sponsor; MacLean ready for sprint showdown at the Revolution

27th September: T-Mobile extends sponsorship until 2010; Milram rider Cortinovis get suitcase stolen while Petacchi nearly gets burgled; The restructuring of T-Mobile; 2007 T-Mobile lineup; Hondo joins Tinkoff Credit System for 2007; MILRAM for the Münsterland-Giro; Arroyo extends with Caisse d'Epargne; Quick Step-Innergetic for the Franco-Belge; T-Mobile for the Franco-Belge; Piéret joins Acqua & Sapone as a stagiaire in 2007; Franco-Belge preview; McCarty moves to American based TIAA-CREF; Lampre-Fondital for Zurich

26th September: World Champions in Zurich; Tour de Romandie remains part of the ProTour; Milram for up-coming races; Axel Merckx to T-Mobile; Mazet for Astana; A ride with Milram's Christian Knees; Kiwi Gudsell turns pro with La Française des Jeux; 2008 CX World’s promotional bus at Salzburg; Phonak line up for the Autumn Classics; Barloworld at the Championship of Zurich; Fredrik Kessiakoff's debut for Barloworld delayed until 2007; Phonak sale now on!

25th September: Michael Barry to T-Mobile; Zabel takes silver; Bettini, Champion of the World; Basso to be cleared?; JJ Haedo to CSC in 2007; Bouygues Telecom attracts Julien Belgy

24th September: Riders extend with Rabobank; 1st Chinese rider for the ProTour; De Jongh wins the Delta Profronde; Loda falls in love with his mountain bike again; Vos wins women's road world title; British rider Roger Hammond to T-Mobile

22nd September: Brian Vandborg to T-Mobile; Milram for the Delta Profronde; Zabel rides with Risi; Posthuma has an off-day in Salzburg; Gajek wins Omloop van het Houtland; Buitenpoort sign two; Hamilton's ban ends

21st September: Belgium suffers casualties; Discovery announce a complete restructuring; Gonchar skips elite time trial; Brajkovic decides no time trial; Guido Trenti to Liquigas; Euskaltel-Euskadi get Odriozola; Phonak for Zuri-Metzgete; World Champions collide at Revolution

20th September: Barloworld riders at the World Championships; Kristin Armstrong wins gold; Millar among the favorites; CSC extends contracts for three; Bessy extends with Cofidis; Schumacher extends with Gerolsteiner; Filippo Pozzato to Liquigas

19th September: Vandenbroucke returns; Klöden looks towards Time Trial; Zabel ready for the World's; Valverde remains on top of the UCI ProTour rankings; On form Bennati's winning streak; Liquigas riders ready for the World's; Vasseur wins the Grand Prix d’Isbergues; Belgians do extra training

18th September: Sastre to ride World's; Riders leave Crédit Agricole; Vuelta stage 21 wrap-up - Zabel wins his 2nd stage while Vinokourov takes the final overall; Cuesta to stay another year at CSC; Fritsch joins Gerolsteiner for 2007; Timmer signs contract with Skil-Shimano; Saunier Duval-Prodir look towards the future and sign Beñat Intxausti for 2008

16th September: Italian squadra for the World's to be led by Bettini; Spain announce World's team; Vuelta stage 19 wrap-up - José Luis Arrieta wins the stage while Lars Bak comes close. Vinokourov remains in control with no change overall; Liquigas for GP's Misano and Prato; Den Bakker on the move from Milram to Skil-Shimano; Sciandri and Sorensen Join the Revolution

15th September: Barloworld for Italy; Kroon takes the 2nd stage of the 3 Länder-Tour; Vuelta stage 18 wrap-up - Kashechkin wins the mountain top finish while Vinokourov extends his overall lead; De Groot named as final rider for the Dutch World's squad; Wiesenhof sign riders

