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Stage 3

• 1. Francisco MANCEBO PEREZ, (ESP) Realcyclist.Com Cycling Team, in 4:04:48
• 2. Bernardo COLEX TEPOZ, (MEX) Amore & Vita-Mcdonald's, at 1
• 3. Sebastian SALAS, (CAN) , at 19
• 4. Jonathan Patrick MC CARTY, (USA) Spidertech-Planet Energy, at 27
• 5. Benjamin KING, (AUS) Team Type 1, at 29

GC after stage 3

• 1. Francisco MANCEBO PEREZ, (Spain) Realcyclist.Com Cycling Team, in 12:02:33
• 2. Bernardo COLEX TEPOZ, (Mexico) Amore & Vita-Mcdonald's, at 22
• 3. Jonathan Patrick MC CARTY, (United States) Spidertech-Planet Energy, at 31
• 4. Scott LYTTLE, (New Zealand) Rabobank Continental Team, at 32
• 5. Benjamin KING, (Australia) Team Type 1, at 33

Stage 3 men

• 1. Robert FORSTER, Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team, in 2.17:19
• 2. Jake KEOUGH, Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team, at s.t.
• 3. Kenneth HANSON, Jelly Belly P/b Kenda, at s.t.
• 4. Ben KERSTEN, V Australia, at s.t.
• 5. K Frank PIPP, Bissell Pro Cycling, at s.t.

GC after stage 3, men

• 1. Robert FORSTER, Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team, in 3.45:40
• 2. Rory SUTHERLAND, Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team, at 3.45:41
• 3. Adrian HEGYVARY, Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team, at 3.45:50
• 4. Tom ZIRBEL, Jamis Sutter Home, at 3.45:50
• 5. Jesse ANTHONY, Kelly Benefit Strategies-Optumhealth, at 3.45:56

Stage 3 women

• 1. Giorgia BRONZINI, Colavita/forno D'asolo P/b Cooking Light, in 2.38:02
• 2. Chloe HOSKING, Htc-High Road, at s.t.
• 3. Theresa CLIFF-RYAN, Colavita/forno D'asolo P/b Cooking Light, at s.t.
• 4. Shelley OLDS, Diadora Pasta Zara, at s.t.
• 5. Emily COLLINS, Vanderkitten-Focus, at s.t.

GC after stage 3, women

• 1. Kristin ARMSTRONG, Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty12, in 3.51:36
• 2. Evelyn STEVENS, Htc-High Road, at 3.51:59
• 3. Amber NEBEN, Htc-High Road, at 3.52:05
• 4. Kristin MCGRATH, Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty12, at 3.52:09
• 5. Anne SAMPLONIUS, Now And Novartis For Ms, at 3.52:21

Stage 1

• 1. Tyler FARRAR, (USA) Garmin-Cervelo, at 4:11:52
• 2. Romain FEILLU, (FRA) Vacansoleil-Dcm, at s.t.
• 3. Adam BLYTH, (GBR) Omega Pharma-Lotto, at s.t.
• 4. Mark RENSHAW, (AUS) HTC-Highroad, at s.t.
• 5. Kenny Robert VAN HUMMEL, (NED) Skil-Shimano, at s.t.

GC after stage 1

• 1. Patrick GRETSCH, (Germany) HTC-Highroad, at 4:20:22
• 2. Alex RASMUSSEN, (Denmark) HTC-Highroad, at 3
• 3. Tyler FARRAR, (United States) Garmin-Cervelo, at 4
• 4. Alex DOWSETT, (Great Britain) Team Sky, at 6
• 5. Sebastian LANGEVELD, (Netherlands) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 10

Stage 1

• 1. Stefan VAN DIJK, (NED) Veranda�s Willems-Accent, at 5:17:35
• 2. Tony GALLOPIN, (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at s.t.
• 3. Romain HARDY, (FRA) Bretagne-Schuller, at s.t.
• 4. Mitchell DOCKER, (AUS) Skil-Shimano, at s.t.
• 5. Stéphane POULHIES, (FRA) Saur-Sojasun, at s.t.

Quick Results stage 6

• 1. Steven Kruijswijk (NED), Rabobank Cycling Team, 4:12:03
• 2. Levi Leipheimer (USA), Team RadioShack, at 0:09
• 3. Damiano Cunego (ITA), Lampre-Isd, at 0:18
• 4. Bauke Mollema (NED), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0:21
• 5. Giampaolo Caruso (ITA), Team Katusha, at 0:21

GC

• 1. Damiano Cunego (Italy), Lampre-Isd, 21:26:28
• 2. Bauke Mollema (Netherlands), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 1:23
• 3. Steven Kruijswijk (Netherlands), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 1:36
• 4. Frank Schleck (Luxembourg), Leopard-Trek, at 1:41
• 5. Levi Leipheimer (United States), Team RadioShack, at 1:59

There has been a lot of Internet chatter about last weekend’s Tyler Hamilton/Lance Armstrong meet-up in Colorado. What’s the big deal?

