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Stevens wins Exergy, stakes claim to Olympic berth

Evelyn Stevens won the Exergy Tour following a final-stage breakaway, firmly cementing her claim to a berth on the U.S. Olympic team for the London Games.

Modified: 05/28/12 05:29:07 PM

Pain comes with the joy for U.S. Olympic cyclist Tyler Farrar

Tyler Farrar, a 27-year-old road cyclist from rural Wenatchee, Wash., learned young that he wasn't any good at baseball or basketball. Football didn't work out. Hockey? Not so much.

Modified: 05/28/12 08:08:55 AM

Canada's Hesjedal overtakes Rodriguez to win Giro

Ryder Hesjedal became the first Canadian to win one of cycling's three major tour races, capturing the Giro d'Italia on Sunday by overtaking Spain's Joaquin Rodriguez in the final stage.

Modified: 05/27/12 03:19:09 PM

Zabriskie wins 7th national time trial pro title

Dave Zabriskie won his seventh national time trials title and second straight at the USA Cycling Pro Championship.

Modified: 05/26/12 06:09:13 PM

Armstrong confident she can overcome injury

Olympic gold medalist Kristin Armstrong is confident she can overcome her injury to earn a spot on the women's team for the London Olympics.

Modified: 05/25/12 04:50:35 PM

Whitten wins stage, American Armstrong falls

Tara Whitten led a Canadian sweep of the first three spots in the Exergy Tour prologue Thursday after American gold medalist Kristin Armstrong fell and broke her left collarbone during the two-mile stage.

Modified: 05/24/12 11:32:00 PM

Duke cyclists claim national title in Utah

The Blue Devils club team claimed the National Collegiate Cycling Championships’ Division II team trial national title in Utah earlier this month.

Modified: 05/24/12 05:36:31 AM

Duke cyclists claim national title in Utah

The Blue Devils club team claimed the National Collegiate Cycling Championships’ Division II team trial national title in Utah earlier this month.

Modified: 05/24/12 05:36:31 AM

Feds end doping investigation of cyclist Armstrong

Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Lance Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort aimed at determining whether the seven-time Tour de France winner and his teammates participated in a doping program.

Modified: 02/04/12 08:45:30 AM