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Thomas De Gendt with Team Vacansoleil-DCM, leads the pack just ahead Jason MCartney with the Bissell Pro Cycling Team of USA as they sprint through Pt.

Even before Tejay van Garderen casually cruised his bike into a hotel ballroom for the final press conference of the 2013 Amgen Tour of California , it was obvious the 24-year-old overall winner had learned to relax and enjoy the moment.

Champion System Pro Cycling from Hong Kong didn't make headlines as the eight-day, 750-mile tour finished Sunday in downtown Santa Rosa.

Vincenzo Nibali of the Astana Pro team crosses the line to take second place in the 14th stage of the 96th Giro d'Italia. Photograph: Daniel Dal Zennaro/EPA Welcome to the latest edition of the Gruppetto, your daily blogpost on the Giro d'Italia , reflecting on the previous stages and looking ahead to stage 15.

Although touted as "America's Greatest Race," the Tour of California comes into 2013 with an inferiority complex.

New Zealand native Jeremy Vennell, who lives in Santa Rosa, was voted the event's overall most aggressive rider in 2012; Jason McCartney, now age 39, finished third overall in the 2007 TOC and has won the King of the Mountain classification three times.

Sixteen teams, each comprising eight riders, will be vying for glory starting May 12.

The Jelly Belly p/b Kenda team announced today that Fred Rodriguez has joined the US Continental pro squad for the remainder of the 2013 season.

Katusha's Luca Paolini launched a late attack to win the third stage of the Giro d'Italia and take the leader's pink jersey.

The 96th edition of the Corsa Rosa has been billed as a battle between Bradley Wiggins of Team Sky and the sky blue of Astana's Vincenzo Nibali.

Spain's Amets Txurruka made a splash at the Tour of the Basque Country this year, riding at the front of the race during three stages.

Pro cyclist George Hincapie completed the Tour de France a record 16 times. Now he's turning his focus to a new South Carolina hotel.

The Cannondale Pro Cycling team has confirmed Ivan Basso as the team leader for the Giro d'Italia, with Elia Viviani named as the team's designated sprinter.

Christian Vandevelde pushes up the final section of the Vail time trial in the 2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Vail.