Despite the fact that the barbecue wine was Silver Oak and the bonfire was stoked with old art crates, a weekend at Lance Armstrong's ranch was still just a bunch of great folks enjoying the mountain bike lifestyle.
A jet lagged pro gives tips on how to kill time in Frankfurt at 2 a.m.
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Haimar Zubeldia says he signed with Astana to work with Johan Bruyneel, and he signed with RadioShack for the same reason.
How accurate are pump pressure gauges?
The Astana cycling team may have hit another hurdle in its efforts to re-secure its ProTour license after the UCI gave the team 24 hours to produce a formal bank guarantee before it will approve the team’s renewal.
Lennard Zinn ponders the age-old question of why your chain is on the right side and finds the answer on a horse.
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Tech editor Zack Vestal takes on the cold in a Nalini jacket and Cirello bib tights.
The 2010 team will include 26 riders from 16 nations.
Nocentini and Roche continue with Ag2r La Mondiale, as the team adds youth with seven new riders.
Facing a ban after a positive test for EPO, Gabriele Bosisio pleads his innocence at a hearing with the Italian Olympic Committee.
Former Liquigas rider Gianni Da Ros gets a double-decade ban in a doping probe that snared amateur racers, physios, gym staff and traders.
JHK, Irmiger win at Lance's place
Jeremy Horgan Kobelski and Heather Irminger win the first Mellow Johnny's Classic
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Amy Dombroski and Tim Johnson double up in the final weekend of the 2009 North American Cyclocross Trophy series.
World road champion Cadel Evans is named the 2009 Australian Cyclist of the Year for the third time.
Niels Albert struggles as Zdenek Stybar outfights Sven Nys for the win in Hamme-Zogge.
Getting through cycling's 'transition season.'
The Kazakh government has stepped in with a $22 million cash infusion to keep the Astana team afloat for at least another year.
Frank Overton lays out what it takes to step it up a notch: planning and ... more hours on the bike.
Details of the 2010 version of the Vuelta a España are slowly leaking out through the Spanish media.
Paul Swift answers a reader question about what pedal system is best for bow-legged riders.
How can bike fit fix a 'dropping hip'?
Should base training consist of only long, easy miles?
Cyclist Christian Pfannberger has received a lifetime ban from sport for repeated doping offenses, the Austrian national anti-doping agency announced.
Anna Meares scored her second and third gold medals at the World Cup track event in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday.
Joaquim Rodríguez might never get a ticket to the Tour de France riding for a Spanish team, so he's moving to Katusha.
In choosing its bikes for the next three years, Quick Step team will be going back to its Belgian roots, signing a new sponsorship deal with Merckx cycles.
An untried Australian team pursuit combination beat arch-rival Great Britain in the Melbourne World Cup round on Friday.
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The Amgen Tour of California is hands-down the biggest stage race in the United States. For 2010, it moves from its traditional mid-February slot to mid-May.
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The new and well-financed Sky team has signed two more riders.
Davide Rebellin promises to fight to clear his name of charges that he doped to win the silver medal at the Beijing Summer Olympic Games.
After months of wrangling, it looks like Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will stay with Astana for another year.
Complete results from days 1-3 of the Melbourne track World Cup competition.
Olympic silver medalist Anna Meares headlined a winning night for Australia at the Melbourne World Cup round on Thursday.
Liquigas adds nine to its roster
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Retired Pic will co-direct Colavita-Baci women's team
After season-long success at Team Type 1, NRC Champion Alison Powers moves to ValueAct Capital.
Floyd Landis and the management company running the OUCH professional cycling team have agreed to end his contract a year early.
Fabian Cancellara is seeking new challenges.
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A day after playing the role of Ryan Trebon’s punching bag, Tim Johnson punched back.
Planet Bike's Katie Compton wins by nearly a minute in Gavere as world champ Niels Albert takes his second Superprestige.
Mercer Cup, Day 1: Trebon and Nash triumph
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Wednesday during ’cross season is one of the best days of my week, but this Wednesday was even better.
After weeks of hinting he might skip the Tour de France, Carlos Sastre has confirmed that he will be at the start line in Rotterdam for the 2010 edition.
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Giro stage winner gets four-year suspension for CERA
Part way through the ’cross season, Amy Dombroski is switching to Primus Mootry and a new set of sponsors.
Stuart O'Grady is released from the hospital after collapsing after MotoGP 'Hot Lap'
Casey B. Gibson’s Best of the Decade Photos
The brother of Alberto Contador says the two-time winner will likely stay with Astana in 2010, but no longer.
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Do tubeless tires work for cyclocross?
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The Cuban-American sprinter started 2009 with Fuji-Servetto, and finished the season with Rock Racing
No, they aren't that AC/DC, Team Giant's Adam Craig and Carl Decker are Team AC/DC, and they know how to rally for the off-season.
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Giro d'Italia
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USA Cycling has announced that it has received and is reviewing applications for UCI Continental Team status for 2010.
Barry Wicks finds the bear in his backyard isn't reason to panic, but his presence may offer a bit of a lesson.
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José Ángel Gómez Marchante is hoping to rediscover his lost “chispa”
Mud surely took its toll on both riders and bikes at Saturday's Blue Sky Velo Cup in Colorado.
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The Volta a Catalunya is one of the oldest stage races on the international calendar.
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The 108th Paris-Roubaix will be held on April 11th, 2010
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Running from Saturday July 3rd to Sunday July 25th 2010, the 97th Tour de France will be made up of 1 prologue and 20 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,600 km.