Chasing The Tour | Stage 11 – The Nail In the Coffin
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Images from stage 11 of the 99th Tour de France, through the lens of Casey B. Gibson
Mick Rogers finally riding for yellow at the Tour, plus the peloton loses eight riders today
Sky management shows nerves after top domestique drops yellow jersey
Defending Tour champ slid off the podium Thursday. Will BMC Racing stay behind him?
Remy di Gregorio is facing charges of being in possession of unauthorized medical equipment following his arrest
Caley Fretz has a look at the steed of the King of the Mountains leader
Ochowicz says the team will keep fighting and that it was clear that Sky was under pressure from the BMC tactics in stage 11
Wheels slim down as the road turns up, trimming rotating weight while keeping bikes as light as possible
Leading up to the monstrous stage 11, Bernie Eisel says "I think it will be pretty bad"
Catch the play-by-play from the interactive live coverage with comments from VeloNews editorial staff, teams, twitter and readers
Technical editor Nick Legan answers questions about attaching race numbers, Campy chainrings and why riders down the cold soda after a stage
1. Pierre ROLLAND, Europcar in 4:43:54 2. Thibaut PINOT, FDJ-BigMat +55 3. Christopher FROOME, Sky +55
It is difficult to imagine a breakaway more popular than the one that contested the finish of Wednesday’s stage 10
Despite late misstep, Wiggins and Froome defend yellow and shed Evans at La Toussuire
While the California company is late to the carbon clincher party, Specialized jumps ahead with disc hubs
The old man of the peloton goes on the attack, for what may be the last time at the Tour
Prologue winner returns home with wife expecting to give birth soon
In this archive from September 2011, we put four bikes of the ProTeams to the test in the lab and on the road
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Daniel Lloyd previews stage 11 of the 2012 Tour de France, with over 5,000 meters of climbing in just 148km
Images from stage 10 of the 99th Tour de France, through the lens of Graham Watson
Images from stage 10 of the 99th Tour de France, through the lens of Casey B. Gibson
Come July, race fans can count on roadside sunflowers, first-week crashes, and Thomas Voeckler sticking his nose in the wind on the attack
After bridging up to the breakaway on stage 10, Jens Voigt says "I think I've shown you should never count me out"
Cannondale employees made a bet with Sagan after his fourth win at the ATOC: if he won another, he'd get a special paintjob for the Tour
After a not-so-restful rest day, Bernhard Eisel says that the time trial rides that his Sky teammates produced left him speechless.
Bradley Wiggins has hit out at critics as questions over Geert Leinders, transparency build
1. Thomas VOECKLER, Europcar, in 4:46:26 2. Michele SCARPONI, Lampre-ISD, at :3 3. Jens VOIGT, RadioShack-Nissan, at :7 4. Luis Leon SANCHEZ GIL, Rabobank, at :15 5. Dries DEVENYNS, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :31
Frenchman wins Grand Colombier stage from a long breakaway and Bradley Wiggins pushes back against downhill attacks
Wiggins and family turn attention to limiting losses in the mountains as the Tour nears the Alps
Lotto, Liquigas leaders have eyes on clawing back into the top five, onto the podium, respectively
Tour champ doubts Wiggins over three weeks, will come out swinging in the mountains
Farrar fights through tough first week with an eye toward the London Games
Columnist Dan Wuori ruminates on Farrar’s mild-mannered outburst, Fabs’ Russian admirer and more
Shimano's Wayne Stetina talks 11-speed Di2 conversions and Zinn answers a question about crank length's impact on bike fit
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The Musee du Velo displays nearly 200 years of bicycling history in Tournus, France
Frenchman and two associates arrested on Tour's first rest day
World champ steps aside to avoid further injury in build-up to the Olympics
Can a tweet in Liége cause a thunderstorm in Paris?
BrakeThrough Media files a gallery of nothing but beautiful bike tech. No technical specs, no detail, just aesthetic gear from the Tour's first week
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Lazer debuts new adjustable TT lid, plus, how can Lotto use an aeroshell?
Tejay van Garderen is tired of white jerseys. Someday he'd like to chase yellow. And on Monday, he showed the strength to do it
Casey B. Gibson snaps the first big time trial at the 2012 Tour de France
If Cadel Evans once appeared to be the underdog, now he really is
Wiggins says that the race is far from over and that he went into the time trial without expectations of a certain result
Team Sky and Bradley Wiggins aren't ready to declare victory yet
Andrfew Hood serves up another edition of his Tour de France notebook
Fabian Cancellara and Tony Martin did their best, but it wasn't enough against Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome
Canadian, Kiwi school the Americans in latest round of the USA CRITS series
Bernie Eisel says that after having Cav pass him on a climb, if the Sky boys keep going like this, he's going to be out of a job soon.
Freire KO’d for Olympics; Sánchez, Rojas waiting to see as Spanish media turns attention to Contador's Vuelta return
Join the VeloNews editorial staff for the blow-by-blow of the stage from the live coverage
1. Bradley WIGGINS, Sky, in 51:24 2. Christopher FROOME, Sky, at :35 3. Fabian CANCELLARA, RadioShack-Nissan, at :57 4. Tejay VAN GARDEREN, BMC Racing, at 1:06 5. Sylvain CHAVANEL, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 1:24
Maillot jaune triumph is the stage 9 time trial to distance Evans, teammate Froome
Liquigas leader says Sky will have to work hard to defend yellow as he goes on the attack in the mountains
Start times for the stage 9 time trial at the 2012 Tour de France
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Casey B. Gibson follows the peloton to Switzerland on Sunday during the eighth stage of the 2012 Tour de France
The Garmin-Sharp team bounces back from a crushing week
Thibaut Pinot may be young, but he's not dumb. He had stage 8 on his to-do list — and he did it
White jersey Rein Taaramäe says he's a better time trialist than a climber
Bradley Wiggins is dialing back his thinking and paying attention to what happens on the road
Cadel Evans hopes Monday's individual time trial shakes things up a bit
Graham Watson focuses on stage 8 of the 2012 Tour de France
The race leader becomes vitrolic over questions about whether a Tour rider must be doped "to the gills" to succeed
It's time for another edition of "Breakfast with Bernie"
1. Thibaut PINOT, FDJ-BigMat, in 3:56:10 2. Cadel EVANS, BMC Racing, at :26 3. Tony GALLOPIN, RadioShack-Nissan, at :26 4. Bradley WIGGINS, Sky, at :26 5. Vincenzo NIBALI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at :26
Twenty-two-year-old Frenchman goes to the line with brave solo effort as GC rivals see a stalemate
Sanchez leaves the Tour on a stretcher with an unspecified shoulder injury while Froehlinger quits with a broken finger
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Andrew Hood supplies a daily notebook from the 2012 Tour de France
Freshly minted race leader Bradley Wiggins on being in yellow
Richie Porte and Michael Rogers break down stage 7, which put team leader Bradley Wiggins in yellow
Casey B. Gibson's view of the action during stage 7 of the Tour de France