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On the W&OD Trail (photo by Tracy A Woodward/Washington Post)

Katie Mactier (Value Act Capital), riding for Australian National Team, won today’s 3.9km Prologue at the 24th Tour de l’Aude. The 33-year old former World Champion in the 3k Pursuit (2005) found the flat profile of the course ideal for her talents.

Mactier, who is making her first appearance on the roads of the Tour de l‘Aude, covered the distance in 5:02:78.

La Dorada, Colombia — Rock Racing’s Oscar Sevilla was awarded for his consistency Thursday at the Vuelta a Colombia.

The Spaniard pulled on the green jersey of points classification leader after finishing third in the 83.8-mile (135 km) race from San Francisco to La Dorada. The podium finish – his fourth Top 10 finish of the event – put him three points ahead of John Fredy Garcia (UNE).

The 24th edition of the Tour de l'Aude Feminin begins today. The race began because of the passion and audacity of one man, Jean Thomas.

Russellville, Ark. — Team Type 1’s Glen Chadwick soloed to victory on the opening stage of the inaugural Tour of Arkansas Thursday while his teammate, Moises Aldape, finished third.

Chadwick won the “Epic Road Race,” a 110-mile (177 km) race that featured 10,592 feet of climbing. In doing so, he scored his first victory of the season and the seventh win of the year for Team Type 1.

Bicycle Polo has been around since 1891, with its first match being played in Ireland. Having been an Olympic demonstration sport in 1908, there is now a push for the sport to be included in 2012 games.

With the burgeoning number of fixies, it was only a matter of time before an urban version of the sport became popular.

Today, William Lobdell of the LA Times profiled Anne Hjelle, a 35-year old mountain biker from Mission Viejo, who was attacked by a mountain lion 4 years ago while riding with a friend.

Lobdell writes:

In our continuing celebration of Bike to Work Week (BTWW), not to mention Bike Month (May), below are some interesting tidbits I recently came across.

Fold-able...How About Row-able

Recently, Pippa Wysong of Medscape, an online medical journal [requires registration], sat down with out-going WADA President, Dick Pound, to get his take on the recent Major League Baseball steroids controversy and other key issues swirling around the shadow landscape of performance-enhancing drugs in sports.

TFK partners with IMBA to host a full-day conference for TFK chapter leaders and interested attendees prior to the IMBA World Summit
San Rafael, Calif. - May 14, 2008 - Trips for Kids National (TFK) today announced it is hosting a Pre-Conference for TFK chapters in conjunction with the 2008 International Mountain Bicycling Association's (IMBA) World Summit taking place in Park City, Utah, this coming June.