Spaniard Carlos Sastre was poised to win the Tour de France after surprisingly resisting Australia’s Cadel Evans in Saturday’s 53km time-trial.
Sylvain Chavanel’s persistence was rewarded on Friday with a first stage victory on the Tour de France.
With the Tour de France again rocked by doping scandals, two M&G journalists offer differing viewpoints as to the Tour’s continuing value.
The world’s most visited museum will have Europe’s biggest purpose-built exhibition space for an Islamic art collection.
The Tour de France yellow jersey is set to be decided on the final Alpine stage on Wednesday after a dramatic 16th stage.
Retailers’ belief that customers like a price ending in a nine — 199,99 instead of 200,00, for instance — has been borne out by scientific research.
Three-time world champion Oscar Freire honoured his green jersey with victory in the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday.
Barloworld will end their cycling team sponsorship after the Tour de France following the positive dope test of one of their riders this week.
Britain’s Mark Cavendish won the 13th stage of the Tour de France on Friday, while Australian Cadel Evans retained the leader’s yellow jersey.
The men who win bike races from the balls-out lunacy of a field sprint are seldom shy or retiring — and Robbie Hunter is as direct on the phone.
Italian rider Ricardo Ricco of Saunier Duval has tested positive for blood booster EPO, the French national anti-doping agency confirmed on Thursday.
Norway’s Kurt-Asle Arvesen gave the CSC team their first stage victory on this year’s Tour de France on Wednesday.
Spain’s Moises Duenas Nevado tested positive for blood-boosting drug EPO after the fourth stage of the Tour de France, it was reported on Wednesday.
Australian Cadel Evans took the Tour de France yellow jersey for the first time in his career after the race’s gruelling 10th stage on Monday.
Europe, North Africa and the Middle East launched the Union for the Mediterranean on Sunday pledging cooperation on water, energy and education.
British sprint specialist Mark Cavendish of the Columbia team won the Tour de France’s eighth stage, a 172,5km ride from Figeac to Toulouse.
Since the Sébastian Hinault era ended 23 years ago, French cycling has been a case of worthy endeavour, lots of local pride, little success.
For the past seven days Ingrid Betancourt has engaged in an extraordinary frenzy of tarmac reunions, presidential meetings and public addresses.
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France said on Thursday that there had been no need for Ireland to vote on the European Union’s major reform package.
France this week jolted Europe into establishing common policies on immigration, refugees and asylum, but the move has not been welcomed by all.
Italian Riccardo Ricco of Saunier Duval won the Tour de France sixth stage, a 195,5km race from Aigurande to Super-Besse on Thursday.
The Eiffel Tower is to bring in online ticketing in a bid to slash waiting times of up to two hours for its seven million annual visitors.
Britain’s Mark Cavendish of the Columbia team won the fifth stage of the Tour de France, a 232km ride between Cholet and Chateauroux on Wednesday.
Frenchman Romain Feillu seized the overall lead as compatriot Samuel Dumoulin won the third stage in a day of upsets on the Tour de France on Monday.
The US drive to gain access to the private data of Europeans is the latest episode in a systematic American campaign.
Hopes of an entirely clean peloton contesting this year’s Tour de France should not be taken too seriously, according to a top anti-doping expert.
The French army chief of staff resigned on Tuesday two days after a soldier injured 17 people when he mistakenly opened fire with live ammunition.
The world’s biggest online auctioneer, eBay, has been ordered to pay £30-million in damages for negligence in allowing the sale of fake goods.
A soldier fired live rounds instead of blanks at visitors attending a military demonstration at a French army base, leaving 17 people injured.
Rookie Spaniard Pablo Larrazabal held his nerve on Sunday to claim one of Europe’s top prizes by winning the French Open.
Felipe Massa led a Ferrari one-two to win the French Grand Prix on Sunday and take the lead in the Formula One championship for the first time.
World champion Kimi Raikkonen lived up to his promise on Saturday when he claimed pole position for Ferrari for Sunday’s French Grand Prix.