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Goin’ Mobile with Mary and Michael

For almost eight years now, two-time Olympian Mary McConneloug and teammate Michael Broderick have found a home on wheels from which to race their bikes, and they like how it feels — goin' mobile.

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WSJ and ESPN: Landis admits doping, alleges use by Armstrong, others

Nearly four years after he was disqualified as the winner of the 2006 Tour de France for a doping postive, Floyd Landis told ESPN.com Wednesday night that he doped during much of his career. He told ESPN.com of his "extensive, consistent use of the red blood cell booster erythropoietin (commonly known as EPO), testosterone, human growth hormone and frequent blood transfusions, along with female hormones and a one-time experiment with insulin, during the years that he rode for the U.S. Postal Service and Switzerland-based Phonak teams," the ESPN.com story reads.

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Moving to the road: A conversation with Shelley Evans

Shelley Evans (Peanut Butter & Co/2012) is known for her prowess on the track, racking up three World Cup podium finishes and her second scratch race National Championship in 2009 alone, but is having a break through season on the road this year.

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Amgen Tour of California stage 5 preview: Tough finish circuits could shake up GC

The Amgen Tour of California returns to Visalia for the start of stage 5, a stage that will take the riders through the heart of the San Joaquin Valley and into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. It’s a stage that Andrew Messick, president of race owner AEG Sports, predicted could have an impact on the general classification should an overall favorite attack on the 10-percent China Grade climb during the finishing circuits.

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Ryan Anderson trades white jersey aspirations for KOM

Ryan Anderson (Kelly Benefit Strategies) jumped into a long breakaway in stage 3 at the Amgen Tour of California hoping he could put time into his best young rider rivals at the finish in Santa Cruz. He didn't get the white jersey he was chasing, but a day later, the 22-year-old pulled on the climber’s frock on the podium in Modesto.

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Behind the Scenes with Garmin-Transitions, day 2: A day with Steven Cozza

Photographer Lucas Gilman is embedded with the Garmin-Transitions team for the entire Amgen Tour of California. Each day he is presenting VeloNews.com readers with a distinct view behind the scenes with the team. In this second gallery, Gilman spent the day — from breakfast to post-race massage — shadowing the team's Steven Cozza.

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Sagan and Stetina rise to the top in California

Three weeks ago, Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Doimo) was at the Tour of Romandie, building for a projected start at the Giro d’Italia. Tuesday he defended his lead in the best young rider competition at the Amgen Tour of California. Peter Stetina (Garmin-Transitions) is the riders closest to him in the white jersey competition.

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Race Rewind: Garmin-Transitions’ Tom Peterson recounts his 2009 Amgen Tour of California win

Garmin-Transitions’ Tom Peterson took the start Tuesday morning at the Amgen Tour of California field with fond memories. Last year, Peterson won a similar stage in Santa Cruz after ended up off the front with Levi Leipheimer. In the 2010 edition, stage 3 starts in San Francisco and again heads south along the coast, taking riders up and over the Bonny Doon climb that proved decisive in 2009.

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In the big ring: HTC’s Van Garderen

American Tejay Van Garderen is racing the 2010 Amgen Tour of California for HTC-Columbia in support of Michael Rogers. It is a vastly different experience than the last time he did the race — in 2007 with the U.S. national team.

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Crashed riders litter Amgen Tour of California stage 2 descents

The only thing falling harder than rain on the roads of Napa and Sonoma Counties Monday afternoon were the bodies of riders as they crashed on the technical descents of the Oakville and Trinity Grades. The technical stage 2 route of the Amgen Tour of California claimed more than 30 victims on the day, including Andrew Pinfold (UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis), who abandoned after his second touch down in two stages.

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JHK, Gould Sweep Chalk Creek

Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski and Georgia Gould won their short-track, Super D and XC races over the weekend at Colorado's Chalk Creek Stampede, the second stop of the US Cup Triple Crown.

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Mach takes King of the Dream jersey

In 2005, former All-American 800-meter runner Paul Mach showed up to his first group ride in Davis, California. Five years later, he returns to City Park Monday morning wearing the red and yellow King of the Mountains jersey at the Amgen Tour of California.

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The Singletrack.com Bike Test

Singletrack.com Bike Test: If you — and your bank account — choke on the phrase "quiver of bikes" when it comes to deciding on one or more rigs for cross-country racing and heavy trail ripping, well then, Singletrack.com's first-ever bike review just might be what you're looking for.

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Rivera sticks it to Sacramento field

Coryn Rivera (Peanut Butter & Co.-Twenty12) strung her junior gears out in front of the capitol building as she bested a top field in the Sacramento Grand Prix Sunday. Fresh off a European stint with the U.S. National Team, the second-year pro stole the bunch sprint on the finishing circuits of stage 1 at the Amgen Tour of California.

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Tour of California ready to roll: Stage 1 preview

After all the pre-race pomp and circumstance, the fifth edition of the Amgen Tour of California rolls out of gold-mining town Nevada City at 11:45 a.m. Sunday morning, finishing in Sacramento roughly four hours later. Here is a look at the course.

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