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There are worse places to race your bicycle

Kohl, Leipheimer and Landis, going up ...

... and the same trio rolling it toward San Jose

Leipheimer gave no ground on the hills

Credit Agricole's Saul Raisin signs an autograph for a fan

Freddie Rodriguez takes a look up the climb and doesn't like what he sees.

Man of many talents: CSC director Bjarne Riis does a little bit of everything. Here he pushes Cancellara back into the race after an early crash.

Discovery's Tom Danielson leads the climbers above San Jose.

Haedo scores a big win for the brand-new Toyota-United Pro team

Haedo earns his team's first victory

The men's podium

Leipheimer spends another day in the leader's jersey

Downey and Webb duking it out

Leipheimer salutes the hometown crowd

Leipheimer basks in the glow of his hometown support

Rolling along the coast

Julich dances on the pedals

Another type of wheeled transportation altogether

Gerolsteiner keeps a short leash on the bunch

The hometown hero

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. We especially liked “Tennessee District RR,” By Bill Parsons.” Yeah sure, the guy was bound to be caught, but we appreciate and empathize with the desire to make the break. Congratulations Bill! Once you thaw out, drop us a note at Rosters@InsideInc.com to work out the details and we’ll send you a copy of Graham

A modest Haedo downplayed his stage victory

Havana - Cuba's longserving president Fidel Castro won't be able to excuse himself from physical exercise after he was given a bike by Belgian cycling legend Eddy Merckx on Monday. Castro, who will be 80 in August, was given the bike by the five-time Tour de France winner for his promotion of the sport in the country. Merckx, known as the 'Cannibal' during his bicycling days and who was anointed best cyclist of the 20th century by the sport's governing body the UCI, presented the blue Merckx, adorned with two small Cuban flags, to the President of the Cuban Olympic

The peloton rides past seaside fans.

Boulder, CO, February 20, 2006 — Discovery Channel rider Michael Barry and Graham Watson, the internationally known cycling photographer, will autograph copies of their books on the last day of the Amgen Tour of California. On Sunday, February 26, both authors will meet fans and autograph their books at the VeloNews booth in the expo area, which is near the stage finish in Redondo Beach, CA. Barry wrote Inside the Postal Bus about his experience riding with Lance Armstrong and the U.S. Postal Cycling Team during the 2004 season. Barry will meet fans and autograph copies of Inside the Postal

Coming down to Muir Beach

Boulder, CO, February 20, 2006 — Specialized Bicycle Components will host a benefit reception featuring a bike fit demonstration by VeloPress author, Andrew Pruitt. VeloPress has published Pruitt’s new book, Andy Pruitt’s Complete Medical Guide for Cyclists. Following the conclusion of Stage 2 of the Tour of California on February 21, Specialized is hosting a reception at the San Jose Tech Museum of Innovation benefiting the California Bicycle Coalition and Paul David Clark Bicycle Safety Fund. The event will give cyclists, fans and special guests the opportunity to learn about the

Gerolsteiner was there to protect the race leader

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.Fox covers fishing and poker, but cycling? NahEditor:I wasn't able to watch the taped coverage of the Tour of California last night and assumed I'd be able to catch up on it this morning. I was at the Fox News web site and thought for sure they'd have something on it. Their

Big crowds in Santa Rosa

Tennessee District RR

Haedo makes it look easy

Tour Stage 1

TOC

Landis at the start

FotoFiles

Riders take on the heat and rough roads in the first stage of the Tour of Eritrea

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Mewett takes the victory

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Mirabella's win

Stage Four Map

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Cannery Row start

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Health Net preps

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Stage 5 map

Leipheimer gets congrats from the Guvernator

Simoni in Stage 5

Leipheimer had this win in mind from the day the route was announced.

Bobby J takes on Telegraph Hill

Zabriskie finished the day nine seconds off of Leipheimer's pace.

Landis finishes in fourth

Hincapie ensures an All-American podium

Pain and Gain: Leipheimer gives it his all.

The fully stocked Peloton Lounge

The 2006 edition skips the northern mountains - but the coastline near Big Sur will make a stunning backdrop

Monterey's Cannery Row is no stranger to bike racing, having hosted road and mountain stages of the Sea Otter

The Four Amigos: Fred Rodriguez, George Hincapie and the McCormack brothers, Mark and Frank

Frankie Andreu discusses the new Toyota-United Pro cycling team

The Discovery Channel squad

Which would you have bid for: a photo from 'Easy Rider,' autographed by Dennis Hopper, or a photo of Lance Armstrong?

