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Tour De France

Wiggins’ Tour de France win a childhood dream come true
Article
/ 22 July 2012

Wiggins’ Tour de France win a childhood dream come true

Bradley Wiggins has been crowned Britain’s first Tour de France champion after helping team-mate Mark Cavendish secure a fourth consecutive stage win.

By Afp Author
South Africa’s hopes ride on cycling prodigy
Article
/ 19 July 2012

South Africa’s hopes ride on cycling prodigy

The youthful Reinardt Janse van Rensburg is giving legs to Africa’s Tour de France dreams, writes Richard Poplak.

By Richard Poplak
Tour de France’s Schleck threatens to lay poisoning complaint
Article
/ 18 July 2012

Tour de France’s Schleck threatens to lay poisoning complaint

Luxembourg’s Frank Schleck says he will lodge a formal complaint for poisoning if analysis of his B sample confirms a positive banned substance test.

By Sapa Afp
Schleck pulls out of Tour after failing doping test
Article
/ 18 July 2012

Schleck pulls out of Tour after failing doping test

Frank Schleck of Luxembourg has pulled out of the Tour de France and spent several hours in a police station in France after failing a doping test.

By Samuel Petrequin
Evans can see Tour de France title slipping away
Article
/ 17 July 2012

Evans can see Tour de France title slipping away

Cadel Evans has two days in which to relaunch his yellow jersey bid but he seems resigned to missing out in the face of the formidable Sky team.

By Justin Davis
Schleck pulls out of Tour de France
Article
/ 13 June 2012

Schleck pulls out of Tour de France

Yellow jersey contender Andy Schleck has pulled out of this year’s Tour de France due to injuries suffered in last week’s Criterium du Dauphine race.

By Sapa Afp
How the wheels of justice turned
Article
/ 10 February 2012

How the wheels of justice turned

With two cyclists banned for doping, we are left to examine our own conclusions, wonder how it really feels to be Lance Armstrong.

By Richard Williams
Contador’s career decision hangs in the balance
Article
/ 7 February 2012

Contador’s career decision hangs in the balance

Alberto Contador has to ponder his future as a professional cyclist after a two-year doping ban ruled him out of this year’s Tour de France.

By Justin Davis
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Article
/ 3 August 2011

Tour winner Evans to get a hero’s welcome home

Cadel Evans — the first Australian to win the Tour de France — is to make a visit to Australia to celebrate his triumph with his compatriots.

By Staff Reporter
Evans seals historic Tour de France for Australia
Article
/ 25 July 2011

Evans seals historic Tour de France for Australia

Cadel Evans sealed an historic first Tour de France victory for his native Australia after the 21st and final stage of the epic race on Sunday.

By Justin Davis
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Article
/ 23 July 2011

Evans set to become first Australian to win Tour

Cadel Evans was set to become the first Australian to win the Tour de France after leapfrogging the Schleck brothers.

By Staff Reporter
Record-breaking 18th stage win for Schleck
Article
/ 21 July 2011

Record-breaking 18th stage win for Schleck

Andy Schleck roared to victory on the history-making 18th stage featuring the highest ever finish in Tour de France history on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 20 July 2011

Schleck brothers fear ‘risky’ final descent

Tour de France contenders Frank and Andy Schleck have described the final descent of the 17th stage to Pinerolo as "fatally dangerous".

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 19 July 2011

Contador sends warning as Hushovd takes stage 16

Alberto Contador sent a warning to his rivals with repeated stinging attacks in the 16th stage of the Tour de France won by Norway’s Thor Hushovd.

By Staff Reporter
Armstrong demands probe of leaks
Article
/ 19 July 2011

Armstrong demands probe of leaks

Lance Armstrong has accused a group of US media giants of reporting grand jury information which had allegedly been illegally leaked.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 16 July 2011

Belgium’s Vanendert wins Tour de France 14th stage

Belgian rider Jelle Vanendert won Saturday’s 14th stage of the Tour de France, and Thomas Voeckler retained the race leader’s yellow jersey.

