Peter Sagan

Rumors are flying about the future of Cannondale Pro Cycling as Sagan struggles to win a Tour stage

Though he leads the green jersey competition by a wide margin, Sagan needs a stage win to be satisfied with his Tour

Stage 7 a difficult day for American GC contenders, as both van Garderen, Talansky down in separate crashes inside the final 20km

The Italian road champ steals a march on an elite pack hunting both stage and overall, and as they hesitate, he takes the win and the jersey

Bike racing sometimes goes according to the book, but there are days when it respects neither plot nor narrative

Mark Cavendish and Simon Gerrans hit the deck in the finale and Marcel Kittel escapes the pileup to win the first stage of the 2014 Tour

Ted King doesn't want to dwell on what happened in last year's Tour and is focusing instead on helping Peter Sagan win a third green jersey

Cannondale's roster is built for stage wins and the green jersey competition, and American Ted King hopes to play a key role this year

Going downhill on two wheels is much more complex than simply letting gravity take over

The Italian received a solid leadout from Martin, who retained the overall race lead with three stages left

A crash with 500 meters left takes out Mark Cavendish and several others vying for the sprint win

Tony Martin, meanwhile, retains his overall race lead with five days left

The Cannondale rider wins the stage in an uphill sprint finish

The Tour de Suisse begins on Saturday with a deep field including Peter Sagan, Mark Cavendish, Bradley Wiggins, and defending champion Rui Costa

With an unlimited budget, Tinkoff-Saxo’s owner says he will sign a handful of “stars” to further bolster his squad for 2015

Russian millionaire Tinkov would tell Formula One champ Fernando Alonso that it's a lot easier to buy a team than to try to build one from scratch

Sagan claims his first victory of the 2014 Amgen tour, making short work of former world champ Hushovd, while Wiggins easily holds his lead

Trek debuts its latest women's bike, a pair of lace-up Bontrager shoes for the pros, and special-edition Peter Sagan jerseys

Olympic and former Tour de France champion is the man to beat when the Amgen Tour sets off in Sacramento on Sunday

The field for the 2014 race is one of the deepest in the event's nine-year history

Sagan leaves the classics without a monument, but his camp says the spring campaign was a success — and a learning experience

The young Slovak says he's not bothered by a poor finish at Flanders and hopes — with a bit of luck — to come out of the Arenberg in the front group

Anything can happen over 51 kilometers of cobbles, but "Spartacus" is the overwhelming favorite with oddsmakers for the "Hell of the North"

Slovak champion tries to put Flanders behind him with one final shot at a monument victory Sunday at Paris-Roubaix

Three-time winner Mark Cavendish will not race because of an illness

The Swiss rider made the right moves at the right times before sprinting to victory

Sagan was clearly on an off day, unable to follow the attacks on the Oude Kwaremont, but hopes to bounce back in time for Paris-Roubaix

2013 Flanders runner-up refuses to take on pressure heading into De Ronde

Boonen, Cancellara, Sagan, and Vanmarcke are the favorites, but 17 climbs, a half-dozen teams, and forecasted rain don't care about odds

Slovak champion takes first stage of De Panne for the third year in a row

The entire Cannondale squad is using the Synapse endurance bike for the classics because of its added comfort features

Several riders go down hard in E3 Harelbeke and Gent-Wevelgem

With Boonen and Cancellara fit and motivated for a monumental win, will 2014 mark the final full-steam showdown in a decade-old rivalry?

The young Slovak's boss thinks his classics star could, with desire and effort, become a contender for the greatest race of them all — the Tour de France

Belgian squad confident, but disappointed after Terpstra, Vandenbergh fall short in bid to outdo Sagan in late breakaway

With his victory Friday at E3 Harelbeke, expectations again mount on Peter Sagan's ability to deliver a victory at De Ronde

Slovak champion takes cagey victory from late escape at E3 Harelbeke after Belgian team's tandem fails to drop him

Fabian Cancellara held tight when Vincenzo Nibali jumped on the Cipressa and said he's not interested in attacking just to put on a show

The season's first major classic is the longest and most unpredictable, and while Sagan is the favorite, no one knows who will win on Sunday

Peter Sagan won stage 3 at Tirreno-Adriatico and dedicated it to his ailing mother; Kwiatkowski finished second on the stage and now leads

The absence of Chris Froome makes for a more unpredictable GC in Italy

After the two escape a strong group of contenders Kwiatkowski rockets away from Sagan on the final climb to take the victory in Siena

The Tinkoff-Saxo rider went to high school with Peter Sagan and raced against him growing up

La Gazzetta dello Sport claims the move could also bring Cannondale bicycles to the squad

American is close on the overall and says Chris Froome isn't playing any poker in Oman

Between now and late April, Peter Sagan must concentrate on classics, not contracts, says Cannondale team director

Former world champion says he could sign three riders capable of beating Sagan for the Slovak champion's price tag

Matthew Beaudin lays out his thoughts on the 2014 cycling season, and they include a Richie Porte win at the Giro d'Italia

After spending a week in Argentina, Neal Rogers provides a final analysis of the Tour de San Luis

Moreno Moser impresses at Cannondale's U.S. presentation, but he's no Axl Rose

Reports show the route for this year's race offers something for everyone in the field

The German says he's not a pure sprinter, and that he's targeting the hilly and unpredictable classics

Andrew Hood reviews his 10 biggest stories of the year, from Horner to Froome, and everything in between

Argentina’s Tour de San Luis is attracting some of the biggest names in pro cycling for the January 19-26 season opener

Slovak champion will make his third start at the "Hell of the North" and will return to California

The young Slovak wins almost at will and is our Most Versatile Men's Rider of the Year for 2013

Peter Sagan, although rumored to be linked with another team for 2015, is Cannondale's shining star

The Formula One driver will unveil his squad next summer as it prepares to race starting in 2015

American reflects on a 2013 that saw him assist in 15 of Peter Sagan's 22 wins and looks ahead to a run at the 2014 Tour de France

With another year of experience under his belt and a stronger team, Peter Sagan has everything he needs to win next season

Riders 30 years old and above could start to phase out of contention in the worlds road race moving forward

The young Slovak crashed, chased back on and still managed to finish sixth, ahead of more experienced riders

The worlds kicked off with Sunday’s TTT, and the upcoming week is packed with drama — on and off the bike

Peter Sagan sat out the post-Tour criteriums and the Vuelta a España with one thing on his mind: the rainbow jersey in Florence

Sagan finished 10th two days earlier in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec

Canadian favorite Ryder Hesjedal finishes third on the day

Heading into GP Montréal, some riders were looking for a second chance on the climber-friendly course.

A few remaining spots on the roster will be filled in the coming days

The Cannondale rider captures three stage wins at the six-day race in Canada

Sagan slashes through the final corner to win in downtown Calgary, while Dennis finishes with the bunch to take the overall

The BMC rider was in a two-man breakaway that beat Sagan to the line by 16 seconds in Red Deer

Peter Sagan keeps his lead in the overall standings

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The Cannondale rider scorched the field in Tuesday's opener and holds a 13-second lead in the GC

Slovak powerhouse lands first leader's jersey in Alberta

The six-day race fits Sagan's riding style — and his strengths — nicely

The inaugural Tour of Alberta, which kicks off next week, might look more like a race through Belgium or northern France

Several grand tour winners will compete in the Québec City and Montréal Grands Prix Cyclistes

The 26-year-old lost his job when SpiderTech Cycling folded last fall; he only joined Optum in June

Sagan collects a fourth stage win as van Garderen finally takes the top step on the final podium