Articles related to "Peloton"

Although the Tour de France is one of the most popular sporting events in the world, the rules and strategy are unknown to most Americans.

Cycling has a language all its own. This article will translate just a few of the words that during the race tend to fly by like a domestique on a breakaway

Drafting is a technique with which bike racers can save energy at the expense of the riders in front of them. This phenomenon lies at the heart of bike race strategy.

Suite 101 gives you the dates for your diary as it looks ahead to the biggest races of the 2009 professional road cycling season

With Lance Armstrong back in bicycle racing and the season well under way, many viewers may need a refresher in the vocabulary of bike racing.

Suite101 looks back at the first four major races of the Spring Classic Season including Milan - San Remo and Paris - Roubaix.

Suite 101 Takes a look at the events of the second week of the 2008 Tour de France

Floyd Landis returns to top flight action in the 2009 Amgen Tour of California, riding for OUCH, following completion of his two year ban.

Suite 101 provides a round-up of the results from the some of September's professional cycle races, including the Tour of Missouri where Christian Vande Velde impressed.

In advance of this year's Tour de France which starts on July 5th, Suite101 presents a review of the route, or parcours, the race will follow.

An eventful Stage 19 of the 2008 Giro D'Italia means that with only two stages remaining in the 2008 Giro D'Italia just 21 seconds separate the top three riders.

Suite101 lakes a look back at the final three major races of the Spring Classic Season including the Amstel Gold Race and Fleche-Wallonne

Cycling suffers as the 2009 editions Tour de Georgia and Tour of Germany are cancelled.

Cavendish, Contador and Cancellara feature widely in a great season's riding.

With the 2008 edition of the Tour de France starting on July 5th Suite101 takes a look at the various classifications, the Jerseys up for grabs and how they are won.

Each year, riders from around the world compete over a 3500 km course around France, in just 3 weeks. They get only 2 rest days in the entire period.

Suite 101 takes a look at the events of the opening week of the 2008 Tour de France and assesses the winners and losers so far in a surprising first seven days.

Belgian cycling celebrates a new hero as Stijn Devolder's lone breakaway stuns the peloton and brings victory to the host nation in the 93rd edition of de Ronde.

British rider Chris Horner of the recently retooled Astana team broke his hand in Stage 4 of Vuelta a Espana. Horner's done for the year. There are other status changes.

Finishing a respectable 29th out of 133 riders, Lance Armstrong proved he could still compete with the best after a strong final stage at the Tour Down Under in Adelaide.

Isle of Man rider Mark Cavendish has started the 2009 season in good form taking early stage victories in the Tour of Qatar and the Tour of California.

With the presentation of the 2009 Tour de France Route due in October intrigue is growing as to what form the route will take.

The frame is the core of every bike. This article looks at four basic frame designs: the diamond, 'lady's', mixte and compact, focusing on the needs of girls and women.

The 2008 Tour de France suffers its first high profile positive drugs test before the start of Stage 12.

Professional cycling said good bye to a number of high-profile riders at the end of the 2008 season.

The professional peloton will have a different look in 2009 with some big name transfers coming at the end of 2008.

Suite 101 looks at Team Silence-Lotto's roster and their possible targets for the 2009 cycling season.

Team Columbia dominate the season and rack up a huge number of victories.

The 2008 Giro d'Italia enters its final week with five mountainous stages lying in wait to test the peloton.

A look at the Paris - Roubaix Cycle Race, one of professional cycling's most iconic races and nicknamed the Hell of the North.

Spain hopes for a home grown champion ahead of the start of the 2008 edition of its home tour.

Suite 101 takes a look at the events of the third and final week of the 2008 Tour de France