Spaniard takes sterling victory over Vinokourov and Sastre.

This weekend the women's World Cup returns to Sweden and the small town of Vårgårda.

PodiumCafe: Klasikoa Donostea :: San Sebastian -- LIVE....!

Action starts at 5:45 Pacific or thereabouts.

American looks forward to Spanish race as he preps for Vuelta.

First major event in the state since the Coors Classic.

A recap of the key riders who made this years race what it was; from the attackers to the GC threats.

The wide, rectangular four corner loop offered safe racing conditions, but a slight gradient on the finishing straight with a corresponding slight decline on the back side of the course was enough to sap the strength out of the legs.

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Lance Armstrong drew the curtain down on an amazing career in top-class international cycling last Sunday as a hero to his devoted followers but much less so to the sceptics.

RadioShack rider finishes seventh in prologue time trial.

US national champion Dave Zabriskie's bike is not easy to miss with its distinctive stars and stripes design.

Getting ready for two world championships in coming weeks.

“They treated us like criminals, like animals. They took Bart out of the shower, made us sign some papers and took us away.”  - Jeroen Blijlevens Kadisco

Leader Peter Latham (BISSELL).

Tied for sixth, 34 seconds behind leader in Tour of the Catskills.

VeloNation: Brian Nygaard talks about origins of the new team out of Luxembourg.

Quick fast food chain posited as a possible title sponsor.

Health problem still undiagnosed, will still have a place within team.

What grade did Twisted give us?

Up close with the latest in Felt driven technology.

Mike Friedman (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda) throws some beans to fans.

The show is entitled “Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle,” and it opened on May 13 and will run until August 15, 2010.

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BWN: Schleck wins in Sint-Niklaas.

The 25-year-old Andy Schleck won Friday’s natourcriterium in Sint-Niklaas.

After two years of speculation, a new eight-day Colorado stage race is set to roll out in August or September 2011.

Close your eyes and imagine a perfect day on the bike, and it will match very closely to riding in the Basque Country.

A Guide to understanding this race.

Andy's already talking about winning next year.

HTC-Columbia are confident that Kanstantsin Sivtsov can upset the big names on show at Saturday's Clasica San Sebastian.

Elder brother confirms decision to leave Saxo Bank and is grateful to team management.

Brothers Andy and Frank Schleck have confirmed that they will be leaving Saxo Bank to join a new team based in Luxembourg.

“They treated us like criminals, like animals. They took Bart out of the shower, made us sign some papers and took us away.”  - Jeroen Blijlevens Kadisco

In broad strokes, the route runs from Geneva to Nice. Along the way, it hugs the French border with Italy and takes in the highest cols in the French Alps.

A great bike shop is also a shrine, cathedral and museum for the sport.

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Karl Menzies (OUCH) on his way to winning 2009 Alexian Brothers Tour of Elk Grove.

Kiserlovski joins the Kazakhs, with Menchov and Arroyo also in the frame.

Slovenian claiming of poorly conducted tests and illness.

RBA Mini-View: Jim Felt Talks Bike & Aero Tech.

The man behind the logo speaks about all things road, plus your chance to win a Garmin jersey.

Felt has filled in a long-standing gap in its off-road range with the introduction of the 2011 Edict, a carbon fibre full-suspension cross country racer with just 100mm of travel, and weighing just over 2kg (4.4kg) with rear shock.

It almost does it all!

BikeRadar: Take a Nice Ride in Minnesota.

Bike sharing is gaining ground in US cities with programs in Washington DC, Boston and Denver. The newest adopters are the Twin Cities of St Paul-Minneapolis in Minnesota.

NBC: Landis rides in Catskills race, gets applause.

Where do you dream of riding?

Rebellin was ordered to return his road race silver medal from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing after a retroactive test on his sample from the Games.

FatCyclist: The Argument for Recklessness.

How ironic that I’d be just fine when riding aggressively, but crash once I got cautious.

CCN: GS élan sponsored weekly rides.

The GS élan team kicked off their weekly women only training ride.

Life is an adventure, so why would I go back to Spain when I could go explore a part of the world I’ve never seen before?

Stagiaire Season Begins, Quick Step for San Sebastian: Barredo Defends; Chavanel Out, RadioShack Adjusts Schedule After Vuelta Snub, Wiggins to Tour of Britain...

Previously two of the best US professional road cyclists and TdF winners.

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Tour runner-up and brother leave team.

The race featured 8 riders from the Tour de France.

He is being given the chance to run with the pros. Cole House is officially a stagiaire for BMC.

“They treated us like criminals, like animals. They took Bart out of the shower, made us sign some papers and took us away.”  - Jeroen Blijlevens Kadisco

4. A Nerd and His New Bike.

Beat the Bookie: Clasica Ciclista San Sebastion.

Will it be a Spaniard?  They have won the last five of six editions, but a longer view shows them having won ten of the twenty eight.

Italian DS explains that Contador worked on win and new team at Tour.

The rolleurs and sprinters ride into the second half of the U.S. season this weekend as the Tour of Elk Grove takes place Friday through Sunday northwest of Chicago.

Liquigas sprinter set to join Belgian team.

Capo now sit comfortably among the top couple of clothing manufacturers in cycling...

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When I left school my first job was apprentice machine tool engineer with a large bearing manufacturer in Luton, England.

BWN: Bicycle Racing News July 29, 2010.

2011 Giro d’ Italia will start and end in Turin, broken arm won’t affect Sanchez’s season, Chicchi to Quick Step in 2011 and more….

Ryder: nice report card.

So, what were the riders actually protesting?

PEZ: Euro Trash Thursday!

Talented young riders get a chance to impress at ProTour level.

Koerber, Pendrel, Gould in the midst of a standout season.

