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Photos from stage 2 of the 2014 Tour de France

Tejay van Garderen and Andrew Talansky find themselves sitting pretty at the Tour after a brutal second stage

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The Manx Missile may require surgery, and certainly needs recovery time, but it's unclear if he can regain his once-stellar form

Garmin's Alex Howes got his first Tour de France nod, and he's off and pedaling through the biggest show in pro cycling

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Results from stage 2 of the 2014 Tour de France

The Italian road champ steals a march on an elite pack hunting both stage and overall, and as they hesitate, he takes the win and the jersey

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Omega Pharma boss Patrick Lefevere explains why he brought director Brian Holm, acquitted on a sex charge regarding a minor, to the Tour

Netapp-Endura is on Fuji's all-new Transonic aero road frame for the Tour de France

Cavendish abandons the Tour after stage 1 and may face surgery, but maintains perspective about the crash that he says was his fault

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Photos from stage 1 of the 2014 Tour de France

Bike racing sometimes goes according to the book, but there are days when it respects neither plot nor narrative

The GC favorites got their first glimpse at what awaits them in a harrowing first week of the Tour de France in Saturday's hilly first stage

The stage winner and his colleagues marvel at the crowds, but say spectators need to take more care on course

Results from stage 1 of the 2014 Tour de France

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Mark Cavendish and Simon Gerrans hit the deck in the finale and Marcel Kittel escapes the pileup to win the first stage of the 2014 Tour

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Crashes, narrow roads, foul weather, and cobblestones in the first week of the Tour; ex-pro Backstedt says it's all part of the game

Third at the Tour in 2012, Nibali says he wants better this year ... and so does Astana

Mark Cavendish will make an early run at the yellow jersey on this custom CVNDSH-edition Specialized S-Works Venge

Only four riders took the start from the country of the Grand Depart, though one is the defending champion

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Just in time for the start of the Tour de France, Bell and Giro have introduced new products

European correspondent Andrew Hood talks about Talansky and van Garderen's chances at the 2014 Tour

Cavendish is the favorite for a 190km stage that takes in superb countryside and features flat terrain over the final 60 kilometers

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Alberto Contador says he has the form, the team and the confidence to take on Chris Froome in the mountains of the 2014 Tour de France

Ted King doesn't want to dwell on what happened in last year's Tour and is focusing instead on helping Peter Sagan win a third green jersey

Riders such as Andrew Talansky and Tejay van Garderen are taking over an American contingent still scarred by the Lance Armstrong scandal

The official start list for the 2014 Tour de France

Putt out-kicked Keegan Swirbul and T.J. Eisenhart to win second title

Training crash results in an injury to his left hand, requiring six stitches

After his worst pro season since his rookie year in 2003, a humiliated Contador went back to the drawing board

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The 2014 Tour de France may be one of Cavendish's last chances to win stage 1 and wear the maillot jaune

With complete builds as low as 10.25 pounds and a 690-gram frame, the Emonda is the lightest complete production bike in the world

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The future is now for Talansky and the new-look Garmin-Sharp team

Froome has made the switch to Pinarello's new F8 platform, developed in conjunction with Jaguar, for the 2014 Tour de France

"I believe I have good capacities and good legs," says 2010 Tour champion

Tejay van Garderen is ready for the double challenge of leading BMC for the first time at the Tour and riding for the podium

Tour favorite has recovered from Dauphiné crash, remains wary of danger in race's first week

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Selection to the 2014 Tour confirms that Matthew Busche has arrived at the top of the sport following his unlikely climb through the ranks

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We put Velocio's new women's kit to the test, and their apparel is a great choice for summer rides

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Heading into Tour, Horner says: "I will take it day by day and just do my best to help the team"

BrakeThrough Media takes us back to the 2013 Tour de France

The story of how Oakley created and delivered two $10,000 prototypes to the 2008 Tour

Daryl Impey tested positive in both A and B samples for probenecid, a diuretic and possible masking agent

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