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Thrills, spills in Stage 16

GAP, France – Two bright-yellow Tour de France arrows attached to a telephone pole were telling Geraint Thomas to veer sharp right. He rode straight into them. Roadsid...

DATE: Jul 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Greipel, Froome roll on

VALENCE, France – Andre Greipel took his third stage victory of this Tour de France by winning a bunch sprint at the end of Stage 15 on Sunday, while Britain’s Chris Froome remained in contr...

DATE: Jul 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Durango’s Howard Grotts wins elite cross country mountain bike national championship

Durangoan passes Wells, wins national championship

DATE: Jul 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Sports

Fan spoils mood for leader Froome

MENDE, France – Being doused in liquids by roadside fans goes with the terrain of being a Tour de France rider. But this spectator was yelling “doper!” at Chris Froome and the liquid couldn’...

DATE: Jul 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Car vs. bike sends cyclist to hospital

Accident backs up traffic on Florida Road

DATE: Jul 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Flat tire derails Todd Wells’ bid for short-track cross country national championship

Fort Lewis’ Davoust earns a silver

DATE: Jul 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Sports

Unlucky Sagan second-best again at Tour as Froome stays cool

RODEZ, France – Peter Sagan might be the unluckiest rider at the Tour de France. “So close, yet so far,” could be his nickname. With a few more pumps on his pedals, a few more oun...

DATE: Jul 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Alps the last major obstacle for Chris Froome at Tour de France

PLATEAU DE BEILLE, France – One mountain range completed, one more to go. Only the Alps loom between Chris Froome and a second Tour de France victory in Paris. His riva...

DATE: Jul 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Tour de France at a glance

PLATEAU DE BEILLE, France – A brief look at the 12th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday: Stage: The toughest and last of the three Pyrenees stages took riders over 121 miles...

DATE: Jul 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Durangoan Chris Blevins wins title at USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships

Durango’s Blevins wins a national championship

DATE: Jul 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Sports

Sky protects Chris Froome’s Tour de France lead

CAUTERETS, France – Tour de France leader Chris Froome understands those who harbor doubts about his dominant performances in a sport long marred by doping. Maybe, he says, it’s time to brin...

DATE: Jul 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Tour de France at a glance

CAUTERETS, France – A brief look at the 11th stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday: Stage: A 117-mile from Pau to Cauterets, the second of three days in the Pyrenees mountains...

DATE: Jul 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports