Analysis

Athlete attorney says USADA's U.S. Postal case is unlike any he's seen prosecuted previously

The "Queen of the Classics" was the most dramatic day of international racing on the 2013 calendar

The pair wins U23 Rider of the Year, Most Improved Awards for 2013

Should Armstrong confidante Bruyneel press his case against a lifetime ban, the question of proportionality may get another hearing

The wily German pulled a move he's been known for since men rode wooden rims, and it still worked — he won stage 5 of the 2013 Amgen Tour

Craddock and Brown are evenly matched, even in their video-game skills. As they're best friends and roommates, we decided to honor them both

Martin has won three straight world time trial titles, while Van Dijk is the new powerhouse in the women's race against the clock

He attacks on the descents. He attacks on the climbs. The Italians call it “grinta,” or determination, and Nibali had it in spades in 2013

The Australian attacked, passed everyone, and won a stage at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah in dramatic fashion

These two fast finishers turned many heads this season to earn Velo's Men's and Women's Sprinter of the Year Awards

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

White and polka dot jerseys winner Nairo Quintana is Velo's Breakthrough Rider and Climber of the Year for 2013

Flanders/Roubaix winner Fabian Cancellara is Velo's Classics Rider of the Year for 2013

With a grand tour win at 41 years old, Chris Horner is Velo's North American Man of the Year

Russian billionaire Oleg Tinkov now owns Contador's team — how long will the partnership last?

On the strength of her Comeback of the Year, Mara Abbott rides away from 2013 as Velo's Women's Stage Racer and Climber of the Year

Once dominated by a series of powerful, charismatic athletes, pro cycling has in recent years been producing one-off grand tour winners

Five riders will start the Giro in May with real hopes of upsetting the Italians in their home tour

With discovery in three separate cases coming, pressure is increasing on Lance Armstrong to settle before he is forced to testify

Given USADA's reasoned decision, America's national championship results from 2006 to 2009 are strange at best

The Dutch team's boss says Americans Lawson Craddock and Chad Haga fit the development mold at Argos perfectly and will race a lot in 2014

Popular and endearing, Chris Horner has both racing acumen and tactical savvy. But at 42, a contract is proving elusive

Look back on the week that was in cycling with these must-read stories from VeloNews contributors

Two Wall Street Journal reporters unveil new details about the Texan's past

If Froome is close to his old self, the 2014 Tour de France course suits him even better than did the 2013 edition, which he won handily

The inclusion of cobblestones during a Tour de France stage next summer could potentially blow apart the GC leadership

The favorites have weighed in on the 2014 Tour route and Andrew Hood digs into the race's 21 stages

The shuttering of Euskaltel-Euskadi is indicative of the move toward big-money bike racing, but bigger isn't necessarily better

The 30-year-old notched just one victory in 2013 — what lies ahead for the Spanish star?

From a stage win at Tirreno-Adriatico to a repeat at Lombardia, we look back at Joaquim Rodríguez's campaign for the 2013 WorldTour title

Retirements and the nation’s financial crisis are having a devastating effect on the peloton

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

The rush to judge Alejandro Valverde's worlds shortcomings diminishes the true quality of Rui Costa's perfect ride for rainbow stripes

Look ahead to the weekend's New England Cyclocross World Championships, the GP of Gloucester

Brian Cookson wins UCI presidency after months of controversy and last-minute drama in the halls Machiavelli once walked

If a Spanish rider wins Sunday's men's road race, he will have overcome the race within his own team as much as the foreign competition

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A contentious fight for president of the UCI comes down to a series of votes on Friday and no candidate is celebrating yet

Omega Pharma-Quick Step edges Orica-GreenEdge by less than a second to defend its title

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

After Chris Horner's Vuelta a España victory, pro cycling remains a faith game

Starting Thursday, a final, brutish push through the mountains of northern Spain will determine the winner of the 2013 Vuelta a España

