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Oscar Freire won the 101st Milan-San Remo in a sprint from a group of about 25 riders. It was the third win of La Primavera for Rabobank’s three-time world champion. Tom Boonen (Quick Step) was second and Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) came third.

After the field shattered over the Cipressa, and then attacks out of the resulting small front group on the Poggio were neutralized, Liquigas lead out the sprint for Daniele Bennati. But Freire, marked by Boonen, was sitting right behind. When Freire jumped, he immediately opened a gap and kept the power on all the way to the line.

The season’s longest day
It was raining in Milan when 199 riders took the start for the 298-kilometer race down to the warmer coast and then southwest along the coast to the finish in downtown San Remo.

Five former winners were present: Mark Cavendish (2009), Fabian Cancellara (2008), Freire (2007 and 2004), Fillipo Pozzato (2006) and Petacchi (2005).

A three-man attack went right from the gun and built up a maximum lead of nearly 23 minutes. The trio was Aristide Ratti (Carmiooro-NGC), Fabrice Piemontesi (Androni Giocattoli) and Diego Caccia (ISD-Neri).

Quick Step took up the chase for Boonen, and as the peloton climbed the Passo del Turchino, the gap was down to 16:20 as the rain started up again.

A crash, compounded by a crosswind, split the peloton, and some of the big names were caught out. With the three leaders 8:20 ahead of the main chase group, an 80-man group contained Cavendish (HTC-Columbia), Team Sky’s Edvald Boasson Hagen and Petacchi.

Most of the big names made the front split, however, including George Hincapie (BMC), Thor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam), Pozzato, Boonen and Cancellara (Saxo Bank).

At about 95km to go, the three-man break was caught, but it took another 30km before the second main group with Cavendish caught the front. At the peloton relaxed at 62km remaining, Ag2r’s Maxime Bouet took a flyer.

At 45km from the finish, he held out alone with a chase group 45 seconds behind. The group contained Maxime Monfort (HTC), Laurent Beuret (Carmiooro), Alan Perez Lezaun (Euskaltel), Dmytro Grabovskyy (ISD), Manuele Mori (Lampre), Roy Sentjens (Milram) and Frank Hoj (Saxo).

The chase group came apart before it caught Bouet, and only Grabovskyy made it across. When he did, he simply rode right past Bouet.

With 32km to go, Grabovskyy rode alone to the Cipressa, the critical second-to-last climb of the day. Lampre drove the charge to the base of the climb, with Cavendish suffering at the back.

The searing pace did its damage on Cavendish and most of the field, with only 30 men or so able to retain contact with the front of the race.

Over the top of the Cipressa, some riders splintered off the front, including Pozzato, but they were regained on the decent. Yoann Offredo (Française dex Jeux), however, attacked alone and got a 18-second gap.

With only about 30 riders left in contention in the main front group, HTC’s Michael Rogers attacked, but got nowhere.

Coming into San Remo with his head down and 12km to race, Offredo still held off his chasers. He was caught on the final climb, the decisive Poggio. With 8km to go, Stefano Garzelli (Aqua & Sapone) forced the pace at the front.

At 7km to go, again Rogers took a hard dig off the front. He didn’t get clear, but his efforts strained the front group into a thin line.

Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) countered, with Pozzato quickly latching onto his wheel. With 6km to go, Pozzato took the front as the race swept around a corner and dropped steeply down to begin the tight descent to flat finish. There were about 25 men still in contention at this point.

Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) attacked into a tight corner, and while four riders made it to his wheel, a small gap opened to the rest of the group. They were caught, but with 2.6km to go, Nibali attacked again, and Pozzato jumped across and over the top.

Winding through the downtown corners of San Remo, Pozzato held a few seconds’ advantage temporarily, and was only caught just outside the final kilometer by Liquigas.

Liquigas worked in earnest for the next 800 meters, but it was the final 200 meters that counted. And it was there where Freire owned the day.

