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1. Inga CILVINAITE, Diadora - Pasta Zara, in 2:37:57 2. Megan GUARNIER, Tibco - To The Top, at 0 3. Nicole COOKE, Faren Honda Team, at 0 4. Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN, Stichting Rabo Women Cycling Team, at 0 5. Tiffany CROMWELL, Greenedge - Ais, at 0

1. Theo BOS, Rabobank, in 3:30:06 2. André GREIPEL, Lotto-Belisol, at 0 3. Tom BOONEN, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 0 4. Alexander KRISTOFF, Katusha, at 0 5. Adam BLYTHE, BMC Racing, at 0

1. Alexey LUTSENKO, Astana Continental, in 1:18:38 2. Ian BOSWELL, at :3 3. Mattia CATTANEO, Lampre-ISD, at :26 4. Juan Ernesto CHAMORRO, at :26 5. Tim WELLENS, Lotto-Belisol, at :26

1. Malgorzta JASINSKA, Mcipollini Giambenini, in 3:55:31 2. Lauren HALL, Tibco - To The Top, at 1:02 3. Valentina BASTIANELLI, Vaiano Tepso, at 1:09 4. Jamie DINKINS, USA, at 1:20 5. Romy KASPER, Rusvelo, at 1:27

Three straight summit finales should clarify GC picture at the Vuelta

The man largely credited with bringing the players' union to baseball talks about the lessons of that effort and applying them to cycling

1. Tom BOONEN, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, in 3:56:57 2. André GREIPEL, Lotto-Belisol, at 0 3. Alexander KRISTOFF, Katusha, at 0 4. Blaz JARC, Team NetApp, at 0 5. Mark RENSHAW, Rabobank, at 0

Craig Lewis, Lucas Euser and others talk about the risks and rewards of riding on the road and the care needed from drivers

Rodríguez wins again to put scare into rivals, but can he hold on at the Vuelta as the big mountains approach

1. Giorgia BRONZINI, Diadora - Pasta Zara, in 2:31:31 2. Marta TAGLIAFERRO, Mcipollini Giambenini, at 0 3. Giada BORGATO, Diadora - Pasta Zara, at 0 4. Valentina SCANDOLARA, S.c. Michela Fanini Rox, at 0 5. Simona FRAPPORTI, Be Pink, at 0

1. Warren BARGUIL, Argos-Shimano, in 4:11:52 2. Gennadiy TATARINOV, at :2 3. Juan Ernesto CHAMORRO, at :2 4. Daan OLIVIER, Rabobank Continental, at :2 5. Sergey CHERNETSKI, TIK, at :2

Only one minute divides the leading four and Contador is the man to beat after Wednesday’s test against the clock

1. Lukas PÖSTLBERGER, RAD, in 3:23:51 2. Vegard BREEN, TJM, at 0 3. Bob JUNGELS, LET, at 0 4. Danny VAN POPPEL, Rabobank Continental, at :29 5. Angelo TULIK, Europcar, at :29

The big four face a tactics-changing test against the clock in Spain on Wednesday

1. Moreno HOFLAND, Rabobank Continental, in 3:03:38 2. Danny VAN POPPEL, Rabobank Continental, at 0 3. Wouter WIPPERT, Lotto-Belisol, at 0 4. Michel KOCH, Lointek, at 0 5. Jan SOKOL, RAD, at 0

The 67th Tour of Spain is nine days old and one thing is for certain: Nothing is for certain

1. Silvan DILLIER, in 4:07:55 2. Davide VILLELLA, at 0 3. Klemen STIMULAK, RAR, at 0 4. Sven erik BYSTRØM, OHR, at 0 5. Wouter WIPPERT, Lotto-Belisol, at :58

1. Kyle Wamsley (1 - Pro), Jamis Sutter Home, in 1:54:15 2. Travis Livermon (2 - Pro), Team Mountain Khakis, at s.t. 3. Bruno Langlois, Garneau- Quebec, at s.t. 1. Laura Van Gilder (1 - Cat1), Mellow Mushroom, at 1:24:25 2. Erica Allar (2 - Cat1), Rideclean/patentit.com, at s.t. 3. Jennifer Purcell, Team Tibco, at s.t.

After a week of long-shot attacks and three stage wins, Garmin-Sharp showed that experience trumps youth when Christian Vande Velde cracked off the time trial of his life to secure the biggest victory of his career

1. Taylor PHINNEY, BMC Racing, in 17:25 2. Christian VANDEVELDE, Garmin-Sharp, at :10 3. Tejay VAN GARDEREN, BMC Racing, at :19 4. Peter VELITS, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :21 5. Thomas DANIELSON, Garmin-Sharp, at :29

1. Jay MCCARTHY, AUS, in 4:14 2. Lasse Norman HANSEN, DEN, at :1 3. Jakob STEIGMILLER, GER, at :2 4. Danny VAN POPPEL, NED, at :2 5. Moreno HOFLAND, NED, at :2

