A dramatic racing incident that has put seven-time champion Lance Armstrong within sight of the race’s yellow jersey has been blamed, ironically, on Alberto Contador. Contador, the 2007 champion who is Armstrong’s teammate at Astana, was among a handful of […]

Belgium’s Tom Boonen said Sunday he was more concerned about staying on his bike than sprinting for victory after a crash just before the finish of the second stage of the Tour de France. A right hand bend just under […]

As bunch sprints go, it could have gone much better for Australian Brett Lancaster and his Cervelo team on the Tour de France on Sunday. While yellow jersey contender Cadel Evans expressed his relief at avoiding one of several crashes […]

Lance Armstrong endured his first testing day of racing on his return to the Tour de France before avoiding a potentially dangerous finish among the safety of the main peloton. The 37-year-old was given the same finishing time of 4hr […]

Rabobank team boss Erik Breukink confirmed at the Tour de France on Sunday that star rider Denis Menchov recently gave evidence to Austrian police investigating a suspected blood doping. During last month’s Tour of Italy Menchov was handed a summons […]

Belgian sprinter Tom Boonen, who was only given the green light to ride in Saturday’s opening stage of the Tour de France the day before, has been beset by diarrhoea and abdominal pains. The 2009 Tour begins with a 15.5km […]

Cycling legend Lance Armstrong could return to Australia for the 2010 Tour Down Under, the race’s director said Friday, after his appearance this year drew the biggest crowds in its history. The seven-time Tour de France winner made his much-anticipated […]

Japanese rider Fumiyuki Beppu is aiming to become the first cyclist from the land of the rising sun to reach Paris and finish the race which starts here on Saturday. The 26-year-old former national road race champion, who turned professional […]

The Cervelo Test team declared their intention to help defending champion Carlos Sastre win the Tour de France for the second consecutive year here on Friday. But the Tour debutants, who have also built their team around Thor Hushovd’s bid […]

British sprinter Mark Cavendish said Friday his Tour de France objective is solely to reach Paris with any thoughts of winning the green jersey far from his mind when the race begins here on Saturday. The 24-year-old exploded onto the […]