McCartney and Euser ride together in the rain
McCartney and Euser ride together in the rain
McCartney and Euser ride together in the rain
Euser watches McCartney vanish up the road
It was another rainy day at the start
Phonak in charge
Popo' labors on Danielson's behalf
Danielson attacked and attacked, but couldn't shed Landis
The day's top three
Mano a mano, Danielson and Landis battled on Brasstown Bald
Landis had his game face on before the race got under way
Frischkorn leads an early break
Daddy Fred on the podium
Rodriguez celebrates
As Landis lunches, he hopes for a better ride on Brasstown Bald this time around
McCartney nearly did it again
Riding in the rain
Rodriguez makes his move
Phonak in control, waiting for tomorrow
Zabriskie: Can he attack on Brasstown Bald?
The trio on the run
When all was said and done, Landis was on top
But if he falters in the hills, Danielson will be waiting
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Landis races to the stage win and overall lead ...
... setting up a showdown with Danielson
Popovych finished ninth and slipped to sixth overall
U.S. TT champ Baldwin rode to seventh on the day
Danielson gets a boost from fans along the route
Ekimov rode to 15th on the day
The mid-day train through Georgia (apologies to Gladys Knight and the Pips)
Viatcheslav Ekimov shares a moment with director Johan Bruyneel and a VIP of the Tour-winning persuasion
Attention, France: In Georgia, they stop the train so a bike race can pass
Cycling legend and Colorado native Davis Phinney was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Tuesday night in Denver. The Tour de France stage winner, who racked up 300 wins in his professional career, headed up an inductee class that included longtime University of Colorado women’s basketball coach Ceal Barry and Denver Broncos defensive lineman Dennis Smith. A graduate of Boulder High School, Phinny won a bronze medal at the 1984 Olympic games in the team time trial, as well as two stages of the Tour de France — one in 1986 and another in 1987. In 2000 Phinney was diagnosed with
Floyd Landis (Phonak) looks ahead to Thursday's time trial
O'Grady - seen here at the 2004 Tour - says that as a member of CSC he has other goals and responsibilities
Davitamon-Lotto looks forward to delivering Fred Rodriguez to a stage win (but not today)
Valverde kicks into overdrive at the finish
Race leader Lars Michaelsen (CSC) shadowed by teammate Jakob Piil
Popovych gets the win
Alas, Popo' got the stage and the overall lead . . .
Arrieta and Finot launched the first major break of the day
. . . and you know what that means
The podium: Two Spaniards and a Dutchman
Freire and Moos on the attack
Liquigas worked for defending champ Di Luca, to no avail
The Mur de Huy
Extebarria and Valverde sprint for it
And Valverde gets it
He who hesitates is lost
O'Bee clears the KOM
Janez Brajkovic (Discovery Channel) gets some lunch
Chris Baldwin (Toyota United) chases
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J.J. Haedo (Toyota United) is a blur when he lights it up
It’s been nearly six years since former junior national team rider Greg Strock charged that his coach and other team officials had doped him without his consent in the early 1990s, and it will be at least a few more months before a jury hears arguments in the case. On Tuesday, the matter made its first appearance in a courtroom as a U.S. District Court judge heard arguments on defense motions to dismiss. Strock, now a medical doctor and a member of the faculty at the University of Indiana Medical School, joined former teammate and fellow plaintiff Erich Kaiter in Denver as attorneys argued
Rebellin had a great run in '04
Race Finish
Greg Strock (r) consults with a member of his legal team outside the Federal Court House in Denver
Wenzel (c) with attorney Reid Kelly (r) and USAC attorney William Senter speak to reporters outside the Federal Court House in Denver
Olson on his own
Michaelsen on the podium
What could rival an autograph from Discovery Channel's Viatcheslav Ekimov?
How about James Brown?
The peloton marches through Georgia
Tom Danielson (Discovery Channel) and Floyd Landis (Phonak) mind each other
Jackson Stewart (Kodakgallery.com-Sierra Nevada) gets a little face time for the sponsor
The road up Brasstown Bald will again be decisive
Stage 4 - From Dalton to Dahlonega
Danielson looking to repeat without the world's best domestique at his side
Tour de Georgia: Top Americans looking for victory on home soil
Tour de Georgia: Top Americans looking for victory on home soil
Friedman and Huff get a trial by fire in the Madison
Schleck picked the right time to attack
Bos does it again
It was Bettini's chase of Wesseman that set Schleck for the win
Michael Boogerd and his Rabobank teammates missed the bus this time.
Wesseman managed to hold on for second.