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Schleck talking with French police
After leaving the Tour, embattled Luxembourger goes to local police station on his own accord to answer questions
Stage 16 Video Preview
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RadioShack pulls Schleck from Tour, says team does not use diuretic
Fränk Schleck's team said on Tuesday that its doctors do not used Xipamide
UCI announces adverse analytical finding for Frank Schleck
Elder Schleck brother returns positive test for banned diuretic
Campagnolo’s new 11-speed Athena EPS puts electronic shifting within easy reach
Campagnolo's Athena EPS group features top-shelf shifting performance at what should be a greatly reduced price
Punctures on Péguère: A wild day for Mavic neutral service
Mavic neutral staff details the hectic response to Sunday’s tacking
Tour de France Training Plan 2012: Week 3
Ride the final week of the 2012 Tour in your own training, at home
Photo of the Day – 18 July 2012
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Cadel Evans, Vincenzo Nibali are running out of road, and Bradley Wiggins isn’t a bit worried
With just two days in the Pyrénées and a time trial that suits the yellow jersey, the defending champ has no choice but to attack
Silver Rush 50: Colby Pearce on prototype hubs, full-suspension
For a race like Silver Rush 50, Colby Pearce says he would never regret dual suspension, plus he shows off his prototype Kappius hub
Power Analysis: Sørensen on the attack
TrainingPeaks co-founder looks at Chris Anker Sørensen’s power numbers from his days in the breaks and the Tour’s first time trial
Gallery: The superfans of the Tour de France
Images of the fans of the Tour, from BrakeThrough Media
Velo Magazine, August 2012: The Power Issue
Velo celebrates 40 years with our look at the most powerful people in cycling
Dan Lloyd previews Wednesday’s four-climb monster
Four monster climbs greet the peloton on Wednesday and Daniel Lloyd previews the 2012 Tour de France's first big day in the Pyrénées
Technical FAQ: Carbon brake pads and Campy brake modifications
VeloNews technical writer Lennard Zinn answers myriad reader questions about brake pads
Life as a Bike Jockey: An exceptional year
Going slow to get back to fast is easier said than done
I’ll help Froome win the Tour, says Wiggins
Tour leader says it's not all about him and he'll help his countryman into yellow in the future
What happened to Denis Menchov?
The ‘Silent Assassin’ has fallen quietly out of contention at the Tour for what may be the last time
Evans resigned as Sky closes in on yellow dream
Evans has two days in which to relaunch his yellow jersey, bid but he seems resigned to missing out
Stage 15 analysis: A move could draw out Froome
VeloNews editors say that Sky is comfortable with the relationship between Froome and Wiggins and that the only thing likely to mix up the GC would be if Froome chased an attack and gained time
Thanks heaps to @koendekort and the @it41 guys for the ride. Felt awesome to get out there today (Instagram)
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The 2012 Tour in 12 analysis pieces
We revisit some of the top storylines of the Tour de France, by way of our contributors' in-depth analysis
Chasing The Tour | Stage 15 – Fédrigo Plays Them Perfectly
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Tour Notebook Stage 15: Froome battles parasite, media cars expelled
Africa-born Brit has fought an obscure, waterborne disease for years and nearly didn't make the 2012 Tour roster for Sky
Brailsford talks down cries for ‘gentleman’ Cav’
Sky manager stands by decision not to chase the breakaway for Cav to have a shot at the stage win
Rusch after the Rush: Silver Rush 50 was really heads up
Rebecca Rusch says that the Silver Rush 50 course is challenging enough that she was lucky just to have a clean run
Tour de Pologne 2012 stage 7 results
1. John DEGENKOLB, Argos-Shimano, in 2:50:32 2. Mathew HAYMAN, Sky, at 0 3. Ben SWIFT, Sky, at 0 4. Jacopo GUARNIERI, Astana, at 0 5. Tosh VAN DER SANDE, Lotto-Belisol, at 0
Tour Pro Bike: Bradley Wiggins’ Pinarello Dogma2 — a bike that flies
The race leader rides (and occasionally tosses) a Pinarello Dogma2 with a few personal touches the other team bikes lack
Breakfast with Bernie: Tacks, towing and tactics
Bernie Eisel discuss tack-scattering idiots, towing the team along and the tactics involved in keeping the yellow jersey
Hilton Clarke, Kristin McGrath victorious at Exergy Twilight Criterium
Hilton Clarke rides his train while Kristin McGrath makes the best of a late breakaway
Luna Chix prepared to duke it out in the dirt in London
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Live Replay: Relive the action from Stage 15
The breakaway sat up to wait for another to bridge up to avoid being reeled in, and lots more action from the day
Poor health holds Hushovd back from Olympic bid
Already missing the Tour de France, former world champ pulls out of the Olympics
Fedrigo wins fourth career Tour stage as Wiggins defends yellow
Vande Velde second from six-man breakaway after ferocious opening hour
Tour de France 2012 stage 15 results
1. Pierrick FEDRIGO, FDJ-BigMat, in 3:40:15 2. Christian VANDEVELDE, Garmin-Sharp, at 0 3. Thomas VOECKLER, Europcar, at :12 4. Nicki SÖRENSEN, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at :12 5. Dries DEVENYNS, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :21
Luna Chix prepared to duke it out in the dirt in London
Luna teammates Pendrel, Gould and Nash are the three fastest women in the world right now: London will be the big test
Notes from the Scrum: Froome attacks on the road, in the bus
Who’d have known the only team that could beat Sky was Sky itself?
