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/ 18 January 2010
Lance Armstrong admitted on Monday he still lacked the "magic ratio" to leave riders trailing as he prepares for the Tour Down Under.
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/ 13 October 2009
Prosecutors have reportedly launched a investigation against the Astana cycling team to examine syringes used by the squad during the Tour de France.
Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong are sniping at each other again, following a fragile truce during the Tour de France.
Alberto Contador emerged as the new cycling boss on Sunday when the Spaniard wrapped up his second Tour de France title.
After three weeks and thousands of kilometres of riding, it all comes down to this: A soaring bald mountain in Provence.
Astana’s Belgian manager Johan Bruyneel says there is a ”certain incompatibility” between Spanish rider Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong.
When Alberto Contador launched his bold attack in the final ascent, it was reminiscent of Lance Armstrong’s golden years.
The truce between Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador continued through the 11th stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday.
Lance Armstrong continued playing mind games with his rival Alberto Contador on Sunday, hinting that he might be the strongest rider on the Tour.
Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong missed out on taking the Tour de France leader’s yellow jersey by a fraction of a second on Tuesday.
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/ 21 January 2009
Lance Armstrong said on Wednesday he doubted if his results from independent anti-doping tests would be given a fair hearing.
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/ 20 January 2009
Cycling legend Lance Armstrong was back in the saddle on Tuesday in his first stage race since the last of his seven Tour de France victories in 2005.
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/ 23 October 2008
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong was pleased with the 2009 Tour de France route announced on Wednesday.
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong was on Wednesday cleared to race in the 2009 Tour Down Under in Australia.
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/ 24 September 2008
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will begin his comeback to professional road cycling in Australia’s Tour Down Under in January.
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/ 12 September 2008
On hearing the news that Lance Armstrong was planning a comeback, a former professional said: ”They can’t ever stay away, can they?”
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/ 10 September 2008
Lance Armstrong is coming out of retirement in 2009 to raise awareness about cancer, the seven-times Tour de France winner said on Tuesday.
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/ 9 September 2008
American cyclist Lance Armstrong will come out of retirement and bid for an eighth Tour de France title, VeloNews reported on its website on Monday.
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (Wipo) ousted a record number of cybersquatters from websites with domain names referring to trademarked companies, foundations and celebrities in 2007. Wipo, a United Nations agency based in Geneva, received 2 156 complaints alleging ”abusive registration of trademarks on the internet” last year.
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/ 21 December 2007
Under a golden sun, Paolo Bettini capped a perfect day for cycling by outracing, outwitting and, finally, outsprinting everyone to win the world road race title. If ever there were a glorious highlight to a season, that was it. As the Italian crossed the line, though, there was little joy because he had been involved in a doping scandal.
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/ 5 November 2007
Lance Armstrong trained harder for his second marathon, and it showed. The retired seven-time Tour de France champion improved his time by 13 minutes at the New York City Marathon on Sunday, and didn’t have to battle shin splints. ”I enjoyed it much more this year,” said Armstrong.