Team TIAA-CREF, America’s youngest professional cycling team, ridesinto Chipotles across California to greet fans as they compete in the Tourof CaliforniaWhat: Team TIAA-CREF, America’s youngest professionalcycling team dedicated to developing the next generation of cycling champions,will ride in to three Chipotle restaurants in San Francisco, Monterey andSanta Barbara as they seek victory at Amgen’s Tour of California.Owned and managed by Slipstream Sports, a sports marketing and developmentcompany led by Jonathan Vaughters, former number one-ranked U.S. cyclist,Team TIAA-CREF features some

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.Applause for Bergman’s confessionEditor:This might sound crazy, bit I actually sat at my computer this morning and applauded. I didn't applaud for Tom Boonen or Carlos Garcia Quesada and their victories at the Ruta del Sol or for any of the other victorious cyclists featured by

Simoni is one of two Giro winners racing at Amgen

Leipheimer and Landis are just two of many top U.S. riders to take on the Tour of California

Dear Readers,Recently, we had a letter from MC in Kentucky (See Law of the Land), who wroteI've Googled, and I’ve searched the Kentucky Legislature site, but the only Kentucky "laws" I can find dealing with bikes on the road are about lights, reflectors, etc. I can't find anything about cars having to pass bikes with 3 feet of clearance (which appears to be the "universal standard")…I called the local city police chief: "I'm not aware of any regulations for bicycles in Kentucky, other than the requirement for a helmet." I called the County Sheriff's office: "There are no laws

Last season was a marquee year for mountain biking’s elder statesman, Thomas Frischknecht. The 35-year-old Swiss grabbed a historic victory at Costa Rica’s La Ruta De Los Conquistadores, won his second consecutive marathon world championship and finished the year as the No. 7 ranked rider in the world. That’s pretty impressive for a guy who was the runner-up to Ned Overend at the inaugural world championships back in 1990. And he’s not done yet: Frischknecht is preparing for yet another season racing on the fat-tire circuit. A guy who has spent 17 years in a sport and made the world

The long, lightweight Rogers has the time-trialing skills and climbing potential to be a serious contender

Boonen and Petacchi lock horns once more

Frischi is gearing up for another winning season

'I did it': An open letter from Adam Bergman

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.Hamilton coverage biased, lacks integrityEditor:Your recent article regarding Tyler Hamilton asked if readers agreed with the CAS decision. Although I am no longer a VeloNews reader, I do not agree with that decision. But that is to be expected. I openly admit my bias towards Tyler, as I

Editor’s note: We received the following as an e-mail from former Jelly Belly rider Adam Bergman, who began serving a suspension for EPO on July 27, 2004. The e-mail was prefaced with the statement: "If you could put this out in your publication it would mean a lot to me. This has been a long time coming, but I know it is the right thing to do." After speaking with Bergman to confirm that he was indeed its author, we agreed to publish it as an open letter. He declined to elaborate, saying: "I'm not going to answer anything else right now, I just wanted to get that out there." Almost two

Hunter Allen and Dr. Andrew Coggan will present material covered in their new book, "Training and Racing with a Power Meter," at Fast Splits, one of New England’s leading multisport training and retail centers. The event is scheduled for 7-8:30 p.m. Friday, March 3, at the Fast Splits location in West Newton, Massachusetts. Allen and Coggan will discuss the benefits of training with power and explain basic theory and techniques. Using real-life power meter data, they will review case studies and show how power meter data reveals strengths, weaknesses, and what kind of rider a cyclist can

Boulder, Colo. - The Colorado Premier Training-Colnago (CPT-Colnago) cycling team is preparing to start its first race of not only the year, but ever. This weekend?s event in which the team will compete -- the Valley of the Sun Stage Race in Phoenix, Ariz. -- will be the new Colorado-based team?s inaugural race. The three-day stage race, to be held Feb. 17-19, is often referred to as the unofficial kickoff to the domestic pro cycling season. Seven of the team?s 10 members will line up at theValley of the Sun event not only to show off the new team but also to prepare for upcoming races on

After winning the Tour of Germany, Leipheimer is training harder than ever

Petacchi wins another