14th September: Milram's Knees to the World Championships; Ireland announces their World's squad; Cancellara leads Swiss challenge; Quick Step-Innergetic for upcoming races; Vuelta stage 17 wrap-up - Danielson takes the stage while Vinokourov takes control overall; Saunier Duval give it a go; Kessler rules out World's

13th September: Lelangue to manage Unibet.com; French make their selection for the World's; Aussie world's team announced; Two former team-mates of Lance Armstrong admit to taking drugs; Vuelta stage 16 wrap-up - Anton impresses as Valverde increases lead; Reinerink and Weissinger to leave Skil-Shimano; No operation for Petacchi; Astarloa undergoes an operation; Kessiakoff debuts for Barloworld; Happy birthday dear Florian, happy birthday to you!

12th September: Team USA for World Championships; Baldato moves to Lampre and the ProTour; Danish team for the World's; And...the Dutch team for the World's; The battle continues in the final week of the Vuelta; Gilbert wins GP de Fourmies; Barloworld sign South African U-23 Road Champion for 2007

11th September: Boonen & Belgian team for Worlds; Cancellara out of the Vuelta; German team for the Worlds to be led by Klöden & Schumacher; Petacchi finishes season by retiring from the Vuelta with a broken hand; Riders renew with Crédit Agricole; Navigators score another at the Bear Mountain Road Race; Sinkewitz leads T-Mobile at the re-vamped 3-Lander Tour; Quick Step-Innergetic for upcoming races

1st September: Rogers for another year; Herrero leads new Spanish team in 2007; Sinkewitz stays put; Visconti to join Quick Step; Vuelta stage 6 wrap-up - Hushovd gets stage, Di Luca defends lead; Simoni ends season on mountain bike; Van Petegem moves to Quickstep; Tour of Britain stage 3 wrap-up - Pozzato solos to victory; Milram for the Tour of Poland

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August;

31st August: Piil Leaves Team CSC in 2007 in favor of T-Mobile; Savoldelli leaves Discovery for Astana; 19 year-old Australian signs for CSC; Vuelta stage 5 wrap-up - Di Luca dominates to take the stage win and overall lead; Christophe Brandt update; Milram look for Sinkewitz; Tour of Britain stage 2 wrap-up - Hammond takes the stage; T-Mobile to the Tour of Poland; Milram to the Coppa Placci and Giro della Romagna; Team Barloworld for Placci and Romagna races in Italy

30th August: Christophe Brandt stable after operation; Vuelta stage 4 wrap-up - Zabel takes a deserved win; Liquigas for the Trofeo Melinda; Tour of Britain stage 1 wrap-up - a stage win for CSC's Pedersen; VDB to Acqua e Sapone; Van Hecke Wins Sels Cup

29th August: No World's for Petacchi; Vuelta stage 3 wrap-up; Schär to move to Astana; Riders leave T-Mobile; Power solo's to victory

28th August: Van Petegem decides no World's; Vuelta stage 2 wrap-up; Clarke continues winning streak; Rogers leads T-Mobile at the Tour of Britain; T-Mobile and Caisse D'Epargne get ProTour licence's renewed; Perdiguero quits cycling; Eisel signs for T-Mobile

27th August: GP Ouest France-Plouay: Italian Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) beats Juan Antonio Flecha (Rabobank), Manuele Mori (Saunier Duval-Prodir), and Yaroslav Popovych (Discovery Channel)

26th August: Klöden signs for Astana; Barloworld back for the Tour of Britain with Astarloa; Koldo Gil out of Vuelta; Relax - Gam aim for stages; Unibet get ProTour licence; Horrach and Arroyo extend with Caisse d'Epargne; Azevedo to leave Discovery

25th August: T-Mobile for GP Ouest France; Lampre for the GP Plouay; Cardenas wins the GP Industria Artigianato Carnaghese; Knaven to T-Mobile; La Vuelta starts...; Landis and Ullrich deleted

24th August: Liquigas with a strong lineup in la Vuelta; Paolini at the Vuelta; Garzelli news; Astana for la Vuelta; Gerolsteiner for Spain; Top road stars ready to do battle in Spain; Eneco Tour final stage wrap-up - Schumacher wins overall; Milram sign Schwager; Wijnants to Quick Step-Innergetic; Don't forget our sponsors!

