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Kristin Armstrong and I make the podium after the first time trial

Kristin and I meet the organizers of the Tour de L’Aude

Ken Whelpdale, prepping our bikes for the TT

Steve manning the team truck

Kim Anderson and I ride to work

That's me with Kimberly and Kristin getting ready to head off for another stage

The Giro vistis Croatia for the first time.

Carter heads to his fourth straight win at Big Bear.

Pula's massive coliseum rivals that of Rome.

Jonnier out in front.

Will he eventually run out of fingers?

Moreau holds on to the overall title

One early escape triggered...

... a hard chase from Postal

Armstrong on the attack

Moreau's best form in years

There’s a reason that Frazz, the songwriting janitor in the comic strip of the same name, spends a fair amount of his free time either running or riding a bicycle. His creator, cartoonist Jef Mallett, has raced the road and still competes in the occasional triathlon. We asked writer Marc Barringer to have a chat with Mallett, and a transcript of their conversation follows below. – EditorVeloNews: What? A lead character who is a cyclist? How did that happen? Jef Mallett: Pure self-centeredness. I modeled Frazz after myself - or, rather, I modeled Frazz after who I'd like to think I could be

The wines of Languedoc

Horner and Peras

Horner continues a strong spring campaign

Navigators in pursuit

Vanlandingham made it two wins in two days

The cartoonist at play

Rowney finally got to celebrate a win.

Popovych chats with Saeco's Damiano Cunego, who had the jersey before him

Take off: The opening straight at Big Bear.

Louder was working for a living out there on Saturday

Ayastaran on the attack

Race leader McCormack and his posse

Carter cruising.

Jonnier has won three straight slaloms.

The super D start.

Vanlandingham grabbed her second NORBA XC win.

This was Brown's first national win since 1999.

Trebon narrowly missed his first major MTB win.

President Bush suffered cuts and bruises early Saturday afternoon when he fell while mountain biking on his ranch near Crawford, Texas, according to White House spokesman Trent Duffy. Bush was on the 16th mile of a 17-mile ride when he fell, Duffy said. He was riding with a military aide, members of the Secret Service and his personal physician, Dr. Richard Tubbs. “He had minor abrasions and scratches on his chin, upper lip, nose, right hand and both knees,” Duffy said. “Dr. Tubbs, who was with him, cleaned his scratches, said he was fine. The Secret Service offered to drive him back to

Yaroslav Popovych flashes the victory sign after seizing the maglia rosa

His third-place finish was good enough to displace Damiano Cunego as overall leader

Moreau looks as though he can't believe he's won

The key break

Louder takes the three-up sprint

Cunego is rolling right along – but a time trial's on the menu tomorrow

It doesn't get much closer than this

Hushovd retains the lead going into tomorrow's hilly stage

Mortenson heads to the TT win.

Irmiger emerged from her fiancee's shadow for a day.

Florit was ready for battle, but finishsed 28th.

Race leader McCormack does a spot of domestique work

Meanwhile, the Cuban Missile Crisis takes matters into his own hands

And their work pays off in a stage win

So close ... and yet, so far

“You’re all mixed up, like pasta primavera —Yo, why’d you throw that chair at Geraldo Rivera, man?”Beastie Boys“What Comes Around,” from "Paul’s Boutique" It’s time to slip into “guilty-pleasure mode,” ladies and gents, because there’s a little trouble brewing in the neighborhood this week. First, please allow me to wash my hands, as I have spent the past few days digging through a few Dumpsters. The trouble began almost three weeks ago at the second annual Cheaha Challenge criterium May 1 in Anniston, Alabama. I see a few of you are already nodding your heads, wondering, “What took these

The Mail Bag is a regular feature on VeloNews.com, appearing each Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 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.Single-speeding and simplificationEditor:With the increase in both complexity and cost of equipment to the recreational user, is it any wonder there's been some grass-roots backlash evident in the increasing popularity of single-speed racing?

Guess who?

In this corner, Jonny Sundt ... and in that corner, Roberto Gaggioli

Was this dent caused by a crash – or a two-by-four?

Choo choo

Hushovd takes his sixth win of the season

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Armstrong and Postal set a pace that shattered the peloton and erased many a GC hope

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Cruising through the French countryside

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Stage 11 - Porto Sant’Elpidio - Cesena 228 (228km)

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Stage 11. It was the last part that proved to be the toughest.

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Christian Vande Velde is back racing after a two-month ordeal to secure a working permit that would allow him to legally race with his new Spanish team Liberty Seguros. With working papers safely in hand, Vande Velde negotiated the perils of the Vuelta a Asturias last week in northern Spain for his first week of racing since the Tour of Valencia in mid-February. After an injury plagued 2003 season, the 28-year-old Vande Velde decided it was time for a change. After racing his entire pro career at U.S. Postal Service, Vande Velde is opening new doors with a switch to Liberty Seguros where

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