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L'ALPE d'HUEZ, France (VN) —Alberto Contador was too proud to finish a frustrating and injury-plagued Tour de France lying down.

PINEROLO, Italy (VN) — Pedro Delgado says Cadel Evans is in the driver's seat to become the first Australian to win the Tour de France.

Their “no risk” tactics is playing into the hands of Evans and Contador

GAP, France (VN) - Cadel Evans is riding a Tour de France of opportunity and his team sees more chances to take time on the horizon with an unlikely ally in Alberto Contador. Evans (BMC Racing) vaulted off a Contador (Saxo Bank-Sungard) attack late in Tuesday’s 16th stage to take time on his GC rivals at the foot of the Alps.

Pro Men

• 1. Tyler Wren,in 04:27:04
• 2. Zack Vestal,in 04:29:48
• 3. Benjamin Blaugrund,in 04:30:18
• 4. Jeff Louder,in 04:30:52
• 5. Paul Mach,in 04:34:36

• 1. Clara Hughes,in 05:21:12
• 2. Rachel Cieslewicz,in 05:42:22
• 3. Tana Stone,in 05:42:49
• 4. Kris Walker,in 05:58:15
• 5. Lauren Frisk,in 06:05:06

... Voeckler retains a GC lead of 1:49 over Frank Schleck, 2:17 over Andy Schleck, and a devastating 13-day gap over their little-known brother, Ruprecht ...

Norwegian joins an elite band of 16 rider over worlds’ 84-year history

LUZ-ARDIDEN, France (VN) — Tom Danielson charged into the top-10 overall and became Garmin-Cervélo's lone GC bet.

CARMAUX, France -- Luís León Sánchez says despite his stage-winning ride Sunday that catapulted him into second place overall, he will still ride for Rabobank team captain Robert Gesink.

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• 1 57:41 Dereck Treadwell 36 Laurens NY
• 2 1:02:09 Robert Douglas 45 Honeoye Falls NY
• 3 1:02:11 Austin Orth 38 North Conway NH
• 4 1:02:25 Timothy Tapply 36 Sherborn MA
• 5 1:02:29 Chris Yura 32 Philadelphia PA

• 1 1:04:12 Marti Shea 48 Marblehead MA
• 2 1:09:12 Amy Bevilacqua 37 Wilton CT
• 3 1:13:34 Crystal Anthony 30 Beverly MA
• 4 1:18:30 Liz Feeney 48 Philadelphia PA
• 5 1 52 1:20:52 Dominique Coderre 52 Montreal QC

• 1. Coryn Rivera , Peanut Butter & Co.twenty12
• 2. Martina Patella , Red Racing
• 3. Mary Ellen Ash , Metromint Cycling
• 4. Pascale Maria SCHNIDER ,
• 5. Megan Melack (1 - Cat2) , Red Racing

• 1. Ricky ESCUELA , Full Circle Sports
• 2. Rahsaan Bahati (1 - Cat1) , Sklz P/b Pista Palace
• 3. Eric Marcotte (2 - Cat1) , Sklz P/b Pista Palace
• 4. Eric Barlevav (1 - Pro) , Full Circle Cycling
• 5. Logan Loader (3 - Cat1) , Ride Clean P/b Patentit.com

200+ hours of bike testing, in-depth analysis and the best photography in the business

• 1. Fredrik Kessiakoff, Astana
• 2. Leopold *koenig, Team Netapp
• 3. Carlo Sastre, Geox-Tmc
• 4. Thomas Rohregger, Leopard-Trek
• 5. Denis Menchov, Geox-Tmc

USA Cycling has confirmed the death of Mark Whitehead, a member of U.S. Olympic track cycling team in 1984.

Editor's note: The following article appeared in the March 2011 issue of VeloNews magazine. We thought our web readers would enjoy a look at the what the Garmin-Cervelo team said about team cooperation before the season really started.

Dan Wuori is one of the funniest Twitter bards in the cycling world (follow him at @dwuori). This month, he will be expanding a bit beyond 140 characters to share periodic journals during the Tour de France. Today's is the fifth.

Norwegian continues to set records at the Tour de France

A reader wants to know why Roberto Heras' case is being handled in Spanish civil courts.

EL DORADO, Kans. (VN) — All but one of the top ten solo males were beyond the half-way point of the 2011 Race Across America on Monday morning. This second half of RAAM has a distinctly different flavor than the first. For many, the attitude for the first half is one of “charge!” or “full speed ahead,” but by that halfway point (7 miles east of Pratt, Kansas) for some the mantra becomes “survival” or “What was I thinking?”

