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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

Cretskens enjoys a moment with another Belgian who knows a little something about winning races

Ho, hum - you race by one desert fortress, you've raced by them all

Amgen Tour of California - Prologue

Amgen Tour of California - Prologue

Planning the day's ride

Head mechanic Julien DeVries checks measurements on a new bike.

Armstrong still has a big investment in the team

Leipheimer is still deciding which pair to wear.

Basso relaxes after an easy ride and time with reporters

Ivan Basso is attracting his fair share of attention in Solvang

Boonen leaves little doubt as to whose sprint is better... at least at this point in the season.

Tony Cruz and Ekimov lead an early morning ride.

Boonen and Leif Hoste up front

Even though he is retired, Eki still has a good time on the training ride.

The break

Tom Danielson further hones those climbing skills.

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Basso and Rubiera

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Hincapie shows off his stars and stripes.

To say that the decision to sign Basso was not without controversy is an understatement. Will the gamble pay off?

Hincapie and Czech rider Pavel Padrnos

Leipheimer has made adjustments in his 2007 plan.

Leipheimer moves up to take a pull

Beppu with the recently retired Ekimov

Basso at the front

Not many places better for early season training

Basso tries out his new TT helmet.

Cruz toys with a new ride

The team heads back to Solvang past a walnut grove.

Och' with Sean Yates

Long time Discovery Channel mechanic Vince Gee washes up a bike after the ride.

Pruitt

Kautz

Neptune

Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme is frustrated by the slow speed of the Landis case.

Boonen bests Petacchi again

Healion held a lead of more than seven minutes - but it wasn't enough

There's a highway sign you don't see often in the other tours

Lawyers for Jan Ullrich have submitted their opposition to Swiss authorities' decision to send a sample of the cyclist's saliva to German prosecutors, the Bonn office said Tuesday. Bonn prosecutors want to compare the Swiss samples with those seized by Spanish authorities during the Spanish drug inquiry Operación Puerto last May to determine whether the German was a client of the raided laboratory run by Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes. "The Swiss tribunal must now decide whether or not to accept our request," said prosecutors' spokesman Friedrich Apostel. "If they believe us

Embattled 2006 Tour de France winner Floyd Landis says he doubts he will race professionally this season even if he is cleared of doping charges. In an interview with the U.S. sports television network ESPN, Landis said he and his lawyers have become frustrated with obstacles delaying his chance to make his case to a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) arbitration panel. "I've pretty much written off this season," Landis said. Landis, 31, said no hearing date has been set yet and none is likely before late spring, — perhaps late May or June — and as a result it would be out of the question

USA Cycling and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced Tuesday that two riders, previously suspended for missing doping tests, have had their licenses reinstated, after both agencies concluded that harsh penalties were unfair in both cases. Cale Redpath of Durango, Colorado and Alice Pennington of Hood River, Oregon both accepted one-year suspensions for failure to appear after being selected as reserve athletes at USA Cycling and UCI-sanctioned events during the 2006 season. Normally, anti-doping rules require that podium finishers and a select group of randomly chosen riders are required to

He faced scorpions, snakes and hostile U.S. soldiers and his bicycle took a beating, but the 63-year-old Chechen now back home after cycling to and from Mecca says he is counting his blessings. Dzhanar-Aliyev Magomed-Ali returned to this war-torn Chechnya town on January 18. His pilgrimage, or hajj, to the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, had little in common with the exploits of most Western adventurers. But his story reflects the dogged determination of many older people in this battle-scarred region of southern Russia, which has spent most of the last 12 years in armed conflict

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Cycling in the Andes Imbabura-Ecuador

Vande Velde has a lot to look forward to in 2007.

Page relishes a great ride

Tara Ross - the only Canadian in the race - finishes 29th

World Cup champ Nys was a pre-race favorite, but three crashes meant Sunday was not his day.

Kupfernagel had a great start

Not a bad finish, considering this is Compton's second international race.

Nys and Wellens chased for most of the race. Wellens took fourth, while Nys had to settle for 11th place.

... but had her troubles, too.

Up front, Vervecken joins Page

Van den Brand takes a push

Page rode a nearly flawless race and came close to taking home the rainbow jersey.

American Barry Wicks was lapped by the leading pair.

Vos powers through

Oh happy day: Page makes a podium appearance at world's! Now how cool is that?

As was Tristan Schouten.

Salvetat knew Compton was coming on fast...

No Mistakes: Page powered through the sandy portion of the course that left many top contenders struggling.

Vervecken takes the day, with Page right on his heels.

... and held her off for the win.

Page: The best I ever felt'

Franzoi held on for third

Salvetat knew she had a strong opponent in Compton.

When world's come to the spiritual home of cyclo-cross, you can expect a big turn-out, even at 25 euros a head.

A successful defense of the rainbow jersey

An early favorite, Kupfernagel got off to a good start.