The 2011 Giro d'Italia will start in Turin May 7 with a team time trial, the city and organiser RCS Sport announced today.

Kelly Boniface is one of my favorite race buddies. We were working on our game face. She wins.

Bicycle companies will benefit from lower tariffs on tubing, speedometers, road and hydraulic disc brakes and certain rims and cranks.

"Give up is never a word in my dictionary."

Recent additions hint to possible signees for 2011. Plus: Contador update.

Liquigas-Doimo rider's fate finally looks sealed after sitting in limbo since May.

The Explainer looks at laws that prosecutors might be considering when investigating Floyd Landis’ allegations against Lance Armstrong and others.

The Battenkill winner will step up from the Holowesko Partners development team to the big show.

In North Carolina the Asheville Breakfast and Black Mountain Rotary Club is presenting the WNC Grand Prix Festival this Friday and Saturday.

The erstwhile Dane spent much of the Tour answering media questions about his next team sponsor and what he’s going to do if (when) Fränk and Andy Schleck leave to start their own team.

Positive for EPO and an aromatase inhibitor.

With the tour over many of us in non cycling crazy countries will be lamenting the absence of daily race coverage.

Successful Tour for broadcaster despite wavering US challenge.

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The Tour champion’s decision not to re-sign with Astana makes waves for silly season.

Contador Keeping his Option Openn Petacchi is keeping quiet about the latest doping investigation, Tome Danielson among starters at Tour de Pologne....

The new F1 weighs just 800g in a 56cm frame.

Alessandro Petacchi silent on doping accusations, Specialized celebrates Tour successes, Floyd Landis to race in New York and more….

Russell Downing produced a storming late kick to win the final stage of the Tour de Wallonie, and also secured the overall victory in the process.

This year’s Vuelta could well be decided on the slopes of a new climb that’s already being compared to the fearsome Angliru and Monte Zoncolan.

Irish rider to target Tour of Poland.

The attitude the company has to such incidences is also interesting to learn.

Felt Bicycles held its press launch yesterday at its company headquarters in Irvine, California, touting several new platforms—four to be exact.

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CN: Bruyneel apologizes for unprofessional Tweet.

Team director to apologize to UCI president.

A series of equipment disasters have been a contributory factor.

Still ready to tackle the Clásica de San Sebastián Saturday.

Tour of the Catskills race in upstate New York starting on Friday.

Tour winner could team-up with Bjarne Riis.

The 2010 Tour de France came down to just two riders and one mountain.

Thor Hushovd (Cervelo)  won the natourcriterium in Roeselare. In the final sprint, he left Jurgen Van den Broeck and Fabian Cancellara behind.

"It was about doing what was right. It was about doing what allowed me to live my life OK with me. So whatever the reaction is, I hope it's good. I hope people want to know the truth, but that wasn't really my main concern." - Floyd Landis ABCNews

Cutest young woman at Tour de France?

Former Tour winner lists ways to fight doping.

Green jersey winner Alessandro Petacchi is not taking questions about recent doping allegations, which are ‘too general,’ his lawyer says.

Enigmatic star ready for another shot at glory.

New F1 frame is just 800g, value-priced F3 and F5.

Federal prosecutors handling an investigation into cheating in professional cycling have subpoenaed documents from an arbitration case that sought to prove that Lance Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs.

The 24-year-old Dutchman crossed the line solo and was shortly followed by Saxo Bank’s Andy Schleck. Schleck beat Tour de France winner Alberto Contador in the sprint for second.

So what's going on with Team Type 1?

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Katusha rider still doesn't know the cause of his heart attack.

Marc De Maar lends a helping hand on Archie Briggs.

Cath Cheatley and Luis Amaran continue to lead the NRC individual standings.

Spanish PM praises 'tenacity' of Tour winner Contador.

Blazing Saddles: The Cruel and Unusual History of the Tour de France.

No rest for the weary, especially when there’s money to be made. The peloton is barely catching its breath following the Tour de France before clicking back into gear with more racing this weekend.

RadioShack team manager judges 2010 Tour.

1 ROBERT MILLAR 2,900 points
2 Tom Simpson 2,545 points
3 Chris Boardman 1,965 points
4 Mark Cavendish 1,585 points.

The France 2 television channel has expressed its satisfaction with the audience figures from this year’s Tour de France.

Following Tyler Farrar’s Felt from dawn to dusk.

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BWN: Bicycle Racing News July 27, 2010.

Contador returns to acclaim in Spain, Frank Schleck to race Thursday, good week for USA juniors in Europe, post-Tour crit news and more…..

Armstrong and his team-mates were forced to change his shirt during the final stage of the Tour de France.

The second instalment of the "true" story behind the events of this year's race.

11. Chris Horner - RadioShack 
33. Tyler Farrar - Garmin-Transitions 
42. Lance Armstrong - RadioShack 
48. George Hincapie - BMC 
79. Levi Leipheimer - RadioShack .

Says team would have beaten Contador otherwise, won’t talk about 2011 plans.

Fränk Schleck (Saxo Bank) will return to racing this week in a criterium in Luxembourg and will start the Vuelta a España.

It wasn’t supposed to happen this way.

On a rest day and they’re not used to eating lunch because they are normally on the bikes (racing) they (the riders) cannot eat completely differently, so they just take a light meal...

Missy Erickson catches the bug in Minnesota.

This year’s Tour brought us a two-way rivalry of the sort we haven’t seen in some time.

Tour winner says he’s unlikely to take on the Schlecks in September.

Spanish rider latest to be sanctioned.

The United Kingdom’s Sport performance director Peter Keen says the Sky team’s Tour de France efforts may put Olympic dreams at risk.

