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Fraser takes the opener and the closer at TDG

And the winner is...

Gaggioli defended her lead

Beltran had company for the first few miles but, no one could stay with her

Beltran stayed out alone

Gaggioli was left to monitor the break on her own

Rebellin stikes a familiar pose

Frattini

The day's first escape

The early break in the men’s race would gain just over three minutes before the chase began

On the Cote St Roche

Swindlehurst took his second stage win but Frattini monitored the gap

Jaksche on the attack

Team Monex in control

Iñigo Landaluze leads

Wesseman slips to third in the World Cup standings

Fraser scores another

Armstrong takes the overall title

The race leader had his fans, too

And no wonder: He was taking this race seriously

Now, as for Cipo' . . . well, the Giro is coming up

And does Hincapie look more and more like a climber these days, or what?

Moninger has always gone uphill like a bottle rocket

The peloton cruises alongside a lake, which must have seemed inviting in the Georgia heat

Today's winner, bringing one home to Georgia

Grajales should be smiling - he worked hard for this one. For more Casey Gibson pictures of stage 6, click here.

Sherwin fronts a three-woman break

Blanchard wins by three bike lengths

The stage winner and the overall leader share a moment on the Georgia podium

Grajales had done his homework on this course, and it paid off today

The homeboy (he's Colombian, but the team is based in Athens) had plenty of fans

And so did the race leader

Armstrong showing a little leg (well, maybe not so little) on a descent

... along with faithful lieutenant Hincapie

134 miles, five categorized climbs

A couple of weeks ago I ran into Boulder racer and former 7UP pro Chuck Coyle at Redlands. Besides racing his bike, Coyle is also the proprietor these days of theprosstuff.com, and we got to talking about ... socks. Seems that in addition to the pro equipment up for sale on the site – bikes, frames, wheels, components - TheProsStuff also has on hand several pair of team-issue socks. Used. I recently followed up with him, to find out if people are actually buying used cycling socks on the Web. Yes, he told me. "They're not going so fast. It's more of a specialty item," he joked. "I've

Cipo's been a great ambassador for cyclingEditors:I can't tell you what a pleasure it's been reading about Cipollini at the Tour de Georgia this week. His attitude has been great, and can only help the U.S. cycling scene. If you speak to him, please pass along my thanks. His "diplomatic tour" is a success. Peter CarltonStamford, CT Let OLN know its coverage has deterioratedEditors:I'm sure you've all noticed the general increase in lameness of the cycling coverage over at OLN these days. Considering that most of us are tossing out 15-20 extra dollars a month on cable just to catch a few

A weary McCartney finds the line at last

(Northbrook, Ill., April 23) - In a bittersweet vote, the NorthbrookCycle Committee has chosen to suspend the 2004 season at the Ed RudolphNorthbrook Velodrome. Although this will mean a year without racing atthe historic venue, the decision paves the way for resurfacing to beginin July, rather than next September. "It was a tough decision to make," said Peter Janunas, NCC president."Beginning the resurfacing project in July allows us to complete the projectbefore winter sets in. With the unpredictable Chicago weather, there wasa fear that beginning the project in September may have

The Postal train chugged along at the front of the chase

The one and only Missy Giove.

Three of America's best: Horner, Julich and Armstrong

McCartney drills it

A frustrated Horner took his digs, but never got far

Workin' for the man

Armstrong takes up the challenge

... and then some

The race leader meets the press: 'I've never seen a stage like that.'

Tony Cruz gets out front for his turn in the breeze

... as does Damon Kluck

Even Olympic champ Ekimov has to fetch a little water from time to time

Meanwhile, the boss shows one of the young pups how the big dogs bark

It's not all Postal: The Navs got their digs in

Leblanc and Saiz

Platt proved he was in for the short haul.

Meet Mark Weir: Fastest PR guy you know.

Armstrong surprised them at the line

OFoto's Stewart on a long break

Voigt is solidly in second

Sciandri gets a shoe change

Armstrong and Pavel Padrnos

Cruising through the woods of Georgia

A satisfied stage winner

Drew Miller's Landis-Trek-VW team will have its work cut out for it in Bisbee this weekend

Ferguson had a tough go at Sea Otter.

Respect the rainbow.

Lots of fight left.

Dear Bob,Many businesses around Salt Lake City plow the snow from their propertyinto the street (often in the designated bike path). Are they potentiallyliable for injuries to cyclist that result from this action?Jeff,Salt Lake City, UtahDear Jeff,The mountains in the west have received some new snow and because thecycling season is well underway, your question is topical. Consideringhow often it snows in Salt Lake I am sure that you run into the problemof being forced off the shoulder and into traffic on many occasions bypiled up snow.Salt Lake City city ordinance 14.20.080, entitled

Maybe a full-face for this race?

Laguna Beach, CA (April 22, 2004) - As the cycling season begins to heat up, Interbike is pleased to announce its advocacy and association support program for 2004, an annual effort that provides necessary funding for a broad collection of advocacy and industry organizations at the local and national level. Based on merit and overall impact, Interbike had chosen to provide financialsupport to the following advocacy organizations and industry associations: € Bikes Belong Coalition€ League of American Bicyclists€ International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA)€ Junior Development ­ USA

Frischy shares a moment with Bob Roll.

Not his finest moment

Blatter wasn't her usual self.

Rumpf

The next Cadel?

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