Tour de France
Tour de France
The name that comes to mind whenever the bicycle race Tour de France is mentioned, is none other than its living legend Lance Armstrong. To know more about Tour de France, read on...
Landis: Likely to Be Lost, Banned, Dropped
While Tour de France winner Floyd Landis has been full of righteous indignation, it’s perception that counts when dollars are at stake.
Tour de France Winner Lance Armstrong Planning His Retirement
One of the greatest and most publicized careers in sports history will be coming to an end after this summer’s Tour de France, when Lance Armstrong retires from professional cycling.
Tour De France's Proposed Radio Ban Criticised By Riders and Teams
Riders and team directors expressed disapproval of the Tour organizer's plans to ban radio communication on two stages
Tour De France Blood Samples to Face Fresh Tests for New Epo
Further tests for CERA are to be carried out on Tour de France samples following suspicions raised in the lead-up to the world championships
Tour De France Chief Warns Armstrong Over Stringent Testing
Tour de France organizers have warned Lance Armstrong that drug testing will be far more stringent if he returns next year
Mr Clean Sastre Leads Way in Race to Redemption
Carlos Sastre clinched the Tour de France in Paris, becoming the seventh Spanish rider to win the race
Schumacher Seals Stage 20 As Sastre Homes in on Title
Carlos Sastre is poised to win the Tour de France after maintaining a lead of more than a minute over his nearest rival
Chavanel Wins 19th Stage of Tour De France
Cofidis rider Sylvain Chavanel won the 19th stage of the Tour de France, a 165.5-km ride from Roanne to Montlucon.
Tour De France: Stage 19 - As It Happened
Sylvain Chavenal took the stage, while Carlos Satre remains in yellow ahead of tomorrow's time trial
Tour De France: Stage 19 - Live!
General classification after stage 18
Brailsford Reaches for Sky to Promote Dream of Tour De France Team
Sky television has been announced as the principal sponsor of British cycling until the 2012 London Olympic Games
Sastre Powers Through Mountains and Into Tour Yellow
The CSC rider Carlos Sastre led a Spanish 1-2 in today's grueling mountain stage of the Tour de France, assuming the overall race leader's yellow jersey from his team-mate Frank Schleck. Samuel Sanchez, of the Euskaltel team, finished second, with Luxembourg's Andy Schleck third, although the time-trial specialist Cadel Evans remains the favourite for overall success in Paris at the weekend
Tour De France: Stage 17 - As It Happened
CSC rider Carlos Sastre won on L'Alpe d'Huez to take over in yellow, but Cadel Evans is looking good for the overall win
Le Tour Lacks Passion in Liggett-less France
France is famous for many wonderful things, but one thing it sorely lacks is a Phil Liggett, writes Matthew Tempest
Tour De France: Stage 17 - Live!
Follow the most famous mountain climb in Tour history as it happens from 12.30pm
Tour De France: Schleck Clings on to Yellow As Dessel Delivers in Mountains
Cyril Dessel won the 16th stage, but Frank Schleck remains the race leader after an arduous day in the mountains
Tour De France: Stage 13 - As It Happened
Britain's Mark Cavendish notched up stage-win No4 in this year's Tour, while Cadel Evans remains in the yellow jersey
Gerrans Wins Alpine Stage As Tour Heads to Italy
Simon Gerrans of the Credit Agricole team has won the 183km stage 15, as Frank Schleck took the yellow jersey
Cavendish Bows Out of Tour After Record Four Wins
After winning four stages, Mark Cavendish has pulled out of the Tour de France to concentrate on the Beijing Olympics
Tour De France: Brilliant Cavendish Powers to Fourth Stage Win
Britain's Mark Cavendish stormed to an incredible fourth stage win in this year's race
Tour De France: Stage 13 - As It Happened
Britain's Mark Cavendish notched up stage-win No4 in this year's Tour, while Cadel Evans remains in the yellow jersey
Tour De France: Ricco and Piepoli Sacked By Saunier Duval
Italian riders Leonardo Piepoli and Riccardo Ricco have been sacked by their Saunier Duval cycling team on grounds of doping
Tour De France: Stage 13 - Live!
The 158 remaining riders travel the 182km from Narbonne to Nîmes. Follow the action here from 1.30pm
Tour De France: Stage 12 - As It Happened
Mark Cavendish third stage win was overshadowed by the expulsion of Riccardo Ricco, who tested positive for EPO
Tour De France: Cavendish Grabs Glory As Ricco is Thrown Out in Disgrace
Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory as he became the first British rider to win three stages in a single Tour de France
Tour De France: Riccardo Ricco Tests Positive for Epo
The Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco has tested positive for EPO, according to the French anti-doping agency
Tour De France: Ricco Tests Positive for Epo
The Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco has tested positive for EPO, according to the French anti-doping agency.
