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	Cancellara Conquers TT World Championships Reigning Olympic time trial champion, Fabian Cancellara, expanded his collection of gold medals by winning the 2009 Men’s Elite Individual Time Trial in Mendrisio, Switzerland. Powering his prototype Specialized S-Works Shiv TT machine, the Swiss man nicknamed “Spartacus” simply crushed the competition, establishing a dominant lead by the first time check and adding to it virtually every meter thereafter. Details

	Sam Hill Wins UCI World Cup Championship Schladming, Austria- Monster Energy Specialized racing ended the 2009 Mountain Bike season on top at World Cup Finals held this weekend. Sam Hills win today allowed him to secure the overall UCI World Cup Downhill Title, while Sam’s teammate Brendan Fairclough also made a trip to the podium in 5th place leading to 8th overall in the series. Details

	Lene wins and takes Overall World Cup Leader’s Jersey on her Specialized Era Following wet & cold conditions last week in Mont Saint Anne, the venue for next year’s World Championships, the hope and wishes were for sunny conditions here in Bromont. Details

	Barredo Breaks Through at San Sebastian Carlos Barredo of Team Quick Step bolted to a dramatic victory in Saturday's 237km, six-climb race across Spain's rainy Basque Country in the 29th Clásica San Sebastián. Details...

	Andy Schleck Finishes Second Overall in the Tour de France After three weeks of hard and vicious riding around France, the field today went out on lthe last 164 kilometer of parading the caravan to Paris, of which 52 kilometres were done on one of the world's most busy streets, the Champs Elysées. Details

	Schleck Brothers on the Rise Frank and Andy Schleck lit up the Tour de France in Wednesday's decisive 169.5km 17th stage, winning the stage and slotting into second and third places overall. Details

	Cancellara Roars Into Yellow Jersey at Tour The reigning Olympic time trial champion took a page from his winning strategy from last year’s gold medal performance in Beijing, staying close to the climbers in the first hard part of the course and then turning on the afterburners in the closing kilometers to claim victory. Details

	Cancellara is Back. The Saxo Bank sprinter wins big at the Tour de Suisse after a blazing fast time trial on his “Project Black” bike Fabian Cancellara (Specialized bikes) returned dramatically to the winner’s circle Sunday with a dominant victory in the final time trial on his “Project Black” TTR time trial machine. Details

	Boonen Barrels Into Record-Book Tom Boonen confirmed yet again he's the king of the cobblestones after winning the "queen of the classics" for the third time in five years at Paris-Roubaix on Sunday. Story & Photos

	Devolder voor de tweede keer! Stijn Devolder won the 2009 Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders) in the same manner he did a year ago. Helped by flawless teamwork from his fellow Quick Step riders, Devolder launched a devastating attack on the second-to-last climb to ride to a solo victory upon his S-Works Tarmac SL2. Race Report

	Frank Schleck Wins Tour of California Finale Frank Schleck finished the Tour of California in the same manner in which it started, with a victory for the Saxo Bank team. At the end of a murderously fast final stage that started in Rancho Bernardo, Schleck outsprinted Vincent Nibali (Liquigas) to take the win today in front of huge adoring crowd in Escondido. Story & Photos

	Wilderness First Aid training comes to Specialized HQ Join the Specialized Advocacy Fund and Foster Calm - First Aid and Leadership Trainings for an innovative Wilderness First Aid Training! Details & Registration Info

	Tour of California: Spartacus Stomps Sacramento Prologue Fabian Cancellara (Team Saxo Bank) is 1-for-1 on his new Specialized bikes. Boosted by Specialized BG Fit Integration Technology and his lightning-quick S-Works Transition bike, the rider known as "Spartacus" dominated the prologue of the 2009 Tour of California. Story & Photos

	Boonen King of Qatar for Third Time Quick Step's Tom Boonen might be the king of the cobblestones, but he's certainly taking a liking to the windy, wide-open roads of Qatar, where he won his third overall title. "I wanted to see if a winter's worth of hard work has paid off," Boonen said. "I guess it has." Story & Photos

	Boonen Takes Podium at Qatar Stage 3 Quick Step's Tom Boonen emerged the victor after what felt like a day-long sprint at the third stage of the Tour of Qatar. The win is his first of the 2009 season, and it vaulted him into the overall lead. Story & Photos

	Quick Step Steps Up for 2009 Specialized was honored to be on-hand for the official launch of the 2009 Quick Step team on January 23rd in Kortrijk, Belgium. A squad packed with returning stars Tom Boonen and Stijn Devlolder was joined by newcomers Sylvain Chavanel and Allan Davis. Story & Photos