Omnium

• 1. Leif Lampater (GER) with 44 points
• 2. Bobby Lea (USA) with 40 points
• 3. Anibal Borrajo (ARG) with 36 points
• 4. Douglas Repacholi (AUS) with 35 points
• 5. Stalin Quiterio (USA) with 32 points

On the third day of the 2011 Race Across America race leader Christoph Strasser and chaser Marko Baloh were both on record pace, with Strasser’s overall average speed being 18.31 mph and Baloh holding 17.29 mph.

Stage 2

• 1. Juan José HAEDO, (ARG) Saxobank-Sungard, in 5:12:01
• 2. Giacomo NIZZOLO, (ITA) Leopard-Trek, at s.t.
• 3. Anthony ROUX, (FRA) Fran�aise Des Jeux, at s.t.
• 4. Michael MATTHEWS, (AUS) Rabobank Cycling Team, at s.t.
• 5. Davide APPOLLONIO, (ITA) Team Sky, at s.t.

GC after stage 2

• 1. Patrick GRETSCH, (GER) HTC-Highroad, at 9:32:23
• 2. Tyler FARRAR, (USA) Garmin-Cervelo, at 4
• 3. Alex DOWSETT, (GBR) Team Sky, at 6
• 4. Anthony ROUX, (FRA) Fran�aise Des Jeux, at 6
• 5. Sebastian LANGEVELD, (NED) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 10

Stage 2

• 1. Anthony CHARTEAU, (FRA) Europcar, at 4:53:19
• 2. Vasili KIRYIENKA, (BLR) Movistar, at 5
• 3. Davide REBELLIN, (ITA) Miche-Silver Cross-Selle Italia, at 47
• 4. Sandy CASAR, (FRA) Fran-aise Des Jeux, at 47
• 5. Sébastien JOLY, (FRA) Saur-Sojasun, at 47

GC after stage 2

• 1. Anthony CHARTEAU, (France) Europcar, at 10:10:42
• 2. Vasili KIRYIENKA, (Belarus) Movistar, at 8
• 3. Davide REBELLIN, (Italy) Miche-Silver Cross-Selle Italia, at 55
• 4. Nicolas BAZIN, (France) Auber 93, at 59
• 5. Sébastien JOLY, (France) Saur-Sojasun, at 59

Stage 3

• 1. Francisco MANCEBO PEREZ, (ESP) Realcyclist.Com Cycling Team, in 4:04:48
• 2. Bernardo COLEX TEPOZ, (MEX) Amore & Vita-Mcdonald's, at 1
• 3. Sebastian SALAS, (CAN) , at 19
• 4. Jonathan Patrick MC CARTY, (USA) Spidertech-Planet Energy, at 27
• 5. Benjamin KING, (AUS) Team Type 1, at 29

GC after stage 3

• 1. Francisco MANCEBO PEREZ, (Spain) Realcyclist.Com Cycling Team, in 12:02:33
• 2. Bernardo COLEX TEPOZ, (Mexico) Amore & Vita-Mcdonald's, at 22
• 3. Jonathan Patrick MC CARTY, (United States) Spidertech-Planet Energy, at 31
• 4. Scott LYTTLE, (New Zealand) Rabobank Continental Team, at 32
• 5. Benjamin KING, (Australia) Team Type 1, at 33

Stage 3 men

• 1. Robert FORSTER, Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team, in 2.17:19
• 2. Jake KEOUGH, Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team, at s.t.
• 3. Kenneth HANSON, Jelly Belly P/b Kenda, at s.t.
• 4. Ben KERSTEN, V Australia, at s.t.
• 5. K Frank PIPP, Bissell Pro Cycling, at s.t.

GC after stage 3, men

• 1. Robert FORSTER, Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team, in 3.45:40
• 2. Rory SUTHERLAND, Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team, at 3.45:41
• 3. Adrian HEGYVARY, Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team, at 3.45:50
• 4. Tom ZIRBEL, Jamis Sutter Home, at 3.45:50
• 5. Jesse ANTHONY, Kelly Benefit Strategies-Optumhealth, at 3.45:56

Stage 3 women

• 1. Giorgia BRONZINI, Colavita/forno D'asolo P/b Cooking Light, in 2.38:02
• 2. Chloe HOSKING, Htc-High Road, at s.t.
• 3. Theresa CLIFF-RYAN, Colavita/forno D'asolo P/b Cooking Light, at s.t.
• 4. Shelley OLDS, Diadora Pasta Zara, at s.t.
• 5. Emily COLLINS, Vanderkitten-Focus, at s.t.

