Casey B. Gibson photos from stage 9 of the 2010 Tour de France
Coke adds life on the Madeleine, the youngest QOM and fine roadside dining.
Coke adds life on the Madeleine, the youngest QOM and fine roadside dining.
The Russian is fourth with a clear shot at the podium.
Casar wins the stage as Schleck and Contador shake off all the GC contenders; Evans cracks, Armstrong bounces back.
The Tour has quickly become a two-man race. The question is who has the upper hand.
Cadel Evans had a good reason why he saw his yellow jersey dream fade to black: he was racing with a broken elbow.
The RadioShack rider climbs up the GC on the HC Madeleine
Mr. Watson captured the beautiful scenery and epic racing on the ninth stage.
Carlos Ospina and Kristen Meshberg lead the overall after the Richton Park Criterium
Jackie Simes and Bobby Lea shell a fading break to duke it out for the win.
Complete 2010 Tour de France stage 9 results
Armstrong says helping Leipheimer get on the podium and helping RadioShack win the team GC are top priorities
"No one can dominate, or has the strength and the team to dominate, so they’re gonna leave the race wide open," says Levi Leipheimer's coach.
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Svein Tuft is second from a two-man break in Ladner, British Columbia
Garmin’s sprinter is optimistic, and taking the Tour day by day
Contador says he learned not to try to mark every attack.
Sunday’s stage 8 winner Andy Schleck said he’s happy about his stage win, but re-emphasized that he has bigger ambitions at this Tour.
Contador, Gesink, Evans and others respond to Armstrong's difficulty. Most predict we'll see more of Armstrong in this Tour
Rotterdam seems so long ago ...
Campy overhauls its Centaur and Veloce groups. They are still 10-speed, but share features with the company's higher end groups.
Johan Bruyneel said RadioShack will now rally around Levi Leipheimer at the Tour de France.
The Sky team is hit with the loss of Simon Gerrans, while team leader Bradley Wiggins struggles in the Tour de France.
Saxo Bank is leaving cycling at the end of the season, but Bjarne Riis says the team has new sponsors at the ready.
Both riders take overall leads after Homewood Classic
Chris Horner describes the crash and chase that took Lance Armstrong out of contention in the Tour de France.
Complete 2010 Tour de France stage 8 results
Armstrong says he will stay in the race and work for the team.
Ospina and Kapp lead the overall after the second day
The 2008 champ hung with the lead group Sunday and is looking forward to a tough finale to the Tour.
The Canadian is sixth overall, just ten seconds behind Contador
The world champion reflects on his 2008 stint in yellow: 'It was a bit different today."
We've got big bells, picnicking Brits and Coloradans, and the Laughing Group.
Schleck outkicks the favorites in the final kilometer, Evans takes over the jersey as Armstrong is involved with three crashes and loses nearly 12 minutes.
Andy Schleck is calculating how he can win this Tour. Wearing yellow at the start of the stage 19 time trial is the key.
Contador said he's content with stage 8, but didn't have the punch to match Schleck in the final k
Armstrong's chase, Navarro's labor, Schleck's attack and Evans in yellow. Watson saw it all.
The aggressors rule the day at the USA Crits event
After an encouraging first mountain stage, Omega Pharma's Matthew Lloyd will be looking for more opportunities to 'get creative'
Fans evacuated from the finish area after a dangerous storm rolls in.
Mara Abbott wins the queen stage of the Giro Donne
Bissell's Patrick Bevin takes his first NRC win as Tibco's Jo Kiesanowski outguns series leader Cath Cheatley.
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Photographer Graham Watson captures the action as the 97th Tour heads for the hills.
Saxo Bank's Andy Schleck is used to the white jersey, but he wants the yellow one.
The Tour de France made its first foray into the mountains on Saturday. Casey B. Gibson was there to catch the action.
"To take the jersey today would have put a lot of pressure on the guys, and there's a long way to go," says the world champ, who sits second overall.
"There will be a selection tomorrow," predicts Lance Armstrong.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the probe is moving quickly and that George Hincapie and Tyler Hamilton have been contacted. Lance Armstrong says there's nothing new in the report.
But Robbie McEwen (Katusha) is still steaming after colliding with a video cameraman after finishing Friday's stage.
Sylvain Chavanel earns another stint in yellow with a bold solo win.
Complete 2010 Tour de France stage 7 results
The UCI chief says Lance Armstrong receives no special treatment from the cycling federation
Rafael Valls gave his under-appreciated Footon-Servetto team something to cheer about in Saturday’s hilly stage
CompetitorTV has the latest video diary from the RadioShack rider
As they rip around the roads of France this month, you could be forgiven for assuming that the Trek 6-Series Madones under RadioShack riders are the same as they’ve been riding since the start of the season.
Mara Abbott (U.S. National Team) wins stage 8 in a solo breakaway
From start to finish, Graham Watson brings back the pics from the sixth stage.
Complete 2010 Tour de France stage 6 results
Cavendish gets back on track and goes two-in-a-row in France. Farrar is second.
Whether it's waffles on a stick or polka-dot skirts, Casey B. Gibson brings ’em back alive from the 2010 Tour de France.
The seven-time Tour champ says the Tour can't be won in the Alps, but it can be lost there.
Astana's climbers have been off the back lately because they'll need to be off the front come the mountains.
The already-injured Robbie McEwen hits the deck again, this time after the finish.
Johan Bruyneel admits that Lance Armstrong is entering the Alps at a disadvantage, but adds that the Tour is far from over.
Both riders are fined for their finish-line fight, which could have gotten them tossed out of the Tour had it happened during the stage.
The 2008 Tour winner hasn't gotten much respect lately. But he always gets stronger toward the end of a grand tour
Winning or losing, Cav' is the real deal
HTC-Columbia is testing a new bike said to be as stiff and light as previous models, but more aerodynamic.
Cadel Evans and Andy Schleck expect attacks from Lance Armstrong as the ground tilts upward.
The Garmin-Transistions rider says his left knee started acting up in stage 2 and has gradually been getting worse.
2009 Tour runner-up Andy Schleck doesn't think world champ Cadel Evans can stick with the other favorites in the mountains.
The mercurial Manxman has a softer side, and showed it after stage 5.
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As the heat in France goes up, Contador and Armstrong seem to be tired of the drama
Cavendish quiets critics with dominant stage 5 win
“The mountains are coming so I know it will be over for me,” says race leader Fabian Cancellara.
Edvald Boasson Hagen is surging into the game after two third-place finishes.
Casey B. Gibson finds it all during stage 5 in France
Scenes from peloton
Tyler Farrar still isn't 100 percent, but the Garmin-Transitions sprinter is back in the mix.