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Heath Blackgrove after winning the 2009 Tour of Southland and shortly before racing off for his wedding.

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

Floyd Landis finished seventh in Friday's stage of the Tour of Southland, moving into 14th place overall after seven of nine stages.

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Disgraced United States cyclist Floyd Landis was in a jovial mood before the Tour of Southland's second stage yesterday.

American cyclist Floyd Landis has told a New Zealand newspaper it is unlikely he will compete again in the Tour de France.

Controversial American cyclist Floyd Landis will be the 53rd Tour of Southland's main attraction but is unlikely to feature in the battle for the yellow jersey by tour's end.

Since last week's 2010 race announcement, I've visited the Amgen Tour of California web site and other web sites featuring the image to the left.

The Amgen Tour of California liked the city of Merced's 2010 stage proposal, but simply couldn't pedal it past the federal government.

The 2010 edition of the nation's top cycling race will pass over the cities of Merced and Clovis and be replaced by a Visalia-to-Bakersfield run, Tour of California officials confirmed at a press conference Thursday morning The nearest location for Merced bicycle fans hoping to catch a glimpse of stars like Lance Armstrong and Floyd Landis will be ...

Race and various city officials aren't commenting, but it appears the 2010 Amgen Tour of California will start in Nevada City on May 16 with a road race to Sacramento, according to several cycling web sites and The Sacramento Bee .

Greg Henderson is philosophical about being blocked from next month's Tour of Southland when the event is open to drug cheat Floyd Landis.

The day the route of the next Tour de France is unveiled offers a brief respite from cycling's pressure cooker of gossip, political infighting and doping issues.

A larger and more global field will line-up in next month's Tour of Southland. A record 130 riders, including seven international teams, four Australian and three American, will compete in 53rd edition of New Zealand's premier stage race.

American cyclist Floyd Landis says he just wants to bury the past and get on with doing what he does best.

A scandal-free 2009 Tour de France that featured no positive doping tests proves cycling has changed for the better, race director Christian Prudhomme said.

Floyd Landis has created a stir in New Zealand cycling circles weeks before he even arrives in New Zealand for the Tour of Southland, writes Nathan Burdon in this week's Straight Up.

There's no shortage of books about competitive cycling: French Revolutions , Floyd Landis' Positively False , and the upcoming volume of the ongoing Lance Armstrong saga, Comeback 2.0 . Comparatively fewer books are written about what I occasionally think of as "commuter-ative" cycling.

NOTORIOUS: Controversial American cyclist Floyd Landis is A confirmed starter the Tour of Southland next month.

USA Crits - Texas Tough Grand Prix Tough Battle Promised at the Tough Grand Prix - Mountain Khakis' Mark Hekman and Kelly Benefit Strategies' Jake Keough separated by three points.