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By Peter Cheney Backed by Jim Balsillie, cycling legend aims to put together a team that can one day challenge for the Tour de France

By romanmica@gmail.com (Roman Mica) A lot of questions remain after the recent Tour Down Under but Lance Armstrong is pretty confident about his 2010 Tour de France chance of winning. A lot of questions remain after the recent Tour Down Under but Lance Armstrong is pretty confident about his 2010 Tour de France chance of winni...

Race will ditch opening prologue for 2011 but feature team time trial that is sadly missing in the 2010 edition of the race.

By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The 2011 Tour de France will start with a flat stage in the Vendée region on the western coast of France known for the Vendee Globe sailing race.

Lance Armstrong and his RadioShack team will find it hard to dethrone Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, team manager Johan Bruyneel said.

The rivalry between Tour de France champions Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador is healthy and good for cycling, the president of the sport's world body, Pat McQuaid, said Saturday.

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Greipel held a 20-second lead on accumulated time over McEwen, with the New Zealander Greg Henderson third and Steegmans fourth a further four seconds back. The world road racing champion and two-times Tour de France runner-up Cadel Evans of Australia was 21st in Friday's stage and seve...

By romanmica@gmail.com (Roman Mica) Before he was a professional cyclist and Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong was a professional triathlete. Now that Armstrong has announced his plans to eventually return to the sport of triathlon and race the 2011 or 2012 Kona Ironman...

By romanmica@gmail.com (Roman Mica) There was a three man breakaway followed by a solo bid for glory which was was caught. Lance Armstrong finished the race with the main peleton. It was not an easy day, but it's hard for everybody," said Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France winner.

By Richard Moore Lance Armstrong has predicted a "very successful year" for Team Sky, the new British professional cycling team that will make its debut in Adelaide today, and has restated his belief that he can challenge for an eighth Tour de France win in July. "I wouldn't be here if I didn't think I could d...

By romanmica@gmail.com (Roman Mica) Team RadioShack consists of 25 professional riders from around the world, including Armstrong - many of them considered among the strongest competitors in cycling today. The team will compete in an extensive schedule of professional cycling races worldwide in 2010, including the Tou...

From Mark Cavendish alone we can ponder on six Tour de France stage wins, three in the Giro d'Italia and one of the most spectacular ... Merry Christmas and a Happy New YearCycling Weekly all 2 news articles »

Team Saxo Bank has already named its short list for the 2010 Tour de France, to be led by this year's Tour runner-up and best young rider Andy Schleck. ...

By William Fotheringham Signing Brad was a very, very big move for us," said Brailsford. "We have a big project and we need the right riders." The long-awaited signing of Wiggins gives the team an obvious contender for the podium in the Tour de France and that in turn has two implications: the team is more likely to get...

By romanmica@gmail.com (Roman Mica) Alberto Contador, the 2009 Tour de France Champion, will indeed stay with team Astana for one more year full filling the final year or his three year contact with the troubled team that was once home to Lance Armstrong. Will he or won't he...stay with Astana? That's been the question that's bee...

By editor “We’re guaranteed a start in the Tour of Italy, and then it’s up to us to prove that we shouldn’t be left out of the Tour de France,” Evans said. Evans, 32, had a disastrous Tour de France campaign in 2009, finishing in 30th place. “Obviously, I would like to do better than my two second places at t...

By editor Evans, who finished runner-up in the Tour de France in 2007 and 2008, is among a handful of contenders looking to end Spain and Italy’s domination of the competition’s road race here on Sunday. And whether an Australian emerges with the famous yellow jersey or not, Evans believes the champ...

Bradley Wiggins will concentrate exclusively on the Tour de France for the next two years in an effort to conquer cycling's greatest race. Wiggins has held discussions with the British-funded Team Sky being put together by the British Cycling performance director, Dave Brailsford, wi...

By Tim Jackson- Masi Guy(noreply@blogger.com) Rabobank; With Menchov's well-earned Giro win, Rabobank has to feel suddenly like a real threat. And maybe they can be... maybe. I'm not too sure they are fresh enough after the Giro. Denis Menchov is a much more confident man now, but he's gotta be tired. The rest of the team is pretty good too, with...

By Rant The 27-year-old, who last rode for Team Gerolsteiner, said in a statement that, “I did not dope.” Schumacher said that he was sure that the court would “prove his innocence”. While Schumacher may well be guilty of the charges, it will be a while before his saga comes to an end.

By editor The newly unveiled, Amgen’s Breakaway from Cancer™ Most Courageous Rider Jersey was awarded to Lance Armstrong (USA) of Astana, with the Herbalife Sprint Jersey went to two-time overall defending champion Leipheimer. The Rabobank Best Young Rider Jersey was claimed by Mark Cavendis...

 PA - gave many of racing's top teams - including Tour de France participants Garmin/Chipotle — a chance to pit their best young riders against one another. ...

Lance Armstrong fears he could be attacked by spectators if he returns to the Tour de France next year. Armstrong is scheduled to race the Giro d'Italia for the first time. The 100th anniversary edition of the Giro is scheduled for May 9-31. The Tour de France starts July 4.

By editor Round the back of a nondescript hotel, were 7 Giant bikes drying in the evening sun. Benny was in front with the team Columbia truck. 25 feet long with a washing machine and dryer in the front of the van providing a soundtrack for the interview. This is the fourth team van for smaller races. Conver...

By Fritz Maybe not too unbelievable, but disappointing none the less: Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco of Team Saunier Duval tested positive for synthetic EPO and CERA before the start of today's 12th Stage of the Tour de France. Saunier Duval has pulled out of the Tour de France.