Commentary: Rare malice in an open sport
Sunday's road tacking was shocking — which is an amazing thing, given cycling's long history and proximity between riders and fans
Stage 15 Sabotage! (Instagram)
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TransAlp: Mud and never-ending mechanicals in the first stages
Sidewall tear results in a DNF for Jason Sumner, 3,274 meters in climbing in stage 2
How can Nibali win the Tour?
At 2:23 back, the Shark of Messina still has a shot at yellow, but needs a lot of luck to go his way in the Pyrenees
Chasing The Tour | Stage 14 – Les Saboteurs!
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The Livestream Diaries: Roadside antics at the ‘Cirque du So Lame’
July is a time for big characters and big stories — some stemming from the Tour’s own dramas, others that coincide with its spotlight
Haute Route – The 7 Mythical Cols of the Alps In 7 Days
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Tour de Pologne 2012 stage 6 results
1. Moreno MOSER, Liquigas-Cannondale, in 5:16:32 2. Sergio Luis HENAO MONTOYA, Sky, at 0 3. Michal KWIATKOWSKI, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 0 4. Greg VAN AVERMAET, BMC Racing, at :3 5. Przemyslaw NIEMIEC, Lampre-ISD, at :3
Tour Pro Bike: Rein Taaramae’s Look 695
Rein Taaramae's metal-wheeled climbing steed
Analysis: Tacks, attacks, a winner and a loser
Matthew Beaudin and Gregor Brown recap stage 14 of the 2012 Tour
Pierre Rolland says he’s sorry for attacking as flats plague peloton
Pierre Rolland says he's sorry for an attack that race leader Bradley Wiggins called "uncouth"
Casey B. Gibson gallery: Tour de France stage 14
Casey B. Gibson gives us a glimpse of stage 14 of the 2012 Tour de France
Graham Watson gallery: Tour de France stage 14
Graham Watson captures the action on a mountainous stage 14 of the 2012 Tour de France
Andrew Hood’s Tour Notebook: ‘Lule’ makes winning look routine
Luis Leon Sanchez, once thought a potential GC rider, contents himself with snagging stages
Not a bad view for the intermediate sprint (they'll be coming Dow road in right) (Instagram)
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The tack attack: a Casey B. Gibson gallery
Casey B. Gibson was on the scene when Cadel Evans's race was nearly ruined by some tack-flinging spectators
Breakfast with Bernie: Wind, hills, whatever … ‘the boys are ready’
It's another installment of "Breakfast with Bernie."
‘Idiots’ scatter tacks on Mur de Peguere, causing dozens of flats
The race director says nail-throwing spectators caused some 30 flats on stage 14
Luis Leon Sanchez solos to victory in stage 14 of the 2012 Tour de France
The Rabobank rider gives the slip to green jersey Peter Sagan and strongman Philippe Gilbert
Tour de France 2012 stage 14 results
1. Luis Leon SANCHEZ GIL, Rabobank, in 4:50:29 2. Peter SAGAN, Liquigas-Cannondale, at :47 3. Sandy CASAR, FDJ-BigMat, at :47 4. Philippe GILBERT, BMC Racing, at :47 5. Gorka IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :47
Orica-GreenEdge, shut out so far, continues chasing a stage win
Orica-GreenEdge hasn't given up on its dream of taking a stage in its Tour debut
Tour de Pologne 2012 stage 5 results
1. Ben SWIFT, Sky, in 4:01:22 2. Elia VIVIANI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0 3. Pim LIGTHART, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 0 4. Giovanni VISCONTI, Movistar, at 0 5. Michael MATTHEWS, Rabobank, at 0
I know I shouldn't, but it's Bastille Day… (Instagram)
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Silver Rush 50 2012 results
1. Bryson Perry 2. Casey Zaugg 3. Gerry Cody 1. Rebecca Rusch 2. Molly Behunin 3. Jennifer Wilson
Chasing The Tour | Stage 13
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Bradley Wiggins on staying safe and counting seconds
The race leader knows that one only needs to win the race by a single second
Analysis: A rare yellow-jersey leadout for a worker bee
Matthew Beaudin reviews stage 13 of the 2012 Tour de France and previews Sunday's leg into the mountains
Bradley Wiggins mulls releasing blood data to bolster clean-racing argument
The yellow jersey wants to silence the skeptics
It hardly registers on the profile but it's one hell of a tough climb at the KOM at 25km to go. (Instagram)
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Casey B. Gibson gallery: 2012 Tour de France stage 13
Casey B. Gibson got caught in traffic on Bastille Day, but he kept snapping away regardless
Graham Watson gallery: Tour de France stage 13
Graham Watson captures the action at stage 13 of the 2012 Tour de France
Tour de France 2012 stage 13 results
1. André GREIPEL, Lotto-Belisol, in 4:57:59 2. Peter SAGAN, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0 3. Edvald BOASSON HAGEN, Sky, at 0 4. Sébastien HINAULT, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 0 5. Daryl IMPEY, Orica-GreenEdge, at 0
Andre Greipel edges Peter Sagan to win stage 13 of the 2012 Tour de France
The big German edges the green jersey with a bike throw at the line
Rivals agree: Team Sky must back Bradley Wiggins, and so must Chris Froome
Chris Froome may appear to be the stronger of the two, but team bosses say he must support Bradley Wiggins
Exergy Twilight Criterium welcomes women’s field with pay equal to that given men
The Exergy Twilight Criterium in Boise is the penultimate race in the USA CRITS series
Chasing The Tour | Stage 12
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Bruyneel requests arbitration in Postal doping investigation
Anti-doping authorities say Armstrong's team boss and friend accepts public arbitration