Road Racing

Tejay van Garderen has a close call, Chris Froome distances Alberto Contador, and fans go crazy on the 21 switchbacks of the Alpe

Officials run checks on some top riders' bikes at the finish on Thursday — and all six hit the 6.8kg limit on the nose

With a long-shot win on l'Alpe d'Huez, Ag2r La Mondiale rider finally gives the host country a reason to celebrate at the 100th Tour

Tasmanian's work on l'Alpe d'Huez saves the Tour for a bonking Chris Froome

American left wanting by late Riblon attack says he didn't expect to be in with a chance at the stage win on Thursday

After riders called for the dangerous descent of the Col de Sarenne to be removed from the Tour, the bending, uneven road plays little part in stage 18

Nairo Quintana attacks Chris Froome in a moment of weakness and an American nearly takes the double Alpe stage

Results from stage 18 of the 2013 Tour de France

Christophe Riblon comes from behind to stunt Tejay van Garderen's attack on L'Alpe d'Huez and land France its first stage of the Tour

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Belkin rider loses time in the GC and nearly crashes close to the finish during the race against the clock

French sports daily analyzes power records it says it received from Sky and reports the nothing in the Tour leader's profile looks abnormal

Contador, Rodriguez, and Valverde are hitting top form as the Tour heads into the high mountains

Chris Froome leaves no doubt on the road to the Alps with his third stage win in the 2013 Tour de France

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Some riders go on feel, others on data, and equipment decisions play a big part in Wednesday's hilly TT at the Tour de France

Garmin-bound Bissell man launches late attack to take the stage, overall lead in Oregon

Bjarne Riis says riders need to toughen up ahead of Thursday's potentially harrowing descent from Col de Sarenne

Alberto Contador and Roman Kreuziger vaulted onto the Tour podium in the stage 18 time trial, but must keep an eye on Belkin as they target Chris Froome

Italian asks Tour de France press corps to stop asking Chris Froome about doping

Caley Fretz details the two bikes Chris Froome rode to his third stage win of the 100th Tour de France

Results from stage 17 of the 2013 Tour de France

Chris Froome wins his third stage of the 100th Tour in a brutal climbing TT

A late bike change leads to victory in Wednesday’s TT for the Sky rider

The Garmin-Sharp CEO talks about his squad, Sky’s dominance, and more in Gap

The sixth stop on the National Racing Calendar gets underway with a short prologue in Bend, Oregon

The 100th Tour dropped into Gap on Tuesday and Casey B. Gibson snapped the action

After being beaten back in the time trials and on the climbs, Alberto Contador is taking an aggressive fight to the yellow jersey at the 100th Tour

Movistar's Rui Costa takes stage 16 into Gap as Contador repeatedly attacks Froome

The descent above Alpe d'Huez is narrow, bumpy, and has no guardrails protecting riders from a 30-meter-plus dropoff

Froome confirms no TUE; still treated for bilharzia parasite, which has dogged the Tour's yellow jersey for several years

Overall leader says Spaniard willing to take too many risks on final descent to Gap

The American, like his teammates, is using an 11-speed Dura-Ace 9070 Di2 electronic group for his debut Tour de France

TrainingPeaks examines power data from a climber and a leadout rider during stage 10 at the Tour

Results from stage 16 of the 2013 Tour de France

This week, Lennard Zinn answers readers' questions about all things related to drivetrains

Despite late mishap, Froome defends yellow into Gap ahead of Wednesday's tough climbing time trial at the Tour de France

The Saxo-Tinkoff chef checks in and talks about how she fuels a group of nine hungry riders every day at the Tour

Pinot won a stage at his debut Tour last year; he was 52nd overall this year before withdrawing

On the second rest day at the Tour de France, riders went for light spins, signed autographs for fans, and relaxed in their hotels

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Aggressive racing, two riders in the top 5 on GC mean good things for cycling's newest big-time sponsor

The French welcomed the 100th Tour to its high point on Sunday as the nation celebrated Le quatorze juillet

Riders used a mix of gear for Sunday's ascent of Mont Ventoux, a difficult HC climb at the end of stage 15

Three-time Tour champion says releasing the numbers would end much of the doping speculation

Two-time Tour de France winner says he cannot compete with Froome in the Tour's final week

Sky rider has a lead of more than 4 minutes over Bauke Mollema and Alberto Contador with six stages left

A day after his stunning performance on Mont Ventoux, the Sky rider reiterates claims he's racing clean at the Tour

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Caley Fretz examines Bauke Mollema's Giant Propel Advanced SL0

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The stage went according to plan for Team Sky, and both athletes and management were content with their performance

Casey B. Gibson snaps the contest on the climb to Mont Ventoux

Like Froome before him, Porte trains for the captaincy by working selflessly as a lieutenant

Graham Watson captures the action in stage 15 as Chris Froome stamps his authority on the 2013 Tour

Contador says there is still "a lot of racing to come, we'll just see what happens." But he's running out of road

Live replay: Stage 15 of the 2013 Tour de France was a battle on Mont Ventoux

Results from stage 15 of the 2013 Tour de France

Clarke dodges an 11th-hour crash as Aussie crit champ Wells gets the better of series leader Allar

The race leader's team works to perfection and Froome finishes it off on the steeps of the Giant of Provence

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Casey B. Gibson is there as a breakaway finally survives in stage 14 of the 2013 Tour

The sprinters' teams have had their say until now, but with the GC scattered and the mountains looming, there are more opportunities for escape artists

The team has taken four very different stage wins at this year's Tour, showing the squad's depth of talent

Pre-arranged alliances are a myth, though rivals often team up on the road when their goals are in harmony

Talansky was hunting a stage win on Saturday, and he hasn't given up hope yet

Graham Watson shoots the 14th stage of the 2013 Tour de France

The soft-spoken Colombian climber finds himself in a leadership role as the mountains loom and could prove the surprise of the 2013 Tour

Results from stage 14 of the 2013 Tour de France

Simon steals a march on the crumbling break but Trentin denies him the victory just inside the red kite

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Alejandro Valverde lost big time aboard this EPS-equipped Pinarello race machine on Friday after suffering a poorly timed broken wheel

Saxo, Omega Pharma, and Belkin take the peloton to task on what was supposed to be a sprinters' stage

World champion, others lead an effort to convince ASO to run a women's Tour alongside the men's race, starting in 2014

Belkin and Saxo take the GC fight to Chris Froome and Mark Cavendish capitalizes on a windy day

Results from stage 13 of the 2013 Tour de France

U.S.-based squad says it is focused on the GC to gain valuable UCI points

Manxman delivers the stage win after the GC contenders take the race to Sky and make big gains in the overall