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Rolf Aldag says stage 3 could take GC hopefuls out of contention. Plus, what caused Cav's stage 2 crash?

Stage 2 damage assessment for each team

Thor Hushovd was in position to take points and possible stage win.

HTC-Columbia's speedster wins a lot, but says she's never won four stages in a row. American Shelley Evans is third.

A gallery from the rainy stage 2 in Belgium

Complete 2010 Tour de France stage 2 results

Neal Rogers' observations from the first stage

Jeremy Vennell and Alison Shanks win stage 3 in Fitchburg as Veilleux and Cheatley lead overall with one to go.

Even before three crashes wrecked the first mass sprint in the 97th Tour de France, it wasn’t too hard to figure out that the finish would be somewhat chaotic on Sunday.

A look at some of the time trial goodies on display at Saturday's prologue

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It was a homecoming of sorts for Alessandro Petacchi

Lampre's veteran speedster prevails as Farrar, Cavendish, Freire, Leipheimer and race leader Fabian Cancellara are all involved in crashes.

HTC-Columbia sprinter Ina-Yoko Teutenberg takes her third straight stage at the Giro Donne. This time, in a time trial.

Editor in chief Ben Delaney weighs in on the Landis allegations

It was 10 years ago this week that David Millar roared into prominence with a big win in the opening time trial at Futuroscope in the 2000 Tour de France.

Gibson grabs shots of the peloton and the scene in France.

Tyler Farrah was 50 meters from the grand finale when his fireworks got doused.

On the Fourth, four of the eight Americans were involved in crashes. Leipheimer gets good news from an X-ray.

Alberto Contador stayed upright but got a blow to his leg in one of the finale crashes. Basso smacked his knee after dodging dog.

The HTC-Columbia rider finished the stage, but X-rays showed broken bones.

Complete 2010 Tour de France stage 1 results

Watson photos from Sunday's trip from Rotterdam to Brussels

While the cycling world’s attention is on the Tour de France, American Tejay Van Garderen is preparing for an unexpected start at the Vuelta a España in September.

Passeron solos for stage win, GC lead; Cheatley takes second stage in a row.

Making the Tour team and dealing with the 'mind tornado' of pre-Tour madness

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The Australian rides to a safe 23rd, but will continue with one fewer teammate.

Fabian Cancellara's prologue-winning Specialized Shiv

Prologue time differences may be small, but they are a good indicator of overall success at the Tour..

Lance Armstrong was happy to have a good ride in Saturday's Tour prologue — and even happier to put some time on his rivals.

A rule introduced last year eliminating time bonuses from the Tour could mean a long run in the yellow jersey for Cancellara.

The American comes in 11th and says his goal is to help his BMC team all the way to Paris.

After cameos this spring, Mavic’s CC80 is ready to roll at the Tour de France.

The Cervélo TestTeam strictly applied its internal rules and ejected Xavier Florencio for what some would say was a minor violation.

Casey B. Gibson brought back the goods from the prologue

Graham Watson's photos from Rotterdam.

The World TT champ outpaces Tony Martin and Millar. Armstrong takes a few seconds from Contador.

Ina-Yoko Teutenberg won her second consecutive stage at the Giro Donne on Saturday, taking a bunch sprint ahead of Giorgia Bronzini and Marianne Vos.

Complete results from Saturday's prologue in Rotterdam

Italian star Ivan Basso admitted the emotions were in full flow as he prepared to complete his return to the Tour de France today.

Armstrong says it's just another sensational pre-Tour article based on allegations of an ax-grinder

VeloNews' John Wilcockson wonders what impact Floyd Landis' allegations of doping and fraud against former teammate Lance Armstrong will have on this Tour de France.

American paper releases story with more details of Floyd Landis' allegations that Lance Armstrong and the U.S. Postal Service team were involved in doping practices during the last decade.

The new 2011 Felt F1 race bike is making its first appearance at the run-up to the Tour de France.

You may not be able to race the Tour de France, but you can simulate it at home.

Xavier Florencio has been suspended by his team on the eve of the Tour de France after he was found to have violated the squad’s anti-doping policies by using medication without notifying medical staff.

Alberto Contador admits he doesn’t have the strongest team in the Tour de France, but he’ll be sleeping easier at night knowing that his eight Astana teammates this year will be working for him.

Cadel Evans looked decidedly less upbeat and confident the day before he begins his bid to relaunch his Tour de France career after a disappointing performance in 2009.

Tour de France sprint king Mark Cavendish admitted he could face a tougher challenge from his rivals this year as he takes aim at more stage wins in the three-week race.

Inside the Tour with John Wilcockson: With scattered thunderstorms, a 40-percent chance of rain and a brisk north wind in the forecast for Rotterdam Saturday, the 97th Tour de France could open with some major surprises.

Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia) won the first stage of the Giro Donne ahead of Giorgia Bronzini (Gause RDZ Ormu) and Kirsten Wild (Cérvelo), taking the race’s first leader’s jersey.

Replay Friday's pre-race editorial round table

Start times for 2010 Tour de France prologue.

Team HTC-Columbia brings a squad to this year’s Tour de France capable of winning stages of all types.

Russian challenger Denis Menchov claims he has the form to finally give his Rabobank team a reason to cheer during the Tour de France this month.

Brushing off rumors of the immenent departure of his two star riders, Saxo Bank's Bjarne Riis says his team's focus is solely on winning this Tour de France.

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The New England classic NRC race has a new stage order that is sure to shake up the GC.

BMC introduces its newest frame at the Tour de France. The impec boasts in-house carbon weaving and highly tunable ride characteristics.

A photo report from the team introduction Thursday.

The seven-time Tour de France champion is planning another comeback next year — in triathlon.

Carlos Sastre says he's uncertain about his condition for this Tour, but is certain he will fight to the end.

Depending on his perspective, American Tyler Farrar enters his second Tour de France with either no pressure at all, or more pressure than he’s faced in his career.

Team RadioShack is one of the few teams not hosting a pre-race press conference in Rotterdam.

Thor optimistic for Tour green

Graham Watson stage 10 photos

Garmin-Transitions' top GC rider starting Tour with pain and uncertainty

The Garmin-Transitions team has ambitious goals as it heads into its third Tour de France.

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Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme believes the quality of challenger to reigning champion Alberto Contador will make for the most openly competitive race in years.

The Tour de France is about surviving and hanging on for three weeks, but some big names are missing out this year even before the race leaves the start house with Saturday’s prologue in Rotterdam.

Swiss rider Thomas Frei has been handed a two-year ban after testing positive for the banned EPO in March, the Swiss Olympic committee announced on Wednesday.

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Quick Step names Boonen replacement for Tour

Pereiro to retire after Vuelta

It's a Riccò violation.