Road Racing

A first ride with new Super Record components is akin to a blind date with a supermodel; there’s no doubt that Campagnolo’s top end group will dazzle

After a sixth-place result last year, Bauke Mollema still has GC ambitions, sitting seventh overall, 6:17 down on Vincenzo Nibali

Results from the 197.5km stage from Saint-Étienne to Chamrousse

Vincenzo Nibali wins his third stage of the Tour de France and strengthens his grasp on the yellow jersey

The team has a history of doping within its ranks, including its general manager Alexander Vinokourov

Katusha has two Canyon frames at its disposal, one for the high mountains and one for everything else

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Yeti has a new 27.5 super bike, Enve's got a backpack for wheels, Enduro 30mm-24mm BB system is now ceramic, and Trek partners with Samsung

Alexander Kristoff wins his first stage of the Tour on a lumpy run to Saint-Étienne

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The Spaniard has not garnered much attention yet, but that's poised to change as the Tour pedals into the race's first major climbs

Matthew Busche is riding his first Tour de France, and it's been quintessential thus far: Crashes, breakaways, and holding his spot

The American and BMC Racing captain is 3:56 behind race leader Vincenzo Nibali through 12 stages

Results from a 185.5km stage from Bourg-en-Bresse to Saint-Etienne

The Norwegian hands Peter Sagan another defeat as he wins stage 12 at the Tour de France

Not all derailleurs are made for wide-range cassettes, but there are ways around the issue

A day after battling through the pain of several crashes to make the time cut, the American decides to pull the plug

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Andrew Talansky barely made time cut on stage 11, but he fought through the pain, and now Garmin looks to a new Tour strategy

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Photos from an unpredictable 187.5km stage through the heat and hills of the Jura mountains

Richie Porte's tenacious style is further encouraging his Sky teammates to get behind him in his push for the Tour win

Only three Merida Reacto KOM frames exist, and Costa is riding one of them at the Tour de France

With the Alps looming, BMC is quietly confident that Tejay van Garderen has a real shot at the final podium in Paris

Results from the 187.5km stage from Besançon to Oyonnax

Tony Gallopin attacks twice in the final kilometers of stage 11 at the Tour, which leads to France’s second stage win

Trek is shopping for GC riders for 2015 and beyond, confirming that the Schleck era is winding down

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Andrew Hood and Matthew Beaudin talk about the Tour's tumultuous first 10 stages

Ted King talks about leaving the Tour de France bloodied, bandaged, and bruised, and he muses on spirit animals

Monday's painful exit is the latest chapter in Contador's love-and-hate relationship with the Tour de France

Porte is not afraid to yell and push to get though the peloton in key moments. Doing so, Porte could fight Nibali for the Tour GC

Lennard Zinn answers a litany of questions about how to improve braking performance on road bikes

Michal Kwiatkowski came out swinging at the Tour, in spite of his youth and overall GC ambitions

Cancellara: "I have done 59 days of competition this season so far and I have another big goal at the end of this season: the World Championships"

The 2014 Tour de France has been a cruel edition of the race, one that has seen dreams broken, almost daily

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Two crashes in as many days proved too many for American Andrew Talansky to cope with, as he slipped of the back on stage 10

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A brutal day with seven categorized climbs claimed a few victims, most notably Alberto Contador

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Nibali: "I was ready for a big duel with Contador in the mountains. It's a pity the Tour has lost two big protagonists"

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Contador's frame broke on the roof of his team car, not on the road

Rumors are flying about the future of Cannondale Pro Cycling as Sagan struggles to win a Tour stage

"I was just trying to hang on," van Garderen said. "When he (Nibali) went, I knew that if I tried to go, I would probably blow up"

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Results from stage 10 of the 2014 Tour de France

The Tinkoff-Saxo captain goes down hard, but resumes racing, only to abandon a few kilometers further along, leaving the race wide open

The stage is set for an epic showdown between Nibali and Contador, the most experienced, wily, and headstrong riders in the Tour de France

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Ride along with Movistar and Tinkoff-Saxo for a look inside stage 8 of the Tour

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Featured bikes were made by Argonaut Cycles, Independent Fabrication, Lynskey Performance, Mosaic Cycles, Ritte Cycles, and Seven Cycles

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Cycling is the Gallopin family business, and the new leader of the Tour credits his kinfolk for helping him achieve his goals

Talansky's had some rough luck, but says he's relatively unscathed and eager to battle with the best as the Tour rolls skyward

Tony Martin smashed his pursuers on Sunday, and gave an aggressive Omega Pharma-Quick Step team its second win of the 2014 Tour

Photos from stage 9 of the 2014 Tour de France

Giant's redesigned Defy endurance road platform is lighter than ever, even with disc brakes

Results from stage 9 of the 2014 Tour de France

A big break goes in the second of three tough days in the Vosges, with Martin escaping for the stage and Gallopin taking the yellow jersey

Alberto Contador says the real Tour de France has begun, and he promises to continue his attacks on race leader Vincenzo Nibali

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Giant's carbon-framed Defy models will come with disc brakes only, a nod to the future of braking on the road

Cheng Ji started his athletic career as a runner, moved into cycling, and since has become the first Chinese to start all three grand tours

Photos from stage 8 of the 2014 Tour de France

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Richie Porte made his way into third overall Saturday, with a persevering ride in the Vosges. What's up next for the new captain?

Alberto Contador and his Tinkoff-Saxo bank attacked to reshuffle the GC deck in the first of three hard days across the soggy Vosges

Results from stage 8 of the 2014 Tour de France

As Kadri takes the stage and the climber's jersey, Contador and Nibali test each other a bit, with the Spaniard clawing back a few seconds

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Talansky tangled with Simon Gerrans at the finish of stage 7. Who's to blame remains up for debate