Tour De France: Stage 12 - Live!
Today the riders travel 168.5km from Lavelanet to Narbonne. Follow the action here from 1.30pm
Tour De France: Arvesen Edges Out Elmiger and Ballan
Kurt-Asle Arvesen of Norway enjoyed his first stage win of the Tour on a day soured by Moises Duenas Nevado's doping suspension
Tour De France 2008: Stage 11 - As It Happened
Norway's Kurt-Asle Arvesen took the stage win, while Cadel Evans remains in the yellow jersey
Tour De France 2008: Stage 11 - Live!
The riders take on the 167.5km separating Lannemezan and Foix. Follow the action here from 1.30pm
Tour De France: Spanish Rider Tests Positive for Epo
Spanish rider Moisés Dueñas Nevado has become the second competitor in this year's Tour de France to test positive for EPO after a drugs test
Tour De France: Stage 10 - As It Happened
Saunier Duval rider Leonardo Piepoli won a brutal mountain stage that helped sort out the men from the boys
Tour De France: Piepoli Climbs to Stage 10 Win
Leonardo Piepoli of Saunier-Duval beat team-mates Juan Jose Cobo Acebo and Frank Schleck to claim victory in the 156km stage
Tour De France: Piepoli Climbs to 10th Stage Win
Leonardo Piepoli of Saunier-Duval beat team-mate Juan Jose Cobo Acebo and Frank Schleck to victory in the 156km stage
Tour De France: Stage 10 - Live!
It's onwards and very much upwards as the remaining 170 riders pedal the 156km ascent from Pau to Hautacam. Follow the action here from 1.30pm
Tour De France: Ricco Riding High After Stage Nine Win
Saunier Duval breaks away to win his second stage of the tour
Tour De France: Cavendish Makes History Again in Stage Eight
Mark Cavendish has become only the second British rider to win two stages in the same Tour de France with victory in stage eight
Beltran's Positive Test for Epo Rocks Tour
This year's Tour de France was hit with its first drugs scandal, after Spaniard Manuel Beltran tested positive for EPO
Tour De France: Sanchez Breaks Away to Take Seventh Stage
Luis Leon Sanchez wins stage seven of the Tour de France
Tour De France: Stage Seven - As It Happened
Spain's Luis-Leon Sanchez won an entertaining stage through the mountains, with the overall leaders close behind
Tour De France: Stage Seven - Live
The peloton clambers through another mountainous stage - who will come out on top? Find out with John Ashdown from 1.30pm
Tour De France 2008: Stage Six - As It Happened
Ricardo Ricco was first over the line at the summit finish at Super-Besse, while Luxembourg's Kim Kirchen took over the yellow jersey
Tour De France 2008: Stage Six - Live!
Just under 200 mountainous kilometers from Aigurande to a summit finish at Super-Besse should separate the men from the boys. Follow the action here from 1.30pm
Tour De France 2008: Stage Six - As It Happens!
Just under 200 mountainous kilometers from Aigurande to a summit finish at Super-Besse should separate the men from the boys. Follow the action here from 1.30pm
Cavendish Sprints Away From the Field and Into the History Books of the Tour
Mark Cavendish became the first British cyclist since David Millar in 2003, to win a stage of the Tour de France
Tour De France 2008: Stage Five - As It Happened
Today the circus rolls 232km from Cholet to Châteauroux. Follow the action here from 1.30pm.
Tour De France 2008: Stage Five - As It Happens!
Today the circus rolls 232km from Cholet to Châteauroux. Follow the action here from 1.30pm.
