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Contador closes in on 3rd Tour title in 4 years

France – Alberto Contador never wavered. Under a blistering attack from Andy Schleck, the Spaniard tightened his grip on a third Tour de France title in four years by matching every acceleration his rival threw at him during the ri [...]

Posted On : Jul, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Lance Armstrong hires high powered defence lawyer

American Lance Armstrong has hired a criminal defence lawyer to represent him against a federal probe looking into allegations of possible doping violations in his cycling career. The New York Daily News reported late Wednesday that [...]

Posted On : Jul, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

More Tour de France woe for Evans and Rogers

The Tour de France top 10, never mind the podium, may be a dream too far for former two-time runner-up Cadel Evans after another disappointing day for Australians in the race on Tuesday. Evans has been racing with a fractured elbow since [...]

Posted On : Jul, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

Lance Armstrong's lawyer: Stop leaks

Lance Armstrong's attorney sent a letter to the federal prosecutor investigating the seven-time Tour de France winner and his associates for possible fraud and doping violations, complaining about leaks to the media. Monday' [...]

Posted On : Jul, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

Schleck keeps fans guessing with yellow jersey games

Andy Schleck has stressed since he took the Tour de France lead on stage nine last week that his tactics will be designed to reward him with the yellow jersey in Paris. Going on the stubborn poker game he used against reigning champ [...]

Posted On : Jul, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Cyclist LeMond subpoenaed

Three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond has been served with a grand jury subpoena as part of a federal investigation of possible fraud and doping charges against Lance Armstrong and his associates, according to the New York Daily [...]

Posted On : Jul, 17 2010 | Comments : 0

Tour de France 2010: Lance Armstrong ready to co-operate ove...

The investigation centres around allegations made by his former team-mate Floyd Landis, who was stripped of the 2006 Tour de France title after testing positive for testosterone. Landis then spent four years proclaiming his innocence thr [...]

Posted On : Jul, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Drug claims motivate boiling Lance

Lance Armstrong had every reason to smile as the first stage of the Tour de France headed into Belgium. After all, he had indicated the previous day that his intention to win a record eighth Tour de France, at 38, was far more than [...]

Posted On : Jul, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Cycling Odds: 2010 Tour de France Starts Saturday

The Super Bowl of cycling – and, frankly, the only time most Americans care about the sport even a little – begins Saturday as the Tour de France kicks off … in the Netherlands? Yep, the three-week, nearly 2,263-mile e [...]

Posted On : Jul, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

Tour de France 2010: Lance Armstrong announces second retire...

Armstrong will lead his RadioShack team at the Tour de France that starts in Rotterdam on Saturday for the final time after the 38 year-old Texan made the announcement on Twitter on Monday evening. "This will be final Tour de [...]

Posted On : Jul, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Armstrong announces Tour de France retirement on Twitter

Seven-time winner Lance Armstrong has announced next month’s Tour de France will be his last.‘‘And yes, this will be final Tour de France. It’s been a great ride. Looking forward to three great weeks,’&rsquo [...]

Posted On : Jul, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Armstrong says 2010 Tour will be his last

The 38-year-old American, two years into a second comeback, revealed the news through his Twitter website just days before he begins his campaign for an unprecedented eighth victory in the grueling event. "And yes, this will be (my) [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Boonen out of Tour de France

Belgian rider Tom Boonen will miss the Tour de France because of a knee injury, his Quick Step team announced on Friday. The Belgian champion will also be unable to ride in Sunday's race at Louvain which he won last year. [...]

Posted On : Jun, 26 2010 | Comments : 1

Gesink claims leaders jersey in Tour of Switzerland

Robert Gesink of the Netherlands won the gruelling sixth stage of the Tour of Switzerland and claimed the race leader's jersey Thursday while Lance Armstrong showed he was returning to top form by finishing fifth. Gesink, who tr [...]