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Rory Sutherland checks in from the French stop-off at the Giro and is amazed at the toll the race is taking on his body and mind

Former Giro and Vuelta champion calls an end to his career, citing knee pain

Giro organizers are monitoring the weather in northern Italy as a weary peloton prepares to face more rain and snow over the race's final week

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"The Shark" is ready to strike again when the road tilts up in northern Italy

Aussie won't speculate on Tour de France leadership after Tejay van Garderen's Amgen Tour of California victory

On the Giro's second rest day, Blanco's mechanics are busy gluing tires, swapping out components, and a whole lot more

Leipheimer says he will now concentrate on his Gran Fondo, a fund-raising ride in Northern California

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Casey B. Gibson documents the final stage of the 2013 Amgen Tour of California

Evan Rudd enjoys a moment with Thomas De Gendt's Bianchi Oltre XR

Caley Fretz gets a peek at Rigoberto Uran's Pinarello, which in the absence of Bradley Wiggins gets the star treatment

The Cannondale speedster says doing California last year helped him in the Tour, and hopes for good things there again

1. Peter SAGAN, Cannondale, in 3:04:07 2. Daniel SCHORN, NetApp-Endura, at :00 3. Tyler FARRAR, Garmin-Sharp, at :00

Photos from the Giro's assault on a snowy Col du Galibier

Sagan waltzes to another stage win in Santa Rosa as van Garderen tops the final podium

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1. Giovanni VISCONTI, Movistar, in 4:40:48 2. Carlos Alberto BETANCUR GOMEZ, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :42 3. Przemyslaw NIEMIEC, Lampre-Merida, at :42

Visconti solos to victory in the snow, Nibali tests his legs in the finale, and Betancur takes over the white jersey

Says the young leader of the Amgen Tour of California: "The sport’s largely clean now and we have to keep it that way"

Leopold Konig grabs victory on Mount Diablo as Tejay Van Garderen clinches the overall race win with one day left

With 132km left before the finish line, Tejay van Garderen is poised to earn the first major stage race victory of his career

1. Tejay VAN GARDEREN, BMC Racing, in 26:38:53 2. Michael ROGERS, Saxo-Tinkoff, at 1:47 3. Javier Alexis ACEVEDO COLLE, Jamis-Hagens Berman, at 3:26

The 24-year-old American rides strong up the punishing Mount Diablo climb and takes a 1:47 lead into Sunday's finale

Italian attacked with Vincenzo Nibali on the finishing climb of stage 14, where Santambrogio was victorious

Astana rider's attack with 2km left in stage 14 allowed him to pad his GC advantage

Riders have a variety of gear options when it comes to racing in the rain

1. Mauro SANTAMBROGIO, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, in 4:42:55 2. Vincenzo NIBALI, Astana, at :00 3. Carlos Alberto BETANCUR GOMEZ, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :09

The Astana rider attacks late in Saturday's stage 14, eventually finishing second while extending his overall advantage

Tejay van Garderen brings a 1:47 lead into Saturday's decisive stage at the Amgen Tour of California

The Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies rider is using this SRAM red-equipped machine at the Amgen Tour of California

Snow forced organizers to alter this weekend’s stages at the Giro. The GC will most likely be sorted out in the final week

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Evelyn Stevens is grateful for the Amgen Tour women's time trial, but wants more and Tejay van Garderen backs her

Mechanics and riders faced tough equipment choices for Friday's TT in San Jose

1. Tejay VAN GARDEREN, BMC Racing, in 48:52 2. Lieuwe WESTRA, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :23 3. Rohan DENNIS, Garmin-Sharp, at :28 4. Michael ROGERS, Saxo-Tinkoff, at 1:05 5. Marco PINOTTI, BMC Racing, at 1:08

American extends his Amgen Tour lead over Michael Rogers with a stage win in a tough time trial

Former U.S. champion wins San Jose time trial over Alison Powers

Colombian climber's mountain-stage rig features a mix of component brands and will be underneath him for a weekend in the Alps

U.S. TT champion crashes in recon and leaves the race

Global Cycling Network checks in with the teams and suppliers of the Giro to hear how they deal with poor weather conditions

Giro d'Italia leader hopes for the weekend's mountain stages to be unaffected, but doesn't want to risk snow at the Giro

Colombian steps into sole leadership role with British squad ahead of the weekend's Alpine tests

Start times for the 113 riders to take to the ramp in San Jose on Friday

1. Mark CAVENDISH, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, in 6:09:55 2. Giacomo NIZZOLO, RadioShack-Leopard, at :00 3. Luka MEZGEC, Argos-Shimano, at :00 4. Brett LANCASTER, Orica-GreenEdge, at :00 5. Elia VIVIANI, Cannondale, at :00

Manxman makes it 101 career victories after hectic finale at the Giro d'Italia

Collaborative group attracts 500,000 euros in government funding for R&D facility

Prosecutor to file appeal and ask for Fuentes' sentence to be extended to two years, meaning jail time

Weather could force rerouting of decisive climbing stage

California bike brand shortens the pathway between product development and launch with new aerodynamics lab

Canadian, Brit exit race after consulting with medical staff

The "Manx Missile" will fly on Friday aboard this custom Venge, built to commemorate his 100th pro victory

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1. Jens VOIGT, RadioShack-Leopard, in 4:41:16 2. Tyler FARRAR, Garmin-Sharp, at :06 3. Thor HUSHOVD, BMC Racing, at :06 4. Peter SAGAN, Cannondale, at :06 5. Michael MATTHEWS, Orica-GreenEdge, at :06

Tejay van Garderen take the GC lead after crafty racing in the wind by RadioShack, BMC Racing, and Saxo

Sky boss says Wiggins will reassess on Friday morning, but the team will go forward with Rigoberto Urán its leader

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Czech Amstel Gold Race winner says he worked with Ferrari during his rookie season, but never used banned substances

1. Mark Cavendish, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, in 3:01:47 2. Nacer Bouhanni, FDJ, at :00 3. Luka Mezgec, Argos-Shimano, at :00 4. Giacomo Nizzolo, RadioShack-Leopard, at :00 5. Brett Lancaster, Orica-GreenEdge, at :00

The former world champion lands his 100th career win on a day that his former Madison partner sees his Giro hopes ride away

TrainingPeaks examines riders' power data from the opening days of the 2013 Amgen Tour of California

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Dutch squad will lose both of its title sponsors at the end of the season

Sky rider is fourth in the Giro standings, 2:05 behind Vincenzo Nibali through 11 stages

Sprinters are getting less and less chances to win grand tour stages as the courses get harder

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American sprinter has returned to focusing completely on the sprints and hopes to return to the speed of his most productive years

California local narrowly misses in Santa Barbara and will take the sting and the lesson to Thursday's Avila Beach finale

1. Tyler FARRAR, Garmin-Sharp, in 3:14:09 2. Ken HANSON, Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies, at :00 3. Gianni MEERSMAN, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :00 4. Kris BOECKMANS, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :00 5. Peter SAGAN, Cannondale, at :00

Tyler Farrar becomes U.S. team's second stage winner in a day, blazing past Ken Hanson in Santa Barbara

Laurent Jalabert tells panel he never knowingly took banned substances without a Therapeutic Use Exemption

American squad's riders say Wednesday's stage win is the first shot in its new, attacking approach to the Giro d'Italia

Ramunas Navardauskas goes for broke from the breakaway and celebrates a Giro stage win