Last year, Team TIBCO/To the Top put a stranglehold on the Presbyterian Hospital Invitational in Charlotte, NC. The team kept a short leash on any attacks, and then in the final three laps, took complete control of the front of the race on the way to delivering Brooke Miller to the win.Like last year, Miller comes to Charlotte with a strong supporting cast, led by current U.S. U23 Criterium >>

“Held regardless of conditions – it is mid winter after all!” Despite this rather dire warning the 12th Okoroire Mid Winter Fun ride was held at the end of July in bright cold winter weather, yet again. As a recent injury relegated me to helper rather than rider this year I was able to witness in others the enjoyment that I experienced on the 10 and 11th mid winter fun rides. It was >>

NZ Team for UCI 2010 World Mountainbike Championships Announced Mountainbike New Zealand (MTBNZ) has great pleasure in announcing the NZ Mountainbike Team to compete at the 2010 UCI World Mountainbike Championships, to be held at Mont Saint Anne in Quebec, Canada, between August 31st and September 5th. Cross Country Richard Anderson, Blenhiem Mathew Waghorn, Palmerston North Locky >>

The Tour of Britain is pleased to announce that Bradley Wiggins will headline the Sky Professional Cycling Team’s line-up for this September’s Tour, in a six man roster that also contains top British riders Russell Downing, Steve Cummings and National Road Race Champion Geraint Thomas. Fellow Olympian and National Circuit Race Champion Ed Clancy will lead the Motorpoint – Marshalls Pasta team >>

Hayden Roulston has signed to race with the Calder Stewart Industries team at this year’s Powernet Tour of Southland. Roulston, a double Olympic medallist and three time winner of the event, is now eligible to ride in New Zealand's most prestigious cycling race as it has lost its international UCI (International Cycling Union) status, and Calder Stewart moved quickly to secure his services.  >>

Every bike company dreams of winning the Tour de France: Specialized realized its dream and took it one step further, with Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck riding their Specialized bikes to a 1-2 finish Sunday in Paris. This was the first-ever Maillot Jaune for the California company. Of course there was also a wide array of Specialized equipment in the peleton, with riders on two teams >>

Everything’s ready for the Tour de Pologne which kicks off Sunday, August 1st, with a first stage that’s 175.1 km long, from Sochaczew to Warsaw. There are 23 teams lining up for the start of the race with seven stages planned between Sunday the 1st and Saturday the 7th of August, for a total of 1256.5 km before the final finish line in Krakow which will coronate the winner of the 2010 edition.  >>

Europe delivered another wet, muddy weekend to the 2010 UCI World Cup at Champery in Switzerland over the weekend. This 4th round of the World Cup is also the first this year where both Downhill and Cross Country disciplines came together at the same event - and both were affected by the weather. Downhill qualifying took place on Friday, at about the same time as the rain started. The NZ >>

Alberto Contador (Astana) has shot to the head of the Class in the latest edition of the UCI World Rankings. For the first time in 2010 Contador takes the lead as a result of winning the Tour de France. His loyal Astana squad have also maintained their position at the top of the team standings, For Spanish cycling it is a double bonus as Contador’s points haul in July also helped Spain to pad >>

Another great day for Team Blackpeloton in The Tour of Tahiti with Sean Joyce arriving 3rd overall which earned him the white jersey.Jim McMurray is still leading the masters and the Team is 2nd over all!All the Blackpeloton riders arrived in the top 20 >>