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The Explainer looks at laws that prosecutors might be considering when investigating Floyd Landis' allegations against Lance Armstrong and others

Team RadioShack's fashion faux pax in stage 20 has not gone unnoticed by the UCI, which will open disciplinary proceedings against the team "for breaching the regulations governing riders’ clothing."

"At some point, people have to tell their kids that Santa Claus isn't real," Landis says.

Lance Armstrong has confirmed that he has hired one of the country's best criminal defense firms to represent him in an ongoing federal investigation into doping.

Floyd Landis is expected at the Cascade Cycling Classic, starting Tuesday evening. Meanwhile, his former team has either disbanded or reorganized.

“I’m not the best guy in the race. But I still have the spirit of a fighter,” Armstrong said after going for broke on stage 16.

Lance Armstrong and teammate Chris Horner jump into a long breakaway, but in the end Pierrick Fedrigo (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) nabs the stage win. GC picture unchanged.

Armstrong says he's not playing favorites, but Contador looks strongest.

Greg LeMond tells a French newspaper that the investigation into the Landis allegations could bring 'the end' to Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong says news about a federal probe into Floyd Landis' claims has not distracted him

The New York Daily News says the three-time Tour champ must appear at federal court in California on July 30 to say what he knows about the Armstrong inquiry

Lance Armstrong's attorney reacts to the apparent contradiction between his remarks Wednesday and a 2005 deposition.

Armstrong will begin competing in triathlons at the half Ironman distance.

Lance Armstrong denies being part of a doping system, says he did not own the USPS team.

The New York Times quotes sources saying a grand jury has issued subpoenas for several witnesses in the investigation into Floyd Landis' claims.

Armstrong says helping Leipheimer get on the podium and helping RadioShack win the team GC are top priorities

Contador, Gesink, Evans and others respond to Armstrong's difficulty. Most predict we'll see more of Armstrong in this Tour

Chris Horner describes the crash and chase that took Lance Armstrong out of contention in the Tour de France.

Armstrong says he will stay in the race and work for the team.

Schleck outkicks the favorites in the final kilometer, Evans takes over the jersey as Armstrong is involved with three crashes and loses nearly 12 minutes.

"There will be a selection tomorrow," predicts Lance Armstrong.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the probe is moving quickly and that George Hincapie and Tyler Hamilton have been contacted. Lance Armstrong says there's nothing new in the report.

The UCI chief says Lance Armstrong receives no special treatment from the cycling federation

Storms await in the mountains

The seven-time Tour champ says the Tour can't be won in the Alps, but it can be lost there.

Johan Bruyneel admits that Lance Armstrong is entering the Alps at a disadvantage, but adds that the Tour is far from over.

Cadel Evans and Andy Schleck expect attacks from Lance Armstrong as the ground tilts upward.

2009 Tour runner-up Andy Schleck doesn't think world champ Cadel Evans can stick with the other favorites in the mountains.

As the heat in France goes up, Contador and Armstrong seem to be tired of the drama

Alberto Contador stops by the RadioShack bus with gifts for Armstrong and Bruyneel.

Lance Armstrong is relieved to have a crash-free day at the Tour. A heckler cuts short post-race interviews.

As tensions mount in the Tour peloton, Fabian Cancellara is emerging as the new patron.

The pavé created some fractures in the GC. What was surprising were the names of those who were caught out.

David Howman, WADA's director general, says the agency is working with U.S. authorities to investigate doping claims made by Floyd Landis.

Editor in chief Ben Delaney weighs in on the Landis allegations

On the Fourth, four of the eight Americans were involved in crashes. Leipheimer gets good news from an X-ray.

Prologue time differences may be small, but they are a good indicator of overall success at the Tour..

Lance Armstrong was happy to have a good ride in Saturday's Tour prologue — and even happier to put some time on his rivals.

Graham Watson's photos from Rotterdam.

Armstrong says it's just another sensational pre-Tour article based on allegations of an ax-grinder

VeloNews' John Wilcockson wonders what impact Floyd Landis' allegations of doping and fraud against former teammate Lance Armstrong will have on this Tour de France.

American paper releases story with more details of Floyd Landis' allegations that Lance Armstrong and the U.S. Postal Service team were involved in doping practices during the last decade.

The seven-time Tour de France champion is planning another comeback next year — in triathlon.

Team RadioShack is one of the few teams not hosting a pre-race press conference in Rotterdam.

Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong announced on Twitter Monday that this year's Tour with his RadioShack teammates will his final one.

For RadioShack team director Johan Bruyneel, “We Might As Well Win” — the title of his 2008 book — has given way to a more relaxed attitude.

