Tyler Farrar News

For the second year in a row Mark Cavendish proved himself to be the World's pre-eminent sprinter after he dominated cycling's sprint scene in 2009.

He referred to UCI points, presumably using the World Calendar, which is a nice list of races but kind of skimming off the top.

The moment happened in late March, in Santa Croce on the Arno River, near Pisa. At the end of a moderate day in the saddle, the Cervelo Test Team, feeling confident and on form, put five guys on the front of a large pack of sprinters, hopeful that Thor Hushovd could finish off the stage and send a message heading into Milano-Sanremo. Their move ...

George Hincapie hopes to bring his new BMC Racing team success next year in North America's marquee cycling event, the Tour of California.

Italian team Lampre-NGC signed Alessandro Spezialetti and Lorenzo Bernucci today, according to Tuttobiciweb .

Cycling's top riders and team staff examined the route of the 2010 Tour of California after it was announced today.

Garmin Slipstream's Jonathan Vaughters believes that the 2010 Tour de France route could be custom made for Alberto Contador but that in Christian Vande Velde, Bradley Wiggins and Tyler Farrar, his team will have plenty of opportunities to succeed.

The 2009 Tour de France garnered rave reviews for its celebrated start in Monaco and its epic ascent of Mont Ventoux just a day before the finish in Paris.

Philippe Gilbert won Paris-Tours for the second consecutive year on Sunday. By James Startt "That's bike racing," Tyler Farrar said with a shrug after crossing the finish line of the historic Paris-Tours classic on Sunday.

USA Cycling National Development Team graduate Tyler Farrar scored a big win in Belgium over the weekend while current USA Cycling National Development program riders Taylor Phinney and Shelley Olds earned national titles on the track at the USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships in Carson, Calif.

Tyler Farrar won the four-stage Circuit Franco-Belge on Sunday. The final stage win went to Juan Jose Haedo , who out-kicked Yauheni Hutarovich in a bunch dash to the line after 147.1km of racing from Mons to Tournai.

AFP/BELGA US Tyler Farrar of Garmin receives the traditional winner's kiss from two local hostesses after winning Thu Oct 1, 2:33 pm ET MOUSCRON, Belgium American Tyler Farrar continued his successful end of season by beating sprint rivals Danilo Napolitano and Tom Boonen to win the first stage of the Circuit Franco-Belge Thursday.

Stage One of the four stage race was a 213 km ride from the French town of Templeuve, taking the peloton across the border into Belgium to the town of Mouscronter where the stage finished with four laps of a 20km circuit.

The 2009 UCI Road World Championships wrapped up on Sunday with Australia's Cadel Evans winning the men's road race.

Photo: Agence France Presse There were no surprises in Sunday's finale at the 64th Vuelta a Espana: Andre Greipel kicked to his fourth stage victory to dominate the sprints and Alejandro Valverde secured the grand tour victory that eluded him up to now in his otherwise prolific career.

It marked US-based Garmin's third stage victory in this Vuelta. First was Wenatchee, Washington's Tyler Farrar charging to a sprint win in Caravaca de la Cruz on Stage 11, then British Columbia's Ryder Hesjedal' s survival in a breakaway to take the mountaintop finish in Alto de Velefique on Stage 12.

Vuelta 2009, Stage 20: Millar time. Millar was an early starter, but his time held up.

Spain's Alejandro Valverde is closing in on the Spanish Vuleta title with one stage to go.

USA Cycling released its complete roster of 22 elite and U23 athletes that will represent the United States at the 2009 UCI Road World Championships, September 23-27 in Mendriso, Switzerland.

Vuelta 2009 - Stage 16: Greipel makes it three and takes back the points jersey for real.