The U.S. Men’s Elite Cycling team may have lost its secret weapon for the World Championships next weekend.

American Tom Danielson of Garmin-Slipstream began today’s Vuelta a Espana 18th stage ninth on the general classification, 8:28 behind leader Alejandro Valverde of…

As the Tour of Missouri and Vuelta a Espana wind down, the cycling season ends with the 2009 World Championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland Sept. 23-27.

With Garmin-Slipstream’s Christian VandeVelde conceivably out due to a broken hand suffered in Stage 1 of…

Christian VandeVelde confirms that he'll return to defend his title at the Tour of Missouri. Kathleen Nelson photo

Christian VandeVelde of Garmin-Slipstream confirmed that he will return to defend his title at the Tour of Missouri.

He revealed on his twitter site:…

This media vs. Lance Armstrong tift at the Giro d’Italia is becoming soooo high school, in a “That ’70s Show” kind of way. 

Cyclingnews.com reports today that some media covering the Giro are now boycotting Armstrong’s 140characters of Twitter wisdom because Armstrong has been Silent…

The Giro d’Italia to date has been an exceptional race, with excitment and drama supplied by …

– The American team Columbia High-Road with five stage wins: the opening stage team time trial,  two by sprinter Mark Cavendish, and one each by Edvald Boasson Hagen…

It’s been more than 20 years since an American won the Giro d’Italia (Andy Hampsten in 1988), and this, the 100th anniversary of the Giro, is as good a time as any for an American to don the maglia rosa…

Say this about Alberto Contador:

Dude’s a pro.

I say this because even though he’s a three-time grand tour winner, including the 2007 Tour de France, he seamlessly moved into the role of super-domestique this week for Astana teammate Levi Leipheimer at the…

I’ll leave analysis to my learned colleague. For now, here’s the big news:

Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder and the organizers of the Tour of Missouri, Sept. 7-13 are on a roll. They’ve added Astana, the team of Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer,…

Velonews.com reports that Amgen Tour of California winner Levi Leipheimer suffered a broken sacrum — i.e. tailbone — in a crash in Stage 3 of the race.

Leipheimer crossed wheels with Astana teammate Lance Armstrong and went down hard. He recovered to…

Three of cycling’s biggest names made the big, 10-man breakaway Saturday in the Amgen Tour of California, but in the end, none of them ended up contending for the Stage 7 victory.

Instead, three others — Rinaldo Nocentini of AG2R, Hayden…