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	World Champion Lisa Norden At the inaugural ITU Sprint World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland, Lisa Norden stormed to a great win and with it earned her second title along those lines, having won the U23 World Championships in 2007. Details

	Fränk Schleck moves into Vuelta a España top 10 Only three days into Vuelta a España, Fränk Schleck placed himself in the top ten today in Málaga and proved he is back to his best following a crash at the Tour de France. Details

	Jaroslav Kulhavy Takes World Cup Final at Windham, NY Five seasons have passed since the World Cup Circuit has hit US soil with Windham in New York state hosting this weekends World Cup. The venue is good and the event timed very well within the calendar given that the World Championships are taking place just across the US / Canadian Border in Mont Saint Anne, next weekend. Details

	Wheels of Fire - Rockhopper Video Contest So you wanna win one of 10 Specialized 2011 Rockhopper Comps and a shot at the $2011 Grand Prize? (Dumb question!). Read on for the the lowdown. Details

	Bearclaw Crankworx Darren Berrecloth and his Specialized SX had the Crankworx competition in the bag until an unplanned dismount earned him a trip to the hospital and an unplanned fishing trip. See the action from The Claw's point of view. Exclusive Video

	Fränk Schleck: Wedding and now Vuelta a España Fränk Schleck will start the Vuelta a España this Saturday with extra motivation following the marriage to his wife Martine. They already had a civil wedding earlier in the year, but married in a church Saturday in Luxembourg. Details

	Five NICA Riders Selected for UCI Worlds Five riders from the National Interscholastic Cycling Association program have been selected to represent the USA on the junior national team at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, September 1-5 in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada. Details

	Leadville Trail 100 Team Specialized rider Rebecca Rusch repeated her victory at the Leadville Trail 100, setting a new course record in the process, and Specialized Factory Racing Rider Todd Wells overcame a mishap to round out the men's podium in third. Details

	Dealer Grant Program and the Tahoe Rim Trail “If only we could do this every day… think of the trails!” piped a voice from the back of the Specialized van as we returned to camp, exhausted but fulfilled. It was a sentiment that the group of 103 at the Lake Tahoe Mountain Biking Trail Fest (MTB Tahoe) definitely shared. In four hard hours, we had built almost two-thousand feet of multi-use trail at Daggett Summit—multi-use trails, but built by bikers for bikers, so we managed to sneak in MTB features and fun wherever we could. Details

	Rockhopper Video Contest Want to win a new 2011 Specialized Rockhopper Comp mountain bike? We're giving away 10 of these bikes, plus a chance to win the grand prize, $2011 in cash! We'll release all the details on Thursday, August 12th. To be among the first to know, follow us on Twitter @iamspecialized. More info

	Wells and Overend Win National Titles It was age before beauty at the USA National Mountain Bike Championships, where two veteran Specialized riders earned three titles between them. Todd Wells and the ageless Ned Overend administered riding lessons to the young guns. Report & Video

	72 Hours with Darren Berrecloth The life of a professional mountain biker is not all fun and games, even if you're Darren Berrecloth. Follow Darren through 72 hours around the Mountain Style competition in Chatel, France. Exclusive Video

	Tour Champion Contador to Join Saxo Bank Bjarne Riis announced today in Copenhagen that Spaniard Alberto Contador will join his Saxo Bank team for the next two years, 2011 and 2012. Details

	Specialized Technology Dominates Tour July 26, 2010 – Morgan Hill, CA Every bike company dreams of winning the Tour de France: Specialized realized its dream and took it one step further, with Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck riding their Specialized bikes to a 1-2 finish Sunday in Paris. This was the first-ever Maillot Jaune for the California company. Details

	Specialized Riders Contador and Schleck Go 1-2 in Tour In one of the most hotly contested Tours in decades, Alberto Contador, the Spanish Grand Tour specialist, fended off Andy Schleck in an epic duel between two pre-race favorites—riding Specialized bikes—to claim his third Tour de France victory. Details

	Cancellara WIns Final TT, Schleck Puts In Impressive Effort Team Saxo Bank dominated yet another day in sunny France when time trial World champion, Fabian Cancellara pulverized all of his competition on today's 52 kilometer time trial from Bordeaux to Pauvillac. The Swiss rider powered his Shiv Time Trial bike to his second stage win, the fourth for Team Saxo Bank during this year's Tour de France. Details

	Andy Schleck Tour Their Legs Off Andy Schleck rose above in stage 17 of the Tour de France by winning atop the Col de Tourmalet. Trailed only by the yellow jersey of Alberto Contador, the two put on a masterful display of climbing and "tour" the legs off everyone. Details

	Schleck Gambles on the Tourmalet to Win Tour Luxembourg's Andy Schleck is gambling everything on the Col du Tourmalet tomorrow to win his first Tour de France. He sits only eight seconds behind leader Alberto Contador and he needs to top the mythical climb ahead of Contador if wants to win the race. Details

