1. Pierrick FEDRIGO, FDJ-BigMat, in 3:40:15 2. Christian VANDEVELDE, Garmin-Sharp, at 0 3. Thomas VOECKLER, Europcar, at :12 4. Nicki SÖRENSEN, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at :12 5. Dries DEVENYNS, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :21
Who’d have known the only team that could beat Sky was Sky itself?
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July is a time for big characters and big stories — some stemming from the Tour’s own dramas, others that coincide with its spotlight
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Rein Taaramae's metal-wheeled climbing steed
Pierre Rolland says he's sorry for an attack that race leader Bradley Wiggins called "uncouth"
Casey B. Gibson gives us a glimpse of stage 14 of the 2012 Tour de France
Graham Watson captures the action on a mountainous stage 14 of the 2012 Tour de France
Luis Leon Sanchez, once thought a potential GC rider, contents himself with snagging stages
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Casey B. Gibson was on the scene when Cadel Evans's race was nearly ruined by some tack-flinging spectators
It's another installment of "Breakfast with Bernie."
The race director says nail-throwing spectators caused some 30 flats on stage 14
The Rabobank rider gives the slip to green jersey Peter Sagan and strongman Philippe Gilbert
1. Luis Leon SANCHEZ GIL, Rabobank, in 4:50:29 2. Peter SAGAN, Liquigas-Cannondale, at :47 3. Sandy CASAR, FDJ-BigMat, at :47 4. Philippe GILBERT, BMC Racing, at :47 5. Gorka IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :47
Orica-GreenEdge hasn't given up on its dream of taking a stage in its Tour debut
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The race leader knows that one only needs to win the race by a single second
The yellow jersey wants to silence the skeptics
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Casey B. Gibson got caught in traffic on Bastille Day, but he kept snapping away regardless
Graham Watson captures the action at stage 13 of the 2012 Tour de France
1. André GREIPEL, Lotto-Belisol, in 4:57:59 2. Peter SAGAN, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0 3. Edvald BOASSON HAGEN, Sky, at 0 4. Sébastien HINAULT, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 0 5. Daryl IMPEY, Orica-GreenEdge, at 0
The big German edges the green jersey with a bike throw at the line
Chris Froome may appear to be the stronger of the two, but team bosses say he must support Bradley Wiggins
The Exergy Twilight Criterium in Boise is the penultimate race in the USA CRITS series
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David Millar's road to redemption has been paved with argyle
Casey B. Gibson focuses on stage 12 of the 2012 Tour de France
U.S. Olympians will wear throwback kits in London
Caley Fretz pulls out the microscope for the details on Jean-Christophe Peraud's Tour de France bike
American team stays aggressive after early crashes destroy GC and sprint hopes in France
Bradley Wiggins said he had suffered a slight burn to his arm after being hit with a flare near the end of stage 12
Graham Watson snaps stage 12 of the 2012 Tour de France
Tour leader pushes back at doping questions with blog post outlining his history in the sport, his opposition for doping and what's at stake
David Millar said that his stage 12 Tour de France victory will be a wonderful moment to share with his battered Garmin-Sharp team
The day after losing more time in the Alps, defending champ sees more opportunity to claw back to Wiggins and Froome
Bernie Eisel says that the guys getting dropped on the brutal climbs on stage 11 were praying that the leaders let up their pace.
VeloNews editorial staff's live updates, team twitter feeds, reader's questions answered all in one place
KOM hunter abandons a Tour he called his final
1. David MILLAR, Garmin-Sharp, in 5:42:46 2. Jean-Christophe PERAUD, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 0 3. Egoi MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :5 4. Cyril GAUTIER, Europcar, at :5 5. Robert KISERLOVSKI, Astana, at :5
Scotsman wins first Tour stage since 2003, on the anniversary of Tom Simpson's death
World champ is on bottle duty this week as more sprint chances loom
Gesink, Renshaw, Mollema, Petacchi all out of the Tour in the Alps
"Silent Assassin" dropped out of GC contention after bad day in the mountains
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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
Gord Fraser announces the highlights from the UBC Grand Prix
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
Schleck experimenting with new, more upright position, but in no rush to return to racing
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
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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"