Shoes of the stars plus more bikes & parts and the RBA TdF survey results. Special added value primate edition....

Racing duo spends time in Massachusetts and Colorado.

FL Carbon stem.

"Light and responsive with impressive braking – a cracking upgrade "

"It was about doing what was right. It was about doing what allowed me to live my life OK with me. So whatever the reaction is, I hope it's good. I hope people want to know the truth, but that wasn't really my main concern." - Floyd Landis ABCNews

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PodiumJen Reports: Tales from le podium at the Tour de France.

VeloNews columnist Jennifer Caudill answers some FAQs about the life of a podium girl, and gives her opinion of the Tour de France podium wardrobe.

Chris brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the table when he meets with his athletes. Over 23 seasons, he has become a Category 1 racer on the road and track and won multiple state road and track championships.

PodiumCafe: 2010 Tour de France Accountability Time!

Tour de France winner Alberto Contador (Astana) tops the latest update of the Union Cycliste Internationale's World Ranking, published on Monday afternoon.

"My favorite race of the year! The Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian!"

Seven-time winner felt a duty to finish despite bad luck and poor form.

"I really want to win the white jersey for a record fourth successive time."

CN: Roche extends with Ag2r.

Nicolas Roche has extended his contract with Ag2r-La Mondiale until the end of 2012. The Irishman has opted to resist the rumoured overtures of Team Sky to lengthen his stay with Vincent Lavenu’s squad, according to the French Cycling Federation.

Kal Szkalak and Mike Mueller.

Colt Peterson sprints to the win in stage four of the Tour de l'Abitibi.

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BWN: Bicycle Racing News: July 26, 2010.

Contador’s tour win moves him atop UCI rankings, transfers for Devolder & Greipel, Haussler back on the bike and more….

The "true" story behind the events of this year's Tour de France.

Team RadioShack’s fashion faux pax in stage 20 has not gone unnoticed by the UCI, which will open disciplinary proceedings against the team “for breaching the regulations governing riders’ clothing.”

“Ok people! Now it’s official! To be a race commisar, you don’t need brains but only know the rules! Their motto: “c’est le reglement!”

There continues to be much debate regarding the developments of stage 15, where Andy Schleck suffered a skipped chain in the midst of gapping Alberto Contador.

Fellow Spaniard hails Astana rider’s ability.

The Tour ended only a few hours ago, and my withdrawal symptoms are already setting in.

Local cyclists react to Lance Armstrong's final Tour de France.

Two cyclists will die on US roads on any given day, and on that same day close to a 100 motorists will be killed.

Owen Wilson. Garmin savior?

Flax replaces Loren Mooney, who has resigned from Rodale.

Armstrong’s RadioShack team tried to start Sunday’s final stage into Paris wearing special jerseys.

Response to Greg LeMond's blog.

Good news on this year's Tour.

A recovering Amber Neben spends some time on the stationary trainer, watching the Tour and imagining what if.

The market has shown great skepticism about calculated power measurement vs. direct force power measurement.

Trek, Pinarello and Lapierre. Team Radioshack's Trek Madone 6.9.

"It was about doing what was right. It was about doing what allowed me to live my life OK with me. So whatever the reaction is, I hope it's good. I hope people want to know the truth, but that wasn't really my main concern." - Floyd Landis ABCNews

OK, I’ll say it. This year’s Tour de France really left me feeling underwhelmed.

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Alberto Contador (Astana) has a few sips of bubbly to celebrate his third Tour victory.

VN: Kiesanowski, Tanner win Cascade Cycling Classic’s Downtown Criterium.

Tibco’s lead-out train delivers and Fly V’s Tanner gets his win after his stage 1 solo fell short. Abbott and Sutherland hold the GC leads.

Mara Abbot (PB&Co 2012) still reigns as Queen of the women's side of the Cascade Classic.

Sutherland brings yellow into final stage.

The final jerseys (l-r): Hossein Askari (Yellow Jersey - TPT), Ghader Mizbani (Mountains - TPT), Boris Shpilevskiy (Sprint - Russia).

After years of chasing, Michael Hutchinson finally secured the 10-mile competition record when he sliced just one second off the record in the Wolds RT event .

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Race officials rule that RadioShack team cannot race Tour's final stage in special "cancer awareness" jersey.

A look at history, Contador’s wins and team transfer rumors makes a long run of Contador Tour wins a difficult challenge.

Bobke has just enough energy left before he says au revoir...

George and fans.

"It was about doing what was right. It was about doing what allowed me to live my life OK with me. So whatever the reaction is, I hope it's good. I hope people want to know the truth, but that wasn't really my main concern." - Floyd Landis ABCNews

There are always a lot of laughs when talking with Alison Starnes  but don’t let the chuckles (and blonde hair) fool you, underneath is a serious and hard-working bike racer.

Robbie Ventura was Floyd Landis’ coach back in the day when Floyd was king of France– about 4 days, if I recall correctly.

It's hard to tell who was a bigger hit at the Tour de France this weekend...film star Cameron Diaz or three-time Tour winner Alberto Contador?

VeloNation: Alessandro Petacchi becomes second Italian ever to take Green Jersey.

Petacchi follows in the footsteps of Franco Bitossi....42 years later.

Canadian steps up to fill leader's role at Garmin-Transitions.

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@Gavia: Hey! Quit hogging the champagne!

VeloNation: Bjarne Riis - "I cried and I screamed."

Saxo Bank manager happy with Schleck's ride.

BWN: Tour de France Stage 19 Results....

PEZ: Tour de France Stage 19 Results....

CN: Tour de France Stage 19 Results....

Andy gave it a huge effort.

Galdeano offer his congratulations to Menchov on taking third place.

