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Decker has a good week in Utah.

“I want to have some fun.” That’s what Bernard Hinault said before starting his final Tour de France in 1986. And he did. The five-time Tour winner went on the attack whenever he felt like it. He won both the long time trials, finished first at L’Alpe d’Huez and wore the yellow jersey for five days. He didn’t win the Tour though, partly because he’d promised to help his young prodigy, Greg LeMond. The American did win — despite the deliberate head games played by Hinault.When another five-time champion, Miguel Induráin, began his last Tour in 1996, he didn’t make any predictions, but he

T-Mobile announces Tour roster

(L-R): Giuseppe Guerini, Tobias Steinhauser, Matthias Kessler, Andreas Klöden, Alexander Vinokourov, Jan Ullrich, Oscar Sevilla, Daniele Nardello and Stephan Schreck.

Armstrong says he has the best back-up he's ever had

Seventh Heaven - or What?

Anything can happen on the road to Paris

Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) will enter this year’s Tour de France with a much different profile than his three previous starts. After what he calls a three-year apprenticeship at Rabobank, a newly confident Leipheimer is ready to aim for the podium After his impressive performance at the Dauphiné Libéré, where he finished third overall and missed winning two stages by less than a second, Leipheimer knows he can ride with the best under any conditions. Leipheimer answered journalists’ questions about his past, his present and his future… at least through July. Here’s what he had to

Leipheimer at the Dauphiné

Cunego at this year's Tour of Romandie

Armstrong rides to a U.S. Title

Traffic is not an issue on Antelope Island

Mr. Baldwin snags a TT title

Riding into form, Ullrich says he's primed for France

Di Luuca had several jerseys to choose from in May. He wants the white one at the end of the year.

Kabush's mangled rear tire after the short track.

The latest Photo Gallery in our continuing photo contest has now been posted for your viewing pleasure. Last Week's WinnerWe’ve awarded a copy of Graham Watson’s "Landscapes of Cycling." to Kristi Henne for her photo of the Health Net train getting to work in "Crank it up Boys." Thank you and congratulations Kristi. We'll be sending you a copy of Graham Watson's "Landscapesof Cycling. This Week's ContestThe announcement of a winner also signals the start of a New Contest, so go ahead and take a look at the Gallery from this round.From all of the submitted photos, we will

Gonzalez takes the overall because of an attack on the final climb of the final day

VeloNews Photo Contest: A new winner and a new gallery

Deer Valley NORBA wraps up in style

Shonny Vanlandingham showing 'em how it's done

OUCH! Kathy Pruitt's bandaged, velcroed hand.

Lastras celebrates

Quick Step and Rogers clung to the overall lead

Lastras makes his move

Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski leads Kashi Leuchs up the day's first major climb

Warren tops the men's podium, claiming his first NORBA National win

Kintner came from behind - twice - to win the women's dual

Biking a bobsled run

Bishop ran a modified carbon-fiber single-speed

Editor’s Note: In January 2000 VeloNews devoted its first issue of the new century to the man who had so dominated the last. Today, on the occasion of Merckx’s 60th birthday, we thought we’d offer Ted Costantino’s personal profile of cycling’s greatest hero, along with Charles Chamberlin’s cover tribute, a photo mosaic that we’ve seen all over the world since its original publication.Eddy Merckx: To Win Them AllAn interstellar phenomenon, we may not see his like again for another 100 yearsBy Ted Costantino Here is Eddy Merckx at yet another public event. This time, it’s a store opening in

Few jobs can be as boring as that of manning a passport control booth at an airport. For hour after hour you open passports, look at the photo, match it with the person standing in front of you, and then date-stamp one of the blank pages. Next! About 20 years ago, I was in a short line at Madrid’s airport on a midweek morning. The Spanish passport control guy was a little overweight, chubby-faced and somewhat bleary-eyed (from a late-night party?). I could see him giving the passports a cursory glance and mechanically stamping them. It was as if he were in a trance. Then, with the

The Mailbag is a regular feature on VeloNews.com. If you have a comment, an opinion or observation regarding anything you have seen in cycling, in VeloNews magazine or on VeloNews.com, write to WebLetters@InsideInc.com. Please include your full name and home town. Letters may be edited for length and clarity.You can’t choose what happens in an accidentEditor:This is just a note in response to the letter from Scott Hendricks, who wrote about feeling no need to wear a helmet if all the gear in the world couldn't save him from a runaway SUV (see Monday’s Mailbag: “No, he doesn’t”). Indeed,

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Merckx at 60 (2005)

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Merckx on a 140km solo attack that put him eight minutes ahead in the '69 Tour

Winning Roubaix

Tuft rides into the lead

Wherry was justifiably thrilled... so were a lot of us.

Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood: Memories of Philly

Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood: Memories of Philly

Mr. Rogers hitches a ride

Controversial cyclist Jobie Dajka was suspended Thursday for three years by a Cycling Australia disciplinary tribunal Thursday that determined he had assaulted head track coach Martin Barras. Cycling Australia (CA) said the incident occurred last week at the High Performance Program offices in Adelaide. The suspension would take immediate effect. CA said in a statement that the tribunal took into account medical evidence relating to Dajka's state of mental health. As a result, CA said, the tribunal determined that Dajka, 24, may apply to have the penalty suspended and reapply for his

Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood: Memories of Philly

So here I am, back in the office after a great week of racing on the East Coast. I know, I know, Wachovia Week, culminating with the Wachovia USPRO Championship in Philadelphia, was almost two weeks ago – which equates to several light years in Internet time – but that’s about how long it takes me to unpack, catch up on riding, sleep and e-mail, and get through the magazine assignments that follow a trip of that magnitude. In addition to punching out my race story – here’s a sneak peek of the cover for issue 11 - I’ve also been working on a feature profile on USPRO second-place finisher

Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood: Memories of Philly

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Horner takes tough stage at Swiss Tour

VeloNews file photo

Horner escaped with Nibali, but left him at the halfway mark on the climb to Arosa

Ullrich slipped out of the jersey, but looks fit for the Tour

Horner celebrates

Horner takes it all in stride

A new leader

Armstrong will be around for a while, says Stapleton

Ullrich stays in yellow

The seven escapees managed to fend off the field.

Lance Armstrong fans can breathe easy – cycling’s super-hero isn’t simply going to disappear from the scene come the end of July. Sure, he might not be slaying villains on his bike after this year's Tour de France, but Armstrong won’t ride off to his Texas ranch only to show up at reunion parties for ex-Tour winners 20 pounds overweight in 10 year’s time. No, Big Tex will be with us long after his final bicycle race as a professional. “I think we’ll see more of Lance,” says Bill Stapleton, Armstrong’s longtime right-hand man. “I don’t expect him to be out at the ranch for too

GO TO THE TOUR DE FRANCE AND BENEFIT THE DAVIS PHINNEY FOUNDATIONPhiladelphia, PA – Tour de France Filmmaker and fundraiser ScottCoady has pledged to donate $500 to the Davis Phinney Foundation for eachperson who signs on to any of the remaining spots on his 2005 Tour de Francetrips.  Scott created a travel company to take fans of his film –The Tour Baby! – to the Tour de France and has trips running this yearin both the Alps and Pyrenees. Scott Coady explains the connection to Phinney,“Davis provided me with the original inspiration that led to the makingof the The Tour Baby! when he

There are serious concerns for the mental and physical well being of Australia's former world sprint champion Jobie Dajka as he awaits Thursday’s verdict from an inquiry into his attack on national coach Martin Barras. Whatever the outcome of the Cycling Australia disciplinary hearing, held and adjourned last Friday, still hanging over Dajka is the threat of assault charges stemming from an incident at the Australian Institute of Sport headquarters in Adelaide last Wednesday. As of Tuesday, Adelaide police said no charges had yet been laid. Since Dajka was taken to Adelaide's Lyell

Danielson at this year's Tour de Georgia

Dajka at world's in 2003

Ullrich is hoping to keep this color combination going through July, as well

The Mailbag is a regular feature on VeloNews.com. If you have a comment, an opinion or observation regarding anything you have seen in cycling, in VeloNews magazine or on VeloNews.com, write to WebLetters@InsideInc.com. Please include your full name and home town. Letters may be edited for length and clarity.A mistake of Olympic proportionEditor,I can't believe the kilois being dropped from the Olympic games in favor of BMX!Is this decision absolute? I've got nothing against BMX.In fact, I raced BMX as a kid before I grew up and raced on thevelodrome. What are the tree-trunk-legged

Ullrich stays in yellow

Ullrich wins Swiss tour TT

The dynamic duo

The final podium