23rd August: Kohl leads T-Mobile at the Vuelta

23rd August: Valverde to lead Caisse d'Epargne - Illes Balears; Petacchi leads Milram; Freire out and Walker in; Millar and Saunier Duval Prodir for Spain; Quick Step-Innergetic announce team; Eneco Tour stage wrap-up - Kopp wins; Ekimov to retire after GP Plouay; Burghardt's successful knee surgery; Jurgen Van Goolen extends with Discovery

22nd August latest: Revolution Returns; The Cycling Revolution

22nd August: CSC's Vuelta team is set to challenge; Lampre for La Vuelta; Freire fit for the Vuelta; Astana to the Vuelta...but unwanted?; Euskaltel for the Vuelta; Eneco Tour stage 5 - Boonen makes it 3; Dominguez not allowed to start in Eneco Tour stage 5; Aitor Galdos Vestirá signs for Euskaltel; Gerolsteiner lineup news

21st August latest: Serious crash ends Regio Tour for Kleynen; Barloworld for upcoming races; Comunidad Valenciana end with victory; No Vuelta for Moncoutié; The 4 Days of Dunkirk returns to 6 days; Bert Grabsch to T-Mobile; Irish rider moves to Crédit Agricole

21st August: Petacchi on track; Eneco Tour wrap-up - Hincapie on top; Regio Tour final wrap-up - T-Mobile one two for Klöden & Rogers; Navigators criterium champions; Française des Jeux for Vuelta

20th August: Bobby Julich out of Eneco Tour; Zberg renews with Gerolsteiner; Eneco Tour stage 3 wrap up - 2 wins in 3 days for Boonen; Regio Tour wrap up - Klöden wins stage and defends lead; Don't forget our advertisers

19th August: Camenzind doping case reopened; Don't forget...; Stage 2 of the Eneco Tour, almost a bunch sprint but not quite!; Klöden takes over control of the Regio Tour

18th August: Petacchi satisfied; Before reading any further; Two for Davitamon Lotto; Boonen wins stage and becomes leader; Danilo Napolitano wins in Italy; Russ wins second stage of Regio Tour; Tristan Hoffman to leave CSC at the end of the season

17th August latest: Davitamon Lotto for the Vuelta a España; Kroon leading the way for CSC; Another team bites the dust!; AIGCP want rid of Astana and Phonak

17th August: Landis' father-in-law found dead; Eneco Tour prologue wrap up; Coppa Ugo Agostoni wrap up; Cofidis for Vuelta with Moncoutié; Danielson leads Discovery Channel

16th August Newsflash: Carlos Sastre to ride the Vuelta a España

16th August: An open letter from Floyd Landis; Sastre to ride Vuelta?; A sad week for cycling; Top German cyclists check out World's circuit; Saunier Duval-Prodir for the Eneco Tour; Gorospe to leave Euskaltel; Breschel extends with CSC for two more years

15th August Newsflash: Phonak to finish at the end of the year

15th August Latest: Phonak to finish at the end of the year; Phonak for Eneco Tour; Ullrich gets temporary injunction after winning first legal battle; Milram for Trittico Lombardo

15th August: Quick Step for Eneco Tour; Phonak team for the Vuelta a España; Lampre Fondital for the Eneco Tour and the Tre Valli Varesine; T-Mobile for the Regio Tour; 22nd Regio Tour stages at a glance; Bertagnolli to lead Cofidis in la Vuelta; Eneco Tour route preview; New US Continental team next season

14th August: Voigt wins again; T-Mobile to the Eneco Tour with classics specialists; Salzburg World Road Championships; Hilton Clarke takes another win; Valverde increases lead slightly; Milram for Eneco Tour; Phonak call press conference but are they calling it a day?