VeloNation: Walter Godefroot - "Van den Broeck has the capacities to win the Giro or Vuelta."

Admits that Tour de France victory could be a difficult goal.

Fränk Schleck is more than a brother and a podium threat — he’s also Andy’s roommate and mentor.

Abbott stretches overall lead in women's race.

Stage 19 start time: Saturday 10:25 CEST (1:25 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 14:00 CEST (5:00 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:06 CEST (8:06 AM PDT).

German ProTour team's woeful Tour continues.

CNA China: Tour of Qinghai Lake Photos Day 8.

Stage 8's podium - all the winners lined up.

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CN: Horner holds onto tenth overall.

RadioShack secure team classification.

Every year, a dozen or so riders hope to make the podium in Paris. But crashes, sickness and poor form thin the herd.

Garmin-Transitions rider moves past Rodriguez in TT.

Who does decide Andy Schleck's tactics?

Andy Schleck knew coming into today’s race against the clock that he needed to have the time trial of his life in order to take the yellow jersey from Alberto Contador.

"Function over form, maybe, but this does the comfort job well."

"I suffered more today than at any other time this year."

CN: Ribeiro suspended for two years for CERA.

Loses 2009 Tour of Portugal title.

Both men came to the Tour to work for others, but found themselves rising to the top as their leaders fell by the wayside.

"This year there were times when I wasn't exactly on top form, today  included."

George Hincapie with the awards presenter: his wife, Melanie, who is a former Tour hostess.

Rises above sub-par early season with injury to shine in Grande Boucle.

Former USPS team-mate and others detail accusations of doping, Landis apologises to public.

Further allegations against Armstrong.

The suit, which from some angles makes the rider look like a flying squirrel.

BMC's new Impec hits the global stage.

"I don't have any personal ambitions, I just have ambitions for the team. I'm trying to benefit the team the best and what benefited the team most was the team classification so that was what I was going for." - Chris Horner CyclingNews

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Stage 19 start time: Saturday 10:25 CEST (1:25 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 14:00 CEST (5:00 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:06 CEST (8:06 AM PDT).

McEwen hopes for better luck in Paris.

Procycling's Tour de France dispatches - stage 18.

Quote of the day: “When I saw Petacchi go I thought, bollocks, I’ve left it too late again.”

Aerobar inventor Boone Lennon flies to Bordeaux to help Schleck; Saxo Bank boss Riis declines.

The polka-dot jersey was decided Friday and the yellow jersey on Saturday, but the green jersey should come down to the final sprint into Paris.

Norwegian concedes defeat in points classification.

@Gavia: The clock, she is cruel, and time waits for no man.

A mass sprint in Bordeaux at the end of the 18th stage of the Tour de France.

Stage 18 departs Salies-de-Béarn at 12:55 CET (6:55am U.S. Eastern).
Live video should get underway from around 14:20 CET (8:20am U.S. Eastern).

CNA China: Tour de Qinghai Lake, Stage 7 Xihaizhen-Molezhen - Results and Photos - Shpilevskiy!....

Racing horses.

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Doctors, doping and allegations.

A crash mars the finish at the Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort.

Zach Bell shows how to do a track stand while at KBS training camp.

Schleck needs to beat Contador in the final time trial to take the yellow jersey, and that’s a tall order.

The brutal simplicity of climbing is one of its most appealing aspects. It’s you and your bike versus the hill. You push the pedals, you breathe hard and you make your ascent.

Set for highest-ever finish on Sunday.

"I don't have any personal ambitions, I just have ambitions for the team. I'm trying to benefit the team the best and what benefited the team most was the team classification so that was what I was going for." - Chris Horner CyclingNews

After a one-month break, the second half of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup gets under way in Champéry this weekend.

The Kiwi will head overseas next week after wrapping up the Cascade Classic.

Belgian rubs shoulders with Nicolas Sarkozy on his way to his nation's best Tour finish in 24 years.

55/60+: San Marcos 55/60+ race preview.

It looks to be a big battle with Swami's bringing to the table Mike Birditt and that happy wanderer Warren Wicks.

The pack rides during the 18th stage of the Tour de France on Friday.

This week’s Ride is about the Tour that was.

Saturday's time trial will be the last real race day for 2010. Here's some more of the TT product that you'll see in action....

CN: Cavendish dedicates win to Renshaw.

Manxman also reveals that a fever almost forced him to abandon in Pau.

Edwin Gardner a well known cycling advocate for the Charleston, SC peninsula was struck by a Jeep Wednesday morning.

Sastre is anti-brat.

Something about Stage 17 took me back to Rocky 2.

France’s Women’s downhill ski team swapped skis for bikes this week to train on the velodrome at the World Cycling Centre (WCC) in Aigle, Switzerland.

Yellow jersey wearer Alberto Contador turned a slight shade of pink Friday after meeting Hollywood stars Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise.

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Stage 18 departs Salies-de-Béarn at 12:55 CET (6:55am U.S. Eastern).
Live video should get underway from around 14:20 CET (8:20am U.S. Eastern).

@Gavia: A sprint stage into the wine country. Hey! Pass that bottle over here. No hogging the vino!

"I don't have any personal ambitions, I just have ambitions for the team. I'm trying to benefit the team the best and what benefited the team most was the team classification so that was what I was going for." - Chris Horner CyclingNews

Chris Horner rode into the top 10 on the Tourmalet and bolstered RadioShack’s team GC lead.

They said that Andy Schleck needed to win Stage 17 by a big margin to capture the Tour de France. Just don’t tell that to Schleck, or his team.

Cummings never so happy to have a kettle, regrets Giro-Tour double.

PEZ: Tour de France Stage 17 Results....

Yahoo!: Tour de France Stage 17 Results....