Stage 2

• 1. Martijn VERSCHOOR, (NED) Team Type 1, in 3:53:57
• 2. Shawn MILNE, (USA) Kenda Pro Cycling Presented By Spinergy, at 0
• 3. Daniel SUMMERHILL, (USA) Chipotle Development Team, at 0
• 4. Serhy HRECHYN, (UKR) Amore & Vita-Mcdonald's, at 0
• 5. Fabio CALABRIA, (AUS) Team Type 1, at 0

GC afters stage 2

• 1. Scott LYTTLE, (New Zealand) Rabobank Continental Team, in 7:57:34
• 2. Timothy GUDSELL, (New Zealand) Rabobank Continental Team, at 3
• 3. Francois PARISIEN, (Canada) Spidertech-Planet Energy, at 6
• 4. Brett TIVERS, (New Zealand), at 10
• 5. Francisco MANCEBO PEREZ, (Spain) Realcyclist.Com Cycling Team, at 11

Men’s stage 2

• 1. Jake KEOUGH, Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team, in 1.15:09
• 2. Hilton CLARKE, Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team, at s.t.
• 3. Robert FORSTER, Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team, at s.t.
• 4. Carlos ALZATE ESCOBAR, Team Exergy, at s.t.
• 5. Kenneth HANSON, Jelly Belly P/b Kenda, at s.t.

GC after stage 2, men

• 1. Rory SUTHERLAND, Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team, in 1.28:22
• 2. Adrian HEGYVARY, Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team, at 1.28:31
• 3. Tom ZIRBEL, Jamis Sutter Home, at 1.28:31
• 4. Robert FORSTER, Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team, at 1.28:33
• 5. Jesse ANTHONY, Kelly Benefit Strategies-Optumhealth, at 1.28:37

Stage 2 women

• 1. Giorgia BRONZINI, Colavita/forno D'asolo P/b Cooking Light, in .59:04
• 2. Shelley OLDS, Diadora Pasta Zara, at s.t.
• 3. Chloe HOSKING, Htc-High Road, at s.t.
• 4. Joelle NUMAINVILLE, Team Tibco/to The Top, at s.t.
• 5. Christina GOKEY-SMITH, Now And Novartis, at s.t.

GC after stage 2, women

• 1. Kristin ARMSTRONG, Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty12, in 1.13:34
• 2. Evelyn STEVENS, Htc-High Road, at 1.13:57
• 3. Alison STARNES, Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty12, at 1.14:01
• 4. Amber NEBEN, Htc-High Road, at 1.14:03
• 5. Kristin MCGRATH, Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty12, at 1.14:07

Kristin Armstrong waited until the rain let up to lay down the fastest time in the opening stage of the Nature Valley Grand Prix Wednesday morning. Armstrong (Peanut Butter & Co.-Twenty12) took control of the five-day race with a time of 14:30 in the 6.1-mile stage 1 Saint Paul Riverfront Time Trial.

Men's stage 1

• 1. Rory SUTHERLAND , Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team
• 2. Adrian HEGYVARY , Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team, at 5
• 3. Tom ZIRBEL , Jamis Sutter Home, at 5
• 4. Jesse ANTHONY , Kelly Benefit Strategies-Optumhealth, at 15
• 5. Fernando ANTOGNA , Jamis Sutter Home, at 17

Women stage 1

• 1. Kristin ARMSTRONG , Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty12
• 2. Evelyn STEVENS , Htc-High Road, at 23
• 3. Alison STARNES , Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty12, at 27
• 4. Amber NEBEN , Htc-High Road, at 29
• 5. Kristin MCGRATH , Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty12, at 33

Stage 1

• 1. Scott LYTTLE, Pure Black Racing, at
• 2. Timothy GUDSELL, Pure Black Racing, at :00
• 3. Francois PARISIEN, Spidertech-C10, at :00
• 4. Brett TIVERS, GARNEAU CLUB CHAUSSURES, at :00
• 5. Alex HOWES, Chipotle Development Team, at :5

GC

• 1. Scott LYTTLE, Pure Black Racing, at
• 2. Timothy GUDSELL, Pure Black Racing, at :03
• 3. Francois PARISIEN, Spidertech-C10, at :06
• 4. Brett TIVERS, GARNEAU CLUB CHAUSSURES, at :10
• 5. Francisco MANCEBO PEREZ, Realcyclist.Com Cycling Team, at :11

