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Specialized teams up with McLaren, produces 250 super-bikes designed using special data collection system

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The Emonda is a superlight throwback to the days before either "aero" or "endurance" were categories

BMC Racing expects a strong showing from its two young Americans in the Tour de France

This week, Lennard Zinn helps a reader with a question regarding multiple flats and the life of latex tubes

This is a preliminary start list for the upcoming Tour de France (July 5-27). Included are confirmed riders and long lists as revealed by individual teams

Richard Moore recounts Claudio Chiappucci's 200km breakaway victory in the 1992 Tour de France

Cannondale's roster is built for stage wins and the green jersey competition, and American Ted King hopes to play a key role this year

Garmin-Sharp will go to the 2014 Tour de France with a roster built to help Andrew Talansky battle with the bigs

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Tuft and Kirchmann double up, winning their time trials and road races, at the Canadian road championships

This year's Tour covers 3,664km, and there are plenty of other impressive numbers and statistics behind the race

Nibali notches his first victory of 2014 at the Italian road championship and says his goal remains victory in the Tour de France

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Dual-chamber tubes, light action Speedplays, special-edition Pearl PRO Leader shoes, and $1 million from RoadID

The 2012 Tour de France champion is left off Sky's Tour lineup for the second straight season

The Italian company slims down and stiffens up the Zero.7, while simultaneously adding strength

2012 Tour winner Bradley Wiggins is left off Sky's Tour squad that sees the return of Danny Pate for the first time since 2011

Wolf Tooth Components and OneUP Components offer affordable options to upgrade your mountain bike's drivetrain

The Spaniard made a speedy recovery from his Giro d’Italia crash and will hunt for stage wins in the French grand tour

BMC Racing has big hopes for Tejay van Garderen in 2014 at the Tour, and named a strong team to support him

Alejandro Valverde is rewriting the script on how to prepare for the Tour de France skipping races like the Critérium du Dauphiné

The Italian won two stages at the 2014 Giro d'Italia before abandoning with a sore throat and a fever

Frank and Andy Schleck will start the Tour de France without any general classification hopes

Lotto-Belisol’s Andre Greipel is one of several sprinters targeting the opening stage of the Tour de France on July 5

Giro claims the Synthe is cooler and more aerodynamic than the Aeon and Air Attack helmets already in the company's line

German sprinters take an unconventional route to the Tour de France via a return trip to high altitude deep in Spain's Sierra Nevada

Go inside Smith's newest road helmet, the Overtake, with a full image gallery

Lennard Zinn discusses the benefits of using oval chainrings, mixing Di2 components, and more

Logan VonBokel discusses the light, cool, and aerodynamic new road helmet from Smith

Logan VonBokel gives us a closer look at the new offerings from the Italian component maker

After being sidelined with knee problems, Jurgen Van den Broeck is progressing well for the Tour de France

Rui Costa's Tour de Suisse victory raises expectations that he could be an outsider for the podium at next month's Tour de France

Check out the latest offerings from Zipp and SRAM, including a pricy wheelset and an affordable component group

The FDJ.fr rider is not included on the team's preliminary roster for the French Tour

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The world road champion makes the most of the final day in the Swiss tour, winning both the stage and the overall, for the third year in a row

Colnago has teamed up with Ferrari once again to design its new aerodynamic V1-R road frame

Chaves escapes on the final beyond-category ascent as time trialist Martin hangs tough in the steeps to defend his yellow jersey

POC auctions Cervelo RCAs for spinal research, Sidi goes camo, an app for your tire sealant, and new Praxis chainrings

The German powered over the 24km course 22 seconds ahead of Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Shimano), 28 seconds faster than Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida)

Everything you need to know about the 101st Tour de France, including all the stages, teams, and main contenders

The American has recovered nicely from an April 11 training crash that left him with broken ribs and a collapsed lung

SRAM re-launches HydroR discs, Zipp has a new flagship wheel, and Rival goes 11-speed

The Italian received a solid leadout from Martin, who retained the overall race lead with three stages left

Routing cables through your frame can be tricky; here are some tips to make it a bit easier

A crash with 500 meters left takes out Mark Cavendish and several others vying for the sprint win

Tony Martin, meanwhile, retains his overall race lead with five days left

The new helmet material can withstand more than 10 impacts

Lennard Zinn discusses hydraulic disc brakes with Campy levers, problems with shimmy, and more in this week’s Technical FAQ

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The Cannondale rider wins the stage in an uphill sprint finish

The Stillwater Criterium was not enough to change the GC standings, with leaders Ryan Anderson (Optum), Carmen Small (Specialized) securing overall victory

"My team does not need me for the Tour," the Belgian said

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Stetina said van Garderen's support group started to click during the Dauphiné, and he's looking forward to working for him at the Tour

The Orica-GreenEdge rider fights back on to take a three-up sprint as Martin defends his overall lead

The Garmin-Sharp rider makes it into an early break, drives it to the finish, and while he misses the podium on the day, wins the overall

Anderson and Small hold the leaders' jerseys as Rivera and Ortenblad win stage 4 in Minneapolis

The world time trial champion takes the opening race against the clock in the Tour de Suisse

Contador attacks in the final 2km to snatch the lead from Froome with one stage remaining as Westra overhauls two Katushas to win the stage

A guide to riding outside Nice, a dropper seatpost for your 27.2" seat tube, and a new jersey from Search and State

Crosswinds caused havoc and shook up the general classification in both the men's and women's races

Belgian Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma) won stage 6 of the Dauphiné Friday as Chris Froome (Sky) finished a bit bloodied and bruised

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Tom Zirbel (Optum) and Alison Powers (UnitedHealthcare) are in the lead after a double day of NRC stage racing in Minnesota

Nibali is trailing Chris Froome by nearly a minute at the Critérium du Dauphiné, the pair's final Tour tuneup race

The Spaniard crashed out of the Giro d'Italia last month but will return for the Tour de France, then the Vuelta a España

Chris Froome stays in yellow and holds a 12-second advantage over Alberto Contador and Wilco Kelderman

Ask a Mechanic explains how to remove, clean, and service your rear derailleur pulleys, and when to replace them

Velo's senior writer Matthew Beaudin finds himself climbing the Zoncolan with a very hard deadline looming, as the race approaches

The Colombian was scheduled to race the Tour de Suisse this weekend but missed his flight, and now his European visa has expired

The Russian navigates the fast, twisty descent into Gap to earn the stage win for Katusha

A peek at our favorite pieces from Vulpine's casually functional Summer '14 line

New Trek road frame has weight-saving touches and direct mount brakes

Specialized's new frame isn't a gravel grinder, or a cyclocross bike, or an endurance road bike. What is it?

Training giants collaborate to ease uploads and analysis