Schleck, second behind the Spaniard in the Tour last year, is weaker in time trials and the Astana rider will be a massive favourite to extend his advantage in Saturday's pivotal 52km time trial between Bordeaux and Pauillac.

Matt paces Jurgen Van Den Broeck in the Tour mountains.

Stage 17 start time: Thursday 12:15 CEST (3:15 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 12:30 CEST (3:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:20 CEST (8:20 AM PDT).

Expect a throwdown between Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador on the Col du Tourmalet.

Marc De Maar (UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis) crosses the line with teammate Rory Sutherland behind in second.

Six time polka-dot jersey winner decries the lack of overall contenders in classification.

Cycling tips from Qinghai - wear a helmet in case you hit a Yak.

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RadioShack rider downplays performance.

Spaniard chimes in on cycling's "unwritten rules."

I’m just a week away from a very private life says 7-time Tour champion

The U.S. Military’s cycling team’s Capt. Ian Holt spent his last night in a missile control center last week and VeloNews was there.

German expects to return for 2011 season if not sooner.

Alberto Contador (Astana) is hoping this custom painted - and immaculately prepared - Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL3 will carry him to his third Tour de France victory.

He was the first Colombian to wear the polka dot jersey at the Tour de France.

It was like some Euro version of a drunken Woodstock with all these Euro-schloogs that were as hammered as a tent stake at the circus.

CN: Bikes of the Tour de France - What the pros are riding.

Pinarello, Look, Orbea and Fuji; Caisse d'Epargne's asymmetrical Pinarello Dogma.

BMC, Merckx, Kuota and Focus; BMC's new Impec hits the global stage.

Hey. Whatcha doing on November 7 this year?

Lance Armstrong changed the course of American cycling more than any rider in the history of the sport.

The final day of the Pyrenees in this year’s Tour de France shook up the Top 10 enough to put two Pacific Northwest riders in the top 10.

A spectator offers a bottle of water as Lance Armstrong climbs towards Tourmalet pass during the 16th stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday.

Sutherland, Abbott lead GC before Mt. Bachelor summit finish.

Former US Postal Service rider appears likely to provide details.

Describing human misery. That’s what Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen do best.

American Floyd Landis admitted drug use.

Fans of Lance Armstrong have remained a common sight at the Tour de France.

According to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time, Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret procedure.

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Stage 17 start time: Thursday 12:15 CEST (3:15 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 12:30 CEST (3:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:20 CEST (8:20 AM PDT).

Expect a throwdown between Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador on the Col du Tourmalet.

@Gavia: The Tour likes the Tourmalet so much that this year, they're doing it twice.

If Andy Schleck doesn’t drop Alberto Contador during Stage 17 tomorrow, no one will be able to say, “But there’s plenty of racing left to be done.” Time’s up.

A Col du Tourmalet mountain top finish? I must have died and gone to cycling heaven.

PodiumCafe: Know Your Tour! Stage 17 - What's In a Climb?

Canadian Ryder Hesjedal confirmed today that he extended his contract with Garmin-Transitions for three more years.

Menchov will show the world just why he's called 'The Silent Assassin.'

Drama, attacks, surprises, scandal and pain - the 2010 Tour de France rollercoaster ride has continued into its third week just as it started on Saturday, July 3 in Rotterdam.

Hors categorie horses.

The humble bottom bracket (BB) gets subjected to some of the most intense and punishing conditions of any system on the bike.

Andy Schleck says that he must attack on the Tourmalet if he is to have any hope of finishing the race in yellow.

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An early attack on Tourmalet. 24 hours early.

Transfer season intensifies, Boonen parties just days after surgery, Landis races Cascade and more…

Levi Leipheimer's SRAM time trial chainrings.

Liquigas’s Brian Vandborg is riding his second Tour.

Warning! This is not you average Tour post.

Rabobank reportedly courts Breschel, chasing Sanchez.

French riders have an additional twelve month option.

"Comfortable lightweight bar for the lighter or more leisurely rider."

The book's true value is its very detailed insider account of stuff I care about.

BSNYC: Street Justice - Crime and Punishment

A tough cold stage - but still a beautiful backdrop.

Alison Powers (Team VBF) wins Cascade Cycling Classic prologue ahead of Tara Whitten (Keller Rorhback) and Alison Starnes (TIBCO/To The Top).

There's never been anything like this for the non-pro rider.

Rider apologises for any unintended insult.

Bicycle Retailer & Industry News will announce its Top 100 Retailers for 2010 at the industry’s leading North American trade show.

Lance Armstrong  showed he had the "spirit of a fighter" after he left many of his young rivals trailing behind during the gruelling 199.5-km 16th stage of the Tour de France.

I’m only allowed one bottle a week until I drop two kilos.

“The evidence [against Armstrong] will come from the investigation, and I believe it will be overwhelming.” - Greg LeMond Yahoo!

American Floyd Landis admitted drug use.

Fans of Lance Armstrong have remained a common sight at the Tour de France.

According to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time, Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret procedure.

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Fedrigo grabs third French victory in three days, Lance Armstrong tries to go out in blaze of glory, Chaingate is over and more….

Contador apologies for his attack, Schleck tells fans to stop jeering Spaniard.

We got one final day in the Pyrenees and four climbs to go.

Sastre still in the hunt for stage win.

Armstrong leads the break.

Earlier in the stage, the major break of the day took shape on the lower slopes of the Col du Tourmalet and steadily built up a healthy lead over the yellow jersey contenders.

Col du tourmalet - Altitude 2116 M.

Stage 16 start time: Tuesday 11:30 CEST (2:30 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 12:30 CEST (3:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:32 CEST (8:32 AM PDT).

