American cyclist Levi Leipheimer said Thursday he was lucky to be alive after a collision with a car on a training run in northern Spain left him only with a fractured fibula.

The teams of reigning Tour de France champion Cadel Evans and three-time Tour of California winner Levi Leipheimer were among 16 squads named on Tuesday to ride in this year's Tour of California.

Matt Goss admitted he was beaten fair and square after being left to pick up the silver medal by triumphant HTC-Highroad teammate Mark Cavendish at the world road race championships.

Reigning Olympic cycling time trial champion Kristin Armstrong was replaced on the United States squad at the World Championships on Friday after a successful protest by Amber Neben.

The Leopard cycling team announced Monday it was joining forces with seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong's former team RadioShack for the 2012 and 2013 seasons.

Germany's Patrick Gretsch captured the opening prologue of the inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge after edging out Christian Vande Velde.

German Andreas Kloden will shoulder RadioShack's bid for the yellow jersey on the Tour de France after the American outfit's nightmare seventh stage on Friday.

Amercian Chris Horner is out of the Tour de France after fracturing his nose and suffering heavy brusing in a crash on the seventh stage, his RadioShack team said Saturday.

AIGURANDE, France (Reuters) - American Chris Horner has pulled out of the Tour de France after he failed to recover from a crash in another blow for Radioshack, the team said on Saturday.

Team RadioShack announced its nine-man line-up for the Tour de France but in the absence of the now-retired Lance Armstrong there is no particular team leader who has been singled out for a shot at the crown.

American Christian Vande Velde admits that aiming for stage victory on the Tour of Switzerland is not his priority, it's more about finishing the race in one piece.

Luxemburger Andy Schleck's final preparations for what he hopes will be a more rewarding Tour de France campaign in July begin in earnest at the nine-day Tour of Switzerland starting Saturday.

Phil Zajicek, an American cyclist who rode last year with the Fly V Australia pro team, has been banned for life by the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), the group announced Friday.

Flying Dutchman Lars Boom powered to the overall lead of the Criterium du Dauphine stage race after dominating his rivals in the opening prologue held over 5.4 km here Sunday.

Chris Horner's Tour of California triumph on Sunday had the US veteran looking back to his cycling roots and also looking forward -- to July's Tour de France.

American Chris Horner won the Tour of California, sealing his victory in the eighth and final stage won by Australian Matthew Goss.

Levi Leipheimer took care of business during a short but punishing day in the saddle, edging fellow American Chris Horner to win the seventh stage of the Tour of California on Saturday.

Levi Leipheimer took care of business during a short but taxing day in the saddle, edging fellow American Chris Horner to win the seventh stage of the Tour of California.

American David Zabriskie dominated the field in the Tour of California's sixth stage, a 24 kilometre time trial ride around the Danish settlement of Solvang.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American Dave Zabriskie pedaled to a 14-second time trial win while compatriot Levi Leipheimer closed the gap on overall race leader Chris Horner in the sixth stage of the Tour of California on Friday.