News 2009 TdF, stage 10: There’s no truth to the rumor that ASO was using a sundial to time stage 10. Published Jul 14, 2009
News 2009 TdF, stage 10: In the absence of radios, the blackboard guy got quite a workout. Published Jul 14, 2009
News 2009 TdF, stage 10: Break time for the break, courtesy of a passing train. Published Jul 14, 2009
News 2009 TdF, stage 10: Rabobank’s Grischa Niermann augments his helmet with an auto radio antenna. Published Jul 14, 2009
News 2009 TdF, stage 10: Our own John Wilcockson is honored for covering his 40th — yes, his 40th — Tour de France. Published Jul 14, 2009
News 2009 TdF, stage 10: Race leader Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2r) rides with defending champ Carlos Sastre (Cervélo TestTeam). Published Jul 14, 2009
News 2009 TdF, stage 10: A late catch led to the inevitable — a stage win for Cavendish. Published Jul 14, 2009
News Wicknasty. You can have his Canada Dry when you pry it from his cold, dead hands. Published Jul 13, 2009
News Evelyn Stevens: Stevens moved into Fitchburg GC lead with second place at the Longsjo circuit race. Published Jul 13, 2009
News Evelyn Stevens: A year after buying her first bike, Stevens (in yellow) is called up with the big guns. Published Jul 13, 2009
News Evelyn Stevens: Stevens steps into a big jersey with her Longsjo NRC win. Published Jul 13, 2009
News 2009 TdF Tech, Rogers’ bike: For now, the team zip-ties the Di2 batteries under the saddles. Published Jul 13, 2009
News 2009 TdF Tech, Rogers’ bike: Team Columbia-HTC uses Shimano Di2 shifting exclusively on its stable of Scott Plasma3 bikes. Published Jul 13, 2009
News 2009 TdF Tech, Cav’s bike: This PROtotype stem, is a revised version of the track stem Cavendish prefers. The front end’s STIFF. Published Jul 13, 2009
News 2009 TdF Tech, Cav’s bike: The team’s Scott Addicts use the manufacturers all-carbon press-fit BB system. Published Jul 13, 2009
News 2009 TdF Tech, Cav’s bike: Cav’s doesn’t need the aggressive graphics to make a point, but they add to the package. Published Jul 13, 2009
News 2009 TdF Tech, Cav’s bike: The 2010 bike doesn’t change design, only graphics for the new model year. Published Jul 13, 2009
News 2009 TdF Tech, Cav’s bike: For most stages, Cavendish choses a Zipp 808 rear wheel with 24 spokes. Published Jul 13, 2009
News 2009 TdF Tech, Cav’s bike: Like every Scott Addict, Cavendish’s has an integrated seat mast, which he tops with a Fizik Arione. Published Jul 13, 2009
News 2009 TdF Tech, Cav’s bike: Even though HTC assumed co-title sponsorship of the team, the Highroad logo remains prominent. Published Jul 13, 2009
News 2009 TdF Tech, Cav’s bike: Team Columbia-HTC has access to Shimano Di2, but Cav picks the mechanical 7900 drivetrain. Published Jul 13, 2009
News 2009 TdF Tech, Cav’s bike: The fighter plane theme continues down the fork, with faux rivets airbrushed on. Published Jul 13, 2009
News 2009 TdF Tech, Cav’s bike: A pinup girl with a British flag adorns the head tube. Published Jul 13, 2009
News 2009 TdF Tech, Cav’s bike: Cavendish is now apparently an honorary member of the “Sprint Air Force.” Published Jul 13, 2009
News 2009 TdF Tech, Cav’s bike: Aside from the paint, Cav’s Scott Addict is the same as the rest of the team’s bikes. Published Jul 13, 2009
News 2009 TdF Tech, Cav’s bike: The stem looks like the PRO Vibe track stem Cav has used. Note the green SRM. Published Jul 13, 2009
News 2009 TdF Tech, Cav’s bike: The rider’s name, plus a pair of wings added for each stage win. Published Jul 13, 2009
News Evans spent part of Monday’s Rest Day on a training ride with his teammates Published Jul 13, 2009
News This graph shows data from the Col d’Aspin and Col du Tourmalet within stage 9 for Chris Anker Sørensen. Published Jul 13, 2009
News This chart shows the daily TSS, Mean Max 5 and Mean Max 20 values for stages 1-9. Published Jul 13, 2009
News 2009 Downieville, day 2: Ibis’ Olivier Guincetre took second in the Water Jump World Championships. Published Jul 13, 2009
News 2009 Downieville, day 2: Downieville served up a few tacos to unlucky riders. Published Jul 13, 2009
News 2009 Downieville, day 2: The downhill course could have been dustier, but no one called it tacky. Published Jul 13, 2009
News 2009 Downieville, day 2: Sid Taberlay skids into third place overall finishing stage two with a flat tire. Published Jul 13, 2009
News 2009 Downieville, day 2: Katerina Nash enroute to the all-mountain title. Published Jul 13, 2009
News 2009 Downieville, day 2: Adam Craig took no time to look at the scenery setting a new course record. Published Jul 13, 2009
News 2009 Downieville, day 2: Chris King, the company, provided free Fajitas for any and all. Published Jul 13, 2009
News Aldag is pleased with his team’s performance in the opening week of the 2009 Tour de France. Published Jul 13, 2009
News Armstrong and others suggest that the ban represents a step backward for the Tour. Published Jul 13, 2009
News CBG, stage 9: It’s the Tour, man, and all that jazz — a band entertains at the start. Published Jul 12, 2009
News CBG, stage 9: Green jersey Thor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam) doesn’t have time to admire the view. Published Jul 12, 2009
News CBG, stage 9: Stage winner Pierrick Fedrigo (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) flies down the descent. Published Jul 12, 2009
News CBG, stage 9: Slipstream’s Julian Dean on the descent. A downhill, off-camber turn at 70 kph or so. With no guard rail. Published Jul 12, 2009
News CBG, stage 9: Seconds later, Ten Dam ends up in the gutter — the inside gutter, luckily. Published Jul 12, 2009
News CBG, stage 9: The Tour always brings out the car fans to show off. These are 100 years old. Published Jul 12, 2009
News CBG, stage 9: Philipe Maartens, press officer for Astana, really has his hands full. Published Jul 12, 2009
News CBG, stage 9: An Astana fan all wrapped up in the flag (and not Kazakhstan’s flag, either). Published Jul 12, 2009
News CBG, stage 9: It was a tight fit at St. Gaudens today, and fans could almost touch the bus. Published Jul 12, 2009
News CBG, stage 9: Only at the Tour can you walk right up to and touch a $25,000 bike. Unless it’s yours. Published Jul 12, 2009
News 2009 TdF, stage 2: Fedrigo’s reconnaissance of the course paid off in a third French victory. Published Jul 12, 2009
News 2009 TdF, stage 9: Bradley Wiggins (Garmin), Armstrong and Alberto Contador. Published Jul 12, 2009
News 2009 TdF, stage 9: Lance Armstrong (Astana) and the other contenders for the overall laid low on the final day in the Pyrenees. Published Jul 12, 2009
News 2009 TdF, stage 9: David Millar (Garmin-Slipstream) motoring along in the bunch. Published Jul 12, 2009
News 2009 TdF, stage 9: It came down to a two-man tussle between Fedrigo and Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas). Published Jul 12, 2009
News 2009 TdF, stage 9: Egoi Martinez and Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel) in the lead chase group. Published Jul 12, 2009