ABC's Nightline to shadow the controversial cyclist.

Olympic gold medalist Marty Nothstein, former world champion Mari Holden and four-time US national champion Kimberly Baldwin will serve as ambassadors of breast cancer awareness.

Lennard Zinn has ideas as to why Andy Schleck’s chain came off on Monday’s stage in the Tour de France.

I’ve stopped laughing at the Radio Shack commercials because the chubby Alphonse guy is starting to remind me of myself.

UCI President Pat McQuaid welcomes Chinese delegation to World Cycling Center.

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Horner finished fifth, in the winning pack with Fedrigo and Team RadioShack teammate Lance Armstrong.

This seemingly unimportant stage nearly put a few of the riders in the top 10 overall in serious trouble.

Schleck and Contador are amicable again.

"The team is working for Nicolas," said team sports director, Vincent Lavenu.

Sky team boss Dave Brailsford has admitted his team has learned some harsh lessons at the Tour de France as team leader Bradley Wiggins continues to perform well below expectations.

“The evidence [against Armstrong] will come from the investigation, and I believe it will be overwhelming.” - Greg LeMond Yahoo!

The boss. Back for a day.

Lance Armstrong gets treated with great respect by our favorite English-language commentators. Today’s Stage 16 was a classic example.

CW: Tour's points leader, Petacchi investigated for doping....

Tour de France points leader, Alessandro Petacchi, is under investigation in Italy for doping, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper.

Lampre team backs Italian sprinter.

VeloNation: Contador rumored to be in negotiations with Riis, Specialized to be team sponsor?

Spaniard could replace the Schleck brothers.

"Effective aero upgrade but one with an unjustifiable price tag "

Older brother training again after collarbone surgery.

The new parts shed about 100 grams from the already svelte 2009 group, down to less than 1900 grams, while making some positive design changes in the process.

Saxo Bank veteran hit the tarmac in a freak accident that harks back to last year.

I was especially pleased to see that Contador employed the new "corporate fingerbang" insigniaway:

The Bahati Foundation is alive and well, but the race team that supports it will be undergoing a re-organization.

Giro winner suffering with bronchitis.

After the top a technical descent, the sunshine flickering through the trees makes it even more tricky.

Recent converts to the anti-Alberto brigade complain furiously about the Spaniard's supposed violation of cycling's "unwritten" rules, but it was Roche who was egregiously and violently shafted by his French teammate John Gadret.

Legal battle heats up.

"Fit, function and style means BBB gets top marks for these glasses"

Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond says he believes evidence against Lance Armstrong in a federal probe will be “overwhelming.”

BleacherReport: Contador Teaches Schleck a Cycling Lesson.

The convention is to not attack when a competitor has had a fall or mechanical failure.

American Floyd Landis admitted drug use.

TrueSlant: Nash Equilibrium, the Omerta Rule, and Doping in Cycling.

“During that Tour de France I personally witnessed George Hincapie, Lance Armstrong, Chechu Rubiera, and myself receiving blood transfusions."

Fans of Lance Armstrong have remained a common sight at the Tour de France.

According to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time, Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret procedure.

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Stage 16 start time: Tuesday 11:30 CEST (2:30 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 12:30 CEST (3:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:32 CEST (8:32 AM PDT).

Tourmalet above La Mongie climbs the ski slopes.

@Gavia:  Why is the final climb so far from the finish of this stage? Really, I don't pretend to know. Maybe it all turn out to be a stroke of genius.

Voeckler's happy hunting ground.

Voeckler win overshadowed by questionable yellow jersey grab, gallows humor for Lance Armstrong and more…

Luxembourg's Schleck said last Monday he had no enemies in the peloton and that he was friends with Contador, but today that changed.

Not smiling no more.

Mechanical changes outcome.

Riders are lined-out heading into the mountains - the pace was intense.

Stage 15 Earliest live video: 13:30 CEST (4:30 AM PDT); 
Approximate finish: 17:16 CEST (8:16 AM PDT).

Former Maillot Jaune warns current race leader not to dismiss challenge of Menchov and Sanchez.

From cranks to wheels to chainrings, the TdF pits are full of cool parts.

Ben Kersten of Australia won the Wells Fargo Twilight Criterium on Saturday, while Jonathion Cantwell finished second and Anibal Borrajo was third.

We cop some of the pork sausages the gingham 2CVs dispense but aren't man enough to eat them, the lady beside us graciously accepts them.

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Fair play important to new Tour leader.

The peloton has its own sense of justice, and if the riders feel that Contador was wrong, they may find ways within races to let him know.

PodiumCafe: Know Your Tour! Stage 16 - Where is Miss Manners When You Need Her?

One of the beautiful elements of cycling is the debate. Like so many other sports, we can find endless things to argue about.

After nearly two years of planning by organizers - and countless hours of training by participants - Centurion Colorado presented by Cervélo propelled nearly 900 riders away from the startline in Lyons, and onto the scenic and sometimes grueling roads of Boulder County, Colorado on Sunday.

ookwalter and Ballan heading to sign-in and the start of a hard stage.

Christophe Riblon, Nicolas Roche's team-mate shows his emotions as he wins yesterday's stage.

CN Tour tech: Fancy footwear at the Tour de France.

Nothing says 'Olympic champion' like the gold on Fabian Cancellara's (Saxo Bank) custom Specialized S-Works shoes.

"My case has nothing to do, for example, with someone like Ivan Basso. Evidence was attributed to me that wasn't mine, so I struggle to prove my innocence. I have never doubted that."- Alejandro Valverde VeloNation

Regardless of your own skill level and experience, everyone can use a refresher course when it comes to the rules of the road.

"Impeccable ergonomics and light weight but let down by low stiffness."

