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After three days of narrowly missing out on the yellow jersey, Tony Martin earns the GC lead with a solo win after a day of cobblestones

Early pavement and late pavé in Tuesday's stage 4 at the Tour de France led some teams to swap bikes halfway through

This week, Lennard Zinn addresses reader questions about, among other topics, Specialized's recent time-saving claims

Catch glimpses of what goes on in the peloton during a massive crash. Also, see how steep the Mur de Huy truly is

As record-high temperatures plagued the early stages of the Tour, riders in the pits used any means necessary to stay cool

Andrew Talansky has a Cannondale Synapse for the Tour's cobble-strewn fourth stage

There has been a distinct trend toward shorter, more complicated stages in recent years

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Cancellara falls victim to major crash in stage 3, and Chris Froome is able to take Tour de France GC lead on the Mur de Huy

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The voluntary team organization suspends team Astana for allowing rider Lars Boom to start the Tour with low cortisol levels

As cobbles specialists sit within striking distance of the yellow jersey, stage 4 will be a glimpse into the sacrifices teams make for GC

Sky's leader took the yellow jersey by a slim margin aboard this Dogma during stage 3 of the 2015 Tour de France from Antwerp to Huy

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Who will ride for whom when the Tour hits the cobblestones? GC leaders rely on team workhorses to shepherd them through the rough stuff

Fabian Cancellara breaks two vertebrae in major stage 3 crash, forced to withdraw from Tour, one day after claiming yellow jersey

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The riders head to Cambrai for stage 4, and with cobbles on the menu, the stage looks set for another hectic day of racing

Rodríguez blasts Tour route as packed with too many classics-style course just minutes after winning atop the Mur de Huy

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Chris Froome sends a shot across the bow with second-place in stage 3 that earns him yellow jersey and puts GC rivals on notice

Orica-GreenEdge mechanic catches pandemonium at the scene of the massive crash during the Tour de France's stage 3

The Tour sees another overall lead change as the steep Mur de Huy blows up the race in the final kilometer of a crash-marred stage

The American crashed on the pave during stage 5 in 2014 and eventually abandoned the race; he's confident ahead of the 2015 cobble stage

'Spartacus' started stage 3 on the yellow bike but his special Trek lived a short life, as a brutal crash took down the GC leader mid-race

U.S. Continental team in toughest back-to-back test to date with 13-stage Tour of Qinghai Lake followed by the Tour of Utah in August

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Mur de Huy proves decisive as Rodriguez sprints to victory, and Froome grabs yellow jersey from crash-stricken Cancellara

Lucinda Brand extends lead in points classification with breakaway win as American Megan Guarnier keeps the pink jersey

The German won stage 2 and hoped to recreate some of that success in stage 3 aboard the lime green Noah

The BMC rider took the race lead in stage 1 but opted to give it up in stage 2 as he helped teammate Tejay van Garderen

Due to a major crash, Tour de France officials temporarily stop the race ahead of stage 3's first notable climb near Huy, Belgium

The Swiss rider could lose the yellow jersey in Monday's stage 2, although he has hopes of taking it back Tuesday

Wearing a different kit, American Tyler Farrar is back at the Tour de France and looking for stage wins with his MTN teammates

Riders who disregard rules at level crossings will be kicked out of the race

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"Everything that could go wrong, did," said Etixx-Quick-Step boss Patrick Lefevere

Tim De Waele was out in the breeze with the bunch as they fought the blustery Dutch winds

Stage 3 finishes on the famous Mur de Huy climb, which should offer plenty of fireworks on its steep, short pitch

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Vigilance and quick thinking pays off as Tejay van Garderen, Chris Froome and Alberto Contador land on the right side of a big split

Two of the five-star Tour favorites lose ground — Vincenzo Nibali and Nairo Quintana — as echelons form against the howling North Sea wind

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Though Dennis did not remain in yellow for a second day, he got to enjoy his stage 1 victory with a custom paint job on his stage 2 bike

On a pancake-flat stage 2 of the Tour, Nairo Quintana pulled Canyon's all-rounder out of his quiver

Andre Greipel takes the first sprint victory of the 2015 Tour de France as Fabian Cancellara grabs the leader's jersey from Rohan Dennis

Mark Cavendish jumps first but André Greipel finishes fastest in stage 2, while Fabian Cancellara grabs the yellow jersey

U.S. national champion Megan Guarnier wins the second stage of the Giro Rosa, sprinting out of a small group to claim the GC lead

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The defending champion was 18 seconds faster than Colombian Nairo Quintana, with Chris Froome and Alberto Contador in between

Seaside echelons, the Mur de Huy, and cobblestones will seek to separate Dennis from his yellow jersey in the first week of the Tour

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BMC is sticking to its plan to ride for Tejay van Garderen for the GC, despite Rohan Dennis's huge win Saturday in the opening time trial to score yellow

A short, flat time trial in Utrecht is raced in brutal heat. Dennis delivers the fastest-ever average speed for a Tour de France TT

By finishing second on the stage, Lucinda Brand (Rabo-Liv) is the new race leader, taking the maglia rosa from Annemiek Van Vleuten (Bigla)

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The race faces a pan-flat, but potentially windy, second stage along the coast of the Netherlands

The WorldTour team will use Focus Izalco bikes with the new wireless drivetrain in upcoming Tour de France stages

Tour kicks off with a sizzling hot day of time trial racing, and a young Australian smokes the course with fastest-ever TT average speed

The 25-year-old Australian took his first stage win at the Tour de France, and this one came with best possible prize — the maillot jaune of race leader