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(AFP/Pascal Pavani) Alejandro Valverde wasted no time in taking the Yellow Jersey during the Tour de France's first stage today. The Tour started with a road stage for the first time since 1967. The very open Giro like Tour featured a tough final kilometer that brought all of the main contenders to the front and left [...]...

The new Team Garmin-Chipotle Kit goes for the white shorts. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours) The white look is cool, but better make sure the shorts are made of extra thick material. The rainy weather in the Brittany region may not be a good mix. PASCAL PAVANI/AFP/Getty Images Meanwhile the new Team Columbia kit is out with a blue jersey [...]...

(AP Photo/Christophe Ena) Damiano Cunego is probably the first of the second tier favorites for the Tour. Cadel Evans and Alejandro Valverde are probably the top favorites. Judging from Cunego's new hair color, perhaps he has some pretty elaborate intentions? Riders since the late 90s started wearing matching shorts, gloves, helmets and bikes colored yellow [...]...

Wired has a feature on concept bikes which includes a square wheeled bike and this cool bike from a company called pilen concept bicycle by eric therner The bike looks like a modern retro racer. You would have to wear leather goggles when riding this with a skater helmet since anything else would look out of [...]...