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Lance Armstrong and Team Radio Shack made their 2010 roster announcement today. The all new squad will include 26 riders from 16 countries.

Euskaltel will roll out in 2010 with 24 riders and a mandate from the Basque government that doping will stop.

Lance Armstrong’s Radio Shack team numbers 24 riders now and is likely nearing its final form.

Most notable addition to Radio Shack Cycling is Andreas Klöden, who looked to be staying at Astana until yesterday.

Here are all of the confirmations (so far) for Lance Armstrong’s Radio Shack Cycling team.

Anthony Roux of Francaise des Jeux survived a long breakaway from km 6 to barely take the win today. Alejandro Valverde still sits atop the G.C., but there is a change below him as Robert Gesink has dropped down, presumably from a crash during the stage.

Ryder Hesjedal takes the first win for Canada at the Vuelta. It’s also Garmin’s second Grand Tour win in as many years. David Zabriskie doubles it up for Garmin in Missouri today. More transfers, more doping and other news…

The teams and rosters have been announced for the Tour of the Algarve, starting tomorrow. There are 22 teams total, 11 of which have Pro Tour classification.
As previously reported, the race will mark the 2009 season debut of Astana’s Alberto Contador. Stijn Devolder is the defending champion and will wear race number 1.
Full teams and rosters after the jump:

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The legal battles continue in the background, but at the forefront, the bicycle battles are on with all of the invited showing up to race at Paris-Nice. It’s nice to see the riders racing, not stuck in the middle of a bicker fest.
The 66th running of the race started with a 4.6km time trial in Amilly. Rain fell throughout the middle part of the race, and the entire day was probably a little cooler than the riders would have liked.
Thor Hushovd of Credit Agricole, after already earning a stage win …