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The finishing dropoff of Deer Valley's course made for some hang time

Men's winner Duncan Riffle makes one autograph seeker happy

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Moreau poses on the podium with child Margot and wife Emilie

Zabel takes it

Moreau remained vigilant throughout the finale

Leipheimer made a promising late move . . .

. . . only to lay it down in a wet roundabout

Martinez in the escape

Contador has a dig

But Vino' had the winning move

The women's podium

Sayers takes the win

The stage podium

The overall podium

Travieso leaves no doubt about who won that one

McRae celebrates with the officers of the official Jen McRae fan club

Iglinsky wins

Moreau waited for the right moment to attack, and it paid off

Kashechkin wasn't overly upset at losing the jersey

Cancellara en route to victory

Evans said Moreau was the strongest

Just another day on the job

Phillip Baker on the Highway of the Legends, between La Veta and Trinidad, Colorado

The high-tech carbon-fiber machines of Team Velokraft sit close to the ground and present a much smaller front profile

Team Bacchetta’s machines have a fairly standard (for a recumbent) position

JHK takes the V

Tuft, who took third, says the race isn't over yet

Lauren Fithian on the beautiful “Highway of the Legends,” west of Trinidad, Colorado. She’s currently in third, however the entire women’s field is in danger of not making the time cut-off.

The climb over Wolf Creek Pass is tough, but the views are worth it.

What do you do when parts of your saddle cause pressure point? Remove those parts, of course! Women’s solo leader Kerry White show’s how it’s done.

Candelario nails it

The Italian cycling federation (FCI) on Friday gave Ivan Basso a two-year ban for his involvement in Operación Puerto, but deducted the time he has spent on the sidelines after first being identified as a suspect in the blood-doping scandal. "I can't do anything other than accept the sentence," the 2006 Giro d'Italia champion was quoted as saying by Italian news agency ANSA after the hearing. "I'm calm. I knew that it wasn't going to be easy and that's why I accept the sanctions. Now I will continue to train and I will be thinking ahead to the races in 2009." Asked if

Colom and Vino' celebrate another 1-2 Astana punch

Basso arrives at his hearing in Rome on Friday

Koerber is having fun and riding strongly

Day smokes the TT

The winner last year, Pate took second today

It was not among Vinokourov's best days... but there's always July.

Leipheimer and Zabriskie are still in the mix

The break's lead that once hit 11:30 completely evaporated on the slopes of the Ventoux

With the top two on GC, the day's chasing duties fell exclusively on Astana

Evans was aggressive near the top of the Ventoux

Vino knew early on that he was in trouble

In retrospect, maybe attacking at the 2km mark wasn't a sure bet

Calzatti lasted until about 4km from the summit.

Anton took a chance with 3km to go, but...

... Morreau had it in the bag by then.

Bosses from cycling’s biggest teams met behind closed doors Wednesday night in an effort to fend off potential surprises ahead of next month’s Tour de France. Following rumors that more riders could be linked to the Operación Puerto doping scandal, representatives from 19 ProTour teams decided in a heated three-hour meeting that any team not enforcing the Code of Ethics will not be allowed to race. “Any team not respecting the ethics code will be excluded from the AIGCP,” said Patrick Lefevere, president of the professional teams association. Presenting a united front is about all the

Spanish climber Iban Mayo, one of three riders whose urine samples were reported to have shown traces of drugs during the recent Giro d'Italia, was cleared of doping by the UCI on Thursday. But cycling's world governing body confirmed that Italian pair Alessandro Petacchi and Leonardo Piepoli were still under investigation. Italy's sports daily Gazzetta dello Sport reported Thursday that the three cyclists returned "non-negative" results at the first grand tour of the season, which ran from May 12-June 3. The paper said sprinter Petacchi and climber Piepoli tested positive for

Moreau wins atop Ventoux.

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Vino's in yellow here, but really wants it in July

Vande Velde says he's a big fan of Bell helmets after a couple of nasty crashes

Kash' is in line to win for Astana

Like Vino', defending champ Leipheimer is tuning up for the Tour

Moreau had a poor ride and dropped out of yellow

The Ancient One

Stefan Pahl, Magura’s suspension product manager, discusses the new 130mm travel Laurin ML130AM fork.

The back of the left fork leg on all of Magura’s forks sports an air pressure chart and a place to write in your personal setting.

Magura’s new 100mm travel fork, the Durin MD100R.

The Durin has Magura’s Dynamic Lock Out (DLO). The feature locks the fork, but allows a blow off for big hits.

The, once again, redesigned Louise brake. This is the BAT model.

The new caliper is a clamshell and cast from aluminum. The Heat Eater line attachment is free to pivot 90-degrees.

Christophe Moreau dedicates his stage win and leaders jersey to his new daughter.

Vande Velde quickly recovered

Pineau Kuschynski initiated an early break...

... but faded soon after they got some company.

Moreau really drove this one

Cofidis eventually wore out its resources driving the chase

It took an alliance of sorts to narrow the gap

but Moreau still takes the day and the jersey.

Haussler frustrates the biggies.

Another day in yellow.

Late-spring rain showers punctuated the early part of the day.

Wiggins wants to enjoy the jersey at least until Mt. Ventoux.

Rémi Pauriol and Nicolas Portal make an early break in a long stage... with the predictable result.