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Kris Sneddon and Barry Wicks win Team of 2 race, Chris Sheppard wins Solo race while Geoff Kabush and Catharine Pendrel dominate the Team of 2 Mixed category.

Making the Tour team and dealing with the 'mind tornado' of pre-Tour madness

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The Australian rides to a safe 23rd, but will continue with one fewer teammate.

Fabian Cancellara's prologue-winning Specialized Shiv

Prologue time differences may be small, but they are a good indicator of overall success at the Tour..

Lance Armstrong was happy to have a good ride in Saturday's Tour prologue — and even happier to put some time on his rivals.

A rule introduced last year eliminating time bonuses from the Tour could mean a long run in the yellow jersey for Cancellara.

The American comes in 11th and says his goal is to help his BMC team all the way to Paris.

After cameos this spring, Mavic’s CC80 is ready to roll at the Tour de France.

The Cervélo TestTeam strictly applied its internal rules and ejected Xavier Florencio for what some would say was a minor violation.

Casey B. Gibson brought back the goods from the prologue

Graham Watson's photos from Rotterdam.

The World TT champ outpaces Tony Martin and Millar. Armstrong takes a few seconds from Contador.

Ina-Yoko Teutenberg won her second consecutive stage at the Giro Donne on Saturday, taking a bunch sprint ahead of Giorgia Bronzini and Marianne Vos.

Complete results from Saturday's prologue in Rotterdam

Italian star Ivan Basso admitted the emotions were in full flow as he prepared to complete his return to the Tour de France today.

Armstrong says it's just another sensational pre-Tour article based on allegations of an ax-grinder

VeloNews' John Wilcockson wonders what impact Floyd Landis' allegations of doping and fraud against former teammate Lance Armstrong will have on this Tour de France.

American paper releases story with more details of Floyd Landis' allegations that Lance Armstrong and the U.S. Postal Service team were involved in doping practices during the last decade.

The new 2011 Felt F1 race bike is making its first appearance at the run-up to the Tour de France.

You may not be able to race the Tour de France, but you can simulate it at home.

Xavier Florencio has been suspended by his team on the eve of the Tour de France after he was found to have violated the squad’s anti-doping policies by using medication without notifying medical staff.

Alberto Contador admits he doesn’t have the strongest team in the Tour de France, but he’ll be sleeping easier at night knowing that his eight Astana teammates this year will be working for him.

Cadel Evans looked decidedly less upbeat and confident the day before he begins his bid to relaunch his Tour de France career after a disappointing performance in 2009.

Tour de France sprint king Mark Cavendish admitted he could face a tougher challenge from his rivals this year as he takes aim at more stage wins in the three-week race.

Inside the Tour with John Wilcockson: With scattered thunderstorms, a 40-percent chance of rain and a brisk north wind in the forecast for Rotterdam Saturday, the 97th Tour de France could open with some major surprises.

Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia) won the first stage of the Giro Donne ahead of Giorgia Bronzini (Gause RDZ Ormu) and Kirsten Wild (Cérvelo), taking the race’s first leader’s jersey.

Replay Friday's pre-race editorial round table

Start times for 2010 Tour de France prologue.

Team HTC-Columbia brings a squad to this year’s Tour de France capable of winning stages of all types.

Russian challenger Denis Menchov claims he has the form to finally give his Rabobank team a reason to cheer during the Tour de France this month.

Brushing off rumors of the immenent departure of his two star riders, Saxo Bank's Bjarne Riis says his team's focus is solely on winning this Tour de France.

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The New England classic NRC race has a new stage order that is sure to shake up the GC.

BMC introduces its newest frame at the Tour de France. The impec boasts in-house carbon weaving and highly tunable ride characteristics.

A photo report from the team introduction Thursday.

Cycling bloggers now have access to a powerful search and network tool thanks to VeloNews and Lijit Networks, the leading provider of site search and online discovery tools.

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The seven-time Tour de France champion is planning another comeback next year — in triathlon.

Carlos Sastre says he's uncertain about his condition for this Tour, but is certain he will fight to the end.

Pedro's is launching an online raffle where $50 will buy a 1-in-200 chance to win sweet bike-related prizes. All proceeds will benefit IMBA's Public Lands Initiative.

Depending on his perspective, American Tyler Farrar enters his second Tour de France with either no pressure at all, or more pressure than he’s faced in his career.

Felt is recalling about 2,100 road bikes because the bikes' aluminum steerer tube can fail.

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Team RadioShack is one of the few teams not hosting a pre-race press conference in Rotterdam.

Thor optimistic for Tour green

Mountain bike pioneer Joe Breeze's Breezer lineup will see the Cloud 9 and Jet Stream 29er, which will come in carbon and aluminum.

Graham Watson stage 10 photos

Garmin-Transitions' top GC rider starting Tour with pain and uncertainty

The Garmin-Transitions team has ambitious goals as it heads into its third Tour de France.

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Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme believes the quality of challenger to reigning champion Alberto Contador will make for the most openly competitive race in years.

The Tour de France is about surviving and hanging on for three weeks, but some big names are missing out this year even before the race leaves the start house with Saturday’s prologue in Rotterdam.

Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn says Scott's new Genius LT for 2011 manhandles downhills, yet with full lockout and only weighing 28.5 pounds, it can be pedaled to the tops of those downhills with relative ease.

Swiss rider Thomas Frei has been handed a two-year ban after testing positive for the banned EPO in March, the Swiss Olympic committee announced on Wednesday.

The goal of establishing high school mountain bike leagues across the country took another step recently when the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) became an offical non-profit group.

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Quick Step names Boonen replacement for Tour

Pereiro to retire after Vuelta

It's a Riccò violation.

Shimano unveils the new Dura-Ace PD-7900 pedal and C35 wheels ahead of the Tour de France.

Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong announced on Twitter Monday that this year's Tour with his RadioShack teammates will his final one.

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Which stages will be critical? How steep is the Tourmalet? And how is Christian Vande Velde doing? These are just a few of the hundreds of questions answered in the Official Guide to the 2010 Tour de France. Subscribe today!

Damiano Cunego and Alessandro Petacchi will be in the hunt for stage victories as the pair leads Lampre-Farnese Vini at the 2010 Tour de France.

Recently crowned French national champion Thomas Voeckler will lead Bouygues Telecom while Cofidis brings a squad full of stage-hunters.

Rinaldo Nocentini has battled back from injury to return to the 2010 Tour de France with Ag2r-La Mondiale.

Michael Olheiser (TriStar) had time to zip his dark blue jersey up before crossing the line alone on the front of the U.S. men’s elite national road race championship Sunday in Bend, Oregon.

For 2011, Specialized has a new women’s race bike that isn’t a watered-down men’s model.

Ivan Basso (Liquigas) says returning to the Tour de France for the first time since 2005 makes him an outsider for victory and insists the favorite will be Alberto Contador.