Stories by Steve Frothingham

• Posted: Sat, Apr 26th
  Tour de Georgia 2008 Stage 6 Live Updates
  10:20 PM: Stage 6 Live CoverageRace starts at 11:00 a.m. ET 11:02 AM: Good ...
• Posted: Fri, Apr 18th
  Michael Ball: Georgia's promoters had one condition,"Don't freak us out."
  Rock Racing team owner Michael Ball said Friday that his team earned an invite to the Tour de Georgia based on just one simple condition. "They said, 'can you conduct yourselves in a way that doesn't freak us out?' " Ball said in a conference call with reporters. He said ...
• Posted: Fri, Apr 11th
  Rock Racing sues to get into Tour de Georgia
  Rock Racing is suing the Tour de Georgia's owner and its organizing company, asking to be let into the race that starts April 21. The team's owner, Rock Racing LLC, filed a complaint April 8 asking for an injunction against the race's owner — the Tour de Georgia Foundation, ...
• Posted: Fri, Apr 11th
  U.S. Open postponed until next year
  The U.S. Open of Cycling, whose inaugural event last year will be remembered for its epic snowy conditions and network television coverage, will not take place this year, the race's promoter said Friday. The event was run last year in Virginia. Promoters
• Posted: Tue, Apr 8th
  Trek announces an end to deal with Greg LeMond
  Trek Bicycle Corp. is dropping LeMond Bicycles from its line and going to court to sever a 13-year licensing agreement with three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, Trek president John Burke told employees Tuesday morning. Burke cited LeMond's public comments regarding ...
• Posted: Fri, Apr 4th
  Jonathan Page has a new team
  Cyclocross racer Jonathan Page will race for the Wisconsin-based Planet Bike team next season, after earlier negotiating an end to his two-year contract with his European team Sunweb/Projob. Page, who won a silver medal at the cyclocross world championships in 2007, will ...
• Posted: Tue, Apr 1st
  Domestic road explainer:
  For domestic road racers, the road to the top is a long one. USA Cycling's National Racing Calendar includes 35 events across 23 states, stretching from the Amgen Women's Criterium, held during the Tour of California in February, through to the Priority Health Grand Cycling ...
• Posted: Fri, Mar 21st
  This Week in Pro Cycling - March 21, 2008
  Dear Readers, Welcome to the latest edition of The Prologue, the weekly summary of news from the world of professional cycling by your friends at VeloNews.com. Once again I'm ...
• Posted: Tue, Mar 18th
  No more Rock, no more rolling for Cipollini
  Mario Cipollini’s relationship with the American team Rock Racing has ended, and the Italian is quashing rumors that he might jump into this weekend’s Milan-San Remo for a different team. “Unfortunately I've had to end my relationship with the American Rock Racing team ...
• Posted: Fri, Mar 14th
  This Week in Pro Cycling - March 14, 2008
  Dear Readers,Welcome to the latest edition of The Prologue, VeloNews.com's regular summary of the news from the world of competitive cycling. This week I am filling in for your usual host, VeloNews.com Senior ...
• Posted: Mon, Mar 10th
  Cyclists are remembered by friends and teammates.
  Grieving cyclists, friends and family in California's Bay Area are planning memorial services for two road racers struck and killed by a sheriff's deputy's patrol car on Sunday. Matt Peterson was a driven 30-year-old Cat 4 who competed in 24-hour mountain bike races and ...
• Posted: Fri, Mar 7th
  Explainer: How can the UCI punish Paris-Nice riders?
  Earlier this week, UCI president Pat McQuaid emailed pro racers warning they could be fined or banned from future UCI events — including the world championships — if they race in next week’s Paris-Nice stage race. Paris-Nice's owner, ASO, ...