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Lance Armstrong's Colorado girlfriend is pregnant...without sperm doping!

Is there anything Lance Armstrong can't do? Not only has the 37-year-old cyclist won the Tour de France a gazillion times, but now CNN is reporting that his steady girlfriend, Anna Hansen, is pregnant without the involvement of medical fertility procedures. Quite a feat for the testicular cancer s ... More >>

A Sporting Chance

The good, the bad and the very ugly of athletics in 2000.

Tour de Lance

While the French fry, champion cyclist Lance Armstrong continues to impress the rest of the globe.

Best Place to Get a Bike Fitting by a Tour de France Racer and Olympian

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Stinky Cheese Tour starts at Bistro Vendome

Bistro Vendome, the great French restaurant tucked into the side of Larimer Square, will introduce its Stinky Cheese Tour de France tonight. Every week this month, the restaurant is offering a progressive dinner made from regional stinky cheeses of France; if you purchase each course, you're eligibl ... More >>

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The Tour de Lance flows through Colorado.

Tour de Force

The Tour de Lance flows through Colorado.

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The sky's the limit at DIA for last-minute giving.

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The sky's the limit at DIA for last-minute giving.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

The sky's the limit at DIA for last-minute giving.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

The sky's the limit at DIA for last-minute giving.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

The sky's the limit at DIA for last-minute giving.

Triple Your Pleasure

Funky and grotesque, The Triplets of Belleville will animate your world.

Iron Women

Step aside, wimps, and let the really tough customers through.

Judge Not, Lest Ye Drink

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Eat here now! Do good, eat well, smell stinky cheese

If you eat at Piatti, the Italian restaurant at 190 St. Paul Street, today and mention that you're dining to support SAME Cafe, Piatti will donate 20 percent of your bill to SAME, the pay-what-you-can restaurant profiled on the cover of Westword in February. For reservations at Piatti, call 303-32 ... More >>

The nightmare behind the indy doc Bicycle Dreams

Dr. Bob Breedlove, who died during the 2005 Race Across America. California filmmaker Stephen Auerbach had his work cut out for him when he decided to make a documentary about the Race Across America four years ago. Although well-known in elite biking circles, RAAM may be the most undercovered and ... More >>

Today's featured event: Everything you ever wanted to know about Lance Armstrong, tonight at the Tattered Cover

The Lance Armstrong mystique runs deep. Here's a guy who's conquered testicular cancer and won the Tour de France a jaw-dropping seven times, against all odds, and who now says he's coming out of retirement to try for win number eight. Plus, as far as the local angle goes, he's become a Coloradan ... More >>

The Tale of the Trail

All roads lead to Breckenridge this week.

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Beer, cheer and New Year's Eve parties

Enjoy a plethora of pulled pork at Steuben's.​While the year draws to a close, you can find something special at just about every one of your favorite foodie spots, plus sign up for charity events that will help kick 2010 off to a great start. Here's a taste of what's ahead: Monday, December ... More >>

Tonight: Finish the Tour de France at Z Cuisine

​At 5 p.m. tonight, Z Cuisine, 2239 West 30th Avenue, hosts the last installment of the Z Cuisine Wine Tasting Series, which has followed the Tour de France. This final leg will take you from the wine varietals of Tonnerre through Annecy, Alsace and Savoie, and finish in Paris. The price is $4 ... More >>

Lance Armstrong a doper? Boulder's Floyd Landis says "yes"

Floyd Landis says Lance Armstrong had help living strong.​One of the most persistent rumors in cycling involves seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong's alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs -- the kind he didn't use to get his Colorado girlfriend pregnant despite his previous c ... More >>

Where to watch the Tour de France in Denver

A Flickr photo​"What's the Tour de France?" asked the guy who picked up the phone at the Celtic Tavern. "I don't know what that is, but I'm sure if you come in and ask, we'll turn it on," said a young woman who answered the phone at Big Game. Cycling enthusiasts are likely already aware of ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Crepes on the terrace and more

​This week in culinary news, Breckenridge Brewery celebrates its anniversary, different venues around town offer Tour de France specials, Le Central launches a Wednesday night crepe special through July -- and much more. Here's a taste of what's ahead: Tuesday, July 6: Le Central, 112 East 8 ... More >>

Tim Tebow: Dwight Freeney dreams of hitting you

"No hitting!"​A Denver blogs trifecta: Jon at Bronco Talk notes that the Colts' Dwight Freeney can't wait to hit Tim Tebow. Pick on someone your own size. The raod's been rough for Boulder's Garmin-Transitions at the Tour de France, writes 5280's A.J. Vicens. Face the State's Brad Jones thi ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Cooking classes, street food and dinners galore

A Flickr photo.​This week, both Terroir and Duo are cooking outside their kitchens for various dinners, Twisted Pine celebrates its birthday -- and much more, including classes and dinners for every palate. Here's a taste of what's ahead: Monday, July 12: The City of Aurora offers a kids' co ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Beer and bikes, wine walks and more

A Flickr photo.​If you failed to sign up for the Tour of BoulDurango, take a moment tonight to cry into your beer -- and say farewell to the bikers who were savvy enough to register in time. Don't worry; there's plenty more happening in town, including wine walks, Kyle's Brew Fest and much mor ... More >>

Tonight: Booze it up at the Blending Cellar, Cru or Cherry Creek North

A Flickr photo.​Thinking of imbibing some adult beverages tonight? Here are three events where the drinks are bound to be refreshing and delicious: The Blending Cellar, 946 Pearl Street in Boulder, hosts a Tour de France Wine Tasting, a ride through the French wine appellations for each segme ... More >>

