Chasing The Tour | Stage 17 – Froome’s Loyalty Unshaken
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Kristin Armstrong makes it three-for-three at Cascade and Luis Amaran wins the stage and takes the yellow jersey
The missing footage of Bernie Eisel checking in from the middle of a scrum at the start of stage 16
Images from stage 17 of the Tour de France, through the lens of Graham Watson
The most comfortable mountain bike "race" shoe I've ever used
No defending gold medalist in the men's road race
Images from stage 17 of the Tour de France, through the lens of Casey B. Gibson
Despite saying he could win the race if he were not on Team Sky, Froome says his job is to keep the boss in yellow
Weiss, who is currently under suspension from NADA for two years, readily agreed to forfeit his NUE Series points
Before he could ride for the win, the Movistar rider had to persuade danger-man Vincenzo Nibali to drop out of a break
Once rival Vincenzo Nibali cracked, said the race leader, "I knew it was pretty much over"
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
1. Francisco Mancebo, Competitivecyclist Racing Team, at 2:58:11 2. Ian Boswell, Bontrager Livestrong, at 2:58:11 3. Phil Gaimon, Kenda-5hr Energy p/b Geargrinder, at 2:58:11 4. Chris Baldwin, Bissell Pro Cycling, at 2:58:11 5. Matthew Cooke, Team Exergy, at 2:58:11
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
Pau is a frequent stop on the Tour de France, and more than once has been the bearer of bad tidings
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?
The steeds and horses, bikes and hike-a-bikes of the 2012 TransAlp
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
Follow the interactions between the VeloNews.com editorial staff, team Twitter feeds and readers as the stage progressed
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
For a race like Silver Rush 50, Colby Pearce says he would never regret dual suspension, plus he shows off his prototype Kappius hub
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
Velo celebrates 40 years with our look at the most powerful people in cycling
Four monster climbs greet the peloton on Wednesday and Daniel Lloyd previews the 2012 Tour de France's first big day in the Pyrénées
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
VeloNews editors say that Sky is comfortable with the relationship between Froome and Wiggins and that the only thing likely to mix up the GC would be if Froome chased an attack and gained time
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We revisit some of the top storylines of the Tour de France, by way of our contributors' in-depth analysis
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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