Road Racing

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

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Slovak wins his fourth stage in six tries in Switzerland

Carmen Small, Theresa Cliff-Ryan, Tom Zirbel and John Murphy were all stage winners on Wednesday in Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Andy Schleck says he would rather finish last than miss the 2012 Tour de France with injuries suffered at the Dauphine

Katusha rider wins from breakaway, but nearly celebrates too early

Struggling Luxembourger has broken vertebra from Dauphine crash and is RadioShack's second star to miss the start in Liege

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Lennard Zinn answers more questions on bike weight and readers weigh in on previous columns

Liquigas man wins another sprint in Tour de France build-up

American says he has not heard from RadioShack management in weeks and won't allow the team to impact his Olympics selection

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Four names will be selected from the 13-person list of nominees to represent Canada in London

American misses RadioShack's long list for the Tour

Slovak wins his second stage of the Tour de Suisse, three days into the race

Movistar rider dashes Schleck's hopes for stage win, yellow jersey

Evans and BMC battle to the finish, but Sky takes top two steps on the final podium

Evans chases Colombian to runner-up finish on the stage, but takes only seconds from race leader Wiggins

Frenchman wins stage after HC climb of the Col du Grand Colombier

The latest 29er creation from Moots blends titanium, carbon, and aluminum construction

Tech editor Nick Legan gives a tough answer on wheel/frame compatibility and talks road rash treatment

Giro champ will go into the Tour de France with the team first on his mind after historic Giro win

Brit solidifies lead in tune-up for the Tour de France

Young German duo will head to France in the hunt for the big one

Richie Porte will be back in a supporting role at the Tour de France for team Sky if all goes to plan

Milan-San Remo winner putting a sharp tip on his pre-Tour form at the Dauphine