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North Americans young and old are turning in fine performances early on in the 2011 Tour de France.

LES ESSARTS, France (VN) - Alberto Contador tried to put a positive spin after a second consecutive day of time losses to his rivals at the 2011 Tour de France.

This time the UCI is making sure that saddles are "horizontal."

Jonathan Vaughters says Garmin-Cervélo's victory in Sunday's team time trial is confirmation that cycling is cleaning up its act.

Graham Watson captures Garmin-Cervélo's maiden stage win in the team time trial at the 2011 Tour de France.

Dan Wuori is one of the funniest Twitter bards in the cycling world (follow him at @dwuori. This month, he will be expanding a bit beyond 140 characters to share periodic journals during the Tour de France. Today's is the third.

Stage Result

• 1. TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO, in 24:48
• 2. BMC RACING TEAM, in 24:52
• 3. SKY PROCYCLING, in 24:52, at 00:04
• 4. TEAM LEOPARD-TREK, in 24:52, at 00:04
• 5. HTC-HIGHROAD, in 24:53, at 00:05

Garmin-Cervélo finally won its first stage in a Tour de France on Sunday, claiming victory in the stage-2 team time trial and putting world champion Thor Hushovd into the race leader's yellow jersey.

Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn talks about V brakes.

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Stage 1 of the 2011 Tour de France proved yet again that contenders for the final overall victory need to keep themselves up front and out of trouble.

Alberto Contador's rivals for the overall got a gift on Saturday as the defending Tour de France champ lost more than a minute on the first stage.

Inside the sprawling 3,430km Tour de France, stage 2 is a mere 23km; however, the team time trial could well be decisive for the overall.

RadioShack pushed its four riders through the mayhem in Saturday's opening stage of the 2011 Tour de France, but team boss Johan Bruyneel shot down suggestions that the Shack was driving the bunch when Alberto Contador was caught behind the main pack with a crash in the closing kilometers.

Casey B. Gibson has dragged his camera bag across the pond yet again to help VeloNews.com cover the 2011 Tour de France.

Philippe Gilbert admitted he could not have wished for more as his dream season continued with a maiden Tour de France stage win, and the yellow jersey, on Saturday.

Andrew Hood's notebook will once again be a regular feature during Velonews.com's coverage of the 2011 Tour de France.

Johan Bruyneel talks about RadioShack's post-crash tactics on stage 1 of the Tour de France.

Philippe Gilbert's spare Canyon Aeroad CF is sexy enough to be anyone's main machine.

Breakfast with Bernie, stage 1: "We're always fighting on the bus"

Nick Legan sends a few snaps from the start of the 2011 Tour de France.

Dan Wuori is one of the funniest Twitter bards in the cycling world (follow him at @dwuori. This month, he will be expanding a bit beyond 140 characters to share periodic journals during the Tour de France. Today's is the second.

How does the '3km rule' impact Saturday's stage? Quite a bit, as it turns out.

• 1. Philippe Gilbert, Omega Pharma - Lotto, in 4h 41' 31"
• 2. Cadel Evans, Bmc Racing Team, at 00:03
• 3. Thor Hushovd, Team Garmin - Cervelo, at 00:06
• 4. Joaquin Rojas Jose, Movistar Team, at 00:06
• 5. Broeck Jurgen Van Den, Omega Pharma - Lotto, at 00:06

Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) won a crash-filled kickoff to the 2011 Tour de France on Saturday, while defending champion Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Sungard) found himself nearly a minute and a half in the hole after getting caught behind a massive pileup with 8km to race.

Davis Phinney is perhaps America's winningest road racer ever.

The UCI is taking a second look at the 6.8kg (14.99lb) weight limit currently inflicted on race bikes.

LES HERBIERS, France (AFP) - Cadel Evans believes Alberto Contador remains the man to beat at this year's Tour de France despite the Spaniard's recent efforts in winning the Giro d'Italia.

Last year, he could use the white jersey as a back up. This year, it's all about yellow.

