Over 800 top notch professional and amateur cyclists will compete on Southern California for the 2010 San Dimas Stage Race scheduled March 19-21, 2010 which will be hosted by SC Velo, a local bike club.

The race is composed of three stages which includes a Kids Race on its last day. The San Dimas Stage Race is an important event in preparation for the Redlands Classic and the USA Cycling National Race Calendar.

Stage 1 sponsored by Glendora Chevrolet follows a 3.8 mile course going up Glendora Mountain Road (GMR) consisting of individual time trials. The first rider will start at 9:00 A.M. and the last rider in the late afternoon.

Stage 2 sponsored by San Dimas Hospital will be done around Bonelli Park in a 7.5 mile circuit course. For the Pro & Elite Men category, the riders will be making a number of loops around…

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American cyclist Floyd Landis is currently on the Wanted list by French authorities after being linked to a hacking incident at an anti-doping laboratory.

Landis was a teammate of Lance Armstrong during the latter’s Tour de France winning streak from 2002 to 2004. He had also won the yellow jersey back in 2006, but was later suspended from further competing in pro cycling events due to a positive dope test.

The incriminating dope test was administered to Landis after his victory in the 17th stage of the 2006 Tour de France, which incidentally was supposed to secure the title for him, had the dope test not come back positive. The American rider had protested his innocence, adding that the anti-doping laboratory was biased and incompetent.

Now, it seems that he’s in more trouble than before, as Landis is being accused of hacking into the laboratory’s computer system to get access to…

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Taking over SRAM Rival groupset for entry level is the new SRAM Apex, which is will release to combat against Shimano’s 105 groupset. Although a beginner groupset, the SRAM Apex will use most of the same features other SRAM groupsets offer, which includes Zero Loss shifting, DoubleTap brake and shift levers, and exact actuation.

The SRAM Apex Groupset is labeled under WiFLi, which stands for Wider, Faster and Lighter. Wider comes from the crankset and cogs, giving a larger range of gears, faster due to the double crankset, and since the groupset only weighs 2,435 grams, this is where lighter comes into play, and is 105 grams lighter than the Shimano 105. Shipments will hit manufacturers in April, and retailers in June. Retail price is yet to be determined.

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Raleigh is concerned what the market wants with the Raleigh RX 1.0 2011 Cyclocross Bike, well as far as colors go. Posted on Raleigh’s facebook page is two color options of the Raleigh RX 1.0 2011 Cyclocross Bike, a green and silver. As of now, Raleigh would like some feedback on what you think, and don’t be afraid to let them know exactly what they want.

Source: BikeRumor…

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Ashley Moolman Pasio of Team Biogen Toyota seems to be unstoppable so far as she constinues to extend her winning streak to four straight victories, with her newest title captured in the Ninety Niner event last weekend.

The female cyclist had previously won the Pick n Pay The Star Fast One, the Berge en Dale Super Classic and the VW EP Herald Classic events. This year, the Ninenty Niner race’s distance was increased from 99 km to 108 km and held in a slightly different course.

The race started with the Elite women joining the Veteran men’s group and has splitted during the climb barely before the 100 km point. Mollman Pasio, together with teammate Annette Schoeman, lead the race in reaching the summit beating Swedish national champion Jennie Stenerhag of Alpha Pharm.

Stenerhag was able to catch up during the descent, but was not able to keep…

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Luke Roberts of Team Milram has expressed his plans on going for a strong finish to the upcoming Classics and Giro d’Italia events this season.

The highest place South Australian, Luke Roberts (Milram) made a huge start this season landing him fifth on the UCI world rankings. He hopes to maintain his great shape up to the upcoming Spring Classics on to his second Grand Tour appearance of his career at the Giro d’Italia.

He hopes that his experience when he was with Team CSC racing with Fabian Cancellara and Stuart O’Grady when they won will help him in winning now in Milram. He will soon set off on a Spring Calendar featuring Milan-Sanremo (March 20), Gent-Wevelgem (March 28), the Tour of Flanders (April 4) and Paris-Roubaix (April 11).

Roberts had expected to turn up in Adelaide still in fine form. “Finishing last season early meant I could put in…

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Edvald Boasson Hagen of Team Sky maintains his spot as the overall leader in the Tour of Oman as he wins the third stage of the event last Tuesday.

Boasson Hagen finished in front of Danilo Napolitano (Katusha) and Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions), showing that he wasn’t planning on relinquishing his hold on the leader’s jersey anytime soon. The 22-year old star of Team Sky is currently in top form and looking to add to his 2009 accomplishments, which include victories at the Tour of Britain, Ghent-Wevelgem, and a stage win at the Giro d’Italia.

Team Sky did a good job of delivering Hagen to the finish, as they had to fight and pull back a four-man breakaway while nearing the final stretch. Teamwork and strategy did the job, as the Team Sky riders maintained their cool even as Gatis Smukulis (Ag2r), Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil), Laurent Mangel (Saur-Sojasun) and Ben King…

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