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Outside March 2007 John Bradley |
Back Pedaling After a two-year ban from pro cycling for doping violations, Tyler Hamilton wants to prove he's the same clean-cut guy once picked to succeed Lance. At 36, does he still have what it takes to win? And if he does, will anyone cheer? |
Outside July 2006 |
Tour de France 2006 Guide All the background stories about the Tour de France and its riders. |
Outside July 2008 Michael Hall |
There Will Be Blood. Clean Blood. Team Slipstream thinks it can save cycling with a drug-testing program unlike anything else in sports. I wasn't so sure -- until I wound up living with their team captain at the Tour of California. Pass the remote. |
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 |
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. |
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... |
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 June 2008 Andrew Tilin |
Vanishing Point How badly do professional cyclists want to compete in the fast and fabled pelotons of Europe? Even riders without a prayer of winning big still roll with drugs, lies, and mortal danger. It's a life that can ruin more than a career. Just ask Joe Papp, an ex-pro who lives the doper's nightmare. |
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 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 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 June 2004 Heil & Bradley |
Spinning in Their Graves The Tour's new scandal: Elite cyclists are mysteriously dropping dead. |
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. |
Sports Illustrated December 14, 2000 E.M. Swift |
Backpedaling Lance Armstrong threatened not to defend his title if all the allegations of illegal drug use didn't go away. Armstrong's threat only adds to suspicion... |
BusinessWeek March 12, 2007 Jack Ewing |
T-Mobile's Unlikely Cleanup Rider T-Mobile has tapped VoiceStream founder Bob Stapleton to get its cycling team back on track. |
AskMen.com August 23, 2014 Mark Cohen |
2014 Vuelta a Espana The cyclists exude everything it means to look and act "pro," by displaying the details that make riding a bike professionally -- like, for money -- so amazing. |
AskMen.com |
Tour De France Victories A look at those rare cyclists who were not only able to win the Tour, but who were able to do it in game-changing fashion. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
HBS Working Knowledge December 18, 2013 Michael Blanding |
Lessons from the Lance Armstrong Cheating Scandal Clayton S. Rose's recent case study looks at the behavior of teammates who were swept up in Lance Armstrong's cheating scandal. When do followers need to break away from their leader? |
Outside July 2007 |
Last Man Standing Levi Leipheimer rises to the top of U.S. cycling for the Tour de France. |
Outside July 2006 Daniel Coyle |
The New American in Paris From his offbeat stunts to his anything-goes demeanor, Floyd Landis is the anti-Lance in every way but one: He'll stop at nothing in his quest to finish the Tour de France wearing the yellow jersey. |
Wired January 2007 Mark McClusky |
The Righteous Fury of Dick Pound As head of the World Anti-Doping Agency, this man is on a crusade to rid elite sports of performance-enhancing drugs. And he's making a few enemies along the way. |
AskMen.com January 17, 2013 Michael McKenna |
Lance Armstrong On Oprah It's over. Even to those who really needed this particular kind of hero. Lance Armstrong has admitted to Oprah Winfrey that he did, indeed, use performance-enhancing drugs throughout his career in professional cycling. |
AskMen.com October 21, 2015 Matt Chappell |
Doping In Sport 2015 Nearly three years on from the scandal that was the Lance Armstrong confession, the journalist that spent 13 years of his life trying to bring him down, David Walsh, still has his eye on the ball. |
Outside February 2006 Bill Gifford |
Is California Dreamin'? The Golden State gets set to host America's richest bike race ever. |
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 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. |
Sports Central May 30, 2012 Brad Oremland |
The 95th Giro d'Italia The 95th Giro was scheduled to begin in Washington, DC, but logistic issues moved it instead to Denmark, where the first three stages were held. Stage 1 featured individual time trials, which is unfortunate, because individual time trials suck a lot of the drama out of racing. |
Outside May 2008 John Bradley |
Men in Black A maverick fashion mogul has assembled a team of cycling's most infamous riders. And wait till you hear how he plans to save the sport. |
Outside July 2004 Bill Gifford |
Mountain Grown Victor Hugo Pena grinds for U.S. Postal and Lance, but make no mistake: Ultimately he pedals for the pride of his country, the violent and tumultuous Andean nation of Colombia. |
The Motley Fool July 9, 2004 David Meier |
Middle of the Peleton Investors should stay away from companies like Big Lots and Retail Ventures that are poorly positioned within their industries. |
Outside June 2006 Bill Gifford |
High Rollers Meet the Champions Club, an elite group of bike-crazy execs who are richer than Croesus, can hammer with Lance, and are donating millions to ensure a gold-plated future for U.S. cycling |
Sports Central July 28, 2014 Brad Oremland |
Nibali, Young Riders Steal the Show at Tour de France Italian Vincenzo Nibali dominated the field to win this year's Tour de France, a race that seemed wide open following the disappearance of numerous top contenders. |
Sports Central July 7, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
Sports Q&A: Real Deal, Please Sit Down Why is "retired" Evander Holyfield returning to the ring?... Will the doping scandal "cycling's greatest event"?... |
Sports Illustrated July 19, 2001 Alexander Wolff |
Riding in circles Lance Armstrong still has questions to answer about doping... |
AskMen.com Mark Cohen |
Bicycle Mechanics At The Giro D'Italia Think cycling is for wusses? Giro d'italia's mechanics will change your mind. |
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. |
Sports Central July 23, 2013 Brad Oremland |
Froome, Quintana Star at 100th Tour de France Every Tour de France is unique, featuring not only different teams and different riders, but new routes, with innovative combinations of climbs and descents. |
Outside November 2003 Stuart Stevens |
Drug Test Everybody knows that many athletes cheat by using performance-enhancing drugs like steroids, testosterone, and EPO. But what is it like to take these banned substances? Do they really help you win? To find out, we sent an amateur cyclist out to try them and report back. |
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. |
Outside July 2004 Will Palmer |
They're Dancing on the Pedals Holy bitumen! It's Phil and Paul, the excitable Brits who give le Tour its champagne gush. |
Outside July 2010 Joe Lindsey |
Whistle. Blown. We all know Floyd Landis is a liar. But is he telling the truth this time with his allegations of drug abuse? |
Outside July 2004 |
Tour de France Living Legends Eddy Merckx (Belgium)... Bernard Hinault (France)... Miguel Indurain (Spain)... |
Sports Central July 27, 2015 Brad Oremland |
Froome and Greipel Win at Tour de France Despite some unfortunate incidents during this year's Tour, both of a cycling nature and otherwise, it was an exciting three weeks with a number of rewarding moments. |
Outside July 2004 Daniel Coyle |
The Agony Is the Ecstasy Hideous crashes? Shattered bones? Cyclist Tyler Hamilton smiles through it all--which is just what he needs to beat you-know-who. |
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. |
Sports Central April 17, 2009 Jeffrey Boswell |
Sports Q&A: Lance Armstrong: Wee, Monsieur Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong believes French doping officials may ban him from the 2009 Tour because of disagreements over a recent drug test. |