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Stage 1

• 1. André Greipel (Ger), HTC-Columbia, 3:16:48
• 2. Manuel Belletti (Ita), Colnago-CSF, s.t.
• 3. Greg Henderson (Nzl), Team Sky, s.t.
• 4. Alex Rasmussen (Den), Team Saxo Bank, s.t.
• 5. Martin Reimer (Ger), Cervélo TestTeam, s.t.

The HTC-Columbia sprinter flats, gets a wheel from Marco Pinotti and takes the victory.

Stage 14 results

• 1. Joaquin Rodriguez, Team Katusha, 4:26:43
• 2. Vincenzo Nibali, Liquigas-Doimo, at 0:20
• 3. Ezequiel Mosquera, Xacobeo Galicia, at 0:22
• 4. David Moncoutie, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 0:33
• 5. Nicholas Roche, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 0:34

Overall

• 1. Vincenzo Nibali, Liquigas-Doimo, 60:55:39
• 2. Joaquin Rodriguez, Team Katusha, at 0:04
• 3. Ezequiel Mosquera, Xacobeo Galicia, at 0:50
• 4. Xavier Tondo, Cervélo TestTeam, at 0:50
• 5. Nicholas Roche, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 2:11

Graham Watson's photos from stage 14 of the 2010 Vuelta a España.

UPDATED: A crash inside the final 10km takes Anton out of the race, sends Rodriguez off to the stage win and puts Nibali into the red leader's jersey.

UPDATED: Race leader Igor Antón was the highest-placed rider to hit the deck Saturday, but he wasn't the only one.

The Spaniard ends an Australian streak at the classic.

The Team Katusha rider is said to have had a defibrillator implanted and is doing light training, but his manager says any comeback will be with some other squad.

The Milram rider retires after first denying he doped, then admitting he "made a mistake."

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UPDATED: The French champion surges in the final kilometer to hold off Boasson Hagen and an inspired Ryder Hesjedal.

• 1. Thomas VOECKLER , (FRA) BBox Bouygues Telecom, in 4:35:26
• 2. Edvald BOASSON HAGEN , (NOR) Team Sky, at 2
• 3. Robert GESINK , (NED) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 2
• 4. Ryder HESJEDAL , (CAN) Garmin-Transition, at 2

Team RadioShack will start Lombardy after all

Start list for the 2010 race.

The defending champions are back, but will face a much tougher domestic field this year in Pennsylvania

Tyler Farrar called accusations by Mark Cavendish that he’s receiving help in the sprints from Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt “ridiculous.”

Readers ask bike guru Lennard Zinn about running a new suspension fork on a 15-year-old bike as well as an  external  bottom bracket on an even older rig.

Your diet may require adjustments for cyclocross, especially during race season

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced Friday American cyclist Duane Dickey of Cokato, Minnesota, has accepted a lifetime suspension after a second anti-doping rule violation

Cavendish hits his groove, outkicking Thor Hushovd for the win in stage 13

• 1. Mark Cavendish, HTC-Columbia, in 4h 50' 18''
• 2. Thor Hushovd, Cervélo TestTeam, at s.t.
• 3. Daniele Bennati, Liquigas-Doimo, at s.t.
• 4. Yauheni Hutarovich, Française des Jeux, at s.t.
• 5. Manuel A. Leal Cardoso, Footon - Servetto - Fuji, at s.t.

Germany's John Degenkolb won Friday's transitional stage at the Tour de l'Avenir. Up next: the Alps

• 1. John Degenkolb, Allemagne , in 4h 01' 13
• 2. Jesus Herrada Lopez, Espagne , at s.t.
• 3. Nelson Oliveira, Portugal, at 00:01
• 4. Benjamin King, Australie, at 00:01
• 5. Jan Tratnik, Slovenie, at 00:01

Svein Tuft will leave Garmin for 2011 and join the new, still-unnamed Australian team

Cervelo's Xavier Tondo is in just his second grand tour but is well positioned to finish on the podium

Mark Cavendish, hot off his stage victory in Thursday’s run into Lleida, promises to ride all the way to Madrid when the Vuelta a España ends September 19 and fight for the points jersey.

Lennard takes some more questions about cyclocross brake shudder, tire choice and sealant.

Christian Tanguy wins Shenandoah 100, the final race of of the Kenda National Ultra Endurance Series while Jeff Schalk wins overall. Amanda Carey captures first place at Shenandoah and her first NUE Series title.

RadioShack is asking the Court of Arbitration for Sport for damages after the team was not invited to the fall classic, Tour of Lombardy

It may be tough, but Casey Gibson shows that the course for Friday's Grand Prix de Québec also rates as one of the most beautiful on the North American calendar.

Canadian Ryder Hesjedal comes into Friday's GP Quebec confident and fit. But he concedes that after seeing the course first hand, it's tougher than he was expecting. John Wilcockson talk to Hesjedal and his teammates Svein Tuft and Peter Stetina on the eve of the race.

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Fi’zi:k moves down from the butt to feet with a new three-model road shoe line.

France's Romain Hardy wins out of an all-day breakaway that finishes two minutes ahead of the field in France. Belgium's Yannick Eijssen retains the yellow jersey by seconds.

• 1. Romain HARDY, France A, in 4h 33 '53
• 2. Romain Bardet, France B, at s.t.
• 3. David ROSCH, Germany, at 00:00
• 4. Jean Lou PAIANI, France B, at 02:00
• 5. Michael Matthews, Australia, at 02:06

Singletrack.com's Zach White puts his foot down on Shimano's 2011 XTR pedals. What's his conclusion? Subtly outstanding…

Nicholas Roche is ninth, but concedes he struggled in the mountains. The Irish pro is looking to improve on his 2008 13th place at the Vuelta.