GC after stage 3, women

• 1. Kristin ARMSTRONG, Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty12, in 3.51:36
• 2. Evelyn STEVENS, Htc-High Road, at 3.51:59
• 3. Amber NEBEN, Htc-High Road, at 3.52:05
• 4. Kristin MCGRATH, Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty12, at 3.52:09
• 5. Anne SAMPLONIUS, Now And Novartis For Ms, at 3.52:21

Stage 1

• 1. Tyler FARRAR, (USA) Garmin-Cervelo, at 4:11:52
• 2. Romain FEILLU, (FRA) Vacansoleil-Dcm, at s.t.
• 3. Adam BLYTH, (GBR) Omega Pharma-Lotto, at s.t.
• 4. Mark RENSHAW, (AUS) HTC-Highroad, at s.t.
• 5. Kenny Robert VAN HUMMEL, (NED) Skil-Shimano, at s.t.

GC after stage 1

• 1. Patrick GRETSCH, (Germany) HTC-Highroad, at 4:20:22
• 2. Alex RASMUSSEN, (Denmark) HTC-Highroad, at 3
• 3. Tyler FARRAR, (United States) Garmin-Cervelo, at 4
• 4. Alex DOWSETT, (Great Britain) Team Sky, at 6
• 5. Sebastian LANGEVELD, (Netherlands) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 10

Stage 1

• 1. Stefan VAN DIJK, (NED) Veranda�s Willems-Accent, at 5:17:35
• 2. Tony GALLOPIN, (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at s.t.
• 3. Romain HARDY, (FRA) Bretagne-Schuller, at s.t.
• 4. Mitchell DOCKER, (AUS) Skil-Shimano, at s.t.
• 5. Stéphane POULHIES, (FRA) Saur-Sojasun, at s.t.

Quick Results stage 6

• 1. Steven Kruijswijk (NED), Rabobank Cycling Team, 4:12:03
• 2. Levi Leipheimer (USA), Team RadioShack, at 0:09
• 3. Damiano Cunego (ITA), Lampre-Isd, at 0:18
• 4. Bauke Mollema (NED), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0:21
• 5. Giampaolo Caruso (ITA), Team Katusha, at 0:21

GC

• 1. Damiano Cunego (Italy), Lampre-Isd, 21:26:28
• 2. Bauke Mollema (Netherlands), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 1:23
• 3. Steven Kruijswijk (Netherlands), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 1:36
• 4. Frank Schleck (Luxembourg), Leopard-Trek, at 1:41
• 5. Levi Leipheimer (United States), Team RadioShack, at 1:59

There has been a lot of Internet chatter about last weekend’s Tyler Hamilton/Lance Armstrong meet-up in Colorado. What’s the big deal?

Stage 2

• 1. Martijn VERSCHOOR, (NED) Team Type 1, in 3:53:57
• 2. Shawn MILNE, (USA) Kenda Pro Cycling Presented By Spinergy, at 0
• 3. Daniel SUMMERHILL, (USA) Chipotle Development Team, at 0
• 4. Serhy HRECHYN, (UKR) Amore & Vita-Mcdonald's, at 0
• 5. Fabio CALABRIA, (AUS) Team Type 1, at 0

GC afters stage 2

• 1. Scott LYTTLE, (New Zealand) Rabobank Continental Team, in 7:57:34
• 2. Timothy GUDSELL, (New Zealand) Rabobank Continental Team, at 3
• 3. Francois PARISIEN, (Canada) Spidertech-Planet Energy, at 6
• 4. Brett TIVERS, (New Zealand), at 10
• 5. Francisco MANCEBO PEREZ, (Spain) Realcyclist.Com Cycling Team, at 11

Men’s stage 2

• 1. Jake KEOUGH, Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team, in 1.15:09
• 2. Hilton CLARKE, Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team, at s.t.
• 3. Robert FORSTER, Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team, at s.t.
• 4. Carlos ALZATE ESCOBAR, Team Exergy, at s.t.
• 5. Kenneth HANSON, Jelly Belly P/b Kenda, at s.t.

