Tour de France standings after stage 6:          1. Kim Kirchen (LUX/COL)                     24h30min 41sec      2. Cadel Evans (AUS/SIL)                      at      0:06.      3. Stefan Schumacher (GER/GST)                        0:16.      4. Christian Vande Velde (USA/GAR)                    0:44.      5. David Millar (GBR/GAR)                             0:47. […]

The Tour de France peloton will edge closer towards the first mountains stages of this year’s race on the hilly 159 km between Brioude and Aurillac on Friday. After a week of thrilling racing in which the race for the […]

Robbie McEwen’s bid to add to his impressive haul of wins on the Tour de France was kicked into touch by bad luck and a fast Columbia train on the longest stage of the race here Wednesday. A push from […]

Quick Step sprinter Gert Steegmans admitted the absence of teammate Tom Boonen is adding to his woes on what he labelled a “strange” Tour de France. Steegmans’ plan to battle to his second career win on the race were ended […]

Spaniard Alejandro Valverde played down the effects of a crash which came close to ending his yellow jersey bid during the 232km fifth stage of the Tour de France here Wednesday. The former race leader and winner of the opening […]

Britain’s Mark Cavendish labelled himself the best sprinter in the world after claiming his first Tour de France victory on the race’s fifth stage over 232km here Wednesday. Germany’s Stefan Schumacher of Gerolsteiner finished with the bunch to retain the […]

Tour de France standings after stage 5:          1. Stefan Schumacher (GER/GST)               19h32min 33sec      2. Kim Kirchen (LUX/COL)                      at      0:12.      3. David Millar (GBR/GAR)                             0:12.      4. Cadel Evans (AUS/SIL)                              0:21.      5. Fabian Cancellara (SUI/CSC)                        0:33. […]

Spain’s Tour de France hopeful Alejandro Valverde, of Caisse d’Epargne, suffered a setback Wednesday when he fell during the 232km stage from Cholet to here. The former race leader and winner of the opening stage fell at the 90km mark, […]

As far as Tour de France cyclists go, Adam Hansen would admit he sticks out from the bunch. But the all-round talents of the Aussie who grew up in Cairns are not being wasted by Team Columbia as their leader […]

Colombia’s Mauricio Soler, who won the “King of the Mountains” title last year, was forced to pull out of the Tour de France on Wednesday because of an injured wrist. Soler, who rides for the British-registered Barloworld team, fractured a […]