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Men's Stage

• 1. Hilton Clarke, UnitedHealthcare, in 2:20:42
• 2. Jacob Keough, UnitedHealthcare, at s.t.
• 3. Jonathan Cantwell, V Australia, at s.t.
• 4. Ken Hanson, Jelly Belly, at s.t.
• 5. Carlos Alzate, Exergy, at s.t.

Men's GC

• 1. Luis Amaran, Jamis-Sutter Home, in 5:51:34
• 2. Bobby Sweeting, Kenda Pro, at 0:00:34
• 3. Chad Haga, Kelly Benefit, at 0:01:00
• 4. Freddy Rodriguez, Exergy, at 0:01:01
• 5. Farren Rolfe, V Australia, at 0:01:11

Women's Stage

• 1. Leah Kirchmann, Colavita Forno D' Asolo, in 0:48:44.
• 2. Joelle Numainville, Team Tibco/to The Top, at s.t.
• 3. Kacey Manderfield, Pure Energy Cycling-Proairhfa, at s.t.
• 4. Anne Samplonius, Now And Novartis For Ms, at s.t.
• 5. Mary Maroon, Rouse Bicycles, at s.t.

Women's GC

• 1. Leah Kirchmann, Colavita Forno D' Asolo, in 1:48:25
• 2. Anne Samplonius, Now And Novartis For Ms, at 0:00:02
• 3. Janel Holcomb, Colavita Forno D' Asolo, at 0:00:08
• 4. Robin Farina, Now And Novartis For Ms, at 0:00:14
• 5. Erinne Willock, Team Tibco/to The Top, at 0:00:15

Earlier this year VeloNews tech editor Nick Legan rode with the Rapha Continental team to scout the stages of the 2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado. VeloNews and Rapha partnered to produce videos about the stages. Earlier this week we posted the first video and Nick's article about the ride. Today we are sharing the video about stage 1, from Salida to Crested Butte.

• 1. Movistar Team, in 9:54
• 2. Katusha Team at 10
• 3. Acqua & Sapone at 13
• 4. Saur - Sojasun at 17
• 5. Caja Rural at 19

Stage

• 1. Daniel MARTIN, (IRL) Garmin-Cervelo, in 5:41:05
• 2. Wouter POELS, (NED) Vacansoleil-Dcm, at 1
• 3. Marco MARCATO, (ITA) Vacansoleil-Dcm, at 4
• 4. Przemyslaw NIEMIEC, (POL) Lampre-Isd, at 4
• 5. Tiago MACHADO, (POR) Team RadioShack, at 6

GC

• 1. Daniel MARTIN, (Ireland) Garmin-Cervelo, in 23:50:06
• 2. Peter SAGAN, (Slovakia) Liquigas-Cannondale, at 3
• 3. Marco MARCATO, (Italy) Vacansoleil-Dcm, at 3
• 4. Wouter POELS, (Netherlands) Vacansoleil-Dcm, at 17
• 5. Peter KENNAUGH, (Great Britain) Team Sky, at 19

What’s inside the September issue of Velo Magazine

Prologue

• 1. Hugo SABIDO, (POR) La-Antarte, in 3:04
• 2. Filipe Duarte sousa CARDOSO, (POR) Rabobank Continental Team, at 6
• 3. Bruno SILVA, (POR) La-Antarte, at 6
• 4. Sergio Ferreira SOUSA, (POR) Rabobank Continental Team, at 7
• 5. Ricardo VILELA, (POR) Onda, at 7

• 1. Rémi CUSIN, (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, in 4:34:19
• 2. Matti BRESCHEL, (DEN) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0
• 3. Daniele BENNATI, (ITA) Leopard-Trek, at 2
• 4. Sacha MODOLO, (ITA) Colnago-Csf, at 2
• 5. Daniele COLLI, (ITA) Geox-Tmc, at 2

PARIS (AFP) - Frenchman Tony Gallopin will ride for RadioShack as of next season after signing a two-year deal with the American outfit, according to the French Cycling Federation (ffc.fr) Thursday.

BOULDER, Colo. (VN) — Sébastien Rosseler will add more time trial and classics zip to Garmin-Cervélo in 2012.

Stage 2

• 1. Marcel KITTEL, (GER) Skil-Shimano, at 3:38:35
• 2. Heinrich HAUSSLER, (AUS) Garmin-Cervelo, at s.t.
• 3. Graeme BROWN, (AUS) Rabobank Cycling Team, at s.t.
• 4. Caleb FAIRLY, (USA) HTC-Highroad, at s.t.
• 5. John DEGENKOLB, (GER) HTC-Highroad, at s.t.

