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This year, the team has skipped Langkawi to focus on a single training camp for the entire squad.

They must like cycling in Albuquerque: No one at the hotel even complained about this.

Lipton will focus on defending its national team title...

...but will spend time in Europe as well.

With his stage win, Fukusima moves into second on GC

Loddo's presence in the break ensured its success

Charteau and crew were content to monitor the gap... and worry about Thursday.

The jerey holders: Loddo, Fukusima and Charteau

Cunego won the white jersey at the '06 Tour, but may focus on regaining his pink jersey from 2004

Impy is developing into a solid all-rounder

American Floyd Landis is pinning hopes of retaining his Tour de France title on what he and his supporters claim are sloppy practices at the French national doping laboratory at Châtenay-Malabry when he makes an appearance in front of a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency panel on May 14. Landis’s attorneys will also be hoping to that sloppy testing by a French lab and not doping was the reason behind his failed test on his way to victory in last year's Tour de France, when they make an appearance before France’s anti-doping agency (AFLD) on Thursday. In a conference call here Wednesday, Brian

Four-out-of-five: Loddo's won four of the five sprints he's contested in this Tour

The need for speed: Early attacks kept the whole field strung out.

The chase picked up...

... and the weather turned a little rough.

Dean sports the black-and-white of New Zealand's road champ

Dean works for Charteau here at Langkawi

Charteau: Can the man in yellow stay in yellow?

Huff describes the joys of sprinting in Malaysia

Furlan relishes his win

With Charteau leading at Langkawi, the Crédit Ag' boys get a second yellow jersey.

Hesjedal, Ollerenshaw, Menzies, Louder. At 29, Menzies (c) is a HealthNet veteran

Rory Sutherland all dressed up and ready to ride.

Russell Downing and a stern-looking Menzies

Who's that? Hunt scores a win, but you have to guess what team he's on.

UniBet can't show it's colors in France.

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Corbett (L) with Jeff Louder

Tim Johnson and new recruit Ryder Hesjedal adjust the SRM.

Johnson (L) will be serving as road captain for the 2007 season

A younger roster for 2007.

Patour stays with Huff

Post-race assessment

Creed refuels for tomorrow

Getting instructions

A quick fix

Chasing back

Water is critical on a day like this

A Langkawi Journal: A day with Slipstream

Rolando Ravello as Marco Pantani

Press Release: Graham Watson to Visit Boulder for Exhibit Opening

Our latest reader-submitted PhotoGallery is now ready for your viewing pleasure. Of course, a new gallery also means the naming of the winner of our most recent contest. Take the time to wander through that gallery and see if you agree or disagree with our choice of winners this week. This time around, we found ourselves coming back to Bob Clark’s “Colorado Aspen,” a shot of riding on trails in Colorado’s High Country in the fall. Congratulations, Bob. Nice work. It looks like the trail is covered with gold coins. It’s a stellar shot (and stands in contrast with goofy photo you sent in

Hamilton made his last appearance as a pro in the 2004 Vuelta.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cycling Photographer Graham Watson to Visit Boulder for Exhibit Opening Watson's Travelling Photography Exhibit "Eyes on the Tour de France"Opens February 15 Boulder, CO, February 5, 2007 - Cycling photographer Graham Watsonwill make a rare visit to the cycling-crazed town of Boulder, Coloradoto open an exhibit of his fine art photography at Amante Coffee in northBoulder on February 15th at 7:30 p.m. From 6:00-7:30 p.m., Watson will autograph posters and books of hisphotography at the Boulder Cycle Sport bike shop, located adjacent to AmanteCoffee. Graham Watson

Colorado Aspen

Loddo wins another

At the helm: Weltz is guiding a young and talented crew in Malaysia

Huff struggles

Farrar at this year's Cofidis presentation

McQuaid visits the Tour de Langkawi

McQuaid congratulates the Tour's jersey holders

Charteau has a four-minute buffer on GC

Richeze makes it look easy

George, at Thursday's presentation, knew he had his work cut out.

Welcome to Malaysia

Loddo in the leader's jersey

Pre-race rubdown

Alfred at a World Cup Track competition in January of 2006

"Cycling in the News" is a regular service of VeloNews.com. Readers, reporters and friends are encouraged to send links to current stories about competitive cyclists and cycling that appear in the mainstream media. If you come across a news item that you believe may be of interest to other VeloNews readers, we would be grateful if you choose to send it to rosters@InsideInc.com.Wheels on ice: Slip-sliding and loving itThe New York TimesThe mass perforation of Brownie Lake began at noon, when eight rolling tires, thousands of shiny screw tips and the fast-pumping legs of four bike riders were

French Sports Minister Jean-Francois Lamour has called for the postponement of next week's French anti-doping agency (AFLD) hearing into the case of Floyd Landis until the American cyclist has appeared before the U.S Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Lamour said that he was speaking as vice-president of the world anti-doping agency (WADA) and not in his capacity as French sports minister. "It's wiser to await the hearing of Landis by the USADA," said Lamour. "It's not a recommendation but an opinion. It's more productive to focus on the American hearing (scheduled for March)

American and international anti-doping officials on Friday disputed assertions by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell that the league will be unable to test players for human growth hormone until a better test is developed. Goodell, speaking during the NFL’s “state of the league” address on Friday suggested that American professional football leads other sports in drug testing, but said he doubted the league would be able to test for HGH because “there is no reliable test right now." Goodell’s claim, however, was disputed by Travis Tygart, chief counsel at the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, who said

Track sprinter Stephen Alfred accepted an eight-year suspension from competition this week after testing positive for exogenous testosterone or its precursors and for human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG). Alfred, 39, showed an elevated testosterone/epitestosterone (T/E) ratio in an out-of-competition test conducted by USADA on May 28, 2006. Follow-up tests indicated that the testosterone imbalance resulted from the presence of exogenous testosterone.

Simon Donnellan

Cretskens takes the yellow jersey

The bunch smells the barn

Loddo takes the first stage

Malaysia's LeTua team is the focus of a lot of local attention

The Tour is only a part of Malaysia's big tourism push

Amgen Tour of California - Stage 4

Amgen Tour of California - Stage 4

Amgen Tour of California - Stage 5

Where are you spending your off-season?

Amgen Tour of California - Stage 5

George may have his work cut out for him this year.

Amgen Tour of California - Stage 6

Farrar will keep his Cofidis kit for '07

Amgen Tour of California - Stage 7

Van Avermaet takes his first win as a pro

Boonen deals with a balky bike