1. Reinardt JANSE VAN RENSBURG, MTN, in 3:56:45 2. Boy VAN POPPEL, UnitedHealthcare, at 0 3. Samuel José Rodrigues CALDEIRA, PRT, at 0 4. Antonio CARVALHO, POR, at 0 5. Sergio Miguel Vieira RIBEIRO, EFG, at 0

Rory Sutherland scored a career-defining win on what many called the biggest day in U.S. cycling history

92. Ramiro Diaz Rincon, EPM-UNE, at 3:07:00 PM 93. Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski, Bontrager-Livestrong, at 3:09:00 PM 94. Tejay Van Garderen, BMC Racing, at 3:11:00 PM 95. Christian Vandevelde, Garmin-Sharp, at 3:13:00 PM 96. Levi Leipheimer, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 3:15:00 PM

Boulder-based Aussie cements his legend with a bold stage win on Flagstaff Mountain

1. Rory SUTHERLAND, UnitedHealthcare, in 4:06:12 2. Fabio ARU, Astana, at :20 3. Jens VOIGT, RadioShack-Nissan, at :26 4. Levi LEIPHEIMER, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :45 5. Timothy DUGGAN, Liquigas-Cannondale, at :52

1. Alejandro Marque PORTO, PRT, in 38:15 2. Reinardt JANSE VAN RENSBURG, MTN, at :17 3. José GONÇALVES, BOA, at :27 4. David BLANCO RODRIGUEZ, EFG, at :32 5. Jason MCCARTNEY, UnitedHealthcare, at :33

1. Tyler FARRAR, Garmin-Sharp, in 3:58:27 2. Taylor PHINNEY, BMC Racing, at 0 3. Alessandro BAZZANA, Team Type 1-Sanofi, at 0 4. Alexander CANDELARIO, Optum, at 0 5. Hugo HOULE, Spidertech-C10, at 0

1. David BLANCO RODRIGUEZ, EFG, in 4:37:43 2. Rui Miguel SOUSA BARBOSA, EFG, at :26 3. Darwin ATAPUMA HURTADO, Colombia-Coldeportes, at :26 4. Sergio Miguel Vieira RIBEIRO, EFG, at :30 5. Brice FEILLU, Saur-Sojasun, at :33

After Jens Voigt's amazing win, we analyze the GC battle heating up, the small (and non-existent) time gaps

A tough day for Levi, seems the rest of the peloton has learned from his strategy in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in years past

The Garmin boys were on the attack today and Peter Stetina was front and center

How much power can Voigt put out when he's telling his legs to shut up?

Full text of Armstrong statement regarding USADA arbitration

1. Jens VOIGT, RadioShack-Nissan, in 3:54:00 2. Andreas KLÖDEN, RadioShack-Nissan, at 2:58 3. Tejay VAN GARDEREN, BMC Racing, at 2:58 4. Levi LEIPHEIMER, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 2:58 5. Oliver ZAUGG, RadioShack-Nissan, at 2:58

The power numbers from the USA Pro Challenge queen stage

1. Kai REUS, UnitedHealthcare, in 4:32:43 2. Celio Cristiano SOUSA, BOA, at 0 3. Jean Marc MARINO, Saur-Sojasun, at 0 4. David BELDA GARCIA, BUR, at :3 5. Carlos BARBERO CUESTA, ORB, at :5

Up today is a comparison of data from Lucas Euser, Jani Brajkovic and Joe Dombrowski

Garmin climber is carrying a new swagger and a more free, attacking style in Colorado

Chris Horner isn't getting caught in the GC crossfire between BMC Racing and Garmin

The RadioShack squad has been searching for an opportunity to put one of its GC riders into contention for a stage win or the GC lead

We break down Garmin's relentless attacking and expect RadioShack to go on the offensive on Thursday

1. Jade WILCOXSON, Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies, in 58:31 2. Alison POWERS, Now And Novartis For Ms, at 58:32 3. Leah KIRCHMANN, Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies, at 58:32 4. Carmen SMALL, Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies, at 58:33 5. Lindsay BAYER, Aspen Valley Hospital Composite, at 58:33

1. Thomas DANIELSON, Garmin-Sharp, in 5:02:06 2. Damiano CARUSO, Liquigas-Cannondale, at :2 3. Jakob FUGLSANG, RadioShack-Nissan, at :2 4. Gavin MANNION, Bontrager-Livestrong, at :2 5. Janez BRAJKOVIC, Astana, at :2

1. Jason MCCARTNEY, UnitedHealthcare, in 4:26:20 2. Karol DOMAGALSKI, Caja Rural, at 1:23 3. Filipe Duarte sousa CARDOSO, EFG, at 1:26 4. Delio FERNANDEZ CRUZ, BOA, at 1:26 5. Wilson Alexander MARENTES TORRES, Colombia-Coldeportes, at 1:26

A solo break by Javier Chacon enlivens an otherwise tedious stage

Brian Holcombe and Matt Beaudin give the rundown on stage 2 of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge

