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Without Peter Sagan to dominate the Tour's green jersey competition, Marcel Kittel and Arnaud Démare find themselves in a tight race.

Spanish champion Sheyla Gutierrez won stage 7 of the Giro Rosa Thursday in Baronissi, Italy.

Giro unveils new super-light shoe. The Prolight Techlace features three velcro straps attached to old-fashioned shoe laces.

Alberto Contador wants an opportunity to attack Tour rivals in the Alps. He'll get that chance in stage 9, which he expects to be brutal.

Bora-Hansgrohe is taking the case of Peter Sagan's Tour de France expulsion to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Fabio Aru won Wednesday's stage 5, which ended in a short climb up la Planche des Belles Filles.

The Dimension Data rider crashed out of the Tour de France in a controversial incident that led to Peter Sagan's expulsion.

Stage 6 is expected to end in a bunch sprint, but there could be some jittery riding in the wake of Tuesday's high-profile incident.

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Simon Yates is on track to match his twin brother Adam. He took the lead in the Tour's best young rider classification Wednesday.

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Look's new 785 Huez is a classically styled all-around race bike. It's intended for big climbs, so we took it out on Alpe d'Huez for a test ride.

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Out of the Tour with a broken shoulder blade, Mark Cavendish looks ahead to other objectives: Tour of Britain and world championships.

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Aru announces himself as an outright favorite at the Tour de France. After stage 5, Froome vows he won't give the Italian so much leash.

On the eve of the first major mountain test in the 2017 Tour de France, no one was talking about the yellow jersey.

Lotta Lepisto wins stage 6 of the Giro Rosa in a sprint finish. Anna van der Breggen remains overall leader.

The American GC rider hopes to bury some bad memories on the Planche des Belles Filles Wednesday.

The UCI booted the two-time defending world champ from the Tour after an incident that left Mark Cavendish with a broken shoulder blade.

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German team Bora-Hansgrohe announced it will protest the Tour de France race jury's decision to disqualify Peter Sagan from the race.

Was the jury right to kick Peter Sagan out of the Tour de France after the crash with Mark Cavendish? We debate and discuss.

Mark Cavendish has withdrawn from the Tour de France after injuring his shoulder in a traumatic sprint finish crash.

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Despite controversial expulsion of Peter Sagan, the Tour rolls on with defending champ Chris Froome poised for La Planche de Belles Filles.

It is unclear who is at fault for Mark Cavendish's crash, and this lack of clarity is precisely why Peter Sagan's disqualification absurd.

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UCI jury president Philippe Mariën stands behind decision to disqualify Peter Sagan for 'endangering' Mark Cavendish in the stage 4 finish

André Greipel hit out at Peter Sagan after the world champion elbowed Mark Cavendish into the safety barriers on stage 4.

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Mark Cavendish demanded an explanation from Peter Sagan after he was elbowed into the barriers at the end of stage 4.

Team Movistar's two-pronged plan to attack Sky's Chris Froome "vanished" as quickly as the 2017 Tour de France began.

Dutch champion Annemiek van Vleuten (Orica-Scott) time trials to second stage win of 2017 Giro Rosa on Tuesday.

Can Team Sky carry the yellow jersey all the way to Paris? It’s sure stacking up that way.

The opening week of the Tour de France has delivered plenty of crashes, chaos, and storylines, and VeloNews ponders it all ...

The VeloNews crew is on the ground at the Tour de France talking climbers jersey, Lance Armstrong and new rules to keep GCs safe in sprints.

Race leader Geraint Thomas will be looking to stay out of trouble on Tuesday as a bunch sprint finish is expected at the Tour de France.

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Peter Sagan said having his brother alongside him as he won his eighth Tour de France stage on Monday.

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Cannondale-Drapac tossed its polka dot jersey between two Tour-rookie teammates on Monday, off Taylor Phinney and onto Nate Brown.

German sprinter Marcel Kittel sported a matching S-Works Tarmac SL6 and Evade helmet to complement his Tour de France green points jersey.

Who would have thought that the first controversy of the 2017 Tour de France would be a wardrobe flap? But Team Sky’s duds caused an outcry.

Cycling’s biggest star proved yet again he’s hard to beat on the bike, and hard to top off of it.

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VeloNews caught up with acclaimed journalist David Walsh to gauge his opinion of Lance Armstrong’s return to the cycling milieu.

Belgian national champion Jolien D'hoore wins stage 4 of the Giro Rosa in a photo finish.

Adam Hansen has raced 18 straight grand tours, but his inclusion in the current Tour de France was originally in doubt.

Have a look at one of Peter Sagan’s Specialized bikes at the Tour, which sports an interesting paint job.

Brit Hannah Barnes wins the Giro Rosa's stage 3 sprint, while the overall standings remain unchanged for the day.

Erica Allar rides a breakaway move to victory in Louisville. Travis McCabe is fastest out of a small sprint to claim national championship.

Greg Van Avermaet’s Tour de France bike gets the gold treatment following his successful season to date.

A new rule eases how time gaps are measured at the finish line of stages that end in bunch sprints.

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The VeloNews crew is in Liège, Belgium to talk about and with American Taylor Phinney — the new mountains leader at the 2017 Tour de France.

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American Taylor Phinney continues comeback with breakaway performance to claim Tour de France polka dot jersey.

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