Andy Schleck is planning to attack Tour de France rival Alberto Contador in a bid to take back the yellow jersey on the Col du Tourmalet on Thursday.
Pierrick Fedrigo held off the threat of Lance Armstrong to hand the hosts their sixth success on the Tour de France 16th stage on Tuesday.
Britain’s Mark Cavendish finally relaunched his stuttering sprint on the Tour de France by powering to victory on the fifth stage on Thursday.
Lance Armstrong was reminded how tough life can be on the Tour de France as the first stage of the race ended in carnage on Sunday.
To many, disgraced Tour de France champion Floyd Landis dipped to a new low last week when, after years of lying, he admitted to systematic doping.
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Manchester United are among the European giants taking their first step towards the Champions League finals when the group stages get underway.
Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme was understandably cautious after celebrating a scandal-free 96th edition on Sunday.
Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck is unequivocal about the only way to beat yellow jersey rival Alberto Contador on the Tour de France, and that is to attack.
Australian Michael Rogers will head into the sixth stage of the Tour de France expecting the battle for the yellow jersey to soon move up a gear.
Cadel Evans endured a test of his yellow jersey credentials on the third stage of the Tour de France which put Lance Armstrong in the limelight.