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Kim Anderson, Ina-Yoko Teuntenberg, Bob Stapleton, Chloe Hosking, Evelyn Stevens and Emilia Fahlin

The world’s best professional women’s team will take the start Friday at the San Dimas Stage Race. After camp in the team’s NorCal hometown of San Luis Obsipo, HTC-Columbia prepared for San Dimas and the Redlands Bicycle Classic before heading to Europe. Some of the team are veterans — the world’s top female sprinter Ina-Yoko Teutenberg returns for 2010, as does Judith Arndt and Kim Anderson — but many of the 11-woman roster are relative newcomers. VeloNews caught up with a few of the riders plus Rene Wenzel, who joins the squad this year as a director.

Kim Anderson, 42

Anderson enjoyed a successful 2009 with the team, capturing the overall at the Route de France — “That was just huge for me,” she said — following her overall win in 2008 at San Dimas and second place at the Swedish World Cup. For 2010, she’s hoping for the positive trend to continue.

“Being on this team, everyone is a pretty amazing athlete, and when you come together, it makes it easier at races,” Anderson said. “You get opportunity often, because there are so many riders that other teams have to watch.”

Anderson said racing alongside the likes of internationally decorated riders such as Teutenberg and Arndt doesn’t add pressure.

“We don’t really look at it this way. I don’t really feel pressure. This is what we’ve trained for,” she saids. “We are provided with so many opportunities, and many things that other teams don’t have. It means a lot to me, because Bob has fought so much for women’s team. We’re very fortunate. There are not many women’s teams that are treated like equals to men’s teams.”

As for goals this year, Anderson said she simply doesn’t have specific targets, aside from wanting to return to nationals after a few years’ absence.

“I don’t really have any personal races,” she said. “Overall I just want to do well in every race. We have (the Tour of) Flanders coming up as our first race in Europe. I would like to make it over the hills and be there in the end. It’s really fun to be riding really well at the World Cups.”

Evelyn Stevens, 26

(L to R) Evelyn Stevens, Ina-Yoko Teutenberg, Rene Wenzel, Kim Anderson, Emilia Fahlin, Ronny Lauke and Chloe Hosking

Former Wall Streeter Stevens made a splash in the American pro ranks last year, coming out of nowhere to win the overall at three stages races — the Cascade Classic, Fitchburg Longsjo and Green Mountain — as well as taking a stage and second overall at Route de France behind Anderson and second in the U.S. national time trial championships.

Still living in New York City when not racing, Stevens said her friends and former Lehman bank coworkers enjoy updates about her new life.

“Most of them really don’t understand it, per se, they call it my bike thing,” Stevens said. “But they love it. Everyone is really supportive.”

Stevens will do San Dimas, Redlands and then Flèche Wallonne, but not Flanders.

Ina-Yoko Teutenberg, 35

The current German national champ will return to Flanders this year with the #1 bib. But showing up at a big race really isn’t anything new for Teutenberg, who began racing at age 6 and has won hundreds of events since then. A sampling of her wins include multiple World Cups, 11 stages of Tour de l’Aude and six stages of the women’s Tour de France.

This year, Teutenberg is focusing on the spring classics, and then will take some time off to come back fresh for worlds in September.

“I want to be fit for the worlds, so I will take a bit more time off this year to reboot,” she said. “Last year I found that my body just couldn’t really cope that well anymore with the long season, so we’re trying prevent that.”

If Teutenberg was tired last year and can improve this season, the women’s peloton is in trouble — Teutenberg won 24 races in 2009.

This season she’s already racked up wins at the Merced criterium, road race and team time trial. Next, she returns as the defending champion at both San Dimas and Redlands.

Rene Wenzel, director

Former racer and longtime coach Rene Wenzel came on board with HTC women’s squad this year. Wenzel has coached hundreds of athletes over the years, with management experience at the U.S. national team, the powerhouse American pro team Saturn, and other squads. He and his then-wife Kendra started the coaching company that is now Wenzel Coaching in 1994.

“For how good our superstars are, I can’t improve on that,” Wenzel said. “My challenge, which I view in a positive way, is the new girls, and the young ones. I really like to be a part of helping them develop into the next superstars. I think that’s where my coaching and management value really comes into play. I can’t make Ina win more than she already has.”

