The Amgen Tour of California's epic mountain stage resulted in only insignificant changes to the overall leaders on Stage 6 on Friday, but it delivered plenty of excitement along the way.
For the second day in a row, Peter Sagan won the final sprint at the end of the 135-mile bike race from Palmdale to Big Bear Lake.
HTC-Columbia's Michael Rogers finished in 3rd place in the sprint, which gave him a time bonus that put him two seconds ahead of Garmin-Transition's David Zabriskie. Rogers and Zabriskie started the day in a dead heat with Rogers holding the leader's yellow jersey thanks to higher finish results …
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Ben Boyce from Montlake bike shop works on a bike
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With rain threatening and temperatures hovering in the low 40s, the 2010 Bike to Work Day in the Seattle area on Friday was a real test of road warrior commitment for bike commuters.
The tally at the Bellevue Commuter Station, one of 44 set up by the Cascade Bicycle Club throughout the Puget Sound region, was off compared to previous years. Early indications show numbers were down throughout the region.
Still, a steady stream of good-natured bicyclists making the commute over the Lake Washington bridges between Bellevue and Seattle stopped to pick up water bottles, energy bars and other hand-outs. For many, rain and cold mean nothing when bicycling to work.
Based on the rate of cyclists passing through early on…
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Bike commuter David Showalter is training for his first Seattle to Porland bike ride.
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Team Saxo Bank's Richie Porte will wear the maglia rosa into the mountains of the Giro d'Italia as he protected the overall lead in Friday's Stage 13.
Manuel Belletti (Colnago) won the 138-mile race from Porto Recanti to Cesenatico in front of yet another breakaway at the Giro. His victory also marked the second day in a row that at Italian won the stage in his home country.
Filippo Pozzato (Katusha) broke the jinx in Stage 12 on Thursday to become the first Italian to win a Giro stage this year.
The peloton begins a grueling and decisive segment of the Giro starting on Saturday ….
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The 2010 Amgen Tour of California couldn't be much tighter as Michael Rogers, left, and David Zabriskie are tied for the overall lead after Stage 5 on Thursday.
The best young cyclist at the Tour, Peter Sagan, won the sprint finish in Bakersfield among many of the overall leaders. Rogers and Zabriskie finished second and third, and Levi Leipheimer (4th overall) finished in 7th place on the stage. (Chris Horner was the RadioShack cyclist who came across in 4th place.)
The time bonus for Rogers' finish ahead of Zabriskie resulted in both holding the same overall time ….
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Lance Armstrong dropped out of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California early in Thursday's Stage 5 not long after crashing.
About 15 cyclists went down just 4 miles after leaving Visalia for the 121-mile stage to Bakersfield.
According to text commentary from news sources, Armstrong received medical treatment at the scene of the accident and returned to the peloton with …
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[Updates with reaction from Armstrong, Hincapie and WADA]
In a series of e-mails written to cycling officials and sponsors disclosed by the Wall Street Journal and ESPN.com, Floyd Landis admits to doping to enhance his performance during his cycling career.
More explosive, however, are his assertions that Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, George Hincapie and David Zabriskie all participated in various forms of doping while they were together at the U.S. Postal Service cycling team.
Armstrong immediately rejected the accusations, but the World Anti-Doping Agency says it will investigate the charges.
Armstrong reacted before the beginning of Stage 5 of the Tour of California, with team manager Johann Bruyneel at his side:
“It's our word against his word. I like our word. We like our credibility. We have nothing to hide. Nothing to run from.” …
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The Seattle-to-Portland Bicycle Classic sold out earlier than ever this year — on April 16 — catching off guard some folks who wanted to make the 200-mile ride.
The Cascade Bicycle Club has announced two ways that interested bicyclists can earn a spot in the July 17-18 event. One takes extra money. The other takes some extra time.
The club announced Wednesday that it's putting 10 registrations up for auction on eBay ….
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