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Vainqueur : Gregory Henderson (Nouvelle Zélande / Sky Pro Cycling Team).

Cofidis’ young speedster Jens Keukeleire won Wednesday’s Nokere-Koerse in Belgium, a 192-kilometer race from between Oudenaarde and Nokere.

Keukeleire already won this spring’s Three Days of West Flanders and Le Samyn.

Second place in the UCI 1.1 race went to Belgian’s Kris Boeckmans (Topsport Vlaaderen) and third went to Bobbie Traksel (Vacansoleil), winner of Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne earlier this month.

American John Murphy (BMC) was sixth in the field sprint, and his teammates Stewart Jackson and Chad Beyer were 66th and 125th, respectively.

Top Ten:

• 1. Jens KEUKELEIRE (BEL) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne in 4:38:24
• 2. Kris BOECKMANS (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator at 0
• 3. Bobbie TRAKSEL (NED) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team at 0
• 4. Kenny DE HAES (BEL) Omega Pharma-Lotto at 0
• 5. Klaas LODEWYCK (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator at 0
• 6. John MURPHY (USA) BMC Racing Team at 0
• 7. James VANLANDSCHOOT (BEL) Verandas Willems at 0
• 8. Alexander PORSEV (RUS) at 0
• 9. Danilo WYSS (SUI) BMC Racing Team at 0
• 10. Roger KLUGE (GER) Milram at 0

Vainqueur : Kris Boeckmans (Belgique / Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator Pro Cycling Team).

Robbie McEwen did 7th in a bunch sprint of the last stage of "Tirreno-Adriatico" in San Benedetto del Tronto. Norge Edvald Boasson Hagen from "Sky Pro Cycling Team" won the stage ahead of Petacchi and Modolo. In GC Stefano Garzelli from "A...

Murietta, CA – Karl Menzies secured the first ever overall win for the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis, finishing 3rd in Sunday’s final stage to win the omnium (points) at the Tour de Murietta.

“The guys had another good day today,” said team directeur sportif Gord Fraser. “They worked really well together yesterday in the crit and again today in the road race. They’re executing really well, and the teamwork was critical to getting Karl the overall win against some strong competition.”

Menzies opened up the three-day omnium, in which riders accumulate points for their stage placings, with 2nd in the time trial Friday behind teammate Rory Sutherland. He took over the top spot in the standings after earning points for his 13th place finish in Saturday’s crit, after helping teammate Eric Barlevav to 4th place in the stage. He sealed the overall with his 3rd place today.

Barlevav finished the race in 4th overall. “That was a good result from Eric for his first stage race with UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis,” Fraser commented.

The Tour de Murietta, was the second test in the team’s “re-season” preparation for the NRC-opening Redlands Classic begins March 25. The team will make their final preparations next weekend at the San Dimas Stage Race.

The roster will change up a bit for San Dimas, with Brad White, Andrew Pinfold, Max Jenkins and Jake Keough joining Sutherland, Menzies, Jonathan Clarke and Chris Baldwin.

San Dimas kicks off Friday with a 3.7-mile climbing time trial. The race continues Saturday with 12 trips around a challenging 7-mile circuit, and finishes Sunday with a 90-minute criterium around a 1.2-mile course in San Dimas.

San Dimas, California (March 11, 2010) – Following the recent signing of Floyd Landis to the Bahati Foundation Pro Cycling Team, he has been entered to race in the San Dimas Stage Race, March 19 – 21. Floyd’s entry into an already strong Pro Mens Pro/Cat 1 field should result in some very exciting racing.

San Dimas, California (March 10, 2010) – The dates for the San Dimas Stage Race (SDSR) are almost here. SDSR is a premier race which attracts top flight riders in all categories and provides great entertainment for spectators of all ages. Now in its 11th year, the race is hosted by Southern California Velo (SC Velo), supported by terrific sponsors, and staffed by dedicated volunteers led by Race Director Al Wiscovitch.

The race consists of three exciting stages in three great venues:

* A challenging Time Trial up Glendora Mountain Road (GMR) on March 19th,
sponsored by Glendora Chevrolet.

* A grueling classic Road Race around Bonelli Park on March 20th,
sponsored by San Dimas Community Hospital.

* A fast and furious Criterium around downtown San Dimas on March 21st,
sponsored by Incycle bike stores and Cannondale bikes.

All three stages offer great opportunities for riders to excel and for cycling fans to see exciting racing. There is no fee for watching the races.

Registration is nearly complete with almost 800 riders already signed up. Many world class professional teams and riders are on the roster. Talented riders from all around the country and beyond have also signed up in large numbers for the Cat 2,3,4,5, and Masters races, including SDSR’s first champion from 2000, Jamie Paolinetti, who will be racing in the Masters 35+ group for the Amgen/UBS Masters team. All of The fields are strong and the riders are anxious to kick off their racing seasons with exceptional performances.