Men

• 1. Francisco Mancebo, Realcyclist.com, with 575 points
• 2. Jacobe Keough, Unitedhealthcare, with 383 points
• 3. Hilton Clarke, Unitedhealthcare, with 318 points
• 4. Jonathan Cantwell, with 285 points
• 5. Alejandro Borrajo, Jamis/sutter Home, with 265 points

Women

• 1. Janel Holcomb, Colavita/forno D'asolo, with 374 points
• 2. Laura Van Gilder, with 265 points
• 3. Clara Hughes, with 244 points
• 4. Joelle Numainville, Team Tibco/to The Top, with 244 points
• 5. Amber Neben, Htc - Highroad Women, with 217 points

Men’s team

• 1. Unitedhealthcare, with 1149 points
• 2. Bissell Pro Cycling Team, with 977 points
• 3. Realcyclist.com, with 801 points
• 4. Pureblack Racing, with 637 points
• 5. Jamis/sutter Home, with 618 points

Women’s team

• 1. Colavita/forno D'asolo, with 1899 points
• 2. Team Tibco/to The Top, with 1161 points
• 3. Htc - Highroad Women, with 441 points
• 4. Primal/mapmyrider Women's Racing, with 332 points
• 5. Diadora Pasta Zara, with 276 points

Armstrong and Hamilton meet, the faithful and Kenya's Tour goals

Jonathan Cantwell came through a number of late crashes at the Blue Dome Criterium to win the opener of the Tulsa Tough omnium Friday night. Cantwell (V Australia) made a late split and took a tight win over Anibal and Alejandro Borrajo (Jamis-Sutter Home).

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has announced the life-time suspension of former Fly V Australia rider Phil Zajicek after he admitted to a second doping offense for purchasing erythropoietin (EPO), and a third doping offense for providing false testimony at an American Arbitration Association (AAA) panel hearing, as well as encouraging other witnesses to provide false testimony.

Stage 4

• 1. John Degenkolb, HTC- Highroad, in 4:15:41
• 2. Boasson Hagen Edvald, Sky Procycling, at s.t
• 3. Jose Haedo Juan, Saxo Bank Sungard, at s.t.
• 4. Tomas Vaitkus, Pro Team Astana, at s.t.
• 5. William Bonnet, Fdj, at s.t.

GC

• 1. Bradley WIGGINS, (Great Britain) Team Sky, in 12:57:18
• 2. Cadel EVANS, (Australia) BMC Racing Team, at 1:11
• 3. Janez BRAJKOVIC, (Slovenia) Team RadioShack, at 1:21
• 4. Alexandre VINOKOUROV, (Kazakhstan) Astana, at 1:56
• 5. Rui Alberto FARIA DA COSTA, (Portugal) Movistar, at 2:12

Regular readers of this column will remember the story Martin J. Erzinger, the Denver-area wealth fund manager who struck – and nearly killed – a cyclist alongside the road in Edwards, Colorado, near Vail in July of last year.

Stage 2

• 1. John DEGENKOLB, (GER) HTC-Highroad, in 4:02:39
• 2. Samuel DUMOULIN, (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 0
• 3. Paul MARTENS, (GER) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0
• 4. Joaquin RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, (ESP) Team Katusha, at 0
• 5. Thomas VOECKLER, (FRA) Europcar, at 0

GC

• 1. Alexandre VINOKOUROV, (Kazakhstan) Astana, in 7:45:48
• 2. Jurgen VAN DEN BROECK, (Belgium) Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 11
• 3. Bradley WIGGINS, (Great Britain) Team Sky, at 11
• 4. Cadel EVANS, (Australia) BMC Racing Team, at 13
• 5. Nicolas ROCHE, (Ireland) Ag2r La Mondiale, at 17

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Men

• 1. Francisco Mancebo, Realcyclist.com, with 575 points
• 2. Jacobe Keough, Unitedhealthcare, with 297 points
• 3. Benjamin Jacques-Maynes, Bissell Pro Cycling Team, with 222 points
• 4. Michael Northey, Pureblack Racing, with 199 points
• 5. Jonathan Cantwell, with 183 points

• 1. Janel Holcomb, Colavita/forno D'asolo, with 368 points
• 2. Laura Van Gilder, with 265 points
• 3. Clara Hughes, with 244 points
• 4. Amber Neben, Htc - Highroad Women, with 217 points
• 5. Mara Abbott, Diadora Pasta Zara, with 201 points

Liberty Classic

• 1. Giorgia Bronzini, Colavita Forno D'asolo, 2:28:28
• 2. Shelley Olds, Diadora Pasta Zara, s.t.
• 3. Jennifer Purcel, Team Danbury Audi, s.t.
• 4. Joelle Numainville, Tibco-To The Top, s.t.
• 5. Chloe Hosking, HTC-Highroad, s.t.

