Road Racing

Pistolero says the real racing starts after Monday’s first rest day as he targets the long climbs of Asturias

One year into his comeback from a 2009 EPO positive, Dutch rider hopes to renew with Garmin

From Valverde and Contador to a young Talansky, they're all in Spain for a three-week showdown and BrakeThrough Media captures scenes from the opener

Vande Velde turns in a stellar ITT to ruin the hopes of Leipheimer and van Garderen both

Tech editor Nick Legan scouts around Denver for time trial tech at the finale to the USA Pro Challenge

The Belgian needed a victory badly, and the Spaniard needs all the seconds he can get before the Vuelta's ITT

Graham Watson catches Philippe Gilbert's first win of 2012

1. Philippe GILBERT, BMC Racing, in 4:45:28 2. Joaquin RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Katusha, at 0 3. Paolo TIRALONGO, Astana, at :7 4. Tomasz MARCZYNSKI, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :9 5. Daniele BENNATI, RadioShack-Nissan, at :9

The Belgian strongman finally bounces back to take his first win of the season

The defending champ lights up the race with just one stage remaining

Logan VonBokel gets up close and personal with the RusVelo rider's bike

Maximum tension, no room for error; that’s how the Vuelta is stacking up going into its second week

Graham Watson captures the action as the Vuelta climbs into Andorre

American Evelyn Stevens finishes third in the series behind Vos and Judith Arndt

1. Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE, Movistar, in 4:06:39 2. Joaquin RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Katusha, at 0 3. Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 0 4. Christopher FROOME, Sky, at :15 5. Daniel MORENO FERNANDEZ, Katusha, at :23

The Movistar rider roared up from behind on the final climb to win stage 8 in Andorra

We detail Joe Dombrowski's Bontrager-Livestrong Madone 7

Garmin adds another prize to its palmares in stage 5

Talansky has stepped up his game for 2012, and he's impressing the Garmin-Sharp leadership

The bike that won on Independence Pass at the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge

1. John DEGENKOLB, Argos-Shimano, in 3:48:30 2. Elia VIVIANI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0 3. Allan DAVIS, Orica-GreenEdge, at 0 4. Nacer BOUHANNI, FDJ-BigMat, at 0 5. Daniele BENNATI, RadioShack-Nissan, at 0

Degenkolb out-sprints Viviani and Davis on the Motorland Aragón track

“Should I tell you what I really think or what I can officially say?” asks one rider

"I couldn't give a damn," says Bernard Hinault, while Oscar Pereiro calls the development "pathetic"

Armstrong "can say what he likes," says John Fahey, but his arguments should have been examined in arbitration

It was not clear whether Armstrong planned to appeal a federal court ruling that permits USADA to proceed against him

Froome, Contador still favored to win Vuelta

1. Joaquin RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Katusha, in 4:35:22 2. Christopher FROOME, Sky, at :5 3. Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE, Movistar, at :10 4. Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at :19 5. Eros CAPECCHI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at :19

Free of the pressure to follow wheels, the Irish rider is having a go before joining Contador in 2013

Rodriguez beats rival Froome to the line in stage 6 as both put time on Contador

Nick Legan's third-to-last installment of Ask Nick looks at rice cakes and frame pumps, directors in team cars and Quarq 'cross crank

Christian Vande Velde took the leader's jersey from Tejay van Garderen, but they remain tied on time

"We wanted to put on a good show," says the race winner

1. John DEGENKOLB, Argos-Shimano, in 4:10:37 2. Daniele BENNATI, RadioShack-Nissan, at 0 3. Gianni MEERSMAN, Lotto-Belisol, at 0 4. Elia VIVIANI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0 5. Raymond KREDER, Garmin-Sharp, at 0

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Technical writer Lennard Zinn takes a look at installing road disc brakes and getting the most out of their stopping power

Valverde blames Sky for causing the crash, but director Nicolas Portal won't take the rap

1. Simon CLARKE, Orica-GreenEdge, in 4:30:26 2. Tony MARTIN, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :2 3. Assan BAZAYEV, Astana, at :22 4. Marcos GARCIA, Caja Rural, at :55 5. Nicolas ROCHE, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :55

Alejandro Valverde saw his leader's jersey slip away following a crash that left him chasing

The Argos-Shimano rider is the first Chinese rider to start a grand tour

The Garmin-Sharp sprinter easily outpaces the field for the win and the first leader's jersey

The Belgian champ said he was going to attack — and that’s just what he did.

Six seconds might well decide who will end up on the final podium at the Vuelta a España

1. Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE, Movistar, in 3:49:37 2. Joaquin RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Katusha, at 0 3. Christopher FROOME, Sky, at 0 4. Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 0 5. Daniel MORENO FERNANDEZ, Katusha, at :6

Alejandro Valverde takes the stage and the jersey, but Alberto Contador shows he's out for blood

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Teammate and series leader Marianne Vos clinched the overall title with one race remaining

Graham Watson shoots stage 2 of the 2012 Vuelta a España

“He is motivated. He knows he is ready,” says boss Bjarne Riis. “I think he just wants to race and hit some climbs.”

Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) takes second with Giacomo Nizzolo (RadioShack-Nissan) third

Movistar's Jonathan Castroviejo still holds the lead — but the mountains loom on Monday

1. John DEGENKOLB, Argos-Shimano, in 4:38:40 2. Allan DAVIS, Orica-GreenEdge, at 0 3. Ben SWIFT, Sky, at 0 4. Elia VIVIANI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0 5. Klaas LODEWYCK, BMC Racing, at 0

Bruyneel will stay for the first four stages and return toward the end to renew contracts with certain riders and staff

Graham Watson snaps the fast, frantic start to the 2012 Vuelta a España

It was a frustrating and unexpected start for Garmin, which typically shines in the team time trial

1. Movistar, in 18:51 2. Rabobank, at :10 3. Omega Pharma-Quickstep, at :10 4. Bmc, at :10 5. Sky Procycling, at :12

Rabobank finished second at 10 seconds with Omega Pharma-Quick Step third in the same time

SRAM Red 2012 is a great option and may be the quietest group on the market

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Olympics, more domestic events keep some North Americans at home

The Spaniard names Team Sky's Chris Froome as his main rival and said he hopes to gain strength as the race progresses

Racing as undisputed leader of Team Sky "is an opportunity of a lifetime,” says Froome

The startlist for the 2012 Vuelta a España

The Bontrager Specter serves up amazing comfort and striking looks for a very reasonable price

Technical editor Nick Legan discusses boxers or briefs, pro bike building, 8-speed cassettes and wet ride maintenance

Custom equipment at the Olympics fits the rule, but not its spirit, and changes should be made to level the playing field

Lennard Zinn answers readers' questions about positioning cleats and prolonging wheel life

After winning in France last week, the young American will lead Garmin into Spain this weekend

Defending champ to take up Movistar's charge into the Vuelta with Valverde hunting stages

All the stories, galleries and tech from the 2012 London Olympics cross-country races

The American leaps away on Empire Pass, but the race leader hangs tough to take the overall

Americans Todd Wells and Sam Schultz posted the best results ever by U.S. men in Olympic mountain bike competition

Kabush: 'On the start line I felt like anything was possible'

Swiss rider Nino Schurter could not hide his disappointment over missing out on a gold medal

More juice for your ride, the most cost-effective power meter, and a new mount from K-Edge to display that training data.