Mountain biker Chris Jongewaard failed in his attempt to join Australia’s team for next month’s Beijing Olympics when he was turned down for selection by the Australian Olympic Committee here Saturday. Jongewaard is facing hit and run and drink-driving offences […]

Rabobank sprinter Oscar Freire of Spain ended the triumphant victory run of Britain’s Mark Cavendish by taking the Tour de France 14th stage here on Saturday. Australian Cadel Evans retained the leader’s yellow jersey one second ahead of Luxembourg’s Frank […]

Spain’s Oscar Freire, riding for Rabobank, won the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, a 194km ride from Nimes to Dignes Les Bains, while Australian Cadel Evans retained the leader’s yellow jersey one second ahead of Luxembourg’s […]

Tour de France standings after stage 14:      1. Cadel Evans (AUS/SIL)                     59h01min 55sec      2. Frank Schleck (LUX/CSC)                    at      0:01.      3. Christian Vande Velde (USA/GAR)                    0:38.      4. Bernhard Kohl (AUT/GST)                            0:46.      5. Denis Menchov (RUS/RAB)                            0:57. […]

One of three doping affairs on this year’s Tour de France has prompted Barloworld to pull out of sponsoring its British-registered team. Barloworld rider Moises Duenas tested positive for the banned blood booster EPO (erythrpoietin) on stage four. Duenas was […]

The sponsor of Cadel Evans’ team on the Tour de France is known for products that allow noisy snorers to doze off and enjoy a good night’s sleep. But if there was ever a time the Australian needed his Silence […]

Spanish rider Moises Duenas, kicked out of the Tour de France, has blamed a Spanish doctor for his positive test for the blood booster erythropoietin (EPO), the daily El Pais reported on Saturday. Duenas, who was charged with “use and […]

Tour de France standings after stage 13:           1. Cadel Evans (AUS/SIL)                     54h48min 47sec      2. Frank Schleck (LUX/CSC)                    at      0:01.      3. Christian Vande Velde (USA/GAR)                    0:38.      4. Bernhard Kohl (AUT/GST)                            0:46.      5. Denis Menchov (RUS/RAB)                            […]

For someone who finished the runner-up by just 23 seconds last year, it is understandable that Cadel Evans is taking this year’s Tour de France one day at a time. And after his third day spent in the yellow jersey, […]

He’s known for being a joker among a cosmopolitan team that came to the Tour de France proclaiming their “clean” approach to racing would help smooth their way to success. But when it gets serious in the hectic bunch sprints, […]