Australian Cadel Evans was set to win the Tour de France after snatching the overall lead when he finished second in Saturday’s 20th stage, a 42.5-km time trial won by  … More
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They came to win the Tour de France but the Schleck brothers were still happy to settle for less after being humbled by Cadel Evans in Saturday’s final time trial.
Andy Schleck is set to finish runner-up for a third successive year while his older brother Frank will be on a grand Tour podium for the first time.
“It’s a dream come true, finishing both on the podium. It’s fantastic,†Frank told reporters after   … More
Jeff Martin is a below-the-knee amputee who was stricken by a bone infection in his left foot. It’s his first year cycling in Amputees Across America.
Martin, 52, got into cycling, triathalons and endeavored to join the amputee group as a way to make a difference in the lives of others.
“I started out obsessed with the ride – I wanted to ride all the miles,” he said. “But after our first hospital visit, I realized that the ride is nothing compared to what I can do for the patients  … More
The question seems fairly rhetorical, right? We thought so too when we got a tip that someone had pitted a Yamaha YZF-R1 against a custom carbon fiber road bike, afterall there’s a 179hp power discrepancy, right? Well here’s the catch, the contest for this battle of two-wheeled brawn is took place on the downhill slope of the Alpe d’Huez, a part of the French alps that also happens to be one of the hardest climbs and descents on the Tour de France (that little bicycle race that’s going on right now).
What the bicycle gains in lower rotational mass and overall weight, it loses in  … More