There’s a feeling in the air this month that this could be the Tour of upsets.

Quick Step's Tom Boonen says he'll treat the Tour stages like one-day races.

LES HERBIERS, France (AFP) - American George Hincapie has found himself in familar territory at the Tour de France helping Australian Cadel Evans in his bid for an elusive yellow jersey.

Dan Wuori is one of the funniest Twitter bards in the cycling world (follow him at @dwuori. This month, he will be expanding a bit beyond 140 characters to share periodic journals during the Tour de France. Today's is the first.

Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn demonstrates how to remove an XT-XTR Spider crank. Don't let it fool you, Lennard Zinn makes it look easy.

Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn explains the pad replacement process on a Hayes brake.

One of the most important tactics in mountain biking is shifting. Upgrade your machine all by yourself as Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn demonstrates how to install a rear derailleur.

Is your mountain bike covered in mud? Chances are the part hit hardest by the mud was the bottom bracket. Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn explains how to remove, clean, and replace a bottom bracket square taper crank.

Hub overhauls can be tricky, but Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn has the answers for the Shimano hub and freehub.

From winning stages at Tirreno-Adriatico and the Ster ZLM Tour to burying his best friend following a fatal accident at the Giro d’Italia, it would be a terrible understatement to call the first half of 2011 a rollercoaster for Garmin-Cervélo’s Tyler Farrar.

Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn demonstrates how to install new cleats on your shoes. This is something that you want to get really familiar with because getting them set right can sometimes take many adjustments.

LES HERBIERS, France (AFP) - Quick Step sporting director Wilfried Peeters said Friday his team had nothing to worry about despite their bus being given a thorough search by police on the eve of the Tour de France.

Swiss doctors say Mauricio Soler is healing, but remains unconscious two weeks after his crash at the Tour de Suisee, The Associated Press is reporting.

The HTC sprinter says fans and media don't understand how hard it is to win a stage.

A look at Ivan Basso's Cannondale Super Six Evo, and Basso's adjustable-on-the-fly seatpost

In this video, Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn explains the process of installing a thread-less headset.

It may seem simple, but installing pedals on any bike can become a tricky task. Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn explains the tricks that make installing your pedals fun and easy.

After every ride, it is important to clean off the fork. Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn shows us the best way to do so.

Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn explains how to make adjustments on Hayes Sole hydraulic brakes.

If you need to make adjustments, this is the place you should be. Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn explains how to adjust the rear derailleur. (High Normal)

Any hub overhaul can be tricky, so Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn comes to the rescue. Zinn shows us how to overhaul a Mavic hub.

Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn shows us how to install a specialty square-taper bottom bracket and crank. Take yet another step at becoming the at home mechanic you have always dreamed of becoming.

LES HERBIERS, France (VN) — Two sprinters in one team might mean trouble, but Garmin-Cervélo promises that there will be no discord between world champion Thor Hushovd and Tyler Farrar when it comes to mass gallops over the next three weeks.

LES HERBIERS, France (VN) — Andy Schleck says he's locked and loaded to take on the challenge of winning the Tour de France.

LES HERBIERS, France (VN) — With everyone talking about Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador, Robert Gesink is just fine hanging on the edges of the limelight.

World champion Thor Hushovd, in his rainbow stripes, may have stolen the show at Thursday’s Tour de France team presentation by donning a wig and brandishing a hammer as the Norse god of thunder; but also sharing the spotlight were the riders in distinctively colored national championship jerseys who won their respective title races last weekend.

Team Garmin-Cervelo at a pre-Tour de France news conference

Riis says Contador has every right to race this Tour

Less pressure on Wiggins should lead to better results

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Race organizers and volunteers are digging out trail in California so the Downieville Classic can roll July 9-10.

Mavic's new aero wheels feature a smooth transition from rim to tire.

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Bjarne Riis and Alberto Contador faced down a sometimes-skeptical media mob Thursday ahead of Saturday's Tour de France where Contador will line up as defending champion with an asterisk.