Australia's Cadel Evans crosses the finishing line alone for the world championship title Sunday. AP photo.

Cadel Evans didn’t have bad luck or bad teammates or a bad frame of mind, so he avoided the pitfalls that had swallowed him in…

While Fabian Cancellara crushed the field in the opening time trial and took the first yellow jersey, methinks Alberto Contador and the Astana team seized control of the 2009 Tour de France on Saturday in Monaco.

Contador finished second to Cancellara, 18…

Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara motored to the gold medal Wednesday in the men’s time trial at the Beijing Olympics, covering the 47 kilometers in 1 hour 2 minutes 11.43 seconds.

Cancellara trailed Gustav Erik Larsson of Sweden by six seconds at the…

After watching Fabian Cancellara’s fabulous ride Saturday in the Olympics road race, I’m picking the world time trial champ to win the Olympics time trial on Wednesday as well.

The real race will be for second place. I’m liking Levi Leipheimer…

Welp, turns out the pre-race Olympics cycling buzz about Spain was spot-on, ‘cept for the predicted winner.

The Spanish team boasted favourite Alejandro Valverde, the past two Tour de France winners in Alberto Contador and Carlos Sastre and recent TdF green…

Once the Tour de France reached the Alps, Cadel Evans’ Silence-Lotto teammates, shown here protecting him in Stage 13, were nowhere to be found. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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For the second straight year, Cadel Evans finished second in the Tour de France,…

Gert Steegmans of Quick Step (right) sprints towards the finish ingline ahead of Oscar Freire of Rabobank, wearing the best sprinter’s green jersey (left) and Columbia’s Gerald Ciolek (center) to win the final stage of the Tour de France on…

Carlos Sastre of CSC-Saxo Bank knows the maillot jaune will be his in Paris as he crosses the finishing line Saturday in Stage 20  of the Tour de France — a 53 kilometers (33 miles) individual time trial between Cerilly…

The weather forecast for Saturday calls for less than ideal conditions for the decisive time trial at the Tour de France, a 53 kilometer effort from Cérilly to Saint-Amand-Montrond.

Quelques averses … Risque de précip. 30% … Taux maximum d’humidité 75%

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CSC-Saxo Bank’s Frank Schleck in the yellow jersey rides safely in the slipstream behind teammates Andy Schleck and Carlos Sastre on Cime de la Bonette-Restefond on Tuesday in Stage 16. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski)

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For the second successive mountain stage, CSC-Saxo Bank…