GC after stage 2, men

• 1. Rory SUTHERLAND, Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team, in 1.28:22
• 2. Adrian HEGYVARY, Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team, at 1.28:31
• 3. Tom ZIRBEL, Jamis Sutter Home, at 1.28:31
• 4. Robert FORSTER, Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team, at 1.28:33
• 5. Jesse ANTHONY, Kelly Benefit Strategies-Optumhealth, at 1.28:37

Stage 2 women

• 1. Giorgia BRONZINI, Colavita/forno D'asolo P/b Cooking Light, in .59:04
• 2. Shelley OLDS, Diadora Pasta Zara, at s.t.
• 3. Chloe HOSKING, Htc-High Road, at s.t.
• 4. Joelle NUMAINVILLE, Team Tibco/to The Top, at s.t.
• 5. Christina GOKEY-SMITH, Now And Novartis, at s.t.

GC after stage 2, women

• 1. Kristin ARMSTRONG, Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty12, in 1.13:34
• 2. Evelyn STEVENS, Htc-High Road, at 1.13:57
• 3. Alison STARNES, Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty12, at 1.14:01
• 4. Amber NEBEN, Htc-High Road, at 1.14:03
• 5. Kristin MCGRATH, Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty12, at 1.14:07

Kristin Armstrong waited until the rain let up to lay down the fastest time in the opening stage of the Nature Valley Grand Prix Wednesday morning. Armstrong (Peanut Butter & Co.-Twenty12) took control of the five-day race with a time of 14:30 in the 6.1-mile stage 1 Saint Paul Riverfront Time Trial.

Men's stage 1

• 1. Rory SUTHERLAND , Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team
• 2. Adrian HEGYVARY , Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team, at 5
• 3. Tom ZIRBEL , Jamis Sutter Home, at 5
• 4. Jesse ANTHONY , Kelly Benefit Strategies-Optumhealth, at 15
• 5. Fernando ANTOGNA , Jamis Sutter Home, at 17

Women stage 1

• 1. Kristin ARMSTRONG , Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty12
• 2. Evelyn STEVENS , Htc-High Road, at 23
• 3. Alison STARNES , Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty12, at 27
• 4. Amber NEBEN , Htc-High Road, at 29
• 5. Kristin MCGRATH , Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty12, at 33

Stage 1

• 1. Scott LYTTLE, Pure Black Racing, at
• 2. Timothy GUDSELL, Pure Black Racing, at :00
• 3. Francois PARISIEN, Spidertech-C10, at :00
• 4. Brett TIVERS, GARNEAU CLUB CHAUSSURES, at :00
• 5. Alex HOWES, Chipotle Development Team, at :5

GC

• 1. Scott LYTTLE, Pure Black Racing, at
• 2. Timothy GUDSELL, Pure Black Racing, at :03
• 3. Francois PARISIEN, Spidertech-C10, at :06
• 4. Brett TIVERS, GARNEAU CLUB CHAUSSURES, at :10
• 5. Francisco MANCEBO PEREZ, Realcyclist.Com Cycling Team, at :11

Men

• 1. Francisco Mancebo, Realcyclist.com, with 575 points
• 2. Jacobe Keough, Unitedhealthcare, with 383 points
• 3. Hilton Clarke, Unitedhealthcare, with 318 points
• 4. Jonathan Cantwell, with 285 points
• 5. Alejandro Borrajo, Jamis/sutter Home, with 265 points

Women

• 1. Janel Holcomb, Colavita/forno D'asolo, with 374 points
• 2. Laura Van Gilder, with 265 points
• 3. Clara Hughes, with 244 points
• 4. Joelle Numainville, Team Tibco/to The Top, with 244 points
• 5. Amber Neben, Htc - Highroad Women, with 217 points

Men’s team

• 1. Unitedhealthcare, with 1149 points
• 2. Bissell Pro Cycling Team, with 977 points
• 3. Realcyclist.com, with 801 points
• 4. Pureblack Racing, with 637 points
• 5. Jamis/sutter Home, with 618 points

Women’s team

• 1. Colavita/forno D'asolo, with 1899 points
• 2. Team Tibco/to The Top, with 1161 points
• 3. Htc - Highroad Women, with 441 points
• 4. Primal/mapmyrider Women's Racing, with 332 points
• 5. Diadora Pasta Zara, with 276 points

Armstrong and Hamilton meet, the faithful and Kenya's Tour goals

Jonathan Cantwell came through a number of late crashes at the Blue Dome Criterium to win the opener of the Tulsa Tough omnium Friday night. Cantwell (V Australia) made a late split and took a tight win over Anibal and Alejandro Borrajo (Jamis-Sutter Home).

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has announced the life-time suspension of former Fly V Australia rider Phil Zajicek after he admitted to a second doping offense for purchasing erythropoietin (EPO), and a third doping offense for providing false testimony at an American Arbitration Association (AAA) panel hearing, as well as encouraging other witnesses to provide false testimony.