	Contador: 'We're OK, Andy and Me.' Alberto Contador finished safely in his first stage as the Tour leader, despite the harshness of the course, where Team Astana once again did a great job starting from the first mountain pass, the Peyresourde, where attacks began. Also, the problem that emerged between Alberto and Andy Schleck (on Bales climb in stage 14) has been resolved. Details

	Contador Promises to Race with 'Intelligence' Alberto Contador (Astana) promises he will be race with his head not his heart in Thursday’s decisive summit finish to the Tourmalet. Details

	Andy Schleck Lives His Dream Luxembourg's Andy Schleck lived out one of his dreams by riding into the Tour de France's yellow jersey today in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. Powering a unique, custom-painted Tarmac SL3 bike, he attacked several times on the Madeleine climb and created what will be a head-to-head fight with Spain's Alberto Contador. Details

	Specialized AllRide Tour You’ve probably already seen the Internet video from Sea Otter in April, or heard the rumors through the chat rooms – if you haven’t, here it is - Specialized Bicycle Components is proud to announce their partnership with mountain bike legend Kirt Voreis in support of the Specialized AllRide Tour. Details

	Frank Schleck Solos to Victory Team Saxo Bank's Frank Schleck demonstrated great form prior to the Tour de France as he slipped away from the front group on today's third stage of Tour de Suisse from Sierre to Schwarzenburg and soloed to victory. Details

	Astana Ranked First in UCI Standings The Astana Cycling Team is placed as leader of the UCI world ranking team, with 624 points ahead of training Katusha, 575 points. Details

	Cancellara Takes Tour De Suisse Prologue Team Saxo Bank's Fabian Cancellara demonstrated impressive condition when he shot through the opening prologue of Tour de Suisse while teammate Jakob Fuglsang finished only 13 seconds behind. Details

	Fruita MTB Adventures On May 15th and 16th, the Stumpjumper Trail Crew traveled to Fruita Colorado for a weekend of singletrack. Sure it’s a tough job, but somebody’s got to do it. Details

	Contador Rides the Pave in Preparation for the Tour Alberto Contador held a press conference today a few kilometers from the finish of what will be the third stage of the 2010 Tour de France after riding the seven sectors of pavé included in the stage. Contador was joined by Oscar Pereiro and Benjamin Noval, as well as Peter van Petegem, a former Belgian professional and winner of 2003 double (Paris-Roubaix / Tour of Flanders), who acted as a guide for the Spaniards. Details

	Burry Stander Lands on the Podium in the Dalby Forest The week leading up to the first UCI World Cup for the 2010 was all about a successful Sea Otter campaign in USA followed by an interesting few days of Volcanic ash disrupted travel plans... Details

	Vinokourov powers to victory at Liège Alexander Vinokourov (Astana) powered to victory at Liège-Bastogne-Liège five years after he won in a dramatic, action-packed race across the Belgian Ardennes. Details

	Alberto Contador Press Conference before Liege Alberto Contador did today with his Astana teammates the recognition of the last 80 km of the Liege-Bastogne-Liege route, on a sunny day and spring temperatures, between 15 and 20 degrees. After training, Contador hold a press conference before the race where he gave his impressions of this great Classic. Details

	First win for Vinokourov in Italy By winning the 1st stage against the clock of the Tour of Trentino today, Alexander added for the first time to his plamares a victory in Italy. It is also his 4th success in a time trial since his comeback in August 2009. Details

	Contador: I found Huy even harder than I remembered Alberto Contador today did the last 60 km of the Fleche Wallonne and twice climbed the Wall of Huy, the emblematic finish of a race that he says, “I found it even harder than I remembered”. Details

	Contador Arrives in Liege after traveling 1900 km by car Alberto Contador arrived at the hotel today around, that his team booked for the week of the Ardennes classics, after nearly 24 hour journey by car between Santiago de Compostela, where yesterday won his third Tour of Castilla and León, and the Belgian city of Liege. Details...

	Specialized MTB Team Dominates Sea Otter … Again Specialized-sponsored athletes Stander, Wells, Sauser, Byberg, and Rusch all over the podium in 2010 MTB races. Details

	O'Grady back in full-flight, Paris-Roubaix next Australian Stuart O'Grady is back in top-form as evident by his work for Saxo Bank's Fabian Cancellara at the Ronde van Vlaanderen Sunday. O'Grady's work paved the way for Cancellara's eventual win and signalled him out as a favourite to repeat his Paris-Roubaix win. Details

	Live and Hotrock Featured on CBS Early Show Specialized was proud to be featured on the CBS Early Show as part of a story on the rise of bicycle commuting. The Globe Live received accolades as a city bike with style, and the Specialized Hotrock recognized as reliable ride for kids. Details

	Juan José Haedo takes another win for team Saxo Bank Team Saxo Bank continued on their path of success represented by Juan José Haedo who took a convincing sprint victory ahead of home ground favorite, André Greipel on the finish line of the 198 kilometer long race, Rund um Köln. Details