How one SMS saved the Spanish team from oblivion

Sicilian takes the GC lead, but three men still hold hope of upsetting the Giro d'Italia champion in Madrid

Vuelta GC battle takes form after selective first half, but it's only now getting good

Tony Martin's epic, heartbreaking solo ride on Thursday left him without the Vuelta stage win, but boasting a big day of training for worlds

Cookson, McQuaid attempting to rally support with the controversial UCI election less than one month away

Chris Horner says he isn't fazed by losing the Vuelta jersey after the jury calls a split at the finish

Tejay van Garderen and Peter Sagan stole the show in Colorado, but these are the stories not to be overlooked from the USA Pro Challenge

Rodríguez and Valverde may be nearing the end of their grand tour runs, but they start the Vuelta carrying the weight of the Spanish tour

Tejay van Garderen has come a long way since he sat, dejected, on Vail Pass in 2011. Can he turn that ride into a GC win on Friday?

With no clear favorite, the Vuelta a España is wide open, and Andrew Hood breaks down the top 13 contenders

With 39 rated climbs and nine mountaintop finishes, the Vuelta a España rolls off on Saturday for a mountain goats' showdown

With Mathias Frank taking the stage victory and Tejay van Garderen distancing a number of GC rivals, the American team leaves Breckenridge a big winner

With no iconic mountaintop finishes, the racing in Colorado should be aggressive and tight, and may come down to 16 kilometers on Vail Pass

With wins in Belgium, Britain, and France this week, Arnaud Démare and Romain Bardet may give Bernard Hinault something good to talk about

Lachlan Morton is relaxed, sports a Bob Dylan look, rides with a vanity plate on his bike, and wears the leader's jersey in Utah

Chris Horner, Tom Danielson, Janier Acevedo headline a long list of overall contenders looking for an edge in Utah

Slovak could realistically win more than half of the stages at the USA Pro Challenge

Taylor Phinney delivers one of several clutch wins for the squad after Cadel Evans' disappointing Tour de France

Course director Todd Hageman previews the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah before its Tuesday start in Brian Head

Mark Cavendish won two stages and his teammates took two others at the 100th edition of the race

It's back to the drawing board for Contador and Riis, who saw Froome and Sky counter their every move

It’s no mystery why Armstrong was stripped of his titles — but how can we accept a 7-year gap if the standards aren’t applied equally?

In the wake of Lance Armstrong's fall from grace, USA Cycling is figuring out how to keep cycling cool for a new generation of athletes

Before he was a grand tour contender, Sky’s Chris Froome was a teenager in Kenya, riding under the tutelage of David Kinjah

The 100th Tour de France concludes with a spectacular evening circuit

The final GC at the 100th Tour de France comes down to the summit finish at Annecy-Semnoz

Colombian climber is the revelation of the 2013 Tour and is even surprising his Movistar bosses, who knew he was full of talent

The 100th Tour heads further into the Alps for a five-climb monster that could see the GC podium further shaken

Spanish, British teams set furious pace to distance Contador, securing yellow and white, and opening the GC podium for their riders

The leader of the 100th Tour is a quiet and mild-mannered, but Chris Froome is getting fiery in the pressure cooker of the yellow jersey

With two climbs of Alpe d'Huez and a dangerous new descent, stage 18 of the Tour should shake the race up

Two Cat. 2 climbs and one tricky descent highlight a tough, final-week test at the Tour de France

With 6 days of racing remaining, the 100th Tour de France has come down to these 11 key moments that have shaped the race

The 100th Tour heads for the Alps with a breakaway rider's stage to Gap that finishes with the "Beloki descent" where Andy Schleck lost the 2011 Tour

The 100th Tour de France takes in the "Giant of Provence" on Sunday and by the end we should know a lot more about the GC

Rising high above Provence, Mont Ventoux is awaiting the 100th Tour and its steep, exposed shoulder will see a violent duel on Sunday

With seven minor climbs on the profile for Saturday's stage, the 100th Tour could see its first successful breakaway