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The American comes in 11th and says his goal is to help his BMC team all the way to Paris.

After cameos this spring, Mavic’s CC80 is ready to roll at the Tour de France.

The Cervélo TestTeam strictly applied its internal rules and ejected Xavier Florencio for what some would say was a minor violation.

Casey B. Gibson brought back the goods from the prologue

Graham Watson's photos from Rotterdam.

The World TT champ outpaces Tony Martin and Millar. Armstrong takes a few seconds from Contador.

Ina-Yoko Teutenberg won her second consecutive stage at the Giro Donne on Saturday, taking a bunch sprint ahead of Giorgia Bronzini and Marianne Vos.

Complete results from Saturday's prologue in Rotterdam

Italian star Ivan Basso admitted the emotions were in full flow as he prepared to complete his return to the Tour de France today.

VeloNews' John Wilcockson wonders what impact Floyd Landis' allegations of doping and fraud against former teammate Lance Armstrong will have on this Tour de France.

The new 2011 Felt F1 race bike is making its first appearance at the run-up to the Tour de France.

Xavier Florencio has been suspended by his team on the eve of the Tour de France after he was found to have violated the squad’s anti-doping policies by using medication without notifying medical staff.

Alberto Contador admits he doesn’t have the strongest team in the Tour de France, but he’ll be sleeping easier at night knowing that his eight Astana teammates this year will be working for him.

Cadel Evans looked decidedly less upbeat and confident the day before he begins his bid to relaunch his Tour de France career after a disappointing performance in 2009.

Tour de France sprint king Mark Cavendish admitted he could face a tougher challenge from his rivals this year as he takes aim at more stage wins in the three-week race.

Inside the Tour with John Wilcockson: With scattered thunderstorms, a 40-percent chance of rain and a brisk north wind in the forecast for Rotterdam Saturday, the 97th Tour de France could open with some major surprises.

Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia) won the first stage of the Giro Donne ahead of Giorgia Bronzini (Gause RDZ Ormu) and Kirsten Wild (Cérvelo), taking the race’s first leader’s jersey.

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Start times for 2010 Tour de France prologue.

Team HTC-Columbia brings a squad to this year’s Tour de France capable of winning stages of all types.

Russian challenger Denis Menchov claims he has the form to finally give his Rabobank team a reason to cheer during the Tour de France this month.

Brushing off rumors of the immenent departure of his two star riders, Saxo Bank's Bjarne Riis says his team's focus is solely on winning this Tour de France.

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BMC introduces its newest frame at the Tour de France. The impec boasts in-house carbon weaving and highly tunable ride characteristics.

A photo report from the team introduction Thursday.

Carlos Sastre says he's uncertain about his condition for this Tour, but is certain he will fight to the end.

Depending on his perspective, American Tyler Farrar enters his second Tour de France with either no pressure at all, or more pressure than he’s faced in his career.

Team RadioShack is one of the few teams not hosting a pre-race press conference in Rotterdam.

Thor optimistic for Tour green

Graham Watson stage 10 photos

Garmin-Transitions' top GC rider starting Tour with pain and uncertainty

The Garmin-Transitions team has ambitious goals as it heads into its third Tour de France.

Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme believes the quality of challenger to reigning champion Alberto Contador will make for the most openly competitive race in years.

The Tour de France is about surviving and hanging on for three weeks, but some big names are missing out this year even before the race leaves the start house with Saturday’s prologue in Rotterdam.

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Quick Step names Boonen replacement for Tour

Shimano unveils the new Dura-Ace PD-7900 pedal and C35 wheels ahead of the Tour de France.

Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong announced on Twitter Monday that this year's Tour with his RadioShack teammates will his final one.

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Which stages will be critical? How steep is the Tourmalet? And how is Christian Vande Velde doing? These are just a few of the hundreds of questions answered in the Official Guide to the 2010 Tour de France. Subscribe today!

Damiano Cunego and Alessandro Petacchi will be in the hunt for stage victories as the pair leads Lampre-Farnese Vini at the 2010 Tour de France.

Rinaldo Nocentini has battled back from injury to return to the 2010 Tour de France with Ag2r-La Mondiale.

For 2011, Specialized has a new women’s race bike that isn’t a watered-down men’s model.

Ivan Basso (Liquigas) says returning to the Tour de France for the first time since 2005 makes him an outsider for victory and insists the favorite will be Alberto Contador.

A crash at the Critérium du Dauphiné will keep former King of the Mountains winner Juan Mauricio Soler sidelined during the 2010 Tour de France.

Bahati Foundation's Yosvany Falcon and Southern California Velo's Pam Schuster won Sunday's Manhattan Beach Grand Prix criterium in California.

Michael Olheiser won the men's elite national road championships in Bend, Oregon, Sunday, attacking on the Archie Briggs climb on the penultimate lap and solo'ing to the finish.

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The French have long given up on trying to win the Tour de France, so it’s no surprise that FDJeux brings a team loaded with opportunists looking for a shot at a stage victory.

Mara Abbott (Peanut Butter & Co.-Twenty12) won Sunday's women's elite road nationals in Bend, Oregon, solo'ing across the finish line about 5 seconds ahead of a chase group.

Alberto Contador admits that his Astana squad might not be the strongest, but at least he’s not losing sleep over whom it will be backing come July.

Many national jerseys changed hands Sunday as many European countries held their championship road and time trial events.

Specialized kicked off its 2011 product presentation this weekend at Keystone Resort in Colorado.

Ben King (Trek-Livestrong) attacked out of a three-man break and soloed to victory on Saturday in the men’s U23 national road race championship.

Sarah Caravella (Team CARD) and James Stemper (Kenda-Geargrinder) defend their respective in the Tour of America’s Dairyland.

Andy Schleck crashes, but OK for Tour

Shelley Evans (Peanut Butter & Co.-2012) survived a late crash Friday evening to power to a win in the women's criterium at the USA Cycling road national championships.

Vande Velde, Farrar lead Garmin into Tour de France

Reaney grabs elite criterium title

2010 Tour de France stage maps

Injured Haussler won’t race Tour de France

Rodríguez and McEwen in, Pozzato out of Katusha's Tour squad

A strong performance in the Giro d’Italia earned Brent Bookwalter a trip to the Tour de France as he was included among the nine starting riders for BMC.

Defending champion Alberto Contador will saddle up for the Tour de France in a little more than a week's time with more than just the mountains, or former teammate Lance Armstrong, on his mind.

Andrew Talansky’s dream season kept rolling in Bend, Oregon, Thursday when he won his first national title in the Men’s U23 time trial. Talansky (California Giant) outpaced Carter Jones (Jelly Belly-Kenda) and David Williams (Bissell) to earn the stars and stripes jersey less than 48 hours after returning from a five-week tenure with the national team in Europe.

Falcon soars, Cash-Wooten cashes in at Dairyland

Unsung Spanish team Footon-Servetto will line up in Rotterdam determined to prove it deserves a chance to be in the Tour de France.

Michael Barry will get a long-awaited ticket to the Tour de France after he was named among nine starters for Team Sky.

Quick report: At the national road race championships in Bend, Oregon, Thursday, Evelyn Stevens (HTC-Columbia) got the redemption she was after in the women's elite race, winning her first national title by 38 seconds, unofficially. Amber Neben (Webcor Builders) finished second.

Andy Schleck won the time trial title at the Luxembourg national championships on Thursday, nearly a minute ahead of his brother Frank.

Barry gets Tour nod with Sky

A conversation with director Jason Berry, whose new film “Chasing Legends,” takes an expansive view of the 2009 Tour de France, primarily through the eyes of Team HTC-Columbia.

Greipel snubbed as Cavendish, Rogers lead HTC-Columbia for Tour de France

Boonen leads Quick Step at Tour

WADA, not AFLD, to monitor Tour de France drug testing

For RadioShack team director Johan Bruyneel, “We Might As Well Win” — the title of his 2008 book — has given way to a more relaxed attitude.