HTC-Columbia roster:

Kim Andersen, USA

Judith Arndt, Germany

Noemi Cantele, Italy

Emilia Fahlin, Sweden

Chloe Hosking, Australia

Luise Keller, Germany

Evelyn Stevens, USA

Ina-Yoko Teutenberg, Germany

Ellen Van Dijk, Holland

Linda Villumsen, New Zealand

Adrie Visser, Holland

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Schwinn Prelude Men's Road Bike (700c Wheels)

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Schwinn Prelude Men's Road Bike (700c Wheels) Product By Schwinn (35 customers reviews) Lowest Price : See Price & Free Shipping Now! Available From 4 Sellers

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"Great for recreational road riders" 2010-03-04
By Pedro Quintero (Bogota, Colombia)
After being an avid road rider in my school and college years i completely stopped after i got married. As a result and being 34, my belly started to grow and my cholesterol levels started to increase. For this reason and to improve my health, I decided i wanted to re-ignite my cycling habits but didn't want to break the bank for a high performance road bike. This is when i came across this Schwinn Prelude. I remember my father to have one Prelude back in the 80's and it was a top bike back then. At USD$ 219.99 (which is the price the bike was back in august 2009 when i bought it) i decided to go after this bike and i'm glad i did it.



I've been riding this bike during 7 months now and i think that's enough time to make an accurate review of this product. I'm not an everyday rider, i just use this bike on sundays for recreational road rides. Normally between 80-120 Kilometer road rides. To make it more confortable and safe on long rides i made a couple of upgrades to the original bike: Changed the stock pedals with Clipless Shimano Pedals, Changed the stock wheels with a pair of GW racing wheels, changed the stock tires with a a pair of Continental puncture resistance tires, changed the stock chain with a Shimano top end chain, changed the stock saddle with a Anti-prostatic Selle Italia saddle, bought a Cateye wireless computer, installed a flashing red safety light and a small saddle bag.



Of course, all these upgrades ended up costing as much as the bike itself, but they were definitely worth since the bike now is faster, lighter and most importantly... safer on the road. The stock group altough is not top class has performed well during this time. It comes with a Crankset with two sprockets and a 7-speed screwed freewheel. In order to install the new racing wheels, i had to change the freewheel for a 8-speed cassette. I also had to block one of the gears of the new 8-speed cassette in order match the 7-speed shifters on the handlebar. The Promax stock brake systems works perfectly if adjusted properly.



The frame is beautiful, strong and well built in aluminum. The fork is made of steel. The bike is a little bit heavy for a road bike but is light enough to make your ride confortable. I'm 1.77 (5' 8") and the frame fits just fine. I have the seat post adjusted to the middle, so it should fit people shorter and taller than me.



The bike performs well but this is not a racing bike. This is a very confortable and light bike to use to go to college or work or even recreational long weekend rides which is for what i use it. As other reviewer said, You won't win the Tour de France on this bike... but its still fast enough to keep or set the pace on the road with other recreational riders.



The stock wheels look fine but the stock tires look really cheap, and altough i never had a puncture with the stock tires, i felt i had to upgrade them for puncture resistance tires in order to be more confident away from the city.



One think i didnt like is that the shifters are in the center of the handlebar (Thumb shifters). They're not in the brake levers as modern road bike does. If you want to change gears on high speed rides or steep climbs, you will have to move your hands from the normal position to the center of the handlebar in order to shift gears and then move the hands back to the normal position. This can cause to lose a little bit of momentum while riding, but again, this is not a competition bike so you might live with this issue, not to mention, the price of the overall bike would increase too much with this "Ergopower" system.



All in all this is a great bike for the value, it doesn't look cheap at all. I know Schwinn is not the top name that once was, but it is still one of the most recognized bycicle builders in the USA and that makes you confident in the product.



I will try to post some pics later so you can have a better look at it, but i can guarantee you that you will hardly find a better road bike option for this budget from a "Brand" standpoint.



Hope this helps.

"Great bike for the price!" 2010-02-26
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No, this is not the best bike out there, but it's definitely the best bike for the price!

"round 1 bicycle purchase" 2010-02-06
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When the bicycle arrived the box was undamaged but the rear wheel was bent.Amazon was fantastic about sending a replacement.We thought that they would send a replacement rear wheel, instead they resent an entire new bicycle.Great customer servive and support it arrived in 2 days. Great job !


