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Pain and Gain: Leipheimer gives it his all.

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Landis at the start

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Riders take on the heat and rough roads in the first stage of the Tour of Eritrea

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Mewett takes the victory

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Mirabella's win

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Cannery Row start

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Health Net preps

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Stage 5 map

Leipheimer gets congrats from the Guvernator

Simoni in Stage 5

Leipheimer had this win in mind from the day the route was announced.

Bobby J takes on Telegraph Hill

Zabriskie finished the day nine seconds off of Leipheimer's pace.

Landis finishes in fourth

The Discovery Channel squad

Which would you have bid for: a photo from 'Easy Rider,' autographed by Dennis Hopper, or a photo of Lance Armstrong?

The fully stocked Peloton Lounge

The 2006 edition skips the northern mountains - but the coastline near Big Sur will make a stunning backdrop

Monterey's Cannery Row is no stranger to bike racing, having hosted road and mountain stages of the Sea Otter

The Four Amigos: Fred Rodriguez, George Hincapie and the McCormack brothers, Mark and Frank

Frankie Andreu discusses the new Toyota-United Pro cycling team

Team TIAA-CREF, America’s youngest professional cycling team, ridesinto Chipotles across California to greet fans as they compete in the Tourof CaliforniaWhat: Team TIAA-CREF, America’s youngest professionalcycling team dedicated to developing the next generation of cycling champions,will ride in to three Chipotle restaurants in San Francisco, Monterey andSanta Barbara as they seek victory at Amgen’s Tour of California.Owned and managed by Slipstream Sports, a sports marketing and developmentcompany led by Jonathan Vaughters, former number one-ranked U.S. cyclist,Team TIAA-CREF features some

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.Applause for Bergman’s confessionEditor:This might sound crazy, bit I actually sat at my computer this morning and applauded. I didn't applaud for Tom Boonen or Carlos Garcia Quesada and their victories at the Ruta del Sol or for any of the other victorious cyclists featured by

Simoni is one of two Giro winners racing at Amgen

Leipheimer and Landis are just two of many top U.S. riders to take on the Tour of California

Dear Readers,Recently, we had a letter from MC in Kentucky (See Law of the Land), who wroteI've Googled, and I’ve searched the Kentucky Legislature site, but the only Kentucky "laws" I can find dealing with bikes on the road are about lights, reflectors, etc. I can't find anything about cars having to pass bikes with 3 feet of clearance (which appears to be the "universal standard")…I called the local city police chief: "I'm not aware of any regulations for bicycles in Kentucky, other than the requirement for a helmet." I called the County Sheriff's office: "There are no laws

Last season was a marquee year for mountain biking’s elder statesman, Thomas Frischknecht. The 35-year-old Swiss grabbed a historic victory at Costa Rica’s La Ruta De Los Conquistadores, won his second consecutive marathon world championship and finished the year as the No. 7 ranked rider in the world. That’s pretty impressive for a guy who was the runner-up to Ned Overend at the inaugural world championships back in 1990. And he’s not done yet: Frischknecht is preparing for yet another season racing on the fat-tire circuit. A guy who has spent 17 years in a sport and made the world

The long, lightweight Rogers has the time-trialing skills and climbing potential to be a serious contender

Boonen and Petacchi lock horns once more

Frischi is gearing up for another winning season

Boonen in his stylish world-champ kit

The rivals have one more duel slated for Thursday

'I did it': An open letter from Adam Bergman

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.Hamilton coverage biased, lacks integrityEditor:Your recent article regarding Tyler Hamilton asked if readers agreed with the CAS decision. Although I am no longer a VeloNews reader, I do not agree with that decision. But that is to be expected. I openly admit my bias towards Tyler, as I

Editor’s note: We received the following as an e-mail from former Jelly Belly rider Adam Bergman, who began serving a suspension for EPO on July 27, 2004. The e-mail was prefaced with the statement: "If you could put this out in your publication it would mean a lot to me. This has been a long time coming, but I know it is the right thing to do." After speaking with Bergman to confirm that he was indeed its author, we agreed to publish it as an open letter. He declined to elaborate, saying: "I'm not going to answer anything else right now, I just wanted to get that out there." Almost two

Hunter Allen and Dr. Andrew Coggan will present material covered in their new book, "Training and Racing with a Power Meter," at Fast Splits, one of New England’s leading multisport training and retail centers. The event is scheduled for 7-8:30 p.m. Friday, March 3, at the Fast Splits location in West Newton, Massachusetts. Allen and Coggan will discuss the benefits of training with power and explain basic theory and techniques. Using real-life power meter data, they will review case studies and show how power meter data reveals strengths, weaknesses, and what kind of rider a cyclist can

Boulder, Colo. - The Colorado Premier Training-Colnago (CPT-Colnago) cycling team is preparing to start its first race of not only the year, but ever. This weekend?s event in which the team will compete -- the Valley of the Sun Stage Race in Phoenix, Ariz. -- will be the new Colorado-based team?s inaugural race. The three-day stage race, to be held Feb. 17-19, is often referred to as the unofficial kickoff to the domestic pro cycling season. Seven of the team?s 10 members will line up at theValley of the Sun event not only to show off the new team but also to prepare for upcoming races on

After winning the Tour of Germany, Leipheimer is training harder than ever

Petacchi wins another

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood

Hruska in a break

Joachim was active, too

As were VDB and Hruska once again

Milram gets busy

Vasquez and Peiro on the prod

Hoste in the final escape

Milram moves to the fore

And VDB heads the chase

The birthday-ride profile

The 2005 Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, California, pumped millions of dollars into the area economy, according to a recently released economic-impact report. "The Sea Otter Classic has become one of our area’s major events, enhancing Monterey’s tourism business in our off-peak season," says Julie Armstrong, marketing communications director for the Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau. "With 69 percent of the audience coming from outside our local market, it not only brings in new revenue but helps in the marketing exposure of our destination." The report, prepared by Fredric

Paris-Nice will be on the tube March 5 as OLN kicks off its cycling coverage for 2006. "Cycling continues to be an important part of OLN programming," said OLN president Gavin Harvey. "With Lance Armstrong’s retirement, fans are eagerly waiting to see who will emerge as the sport’s next star. Through our coverage of the spring classics, we will be able to chronicle the drama leading up to, and including, the Tour de France." Phil Liggett, Paul Sherwen and Bob Roll will host OLN’s Sunday cablecasts, which will include the classics, the Giro d’Italia and the Tour; Discovery Channel Team news;

Landis feels more comfortable as Phonak's leader

Petacchi outkicks Boonen . . .

. . . and collects the winner's kisses

Quesada holds onto the leader's red jersey . . .

. . . while Boonen rides with a diamond in his helmet

Montoro just ahead

Joachim in a break

Mikhail and Bernucci, too

Beltran and Gonzales

Calvente on the march

Dominguez has a dig

Gonzales and Dominguez

T-Mobile all lined up

Quesada

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.Hamilton can follow Millar’s leadEditor:I am saddened for Tyler Hamilton and all those who continue to believe an innocent man was convicted of a crime. Science and the Court of Arbitration for Sport have determined what most non-Kool-Aid drinkers have suspected — that Hamilton was guilty

Lloret takes the win

Where did you ride today, and did it look anything like this?

Boonen: Good guys wear white

The peloton rolls along