THE TOUR IS ON

A Flickr photo.​Thinking of imbibing some adult beverages tonight? Here are three events where the drinks are bound to be refreshing and delicious: The Blending Cellar, 946 Pearl Street in Boulder, hosts a Tour de France Wine Tasting, a ride through the French wine appellations for each segme ... More >>

Rueben's Burger Bistro feeds bikers and Belgian beer enthusiasts in Boulder

Rueben's Burger Bistro​This isn't scientific, but we're willing to bet that the most watched sporting event in Boulder isn't the Super Bowl or the World Series. Rather, we'd put a sizeable sum on it being the Tour de France. When it's time for the Tour, it's impossible to escape--coffee shops ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Wine, pork and much more

​The wine will be flowing this week, at events ranging from Grand Junction's VinCO 2011 to the Pinot Posse Tag Team Winemaker Dinner. But there's more on Colorado's culinary plate this week: everything from workshops, to dry-sausage and hog-slaughtering events. Here's a taste:

Sneak peek: Boulder's Caffé

Caffé​On Saturday night, the building at Eighteenth and Pearl in Boulder that now houses both Frasca Food & Wine and Pizzeria Locale was a frenzy of gastronomic activity: Both restaurants seem to have hit their post-expansion stride. And when we stopped by for a little Barbera, we also got a ... More >>

Lance Armstrong doped in opinion of Bicycling editor and Tour De Lance author Bill Strickland

​Lance Armstrong, who joined Bill Ritter last August to hype the just-renamed Quiznos Pro Challenge bike race, is the subject of an ongoing federal investigation into his potential use of performance-enhancing drugs. And now, the journalist who's likely closer to Armstrong than any other belie ... More >>

Today in Stoke: Quiznos Pro Challenge rebrands as USA Pro Cycling Challenge

​Organizers for the seven-day cycling race formerly promoted as the Quiznos Pro Challenge announced big news yesterday: They've rebranded as the USA Pro Cycling Challenge and inked a major broadcast deal for 23 hours of race coverage on Versus August 22-28 and two hours of live coverage on NBC ... More >>

Lance Armstrong: Has he retired from involvement in USA Pro Cycling Challenge?

New logo.​When the former Quiznos Pro Challenge changed its name to the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, it didn't sever ties with Lance Armstrong, who joined then-Governor Bill Ritter to announce the race last August. But that doesn't mean Armstrong will very involved, if at all.

Tour de Breck

New logo.​When the former Quiznos Pro Challenge changed its name to the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, it didn't sever ties with Lance Armstrong, who joined then-Governor Bill Ritter to announce the race last August. But that doesn't mean Armstrong will very involved, if at all.

Sean Fowler, a Colorado native, feeds the leading Tour de France team

Sean Fowler​Food trucks have been the signature food trend in Denver for the past year, but across the Atlantic Ocean a Colorado native is mastering an entirely different kind of mobile gastronomy. Sean Fowler, formerly the chef at Cucina Leone and Ranelles, mans a mobile kitchen and cooks tea ... More >>

Breck Bike Week is counting down the days to the USA Pro Cycling Challenge

​Breck Bike Week just got underway yesterday, but already the town's cycling community is looking forward to Fall: In just 46 days the USA Pro Cycling Challenge (August 22-28) will be off to the races, bringing many of the world's top cyclists to Colorado. Breck is hosting Stage 5 of the eve ... More >>

Sean Fowler, a Colorado native, cooks for the leading Tour de France team

Sean Fowler.​How do you fuel the world's best cyclists for the premier race on the planet? No, not with steroids. At least that's not the approach of Colorado native Sean Fowler. One of Fowler's jobs after leading kitchens at Cucina Leone and Ranelles in Denver is as the team chef for Garmin-C ... More >>

The USA Pro Cycling Challenge gets artsy at Plus Gallery

Coat-of-arms wheels: The hippest thing since colorway?​It's the most grueling professional bike race ever held on American soil. Beginning in Colorado Springs, winding up along treacherous passes through Gunnison, Avon, Aspen, Vail and eventually to the State Capitol in Denver, the USA Pro Cyc ... More >>

Garden of the Cycling Gods

Coat-of-arms wheels: The hippest thing since colorway?​It's the most grueling professional bike race ever held on American soil. Beginning in Colorado Springs, winding up along treacherous passes through Gunnison, Avon, Aspen, Vail and eventually to the State Capitol in Denver, the USA Pro Cyc ... More >>

USA Pro Cycling Challenge celebrates 2012 host cities today

​Today was supposed to be the big reveal of the host cities for the 2012 Pro Cycling Challenge -- but that list leaked on Friday, in the Denver Post. Still, the event organizers are going to make an event out of the announcement, with a live Internet broadcast at 5:15 p.m. MST today that will ... More >>

Ten infamous 2011 crimes with Colorado connections

Big pics below.​And you thought you had a crazy year. Getting jiggy with a student at a Baptist school, driving a scooter without a license in Miami, possessing four grams of cocaine in Aspen, threatening to shoot out a Best Buy in Aurora over a video game and literally getting shit on in Boul ... More >>

Win a three-day culinary sojourn to Boulder, courtesy of Big Red F Restaurant Group

Lori Midson​There's a reason why Dave Query, the brains behind the Boulder-based Big Red F Restaurant Group, generates so much respect: The restaurateur, who owns West End Tavern, Zolo Grill, Lola, Centro Latin Kitchen & Refreshment Palace, Bitter Bar and three Jax Fish locations is, quite si ... More >>