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• Men's road bike with comfortable and responsive 700c wheels
• Lightweight and durable aluminum frame and Schwinn road-bend bar and stem
• Shimano A050 7-speed shifters for up- and downhill adjustability
• Promax dual-pivot caliper brakes for sure stopping power
• Aero 36-spoke alloy wheels with radial-laced front toe clips and straps

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This stylish bicycle is built for performance on the road. An aluminum frame and steel fork ensure both speed and control, and dual-pivot caliper brakes provide swift, dependable stops for safety. Shimano 7-speed shifters make it easy to switch between gears.Product Features:

Aluminum road bike frame for stability and performancePromax dual-pivot caliper brakes ensure swift, reliable stoppingShimano 14-speed drivetrain and 7-speed shifters for smooth gear selectionSteel road fork for strength and controlRoad bend handlebars and stem for impressive handlingAlloy road crankset ensures smooth pedalingAero 36-spoke alloy wheels provide strength for lasting performanceRadial laced front toe clips and straps keep feet securely fastened to the pedalsBlue to ball burnished color schemeSpeeds: 7

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The Schwinn Prelude Men's Road Bike offers Schwinn quality and performance at an affordable price. With comfortable and responsive 700c wheels, a lightweight and durable Schwinn men's aluminum road bike frame, and Schwinn road bend bar and stem, the Prelude handles well and is fun to ride. The Prelude has seven-speed Shimano A050 shifters for adjustability so you can maintain your speed as you ride up and down hills. The Promax dual-pivot caliper brakes offer sure stopping power. Aero 36-spoke alloy wheels maintain balance and alignment, and radial-laced front toe clips and straps keep you comfortable and moving on the road.

Specifications:

• Aluminum road frame and fork
• Schwinn road bend bar and stem
• Shimano A050 seven-speed shifters
• Promax dual-pivot caliper brakes
• Alloy road crank
• Aero 36 spoke alloy wheels
• Radial-laced front toe clips and straps
• Assembly required

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I badly need a hobby and I’ve caught the biking bug. I want to upgrade from my Target bought Schwinn and invest in a real bike. I plan to ride mostly on weekends when I can. For the bicycle enthusiasts out there, is there really a huge noticeable difference between a $500-800 bike and a $1500 bike? I want to get some exercise and go fast because I’m tired of getting passed on the trails by other people riding these expensive bikes in their spandex shorts. I want to be one of those people!

I’ve visited my local bike shop and I like the Trek and Giant bikes that I saw and there is quite a vast price range there. The people working at the bike shop will probably try to up sell me and talk about all the extra features and I really have little knowledge about bikes, so I was wondering if you really do get what you pay for and if spending a few hundred extra dollars is really worth it. Thanks.

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The International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected Alejandro Valverde’s challenge to his two-year suspension from competition in Italy.

Valverde, who finished second in last week’s edition of Paris-Nice, may also have that suspension imposed globally if the UCI opts to pursue the case.

In May of last year, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) imposed a two-year ban on the Spanish rider, barring him from competing on Italian soil until May of 2011. As a result, Valverde was forced to skip last year’s Tour de France, which briefly crossed Italian territory on the 16th stage. Valverde then went on to win the Vuelta a España in September.

CONI investigators had acquired blood samples seized as part of the ongoing Operación Puerto case in Spain and were able to compare DNA to another sample Valverde submitted to Italian anti-doping officials when the Tour visited Italy in 2008.

An analysis conducted on the blood seized in the Puerto case not only matched Valverde’s later sample, but also contained evidence of EPO use. As a result, the Italian panel imposed a two-year ban on the Spanish rider.

That suspension, however, has not translated into a world-wide ban. By upholding the Italian suspension, it’s assumed that Valverde will likely face a worldwide ban. The UCI already tried in vain to keep Valverde out of the 2007 worlds based on alleged Puerto links, but CAS ruled then to allow Valverde to compete.

In this latest appeal, the three-member CAS panel ruled that CONI had jurisdiction to impose the suspension and concluded that evidence presented in the case was not only admissible but also relevant and could reasonably lead to a two-year suspension.

In a release issued by the UCI, the international governing body noted that it intends to extend Valverde’s Italian suspension to the rest of the world.

