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

Casey B. Gibson captures the action in the 97th Tour's only time trial.

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

Garmin-Transitions riders used a special skin suit in the time trial Saturday that appeared to re-shape the riders' profiles.

Specialized founder Mike Sinyard has sponsored riders sitting first and second in the Tour

The Dutch rider wants to get back to Europe and continues negotiations with UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis

Complete results from stage 3 of the Cascade Cycling Classic

The Russian started 18 seconds behind Samuel Sánchez on GC, then rode him right off the podium.

2010 Tour de France stage 19 results

Behind at the first time check, Contador rallies to finish the day with a 39-second GC lead on Andy Schleck. Early-starter Fabian Cancellara wins the stage.

Watson photos from the Tour's final time trial

"At some point, people have to tell their kids that Santa Claus isn't real," Landis says.

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

Defending champ Alberto Contador concedes that Saturday's time trial is one for the strongest man after three tough weeks, and Andy Schleck has yet to wave the white flag.

Riders, organizers at odds as a crash mars the finish at the Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort.

With the mountains behind, life in the peloton took on a more relaxed tone in the 18th Stage of the Tour de France. Casey B. Gibson was there to capture images on the road to Bordeaux.

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.

Scenes from stage 18 into Bordeaux

It will be a battle of orange for the final spot on the podium at the Tour de France.

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

Cavendish comes off Cervelo and Petacchi to take his 14th Tour stage. Garmin's Dean is second and the GC stars cross rest up for the Saturday TT.

Complete results from the race to Bordeaux

A sampling of new stuff tech editor Zack Vestal has spied in France: wheels, components, helmets and more.

With the 2011 product rollout happening across the bike industry, Breezer will debut its Cloud 9, the first carbon fiber bike from the pioneering mountain bike designer Joe Breeze.

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Sutherland, Abbott lead GC before Mt. Bachelor summit finish

201 Cascade Cycling Classic stage 2 results

DeFeet isn't just about the feet. The company's made light, strong base layers for years, and its latest is a marvel.

Lance Armstrong has confirmed that he has hired one of the country's best criminal defense firms to represent him in an ongoing federal investigation into doping.

Summer camp pro-cyclist style involves long days in the saddle, the Tour on TV and ... chocolate bananas?

Casey B. Gibson captured the action and the scenery (and the fog) from the critical stage.

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

A sign of weakness or maturity? Contador has attacked only a few times and hasn't won a stage, but appears destined for a third Tour win

Carlos Sastre says the peloton is taking things too far when it comes to 'fair play,' turning the sport into a 'baby's playpen' at times.

On the hardest mountaintop finish of the 2010 Tour de France, Ryder Hesjedal emerged from the mist atop the Tourmalet to cross the line in fourth.

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.

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.

See how Giro's new Roc Loc 5 fit system works.

Come Aug. 1, Giro is promising a more dialed in fit system and lighter weight in its helmets sporting the new Roc Loc 5 fit system.

The Luxembourger pulls the Spaniard to the line, but can't shake the race leader.

Complete 2010 Tour de France stage 17 results

Mid-stage shots from Thursday's ride to the Tourmalet.

The Tourmalet suits Andy Schleck's steady pace, and given the bad weather it's possible to find the time he needs.

"Fo ahz hahd": Imagine Arnold Schwarzenegger saying, "four hours hard." That's a workout Dave Wiens learned years ago from Euro rider Gerhard Zadrobilek.

Casey B. Gibson visits the Garmin-Transitions team on the second rest day of the 2010 Tour.

UnitedHealthcare's Rory Sutherland deposes Trek-Livestrong's Jesse Sergent as Colavita's Cath Cheatley overthrows Vera Bradley's Alison Powers.

Christian Vande Velde and Tyler Farrar will return to major competition next month at the Vuelta a España.

Luna's Catharine Pendrel goes into Champéry, Switzerland wearing the World Cup cross-country series leader jersey as well as Canada's national champion jersey.

Andy Schleck promises to attack race leader Alberto Contador in a bid to reclaim the yellow jersey on the Tourmalet

With four days left in the Tour de France, RadioShack’s Levi Leipheimer is realistic about his chances of moving up from seventh overall to finish on the final podium.

Trek-Livestrong and Vera Bradley Foundation open the race with wins, while a T-shirt clad Floyd Landis toes the line.

2010 Cascade Cycling Classic prologue results

There’s an intense battle brewing for the final spot on the Tour de France podium.

Cadel Evans admits his number one priority in this year's Tour de France is to just finish the thing

Ryder Hesjedal will stay in a Garmin-Transitions kit through 2013.

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The 16th stage of the Tour de France was probably one of the hardest ever contested.

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Complete 2010 Tour de France stage 16 results

A look at Levi Leipheimer's quiver of Trek Madone Series 6 Tour bikes

A perfect match: The Pyrénées and the Tour

Floyd Landis is expected at the Cascade Cycling Classic, starting Tuesday evening. Meanwhile, his former team has either disbanded or reorganized.

For six-time LT100 winner Dave Wiens, the road to Leadville is a well-trodden route, one he's written on and off about over the last few years in a training diary. Leading up to the August race Dave is once again chronicling his training, which we'll have here on Singletrack.com.

To encourage a more civil — and speedy — dialogue, VeloNews.com is making some tweaks to its online comment system.

Big mountains and big doin's and Casey Gibson was there to capture the action of Stage 16 at the Tour.

Even Andy Schleck admits he needs a head start going into Saturday’s time trial if he has any chance of winning the Tour.

Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador have buried the hatchet, but promise to fight to the death up the Col du Tourmalet on Thursday.

It takes more than a front flat at 70 kph to keep the Saxo strongman from finishing a stage.

The Cervélo rider has a four-point lead, but thinks the battle will go all the way to Paris.

It’s wrong for cycling fans, the media or riders to vilify Alberto Contador for “The Chain of Events” situation between Contador and Andy Schleck on the hors categorie Port de Balès Monday.

“I’m not the best guy in the race. But I still have the spirit of a fighter,” Armstrong said after going for broke on stage 16.

Lance Armstrong and teammate Chris Horner jump into a long breakaway, but in the end Pierrick Fedrigo (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) nabs the stage win. GC picture unchanged.

Campagnolo's 2011 Super Record 11-speed group is lighter, packed with carbon and has a redesigned shifter with hood-color options.

The green jersey wearer promises cooperation and his team says it will support him while awaiting further details.

Mid-stage pics from Graham Watson. More soon.

Ready of the big ride? Proper tapering in the final week can make the difference.

The NRC takes to the mountains of central Oregon this week and VeloNews will be there.

Cascade Cycling Classic 2010 Start List

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

Complete 2010 Tour de France stage 15 results