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By George! Hincapie wins another at Dauphiné; Landaluze takes overall

Botero takes his second win of the Dauphiné

Armstrong, Vino' and Gomez

Armstrong and Leipheimer gauging their efforts

Hary was hospitalized after a high-speed crash

Landaluze clings to that jersey, carrying a lead of less than a minute into Sunday's finale

Botero and Moncoutie

Vino' dueling with Landis

A beautiful afternoon in the Alps

Botero hopes he isn't peaking too soon

Mercado leads the escape

Hincapie and Armstrong on the ascent

Landaluze, too, had to measure his efforts

Up from Lac de Annecy

Lance Armstrong is thinking about more than just winning his seventh straight Tour de France title. The cyclist also is considering his future with rock star Sheryl Crow. Armstrong, who overcame testicular cancer to win his first Tour in 1999, said he will retire after this year’s race, ending one of the greatest careers in cycling. Next up, a life with Crow and more kids? “Yeah. Sheryl and I are very happy. To me, when you have a relationship, you’re happy and in love, children are a natural part of the equation,” Armstrong told The Associated Press on Saturday after completing a stage

When Levi Leipheimer, Lance Armstrong and Floyd Landis labored up Mont Ventoux on Friday, battling for the leader’s jersey at this year’s Dauphiné Libéré, their presence emphasized how far American cycling has come in this sport once dominated by Europeans. But the current generation of English-speaking riders is not the first one to produce contenders at the Continent’s leading stage races, especially the Dauphiné. In the early 1980s, America’s Greg LeMond, Australia’s Phil Anderson, Britain’s Robert Millar and Ireland’s Sean Kelly all won stages or challenged for overall victory at the

Phonak lends a hand to the chase

Rebellin drives the pursuit for Leipheimer

Leipheimer took a nasty spill on a fast descent

Landaluze and Mazzoleni chase Merckx

Whose wheel will Landaluze follow on Saturday?

Why, Armstrong's, of course

But Vinokourov is still in the hunt, too

Rebellin, who fought in vain to save Levi Leipheimer's jersey in Friday's stage of the Dauphiné Libéré, will not be riding this year's Tour

Leipheimer saw his jersey slip away . . .

. . . onto Landaluze's shoulders

VeloNews Photo Contest: A new winner and a new gallery

Lieswyn takes the stage

ADELAIDE, Australia -- Former world keirin champion Jobie Dajka, suspended for four months last year for lying to a doping inquiry, faces a longer ban for assaulting the Australian cycling track team's head coach. Dajka said Friday that Cycling Australia had recommended a possible four-year suspension. Dajka has admitted assaulting coach Martin Barras and said he regretted doing so. He testified at a tribunal hearing Friday. Dajka, the 2002 keirin world champion, was suspended and dropped from the Olympic team last year when it was determined he had lied to a doping inquiry. He was

Thorburn rounds the final corner and heads for the line

The latest Photo Gallery in our continuing photo contest has now been posted for your viewing pleasure. Last Week's WinnerWe’ve awarded a copy of Graham Watson’s Landscapes of Cycling to Steve Conli, for his stunning photo “Buffalo Stampede Antelope Island Utah 2004." Thank you Steve and congratulations. We'll be sending you a copy of Graham Watson's "Landscapesof Cycling. This Week's ContestThe announcement of a winner also signals the start of a New Contest, so go ahead and take a look at the Gallery from this round.From all of the submitted photos, we will chose one

Dear Bob,I am a triathlete and do my bike riding with a training partner. We ride side-by-side a majority of the time. Last week when we pulled over at a convenience store a trucker told us we were breaking the law by riding “two abreast.” Is he right?AlbertDear Albert,Anyone who rides with a fellow cyclist is faced with a decision about how to arrange themselves on the roadway. I would guess most reader-no matter what state they live in- ride side by side a majority of the time. This is the best way to pass the sometime monotonous miles (of course there is nothing monotonous about riding

Leipheimer keeps the jersey

Armstrong is focusing on July

Jakshe was among the strongest in the break

Landis, fifth on the day and fourth overall

Van Huffel on the go

Vinokourov and Gomez follow...

