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For Velo's European correspondent Andrew Hood, the Vuelta was the most exciting of this year's grand tours

The Garmin-Sharp rider hopes to be up there with the best in a few years

UCI president Pat McQuaid says his organization would “do well” to introduce an amnesty program.

Contador leads an all-Spanish podium as Degenkolb takes his fifth stage win

1. John DEGENKOLB, Argos-Shimano, in 2:44:57 2. Elia VIVIANI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0 3. Daniele BENNATI, RadioShack-Nissan, at 0 4. Allan DAVIS, Orica-GreenEdge, at 0 5. Koldo FERNANDEZ, Garmin-Sharp, at 0

The world champ got caught up in a crash in the finale

Tough course highlights two days of UCI races in New York

Nick Legan's last review is the made-in-USA Abbey Bike Works Crombie Tool

Gould added a bronze medal to her Olympic bronze

The Flückiger brothers, Lucas and Mathias, completed the Swiss podium sweep

Casey B. Gibson shoots the Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec

Graham Watson snaps the action on the brutal Bola del Mundo

Victory on Sunday will reconfirm El Pistolero's place as his generation's king of the grand tours

The Spaniard will wrap up the Canadian races before heading to Europe for worlds

Boonen beat Mark Renshaw (Rabobank) and Oscar Freire (Katusha) with a bike throw

Rodriguez gave it his all on the final climb, but ran out of road on a tiring Contador

1. Denis MENCHOV, Katusha, in 4:48:48 2. Richie PORTE, Sky, at :17 3. Kevin DE WEERT, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :42 4. Fredrik Carl Wilhelm KESSIAKOFF, Astana, at 1:16 5. Romain SICARD, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 1:39

The Slipstream chief said the UCI had the chance to interview Christian Vande Velde, Dave Zabriskie and Tom Danielson years ago

Aussie champ wants to trade in green and yellow for rainbow stripes on the Cauberg in two weeks

Ukrainian Yana Belomoyna took the silver medal and Paula Gorycka of Poland took bronze

Riders agree that over-the-top spectacle is good for cycling as the Giro and Vuelta fight for most extreme grand tour climbs

Aussie champ brings home a win in the first of two Canadian WorldTour races with a gutsy, late move

McQuad won't move on Armstrong case until he sees the evidence; Chicago Marathon denies the Texan entry

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1. Philippe GILBERT, BMC Racing, in 4:56:25 2. Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE, Movistar, at 0 3. Daniel MORENO FERNANDEZ, Katusha, at 0 4. Joaquin RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Katusha, at 0 5. Gianni MEERSMAN, Lotto-Belisol, at :3

Gilbert comes through for second victory in Spain

Nibali to lead a team of Italians without links to doping investigations, meaning Pozzato and Visconti are out

Norwegian former world champ kept down by virus in 2012 season, but hopes to start building for 2013 soon

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Spidertech all-rounder tops tough field for Sprint Challenge Pro victory

On the eve of his third year of bringing cycling's top level to Canada, Serge Arsenault outlines the danger men for Québec and Montréal

Tech editor Nick Legan answers reader questions on perfect tubular mounts, TT bike purchases, fitting a second bike and buying wheels for gritty climates

As Bennati wins stage, El Pistolero reflects on the desperation that brought on his long-shot attack at the Vuelta

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Italian sprinter wins in Spain as Contador stays safely in the overall race lead

1. Daniele BENNATI, RadioShack-Nissan, in 4:17:17 2. Ben SWIFT, Sky, at 0 3. Allan DAVIS, Orica-GreenEdge, at 0 4. Lloyd MONDORY, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 0 5. John DEGENKOLB, Argos-Shimano, at 0

Alberto Contador storms into control at the Vuelta on Wednesday and BrakeThrough Media captures the post-stage frenzy around the Spaniard

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Last bullet from Pistolero takes out Purito in an audacious, keenly executed run through the low mountains

Garmin boss says Vande Velde, Zabriskie and Danielson doped before joining Garmin

Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle discuss the significance of their new book and Hamilton's journey through confession to relief

Alberto Contador goes on a calculated, audacious attack to steal the Vuelta and Graham Watson captures the action

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1. Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, in 4:29:20 2. Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE, Movistar, at :6 3. Sergio Luis HENAO MONTOYA, Sky, at :6 4. Gorka VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :6 5. Rinaldo NOCENTINI, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :19

Saxo Bank captain goes it alone in an aggressive display of power to take control in Spain

Luxembourger still suffering significant pain three months after pelvic fracture

Hed unveils 60mm carbon clincher, disc-brake Stinger 5 and Ardennes wheels; GT shows Zaskar 100 Hans Rey Edition, titanium city bikes

In his new book, former U.S. Postal rider Tyler Hamilton details the system for delivering EPO to the amigos de Edgar

Democrats and Republicans ask that congress scrutinize the operations and finances of USADA after Armstrong case

Our off-beat diarist has one day to go to back off and defend second or go for the win at the Tour de East Java

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In the first installment of our series looking at disc brake tech in cyclocross, we look at Hed's new Ardennes FR wheelset

I went into the season with a plan but it came out entirely different; still, somehow it seemed scripted

Contador sees long odds to supplant Rodríguez, but is eyeing the two remaining uphill finishes in this Vuelta

Lennard Zinn takes feedback on a recent column, including a detailed case for road disc brakes

With Tyler Hamilton's new book and explosive allegations, Saxo Bank boss Bjarne Riis is back to denying his involvement with Eufemiano Fuentes

Former Tour champ isn't fit enough to contend in late-season races after an infection and knee pain hampered him in August

American manufacturer unveils its new line at Eurobike and includes a selection of brilliantly spec'd race machines

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Our tech team brings you the very best and most bizarre from the show floor

Contador can't shake Rodríguez, or the lens of Graham Watson

I went into the season with a plan but it came out entirely different; still, somehow it seemed scripted

1. Dario CATALDO, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, in 5:18:28 2. Thomas DE GENDT, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :7 3. Joaquin RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Katusha, at 2:39 4. Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 2:41 5. Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE, Movistar, at 2:58

Purito survives big mountain test in Spain and expands his overall lead

The U.S. road champ was aboard a SuperSix EVO in a red, white and blue custom livery and loaded up with the new SRAM Red at the USA Pro Challenge

Swedish builder shows a ready-to-ride road machine featuring artisan wheels, a fixed seatpost/saddle unit and custom carbon layup

The Team Type 1 rider pushed an M10 through the Rockies at the USA Pro Challenge

BrakeThrough Media captures a number of the machines ridden in this year's Vuelta and the care given them by team mechanics

Component maker offers new ergonomics in its 2013 handlebar line and an aluminum stem that integrates a Garmin mount

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Our off-beat diarist is in the running in Java and riding the cultural waves of the Kazakhs and riders from Hong Kong

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