Olympic champion Fabian Cancellara wins time trial stage to open Tour of Switzerland

September 24th, 2009 Cancellara wins 3rd world time trial titleMENDRISIO, Switzerland — Fabian Cancellara dominated his rivals and won the time trial Thursday at the road world championships. The Olympic champion from Switzerland beat his 65 opponents by 1 minute, 27 seconds and delighted fans on the Swiss-Italian border.

September 22nd, 2009 Cancellara aims for double gold on home roadsMENDRISIO, Switzerland — Olympic champion Fabian Cancellara will attempt to go for double gold at the road world championships when he returns to his native Switzerland for the first time in 13 years. Cancellara is the favorite in Thursday's time trial, which he won in 2006 and '07.

August 29th, 2009 Cancellara wins Vuelta's first stageASSEN, Netherlands — Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland has won the opening stage of the Spanish Vuelta, a 3-mile time trial on the Assen Moto GP circuit in Netherlands. The Olympic time trial champion clocked 5 minutes, 20 seconds on Saturday to edge Tom Boonen of Belgium by 9 seconds.

July 23rd, 2009 Annecy,FRANCE - The 18th stage of the 2009 Tour de France, a crucial individual time trial, got under way Thursday in the Alpine city of Annecy when Yauheni Hutarovich of Belarus rolled down the starting ramp. The 40.5km course around the Lake of Annecy contains a 3.7km climb at an average gradient of 6 per cent and is made to order for riders such as Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland, who won the shorter time trial that opened the Tour on July 4.

July 10th, 2009 Feillu wins 7th Tour stage in PyreneesARCALIS, Andorra — Brice Feillu of France has won the seventh stage of the Tour de France in a solo breakaway. It was not immediately clear who would take the yellow jersey from Fabian Cancellara, who trailed far behind the main pack.

July 8th, 2009 Armstrong just off lead as Tour's 5th stage beginsCAP D'AGDE, France — Lance Armstrong was trailing race leader Fabian Cancellara by a fraction of a second as Tour de France riders left for the fifth stage along the Mediterranean coast. Breakaway riders are expected to shine in Wednesday's 122-mile ride from Le Cap d'Agde to Perpignan, though the finale could also involve a sprint.

July 7th, 2009 Menchov crashes during Tour team time-trial MONTPELLIER, France — Giro d'Italia winner Denis Menchov of Russia crashed during Tuesday's fourth stage of the Tour de France but got back on his bike without any serious injuries. Menchov was behind a Rabobank teammate when he misjudged a left turn and skidded into the barriers shortly after the start of the 24.2-mile team time-trial in and around Montpellier.

July 7th, 2009 Armstrong takes 2nd as Astana wins Tour time trialMONTPELLIER, France — Lance Armstrong closed within a second of the overall lead at the Tour de France after his Astana squad won Tuesday's team time trial. Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara of the Saxo Bank team narrowly kept the yellow jersey after the 24.2-mile ride in and around Montpellier.

July 7th, 2009 Armstrong now 2nd as Astana wins Tour time trialMONTPELLIER, France — Lance Armstrong has moved into second place at the Tour de France, a split second behind overall leader Fabian Cancellara. Armstrong's Astana team won the team time trial Tuesday on a sunny, 24.2-mile course in and around Montpellier.

July 7th, 2009 Armstrong within second of yellow jersey at TourMONTPELLIER, France — Lance Armstrong surged within a second of the Tour de France lead after his Astana squad won Tuesday's team time trial in a dramatic finish. Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara of the Saxo Bank team narrowly kept the yellow jersey lead following the fourth stage, a 24.2-mile ride in and around Montpellier.

July 5th, 2009 Cancellara in yellow for Tour's 2nd stageMONACO — Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland was wearing the race leader's yellow jersey as 180 cyclists rode in the second stage of the Tour de France. Seven-time winner Lance Armstrong, prerace favorite Alberto Contador and other possible title contenders are likely to ride conservatively Sunday in the 116.2-mile stage from Monaco to Brignoles.

July 4th, 2009 Armstrong takes early lead in Tour's first stageMONACO — Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong has taken the early lead in the first-stage individual time trial of the Tour de France. The 37-year-old Texan began his comeback in the Tour by clocking 20 minutes, 12.36 seconds in the 9.6-mile stage along winding and hilly roads in the Mediterranean principality on Saturday.

June 21st, 2009 Fabian Cancellara wins Tour of SwitzerlandBERN, Switzerland — Fabian Cancellara has won the Tour of Switzerland after a convincing victory in the race's final stage. Cancellara beat Tony Martin of Germany in Sunday's 24-mile time trial to become the first Swiss rider since Alex Zuelle in 2002 to win the race.

June 20th, 2009 Martin wins 8th stage of Tour of SwitzerlandCRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Tony Martin of Germany has won the eighth stage of the Tour of Switzerland, and Tadej Valjavec of Slovenia clung to the overall lead. Martin finished the 113-mile route in 4 hours, 12 minutes, 31 seconds on Saturday to record the sixth stage win in the Tour de France warmup for Team Columbia-Highroad.

June 18th, 2009 Cavendish sprints to Tour of Switzerland stage winBAD ZURZACH, Switzerland — Mark Cavendish of Great Britain dominated another sprint finish to win the sixth stage of the Tour of Switzerland on Thursday, while Tadej Valjavec of Slovenia retained the overall lead. Cavendish finished the 111-mile ride from Oberriet to Bad Zurzach in 4 hours, 18 minute, 26 seconds.