"Comfortable pack marred by some pretty basic blunders"

“This is a place where bike mechanics can come together and share tips and tricks.”

Marital status of Eric Vanderaerden.

Bradley Wiggins jokes he’ll refund the travel expenses for British fans who came to see his disappointing performance at the Tour.

Sprinter Joelle Numainville (Webcor) stayed with the front group at Nature Valley Grand Prix Stillwater Crit.

"Gather Lance Armstrong, Greg LeMond and Floyd Landis into a secure room, tie them to each other and let them either learn to shut up."

No matter what your cycling objectives, keeping a diary of all of your riding data and your thoughts and experiences will always enhance your riding.

Everything from Lance to the British Invasion.

Lance Armstrong rides past a field of sunflowers during Sunday's 18th stage of the 2010 Tour de France.

Since posting a remark about LA’s disgraceful choice in racing socks, I have been noticing a black helicopter which seems to be following me around when I’m training.

Gives the nod for the overall to Alberto Contador.

Film makers Joseph Finkleman and Booker Sim follow the Cervélo TestTeam.

American Floyd Landis admitted drug use.

TrueSlant: Nash Equilibrium, the Omerta Rule, and Doping in Cycling.

“During that Tour de France I personally witnessed George Hincapie, Lance Armstrong, Chechu Rubiera, and myself receiving blood transfusions."

Fans of Lance Armstrong have remained a common sight at the Tour de France.

According to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time, Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret procedure.

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Stage 15 Earliest live video: 13:30 CEST (4:30 AM PDT); 
Approximate finish: 17:16 CEST (8:16 AM PDT).

The art of descending is all about skill, perceived then practiced.

@Gavia: Mountain top finishes make for more time gaps, but I can never resist a descending finish. Drag race!

Riblon Revels from Revel to Ax-3-Domaines, Schleck and Contador bring the poker game to the media, and LeMond Subpoenaed and throws comments at Armstrong...

Sky's Bradley Wiggins ended the first Pyrenees stage today in Ax 3 Domaines upset with his Tour de France performance.

VN: Tour de France Stage 14 Results....

CN: Tour de France Stage 14 Results....

A highly anticipated fight between Alberto Contador and race leader Andy Schleck.

Fly V Australia deposits sprinter for Wells Fargo Twilight win.

Riders from Team Jelly Belly looking ready before the start - many riders have been suffering from food poisoning.

Stage 14 Earliest live video: 13:30 CEST (4:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:12 CEST (8:12 AM PDT).

PodiumCafe: Remembering Fabio Casartelli.

Tomorrow, the Tour will climb and descend Col de Portet d'Aspet the site of Fabio Casartelli's tragic death during the 1995 Tour de France.

Alex Zulle – the Swiss rider who was among the best in the 1990s.

Arresting outfit.

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The middle of a grand tour is like ‘being halfway in crossing the Sahara Deser … stranded in the middle of a giant abyss that has already consumed you.’

Duel? You bet.

"Listen, Landis spoke out because Armstrong was going after him. He made threats against his (Landis's) friends." - Greg LeMond NBC

Schleck shocks Fignon...again, Quote of the day, Armstrong eyes alternative triathlon, more...

PodiumCafe: Young Riders v2.0 Update!

Andy has pulled away from the next two wunderkinds, Robert Gesink and Roman Kreuziger, by around 5 minutes.

Lance Armstrong suffered again today, losing another 15 minutes.

As a lover of language, I really enjoy listening to Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen do the Tour de France commentary.

Rivalry with Garmin-Transitions sure to heat up.

You could fill a library with all the rules in the unwritten book of cycling etiquette.

Italian Ivan Basso will battle for the Tour de France's podium over the next four days in the Pyrenees.

In that little remote corner of Belgium known as de Westhoek they are putting on a one day race.

Narrow time gaps bode well for exciting race.

LeMond told the French newspaper Journal Du Dimanche that the federal investigation will bring about the Armstrong's downfall.

It’s safe to say that his final Tour de France is not going the way he planned.

Lance Armstrong says news about a federal probe into Floyd Landis’ claims has not distracted him.

The doping saga continues, Vino inspires emotion, NYTimes goes behind the Livestrong money machine, more...

Up close with the bikes of Andy Schleck & Mark Cavendish.

Fans of Lance Armstrong have remained a common sight at the Tour de France.

Federal investigation takes a step forward.

American Floyd Landis admitted drug use.

Lance Armstrong used to have a fluid spin on the road and off it. What happened?

TrueSlant: Nash Equilibrium, the Omerta Rule, and Doping in Cycling.

“During that Tour de France I personally witnessed George Hincapie, Lance Armstrong, Chechu Rubiera, and myself receiving blood transfusions."

Has the RadioShack press machine kept Lance-versus-Landis from becoming a huge story at the Tour de France?

"He drank too much. He drank every night during the tour."

According to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time, Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret procedure.

How to Drive Around Cyclists

Stage 14 Earliest live video: 13:30 CEST (4:30 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:12 CEST (8:12 AM PDT).

Lampre team riders lead the pursuit of the pack on the breakaway group during the 13th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday.

@Gavia: Mmm, mountains. Now, the real Tour begins.

PodiumCafe: Know Your Tour! Stage 14 - Has Lance Won Yet?

Yahoo!: Tour de France Stage 13 Results....

After a tough day on rugged terrain and heavy roads yesterday, there were a lot of tired legs in the peloton this morning.

Team hoping for a better end to the race after squad impacted by crashes.

Investigation expected to intensify following Tour de France.

Wells Fargo Twilight Criterium race six of series.

Earliest live video: 13:00 CEST (4:00 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:18 CEST (8:18 AM PDT).

Overall contenders rest before the Pyrenees.

Team Sky captain puts his ride into perspective.

"It gives you an indication of how suffocating financially and logistically the UCI's rules have become."

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CW Video: Stage 13 highlights.

World champion rides on despite fractured elbow.

Flecha, Armstrong, Contador, Equal rights, Fines.

No pals act for tough Pyrenean stages, says Schleck.

Says Spaniard shouldn't have attacked to gain time.

"We are overjoyed. I hope the truth will come out." - Kathy LeMond  NBC

The Tour de France duel between Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck will come down to seconds, according to Astana's sports director Giuseppe Martini.

The bike that will win the Tour de France?

RKP: Friday Group Ride #31.

Were the commissaires too harsh in kicking Renshaw out of the Tour?

"If you don’t need a massive range of gears, Alfine is an excellent budget hub-based option"

TwistedSpoke: UCI does nose length test on French rider in Tour.

Nose barely passes UCI specifications for length..

BoulderReport: Attack and Defense.

What in the name of Henri Desgrange is going on here?

Vino became known as one of the hardest of cycling’s hard breed: the Eastern Bloc goombahs.

Grand jury subpoena issued to triple Tour winner.

Riis' snazzy tour footwear. How will Astana respond?

Federal investigation takes a step forward.

American Floyd Landis admitted drug use.

Lance Armstrong used to have a fluid spin on the road and off it. What happened?

TrueSlant: Nash Equilibrium, the Omerta Rule, and Doping in Cycling.

“During that Tour de France I personally witnessed George Hincapie, Lance Armstrong, Chechu Rubiera, and myself receiving blood transfusions."

Has the RadioShack press machine kept Lance-versus-Landis from becoming a huge story at the Tour de France?

"He drank too much. He drank every night during the tour."

According to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time, Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret procedure.

How to Drive Around Cyclists

Earliest live video: 13:00 CEST (4:00 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:18 CEST (8:18 AM PDT).

PodiumCafe: The Daily Race. Tour de France Stage 13.

Will there be sunflowers? Looking forward to seeing who makes the break. Should be a fast first hour, anyway, with this one almost certain to go all the way.

An enthralling day’s racing that saw minor but potentially telling chinks exposed in the armour of the Saxo Bank team.

10 stages with a broken wrist an incredible feat of suffering and endurance.

The pack cosses the Rhone river during Friday's 12th stage.

Stage 12 start time: Friday 11:45 CEST (2:45 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 14:00 CEST (5:00 AM PDT); 
Approximate finish: 17:08 CEST (8:08 AM PDT).

Belgian believes defending champion will get upper hand over Schleck.

Cyclingmuse: TDF Update & Mafia Run Death Race.

Bicycling tests BMC's new Impec, which Cadel Evans and George Hincapie are riding at the Tour de France.

"...that led me into the work because I can write, I'm fluent in French and I was obsessed with bike racing."

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Armstrong sits up on final climb and loses 3:35.

"We’re obviously sad to see him go but at the end of the day, his health comes first.  Tyler won’t be able to heal until he goes home and rests and that’s what he’ll do from here. To make it all the way to Stage 12 with the injuries he’s had is something special." - Matt White  PodiumCafe

Alberto Contador was the main story.

"There's no real lesson from today's stage. I could not have done anything differently."

CN: Race jury and ASO explain Renshaw expulsion.

Decision was unanimous: Australian's behaviour unacceptable.

Bike lubricants specialist Finish Line has launched a one-step product called 1-Step to help make the chore of keeping your chain clean and lubed a little easier.

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Special lighter-weight sprint machines for Garmin-Transitions.

The President of the Cameroon Cycling Federation, Mr François Njelé, visited the headquarters of the UCI this week.

Crashes and injuries have forced 20 cyclists to drop out leaving only 178 riders in the race.

Lance Armstrong's final Tour de France just keeps getting worse.

WashingtonPost: After Tour de France, Lance Armstrong and ex-associates could be dogged by federal doping investigation.

Lance Armstrong of the US exits the team bus to leave for a training ride with his teammates on the rest day.

Federal investigation takes a step forward.

American Floyd Landis admitted drug use.

Lance Armstrong used to have a fluid spin on the road and off it. What happened?

TrueSlant: Nash Equilibrium, the Omerta Rule, and Doping in Cycling.

“During that Tour de France I personally witnessed George Hincapie, Lance Armstrong, Chechu Rubiera, and myself receiving blood transfusions."

Has the RadioShack press machine kept Lance-versus-Landis from becoming a huge story at the Tour de France?

"He drank too much. He drank every night during the tour."

According to one of the U.S. Postal team's most prominent riders at the time, Floyd Landis, one room at the hotel had been set aside for a secret procedure.

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Everyone knows that the wind in your face is the reason drafting makes cycling into a team sport.

Beautiful scenery for a pit stop, as Chris Horner writes after stage 11 of the Tour de France.

George Hincapie looking forward to stage wins PHOTO: De Waele

PodiumCafe: Tour de France Stage 11 Results....

CN: Tour de France Stage 11 Results....

There was no change to the overall classification as all the GC men finished safely in the front group,

Earliest live video: 14:00 CEST (5:00 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:12 CEST (8:12 AM PDT).

Tour de France: disappointment for Garmin Transitions as Hunter is forced out.

Fractured elbow proves to be too much to handle.

Garmin-Transitions fast man resumes role as leader.

Riders descend the Noyer pass during yesterday's stage which, below, was won narrowly by Sergio Paulinho ahead of Vasil Kyryienka.

King of the Mountains champions Thomas Rabou in Amgen Tour of California.

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Garmin-Transitions riders call actions dangerous.

Loss of lead-out man sullies surpassing of Zabel's Tour total.