Mens Pro/Cat 1 is completely filled and has a waiting list. Last year’s overall champion, Ben Day is back with his Fly V Australia team, as is the 2002 champion Hilton Clarke who is racing with the Bahati Foundation Pro Cycling Team. They will be facing a lot of competition from an outstanding field of strong riders as they attempt to repeat their wins.

The Mens Pro/Cat 1 teams represented by one or more riders are:

Adageo Energy Pro Cycling
Bahati Foundation Pro Cycling Team
Bike Doctor/Cannondale
Bike Religion
BISSELL Pro Cycling
California Giant/Specialized
CRCA/Foundation
Dogfish Racing
Empire Cycling Team/CRCA
Fanatik Bike Co.
Fly V Australia
Hagens Berman Cycling Team
Holowesko Partners U23 Development Team
IHC PISSEI
Jamis Sutter Home p/b Colavita
Kelly Benefit Strategies
Kenda Pro Cycling p/b Geargrinde
Mastermind Athletic Academy
Metlife p/b GroSolar
Moontoast/Tristar Racing
Mountain Khakis Fueled Jittery Joes
MVP Health Care Cycling
Nalini/Metal Mountain
NOW MS Society
RideClean p/b PatentIt.com
Rubicon-ORBEA
SoCalCycling.com
SPIDERTECH powered by PLANET ENERGY
Swami’s DET
Team Clif Bar
Team Pista Palace
Team Rio Grande
Team Synergy
Team Type 1
Trek Livestrong
UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis
Veloforma Powered By Byrne Invent
warp9bikes.com/tristar
Waste Management/Hammer Nutrition
Wells Fargo Racing
Williams Cycling p/b SC VELO
Yahoo! Cycling Team

Womens Pro/Cat 1-2 is filling quickly with a large field of great riders, including two previous SDSR Women’s Pro Champions, 2008 champion Alexis Rhodes racing with Team Vera Bradley Foundation and 2007 champion Meredith Miller racing with Team TIBCO.

The Womens Pro/Cat 1-2 teams represented by one or more riders are:

Colavita/Baci presented by Cooking Light
Equipe Feminine Specialized Mazda Samsun
Helens Cycles
HTC-Columbia Highroad
InCycle/SCVelo
Los Gatos Cycling
Metromint Cycling
Nanoblur-Gears
NEBC/Cycle Loft/Devonshire Dental
NOW-MS Society
Peanut Butter & Co.TWENTY12
Roosters P/B Edge Composite Wheels
Specialized D4W/Bicycle Haus
Team Saskatchewan
Team TIBCO
Team Vera Bradley Foundation
Webcor/Alto Velo
Wheelworks Racing

For more information about the race please go to www.scvelo.com. To get the latest registration information click on the BikeReg.com logo on the right side of the page. Also, become a fan of the race
on FaceBook.com and follow it on Twitter.com – just search for San Dimas Stage Race.

Heavy snow falls have caused today's stage of Paris-Nice to be shortened from 208 to 155 kilometres. The start point was eventually moved to Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, with the finish as programmed at Aurillac. The stage was still quite hilly, with one 3rd category and three 2nd category hills on the way, with the last climb, côte de la Martinie, just 5 kilometres short of the finish.

30 kilometres after the start, our Jürgen Roelandts attacked with Belgian Nicolas Maes (Quick.Step) and Frenchman Yann Huguet (Skil/Shimano). The gap increased regularly, reaching about 7' at half distance.

The peloton accelerated eventually, and the leaders were caught at the foot of the last hill, with but 5 kilometres to go.

Over côte de la Martinie, six riders escaped and made it to the finish. Slovenian Peter Sagan (Liquigas), 2nd yesterday, won the stage ahead of Spaniard Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha).

Jens Voigt (Saxo Bank), 4th today, is the new leader.

Results
1. Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas - Doimo
2. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha
3. Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
4. Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank at 2?
5. Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia
6. Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana
7. Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre - Farnese Vini at 6?
8. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
9. Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo Test Team
10. Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
...
33. Jurgen Van Den Broeck
40. Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra)
64. Francis De Greef at 22"
69. Mickaël Delage (Fra) at 27"
85. Philippe Gilbert at 47?
114. Jurgen Van Goolen at 1'49"
118. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) at 2?23"
135. Jürgen Roelandts at 2?26"

Newport Beach, CA March 9, 2010 – The Bahati Foundation Pro Cycling Team is proud to announce two new members and ambassadors for the Bahati Foundation. Floyd Landis and Josh Berry come onto the team just in time for the Bahati Foundation Launch and Pro Cycling Team Introduction this Friday, March 12th at one of the most exciting venues in downtown Los Angeles, Club Nokia.

