Analysis

Inside the split-second decision and ensuing dogfight that helped Alberto Contador claw back time in the Spaniard's first move of the Tour

The mood was quiet and calm at the Sky bus after Friday's GC tilt in the wind, and Froome is looking toward Mont Ventoux for big time differences

The sprinters have one last shot before the mountains on Friday at the 100th Tour de France

The time is near for Chris Froome's rivals to start racing against each other for the podium and he can take advantage

Two 90-degree corners near the finish make Thursday finish in Tours ideal for Mark Cavendish

With nine major climbs remaining, Chris Froome knows anything can happen, but his TT ride sucked the life out of the race for yellow

Coming off severe injuries in stage 1, German ace becomes the second reigning world champion to win a TT in the Tour de France

Sky's Chris Froome is expected to tighten his grip on yellow after the Tour de France stage 11 time trial on Wednesday

Matthew Beaudin takes offense to Pat McQuaid's request for the press to ease off its line of doping questioning

After fading away from cycling with an eating disorder, Mara Abbott gets back to racing her bike

This will not be a repeat of Sky's stroll across France last year. Froome remains the man to beat — but he is beatable

With five big climbs on the route, Sunday's ninth stage should see a battle for polka dots

The 100th Tour de France will reach its high point on Saturday during a mountaintop showdown for yellow

The Pyrénées will greet the 100th Tour on Saturday, and with them comes the first chance for the contenders to land blows on Chris Froome

The Tour's sprinters have one last shot at glory before the race heads into the Pyrénées

Three likely sprints lie ahead as the peloton makes its way from the Riviera to the mountains

Sky captain is the big winner in Nice and a number of his rivals find themselves on a back foot before the Pyrénées

Bittersweet over his final Tour de France, and 22nd grand tour, veteran American talks about getting laughed at when he went clean

Stage, yellow jersey lift spirits as Schleck survives Corsica

Omega Pharma-Quick Step and Garmin-Sharp are top favorites for Tuesday's TTT at the Tour de France

Belgian makes it through stressful day in yellow to enjoy the fun-in to Calvi

Stage 2 was a missed chance for Millar, who took the yellow jersey in his Tour debut. But other chances remain

With three days on narrow, hilly roads on Corsica, the centenary Tour de France will see its move active opening in years

Chris Froome is settling into the captain's chair vacated by Bradley Wiggins and is handling the scrutiny in Corsica

Evelyn Stevens and Mara Abbott will start the Giro on Sunday as pre-race favorites, topping a long list of Americans in the top women's stage race in the world

Today there is more UCI road racing in the U.S. than ever before, but the women's peloton isn't enjoying the benefits of growth

The final week of the centenary Tour de France looks epic by any measure — but getting there in one piece is easier said than done

Is the lieutenant stronger than the captain? We'll see when Suisse champ Costa and Valverde tackle the Tour together

Froome sees a half-dozen contenders for the Tour title. But with Porte and an even stronger Sky at his side, he looks hard to beat

Both races will provide an important litmus test on where everyone stands going toward the Tour, now less than three weeks away

Chris Froome has been impressive at the Critérium du Dauphiné, but his supporting cast has been equally so

Parx Casino Philly Classic winner looks back at a fruitful week on the East Coast

Spaniard drops almost three minutes to Chris Froome in time trial at the Critérium du Dauphiné, signalling possible trouble for Tour run

Having the top four 2012 Vuelta finishers bringing peak form into this year's Tour should make for a spectacular month of July

USA Crits director, teams talk about a salary cap to equalize the men's USA Crits field

In today's peloton, admirable performances invite suspicion and Andrew Hood reviews the evidence surrounding Vincenzo Nibali

This we know after three brutal weeks of racing through Italy: Betancur is dynamite, Cav has his mojo back, and Nibali is a badass

With new courses, equal prize money, and live television and online coverage, a high-energy U.S. professional championships are set to open

Vincenzo Nibali is nearly certain to carry the maglia rosa into Brescia, but the race for the podium is on in the Dolomites

With foul weather potentially cutting more climbs from the 96th Giro, the uphill TT takes on increased importance for Nibali and rivals

Tejay van Garderen won the Amgen Tour of California over the weekend, while Cadel Evans is in contention at the Giro d'Italia

Facing a tough final week, the only thing standing between Nibali and victory at the Giro may be his attacking nature

Former adversaries and teammates reconnect and discuss ways to move cycling forward and focus on eliminating the cultural structure of doping

Young American is continuing his progress and is on the cusp of a GC win at the Amgen Tour

With Aussie Tour champion on the rise at the Giro d'Italia, Phinney and co. are learning to support a grand tour campaign

With two decisive stages ahead, Tejay van Garderen is in the leader's jersey and aiming for a solid TT and defensive riding on Diablo

Brian Holm has worked with the former world champion since he was a rookie and is convinced he'll top Merckx in the grand tours

With the ability to nearly win at will, Slovak champion faces down the weight of his growing palmares for record ninth Amgen Tour win

The mercury climbed well above 100 during stage 2 of the Amgen Tour of California. Should the route have been altered?

We examine the top riders in the Giro field after the first nine days of racing

Wiggins is an ace time trialist, but to be certain of winning the Giro, he must attack in the mountains

The Amgen Tour peloton will roll out on a route that should keep the racing interesting all the way to Mount Diablo

The Brits' oppressive riding earned a maillot jaune in 2012, but some directors question the team's ability to control a wild Giro d'Italia

Criterium winner Kiel Reijnen looks back on the Tour of the Gila and forward to the national championships

Italy's grand tour has made progress in recent years to gain value and respect among the peloton

Wiggins put time on all his rivals and emerged from the Giro’s first real test confident that his team is the strongest in the race

Just four seconds separate race leader Acevedo from second-placed Baldwin, but the overall standings remain tight throughout the top 10

Neil Stephens talks about how he'll balance the roles and goals of Matthew Goss and Leigh Howard in Italy

Young riders look back at the second day in Silver City

Our editors make their cases for the men they expect to battle for the maglia rosa at the 2013 Giro d'Italia

American riders check in and talk tactics from the Silver City's Tour of the Gila

Three weeks of hectic racing in Italy will boil down to these five moments when the pressure is high and the final GC is determined

Americans talk about the Silver City's Tour of the Gila on the eve of the race

Andrew Hood previews the corsa rosa, which sees the return of full time bonuses, a long, early time trial, and short, fierce mountain tests

After steamrolling through the first part of 2013, Chris Froome appears to be the man to beat at the Tour

It was Black Monday in Belgium after the home country went winless in the classics for the first time in 95 years

Fabian Cancellara and a slew of first-time winners came out on top in the classics, but who didn't?

Ryder Hesjedal's breakaway move late in the race helps set up Dan Martin's victory

The new Côte de Colonster is wider, longer, and more moderate than the Roche aux Faucons, but there isn't a lot of agreement on what that means

On Sunday, 200 men will start the final classic of the spring, but these 11 favorites will be the riders to watch at "La Doyenne"

With the loss of the Roche aux Faucons for 2013, Liège–Bastogne–Liège should see the biggest group to have arrived to Ans in years

In an excerpt from our 2013 Personalities Issue, Richard Moore profiles Sir Chris Hoy, who announced his retirement on Thursday

Spanish domestique steps into the spotlight after Katusha gives him the reins in midweek climbers' classic

Carlos Betancur nearly flips the Flèche script on Wednesday with a daring, long-range attack on the Mur de Huy

While cycling's governing bodies posture over licenses and technical rules, mass-start events are taking off in North America