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A short stint in the yellow jersey for Haussler

Sorry, no sunflowers today

Gonzales has a go

Beppu and Ramirez

Beppu leads

Julia and Ramirez

Lampre on the front

And Valverde on the attack

The Force crank

The brake-shift lever

Cunego

The rear derailleur

The shifter

Julich atop the final podium at Paris-Nice 2005

Haussler profits from disorder in the finale . . .

. . . and scores both the stage and the leader's jersey

Veneberg and Perez had a go

Caisse d'Epargne leads the bunch

Just rolling along

Valverde and VDB

Menchov and Vino'

Former U.S. PRO Championship winner Thomas Prehn will host a presentation on racing tactics at Sonoma Restaurant in Washington, D.C. The event is Sunday, March 5 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The event is part of a Mid-Atlantic Race Clinic produced by D20 cycling teams including M Street Racing, NCVC, Team Snow Valley, Artemis, DC Velo, and others. Admission is free and open to the cycling community. Attendees receive a discounted dinner and may win door prizes. The clinic will draw on the insights of Prehn, local elite cyclists Ryan McKinney and David Osbourne, and USCF officials. They will

Sella en route to winning a stage of the 2004 Giro

Ullrich's training is spot on, says Pevenage

Cycling's governing body the UCI has conceded that a leak by one of its own staff was the source of information that formed the basis of a newspaper article alleging that seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong was a drug cheat. Last August French sports daily L'Equipe carried a front page story headlined "Armstrong's Lie" suggesting the Texan had used the illegal blood booster EPO (Erythropoietin) during his first Tour win in 1999. The L'Equipe story charged that traces of banned blood booster EPO had been found on six different occasions in Armstrong's 1999

The Mailbag is a regular feature on VeloNews.com. If you have a comment, an opinion or observation regarding anything you have seen in cycling, in VeloNews magazine or on VeloNews.com, write to WebLetters@InsideInc.com. Please include your full name and home town. Letters may be edited for length and clarity.If TV coverage was poor, print was worseEditor:We've all been spoiled by OLN's Tour de France coverage, which seemed to take generations to achieve. We all remember CBS's coverage back in the 1980s, and watched it grow, like a child, into the fab’ coverage we get each July.

The Union Cycliste Internationale has suspended the manager of its health department for leaking Lance Armstrong drug tests results. The results formed the basis of a newspaper article alleging that seven-time Tour de France champion was a drug cheat. Last August French sports daily L'Equipe carried a front page story headlined "Armstrong's Lie" suggesting the Texan had used the illegal blood booster EPO (erythropoeitin) during his first Tour win in 1999. L'Equipe said traces of EPO had been found on six different occasions in Armstrong's 1999 urine samples by

The podium for the day

Um, I only have one question: What is it?

Landis stayed in command.

Leipheimer celebrates his climber's jersey

Floyd spends time in autograph alley.

Tony Cruz interviewed by our man Neal Rogers.

Track star-turned lawyer Jessie Grieco interviews Floyd for ESPN2.

Norwegian fans chat with Norway's only son in the race, Mads

Getting ready for a long day of spectating

Pollack takes the finale

Killian Patour tries out a new frame before the start. Comfortable as it is, it's regarded as worthless in a sprint.

Chadwick up front

The peloton rolls through the start area in Redondo Beach.

Olson takes the point

Chris Horner and Lotto lead the chase for Fast Freddie.

Frattini and Chadwick

Floyd Landis accelerates out of the corner on his way to wrapping up the overall title.

No worries for Landis

Tom Peterson sticks it out after his early crash to hold on to the best young rider jersey.

Redondo Beach turns out to watch

Leipheimer celebrates the mountain jersey with some serious champagne.

Davitamon-Lotto turns out to ride

Cancer survivors win big, as Amgen donates $1.1 million.

The peloton flashes by Lake Casitas.

George and Levi fans have been a common sight.

Levi Nation ahead.

United and HealthNet lead the peloton onto the circuit.

Gerolsteiner's Krauss alone, just before being absorbed.

Toyota Julich and CSC control the front of the pack with 2 to go.

Boulder, CO, February 28, 2006 — VeloGear, the cycling and triathlon gear retailer, will hold its annual Warehouse Clearance Sale in Boulder on Saturday, March 4 from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Prices will be slashed up to 75% off VeloGear’s extensive inventory of apparel, jerseys, books, DVDs, posters, jewelry, and home décor. "VeloGear’s Annual Warehouse Clearance Sale is like a mini-VeloSwap", according to Pete Murphy, VeloGear Customer Service Manager. The clearance sale will make room for VeloGear’s new spring merchandise. VeloNews subscribers will receive VeloGear’s spring mailing

But it's T-Mobile's Pollack who takes the day...

Pollack picks one off

... and seems rather pleased with the outcome, too.

Landis flanked by his teammates

Fast Freddy and his junior development program.

No sunflowers here, but Euro-style speed nonetheless

Krauss takes a dig . . .

. . . next to go was Wegmann . . .

. . . followed by Lang

Landis took it all in stride, even taking a lunch break

CSC put in a lot of work and came up empty-handed

. . . Jones and Davis pitch in . . .

I know that for more than a few mountain-bike enthusiasts word of Shimano’stitle sponsorship of the UCI World Cup and the company's offerof neutral mechanical assistance conjoured up horrible images of somethingakin to road racing. You know where a bunch of dudes dressed from headto toe in Shimano garb ride on motorcycles laden with spare wheels behindthe racers, fixing flats, changing wheels and replacing chains. Well, that bad dream will, for the time being, remain just that. TheUCI and Shimano have decided not to allow neutral mechanical assistanceto venture outside of the tech zone.

Young fans head to the course.

The Mailbag is a regular feature on VeloNews.com. If you have a comment, an opinion or observation regarding anything you have seen in cycling, in VeloNews magazine or on VeloNews.com, write to WebLetters@InsideInc.com. Please include your full name and home town. Letters may be edited for length and clarity.ToC on TV: The pros speakGive ESPN2 a breakEditor:Let's give ESPN2 a little break on the coverage of the Amgen Tour of California. As a producer and bike racer myself, I have to agree the first-day camera work, talent and directing was at times capable of inducing seasickness.

A classic California shot

Hincapie wins his second stage

Mariano Friedick on the final descent.

Rolling through the California countryside

Leipheimer charges off on the final descent

The right break?

Jens Voight leads the chase after Levi on the descent.

The quartet works it