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Armstrong found herself outgunned

O'Neill, in contrast, was well protected

The Health Net-Maxxis chain gang

TIAA-CREF on the chase

Toyota working it for Haedo

The final jerseys

Our latest reader-submitted Photo Gallery is now up for your viewing pleasure. Of course, a new gallery also means the naming of the winner of ourlast contest. Take the time to wander through that gallery and see if you agree or disagree with our choice of winner. We felt especially good about “Passing the torch,” a photo Mike Jacoubowsky took at the 2003 Tour de France. Nice work. Congratulations Mike! Drop us a note at Rosters@InsideInc.com to work out the details and we’ll send you a copy of Graham Watson's "Landscapes of Cycling."Go ahead and take a look at our latest

Basso's showing good form.

Basso made things tough on Dekker in the morning

Dekker on the podium

Menzies en route to winning two sprints and the crit

Did I really get it? Say, where is everybody?

Armstrong assumes the women's lead

Pic wasn't at all excited about winning the crit

Health Net working it . . .

. . . in defense of O'Neill's lead

Dekker returns to form in France

Haedo lookin' good before laying it down

Voigt in an early break

Jelly Belly on the front

Voigt and CSC kept busy in the miserable conditions

The men roll through the start-finish

Schleck and Sastre in an escape

Sayers and Baldwin

Landis looks like he'd prefer to be elsewhere

Van Gilder leads

The bunch rolls along

They worship this race here in Redlands

The Basso-Astarloa group

Zaballa and Gutierrez

Dekker and Sastre

When Windshield Trim Attacks: O'Grady's favorite bike dodges a bullet

Not even jet lag after a flight from Australia could slow O'Neill

Neben wasn't feeling 100 percent, either, but still found a way to win

Men's runner-up Baldwin

Women's runner-up Armstrong

Two-time Redlands winner Moninger, who took third

Defending women's champ Thorburn, third on the day

Editor’s note: We don’t hear from editor at large Patrick O’Grady as often as we once did, and we had become accustomed to not seeing black Crown Vics full of gray suits and black sunglasses in our rear-view mirror. So imagine our surprise at receiving a "diary" of sorts purporting to be the work of our peripatetic foaming rantist. It appeared to have been scrawled in No. 3B pencil on the sort of coarse paper one finds in rest-area toilets, and thus we can only hope that the copious stains involve mishaps with a coffee cup. A transcription follows. February 5 — On the road to Arizona via

Vinokourov wants to be on the podium in Paris

Our intrepid foaming rantist, about to go batty, bids his bride adieu before flapping off alone on a sorely needed road trip

The ultra-swank Mad Dog Media spring training camp headquarters

Dear Readers,Last week (see Doored v. Nailed), we had a letter from D.D., who askedWhat legal issues arise when a cyclist swerves to avoid a car door opening and is hit from behind by a car? It has not happened(to me) yet, but oh so many close calls!This week, we're going to take a second look at this issue- be sure to scroll down for reader comments and advise on avoiding this common bane of cyclists. The Door ZoneAs you may recall, in Doored v. Nailed I cited the website for the Door Zone Project, which contains a summary of news accounts of dooring accidents. Shortly afterwards, I

It’s been a while since I’ve typed my way into the Neighborhood, and in that time I’ve seen a few things. Since I last penned a column I’ve been to Tennessee on family business, California for the Amgen tour and Wyoming to visit my mom. During these travels I’ve made a few observations and picked up a few snippets of wisdom. For example, did you know that in Tennessee, barbecued baloney is found on steakhouse menus? That a convenience-store chain in Middle America is called "Kum & Go"? It even uses cycling imagery in its advertisements. And how many out there know that a classic Mercedes can

USA Cycling has hired Doug Martin as director of BMX programs, the governing body announced Thursday. With BMX set to debut as a medal sport at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, USA Cycling created the new position " to help clarify and communicate processes and guidelines by which BMX athletes and teams qualify for competitions," USAC announced on its web site. ”The addition of BMX to the Olympic Games is an incredible opportunity for both the sport of BMX racing and American cycling in general," said Steve Johnson, director of athletics. “In addition to an intimate knowledge of the BMX

Wherry

Thorburn

Kum & Go: Barbecued baloney to go, please

Stewart: The envelope, please

Wherry's bug-free and Redlands-bound

Treefarm is on the mend

A look ahead at a look back

Boonen celebrated, too.

Veuchelen, Hunt and Mondory

The Mailbag is a regular feature on VeloNews.com. If you have a comment, an opinion or observation regarding anything you have seen in cycling, in VeloNews magazine or on VeloNews.com, write to WebLetters@InsideInc.com. Please include your full name and home town. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. The joy of teamworkDear Editor:When people ask in dismay why we follow a sport where many riders ridefor the glory of one leader, we now have two answers: the photos of Zabeland Petacchi finishing the last stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico, and Pozzatoand Boonen finishing the Milan-San

Team owner Andy Rihs and Lelangue at the Tour of California

Landis has had a great early season and is now taking a relaxed route to the Tour.

Leading the ProTour now, Landis wants to be wearing yellow in July.

O'Neill celebrates as he finishes the ITT

Our latest reader-submitted Photo Gallery is now up for your viewing pleasure. Of course, a new gallery also means the naming of the winner of ourmost recent contest. Take the time to wander through that gallery and see if you agree or disagree with our choice of winner. This past week offered up an especially difficult set of choices. We even got a commercial inquiry from a firm hoping to use one of the images we posted (Rich Grandzol, drop us a line, will ya?). After wrestling with our decision, though we kept finding ourselves coming back to Darrell Parks’ shot of the Bixby Bridge from

The Mailbag is a regular feature on VeloNews.com. If you have a comment, an opinion or observation regarding anything you have seen in cycling, in VeloNews magazine or on VeloNews.com, write to WebLetters@InsideInc.com. Please include your full name and home town. Letters may be edited for length and clarity.That long arm of the lawDear Velo,At the risk of stirring up a hornet’s nest of opinions on the matterI interject my own. How far reaching is the grasp UCI that it can strong-arm other professional cyclist for merely riding with a suspended rider? (See "Hamiltonquits Boulder race series

Monterey, California - Here's the scenario: a racer arrives at the Sea Otter Classic, the world's largest cycling festival, and finishes on the podium. He says he's dissected and memorized the course dozens of times yet he's never set foot on Laguna Seca Recreational Area. Sound like fiction? Maybe, but here's the secret: his win is a result of a custom blend of technology, terrain and training. Garmin International's line of GPS-enabled fitness devices, in conjunction with its GPS-enabled online mapping service, MotionBased.com, is featured at this year's Sea

Tour of California at Bixby Bridge

Gould

Streb

Vanlandingham

Hanusova

Florit

Dunlap

Mark Cavendish

Mactier makes Australia proud

The court says Hondo can race. Will teams agree?

The Luna Chix 2006

Awright, listen up!

Turn, turn, turn

Coach Dunlap watches an Ambassador clear an obstacle

Marla Streb's belly gets a pat

Boonen on the Cipressa

Garzelli on the Cipressa