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BusinessWeek August 9, 2004 Brian Bremner |
Shimano -- The Tour De France's Other Winner Japan's leading bike parts maker is also ahead of the pack. But it can't afford to coast. |
Wired July 2004 Ben Hewitt |
Tour de Lance The hardware that makes Lance Armstrong an unstoppable cycling machine. |
BusinessWeek September 26, 2005 Aaron Pressman |
Wheels Of Fortune Superbikes are ultralight, durable, blazing fast -- and incredibly expensive. |
Popular Mechanics June 2009 Phaedra Hise |
In Tour de France Season, Cycling Innovations Abound In some ways, the Tour de France is one big bicycle-tech trade show, where manufacturers debut the latest gizmos on their team's race bikes. |
BusinessWeek September 17, 2007 Jay Greene |
Return Of The Easy Rider With U.S. cycling in decline, bike parts giant Shimano steered the industry in a new direction. |
Outside July 2006 |
Tour de France 2006: Bikes All the bike gear to keep an eye out for during the Tour de France. |
The Motley Fool July 11, 2006 Robert Sheard |
Yellow-Jersey Investing How can you put Lance Armstrong's strategies to work for your portfolio? Individual investors win their own race with Wall Street the same way cyclists win the Tour de France -- homework, teamwork, and consistency. |
Outside July 2009 John Bradley |
Remembering Armstrong's First Tour Victory Ten years ago this month, Lance Armstrong was a little-known cancer survivor who showed up at the Tour de France. And no one had any idea what would happen next. |
AskMen.com Anton Henderson |
How To: Choose A Bike Road bike or mountain bike? Aluminum, steel or titanium frame? Single gear or multi-gear? Choosing the right bike isn't easy, but these tips will help. |
Sports Illustrated July 12, 2002 Tim Layden |
Armstrong is gunning for history Armstrong and his United States Postal Service teammates subtly defend a yellow jersey that Armstrong isn't even wearing yet at the Tour de France. |
Outside July 2006 Bill Gifford |
Generation Lance Two decades after Greg LeMond became the first American to win the Tour de France, the world's biggest bike race is our party now. The only question: How long will we stay? |
Outside August 2007 |
Review: Wilier Triestina Bike The Mortirolo, a new carbon-frame pro-level bike, is now available from Italy's Wilier Triestina. |
Outside July 2009 John Bradley |
Tour de France Contenders In July, one of the deepest Tour de France fields in years will see several riders not named Lance staking their claim for yellow. Here are the ones to watch. |
Sports Central July 25, 2005 Eric Poole |
Lance Armstrong: Long Live the King Thoughts about Lance Armstrong, his role as a pioneer in equipment and training, his interaction with teammates and competitors, and who will succeed him. |
Sports Illustrated July 19, 2001 Alexander Wolff |
Riding in circles Lance Armstrong still has questions to answer about doping... |
Sports Illustrated July 25, 2002 Kelli Anderson |
Several Americans are leading the way Barring unforeseen disaster in the next two days, Lance Armstrong will become the first American to win the Tour de France four times. But he is not the only Yankee making history on the Tour this year. For the first time, several teams have American leaders. |
AskMen.com |
Contador Leads Tour, Armstrong 2nd Tour de France leader Alberto Contador and second-place Astana teammate Lance Armstrong have started on the 17th stage of the race, which features five tough climbs. |
InternetNews July 6, 2005 Colin C. Haley |
Tech Rolls With Tour de France IT plays an increasingly important role in bike design, training and communications on Lance Armstrong's team. AMD is the "official technology sponsor" of the team. |
Outside April 2006 Aaron Gulley |
Rolling Wonders From sleek and sexy road machines to mountain-taming single-speeds, the big news about this year's best bikes is trickle-down technology that makes cutting-edge performance accessible for every rider and any budget. |
Outside July 2005 Bill Gifford |
Hit Squads Although few riders have a shot at winning the overall Tour de France, there is still the glory of stage wins and the races within the race -- for the green sprinter's jersey and the polka-dot climber's jersey, among others. The following teams should see a lot of podium time in July. |
Outside July 2005 Daniel Coyle |
Street Fighting Man "Lance Armstrong's War" is a true-life sports thriller about how the Armstrong machine smashed the opposition. In this excerpt, the author chronicles the brutal turning point of Lance's greatest triumph. |
Popular Mechanics July 27, 2007 Jim Meigs |
Buy a Weekend Road Bike at Any Price: Test Drive Bikes similar to Tour de France models are available to anyone willing to spend absurd sums. But does all that money really make a difference? |
Outside April 2005 John Bradley |
State of the Art Whether on the highway or the trail, the new spokesmodels of spin will cycle you forward in revolutionary style: Trek Liquid 55... Giant Reign 2... etc. |
Outside May 2002 Alan Cote |
Why Don't We Do It in the Road? Gear up with this year's fastest road cycles for the buck... |
Outside July 2004 |
2004 Tour de France Contenders The Best Bet: Jan Ullrich... Long Shot: Iban Mayo... The Hunk: Ivan Basso... Super Sub: Alexandre Vinokourov... Brutus: Roberto Heras... |
Popular Mechanics January 1, 1997 Rich Taylor |