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By Tim Jackson- Masi Guy(noreply@blogger.com) Agritubel: Here's one of those French wild card teams that is in the race smply because they are French and the race organizer chose them. It's that simple. Their team leader and GC hope is the permanent also-ran Christophe Moreau. Moreau is one of those riders who has been around for a long tim...

 PA - These aren't the cyclists you'll see at the Tour de France or the Olympics this summer, but just give them a few years. In this race, the first of its kind ... Tour of Pennsylvania visits midstate this week The Patriot-News - PennLive.com all 3 news articles

By Blog Editor In fact, going for a bike ride with her turns into a cycling tutorial, which is good considering that nearly everything I learned about how to ride my road bike came from watching the Tour de France on television. ...

By Francisco My favourite sport is cycling. I have 6 bicycles, I always try to keep the bycicles I have ridden. I love not only to ride those bikes, but also to fix them. For about 10 years I used to cycle every Sunday morning on the roads of Madrid's mountains. For another 10 years I have also been cycling over mo...

Cycling: Tour of Pa. will be tough 450-mile test for young racers The race is called an "espoir," a Tour de France-style race featuring the world's top cyclists -- national champions, Olympians and future professionals ... Local cycling team to compete in major race Pittsburgh Tribune-Rev...

By cpelkey After the classics, he’ll target the Tour de France and another run at the green jersey, skip the Beijing Summer Olympic Games (despite alluding to a run at the team pursuit on the track) and reload for the 2008 road world championships, with a likely detour through the Vuelta a España.

Sports in Brief | Landis' Tour win will go to runner-up Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - The Tour de France yellow jersey of Floyd Landis will be awarded to second-place finisher Oscar Pereiro next week. The Spanish cyclist will receive the 2006 ...

Listen to a report from the finish. Prodir-Saunier Duval's Luciano Pagliarini won the stage, but Discovery's George Hincapie, escorted by Tour de France winner Alberto Contador and teammate Levi Leipheimer, continued his ride in yellow and maintained his stranglehold on the overall...

German authorities said Tuesday they have received documents from doping expert Werner Franke which he claims show Tour de France winner Alberto Contador was involved in doping.

Astana team pulls out of Tour de France Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - The Kazakh rider, a one-time favorite to win cycling's premier event, was tested after his victory in the 13th stage time trial on Saturday. ...

By Tim Jackson- Masi Guy So tomorrow is the second and final rest day of the Tour. Guys need it too... because Wednesday is another day of pain and suffering. Stage 16 serves up big doses of "owie, owie, owie" for the remaining riders of the Tour. 5 rated climbs- 1 cat 3, and 2 cat 1 and 2 "above category" climbs. The final climb...

During the ride, at the lowest point, something very important happened. Something unexpected. I have been having a great year. Everything has been working. That was until Saturday when I ran head on into the heat. I was in the middle of many riders all alone. I was moving forward, but not all that...

By Adam Tow The Death Ride was an utterly exhausting physical experience. I can’t imagine how Tour de France riders do this day in, day out for three weeks. One is enough for me, as I proclaimed to everyone who would hear that I was officially retiring from long-distance bike races for good. Dean, who had c...

No more Lance. No more Landis. And their American successors are off to a lackluster start this year, jeopardizing an eightyear winning streak by U.S. riders.

Tom Boonen of Belgium won Fridays sixth stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish, and Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara retained the leaders yellow jersey for a seventh straight day.

Filippo Pozzato of Italy won the fifth stage of the Tour de France on Thursday, and Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara held on to the leaders yellow jersey for the sixth straight day.

Swiss rider wins Tour de France prologue Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - With cyclists zooming past such landmarks as Parliament and Buckingham Palace and through Hyde Park, the 189 riders set off one by one in the race against ...

McEwen, 34, has been in career-best form this season, capturing three stages of the Tour de France in July, on the way to collecting his third green jersey as the leading sprinter. ROBBIE McEwen is a surprise late starter in Sunday's Jayco Herald Sun Tour.

You can also see the picture I picked for the show today. It is a picture of an empty finish line. It is so perfect for this show. Everyone has faith that the riders will come. Everyone has faith that they will see his or her favorite rider. Everyone has faith that in the end, the truth happens. I'm loya...

Live from the Tour de France with Jesse and Dr Allen Lim. Listen as Jesse from CycleOPS talks about the team dinner, and answers many listener questions. Do you want to win a Powertap? Now is your chance. Listen to THIS show as it will tell you how! Awesome picture of the riders.

Live from the Tour de France with Jesse, Dr Allen Lim and Robbie Ventura. Test ride the Prologue route talking about power and what it means. What really happened to Floyd Landis at the Prologue? Win a Powertap from CycleOPS. Check out what YOU can win by listening to the Tour de France Special.

Show 1: Live from the Tour de France. Listen as Jesse talks about a team ride and gives team introductions. Jesse rocks in his first spots from France. This is amazing how much access you will get on Team Phonak and Floyd Landis. This is awesome. You can also get a "tease video" of the ride Phonak had...

 South Africa - Jun 24, 2006 This is the best Ivan I've ever seen," said his CSC team manager Bjarne Riis, winner of the Tour de France in 1996. Basso and Ullrich will have to keep an eye ...

By SIRIUS Satellite Radio Stay on top of Lance Armstrong's quest to win a record 7th straight Tour de France with daily, behind-the-scenes commentary — often from Lance himself — only on SIRIUS. Reports are also available via podcast, so you can hear Lance on the go. The Tour starts on July 2 — listen in on FACTION // Ch. 2...