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Daniel Lloyd previews stage 4 of the 2012 Tour of Britain

Former U23 world champ scores five Spanish stage wins to announce his arrival on the big stage

1. Mark CAVENDISH, Sky, in 3:54:31 2. Leigh HOWARD, Orica-GreenEdge, at 0 3. Aidis KRUOPIS, Orica-GreenEdge, at 0 4. Luke ROWE, Sky, at 0 5. Sam BENNETT, An Post-Sean Kelly, at 0

1. Leigh HOWARD, Orica-GreenEdge, in 4:31:09 2. Mark CAVENDISH, Sky, at 0 3. Boy VAN POPPEL, UnitedHealthcare, at 0 4. Steele VON HOFF, Garmin-Sharp, at 0 5. Russell DOWNING, Endura Racing, at 0

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Daniel Lloyd previews stage 1 of the 2012 Tour of Britain and details the race for seconds

1. Emma POOLEY, in 2:46:23 2. Tayler WILES, USA, at 3:42 3. Rachel NEYLAN, at 3:42 4. Ashleigh MOOLMAN, Lotto Belisol Ladies, at 3:42 5. Joelle NUMAINVILLE, CAN, at 3:42

1. Simon GERRANS, Orica-GreenEdge, in 4:53:06 2. Greg VAN AVERMAET, BMC Racing, at :1 3. Rui Alberto FARIA DA COSTA, Movistar, at :4 4. Luca PAOLINI, Katusha, at :4 5. Tom Jelte SLAGTER, Rabobank, at :4

1. Joelle NUMAINVILLE, CAN, in 3:55:59 2. Alena AMIALIUSIK, Be Pink, at 0 3. Emily COLLINS, at 0 4. Sharon LAWS, at 0 5. Kaat HANNES, Lotto Belisol Ladies, at 0

Manx Missile’s possible move spurs interest from several teams, Omega Pharma chief among them

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1. Emma POOLEY, in 2:32:26 2. Joelle NUMAINVILLE, CAN, at 1:40 3. Oxana KOZONCHUK, Be Pink, at 1:40 4. Alena AMIALIUSIK, Be Pink, at 1:40 5. Mélodie LESUEUR, FRA, at 1:40

1. Ashleigh MOOLMAN, Lotto Belisol Ladies, in 5:18 2. Emma POOLEY, at :7 3. Tayler WILES, USA, at :10 4. Kristin MCGRATH, USA, at :11 5. Cecilie Gotaas JOHNSEN, NOR, at :11

Joe Dombrowski and company are forging their way in the pro peloton, learning and having a lot of fun doing it

1. Cecilie Gotaas JOHNSEN, NOR, in 3:22:06 2. Audrey CORDON, Vienne Futuroscope, at 0 3. Oxana KOZONCHUK, Be Pink, at 0 4. Noemi CANTELE, Be Pink, at 0 5. Ashleigh MOOLMAN, Lotto Belisol Ladies, at 0

With Rodríguez and Contador battling, organizers have hit it right. The balance between cutting edge and tradition is key for the future

Brad Huff and Laura Van Gilder sealed the overall titles at the four-day Gateway Cup on Monday

Rodríguez distances Contador, but the Vuelta GC race is still too close for comfort with two uphill finishes remaining

1. Cecilie Gotaas JOHNSEN, NOR, in 3:09 2. Kristin MCGRATH, USA, at :1 3. Amélie RIVAT, Vienne Futuroscope, at :5 4. Joelle NUMAINVILLE, CAN, at :5 5. Ashleigh MOOLMAN, Lotto Belisol Ladies, at :5

1. Giorgia BRONZINI, Diadora - Pasta Zara, in 2:26:32 2. Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN, Stichting Rabo Women Cycling Team, at 0 3. Lisa BRENNAUER, GER, at 0 4. Megan GUARNIER, Tibco - To The Top, at 0 5. Malgorzta JASINSKA, Mcipollini Giambenini, at 0

Valverde proves the big winner on the day while Froome slips off the podium and perhaps out of the hunt

1. Sergey POMOSHNIKOV, TIK, in 2:23:53 2. Warren BARGUIL, Argos-Shimano, at 0 3. Patrick KONRAD, VBG, at 0 4. Ian BOSWELL, at 0 5. Bob JUNGELS, LET, at 0

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