Omega Pharma is joining the Quick Step team as a sponsor for the 2012 and 2013 season, Quick Step announced Monday.

Colavita Forno d'Asolo-Cooking Light walked away with the team title in the final standings of the Women's Prestige Cycling Series, followng the last series race, the Bend Memorial Clinic Cascade Cycling Classic. The squad also claimed the sprinter's jersey for Leah Kirchmann, whose standing got a big boost when she won the Wheaties FUEL Sprint jersey at the Nature Valley Grand Prix in June.

• Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN, (Netherlands) Arc, 287 points 1 (2)
• Marianne VOS, (Netherlands) Arc, 280 points 2 (1)
• Emma JOHANSSON, (Sweden) Hpu, 212 points 3 (3)
• Judith ARNDT, (Germany) Tcw, 163 points 4 (4)
• Ina TEUTENBERG, (Germany) Tcw, 143 points 5 (5)

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (VN) - Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) just keeps on winning at will, but there's one race that he's determined to win one day, and that's the world championships.

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (VN) — The dust has barely settled following the Tour de France and big-time racing returns across Europe with a busy weekend.

MADRID (VN) - There's no rest for the weary for Ryder Hesjedal.

A California appellate court has rejected an appeal by David Thompson, the physician who was convicted in 2009 of assaulting two cyclists by intentionally stopping his car directly in front of them.

The women’s USA Cycling National Development program showed a strong performance at Tour du Limousin in France this weekend. The team's performance there came after an impressive result the prior week's Tour of Bretagne Feminin, where Jacquelyn Crowell (Team Type 1 Development) finished fouth in the GC, one second off of the podium.

BOULDER, Colo. (VN) — VeloSwap, one of the largest consumer cycling shows and swap meets in the country, will come to the East Coast this fall as part of the two-day Providence Cyclocross Festival in Rhode Island.

• 1. Grete Treier (Est) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox, in 10:05:19
• 2. Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Russian Federation, at 0:00:05
• 3. Grace Verbeke (Bel) Belgium, at 0:01:00
• 4. Karol-Anne Canuel (Can) Mixed Vienne, at 0:02:11
• 5. Yulia Iliynikh (Rus) Russian Federation, at 0:03:00

Women's

• 1. Janel Holcomb (Colavita/Forno d'Asolo), in 10:47:44
• 2. Anne Samplonius (NOW and Novartis For MS), at 0:00:23
• 3. Clara Hughes (Cycling BC), at 0:01:09
• 4. Erinne Willock (Team TIBCO/To the Top), at 0:01:22
• 5. Kristin Mcgrath (Peanut Butter & Co.Twenty12), at 0:01:28

• 1. Francisco Mancebo (Realcyclist.Com Pro Cycling), in 10:42:00
• 2. Lachlan Morton (Chipotle Development Team), at 0:00:42
• 3. Jeremy Vennell (Bissell Pro Cycling), at 0:00:49
• 4. Luis Romero Amaran (Jamis Sutter Home), at 0:00:55
• 5. Tom Zirbel (Jamis Sutter Home), at 0:01:09

• 2011 3431km (5489.6m),180 starters, 167 finishers (93%); Winner: Cadel EVANS, 34, avg: 39.8 kph (24.9 mph)
• 2010 3642km (5827.2m),180 starters, 170 finishers (94%); Winner: Alberto CONTADOR, 27, avg: 39.6 kph (24.7 mph)
• 2009 3459km (5534.4m),180 starters, 156 finishers (87%); Winner: Alberto CONTADOR, 26, avg: 40.3 kph (25.2 mph)
• 2008 3559km (5694.4m),180 starters, 145 finishers (81%); Winner: Carlos SASTRE, 33, avg: 40.5 kph (25.3 mph)
• 2007 3570km (5712m),189 starters, 141 finishers (75%); Winner: Alberto CONTADOR, 24, avg: 39.2 kph (24.5 mph)

A look at some relative recent time trial results of the top 10 riders in the 2011 Tour de France after Friday's stage.

Cadel Evans has the advantage, but Andy Schleck is confident

L’ALPE D’HUEZ, France (VN) — On a day when all French eyes were on L’Alpe d’Huez as the pride of the country Thomas Voeckler carried the maillot jaune toward the final weekend of the Tour de France, it was his teammate Pierre Rolland who stole the show. Rolland (Europcar), long pegged as the 25-years-later successor to Bernard Hinault, silenced his doubters when he won alone atop the biggest climb in the sport.

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.

Check out Matt De Neef's author page.

• 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.