Horner, Brajkovic get Tour nods for Shack

Lance Armstrong has played down his chances of winning an eighth Tour de France title despite lining up at the July 3-25 race with a quality-packed RadioShack team.

Fränk Schleck (Saxo Bank) wins the 2010 Tour de Suisse after Tony Martin (HTC-Columbia) took the final stage, a 27km individual time trial in Liestal.

With the start of the Tour de France just 15 days away, it’s a reasonable question to wonder which Armstrong will show up in Rotterdam. VeloNews.TV polled several prominent figures in the pro peloton for their opinion, including Michael Rogers, Jens Voigt, and last year’s Tour runner up Andy Schleck.

Heinrich Haussler (Cervélo TestTeam) wins stage 2 of the Tour de Suisse as Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) retains the overall lead.

Landis, Lance, motors and the code of silence

While Dick Pound’s term as WADA president expired at the end of 2007, the 68-year-old former Olympic swimmer remains a member of the WADA board and still quite willing to express his opinions.

Cyril Lemoine of Saur-Sojasun took the overall lead in the Tour of Luxembourg on Thursday after Giovanni Visconti (ISD) won stage 1, from Luxembourg to Hesperange.

Georgia Gould and Max Plaxton overcame what one pro racer deemed "oppressive" heat to win the Mellow Johnny's Classic at Lance Armstrong's Texas ranch on Saturday.

The Singletrack.com crew made a trip to Dripping Springs, Texas to find out how the Mellow Johnny's Classic course has changed for 2010.

The nature — and even existence — of the reported federal investigation into Floyd Landis’ claims against Lance Armstrong and others is unknown. But a San Francisco lawyer who specializes in bringing fraud suits against government contractors says Landis could be acting as a whistleblower and could collect a portion of any judgment.

Federal authorities are investigating Floyd Landis' charges against Lance Armstrong and other cyclists with an eye toward criminal charges, the New York Times is reporting.

The UCI has asked national federations to investigate charges against cyclists and team management who Floyd Landis has named in accusatory emails sent to officials last week.

BMC Racing Team: Statement Regarding Investigation Initiated by UCI Through FFC against John Lelangue

UCI Press Release of May 25, 2010

UCI chief Pat McQuaid on Tuesday rejected claims there was a conflict of interest in the sport's governing body accepting a $100,000 donation from Lance Armstrong about eight years ago.

Local Austin riders Erin O'Neill and Paul Garcia, along with MJC race director, Tobin Behling rolled through the Mellow Johnny's Classic course earlier this spring.

In an attempt to disprove Floyd Landis’ credibility, Lance Armstrong has released a month’s worth of emails between Landis, longtime Landis supporter Dr. Brent Kay and AEG Sports president Andrew Messick, the man in charge of the Amgen Tour of California.

Greg Lemond, the first American to win the Tour de France, says he believes "most of Floyd Landis's statements" charging systematic doping in cycling.

Floyd Landis did not put his best foot forward in his presentation of assertions that many high-level riders and team staff doped or assisted riders to dope in the years 2002-2006. But does that automatically mean his claims are false?

A directory of all the VeloNews.com articles related to Floyd Landis' doping allegations.

Michael Barry (Team Sky) strongly denied allegations leveled against him by Floyd Landis that he took performance-enhancing products and discussed doping practices prior to the 2003 Vuelta a España.

At 10:54 Thursday morning, the peloton was rolling full tilt through orange groves on the way out of Visalia for the fifth stage of the Amgen Tour of California. Two minutes later, two dozen riders were on the ground, race leader Dave Zabriskie was caught behind the resulting split in the field. And Lance Armstrong’s left check was covered in blood.

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Casey B. Gibson's photos from stage 5 of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California.

Readers grill The Explainer on the Floyd Landis allegations.

RadioShack's Lance Armstrong abandoned the Amgen Tour of California after a crash early on in the fifth stage.

Lance Armstrong on Thursday dismissed accusations by Floyd Landis that Armstrong had schooled him in doping methods.

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.

Most racers have their own names on their bikes. The RadioShack team is running the names of people battling with cancer on their machines.

Flanked by compatriots Lance Armstrong and Dave Zabriskie, RadioShack’s three-time Amgen Tour of California champion Levi Leipheimer sat front and center at a pre-race press conference Friday afternoon in Sacramento, stating that he was prepared to defend his title against a world-class field competing in America’s biggest race.

VeloNews Editor in Chief Ben Delaney participated in a remote round table discussion with CNN interviewer Larry King on Thursday, discussion Floyd Landis' admission that he doped and Landis' allegations against Lance Armstrong and others.

Defending champion Levi Leipheimer sits in a position that is at once comfortable yet precarious heading into the final stage of the SRAM Tour of the Gila.