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Christian Vande Velde on his USAPCC

Leipheimer on his USAPCC win

USAPCC stage 6 finish-line analysis

BINGHAMPTON, NY — After 40 laps of racing at the 28th Annual Chris Thater Memorial, Theresa Cliff-Ryan (Colavita/Forno d'Asolo) won another USA CRITS event victory, her third of the five USA CRITS held so far this year. Erica Allar (RideClean p/b PatentIt.com) was able to finish on the podium for the fourth time (out of five tries) this year and remains in the orange USA CRITS Leader's Jersey.

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How Pearl Izumi's Speed Shop made sublimated clothing for the USA PCC category leaders

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Casey B. Gibson catches all the action in the spirited finale to the inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge.

1. Daniel OSS, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 2. Elia VIVIANI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at s.t. 3. Fred RODRIGUEZ, Team Exergy, at s.t. 4. Daniel SUMMERHILL, Team Garmin-Cervelo, at s.t. 5. Frank PIPP, Bissell Pro Cycling, at 00:02 6. Levi Leipheimer, Team RadioShack, at 00:02 7. Sergio HENAO MONTOYA, Gobernacion De Antioquia-Indeportes Antiquia, at 00:02 8. Rory SUTHERLAND, Unitedhealthcare Presented By Maxxis, at 00:02 9. Daniel LLOYD, Team Garmin-Cervelo, at 00:02 10. George Hincapie, BMC Racing Team

Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) sewed up his overall victory in the inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge on Sunday as Daniel Oss (Liquigas-Cannondale) won the final stage before a packed house in downtown Denver.

Bradley Wiggins is poised to be the next leader of the Vuelta, but Joaquim "Purito" Rodríguez hasn't given up hope.

This year's scorcher of a Vuelta is proving disastrous to more than a few of the favorites going into the 2011 worlds, slated for a sprint-friendly course in Copenhagen on September 25.

Graham Watson hauls his camera bag to the ski station at Sierra de Bejar on Sunday.

Stage 9

• 1. Daniel Martin, Garmin-Cervélo, at 4:52:14
• 2. Bauke Mollema, Rabobank Cycling Team, same time
• 3. Juan José Cobo, Geox-TMC, at 0:03
• 4. Bradley Wiggins, Team Sky, at 0:04
• 5. Christopher Froome, Team Sky, at 0:07

GC

• 1. Bauke Mollema, Rabobank Cycling Team, 37:11:17
• 2. Joaquin Rodriguez, Team Katusha, at 0:01
• 3. Vincenzo Nibali, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0:09
• 4. Fredrik Kessiakoff, Astana, at 0:18
• 5. Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 0:27

Grand Prix Ouest-France

• 1. Grega Bole (Slo), Lampre-ISD, 6:32:40
• 2. Simon Gerrans (Aus), Team Sky, s.t.
• 3. Thomas Voeckler (Fra), Europcar, s.t.
• 4. Thor Hushovd (Nor), Garmin-Cervélo, s.t.
• 5. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita), Leopard-Trek, s.t.

Dan Martin (Garmin-Cervélo) wins a thriller of a stage as Rabobank's Bauke Mollema takes the lead at the 2011 Vuelta a España.

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• 1. Theresa Cliff-Ryan, Colavita/forno D'asolo
• 2. Joanne Kiesanowski, Team Tibco/to The Top
• 3. Erica Allar, Ridecleanpbpatentit.com
• 4. Tiffany Pezzulo, Primal/mapmyride
• 5. Laura Van Gilder, Mellow Mushroom

Andy Schleck 'sad to lose the race in the final 300 meters'

Leipheimer's 'another day closer to Denver'

Liquigas-Cannondale's Elia Viviani did it again on Saturday, winning stage 5 of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Breckenridge, Colorado.

GP de Plouay-Bretagne

• 1. Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned), 3:12:28
• 2. Evelyn Stevens (USA), HTC-Highroad, at 0:03
• 3. Marianne Vos (Ned), at 0:46
• 4. Chantal Blaak (Ned), Leontien.nl, at 0:46
• 5. Erinne Willock (Can), Tibco-To The Top, at 0:49

Annemiek van Vleuten (Nederland Bloeit) cemented her position at the top of the World Cup table with a stylish win at the final round in Plouay, France on Saturday.

Graham Watson captures stage 8 of the 2011 Vuelta a España.

Stage 8

• 1. Joaquin Rodriguez, Team Katusha, 4:49:01
• 2. Michele Scarponi, Lampre-ISD, at 0:09
• 3. Bauke Mollema, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0:09
• 4. Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 0:09
• 5. Jakob Fuglsang, Leopard-Trek, at 0:12

GC

• 1. Joaquin Rodriguez, Team Katusha, 32:18:16
• 2. Daniel Moreno, Team Katusha, at 0:32
• 3. Jakob Fuglsang, Leopard-Trek, at 0:34
• 4. Vincenzo Nibali, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0:45
• 5. Michele Scarponi, Lampre-ISD, at 0:51

Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) shot away on a ridiculously steep cobbled climb to win his second stage of the 2011 Vuelta a España on Saturday.

