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Impey takes overall lead at Criterium du Dauphine

BELLEVILLE, France (AP) Pascal Ackermann won the second stage of the Criterium du Dauphine in a sprint on Tuesday, while Daryl Impey claimed the overall lead thanks to a time bonus.

After Giro win, Froome quickly changes focus to Tour

ROME (AP) Now that Chris Froome has wrapped up the Giro d’Italia title, his focus will quickly switch to matching the record with a fifth Tour de France title – unless a doping case gets in the way.

Froome wins Giro for 3rd straight Grand Tour victory

ROME (AP) Chris Froome won the Giro d’Italia on Sunday to join cycling greats Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault with his third consecutive Grand Tour victory.

Froome effectively seals Giro title in penultimate stage

CERVINIA, Italy (AP) Chris Froome effectively sealed victory in the Giro d’Italia on Saturday by holding his only remaining challenger in check up the final climb of the three-week race.

Viviani wins 17th stage for 4th win, Yates keeps Giro lead

ISEO, Italy (AP) Elia Viviani sprinted to his fourth victory of this year’s Giro d’Italia on Wednesday, and Simon Yates maintained his hold on the leader’s pink jersey after the 17th stage.

Yates maintains Giro lead, Dennis wins 16th stage time trial

ROVERETO, Italy (AP) Simon Yates is still in control of the Giro d’Italia after the British rider limited his losses to closest rival Tom Dumoulin in the individual time trial on Tuesday.

Yates favored to win Giro d'Italia heading into final week

As the Giro d’Italia heads into the final week, it’s not really surprising that a British rider leads the overall standings.

Yates wins 15th stage for 3rd win, extends Giro lead

SAPPADA, Italy (AP) Simon Yates made it a hat trick of wins in the Giro d’Italia on the 15th stage and the British rider consolidated his overall lead on Sunday as the race heads into its final week.

Froome wins 14th stage on Zoncolan, Yates consolidates lead

MONTE ZONCOLAN, Italy (AP) �� Chris Froome responded to his critics with a fantastic ride up Monte Zoncolan to win the 14th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Saturday.

Viviani wins 13th stage for 3rd win, Yates keeps Giro lead

NERVESA DELLA BATTAGLIA, Italy (AP) Elia Viviani made it a hat trick of wins in the Giro d’Italia on the 13th stage while Simon Yates remained in the overall lead on Friday as the race prepares to head into the mountains.

Cycling team director banned for car near-miss with official

AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) The International Cycling Union has suspended a team director for 50 days after the car he drove almost struck a race official in England.

Bennett wins 12th stage, Yates maintains Giro d'Italia lead

IMOLA, Italy (AP) Sam Bennett of Ireland pulled off a superb final attack to win the 12th stage of the Giro d’Italia as Simon Yates remained in the overall lead on Thursday.

Tour of California extends title sponsorship deal with Amgen

LOS ANGELES (AP) Amgen is renewing its title sponsorship of the Tour of California in a multiyear deal with North America’s highest-profile cycling event.

Skujins wins Stage 3 of Tour of California out of breakaway

SALINAS, Calif. (AP) Toms Skujins was in a breakaway at the Tour of California a year ago when he crashed heavily on the descent, then woozily tried to remount his bike despite what turned out to be a concussion.

Giro leader Yates gains 3 seconds but his team struggles

GUALDO TADINO, Italy (AP) Overall leader Simon Yates gained three bonus seconds in the 10th stage of the Giro d’Italia but it was a difficult day for his Mitchelton-Scott team as Esteban Chaves dropped out of contention.

Team Sky’s Bernal wins first GC test in Tour of California

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) Egan Bernal tasted glory at the Tour of California when he rode solo to the top of Gibraltar Road.

Yates wins 9th stage to cement Giro lead, Froome loses time

GRAN SASSO, Italy (AP) Simon Yates cemented his position as overall leader of the Giro d’Italia by winning the ninth stage on Sunday but it was a bad day for British compatriot Chris Froome, who lost more than a minute in the general classification.

Cavendish, Sagan ready to line up for Tour of California

In some ways, Peter Sagan and Mark Cavendish will always be joined at the hip.

Bennett wins 7th stage as Yates maintains Giro lead

PRAIA A MARE, Italy (AP) Sam Bennett timed his sprint to perfection to win the seventh stage of the Giro d’Italia, while British rider Simon Yates remained in the overall lead as the race went over to the Italian mainland on Friday.

Battaglin wins 5th stage as Dennis maintains Giro lead

SANTA NINFA, Sicily (AP) Enrico Battaglin surged ahead at the perfect moment to win the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Wednesday as Chris Froome and most of the other favorites finished in the main pack.

Froome drops more time as Wellens wins 4th stage of Giro

CALTAGIRONE, Sicily (AP) Chris Froome fell further behind the leaders as Belgian rider Tim Wellens won the hilly fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday.

Marian, CU-Boulder win titles at USA Cycling nationals

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) Cycling powerhouse Marian University and the University of Colorado-Boulder won national championships in their team omnium divisions on Sunday, the final day of the USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships.

Viviani wins 2nd stage of Giro d'Italia in Tel Aviv

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) Elia Viviani has won the second stage of the Giro d’Italia.

Tom Dumoulin wins opening stage of 101st Giro d'Italia

JERUSALEM (AP) Defending champion Tom Dumoulin won the opening stage of the 101st Giro d’Italia on Friday, edging Rohan Dennis by two seconds to claim the pink jersey.

After political snag, Israel in gear to host Giro d'Italia

JERUSALEM (AP) After resolving a brief crisis over the status of its proclaimed capital, Israel is ready to finally get things underway this week with its historic hosting of the Giro d’Italia cycling race.

Bernal wins Romandie mountain time trial, cuts Roglic's lead

VILLARS, Switzerland (AP) Egan Bernal of Colombia won a tough time-trial stage in the mountains at the Tour of Romandie on Friday, cutting Primoz Roglic’s overall lead to just six seconds.

Jungels wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege

ANS, Belgium (AP) Luxembourg champion Bob Jungels posted the biggest win of his career on Sunday with a solo victory in the Liege-Bastogne-Liege classic, cycling’s oldest race, as his Quick-Step team continued to dominate the season.

A timeline of Lance Armstrong’s cycling career

A timeline of Lance Armstrong’s cycling career and controversy:

Andy Rihs, Swiss owner of cycling, soccer teams, dies at 75

BERN, Switzerland (AP) Andy Rihs, a Swiss businessman who owned the BMC Racing cycling team and Young Boys soccer club, died Wednesday. He was 75.

Investigation launched into Paris-Roubaix rider's death

PARIS (AP) French judicial officials launched an investigation Monday into the death of Belgian rider Michael Goolaerts during the Paris-Roubaix cycling race.