Stage 4

• 1. John Degenkolb, HTC- Highroad, in 4:15:41
• 2. Boasson Hagen Edvald, Sky Procycling, at s.t
• 3. Jose Haedo Juan, Saxo Bank Sungard, at s.t.
• 4. Tomas Vaitkus, Pro Team Astana, at s.t.
• 5. William Bonnet, Fdj, at s.t.

GC

• 1. Bradley WIGGINS, (Great Britain) Team Sky, in 12:57:18
• 2. Cadel EVANS, (Australia) BMC Racing Team, at 1:11
• 3. Janez BRAJKOVIC, (Slovenia) Team RadioShack, at 1:21
• 4. Alexandre VINOKOUROV, (Kazakhstan) Astana, at 1:56
• 5. Rui Alberto FARIA DA COSTA, (Portugal) Movistar, at 2:12

Regular readers of this column will remember the story Martin J. Erzinger, the Denver-area wealth fund manager who struck – and nearly killed – a cyclist alongside the road in Edwards, Colorado, near Vail in July of last year.

Stage 2

• 1. John DEGENKOLB, (GER) HTC-Highroad, in 4:02:39
• 2. Samuel DUMOULIN, (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 0
• 3. Paul MARTENS, (GER) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0
• 4. Joaquin RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, (ESP) Team Katusha, at 0
• 5. Thomas VOECKLER, (FRA) Europcar, at 0

GC

• 1. Alexandre VINOKOUROV, (Kazakhstan) Astana, in 7:45:48
• 2. Jurgen VAN DEN BROECK, (Belgium) Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 11
• 3. Bradley WIGGINS, (Great Britain) Team Sky, at 11
• 4. Cadel EVANS, (Australia) BMC Racing Team, at 13
• 5. Nicolas ROCHE, (Ireland) Ag2r La Mondiale, at 17

]Naked bike ride opposed, Trek steadfast behind Armstrong, Hesjedal's hometown support & more

Men

• 1. Francisco Mancebo, Realcyclist.com, with 575 points
• 2. Jacobe Keough, Unitedhealthcare, with 297 points
• 3. Benjamin Jacques-Maynes, Bissell Pro Cycling Team, with 222 points
• 4. Michael Northey, Pureblack Racing, with 199 points
• 5. Jonathan Cantwell, with 183 points

• 1. Janel Holcomb, Colavita/forno D'asolo, with 368 points
• 2. Laura Van Gilder, with 265 points
• 3. Clara Hughes, with 244 points
• 4. Amber Neben, Htc - Highroad Women, with 217 points
• 5. Mara Abbott, Diadora Pasta Zara, with 201 points

Liberty Classic

• 1. Giorgia Bronzini, Colavita Forno D'asolo, 2:28:28
• 2. Shelley Olds, Diadora Pasta Zara, s.t.
• 3. Jennifer Purcel, Team Danbury Audi, s.t.
• 4. Joelle Numainville, Tibco-To The Top, s.t.
• 5. Chloe Hosking, HTC-Highroad, s.t.

More 60 Minutes reactions, Glasgow's museum, Fisher's BFGW and a cool wooden bike

Editor's note: This is the second of several essays VeloNews will publish regarding doping in cycling (the first was published last week). We invite readers to offer opinions in the comments below the essay or send in longer pieces that we will consider for publication separately. Send them to sfrothingham@competitorgroup.com.

• 1. Francisco Mancebo, Realcyclist.com, with 575 points
• 2. Jacobe Keough, Unitedhealthcare, with 297 points
• 3. Benjamin Jacques-Maynes, Bissell Pro Cycling Team, with 222 points
• 4. Michael Northey, Pureblack Racing, with 194 points
• 5. Christopher Baldwin, Bissell Pro Cycling Team, with 170 points

HTC-Highroad's final build-up for the 2011 Tour de France gets underway this weekend at the Critérium du Dauphiné, with the Grenoble time trial as one of the main targets.

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An essay by LeMond Fitness CEO Mark Handfelt

A reader asks about the validity of Floyd Landis' whistleblower lawsuit against Lance Armstrong and whether Postal Service sponsorship of the old cycling team can really be called 'federal funding'

Tyler Hamilton's attorney Chris Manderson said what has surprised him is the quality of the response from Armstrong and his attorneys following his client's appearance on CBS, one he characterized as “lashing out at the messenger, rather than addressing the charges.”