Robbie McEwen confirmed that he will join the new Australian team set to join the European peloton next season.

• 1. Mark Cavendish, HTC-Columbia, in 4h 00' 30'
• 2. Tyler Farrar, Garmin-Transitions, at s.t.
• 3. Matthew Harley Goss, HTC-Columbia, at s.t.
• 4. Denis Galimzyanov, Team Katusha, at s.t.
• 5. Thor Hushovd, Cervélo TestTeam, at s.t.

Mark Cavendish bounces off a perfect lead-out to coast across the line, while Farrar fights for second.

This weekend's Nittany Lion Cross is the first UCI cyclocross race of the season, while an hour away, the Univest Grand Prix closes out the UCI America Tour.

Tyler Farrar is the likely leader of the nine-man U.S. men team for the world's road race. A cast of young riders, and perhaps Christian Vande Velde, will provide support.

Alex Grant and Josh Tostado duel each other in the second annual Park City Point 2 Point race, a 75-mile epic played out mostly on Utah singletrack.

John Wilcockson picks favorites for this weekend's two one-day ProTour races in Canada and gives a short history of Canada's place in world cycling history.

Riders boasting two of the most distinctive jerseys in the peloton – George Hincapie and Cadel Evans – both return to action this weekend following some serious injuries.

A report from the Cycle Messenger World Championships in Guatemala, where a recent natural disaster has added to the challenge.

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American Andrew Talansky is third on a tough mountaintop finish at the Tour de l'Avenir.

• 1. Yannick Eijssen, Belgique, in 4h 11' 48"
• 2. Darwin Atapuma, Colombie, at
• 3. Andrew Talansky, Etats-Unis, at 00:26
• 4. Jarlinson Pantano Gomez, Colombie, at 00:33
• 5. Jelte Slagter Tom, Pays-Bas, at 00:56

Lennard Zinn takes a new look at the old problem of brake chatter in cyclocross.

With new shoe models, Giro Sport Designs can now outfit you three ways: head, hands and toes.

• 1. Igor Anton, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 5h 25' 44
• 2. Ezequiel Mosquera, Xacobeo Galicia, at 3
• 3. Xavier Tondo, Cervélo TestTeam, at 10
• 4. Marzio Bruseghin, Caisse D'Epargne, at 15
• 5. Rigoberto Uran, Caisse D'Epargne, at 15

Ignatas Konovalovas and Marcel Wyss are the latest riders from Cervélo TestTeam to secure contracts for next season

Alberto Contador says he’s sure he made the right choice to join Saxo Bank and Danish sport director Bjarne Riis for the 2011-12 seasons.

RadioShack to bring Horner, Leipheimer, Brajkovic and others to the Quebec races

The UCI announced Wednesday that Belgian Roy Sentjens (Milram), has been provisionally suspended following a positive test for EPO.

Igor Anton retakes the Vuelta lead with a mountaintop stage win in Andorra

Augusta, Georgia, and Sun Valley, Idaho, will host the road and mountain bike nationals, respectively, for the next two years.

Sun Valley, Idaho, will host the cross-country mountain bike nationals for the next two years; gravity events to be at own venue, which has not been announced.

This week's Tour of Britain features a star-studded field and a more challenging route than previous editions. Steve Thomas handicaps the favorites.

Strength training can help your cycling and help prevent bone density loss, says BCSM's Matt Scheider. Here's how.

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• 1. Dirk Friel, Natural Grocers P/b Xp Companies , in 59:23 00:33 bonus
• 2. Brad Winn, Primal Racing P/b 1st Bank , at at 0:00:04 00:20 bonus
• 3. Trevor Connor, Chris Cookies/swan Cycles , at at 0:00:04 00:15 bonus
• 4. Fortunato Ferrara, Jackal Pack , at at 0:00:04 00:01
• 5. Jake Wells, Mafiaracing.com/pabst/felt , at at 0:00:04

• 1. Anthony Delaplace, France A , in 3h 53' 21"
• 2. Jan Lindeman Bert, Pays-Bas , at :05
• 3. Romain Hardy, France A, at 00:08
• 4. John Degenkolb, Allemagne, at 00:08
• 5. Da Mateos Rubio Vicente Garcia, Espagne, at 00:08

Philippe Gilbert will lead Belgium's road team in Australia, with Stijn Devolder, Greg Van Avermaet and Bjorn Leukemans available.

A late-night beer Monday evening cost Andy Schleck and Stuart O’Grady dearly. The pair was sent home by an angry Saxo Bank team boss Bjarne Riis, who spotted them walking back into the team hotel.

Taylor Phinney crashes and loses nearly 20 minutes, and the race lead, at the Tour de l'Avenir. But with no broken bones, he hopes to start stage 3 on Wednesday.

Alberto Contador says he may look to win the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espana next year.

A new book from VeloPress, The Spring Classics delves deeply into the rich stories of cycling's most glorious and meaningful history.

Garmin-Transitions' Tom Danielson is shooting for the Vuelta podium in Madrid and hopes to bring someone special with him.

• 1. Imanol Erviti, Caisse d'Epargne , in 4h 13' 31'
• 2. Romain Zingle, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at37::
• 3. Greg Van Avermaet, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at37::
• 4. Mauro Finetto, Liquigas-Doimo, at37::
• 5. Javier Moreno, Andalucia Cajasur, at37::

UPDATED: Caisse d'Epargne's Imanol Erviti wins stage 10 while Joaquim Rodriguez takes over the red jersey from Igor Anton

The new team confirms seven riders who will come from the Footon-Servetto squad and three new signings, including Cervelo TestTeam's Marcel Wyss.

The new Colavita/Forno D’Asolo team will race a full UCI schedule as well as a National Racing Calendar campaign.