Analysis

VeloNews editors say that Sky is comfortable with the relationship between Froome and Wiggins and that the only thing likely to mix up the GC would be if Froome chased an attack and gained time

We revisit some of the top storylines of the Tour de France, by way of our contributors' in-depth analysis

Sunday's road tacking was shocking — which is an amazing thing, given cycling's long history and proximity between riders and fans

At 2:23 back, the Shark of Messina still has a shot at yellow, but needs a lot of luck to go his way in the Pyrenees

Matthew Beaudin and Gregor Brown recap stage 14 of the 2012 Tour

Matthew Beaudin reviews stage 13 of the 2012 Tour de France and previews Sunday's leg into the mountains

Matthew Beaudin and Caley Fretz discuss stage 12 of the 2012 Tour de France

Tour organizers are betting on shorter distances increasing the turmoil on the road — and they're winning

Gregor Brown and Matthew Beaudin on the fallout from stage 11 of the 2012 Tour de France.

Peiper, Demol and Ochowicz strategize on how to beat back Sky's suffocating offensive

French hero sees the depths as fans boo him roadside as he rides to third career Tour win

Stage 10 didn't shake things up much and now there are only a few more chances to dramatically change the general classification

Wiggins and the Brits have put their rivals in a position to attack and attack they will

Channeling his obsessiveness, Bradley Wiggins continues to beat the best in the world at his specialty

Andrew Hood and Matthew Beaudin say the stage-9 ITT may define the 2012 Tour de France

Daniel Lloyd previews the stage 9 time trial at the 2012 Tour de France

Monday's stage to Besancon is the first of two major tests against the clock in this Tour. Which GC contenders will tell the boldest truth?

Andrew Hood and Matthew Beaudin go over stage 8 into Switzerland

Andrew Hood and Matthew Beaudin look back at stage 7 of the 2012 Tour de France

Sean Kelly blames more risk taking for increased crashes, plus a look at the long injured list

Much has been made of what five former teammates' testimony means to the USADA case against Armstrong, but what will it mean for them?

Blood-doping expert Michael Ashenden details how USADA could build a case against Lance Armstrong

A Tour rookie, Kiwi veteran ecstatic after pulling Greipel to two stage wins; Sky working at the front for Wiggins

VeloNews reporters take a look at the stories of stage 5 of the 2012 Tour de France from Farrar to Greipel to Armstrong

Peter Sagan is the next Peter Sagan. But who is that?

We go inside the stage 4 of the 2012 Tour de France after a mostly calm day that ended with a massive crash in the run-in to the sprint

The ins and outs of what’s covering Tour riders’ noggins

Tour green jersey is a paradoxical figure, one moment attacking, stone-faced, and putting on a show the next

Sitsou suffers fractured tibula, Riis says he’ll chase Morkov down if he attacks on Wednesday and van Garderen is enjoying the white jersey

We break down the Tour's third stage, while riders nurse wounds and Liquigas teammates tell Sagan to "Run, Peter, run"

Fabian Cancellara is back where he belongs, but is Peter Sagan ready to take his torch?

Fabian Cancellara should back off and take notes from Cavendish's tactical stage 2 win

The world champion came into the Tour quiet and reserved. He exposed himself with a brilliant sprint on Monday

The new soft-spoken, modest and lean Mark Cavendish is world champion for a reason

Protagonists say cycling has changed despite latest allegations against sevent-time Tour champ

Team Sky manager David Brailsford is hoping to have the last laugh this year if Bradley Wiggins manages to win the Tour de France

We can take a few things away from the Tour's opening weekend; an idea for the GC competition isn't one of them

Andrew Hood and Matt Beaudin pore over stage 1 of the 2012 Tour de France

Hesjedal, Horner among the Canadian and American riders to tackle the 99th edition of the Tour de France

Three men are key to Brad Wiggins' 2012 Tour de France hopes

From Evans to Sanchez, Wiggins to Menchov, we run down the favorites for the 2012 Tour de France

Sports law attorney Michael McCann says embattled Tour champ unlikely to face federal charges in the wake of USADA's allegations

Highlights of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency letter to Lance Armstrong, Johan Bruyneel and others

Embattled Tour king said he wouldn't fight doping charges, but Wednesday proved that was far from certain

