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Sven Montgomery (Swi)Daniel Schnider (Swi)Bradley McGee (Aus)Jimmy Casper (F)Frédéric Guesdon (F)Christophe Mengin (F)Jacky Durand (F)Nicolas Vogondy (F) Country: FranceIn the peloton since: 1997Sponsor: National lotteryBudget: $3.5 millionManager and directeur sportif: Marc MadiotAssistants: Yvon Madiot, Martial Gayant and Franck Pineau

Jean Delatour (France)

Bobby Julich (USA)Jonathan Vaughters (USA)Stuart O'Grady (Aus)Thor Hushovd (N) Jens Voigt (G)Anthony Morin (F)Sébastien Hinault (F)Frédéric Bessy (F)Christopher Jenner (NZ) Country: FranceIn the peloton since: 1998Sponsor: French bankBudget: $4 millionManager and directeur sportif: Roger LegeayDirecteur sportif: Serge BeucherieAssistant: Michel LaurentTrainer: Denis Roux

AG2R (France)

Santiago Blanco (Sp)Vicente Garcia-Acosta (Sp)Eladio JimZénez (Sp)Francisco Mancebo (Sp)Jon Odriozola (Sp)Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Sp)Leonardo Piepoli (I)Denis Menchov (Rus)Tomasz Brozyna (Pl) Country: SpainIn the peloton since: 1990Sponsor: Spanish banking corporationBudget: $4.5 millionGeneral manager: José Miguel EchavarriDirecteurs sportifs: Eusebio Unzue and José Luis Jaimerena

La Française des Jeux

'That's what I'm talkin' about.' Giove said she likes the harsh downhill courses of the West.

Crédit Agricole (France)

Rock star Steve Peat meets the press.

iBanesto.com (Spain)

Christophe Moreau (F)Florent Brard (F)Pascal Chanteur (F)Pascal Lino (F)Angel Casero (Sp)Felix Garcia-Casas (Sp)Luis Perez (Sp)Arnaud Pretot (F)Sven Teutenberg (G) Reserve: Carlos Da Cruz (F) Country: FranceIn the peloton since: 1989Sponsor: Manufacturer of watches and chronometersBudget: $3.5 millionEquipment: Specialized bicycles, Campagnolo componentsManager and team director: Juan FernandezDirecteurs sportifs: Yvon Sanquer and Gérard RuéAssistant: Roberto Torres

Florit lived up to her No. 1 plate with her first short-track win.

Florit's win put her in the driver's seat for a repeat series title.

'I'm fast as hell, man.' Carter explains his skills.

'I'm fast as hell, man.' Carter explains his skills.

Festina (France)

MILLAR

BOOGERD

Hesjedal used the big ring where others couldn't.

Hesjedal attacked early and never looked back.

Alexander said she only went 80 percent in her winning effort.

Alexander wins Deer Valley cross-country

ARMSTRONG

JULICH

Stage 12Leave start at 11:55 a.m.; rolling start on N9 at approx. 12:03 p.m.

Leave start at 10:20 a.m.; rolling start on D.117 at 10:22 a.m.

Leave start at 12:50 p.m.; rolling start on D.935 at 12:56 p.m.

Leave start at 11a.m.; rolling start on D.943 at 11:15 a.m.

First rider starts at 4 p.m.; then riders go at one-minute intervals.

Stage 16Leave start at 11:25 a.m.; rolling start on D.45 at 11:32 a.m.

Start time: 12:40 p.m.; rolling start at approx. 12:55 p.m. on N. 43.

Leave start at 12:30 p.m.; rolling start at 12:40 p.m. on D.44

12:10 p.m.; rolling start at approx.12:15 p.m., Avenue de Saint-Exupéry

First rider starts at approx. 10:45 a.m., with riders going at two-minute intervals; final 20 riders at three minute intervals. Last rider starts at 4 p.m.

12:05 p.m.; rolling start at approx. 12:30 p.m.on N.116

Leave start at 1:40 p.m.; rolling start at approx. 1:44 p.m. on D.97

Leave start at 11:50 a.m.; rolling start at approx. 11:55 a.m. on the Chaussée de Dinan

Leave start at 1 p.m.; rolling start at approx. 1:10 p.m. on Boulevard John Kennedy

First team starts: 2:10 p.m., then every 5 minutes.

Despite a night having passed, the tension hasn’t dropped, and the images of yesterday continue to dance in our minds, confirming Antoine Blondin’s beautiful proposition: "Three-quarters of a century of existence have sufficed for the Tour de France to create and exalt its own privileged geography. Among the modifications that, from one year to the next, can affect the itinerary, we find the permanence of certain hallowed places. They lend to the race a fourth dimension, situated in time, and contribute to the foundation of a sort of classicism." Needless to say, the classicism passed

Leave start at 12:10 p.m.; rolling start at approx. 12:14 p.m. on D.964.

Simoni, Armstrong and Belli

Leave start at 12:50 p.m.; rolling start at approx. 1:05 p.m. on the Route de Schirmeck.

Camenzind wins

Leave start at 11:40 a.m.; rolling start at approx. 11:47 a.m. on D.13

Armstrong at the finish

Leave start at 12:40 p.m.; rolling start at approx. 12:44 p.m., on the Avenue de l’Armée de l’Est.

Stage 10Leave start at 10:30 a.m., rolling start at approx. 10:40 on the Avenue de Saint-Simond

Stage 11First rider starts 12 p.m., then every two minutes

Americans at the Tour

Take a look at the overall NORBA National Championship Series standings through two events (Snow Summit and Snowshoe) and you’ll notice an alarming trend. If the season ended today, the series winners in six of the eight disciplines would be non-Americans and two of the U.S. national championship jerseys would be awarded to Americans who weren’t even in the top-five. Canadians would walk away with three of the overall series titles (Roland Green in the men’s cross country and short track, and Chrissy Redden in the women’s short track), while the Australians would take three more (Mary

Sprinters: The men who cause mayhem

He was there in the Pyrenees, there in the Alps, always ready to do the work necessary to aid in the effort. Like all serious team players, he was willing to put personal ambition aside and maintain focus on the big picture. For the last two years, that big picture has involved a guy named Lance Armstrong and a yellow jersey. This year the jersey is the same color, but Kevin Livingston is ready to do his best to see that someone else is wearing it on the streets of Paris on July 29. In Livingston’s case, his best can amount to a serious contribution. In 1999, Livingston was almost always at

Sprinters: The men who cause mayhem

Sprinters: The men who cause mayhem

Larsen: From 1st to 33rd

Zabel

On the road to Lausanne

Armstrong (r) and Simoni (l)

Lechuga (left), with Fred Rodriguez before USPRO

Americans at the Tour

Americans at the Tour

Americans at the Tour

Americans at the Tour

When you meet Tyler Hamilton, you think, "This guy’s too nice to be a pro bike racer." His dark, wavy hair is neatly trimmed, his eyes twinkle, and his mouth always has a hint of a smile. And with his calm, polite demeanor you would think that this slightly built 28-year-old New Englander was a banker sitting down to discuss a line of credit, rather than an elite athlete about to embark on his fifth Tour de France. Hamilton might well have become a corporate lackey, as he majored in economics at the University of Colorado. But while studying at the Boulder campus, he transitioned from

Americans at the Tour

Armstrong

Simoni

Hamilton

Garzelli

The chase over the Col de Nufenen

Bartoli survived for second place

Moninger

Bessette (center) had a big lead going into the last day.