Andrew Talansky

Talansky returns to competition Saturday with realistic expectations in his first race back since his bitter exit from the Tour

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Six U.S. riders and two Canadians head a solid North American contingent for the season's final grand tour, the Vuelta a España

Four aero bikes tested, eight power meters reviewed, and a host of the best brains in cycling picked for the first-ever Science Issue

Vincenzo Nibali’s Tour victory comes at the end of three weeks of chaos that left only the strong standing

A day after battling through the pain of several crashes to make the time cut, the American decides to pull the plug

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Andrew Talansky barely made time cut on stage 11, but he fought through the pain, and now Garmin looks to a new Tour strategy

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Tony Gallopin attacks twice in the final kilometers of stage 11 at the Tour, which leads to France’s second stage win

Two crashes in as many days proved too many for American Andrew Talansky to cope with, as he slipped of the back on stage 10

Talansky's had some rough luck, but says he's relatively unscathed and eager to battle with the best as the Tour rolls skyward

Alberto Contador and his Tinkoff-Saxo bank attacked to reshuffle the GC deck in the first of three hard days across the soggy Vosges

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Talansky tangled with Simon Gerrans at the finish of stage 7. Who's to blame remains up for debate

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

Young Americans keep GC hopes alive after surviving a brutal day of racing across the cobblestones of northern France and Belgium

American Andrew Talansky's chance meeting with Jonathan Vaughters set him on his way to leading Garmin's Tour team

Tejay van Garderen and Andrew Talansky find themselves sitting pretty at the Tour after a brutal second stage

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The GC favorites got their first glimpse at what awaits them in a harrowing first week of the Tour de France in Saturday's hilly first stage

Riders such as Andrew Talansky and Tejay van Garderen are taking over an American contingent still scarred by the Lance Armstrong scandal

The future is now for Talansky and the new-look Garmin-Sharp team

Garmin-Sharp will go to the 2014 Tour de France with a roster built to help Andrew Talansky battle with the bigs

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Garmin-Sharp director Bingen Fernández says Andrew Talansky's dramatic coup at the Dauphiné last week serves as a 'confirmation' of his winning qualities

Andrew Talansky’s exciting Critérium du Dauphiné win sets up an epic showdown in France next month, writes Andrew Hood

The Garmin-Sharp rider makes it into an early break, drives it to the finish, and while he misses the podium on the day, wins the overall

American Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) is heading towards the podium of the Critérium du Dauphiné with one stage remaining

Contador attacks in the final 2km to snatch the lead from Froome with one stage remaining as Westra overhauls two Katushas to win the stage

American Andrew Talansky hung tough on stage 2 of the Dauphiné, clawing back to the leaders on the summit finish, losing just 12 seconds

Alberto Contador matched Chris Froome’s every move in Monday’s Dauphiné stage 2, but Froome won the stage — and padded his race lead

The top favorites for the Tour de France will square off for the first time all season at the Dauphiné across the French Alps

The Sky rider headlines a strong field at the six-day race in Switzerland that begins Tuesday

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

American takes aim at Di Luca on Twitter after the Italian claims that nearly all riders are using performance-enhancing drugs

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

Several young riders make up the squad's lineup for the upcoming season

Jonathan Vaughters’ Garmin squad will see a major overhaul for next season, with as many as 10 new arrivals

With Vincenzo Nibali in prime position to win the Vuelta, he’s got a bigger goal in mind: next year’s Tour de France

A broadcast miscue reportedly triggers what one witness described as a profanity-laced tirade directed at BMC staff

Racing at the USA Pro Challenge, Talansky says he's learned a lot and hopes to bring his racing to the next level

Bent on repeating its 2012 win, Garmin brings a packed roster to the USA Pro Challenge

Colorado, worlds on American's horizon after top-10 debut in France

From Alberto Contador’s determination to BMC Racing’s disappointment, Matthew Beaudin relays his Tour takeaways

A number of riders that finished the Tour de France will line up for Saturday's one-day classic in Spain

The 28-year-old's Tour victory, combined with the top performances of other 20-somethings, confirmed there is a new breed of racers

Sport director Charly Wegelius says the team left Paris satisfied with its performance at the 100th Tour de France

American Tour debutant has one more chance — and six more climbs — to make his way into the Tour's top 10

The Garmin-Sharp CEO talks about his squad, Sky’s dominance, and more in Gap

The American, like his teammates, is using an 11-speed Dura-Ace 9070 Di2 electronic group for his debut Tour de France

Andrew Talansky learns big lessons at the Tour de France and breaks down his close call in the stage 14 breakaway

Talansky was hunting a stage win on Saturday, and he hasn't given up hope yet

American rider finished 12th in the race against the clock, which bodes well for the stage 17 time trial

Garmin rider takes us through Dan Martin's exciting stage 9 victory in the Pyrénées

"As the lactate builds in our legs, and the thoughts in our mind fade away, all that is left is an overwhelming urge to suffer"

Thirty-five riders are in the Best Young Rider competition entering Saturday's Tour start in Corsica

Garmin's Tour rookie reflects on learning to love the process as he rises through cycling's ranks

Garmin squad lacks an outright leader at the Tour de France, but has several riders who can "create chaos in the race"

American squad is the final of 22 teams to announce its roster for the 100th Tour de France

With incredible depth but no clear leader, Garmin brass won't cut down to nine Tour riders until after a training camp next week in Girona

Garmin-Sharp rider wants to learn about the race and finish; in the future, he'll set more lofty expectations

Garmin-Sharp rider says the prep work for his likely Tour de France debut is done

Chris Froome and Alberto Contador are the two favorites at the eight-day Criterium du Dauphine, which has a mountainous route throughout

Garmin-Sharp rider pulled out of the Giro d'Italia last week after falling ill

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

Sky rider wins stage 3 and slides into the GC lead with three days of racing left

Two-day, three-stage race in Corsica provides riders a preview of the opening stages of this summer's Tour

Richie Porte and Andrew Talansky prove that the future is now with breakout Paris-Nice rides

After a stage win and second overall at Paris-Nice, a victory at the Tour de Romandie is the next big goal for Andrew Talansky

Porte crushes the uphill time trial to confirm his overall victory as Talansky locks up second place

Porte snatches yellow jersey at Paris-Nice after young American attacks three times on the final climb

Van Garderen quietly confident ahead of GC battle, while 23 riders sit less than a minute off the yellow jersey's time

"Pit Bull" sinks his teeth into Paris-Nice treble with stage win, overall lead, and best young rider's jersey

Photos from stage 3 at Paris-Nice, which saw American Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) win and take the race lead

American and third-year pro out-sprints fellow breakaway riders to win stage 3 in Brioude

Andrew Talansky says he's 'excited to see what I can do' at Paris-Nice and future races

Nerves ratchet up at the "Race to the Sun" with crosswinds, crashes