Tyler Farrar called it quits during stage 8 of the 2011 Vuelta a España after twice coughing up blood.

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Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervélo) was transported to a local hospital via ambulance after a high-speed crash late in Friday's seventh stage at the Vuelta a España.

Squeaky pedals, carbon brake tracks, post-Tour fashion faux pas & more

Stage 4 winner Viviani - did he win a trip to Copenhagen?

VIDEO: Christian Vande Velde, looking for a way to win in Colorado

" I suffered in fifth position on Gesink's wheel. Then Levi said, "go, Ben." Way above my limit, brain oxygen-deprived, my vision narrowed. I emptied myself pulling back the attack in three minutes. The world spun, as I regained my breath and settled into a comfortable pace, leaving Rovny and Deignan to fend for Levi. "

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (VN) — Liquigas-Cannondale's 22 year old Italian speedster Elia Viviani won Friday's stage 4 of the 2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, outsprinting a large field in this cowboy ski town that went bike crazy for the occasion.

Graham Watson shoots stage 7 of the 2011 Vuelta a España.

Matthew Busche says he's riding the Vuelta for his future; Heinrich Haussler is hoping to rebuild his form.

Stage 7

• 1. Marcel Kittel, Skil-Shimano, 4:47:59
• 2. Peter Sagan, Liquigas-Cannondale, same time
• 3. Óscar Freire, Rabobank Cycling Team, s.t.
• 4. Daniele Bennati, Leopard-Trek, s.t.
• 5. Lloyd Mondory, Ag2r La Mondiale, s.t.

GC

• 1. Sylvain Chavanel, Quick Step, 27:29:12
• 2. Daniel Moreno, Team Katusha, at 0:15
• 3. Vincenzo Nibali, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0:16
• 4. Joaquin Rodriguez, Team Katusha, at 0:23
• 5. Jakob Fuglsang, Leopard-Trek, at 0:25

In 1969 the producers of the now-classic sitcom, Bewitched, faced a difficult choice. When Dick York, (who co-starred as Elizabeth Montgomery’s husband, Darrin Stephens) suffered a debilitating back injury, executives took the unusual step of replacing him mid-series. Without explanation, the show’s sixth season debuted with a new leading man: actor Dick Sargent. The casting change — in which York was quietly replaced by a lookalike — has become the stuff of pop culture legend and may just be providing the blueprint for a situation comedy now playing out in Kazakhstan.

Marcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano) escaped a massive pileup in the final kilometer to win stage 7 of the 2011 Vuelta a España on Friday.

Conventional wisdom has shifted among race organizers, who are under the gun to deliver exciting finales that capture the attention of fans and media alike.

It was gastroenteritis, not food poisoning, that flattened Tom Danielson going into Thursday's Vail time trial, according to the Garmin-Cervélo team doctor.

Power analysis: Rory Sutherland’s Vail time trial

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VAIL, Colo. (VN) – Ten miles. A vertical gain of 1,100 feet. Two completely different riders and two completely different equipment choices ended with a .58-second difference between Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) and Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Cervélo). The two Americans sit atop the GC after the third stage on Vail Pass, but how exactly did such different circumstances lead to such a narrow stage win for the former?

VAIL, Colo. (VN) — Tom Danielson met his match, or perhaps his bug, Thursday in Vail when an overnight bout with food poisoning cut into what he had hoped would be a stage win and leader’s jersey celebration. Danielson (Garmin-Cervélo) lost 33 seconds to Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) and Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Cervélo) in the 10-mile uphill time trial that suited each of them perfectly.

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Bike and gear choices for the Vail time trial

Stage 3

• 1. Levi Leipheimer, Team RadioShack, 25:47.08
• 2. Christian Vandevelde, Garmin-Cervélo, s.t.
• 3. Rafael Infantino Abreu, Epm-Une, at 0:04
• 4. Tom Danielson, Garmin-Cervélo, at 0:33
• 5. Stef Clement, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0:40

GC

• 1. Levi Leipheimer, Team RadioShack, 10:30:29
• 2. Christian Vandevelde, Garmin-Cervélo, at 0:11
• 3. Tejay Van Garderen, HTC-Highroad, at 0:17
• 4. Tom Danielson, Garmin-Cervélo, at 0:21
• 5. George Hincapie, BMC Racing Team, at 0:53

Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) regained the overall lead of the inaugural USA Pro Cycling Classic on Thursday after winning the 10-mile Vail individual time trial.

I always demand a lot of myself and I’m sure I expect more out of myself during this Vuelta than my team does. While the main goal is the same as when I started, to help our team leaders and make it to the finish line in Madrid, I would be lying if I said I wouldn’t like to try to do something special one of these days.

Taylor Phinney (BMC) was close to riding into the day's main breakaway in Thursday's scorcher across Andalucîa when he pulled clear in the opening kilometers of the 193.4km stage.

Graham Watson shoots stage 6 of the 2011 Vuelta a España.