Lampre team backs Italian sprinter Current Maillot Vert wearer Alessandro Petacchi has undertaken to co-operate fully with an anti-doping investigation into him, his lawyer saying that he will speak to investigators after the Tour de France finishes on Sunday. The […]

Spaniard could replace the Schleck brothers In the latest in an always-lively round of transfer tips and rumours, Tour de France Maillot Jaune Alberto Contador has been linked to current Team Saxo Bank owner Bjarne Riis and could take over […]

Legal battle heats up Legal representatives for Lance Armstrong have complained to the federal prosecutor investigating the inquiry into the seven-time Tour winner and his former team, expressing frustration about ongoing leaks to the media. His attorney Tim Herman sent […]

Says earlier statement was misleading and inaccurate Several hours after a press release was issued stating that the Bahati Foundation team would cease to exist due to what was termed ‘financial considerations,’ the founder Rahsaan Bahati has contradicted this and […]

Saxo Bank veteran hit the tarmac in a freak accident that harks back to last year Saxo Bank’s Jens Voigt suffered from a real sense of déjà vu today as he hit the road hard on a mountain descent for […]

Only Fuglsang able to stay with Schleck on tough day The much anticipated attack from Andy Schleck never materialized along the route of the classic 16th stage through the Pyrenees. While it never seemed likely that time could be gained […]

Overall hopes vanish in the Pyrenees as Giro winner comes down with bronchitis Following his tremendous victory at the Giro d’Italia in May, Ivan Basso immediately set his sights on the Tour de France and the seemingly cursed Giro/Tour double. […]

A sixth win for France as Lance Armstrong and Christophe Moreau go on one last attack Pierrick Fédrigo (Bbox Bouyges Telecom) won the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France between Bagnères-de-Luchon and Pau as he outsprinted the rest of […]

Dutch team snatches up talent from the Rabobank program Vacansoleil has signed young talent Martijn Keizer from the Rabobank Continental squad onto the team for 2011.  The 22 year old signed a two-year deal with the Dutch team, and will […]

Only five riders from the Spanish team remain in the race Footon-Servetto-Fuji’s Iban Mayoz was forced to abandon the Tour de France yesterday following a crash on the descent of the Col d’Ares, forty kilometers from the finish in Bagnères-de-Luchon. […]