	Cancellara lines up for Ronde win – It is 'The right time.' Swiss Fabian Cancellara has won Milano-Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix and, he said, Sunday is finally 'the right time' to take the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Cancellara explained today, two days ahead of the race through northern Belgium, "I am in the right moment at the right time." Details

	Grivko tied for De Panne lead, 'Nothing can stop me.' Ukrainian Andriy Grivko fought driving rain and cold temperatures today in the Three Days of De Panne to put himself within striking distance of the general classification. The race ends with a short road stage and time trial tomorrow, three days ahead of the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Details

	Davis, one of Astana's cards for Ronde van Vlaanderen Australian sprinter Allan Davis will be one of Astana's cards in the Ronde van Vlaanderen Sunday in Belgium. He and the team is preparing this week at The Three Days of De Panne, where Enrico Gasparotto placed second in stage one. Details

	Cancellara getting better ahead of Flanders goal Fabian Cancellara is preparing for an assault on the Tour of Flanders Sunday in Belgium. The Swiss classics specialist reconnoitred the course Friday and is using this week to rest his engines. "With respect to Milano-Sanremo, my condition is better," said Cancellara. "I was not in top shape in Italy." Details

	Alex Rasmussen scratch race World Champion Team Saxo Bank's Alex Rasmussen who earlier this season won the time trial in Volta a Andalucia and put the world's greatest specialists behind him, took home the world championship in scratch race on home ground in Copenhagen: Details

	Jens Voigt first in Volta a Catalunya Team Saxo Bank's Jens Voigt secured yet another victory for the Danish team. Twice, the peloton passed the climb, Alt de Paumeres before descending to the finish line in Ascó on today's 209 kilometer long fourth stage of Volta a Catalunya where Team Saxo Bank's Lucas Sebastian Haedo took off early with six other riders and formed the longest lasting break of the stage. Details

	Matti Breschel wins Dwars door Vlanderen in great style Team Saxo Bank totally dominated Dwars door Vlaanderen and Matti Breschel took the win in convincing style. Today, Team Saxo Bank took on the series of Belgian Spring races by participating in the 204 kilometer long race, Dwars door Vlaanderen with Fabian Cancellara, Frank Høj, Kasper Klostergaard, Anders Lund, Matti Breschel and Gustav Larsson and Baden Cooke who won the race in 2002. Details

	Cancellara Lacked 'something' in San Remo, but confident Saxo Bank's Fabian Cancellara fought bravely in Milano-Sanremo today to repeat his 2008 victory, but came up short in the final kilometres. "I think we had great team-work, though I am not satisfied by my own performance. I still need the confidence for the coming races. The form is there, but I am missing a little something," Cancellara explained. Details

	Riis reflects on importance of San Remo Team Saxo Bank supported Matti Breschel to an 11th place at Milano-Sanremo today. Breschel had the voice of Sports Director Torsten Schmidt coming through his earpiece, but also Team Manager Bjarne Riis. "When I am here I am in it. I give what I am good at, and I use my skills and my ideas," said Riis. "That's how to be a team, you use the resources you have to be stronger." Details

	SEÑOR NICE GUY Contador Vaults into Paris-Nice Lead Alberto Contador (Astana) fired his pistol shot across the finish line to win Thursday’s decisive mountain stage and take yellow jersey at the 68th Paris-Nice, but brutally cold temperatures kept the two-time Tour de France from burning up the roads like he’s accustomed to. Details

	Voigt takes yellow at Paris-Nice; Contador on the attack The indefatigable Jens Voigt surged into the overall lead at Paris-Nice in Wednesday’s weather-shortened third stage that saw Alberto Contador go on the attack. Details

	2010 Stumpjumper BRAIN, FSR and Travel Adjust Technology This video shows off the 2010 Stumpjumper's terrific armament of technology - BRAIN, FSR suspension linkage and the S140TA fork - that make it the incredible trail bike that it is. Check one out at a Specialized dealer near you. Video

	Contador's Algarve win caps strong season debut The first person Alberto Contador hugged after securing overall victory Sunday at the 36th Volta ao Algarve was Astana’s chiefmechanic. Details...

	Contador soars into Algarve lead With a dramatic stage victory in Friday’s third stage at the Volta ao Algarve, Alberto Contador emphatically erased any doubt about him or his Astana teammates. Details...

	Dealer Grant Program Benefits First Recipient The Specialized Dealer Grant program has been up and running for just under 3 months and it has already made significant strides in helping locally-based charities make a difference in their communities. Details

	Pedaling: NYC Specialized is proud to support PEDALING: NYC. Equipped with only two wheels and a love of communing, social-savvy hosts embark on culinary bike tours throughout the New York City metropolitan area - exploring each unique neighborhood's vibrant characters, scenic destinations, and memorable rides. Watch Video