Auto Bikes: The Ultimate Bike? Carmakers try their hand at engineering the ultimate mountain bikes. Porsche S... Porsche FS... Mercedes-Benz MB... Jeep Grand Cherokee SE... Jeep Laredo TSI.. Jeep Cherokee Sport... Volkswagen Jetta Trek... BMW Olympic Games MTB... |
Outside June 2003 Eric Hagerman |
Force Majeure That's the simplest way to define Lance Armstrong's turbulent, awe-inspiring tug-of-war between an irresistible, superior force and events that cannot be anticipated or controlled. |
Sports Illustrated July 25, 2001 Rick Reilly |
Mountain Lion That's the thing about being Lance Armstrong -- once left for dead and now more alive than any other man in sports, once broken and now more than whole -- every day is an envelope you can't wait to tear open... |
Outside July 2004 Hampton Sides |
Six-Shooter Lance's 2003 Tour victory was almost a loss-in his own words, he "dodged a bullet." This year the Tourminator is plenty fit, a little less furious, and hungrier than ever. A revealing interview with the greatest rider on earth. |
Outside November 2008 Alex Frankel |
Caution: Bike Freaks At Work The goal was to create the fastest, most responsive mountain bike around -- and earn a world championship to prove it. |
Outside May 2000 |
Biking In the following pages, Armstrong and his coach reveal the surprising fitness strategy that got Lance ready for last year's Tour---a plan that can put you at the head of the pack, too. After that, we celebrate the distinctive regional styles of bicycling in the U.S.A. |
Outside July 2006 Andrew Vontz |
Seven Straight. Ten of the Last 20. But, Hey, Who's Counting? Tour dominance by LeMond and Armstrong has given the Euros fits for two decades. And if this group of U.S. pros is any indication, their suffering has only just begun. |
Outside July 2004 |
Tour de France Living Legends Eddy Merckx (Belgium)... Bernard Hinault (France)... Miguel Indurain (Spain)... |
AskMen.com June 30, 2012 James Fell |
How To Buy A Road Bike For a combination Father's Day/birthday present to myself, I opted to spend a sizable chunk of cash on as fast a bicycle as my children's college fund could afford. |
Outside February 2009 Christopher Keyes |
King of Pain He's got seven yellow jerseys. He's not getting paid. He's 37 years old. So why is Lance Armstrong racing again? Because he still has something to prove -- and nothing else hurts so good. |
Outside July 2006 |
Tour de France 2006 Guide All the background stories about the Tour de France and its riders. |
Outside April 2002 Ben Hewitt |
Dear Lance: Help! To make his mark in Europe's toughest cycle races, George Hincapie needs more than guts. He needs an old friend... |
Outside July 2005 |
The Greatest Moments in Tour History Exciting moments from the Tour de France from 1910 to 2001. |
CIO June 15, 2004 Christopher Koch |
Cycling Power By measuring how many watts he expends on a mountain climb, road racer Lance Armstrong can develop a training program that duplicates those race efforts down to the watt. |
Sports Illustrated July 23, 2003 Kelli Anderson |
Tour de Force In these heady times for cycling, Lance Armstrong has company in the spotlight as U.S. rider Tyler Hamilton rides on courageously, broken bones and all. |
Outside July 2005 Hansen & Nyberg |
The Graduates As workhorses for Lance Armstrong during his six straight Tour victories, these tenacious students learned the tactics, training, and focus it takes to win cycling's biggest competitions. Here's the lowdown on the Postal alumni, who've gone on to become team leaders and major forces in their own right. |
Outside July 2004 |
Backstage Tour: 2004 Tour de France Once and for all, why do pro cyclists shave their legs?... Off the bikes, is the Tour just one long party?... How do riders pee during those six-hour stages?... What does Lance eat on the fly?... etc. |
Sports Illustrated July 18, 2000 Leigh Montville |
Tour De Amerique Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong used a triumphant whirlwind return to the U.S. to peddle a message of hope |
AskMen.com Andrew Tilin |
Doping And The Tour de France Maybe Lance Armstrong should tell the truth about his past. Or maybe people should learn a bit about the history of doping and lay off Lance. |
Wired March 2000 |
Wheel, Reinvented ...But cycling innovators have a new strategy for eliminating buyer's remorse: Think small. By working on the tiny details - aluminum spokes, cableless derailleurs - manufacturers are addressing big issues like ease of use and reliability... |
Outside July 2002 Chris Keyes |
Coming on Strong Tour de France 2002: He's no Lance (yet), but former U.S. Postal rider Levi Leipheimer has won the right to lead Rabobank, one of Europe's fastest squads |
Outside July 2005 Hal Espen |
Breaking Away As he rolls for number seven, wrap your mind around the life and legacy and farewell Tour de France of Lance Armstrong. |
Outside July 2005 Andrew Vontz |
Coming Attraction Is there a "next Lance" in the American ranks? Meet Craig Lewis, a 20-year-old who still has a long way to go but is already turning heads with his physiological gifts and grit. |
Outside July 2007 |
Last Man Standing Levi Leipheimer rises to the top of U.S. cycling for the Tour de France. |
Outside July 2007 Bruce Hildenbrand |
Find Your Winner Here What a difference a year makes. Thanks to drug tests and aging, 2007 marks the first time in a decade that no Americans are expected on the Tour podium |