By Jerome Pugmire
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Article
/ 15 July 2011

Tour de goodies

More entertaining than watching the riders go by is being in the skirmish for promotional junk, writes <b>Charlotte Bauer</b>.

By Charlotte Bauer
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Article
/ 12 July 2011

Tour de France ‘begins in the Pyrenees’

Andy Schleck, runner-up to Alberto Contador for the past two years, was taking stock on Monday after a dramatic first week’s racing.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 11 July 2011

Evans looks good at the Tour de France

With his self-confidence at a high and luck finally on his side, Australia’s Cadel Evans could achieve something special at 2011’s Tour de France.

By Samuel Petrequin
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Article
/ 11 July 2011

Tour rest day welcome after crash carnage

The Tour de France rest day will be a welcome break for riders after Sunday’s ninth stage produced the worst series of crashes in this year’s race.

By Jerome Pugmire
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Article
/ 10 July 2011

Rivals hold fire at Tour de France

The attacks never came on the first mountain trek of the Tour de France, as defending champion Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck both held fire.

By Jerome Pugmire
Boasson Hagen claims maiden Tour de France stage win
Article
/ 7 July 2011

Boasson Hagen claims maiden Tour de France stage win

Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen claimed his maiden Tour de France win when he powered to victory in the sixth stage on Thursday.

By Julien Pretot
Cavendish wins crash-marred fifth tour stage
Article
/ 6 July 2011

Cavendish wins crash-marred fifth tour stage

British speedster Mark Cavendish won a crash-marred fifth stage of the Tour de France, while Thor Hushovd held on to the leader’s yellow jersey.

By Jamey Keaten
Hushovd fights back to keep yellow jersey
Article
/ 5 July 2011

Hushovd fights back to keep yellow jersey

Despite a struggle that almost cost him the overall lead in the Tour de France, Thor Hushovd has pushed hard to retain the coveted yellow jersey.

By Samuel Petrequin
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Article
/ 3 July 2011

Hushovd claims Tour lead after time-trial success

Norway’s Thor Hushovd seized the Tour de France leader’s yellow jersey after his Garmin-Cervelo team won the 23km second stage on Sunday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 30 June 2011

Fight against doping overshadowed by Contador

Anti-doping chiefs are standing united to show the window for enhancing performance is getting smaller at the Tour de France.

By Justin Davis
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Article
/ 24 June 2011

Literary tour de force on the Tour de France

Two books explain the encounters of cycling’s biggest event the Tour de France’s rich history and present.

By Richard Williams
Armstrong’s lawyers demand apology for ‘shoddy’ story
Article
/ 1 June 2011

Armstrong’s lawyers demand apology for ‘shoddy’ story

Lance Armstrong has demanded an apology from a CBS News programme after an anti-doping laboratory denied allegations he tested positive for drugs.

By Greg Risling
Defence for Armstrong comes rolling in
Article
/ 24 May 2011

Defence for Armstrong comes rolling in

In the wake of fresh doping allegations against Lance Armstrong, cycling’s governing body and a former teammates had come to his defence.

By Alan Gardner
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Article
/ 23 May 2011

Spanish cyclist dies in freak accident

Spanish cyclist Xavier Tondo died in a freak accident on Monday after he was crushed between his car and a garage door in southern Spain.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 23 May 2011

Armstrong’s drugs test was hidden, says Hamilton

A former teammate of Lance Armstrong has said cycling’s governing body helped the seven-times Tour de France winner cover up a positive drugs test.

By Julian Linden
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Article
/ 17 November 2010

US investigation into Tour de France doping claims

US’ investigators interviewed French anti-doping officials as part of a probe into allegations of drug use by cyclists, including Lance Armstrong.

By Samuel Petrequin and John Leicester
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