Since American Christian Vande Velde of Slipstream-Chipotle claimed the maglia rosa in Stage 1 of the Giro d’Italia, it’s been all Italians in the country’s grand tour.

Well, all Italians and crashes …

Daniele Bennati won Stage 3, a 221km ride from Catania to…

American Christian Vande Velde is in the maglia rosa after his team, Slipstream-Chipotle, won the team time trial in impressive fashion Saturday in the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia. 

Vande Velde led the five surviving argyle-clad Slipstream-Chipotle riders across the finishing line…

As a sponsor of the Tour de Georgia, the Bissell vacuum company had its logo on the final car in the Tour caravan, ostensibly to “sweep up” riders in the peloton who fell way behind.

But Friday, the Bissell logo was…

Twas another big day for Slipstream-Chipotle, the new power of American cycling.

Slipstream set the fast time in the fourth two-team heat Thursday in the Team Time Trial at Road Atlanta, then waited for the big dogs of international cycling to take their…

Moments after propelling teammate Greg Henderson to the stage win and the leader’s yellow jersey in the Tour de Georgia, Big George Hincapie rolled up to the High Road motor coach with a huge smile on his face.

Next in was…

With apologies to American teams High Road and Slipstream-Chipotle and the boys from U.S.-sponsored CSC, ol’ 10 Speed is thinking that a rider from either Astana or Rock Racing will stand atop the podium at the end of the Tour de…

The lineups have been set and the Tour de Georgia is shaping up to be a fantastic race, a heavyweight bout for bragging rights as America’s team.

You have the remnants of Lance Armstrong’s old Discovery Channel team in the…

OK, that’s what Phil Liggett would say about the American riders in the Tour de Georgia (from which 10 Speed will supply content — aka write stories — for this blog. YAY!)

The TdG will feature the royalty of active American…

Big day for American teams at Criterium International: Big Jens Voight of U.S.-sponsored CSC won the Criterium International for the fourth time, building a big enough lead in the second stage Sunday to be able to coast defending it in the time trial…