13th August: Zabel wins at home; Cancellara Aims for World - extra; Sastre in form; Virenque Hospitalized; Comunidad Valenciana finish

12th August: Cancellara Aims for Worlds; Top names ready for Clásica San Sebastián; Profile for the Clásica San Sebastián 2006

11th August Latest: Beltran to Liquigas; Vandenbergh rides with Unibet; Eichler signs with Unibet; Raisin's recovery continues

11th August: Barloworld to ride Lombardy summer classics; Start list for the Clasica San Sebastian; Latest ProTour rankings prior to the Clasica San Sebastian

10th August: Cunego for San Sebastian; T-Mobile for Rund um die Hainleite, Sparkassen Giro Cup & San Sebastian classic; Skil Shimano trial for David Deroo; Voigt wins Deutschland Tour; Milram for San Sebastian; Saunier Duval-Prodir for Spanish Classic

4th August: Vierhouten and Tjallingii renew contracts; Tschopp attacks on the last climb; Landis B sample test started; Euskaltel sign Astarloza

3rd August: Barloworld to Portugal with 3 pronged attack; Bert Grabsch abandons; Stagiaire news; Rabo flats; McEwen wins derny criterium; Crédit Agricole sign Furlan

2nd August: Quick Step-Innergetic for GP Città' di Camaiore; Landis B Sample result expected Saturday; Some Vuelta names announced; Basso not to defend title in Denmark

1st August: Deutschland Tour 2006; O'Grady looks for results; Liquigas lineup for Deutschland Tour; Milram for GP Città' di Camaiore; Marco Corti with Barloworld; Full Deutschland Tour start list; Defending champion Leipheimer starts last

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July;

31st July Latest: Olaf Pollack leads T-Mobile at the Tour of Denmark; Tour of Denmark stages at a glance

31st July: Vattenfall wrap up; Change of management at T-Mobile; Valverde returns for San Sebastian; Barloworld for Denmark; Lagutin runs out overall winner at Tour de Toona

28th July Latest: Barloworld in Hamburg; Sinkewitz leads T-Mobile at Deutschland Tour; Deutschland Tour stages

28th July: Guidi back in control as Arvesen defends position; T-Mobile for Vattenfall Cyclassics with TdF stage winner Kessler; JJ Haedo takes stage 4 of the Tour De Toona; No place for Comunidad Valenciana at the Vuelta; Review of Astana licence; Zabel leads Milram for Vattenfall Cyclassics; Other teams for Hamburg

27th July Newsflash: Phonak confirm Landis 'A' sample positive

27th July: CSC's Arvesen moves closer; Guidi loses lead but still comfortable in second; Zabel wins the Großer Preis der NW AG; Lampre Fondital for the Tour of Germany and GP Città di Camaiore; Two stagaires start with Team Barloworld; American Team Toyota-United Pro Cycling sack DS Andreu; Southam ends career

26th July: Discovery sign Leipheimer; Guidi wins stage and becomes leader; Cardenas takes a second win in Spain; Lampre Fondital name teams; ProTour rankings after LeTour

25th July: Phonak team owner Andy Rihs speaks proudly about Landis; Saunier Duval end the Tour on a positive note; T-Mobile sum up positive Tour campaign; Ekimov to retire in September

June

29th June: Savoldelli adds another daughter; Kohl leads T-Mobile in Austria; Tour of Austria stages

28th June: Davitamon-Lotto gets chef for Le Tour; Jalabert looks towards 14th July; Lagutin takes back to back titles; Commesso back for Le Tour; Astana-Wurth set out for Strasbourg

27th June: Tour Organiizers confirm withdrawal request; Bouygues Telecom for the Tour; Simoni extends with Saunier Duval-Prodir; Rabobank drop Dekker from Tour line-up; Milram selects Tour team; AG2r announce lin-up; Francaise des Jeux Tour squad; Crédit Agricole for Tour; Valverde better than 2005; Van den Broeck to return to Davitamon-Lotto

26th June: Astana-Wurth out of Tour?; Paolo Bettini takes gold; McCann takes historic 3rd title - Power shows he's returning; Allen Johansen wins Danish championship; Clarke wins Rochester Twilight criterium

25th June: Luttenberger takes CSC's 4th gold medal; Clement extends with Bouygues Telecom; T-Mobile's Kloden skips German road championships; Boonen favorite in Belgium

24th June: Armstrong denies allegations; Van Bon to leave Davitamon-Lotto; Grivko and Jurco win Time Trial Championships; Milram for national championships; Landboukrediet extends for a further two years; Ullrich to get married; Millar's ban ends; AG2r pros Scanlon and Deignan to miss Irish national champs

23rd June: LeMonde alleges Armstrong; The Davitamon-Lotto plan for Le Tour; PCN with quotes from Cadel; Nuyens to Cofidis; Astana-Wurth unveil new jersey

22nd June: Injury ends Commesso's challenge; Lampre with 13 riders at Italian Nationals; Quick Step for Nationals in 6 countries; Mattan crashes early on; Scarselli falls while training in Venezuela; Sentences requested in Cahors trial; Johan Bruyneel writes; Lampre-Fondital for the Tour; Rabobank come under pressure; Davitamon-Lotto for the Tour; Astana-Wurth licence granted by UCI

21st June: T-Mobile announce Tour team; Cadel Evans interview; Boonen looks towards stage wins and the green; Vuelta considers retracting invitation to Communidad Valenciana; ProTour licence of the Wurth team to be decided on Friday; Ullrich to skip German Nationals; No Nationals for Millar either; Saunier Duval name their Tour team; Barloworld aim for titles; Vierhouten wins Noord Nederland Tour

20th June: Quick Step-Innergetic for the Tour; Bruseghin takes Italian title; Tour contender Basso and his CSC team in London; Vande Velde replaces Cancellara in CSC

19th June: Ullrich wins the Tour de Suisse and rides to form; CSC wins in Eindhoven... without Basso; CSC team for Le Tour; Liquigas for the Tour de France; Gerolsteiner at altitude; Phonak announce Tour team

18th June: No Tour for Austrian McGee; Tour de Suisse stage 8; Koldo faces an uphill battle in the final time trial

17th June: McEwen abandons but should be fine; Freire solo's to victory; More teams for Eindhoven; Discovery name their 9

16th June: Koldo Gil, new leader in Switzerland; McGee forced to retire in Switzerland, now Tour in doubt; Cunego to ride the Tour; Santos González returns in Spain; Acqua e Sapone to Asturias; Teams for Asturias; Another 9 days for Petacchi

15th June: Lampre-Fondital for Eindhoven Team Time Trial; Tour of Switzerland stage 5 wrap-up; ASO put pressure on the UCI; Team Barloworld unveil a new jersey in Spain

14th June: Barloworld set sights on success in Spain; Belda appeals after ASO announcement; Young American Saul Raisin on the mend; Millar to make his comeback soon; Aart Vierhouten wins first stage of Ster Elektrotoer

13th June Newsflash: Tour invite for Communidad Valenciana withdrawn

13th June: Nuyens in yellow; T-Mobile to the Tour of Asturias; Eindhoven International Team Time Trial; Vuelta a Asturias stages; Tour de Suisse stage 4; Cunego to the Tour?

12th June: Lampre's Bennati leads in Switzerland; New German Continental team for 2007; Nuyens outsprints breakaway companions for stage and lead; French cycling president publicly insults Manolo Siaz; Basso recons important Tour mountain stages

11th June: Hushovd gets his stage as Leipheimer takes the overall; Boonen on top in Switzerland

10th June: Turpin wins into Briancon while Leipheimer controls the overall; Siaz steps aside

9th June: Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré; Cadel signs again; T-Mobile for Tour de Suisse

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