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On the agenda was:
•     a discussion on the development of the calendar with some proposed changes for 2009 and an update on the addition of events in Russia and China, which the organisers greeted with enthusiasm;
•     a progress report on the biological passport (2172 controls undertaken as at the end of April) and its financing;
•     a presentation on [...]

A stunning victory by Andreas Klöden in the Tour of Romandie has helped propel his Astana squad into the number one spot in the teams classifications of the ProTour series.
Ousted from the number one spot are last year’s top ProTour team, CSC, the Danish squad is now third overall. 2007 runners-up Caisse d’Epargne, meanwhile, remain [...]

03 May 2008.  Alessandro’s Petacchi dream of stage wins in the upcoming Giro d’Italia (10.05-01.06) has come to an end.  The MILRAM sprinter, who was one of the favorites for victory in the sprint stages, has had to cancel his start in the race through his homeland because of a serious bronchitis.
“I’m very sorry that [...]

he strength and experience of the international opposition in the FBD INSURANCE RÁS moves up a few notches with the news that Poland will be represented by its powerful Beijing Olympics team. Poland now joins Iran, Bulgaria, Germany, France, Netherlands, Norway and Britain in providing fierce competition for the Irish national team, two Irish pro [...]

The South Australian event, which took place from 22 – 27 January, attracted record numbers of visitors and record media coverage. The statistics have just been released by the Australian authorities.
According to the South Australian police, 548’000 spectators lined the roads during the event, representing a 53.5% increase on the previous year’s crowd figures of [...]

PHILADELPHIA - April 30, 2008 – With 18 domestic and international teams already selected to compete in the inaugural running of the American Eagle Outfitters Tour of Pennsylvania Presented By Highmark Healthy High 5®, race organizers today released the details of the demanding 450-mile, six-day race route.  A complete field of 20 to 22 teams [...]