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Startlist for the 99th edition of the Tour de France

The big Swiss will face challenges from Martin, Wiggins and Sagan on tight, technical course

The Canadian's not flamboyant, but has the loyalty of his teammates and the tools to win, says Allan Peiper

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Friction, schmiction, says Horner. "There's no problem with guys on the team. Everyone is professional."

Omega Pharma rider hopes to make the most out of Tour's long time trials

Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda crank sponsor Rotor releases a brand-new aero crankset

If Sagan can't get a grip on green, he'll work to help team captain Nibali

Despite bad luck and rumors, Schleck says he and RadioShack-Nissan are in it to win it

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L'Equipe website says inquiry opened last year, but judicial site says otherwise

Tech editor Nick Legan answers reader questions on front vs. rear flats, cramps and more

Sharp logo added to lightweight kit designed for hottest summer days

Defending Olympic champ has bounced back from Dauphiné crash and hopes to better 2011 finish

We give our first impressions of the all-new Trek Madone and an expanded Domane line

Four endurance bikes put to the test in the laboratory and on the cobbles of Belgium and France

Breukink optimistic for stage wins, top GC result with Gesink and company, leaves Renshaw to freelance in the sprints

Bontrager debuts carbon clinchers, cheaper helmets, aero drop bars and tubeless road wheels and tires

The “Green Bullet” is back in France and hoping he’s on the upswing in an up-and-down comeback season

Tech writer Lennard Zinn gets an answer on aero crank effectiveness from FSA

Mechanic Craig Geater leads a tour of the Aussie outfit's service course in Varese, Italy

The last of the Tour de France's 22 teams confirmed their rosters Tuesday. Who's in for the 99th edition?

Tour de France director says Contador is uniquely capable of riding on instinct and making race-changing attacks

Aussie defending champ looks for answers to the question of how to beat back Wiggins' Sky train

Naples will host the opening Giro d'Italia stage for the first time in 50 years

Hincapie thinks it's a good thing that Evans has started off the season slower than last year and discusses working with young BMC talent

TV maker Sharp joins Garmin as new co-title sponsor, while Tinkoff Bank partners with Saxo Bank

Sicilian readies for the Tour at altitude after disappointing Critérium du Dauphiné

Arnold Jeannesson, 14th last year, will miss the 2012 edition due to health issues.

The first Aussie team to race the Tour will look to Goss, Gerrans, Weening and Albasini for stage victories

Nicolas Roche, of Irish-French lineage, is the half-Frenchman on the Tour team

Team ViaSat also sets new mark for eight-person open teams

The Europeans are sorting out their national championships over the weekend

In an exclusive interview, Tejay van Garderen tells VeloNews that he fits better in the Tour de France plans at BMC Racing than High Road and that he looks forward to learning to be a GC leader from defending champ Cadel Evans

RadioShack manager skips Tour after USADA allegations leak

The all-new 780g frame will will be in the Lotto stable for the Tour and available to the public this fall

Vinokourov aims for a Tour stage win, says he'll find his place in the team after a third likely retirement

Tuft wins national title, but won't make Canada's one-man Olympic roster

Lazer adds new flashing rear light, camera mount to helmet lines and we test the Magneto glasses

What position is fastest when riding in a tailwind? What's on the feedzone menu at le Tour?

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Hesjedal is the point man, but Vande Velde is ready and willing to step in if need be

Arygle Armada will focus on yellow for Hesjedal while hunting stage wins for Farrar

Dutch hardman was struck by a car and thrown through a barbed-wire fence in 2011 Tour

Cavendish says hunt for green jersey will be more difficult with team focused on Wiggins and yellow

Fabian Cancellara wins the Swiss national time trial championships for the seventh time Wednesday, 20 km from his home

Helmet maker claims new lid is 12 percent faster than the Aeon

Lefevre selects balanced roster aimed at stage wins and the overall

Learning lessons about caution, lying in a snowfield

Cadel Evans says he is better prepared for the 2012 Tour because of his slow start, not in spite of it, and carries a new confidence

Technical editor Nick Legan puts a solid, all-around set of aluminum wheels to the test of the Belgian cobbles

BMC Racing heads to France with just one objective: to repeat Cadel Evans GC win from 2011

Lennard Zinn answers reader questions on steerer tube height, saddle-to-bar drop, and weight distribution

Milan-San Remo winner Simon Gerrans heads to France with an eye toward adding a fourth grand tour stage win

German sprinter leads Dutch squad into its first Tour de France, aimed squarely at world champion Mark Cavendish

Dutch squad announces Tour nine, with Aussie sprinter getting his first shot at a Tour stage win

Bradley Wiggins set a new mark for wins this spring, becoming the first rider to ever score a treble in the pre-Tour stage races

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UnitedHealthcare rider delivers after team chases down a late break

World champion will now focus on green jersey in Paris and gold in London.

U.S. national team rider finishes with the bunch in stage 9 to take the overall victory

Schleck tries to seize the lead in finale, but runs out of road as Kangert claims stage win

1. Alejandro Borrajo, in 3.40:02 2. Christiaan Kriek, in 3.40:02 3. Tommy Nankervis, in 3.40:02 4. Heath Blackgrove, in 3.40:02 5. Tom Zirbel, in 3.40:02

Zirbel makes break pay dividends as Specialized-Lululemon teammates surprise women's field

American wins atop Gavia to take pink jersey into final stage

Late move by Fränk Schleck and Levi Leipheimer put the two into second and third overall

John Murphy and Carmen Small keep their leaders' jerseys going into stage 5

1. Svein TUFT, CAN, in 27:08 2. Rory SUTHERLAND, UnitedHealthcare, at :30 3. Hugo HOULE, Spidertech-C10, at :46 4. Christian MEIER, CAN, at :55 5. Ryan ROTH, Spidertech-C10, at 1:10

In the debut of VeloLab, our tech team put four aero road bikes to the test. Get the results from the lab and the road

The messy business of reassigning Lance Armstrong's Tour titles

Kessiakoff upends Cancellara as Costa keeps his GC lead in Switzerland

Mavic unveiled its new aero wheelset, built as a complete system, this week

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1. Matt COOKE, Exergy, in 4:12:32 2. Francisco MANCEBO PEREZ, Competitive Cyclist, at :7 3. Rory SUTHERLAND, UnitedHealthcare, at :7 4. Hugo HOULE, Spidertech-C10, at :10 5. Chris BUTLER, CSS, at :12

Nick Legan answers reader questions on a 30+ cassette for the new Dura-Ace, gearing for bike storage and more