“The UCI welcomes the decision of the CAS, which confirms the conclusions the UCI reached after conducting a thorough review of the documents relating to the Puerto case, and of Alejandro Valverde’s involvement in it,” the UCI statement noted. “Consequently, after careful study of the grounds of the CAS decision, the UCI expresses its determination to take the necessary measures to secure a suspension that is applicable internationally.”

Meanwhile, Valverde didn’t appear willing to accept the decision without a fight. In a statement posted to his website following the CAS ruling, Valverde’s attorneys said they plan to appeal the CAS decision in a Swiss federal court, accusing at least one of the three CAS panelists of being inherently “biased,” since had once worked for the World-Anti-Doping Agency.

The attorneys also pointed to a ruling last year by the Madrid High Court, which declared CONI’s procedure legally invalid as it said the committee, which is part of Italy’s culture ministry, had no right to demand the seized blood samples from Spain.

The 29-year-old Valverde said that no matter what the outcome of his legal battle, he plans to continue his career, even if he is ultimately suspended.

“I will return to cycling and I will continue to win,” he said in an interview with Spain’s El Pais newspaper on Monday.

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After Jelly Belly’s Jonathan Chodroff won the opening time trial Friday at the Tucson Bicycle Classic, GC results were not altered at all following Saturday’s road race after a crash in a preceding event neutralized the pro men’s field.

“There was a crash in the Cat. 4’s at the finish —  nothing too serious just a few bodies across the road — so they had to neutralize our race,” said Fly V Australia’s Phil Zajicek, who finished second to Chodroff in the TT. “The finish was at the end of a 1km downhill. It was a bummer, but we’re glad that everyone is okay.”

The pro women’s race went ahead on schedule, however. Cara Bussell took the stage win ahead of Rebecca Much and Gwen Inglis.

Friday’s time trial winner Susannah Gordon continues to lead the overall ahead of Much and Tayler Wiles.

The Tucson Bicycle Classic concludes Sunday with a circuit race.

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Liquigas-Doimo scored a double in Europe Friday as the team’s Daniele Bennati won the third stage of Tirreno-Adriactico the same afternoon as Peter Sagan won the fifth stage of Paris-Nice.

Bennati outsprinted Lampre’s Alessandro Petacchi and HTC-Columbia’s Bernhard Eisel for the win. American Tyler Farrar was fourth.

Bennati also takes over the general classification lead from Milram’s Linus Gerdemann. Gerdemann is now second on GC at 4 seconds, while stage 2 winner Tom Boonen (Quick Step) is third at the same time.

Gerdemann’s teammate Fabian Wegmann left the race with a suspected broken collarbone after a crash about 8km before the finish, and Milram’s Johannes Fröhlinger had to abandon due to the intestinal infection which has been plaguing him for days. “That was a very bitter day for us,” said Milram director Christian Henn.

Preliminary stage results:

• 1. Daniele BENNATI (ITA) Liquigas Doimo in 3:54:09
• 2. Alessandro PETACCHI (ITA) Lampre-N.G.C at 0
• 3. Bernhard EISEL (AUT) HTC – Columbia at 0
• 4. Tyler FARRAR (USA) Garmin – Transitions at 0
• 5. Juan Antonio FLECHA GIANNONI (ESP) Team Sky at 0
• 6. Sacha MODOLO (ITA) Csf Group-Navigare at 0
• 7. Assan BAZAYEV (KAZ) Astana at 0
• 8. Edvald BOASSON HAGEN (NOR) Team Sky at

Preliminary GC:

• 1. Daniele BENNATI (Italy) Liquigas Doimo in 11:44:23
• 2. Linus GERDEMANN (Germany) Milram at 4
• 3. Tom BOONEN (Belgium) Quick Step at 4
• 4. Pablo LASTRAS GARCIA (Spain) Caisse D’epargne at 8
• 5. Paul MARTENS (Germany) Rabobank at 8
• 6. Alessandro PETACCHI (Italy) Lampre-N.G.C at 8
• 7. Alan PEREZ LEZAUN (Spain) Euskaltel – Euskadi at 8
• 8. Matti BRESCHEL (Denmark) Team Saxo Bank at 10

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