Milne wins a confusing crit

Teutenberg outkicks the bunch

Landis finishes in fourth, 13 seconds off of Armstrong's pace

Leipheimer looks primed for July. Is he ready for Ventoux?

Armstrong would like to win on Ventoux, but adds that Leipheimer is the favorite.

Botero is enjoying the usual post-T-Mobile surge

Armstrong: On track for Tour No. 7?

"Cycling in the News" is a regular service of VeloNews.com. Readers,reporters and friends are encouraged to send links to current stories aboutcompetitive cyclists and cycling that appear in the mainstream media. Ifyou come across a news item that you believe may be of interest to otherVeloNews readers, we would be grateful if you choose to send it to Rosters@InsideInc.com.Bernama.com - Malaysian National News Agency - June 6, 2005Mahathir Gets Award For Support Of Cycling EventsPUTRAJAYA, June 6 (Bernama) -- The International Cycling Union (UCI)Monday presented Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad with

U.S. Highway 36 cuts a straight line across the grassy eastern toes ofthe Rocky Mountains as it heads north from Boulder's overgrown outskirtsto the sleepy town of Lyons, Colorado.The rolling blacktop is the main vein between Boulder’s busy streetsand a twisting maze of lightly traveled farm roads to the north. It isalso is a starting point for host of narrow canyon rides that twist theirway high into the snowy Front Range. Needless to say, it’s arguably themost popular stretch of road for area cyclists and is regularly cloggedwith two-wheelers of varying shapes and sizes.Like most area

A man named Silver has likely ended any hope that Olympians will compete for gold in New York in 2012. Sheldon Silver and Joseph Bruno, two of three members of the New York state Public Authorities Control Board, abstained in a vote Monday to approve $300 million in funding for a proposed $2.2 billion Olympic Stadium. New York governor George Pataki cast his vote in favour of the project, but unanimous approval was needed for the stadium financing, so assembly speaker Silver and Senate Majority Leader Bruno's inaction crushed the Olympic dream. "This plan is at best premature,"

Often called the most grueling athletic event in the world, the 2005 Tourde France is professional cycling’s most well known race. With less thana month until the Tour’s opening, VeloNews is pleased to announcethe release of its 2005 edition of the "Official Guide to the Tour deFrance." A collaboration between VeloNews, the journal of competitive cycling, and the Société du Tour de France, the 2005 Official Guide is titled “Grand Finale: Armstrong Aims at Tour Win 7” and features:Detailed rider profiles of Tour hopefuls Jan Ullrich, Floyd Landis, Levi Leipheimer, Ivan Basso,

How long can he keep it?

Not thought to be a threat, the peloton let this group get 20 minutes before starting the chase

Discovery takes a pull...

...Phonak lends a hand...

... but the escape proved to be successful..

... and Hincapie spends his last day in yellow.

Discovery gets a little Tour practice in.

Another day in yellow for Hincapie.

Role reversal: Armstrong is the peloton's priciest domestique

Pate takes a gamble....

A hot day in Philly

The latest Photo Gallery in our continuing photo contest has now been posted for your viewing pleasure. Last Week's WinnersWe’ve awarded a copy of Graham Watson’s Landscapes of Cycling to Ben Webster, for his wonderful portrait of Salvatore Commesso during the individual time trial at the 2004 Tour de Georgia. Thank you Ben and congratulations. We'll be sending you a copy of Graham Watson's "Landscapesof Cycling.As we said, it was a difficult choice and there were several photoswe thought worthy of mention. This week's list of honorable mentions includes: Connecticutin

Rodriguez wasn't in the right break Sunday...

Armstrong appears to be on track

... and neither was Julich.

Landis is showing good form

Three men off the front.

Leipheimer earns second

... as Horner and Wherry give chase.

George in yellow.