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Carlos Sastre says there’s a “very high possibility” that he will start his third grand tour of the 2010 season

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An overview of the fast-growing discipline

What you should expect

On your shoulder or like a briefcase, you need a plan and you need to practice

Getting over the barriers with bike in-hand.

How to get back on the bike quickly and smoothly

How to get off the bike at speed

Results from stage 1 of the 2010 Tour of Elk Grove.

Race results from the 2010 Salida Omnium.

For the third time in less than a year, Nino Schurter and Julien Absalon battled it out to the finish at a World Cup cross-country race, and again Schurter came out victorious. One race remains — Windham Mountain New York.

Luis Leon Sanchez takes the Clásica San Sebastián ahead of Alexander Vinokourov and Carlos Sastre.

Although Catharine Pendrel (Luna Pro Team) lost the victory on the last lap Saturday in Val di Sole, Italy, the Canadian is back in the World Cup overall leader's jersey as the series heads to the final round Aug. 28 in Windham, New York.

Andrew Barker and Amy Gray-Smith take the kickoff to the Salida Omnium in Colorado.

Peter Latham wins the time trial and takes the leader's jersey as four Bissell riders crowd into the top 10.

The International Court of Arbitration for Sport has rejected Davide Rebellin's appeal against a doping charge from the 2008 Olympics.

Official announcement of eight-day stage race expected next week.

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

The Clásica San Sebastián has arguably been cycling’s classiest one-day race. Now it may be among the hardest.

Alexander Kolobnev hopes to be speaking Russian from atop the world championship podium some day ... soon

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

Slideshow: There's a 29er option in every single family of Specialized bikes, including Stumpjumper HT hardtails, Epic XC race bikes, the new Camber trail bikes and even Stumpjumper FSR trail bikes.

Slideshow: Specialized Factory Team rider Todd Wells won his two recent Stars-and-Stripes jerseys aboard the all-new 2011 S-Works Epic 29er, a carbon fiber full-suspension race bike.

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

Last year’s champion Carlos Barredo will be back to defend his title at Saturday’s Clásica San Sebastián in northern Spain

A new generation of riders will get their first taste of big-time European racing next week as the latest crew of stagiaires enters the peloton for the second half of the season.

Less well-known than some of his contemporaries, 22-year-old Cole House will get his chance to shine, as a stagiaire for the BMC team.

Luna's new Sport clothing line was inspired by the women on the Luna Pro Team, which consists of mountain and road riders and triathletes.

The NRC continues as the Tour of Elk Grove takes place Friday through Sunday northwest of Chicago.

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Pearl Izumi reveals a few details on Garmin-Transitions' unusual skin suit.

A look at the time trial bikes used by Contador, Evans and Basso.

Intervals and weight training are just another day's work for Dave Wiens as he prepares for the Leadville Trail 100.

There is a backstory to everything, and pioneering clothing company DeFeet is no exception. Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn gets to the base of the company's success.

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

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.

Contract talks between Alberto Contador and the Astana team appear to have stalled Wednesday

Alberto Contador has confirmed that he will not be racing the Vuelta a España next month.

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• 1. Luis Amaran, Jamis Sutter Home/Colavita, 996 points
• 2. Rory Sutherland, UnitedHealthcare P/b Maxxis, 805 points
• 3. Scott Zwizanski, Kelly Benefits Strategies, 579 points
• 4. Ben Day, Fly V Australia, 573 points
• 5. Ben Jacques-maynes, Bissell Pro Cycling, 566 points

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

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.

Offering five inches of hydraulic drop that is infinitely adjustable throughout its range, the Rock Shox Reverb offers by far the most saddle position selection of any drop-post we've ridden.

Find out the pros and cons of Specialized's Command Post, Crank Brothers' Joplin 4 and Rock Shox Reverb.

Specialized uses a mechanical locking system sprung with air, which gives a very crisp, definitive position adjustment to its Command Post.

The latest Joplin 4 has a touch less side-to-side shimmy compared to last year's model, which is mostly due to adding another guide block, thus doubling stability points internally.

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

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

Spanish rider Rubén Lobato has been suspended for two years due to irregular readings on his biological passport

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

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.

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."

His third Tour victory follows Spain's win in soccer’s World Cup and triumphs from tennis star Rafa Nadal, Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso and NBA standout Pau Gasol.

Alberto Contador probably won't show, but the third-best man in the Tour, Denis Menchov, is signed up.

The Tour champion's Astana squad leads the team standings while Spain tops the national rankings.

The Saxo Bank star is tired from a demanding, successful season, but says racing beats training.

Whether it's on the mountain bike or road rig, Dave Wiens works in the climbing as he trains for the Leadville Trail 100.

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Alex Dowsett and Tara Whitten win the final stage in Oregon.

Willow Koerber takes a third at the Champéry World Cup, but now sits in second place in the series overall, just 15 points behind Italy's Eva Lechner.

Paris at last! Casey skips the Parisian parties to send back his Tour stage 20 pics

A few Tour DNFs came to Paris to see the finale

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

Petacchi secures the green jersey as Cavendish repeats his 2009 final-stage win. Contador rolls safely to his Tour win.

A list of Tour de France winners

Spain trails only France and Belgium in Tour wins

Complete FINAL 2010 Tour de France results

The Tour comes back to Paris and Graham Watson caught the action. More soon!

Contador has now won two of the top-four tightest Tours in history

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.

The RadioShack rider checks in with VeloNews following the stage 19 time trial

Greg Minnaar, from South Africa, and Great Britan's Gee Atherton have dominated all four speed events so far this season, each with two wins.

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