Marianne Vos News

Yes, it is still Wednesday here in California. Time zones, bah humbug! Ita TMs a short Sesh this week, as the news trickles slowly in the offy.

Organizers of the Boulder Cup cyclo-cross changed the race's location for this weekend's race.

Zdenek Stybar may have suffered a narrow loss to Niels Albert in the third round of the cyclo-cross World Cup in Nommay, France on Sunday, but the Czech rider is pleased with the progression he has shown throughout the season and is confident he will be standing on the top of the podium soon.

The latest round of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup presented by Safety Jogger in Nommay, France, offered the riders a fast course on greasy grasslands combined with some technical ramps.

Italian veteran Dario Cioni will ride for Team Sky in 2010, according to La Gazzetta Dello Sport .

The Dutch World Champion soloed to the gold medal after taking the lead in the second lap.

The Cervelo TestTeam was the best team in 2009. From Left to Right: Kristin Armstrong, Emma Pooley, Sarah Duster, Christiane Soeder, Kirsten Wild and Lieselot Decroix at the team presentation of the Tour of Flanders.

Spanish team Andaluca-Cajasur has made a step towards racing the 2010 Giro d'Italia. Team Manager Antonio Cabello attended the Giro route presentation in Milan on Saturday at the request of race director Angelo Zomegnan.

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Erinne Willock of Victoria, B.C. finished a career-high seventh in the 124.2km women's road race on Saturday at the road world cycling championships.

The 2009 UCI Road World Championships continued on Saturday with Kristin Armstrong just missing the podium, finishing fourth in her final race before retirement.

Italy's Noemi Cantele won her second medal in four days at the World Championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland, on Sunday.

Nicole Cooke Olympic and World champion in 2008 was forced to abandon the defence of her World crown in Mendriso this morning after just five laps as the effects of a debilitating virus earlier this summer left her short of strength and stamina on the most demanding of courses.

New Zealand cyclist Catherine Cheatley has produced a top performance to finish 10th in the UCI World Road Championships in Switzerland overnight.

Tatiana Guderzo of Italy won the women's race at the road cycling world championships on Saturday, while American Kristin Armstrong finished fourth in her final race before retirement.

And while likely to be wary of Dutch, German and American rivals, the Welsh cycling icon could finally see her title come under threat from British teammate Emma Pooley.

Riding the momentum of Kristin Armstrong's gold-medal performance at Wednesdays' world time trial championship, the U.S. women's road team is hoping to extract a little more hardware out of the UCI world road championship on Saturday.

Olympic champion Fabian Cancellara is ready to sweep the men's gold medals as cycling's road world championships return to his native Switzerland for the first time in 13 years.

When you have six Olympic medals you start to get choosy about the next one. No sooner had Bradley Wiggins won his latest here yesterday, helping Britain to win gold in the team pursuit final with their second world record in 24 hours, than he was looking forward to tomorrow's madison event, in which he partners Mark Cavendish.

Despite being visibly one of the strongest riders, Great Britain's world and Olympic champion Nicole Cooke was prevented from fighting for a podium spot behind compatriot Emma Pooley by a problem in the closing stages.