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Lance Armstrong unveils Colorado tour

Just when he thought he was out, Lance Armstrong gets pulled back in. The 38-year-old cyclist says he feels all of his years these days and notices how long it takes him to recover from. A big crash, much unlike when he was, say, in [...]

Posted On : Aug, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Cycling: NZ cyclist wins tour time trial

Commonwealth Games hopeful Peter Latham continued the recent success on the roads of North America for New Zealand cyclists yesterday. The Te Awamutu cyclist won the opening time trial stage of the Tour of Elk Grove near Chicago, edging [...]

Posted On : Aug, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Cycling: Din of le Tour still clear in Dean's ears

It is the silence that Julian Dean finds toughest to take. Nestled away in Gandia, just south of Valencia, Spain, Dean should be contentedly resting on a bed of laurels as his family - wife Carole and kids Tanner and Val - go about the b [...]

Posted On : Jul, 31 2010 | Comments : 0

Enigmatic Armstrong in final Tour curtain call

Lance Armstrong drew the curtain down on an amazing career in top-class international cycling on Sunday as a hero to his devoted followers. But much less so to the sceptics. Armstrong, who won the Tour de France a record seven times, [...]

Posted On : Jul, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Contador wins 3rd Tour, as Armstrong steps aside

Alberto Contador stood atop the podium at the Tour de France on Sunday for the third time in four years, struggling to rein in his emotions as Spain's national anthem echoed across the wide boulevard of the Champs-Elysees. Off to one [...]

Posted On : Jul, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

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

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

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

Cycling: Tour de France

TEAM Sky leader Bradley Wiggins re-evaluated his Tour de France goal after a second day of toiling in the Alps yesterday. Wiggins finished four minutes 55 seconds behind Sandy Casar, the winner of yesterday’s 204.5-km ninth stage f [...]

Posted On : Jul, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

Cavendish wins Tour de France fifth stage

Mark Cavendish broke down in tears Thursday after winning the fifth stage of the Tour de France for his first victory in this year's race. The British sprint star, who won six stages last year and four in 2008, took top honours i [...]

Posted On : Jul, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

Tears of relief for Cavendish after Tour win

The Briton, winner of six stages last year, has endured a difficult start to both the Tour and the season, tarnished by self-doubt, controversies, crashes and two-finger salutes. "I was on a cloud with my past wins and I crashed dow [...]

Posted On : Jul, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Tour de Pez: Champagne Cycling!

Today we left behind the beer and frites of Belgium and swapped them for pain au chocolat and champagne. It's a tough assignment covering the Roadside reports under the sun at the Tour de France, but as the saying goes, someone [...]

Posted On : Jul, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Tour de France: Versus Cycling Lance Armstrong Last

The Tour de France is hot and folks are doing their best to catch coverage from every possible location. If you haven’t managed to figure it out yet, you can use Versus Cycling on Comcast. You can get live coverage for about 14 hou [...]

Posted On : Jul, 07 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 Tou [...]