Floyd Landis, winner of the Tour de Georgia, the Tour of California, Paris-Nice, and many other international races, joins the team with a focus on the mission of the Bahati Foundation to support inner-city youth and garner positive attention through his success on the bike. “Cycling has given me so many opportunities that I wouldn’t otherwise have had, and I look forward to helping provide the same opportunities for less fortunate kids.” said Floyd Landis. Team General Manager, Steve Owens commented “We’re confident in Floyd’s commitment to being a powerful ambassador for the Bahati Foundation and supporting the team in winning marquee events like the Tour of California.”

Josh Berry, a Portland, OR resident, comes to the program as a member of the US National Team in Cyclocross.

Rahsaan Bahati and Floyd Landis will be at Helen’s Cycles at 2501 Broadway in Santa Monica, CA on Thursday, March 11, 2010 from 5-7pm. They will present the one-of-a-kind Cannondale X Mike Giant graffiti bike that will be on auction at the Bahati Foundation Launch, discuss the Foundation outreach programs and offer invitations to the Bahati Foundation Launch and Pro Cycling Team Introduction on March 12th. For more information please go to www.bahatifoundation.org.

Proud supporters of the Bahati Foundation Pro Cycling Team include: The Bahati Foundation; Cannondale Bicycles; Louis Garneau (clothing, helmets and shoes); Shimano (components); PRO (wheels, stems and handlebars); Rio-D, RAHA SPORTS, Colorado Premier Training (coaching and wind tunnel testing); Endure Media Group; Tifosi Eyewear; Challenge Tires, Fi’zi:k (saddles and handlebar tape); MapMyRide, Feedback Sports (bicycle stands), FuDog (bags), MotorTabs, TriFlow (lubricant).

Sutherland, Johnson lead UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis into 2010 season kick off at MERCO

Johns and SutherlandOakland, CA – The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis will kick off its 2010 campaign in Merced, CA March 6-7 with the MERCO race weekend.

The races in Merced, which for many years have served as the kick-off to the season, will provide a good test for the nine-rider squad from UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis.

“These races will be a good way for the Team to get the season started,” said team Directeur Sportif Gord Fraser, who knows both the criterium and road race well, having won them both multiple times. “The fields have traditionally been very strong, with a mix of national pro teams and the top regional NorCal elite teams. The criterium offers a good, technical course, and the crowds in downtown Merced are always great.”

The criterium will give the Team an opportunity to start working out tactics and dialing its lead-outs for sprinters Eric Barlevav and Johnny Clarke.

The rolling, 26-mile loop the riders will tackle five times for the road race offers its own challenges, Fraser said.

“The course frequently offers up strong cross winds,” he said. “It’s a rare opportunity in the cross winds, if the conditions allow, because there aren’t many races in the U.S. that offer up these conditions.”

The Team brings a lot of horsepower, including the big engines of Team captain Tim Johnson, Roman Kilun and new addition Adrian Hegyvary. It’s also a course that suits Team leader Rory Sutherland.

One other obstacle Fraser noted has more to do with the course’s surroundings than the course itself. “The almond orchards should be in full bloom,” he says. “That means lots of bees, and I’ve been stung out there on more than one occasion.”

The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis for the MERCO Cycling Classic, March 6-7 in Merced, CA:

Eric Barlevav
Johnny Clarke
Matt Crane
Adrian Hegyvary
Max Jenkins
Tim Johnson
Roman Kilun
Morgan Schmitt
Rory Sutherland

The first road stage of Paris-Nice linked Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines with Contres over 201.5 mainly flat kilometres.

The following wind inspired two riders who lead the race for nearly 150 km, with a max. gap of 6'20".

Just after they had been caught, our Philippe Gilbert escaped in company of Tom Veelers (Skil/Shimano). They took one minute to a rapidly thinning out peloton.

With 16 kilometres to go, Phil and Veelers were reeled in by a 70-wheel group which included all our riders, excepting Jurgen Van Goolen and Daniel Moreno Fernandez who had been delayed by a mass crash.

The leading group was eventually reduced to 17 riders, who sprinted for the stage.

The winner was Kiwi Gregory Henderson (Sky Professional Cycling Team) ahead of Slovenian Grega Bole (Lampre) and Frenchman Jérémy Galland (Saur Sojasun).

Dutchman Lars Boom (Rabobank) finished with them; he keeps the leader's jersey.

Results
1. Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team
2. Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - Farnese Vini
3. Jeremy Galland (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
4. Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha
5. Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
6. Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
7. Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank
8. Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 
9. Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia
10. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas - Doimo
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27. Jürgen Roelandts at 17?
42. Jurgen Van Den Broeck
48. Philippe Gilbert
55. Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra)
101. Francis De Greef
106. Mickaël Delage (Fra)
162. Jurgen Van Goolen at 7'12?
174. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa)