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Vinokourov does it again

Vinokourov triggered the attack and Kashechkin followed suit

You will be seeing a lot from this guy in the future

Valverde takes the helm

The big break that made it... for a while

The beauty of Asturias

The Cricket never sleeps

Cuesta takes up the chase

George in the red, white and blue

Soloing across the line

Kintner v. Miller

Prokop v. Lopes

Buy you a drink?

Leipheimer leads

Hincapie climbs

Hincapie corners

Winning in front of the home crowd can't be beat

Alexandre Vinokourov has been waiting a long time for a win like this one. It almost came Friday on the barren slopes of El Morredero, but the attacking Kazakh was reeled in with just 200 meters from the line by a surging Alejandro Valverde. Vinorokourov returned the favor in Saturday’s hilly 181.6km eighth stage across Spain’s Galicia region, shooting past a hapless Luca Paolini (Liquigas) late on a rising finish straight into Lugo to win for the first time in an Astana jersey. "After the disappointment of yesterday, I really wanted to win today," Vinokourov said after holding off the

QuickStep's Francesco Chicchi won a farcical fifth stage of the Tour of Britain from Rochester to Canterbury on Saturday. Italian rider Chicchi edged T-Mobile's Mark Cavendish into second place, while Aart Vierhouten of Skil-Shimano finished third. But it was the chaotic start to the Kent stage that dominated the day as the entire peloton was accidentally sent in the wrong direction during the neutral zone. It is thought the police escort leading the riders had taken the wrong route and the stage was halted for 20 minutes while riders and race officials tried to determine the

In the first week of racing there were few attacks, controlled racing and many field sprints, but today the tide changed and we became the lucky ones responsible for controlling the peloton on its most energetic and aggressive day. After more than 70km of relentless attacks and an average speed of more than 50kph, the field finally lost some steam and relented. It was as much a relief to us as almost everybody else as virtually the whole peloton stopped for a pee once there was one rider clear and off the front, the race was in control and we had slowed down. Our goal going into the stage

Vino' steals a march on the bunch

And where did you ride today?

Brajkovic will need to keep that tank topped off going into Sunday's queen stage

Jufre crashed and abandoned with a slashed arm

Discovery Channel put a rider atop the overall Vuelta a España standings in Friday’s 154.2km seventh stage up the grinding Alto de el Morredero climb, but it wasn’t the rider they expected to see in the gold jersey. Tom Danielson’s bid to become the first American to win the Vuelta took a serious blow after struggling halfway up the 18km climb to lose more than three minutes while teammate Janez Brajkovic continued to show savvy beyond his 22 years and calmly rode his way into the overall lead. “This is my first grand tour and I came here to help Tom and to gain experience,” said Brajkovic,

Team CSC’s Bjarne Riis said all he can do is wait concerning the fate of star rider Ivan Basso, who went before members of the Italian Olympic disciplinary commission earlier this week to face down allegations that he works with Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes. Riis reiterated statements he made last week to a Danish newspaper, reaffirming that Basso must prove his innocence to the team before he is allowed to return to racing. Basso was among nine riders from four teams kicked out of the 2006 Tour de France for alleged links to Fuentes, who is at the center of a wide-ranging investigation

When 2005 national time-trial champion Chris Baldwin thinks back on his attempt to defend his title Friday in Greenville, South Carolina, he’s going to have to either laugh or cry.

After a week of racing things are starting to sort themselves out and, thankfully, our team is looking very good for the moment. Janez the Wonder Boy has continued where he left off two days ago, when we were in the mountains, and has come away from today's mountaintop finish with the leader's gold jersey. Triki, Stijn and Tom also did a great climb and were there right there leading into the final kilometers. Three of them crossed the line among the first 10 riders. Janez is leading every jersey competition other than the points for the moment, and we are also leading the team

The droning thud of an incessant techno beat, bounced throughout the halls of the Eurobike exhibition in Friedrichschafen, Germany, on Friday, the second full day of the show. The electronic sounds so loved by many Germans, added a challenge to the task of gathering manufacturer information. It would be the anthem of the day, one that turned out to be filled with German engineering. German culture is known for its advanced design and precise production. German bicycle manufacturers are no exception, many of them compete directly with manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and BMW for national

It's good to be the king

The Vuelta has a new leader... and it looks like Discovery does, too.

Vino' on the attack

Brajkovic is having an impressive grand tour debut

Bodrogi leads a doomed effort

The peloton let the break get nearly 12 minutes before picking up the chase.

Liquigas drove the peloton toward the catch... and the big climb.

But Di Luca was unable to keep his grip on the lead.

Loosli was the last of the break to be swept up

With Danielson fading fast, Discovery still had Beltran (here followed by Valverde) and Brajkovic in reserve

Valverde takes the win

Zabriskie en route to victory

Baldwin saw his hopes vanish in a tight turn

Not a bad first stab at a major tour, eh?

Zabriskie has been the center of attention all week

Zabriskie tops the podium

McCartney rides to a strong third-place finish

Friedman surprised many with his ride

Vanulden rounds out the top five

Not really a Continental

Really a Continental: The new Speed King cyclo-cross

The new GP4000 tubular

EuroBike Day 2: Germany's Haus Brands

Schwalbe’s ProTour ready Ultremo, its performance can only be described by combining the words ultimate and extreme.

Racing Ralph is now a triple compound tire and available in a 700x35c ‘cross version.

Gore’s Matthias Zaggle in the award winning Xenon jacket

Merida’s FLX

Storck's CD0.9...

... and the CD1.0 for the sprinters

Thor Hushovd (Crédit Agricole) pipped two Germans in a tight sprint to end an otherwise long trudge across the sun-baked plains of northern Spain in Thursday’s 177km sixth stage from Zamora to León. The Norwegian came around big German André Greipel (T-Mobile) in the final 75 meters and held off another German, Erik Zabel (Milram), to sneak to his first victory in the 2006 Vuelta a España after three second places earlier this week. "It’s true I’ve had a problem to win a stage here, but I think it cost me a little when I got the leader’s jersey. You always think about trying to defend a

Belgian cyclist Christophe Brandt, who suffered multiple injuries in a high speed crash on Tuesday, was brought out of a medically induced coma after showing signs of improvement on Thursday. The 29-year-old Davitamon team rider was due to stay in a coma for two days as doctors assessed his injuries following the accident on the Sels to Merxem Cup race. But in a statement his team reported: "After doctors examined him and saw an improvement in the condition of his lungs they decided to bring Christophe out of the coma earlier than planned. He is now awake and has been speaking with his

Tyler Hamilton’s bid to return to racing this fall appears to be riddled with roadblocks, with both his hopes of competing in the world championships next month and his desire to sign with a ProTour team seemingly doomed. According to officials at USA Cycling, the 35-year-old will not be allowed to compete as a member of the nine-man U.S. national team at the Salzburg world road cycling championships next month, just two days after his two-year racing ban ends. “Tyler has not met any of the automatic selection criteria for worlds and, per the selection procedures, he did not petition for a

Filippo Pozzato (Quick Step-Innergetic) won the rain-soaked third stage of the Tour of Britain from Bradford to Sheffield on Thursday. The Italian rider crossed the finish line 32 seconds ahead of Michael Rogers (T-Mobile), with defending champion Nick Nuyens (Quick Step-Innergetic) third. Road race world champion Tom Boonen (Quick Step-Innergetic) crashed late in the stage and finished well off the pace. Overnight leader Matt Goss of SA.com dropped out of contention after suffering a knee injury. The Australian rider was replaced in the overall lead by Denmark's Martin Pedersen (CSC),

There was quiet jubilation at the Discovery Channel camp ahead of Thursday’s sixth stage, with three riders in the top 10 overall and Janez Brajkovic nearly pulling off a surprise up Wednesday’s summit finish at La Covatilla. "It was great to be up there with Di Luca," Brajkovic told VeloNews.com Thursday morning. "I had great legs and Johan (Bruyneel) told me to follow the attacks if I could. I could stay with Di Luca without any problem, but he was able to beat me in the sprint. I am here at this Vuelta to gain experience and learn about big tours for the future. Right now I doubt that I

American cycling will mark a major turning point Sunday when the first winner of an all-American professional road championship is crowned in Greenville, South Carolina. After 21 years of awarding the USPRO stars-and-stripes jersey to the first American across the line – no matter how many foreigner riders finished ahead of him - USA Cycling decided last year to get in line with top cycling nations and hold an American-only national championship, citing a matured U.S. peloton that has grown to more than 160 professionals. Rights to host the event, which until this year has always been

Thursday marked the opening of the Eurobike trade show for the 15th consecutive year The show takes place in Friedrichshafen a small village on the banks of Lake Constance in southern Germany, the home of the once-great Zeppelin airships. There has been a quiet grumble over the past few years about the state of the cycling industry in Europe and the rest of the world; that it has been stale or even in some cases faltering. One couldn’t know it by the volume of exhibitors at Eurobike. Even more assuring was the amount of time and capital exhibitors were putting into their displays. The

Hushovd finally gets his stage win

Most suggest Hamilton's only real option is to race in the U.S. for the duration of his career.

The doomed solo of the day

Kaisen and Franzoi have a short-lived go

Di Luca says he doesn't want this nifty jersey. Really.

It doesn't get much closer than this

Brajkovic was delighted to be in the mix on Wednesday

Danielson, escorted by Michael Barry, says he had a rude awakening on Wednesday

The road race

The time trial

All-American field gathers in Greenville for national championships

Chorus (front) and Record Cranks (rear)

Hutchinson Fusion Road Tubeless

Hutchinson on a Shimano WH-7801-SL wheel