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Samuel Snchez wants to place in the top three of the overall classification at next year's Tour de France.

With Cadel Evans signing onto the team, BMC is virtually guaranteed a spot in the 2010 Tour de France.

Italians Diego Caccia and Paolo Longo Borghini, both members of the now defunct UCI Pro Continental team Barloworld, have signed with Italy's ISD team for the 2010 season.

Photo: Graham Watson Carlos Sastre likes what he sees for next year's Giro d'Italia. With a climber's course laden with monster ascents , including the Mortirolo, the Gavia, Zoncolan and Plan de Corones, the punishing Giro course could well tempt Sastre back to the Italian tour in 2010.

After Lance Armstrong Twittered his plans to return and Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson promised to keep everyone's bicycle safe, two questions rode to the front of the Amgen Tour of California pro cycling race Thursday.

Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador didn't get in a fight. They didn't hug. There was, however, an awkward-seeming handshake between a confident-looking Contador and a clearly uncomfortable Armstrong.A Carlos Sastre didn't even come, and intimated the next day he wasn't sure if he'd do the race .

Sastre made a big impression on the Giro in 2009. His Tour was a bit of a frustration.

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Mention Cadel Evans' name to cyclists, fans or media and the reaction you get is likely to contain a mixture of admiration, wonder and mystery.

The 2010 Road World Championships has returned to the tiny town of Mendrisio, Switzerland.

Theo Bos will ride for Cervlo TestTeam through 2011, the Swiss Professional Continental team announced Friday.

Spain's Alejandro Valverde rolled into Madrid in the lead and the champion of the 2009 Vuelta a Espana.

Carlos Sastre has indicated that in 2010 he'll again ride two grand tours in one season - although he hasn't yet decided whether he'll supplement his Tour de France appearance with one at the Giro d'Italia or Vuelta a Espaa.

With Tour de France memories still fresh, the third Grand Tour of 2009, the Tour of Spain, starts this Saturday.

Welcome to this week's edition of the Wednesday Session. Is it really Wednesday already? Impossible.

Tour de France winner Alberto Contador will not compete in today's San Sebastian classic, one of the top one-day events on the UCI ProTour.

KOCHI: Reports of displeasure within the Astana team on Contadora s move in Stage 16 is now in the open.

Andy Schleck will be at the Vuelta, but he say's he's not aiming for the podium.

This one has to be jointly shared by Alberto Contador and Bradley Wiggins. That Contador proved his superiority with powerful mountain top attacks we could expect.

Alberto Contador has moved closer to his second Tour de France victory in three years after finishing second to Luxembourg's Frank Schleck in the gruelling 169.5km 17th stage of the race from Bourg-Saint-Maurice to Le Grand-Bornand. The Schleck brothers celebrate Frank's stage victory as yellow jersey Contador extends his overall race lead.