	Specialized Teams Claim 1st and 2nd at First Pro Tour Race of Season After three stage wins at Australia's Tour Down Under, Quick Step's Allan Davis turned a collective 25-second lead into a huge overall win yesterday to take the first Pro Tour race of the season; Saxo Bank’s Stuart O'Grady claimed a well-fought 2nd place. Story & Photos

	Third Time's a Charm for Davis Down Under Allan Davis of Team Quick Step scored a hat trick Saturday with his third stage victory in season's first Pro Tour event, the Tour Down Under. The win further consolidated his overall lead and should place him in a well-deserved position atop the final podium. Story & Photos

	Quick Step’s Allan Davis Secures His Second Win at Tour Down Under Draped in the leader’s jersey, Allan Davis flexed his sprinting muscles again today to take an unexpected second win at Stage 4 of Australia's Tour Down Under, while Saxo Bank's Stuart O'Grady collected another 4th place finish. The 143-km stage from Burnside Village to Angaston started with a three-man breakaway—led, in part, by UniSA Australia's Travis Meyer—that managed to stay ahead of the peloton until the final 20 kilometers and ended with a mad dash to the line by the sprinter's teams. Story & Photos

	Specialized Teams Dominate Second Stage of Australia’s Tour Down Under Racing exclusively on Specialized bikes and equipment, Quick Step's Allan Davis collected another stage win at Australia's Tour Down Under yesterday, after an 145-km all-out battle from Hahndorf to Stirling. Yesterday's victory makes the fourth Tour Down Under stage win for Davis since 2006, who has attended all 11 editions of the infamous early season race. Saxo Bank's Stuart O'Grady took 4th. Story & Photos

	A Perfect BG FIT: Specialized & Team Saxo Bank In December of 2008, Specialized sent a crew to Denmark to introduce the Saxo Bank team to their new Body Geometry shoes. Carl Bird (Director of Equipment) and Dr. Andy Pruitt (Director of the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine and deign consultant to Specialized) explained BG technology and did some preliminary fitting with several riders. Trip Report, Videos & Photos

	Burry Stander Pilots His Epic to Season Opening Win in South Africa The South African mountain bike season has kicked off early at the first round of the South African XC Cup in Stellenbosch. Burry's Report & Photos

	Specialized Sponsors Downhill Champs Sam Hill and Brendan Fairclough Specialized announced today a much anticipated decision to sponsor Team Monster Energy in 2009—home to two of the most notorious faces in downhill racing, 2X World DH Champion Sam Hill and 2006 Junior World Cup DH Champion Brendan Fairclough. Details

	Aero Research As the buzz around wind tunnel testing continues to swarm on aerodynamics forums and bike company websites across the globe, Specialized is making a concerted effort to give you more and more data and feedback on how our products stack up when it comes to aerodynamic performance. We figure we've done our homework (and continue to do it), so why not share the goods? Details

	Rebecca Rusch Update, Vuelta al Cotopaxi, Ecuador As I sit down to write this race report, I am already scheming about how I can get back here next year for this race. The Vuelta al Cotopaxi is the biggest and most popular mountain bike race in Ecuador. The race limit of 400 people sells out in less than a day and there was a 200 person waiting list this year. I now understand why. Details

	Christoph Sauser Wins in Cederberg, South Africa aboard his Stumpjumper Christoph wins in Cederberg, South Africa aboard his Stumpjumper. While there he spent some time at the BMX track with local children. Read what Christoph had to say about it. Details

	Notice Regarding Counterfeit Tarmac Framesets Specialized has learned of counterfeit S-Works Tarmac framesets being sold from several online marketplaces like eBay, Craigslist, and other regional online sources. Bikes and framesets sold through Authorized Specialized Dealers are NOT affected. Details

	Specialized Factory Racing Adds Firepower Specialized is proud to announce the addition of two of mountain bike racing's most prominent riders to its factory racing program, Burry Stander and Todd Wells. The riders join one of the longest-running and most successful racing teams in the sport's history, with a roster that includes reigning UCI cross-country world champion, Christoph Sauser, and Norway's Lene Byberg, with leadership from the legendary Ned Overend. Details

	Specialized Bolsters Support to Take High School Mountain Bike Racing Nationwide Specialized Bicycles is proud to announce enhanced support of the Northern California High School Mountain Bike Racing League, which has recently created a Southern California league and is now drawing up plans for state-oriented high school cycling programs across the USA. Details