1. Tejay VAN GARDEREN, BMC Racing, in 3:52:24 2. Christian VANDEVELDE, Garmin-Sharp, at 0 3. Ivan ROVNY, Rusvelo, at :6 4. Levi LEIPHEIMER, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :8 5. Ramiro RINCON DIAZ, EPM-UNE, at :8

1. Jason MCCARTNEY, UnitedHealthcare, in 4:26:20 2. Karol DOMAGALSKI, Caja Rural, at 1:23 3. Filipe Duarte sousa CARDOSO, EFG, at 1:26 4. Delio FERNANDEZ CRUZ, BOA, at 1:26 5. Wilson Alexander MARENTES TORRES, Colombia-Coldeportes, at 1:26

Garmin surprised everyone with a brutal first stage at the 2012 USA Pro Challenge

Tyler Farrar speaks of redemption and relief after a convincing win at the first stage of the 2012 USA Pro Challenge

1. Tyler FARRAR, Garmin-Sharp, in 4:42:48 2. Alessandro BAZZANA, Team Type 1-Sanofi, at 0 3. Damiano CARUSO, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0 4. Fred RODRIGUEZ, Exergy, at 0 5. Rory SUTHERLAND, UnitedHealthcare, at 0

1. Rui Miguel SOUSA BARBOSA, EFG, in 3:58:32 2. Sergio Miguel Vieira RIBEIRO, EFG, at :3 3. David BLANCO RODRIGUEZ, EFG, at :3 4. David DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, Caja Rural, at :3 5. Hugo SABIDO, LAR, at :3

Fuglsang hopes to perform well in Colorado, but down the road has a Tour win on his mind

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1. Rui Miguel SOUSA BARBOSA, EFG, in 3:58:32 2. Sergio Miguel Vieira RIBEIRO, EFG, at :3 3. David BLANCO RODRIGUEZ, EFG, at :3 4. David DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, Caja Rural, at :3 5. Hugo SABIDO, LAR, at :3

1. Arnaud DEMARE, FDJ-BigMat, in 6:03:20 2. André GREIPEL, Lotto-Belisol, at 0 3. Giacomo NIZZOLO, RadioShack-Nissan, at 0 4. Tom BOONEN, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 0 5. Edvald BOASSON HAGEN, Sky, at 0

1. César FONTE, EFG, in 4:21:32 2. Jean-Lou PAIANI, Saur-Sojasun, at 0 3. Duber Armando QUINTERO ARTUNDUAGA, Colombia-Coldeportes, at :4 4. Enzo MOYANO, Caja Rural, at :9 5. Darren LILL, BNT, at :11

BMC Racing’s best young rider enters Pro Challenge with the confidence, and patience, of the Tour’s white jersey

The most anticipated issue of the year is here, with reports on the Tour and a 72-page official guide to the USA Pro Challenge

1. Francesco LASCA, Caja Rural, in 4:53:08 2. Reinardt JANSE VAN RENSBURG, MTN, at 0 3. Stéphane POULHIES, Saur-Sojasun, at 0 4. Jose Luis CANO, Andalucia, at 0 5. Boy VAN POPPEL, UnitedHealthcare, at 0

Andy Schleck out of USA Pro Challenge; Thor Hushovd done for 2012; Philippe Gilbert not interested in winning small races

1. Jay Robert THOMSON, UnitedHealthcare, in 5:15:04 2. Hugo SABIDO, LAR, at :40 3. Edgar Miguel LEMOS PINTO, LAR, at 1:05 4. Garikoitz BRAVO OIARBIDE, Caja Rural, at 1:05 5. Marc DE MAAR, UnitedHealthcare, at 1:05

Proceeds from the roller races benefited the Boulder Junior Cycling program and Just Go Harder Foundation.

Vuelta organizers hope the 2012 edition serves up action, unpredictability and a potentially explosive fight to the finish.

Miller, an economist and union organizer, helped give major league baseball players a power voice that pro cyclists still lack

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Energy firm says it has paid $2 million into cycling in 2012, but partners are considering legal action over unpaid bills

Defending Pro Challenge champ sees a difficult road to another Colorado overall win

Contador heads the list of contenders for the Spanish tour, but it's a long list, with a number of subplots

1. Luis Leon SANCHEZ GIL, Rabobank, in 5:55:35 2. Simon GERRANS, Orica-GreenEdge, at :7 3. Gianni MEERSMAN, Lotto-Belisol, at :7 4. Christophe LE MEVEL, Garmin-Sharp, at :7 5. Bauke MOLLEMA, Rabobank, at :7

Team is asking for help in the case on the even of its first training camp

One is ascending into the sport's spotlight, the other is its dethroned king. The Vuelta showdown could be the battle of the season

Thomas de Gendt to lead Vacansoleil Vuelta squad; Malaysia looks to invest in velodrome; Pendleton ready to bust out the heels

Zomegnan: doping is everywhere, not just cycling; Absalon flats out of Olympic defense; Brailsford builds on success

Team 7-Eleven entered the 1981 Coors Classic expecting to dominate; it left disappointed and with roster questions dogging management