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Editor's note: This is the second of several essays VeloNews will publish regarding doping in cycling (the first was published last week). We invite readers to offer opinions in the comments below the essay or send in longer pieces that we will consider for publication separately. Send them to sfrothingham@competitorgroup.com.

• 1. Francisco Mancebo, Realcyclist.com, with 575 points
• 2. Jacobe Keough, Unitedhealthcare, with 297 points
• 3. Benjamin Jacques-Maynes, Bissell Pro Cycling Team, with 222 points
• 4. Michael Northey, Pureblack Racing, with 194 points
• 5. Christopher Baldwin, Bissell Pro Cycling Team, with 170 points

HTC-Highroad's final build-up for the 2011 Tour de France gets underway this weekend at the Critérium du Dauphiné, with the Grenoble time trial as one of the main targets.

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Tyler Hamilton's attorney Chris Manderson said what has surprised him is the quality of the response from Armstrong and his attorneys following his client's appearance on CBS, one he characterized as “lashing out at the messenger, rather than addressing the charges.”

Frank Overton analyzes Rory Sutherland's power data from the final stage of the Amgen Tour of California.

In a statement on its website Monday the UCI said it "categorically rejects" the allegations made by Tyler Hamilton on Sunday's episode of the CBS News program "60 Minutes."

Frank Overton analyzes Rory Sutherland's power data from stage seven of the Amgen Tour of California.

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Stage 5

• 1. David Zabriskie (USA/Garmin) in 30min 36secs
• 2. Levi Leipheimer (USA) at 14
• 3. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) 40
• 4. Peter Velits (SVK) 48
• 5. Maarten Tjallingii (NED) 49

Overall

• 1. Christopher Horner (USA/RadioShack) in 17hr 17:01
• 2. Levi Leipheimer (USA) at 38
• 3. Rory Sutherland (AUS) 01:38
• 4. Christian Vandevelde (USA) 01:39
• 5. Thomas Danielson (USA) 01:44

Dave Zabriskie (Garmin-Cervélo) won stage 6 of the Amgen Tour of California. Levi Leipheimer (Radioshack) and Tejay Van Garderen (HTC-Highroad) rounded out the podium, with Chris Horner putting in a fast enough time to hold onto the race lead.

SOLVANG, Calif. (VN) — Peanut Butter & Co.'s Kristin Armstrong put the 'I' in individual time trial Friday, dominating the Tour of California women's invitational, ahead of three HTC-Highroad riders: Amber Neben (second), Charlotte Becker (third) and Evelyn Stevens (fourth).

Frank Overton analyzes Rory Sutherland's power data from stage 5 of the Amgen Tour of California.

Alberto Contador's fate will be considered just days after he's set to conclude racing in the Giro d'Italia.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (VN) - George Hincapie and Jim Ochowicz of BMC Racing were two of embattled Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong’s closest companions for much of his career. Ochowicz Thursday night called former U.S. Postal Service rider Tyler Hamilton’s accusations that he witnessed Armstrong use EPO “outrageous,” while Hincapie reserved comment.

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When push came to shove on the steeps of Sierra Road, Garmin-Cervélo had no less than five riders near the front of the race, while HTC-Highroad had Tejay Van Garderen. One of the many outcomes of the splintering day was Garmin's Andrew Talansky riding into the white jersey by finishing 15 seconds ahead of his fellow young American Van Garderen.

Let’s not beat around the bush: 478 watts normalized for 18 minutes and two seconds for a power to weight ratio of 6.3 watts per kilogram. That’s the bottom line of Rory Sutherland’s very impressive 3rd place in stage 4.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (VN) — Although he ended up in seventh place, Canadian Ryder Hesjedal not only earned stage 4’s most aggressive rider award but he also dynamited the race with his preemptive attack coming off the hors-cat Mount Hamilton climb that enabled his Garmin-Cervélo team to pack five riders into the top 12 of this sixth Amgen Tour of California.

Rory Sutherland’s third place on the mountaintop stage-four finish may have surprised many fans, but flying form in California has been the plan for 2011 for the 29-year old since his seventh overall finish last year. His third place behind Chris Horner and Andy Schleck on the very selective stage also serves as a return to the top level of the sport for the pragmatic Australian.

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VIDEO: Race highlights from stage 4 of the Amgen Tour of California

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