Cycling: Old Pueblo Grand Prix moves the fun to Saturday night

By Patrick Finley Arizona Daily Star

Call it the Old Pueblo Grand Prix, After Dark.

Photos: Ride On, Tucson

Tucsonans enjoyed a 2.2-mile bike ride for all ages and levels hosted by actor Patrick Dempsey (Grey's Anatomy star), pro cyclist Tom Danielso…

Photos: Lance Armstrong

A look at Lance Armstrong and his career.

Pro cyclist, actor pulling out all stops to see dream of big Tucson bike ride

By Patrick Finley, Arizona Daily Star

Tom Danielson pitched his idea.

Source: Armstrong admits doping in Winfrey interview

The Associated Press The Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas - After a decade of denial, Lance Armstrong has finally come clean: He used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France.

Faces of El Tour

"This is the third time I've done El Tour. The first time was the 80 and the second time was the 111. The atmosphere keeps me coming back. It'…

Race winners

111 miles

Search the database: El Tour de Tucson results, 2006-2012

Arizona Daily Star

Search the multi-year database for results from El Tour de Tucson. Updated to include 2012 results.

Photos: 2012 El Tour de Tucson

The University of Arizona Medical Center 30th El Tour de Tucson amateur bicycle race.

El Tour de Tucson: Marcotte wins third straight race

By Patrick Finley, Arizona Daily Star

For the third straight year Eric Marcotte won today's El Tour de Tucson 111-mile cycling race. 

PDF: El Tour de Tucson map

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Photos: El Tour de Tucson through the years

Photos from past years of the El Tour de Tucson bicycle race in Tucson.

Patrick Finley: Legally blind bicyclist, wife on a life journey built for two

Patrick Finley Arizona Daily Star

Kasey and Erin Hopper's legs quivered the moment they were to marry. Their fingers wouldn't stop trembling. Nervous? Nah.

Armstrong stepping down as Livestrong chairman

AP

Lance Armstrong said Wednesday he is stepping down as chairman of his Livestrong cancer-fighting charity so the group can focus on its mission…

Sports marketer: No comeback for Armstrong

AP

Lance Armstrong stepped down as Livestrong chairman and Nike severed ties with the famed cyclist as the fallout from the doping scandal contin…

El Tour de Tucson a labor of love for everyone involved — and results show it

By Patrick Finley, Arizona Daily Star

Leila Warfield stumbled upon her volunteer job for the simplest of reasons: it was the summer, and she was bored.

Olympics: Mountain biker hoping third time is the charm

By Patrick Finley, Arizona Daily Star

If Todd Wells was overwhelmed the first time he made the Olympics, he was confident in his second appearance.

Tour de France, seventh stage

Images from the seventh stage of the Tour de France, Saturday, July 7, 2012.

Tour de France

Tour de France winds its way through Belgium on Monday, July 2, 2012

El Tour seeks new title sponsor

By Patrick Finley, Arizona Daily Star

El Tour de Tucson is looking for a new title sponsor.

Interactive timeline: Lance Armstrong doping allegations

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is bringing doping charges against seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, threatening to strip his vict…

Photos: Holualoa Tour of Tucson Mountains

This is the 26th and last Tour of the Tucson Mountains

Saturday's Tour of the Tucson Mountains to be the last

By Patrick Finley Arizona Daily Star

Perimeter Bicycling founder Richard DeBernardis told the Star today that the ride will be discontinued after Saturday’s event.

Cycling: Criterium race downtown short but fast

Arizona Daily Star

Cycling will be celebrated throughout Tucson in all its forms in the coming month, but only once can fans catch pros racing at 35 mph around t…

Photos: 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo race

The 13th Annual Kona Bikes 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo mountain biking event presented by Tucson Medical Center. The race started at noon on Sa…

Cycling: 24-hour ride a team event for some, highly personal for select few

By Patrick Finley, Arizona Daily Star

For 24 hours, starting Saturday, Lauren Frisk will pedal her mountain bike in a 17-mile circle around a makeshift town in the middle of the de…

Photo gallery: 29th El Tour de Tucson

Photos from throughout Pima County during the 111-mile El Tour de Tucson.

El Tour de Tucson: Tucson's favorite bicycle race as popular as ever

By Daniel Berk, Arizona Daily Star

It’s a simple question with infinite answers.

Defending Tour champion makes his move in Stage 16

Jamey Keaten The Associated Press

GAP, France - Alberto Contador has finally put the hammer down at the Tour de France, and now the race is really on.

Tour de France climbs to test Contador's sore knee

Jerome Pugmire The Associated Press

LAVAUR, France - Alberto Contador wants to show he is still the world's best climber when the Tour de France race hits the Pyrenees today. It …

Tour de France: Top riders play it safe on latest 'nervous stage'

Jerome Pugmire The Associated Press

LISIEUX, France - Alberto Contador knew it made little sense to take risks on a day when blinding, torrential rain lashed riders in the Tour d…

Cycling: Sahuaro grad banned from U.S. cycling events for doping

By Eddie Pells, The Associated Press

DENVER - Cyclist and Tucson native Philip Zajicek has been banned for life after admitting to multiple doping violations in a case stemming fr…

Tour of the Tucson Mountains: Going out with a good kick

Daniel Gaona Arizona Daily Star

Jake Rubelt won the Holualoa Companies Tour of the Tucson Mountains in his first attempt, but he said it probably will be his last.

Cycling: Old Pueblo Grand Prix: Fan-friendly race will favor fittest rider

Michael J. Craven Arizona Daily Star

Tucsonan Jame Carney is a three-time champion of El Tour de Tucson, a two-time U.S. Olympian, a 20-time U.S. National track champion and the r…

Photo gallery: Kona 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo

The Kona 24 Hours In The Old Pueblo bike race wrapped up Feb. 20, 2011. More than 3,000 people, including almost 1,900 riders, braved the rain…

Photo Gallery: 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo

Bikers battle the wind and dust during the 12th Annual Kona 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo bike race near Oracle, Ariz., on Saturday, February 19.

24 Hours in the Old Pueblo: TopoFusion replay

Here's a replay of the 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo ride from 2010, using TopoFusion technology to animate the bike ride's results based on lap …

Video: 28th El Tour de Tucson

Christopher Carter / For the Arizona Daily Star

Almost 9,000 cyclists participated in El Tour, the largest participatory event in Southern Arizona. Riders chose from four races - 109, 79, 66…

El Tour de Tucson: Phoenix resident wins 28th annual race

Arizona Daily Star

Eric Marcotte, 30, won today's 28th annual El Tour de Tucson bicycle race, despite high wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour.

Group honors rider who died of cancer by helping survivors

By Sarah Trotto Arizona Daily Star

An enthusiastic cyclist, Colleen Whealdon-Haught participated in El Tour de Tucson and frequently rode her bike 15 miles from her home to her …