News 2009 TdF, stage 2: Stef Clement (Rabobank) was briefly the race leader on the road. Published Jul 5, 2009
News 2009 TdF, stage 2: Columbia’s Mark Cavendish was delighted to don the green jersey and hopes to keep it a while. Published Jul 5, 2009
News 2009 TdF, stage 2: Saxo Bank’s Fabian Cancellara was tranquil, if a bit toasty, in his yellow jersey. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Garmin’s TT bikes: The Garmin team’s Felt TT bikes: look fast just standing still. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Garmin’s TT bikes: For those running Di2, battery placement is under the chainstay. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Garmin’s TT bikes: A Di2 TT brake lever and shifter buttons, built into a mechanical lever body and hood. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Garmin’s TT bikes: David Millar needed to get more grip, so the team installed fat mountain bike grips on his bars. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Garmin’s TT bikes: Hesjadal’s bike is fitted with very wide aero bars, and highly elevated elbow pads. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Garmin’s TT bikes: Tyler Farrar gets a mix n’ match shifter setup, with mechanical front and Di2 rear, plus canted elbow pads. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Garmin’s TT bikes: Julian Dean, like Hesjadal, also runs very wide aero bars. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Garmin’s TT bikes: Ready to roll, the team mechanics were calm the morning of the prologue. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Garmin’s TT bikes: Sponsored by Vittoria, Garmin uses Chrono Evo tires in 22mm width for the TTs, usually around 120 PSI. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Garmin’s TT bikes: This custom mounting plate permits Ryder Hesjadal’s wide extention placement. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Garmin’s TT bikes: Zipp brings the best to the Garmin team, including full Zed Tech wheels. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Garmin’s TT bikes: The new carbon pedals from Shimano have what looks like an alloy cleat interface. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Garmin’s TT bikes: The Garmin team has several riders on pre-production Shimano Dura Ace carbon pedals. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Garmin’s TT bikes: Bradley Wiggins asked for, and recieved, a completely customized Di2 TT shifter/brake lever. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Garmin’s TT bikes: Dave Zabriski runs relatively conventional (but still very narrow) elbow pads, and full Di2 shifters. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Fabian’s yellow bike: He’s ready to head to the start and set about defending the yellow jersey. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Fabian’s yellow bike: Cancellara seemed calm and relaxed ahead of the stage, posing for a photo with his team. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Fabian’s yellow bike: One of these things is not like the other …and for good reason! Spartacus is in yellow! Published Jul 5, 2009
News Fabian’s yellow bike: The yellow Tarmac SL3 is assembled with white Nokon cable housing. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Fabian’s yellow bike: Yellow hoods and highlights in place of the standard black hoods and red highlights on the SRAM Red levers Published Jul 5, 2009
News Fabian’s yellow bike: Cancellara got a yellow Bell Volt to complete his yellow jersey kit. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Fabian’s yellow bike: Prologo has already made several custom saddles for riders, including for Cancellara. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Fabian’s yellow bike: Cancellara’s Specialized Tarmac SL3, ready to go after a late night for the Saxo Bank mechanics. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Fabian’s yellow bike: The top-tube dice decal was for good luck, the team said. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Fabian’s yellow bike: Here’s the SRAM Red front derailleur and chainrings, and, interestingly, a Dura Ace chain. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Fabian’s yellow bike: Yellow pad carriers on the SRAM Red brakeset to match the frame and the wheels, and of course the jersey. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Fabian’s yellow bike: The SRAM derailleur says Red, but the color says, I’m the race leader! Published Jul 5, 2009
News Fabian’s yellow bike: This Zipp Zed Tech 404 has yellow decals to match the bike and the SRAM group. Published Jul 5, 2009
News Fabian’s yellow bike: Before the Tour, SRAM created Red groupsets with yellow accents. Published Jul 5, 2009
News 2009 Tdf, stage 2: Cavendish opens it up to take his first stage of the 2009 Tour Published Jul 5, 2009
News 2009 Fitchburg: Stage 3 women podium (l-r): Noumainville, 3rd; Dvorak, 1st; Stevens, 2nd. Published Jul 5, 2009
News 2009 Fitchburg: Stage 3 men podium (l-r): Boiley, 3rd; Dionne, 1st; Sutherland 2nd. Published Jul 5, 2009
News 2009 Fitchburg:Charles Dionne (Fly V Australia) wins ahead of Sutherland (OUCH-Maxxis). Published Jul 5, 2009
News BC Bike Race, Final: Ludwig and Anderson (third); Nash and Prendel (first); Davison and Alison Sydor (second). Published Jul 4, 2009
News 2009 BC Bike Race, Final: DCM Chrome Kevin Evans and Max Knox (third); McGrath and Sheppard (first); Kona’s Wicks and Sneddon. Published Jul 4, 2009
News 2009 Marathon Championships: Pua Sawicki’s hopes of a Firecracker 50 win fall short again. Published Jul 4, 2009
News 2009 Marathon Championships: Flat tires and other mechanical troubles are to be expected during 50 miles of singletrack. Published Jul 4, 2009
News 2009 Marathon Championships: : Heather Irmiger has no problem beating half the men’s pro field. Published Jul 4, 2009
News 2009 Marathon Championships: Peter Stetina proves he can hang on the singletrack. Published Jul 4, 2009
News 2009 Marathon Championships: 2008 Firecracker 50 winner, Jeremiah Bishop struggles to repeat his win. Published Jul 4, 2009
News 2009 Marathon Championships: : Jeremy Horgan-Kolbelski has a comfortable gap halfway through the race. Published Jul 4, 2009
News 2009 Marathon Championships: Amy Dombroski (Webcor Builders) takes a crack at the marathon mountain bike championship. Published Jul 4, 2009
News 2009 Marathon Championships: Riders navigate the Carter Park switchbacks just before the finish. Published Jul 4, 2009
News 2009 Marathon Championships: Heather Irmiger and Jeremy Horgan-Kolbelski now have matching stars and stripes jerseys. Published Jul 4, 2009
News 2009 Marathon Championships: The pro men’s national marathon mountain bike championship podium. Published Jul 4, 2009
News 2009 Marathon Championships: The pro women’s national marathon mountain bike championship podium. Published Jul 4, 2009
News 2009 Marathon Championships: Irmiger crosses the line in four hours and six minutes and celebrates her first national title. Published Jul 4, 2009
News 2009 Marathon Championships: Dave Wiens crosses the finish line in twelfth place and accomplishes solid Leadville 100 training. Published Jul 4, 2009
News 2009 Marathon Championships: Stetina feels good about a fourth place finish at the national marathon mountain bike championship. Published Jul 4, 2009
News 2009 Marathon Championships: Horgan-Kolbelski enjoyed his new full suspension Gary Fisher 29er. Published Jul 4, 2009
News 2009 Marathon Championships: The pro men and women kick off the Breckenridge Independence Day parade. Published Jul 4, 2009
News 2009 TdF, stage 1: Cancellara powers to the finish. He caught and passed Denis Menchov (just visible) in the final kilometer. Published Jul 4, 2009
News 2009 TdF, stage 1: Wiggins scored a podium appearance for Garmin-Slipstream. Published Jul 4, 2009
News 2009 TdF, stage 1: Martin was an early leader and one of the fastest up the big climb. Published Jul 4, 2009
News 2009 TdF, stage 1: Leipheimer was an early starter and held the fastest time for over an hour. Published Jul 4, 2009
News 2009 TdF, stage 1: Armstrong briefly posted the best time, until bested by his teammate. Published Jul 4, 2009