Increased suspense, a boom in television ratings and happy sponsors left Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme in a buoyant mood two days prior to the end of this year’s race. But with the ever-present threat of cheats lingering, the […]

For Australia’s Cadel Evans, the Olympic road race in Beijing is already too far on the horizon. For the immediate future, the 31-year-old wants to concentrate on winding down at the one-day criteriums which follow the end of the Tour […]

  Tour de France Final Standings after stage 21:      1. Carlos Sastre (ESP/CSC)                   87h52min 52sec      2. Cadel Evans (AUS/SIL)                      at      0:58.      3. Bernhard Kohl (AUT/GST)                            1:13.      4. Denis Menchov (RUS/RAB)                            2:10.      5. Christian Vande Velde […]

Spain’s Carlos Sastre wrapped up his maiden Tour de France triumph here on Sunday following the final stage of the race into Paris. Sastre, a 33-year-old climbing specialist who rides for the CSC team, became the eighth Spaniard to win […]

Belgian Gert Steegmans made up for his Quick Step team’s mediocre Tour de France campaign by sprinting to victory on the 21st and final stage here on Sunday. Steegmans claimed his second career stage win on the race, but his […]

Unassuming, quiet, a family man. Hardly the kind of words to describe the winner of the world’s biggest bike race. For those who know newly-crowned Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre, there might be little to talk about, but when […]

Kazakhstan’s Dmitri Fofonov has tested positive for a banned stimulant, his Credit Agricole team said on the final day of the Tour de France. The 31-year-old, who learned of his positive test after finishing 19th overall in the race on […]

Carlos Sastre became the seventh Spaniard to win the Tour de France yellow jersey when he wrapped up overall victory here on Sunday, taking his country’s total to 11 wins. Federico Bahamontes, nicknamed the ‘Eagle of Toledo’ thanks to his […]

Carlos Sastre had conflicting emotions as he crossed the finish line of the Tour de France’s 20th stage time trial to virtually secure his first yellow jersey Saturday. Almost immediately, the Spaniard thought of the CSC team that has worked […]

Germany’s Stefan Schumacher claimed his second time trial victory from this year’s Tour de France when he dominated the 20th penultimate stage here on Saturday. The Gerolsteiner rider clocked a time of 1hr 03min 50sec for the 53km course to […]