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Grade is grade, transponders aren't calibrators, Tour hotels get better and yellow helmets get tossed out

Sir Hoy will defend two Beijing golds, but not the individual sprint

1. Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE, Movistar, in 4:12:11 2. Christopher FROOME, Sky, at :19 3. Bradley WIGGINS, Sky, at :19 4. Thibaut PINOT, FDJ-BigMat, at :22 5. Pierre ROLLAND, Europcar, at :26

Valverde takes stylish win at Peyragudes and Wiggins puts Nibali to rest in the Pyrenees

Young American has the freedom to attack to Peyragudes

Images from inside the Tour's media jungle, through the lenses of BrakeThrough Media

The Shark is satisfied on the third step of the podium, but wants much more at Peyragudes

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Armstrong, Mancebo lead the Cascade Classic after the McKenzie Pass stage

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You may be surprised by the Tour stage that required a 7.0 watts per kilogram power output for Chris Anker Sørensen in the race's second week

Images from stage 16 of the Tour de France, through the lens of Graham Watson

Thomas Voeckler didn't hold much hope for polka dots Wednesday morning, but attacked his way into the jersey on the Tourmalet

Schleck awaiting his second sample to confirm his doping positive, Nibali still trying to win, BMC turning attention to van Garderen

Tejay van Garderen says he followed instructions to stay with the yellow jersey group and not wait for Evans

Will BMC ride for Tejay van Garderen, now that Cadel Evans has declared his title defense done?

Voeckler: "I lost a lot of time in the first week, and that has given me the opportunity to attack unhindered"

A little rest day burrito goes a long way for Americans on the road

Defending Tour champ says his Tour is finished after ceding big time on Wednesday

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There is one last shoot-out in the mountains for Bradley Wiggins' yellow jersey contenders on Thursday

1. Thomas VOECKLER, Europcar, in 5:35:02 2. Chris Anker SÖRENSEN, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 1:40 3. Gorka IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 3:22 4. Alexandr VINOKUROV, Astana, at 3:23 5. Brice FEILLU, Saur-Sojasun, at 3:57

Frenchman wins his second stage of this Tour after long-range attack

Surprise Bulgarian winner nabbed for the blood booster in a test on the day of his mountain stage win

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Olympic champ, young Optum rider jump out to early Cascade leads

Fränk Schleck denies using banned diuretic, says he'll request B Sample analysis and will file a poisoning complaint if it is positive

Garmin captain says team backers understand riders' involvement in the USADA case again Armstrong, will continue with the team

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With battles brewing on the road, in the payroll office and in the anti-doping courts, RadioShack-Nissan is a team at war

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New Quarq spider allows riders to use Specialized cranks with power

After leaving the Tour, embattled Luxembourger goes to local police station on his own accord to answer questions

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Fränk Schleck's team said on Tuesday that its doctors do not used Xipamide

Elder Schleck brother returns positive test for banned diuretic

Campagnolo's Athena EPS group features top-shelf shifting performance at what should be a greatly reduced price

Mavic neutral staff details the hectic response to Sunday’s tacking

Ride the final week of the 2012 Tour in your own training, at home

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With just two days in the Pyrénées and a time trial that suits the yellow jersey, the defending champ has no choice but to attack

TrainingPeaks co-founder looks at Chris Anker Sørensen’s power numbers from his days in the breaks and the Tour’s first time trial

Images of the fans of the Tour, from BrakeThrough Media

VeloNews technical writer Lennard Zinn answers myriad reader questions about brake pads

Going slow to get back to fast is easier said than done

Tour leader says it's not all about him and he'll help his countryman into yellow in the future

The ‘Silent Assassin’ has fallen quietly out of contention at the Tour for what may be the last time

Evans has two days in which to relaunch his yellow jersey, bid but he seems resigned to missing out

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Africa-born Brit has fought an obscure, waterborne disease for years and nearly didn't make the 2012 Tour roster for Sky

Sky manager stands by decision not to chase the breakaway for Cav to have a shot at the stage win

The race leader rides (and occasionally tosses) a Pinarello Dogma2 with a few personal touches the other team bikes lack

Bernie Eisel discuss tack-scattering idiots, towing the team along and the tactics involved in keeping the yellow jersey

Hilton Clarke rides his train while Kristin McGrath makes the best of a late breakaway

The breakaway sat up to wait for another to bridge up to avoid being reeled in, and lots more action from the day

Already missing the Tour de France, former world champ pulls out of the Olympics

Vande Velde second from six-man breakaway after ferocious opening hour

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."