Sagan within one of German sprinter's lead in the wins tally for top-level pros

Gesink and Valverde are among the Tour hopefuls taking aim at top form in Switzerland starting Saturday

Rivals left to reflect in the rain after Wiggins wins the Dauphine TT and extends his overall lead

Andy Schleck's time trial ride on Thursday at the Dauphine was as far from what he'd hoped as possible

Quiet Norwegian all-rounder scores a win after working for Wiggins

In a look at our archives, Wiggins and Leipheimer revive 2011 Tour hopes with strategic stage race victories

In our midseason report card for the sprinters, Cav is still the king of speed, but many are nipping at his heels

Tour champ says he has no idea what the Dauphiné means to his preparation for July, but gives his critics the ride they were looking for in stage 1

There was a time when the Manayunk Wall and its namesake were just a steep road and just a struggling suburb of Philadelphia. A bike race changed that

A new field, a course change and a new gran fondo mark a new-look Philly weekend

Two years of work with Robbie Ketchell to optimize his position on the time trial bike paid dividends for Hesjedal at the Giro

In our daily Giro round-up, Cavendish fights for the points jersey in Milan, Phinney is happy to finish the Giro and Pinotti storms back for stage win

From Hesjedal's tall TT order in Milan to Sky's failed attempt to defend the points jersey, Andrew Hood and Gregor Brown break down stage 20 of the 2012 Giro d'Italia from atop the Passo dello Stelvio

Rodríguez not the TT underdog so many say he is; Cav wears lost points jersey; four expelled for towing

Daniel Lloyd gives a first-hand account of climbing the Passo Stelvio and how the final climb of the 2012 Giro d'Italia could impact the GC

From the finish of stage 19, Andrew Hood and Gregor Brown break down the dagger strike from Ryder Hesjedal and Garmin at the 2012 Giro d'Italia

Savio livid with Rujano, says Venezuelan's last chance has expired; Friday was reckoning for two GC hopefuls

Duggan was visible almost every stage of the race, whether in a breakaway or in support of Sagan

With the Exergy Tour kicking off in Boise, we go to the archives to revive the story of the last HP Women's Challenge, in 2003

Insiders say there is no stress around the Garmin breakfast table on the eve of the three-day Giro showdown in northern Italy

Dominique Rollin is happy to still be in the Giro after being hit by a Vacansoliel car during Wednesday’s 17th stage

Liquigas manager predicts twice as much difficulty on Friday's stage to Alpe di Pampeago

In our daily Giro roundup, the maglia rosa walks out on press conference, Pinotti wants the Milan TT win, Phinney and others fined in the Dolomites

Andrew Hood and Gregor Brown break down stage 17 from Cortina as Kreuziger loses time, Scarponi shows weakness, and Rodriguez, Basso and Hesjedal show their strength at Passo Giau

Discounted by many, Ryder Hesjedal is in the driver's seat in Italy and the GC contenders know it

Ten years after the last HP Women's Challenge, the Olympic champ returns to Boise to fight for UCI points, $100,000 prize purse

In our daily Giro d'Italia roundup, Peter Stetina laments his cold-weather bonk on Sunday, Christian Meier enjoys his Orica ride through Italy and snow is in the forecast for the final days in the Dolomites

Michael Barry and Daniel Lloyd give their insight into the Passo Giau and examine descending aerodynamics and the deliberate bonk

The race for pink is wide open as the final week begins and the Dolomites loom

Andrew Hood and Gregor Brown look back on the Giro's second week and ahead to what they expect in the Dolomites for Basso, Kreuziger and Hesjedal

The best — and arguably worst — of the roadside Italian fans in the first two weeks of the Giro d'Italia

Rabottini thought it was over when Purito passed him but had worked too hard to let go of the dream of victory

Amador scores for the Ticos; Schleck still suffering; Cavendish vows to stay in the Giro

Daniel Lloyd provides insight into the route for stage 15 and what it takes to win in the mountains at the Giro d'Italia

Dave Zabriskie enters Saturday's queen stage in California in pole position, but the 15-percent ramps on Mount Baldy will determine who holds yellow on Sunday

Peter Velits and Robert Gesink may just be the most dangerous men on the GC ahead of Mount Baldy