No Big Names Nor Even a Champion But What Matters Most is No Drugs
With the Tour deprived of its big names, it is ready to make a fresh start in the heartlands of France
What Won't Happen This Week
To the disappointment of some, the Tour de France will start without a hail of bad publicity, observes Harry Pearson
Cycling Stands at a Crossroads on Eve of Tour De France
Cycling has steadied itself for change as ASO and ProTour battle for control
Hail the Two-wheel Tyrants - and Their Absence, Too
The Tour de France was once dominated by Patrons, but this year the field is wide open, writes Harry Pearson
How Sprint King Plans to Rule the World
British cyclist says he has psychological edge to make history on Tour de France and win Olympic gold
Tips for Tour Glory
William Fotheringham's picks for who will have a successful Tour de France
Hard Ride to Redemption for One Man and His Sport
Reinvented as an anti-doping campaigner, David Millar believes both he and the Tour de France can do it clean, writes William Fotheringham
Cavendish Set to Show His Pace in This Year's Tour
Exciting British sprinter Mark Cavendish is set to make his Tour de France debut in this summer's event
Cavendish Gearing Up for a Second Tilt at the Tour
Mark Cavendish will race in this year's Tour de France so long as he stays healthy, according to High Road owner Bob Stapleton
Tour De France Splits From Icu
The 2008 Tour de France will be run outside the jurisdiction of the world governing body
Astana to Take Part in Spanish Vuelta
Astana were named as one of 20 teams competing in the Spanish Vuelta, after being barred from the Tour de France
Tour Welcome Their Top 20 As Contador's Astana Miss Out
Cycling: 2007 winner Alberto Contador looks set to miss the Tour de France because his team haven't been invited to compete
Tour Pledges Return to London
Cycling: Tour de France organizer Christian Prudhomme says he wants the race to return to London following last year's success
British Cycling Vows to Control New Team at Tour De France
Cycling: Performance director Dave Brailsford's remit to create a British team to compete in the Tour de France wheeled closer.
British Cycling Vows to Control New Team at Tour De France
Cycling: Performance director Dave Brailsford's remit to create a British team to compete in the Tour de France wheeled closer.
Astana Wash Their Hands of Vino
Cycling: Tour de France: Alexander Vinokourov has been sacked by Astana following confirmation of his positive test for blood doping.
Contador Savours Tour Win
Cycling: Tour de France: Spain's Alberto Contador held off the challenge of Cadel Evans to claim cycling's biggest prize.
Hype and Cliche on Sports Channels? No, It's the News
Cricket: Doping scandals add to the tension of the Tour de France, and will not destroy a fascinating spectacle, writes Jon Henderson.
Tour Diary
Cycling: Tour de France: An opinion poll in the Journal du Dimanche reveals that four out of five of those questioned doubt the probity of Tour de France stage winners, or any professional cyclist winning any race anywhere.
I Considered Quitting Cycling, Admits Wiggins
Tour de France: Bradley Wiggns says he thought about quitting the sport after his enforced withdrawal from this year's race.
Stage 17 - As It Happened
Cycling: Tour de France: The Chicken's been fried, but we're still cooking. Follow the action from the road to Castelsarrasin NOW!
Stage 17 - Live!
Cycling: Tour de France: The Chicken's been fried, but we're still cooking. Follow the action from the road to Castelsarrasin NOW!
Rasmussen Pleads Innocence and Rails at Rabobank
Cycling: My career is ruined,' says Danish rider axed from the Tour de France.
Rasmussen Booted Out of Tour
Cycling: Race leader Michael Rasmussen was kicked off the Tour de France by his own team, leaving the event in crisis.
Cofidis Quits Tour De France
Cycling: Bradley Wiggins's campaign is over after the Briton's Cofidis team pulled out because rider Cristian Moreni failed a drugs test.
Rasmussen Reigns in the Pyrenees to Extend Overall Lead
Cycling: Tour de France: The race leader won stage 16 to extend his overall advantage to more than three minutes.
Small Explosions Hit Tour Following Eta Threat
Cycling: Tour de France: Two small explosions hit part of the Spanish section of today's stage.
Tour De France - Live!
Cycling: The Astana team are gone, but we're still here. Follow today's brutal mountain stage from noon.
Stage 16 - As It Happens
Cycling: Tour de France: The Astana team are gone, but we're still here. Follow today's brutal mountain stage from noon.
'Victimized' Vinokourov Denies Doping Charge
Cycling: Tour de France: Alexandr Vinokourov claims he is innocent of blood doping, but will still quit the race.
Tour De France: Leader Shrouded in Suspicion, Says Millar
Cycling: David Millar believes the doping doubt hanging over leader Michael Rasmussen is damaging cycling.
Tour De France: Rasmussen Holds Firm As Vinokourov Salvages Some Pride
Cycling: Leader Michael Rasmussen held off Alberto Contador's attacks, while Alexandr Vinokourov took victory on stage 15.
Tour De France - Stage 15 Live!
Cycling: Minute-by-minute report: Follow all of the action from stage 15 with James Dart NOW.
Tour De France: Rasmussen's Vanishing Act Tests Rivals' Patience
Cycling: Tour leader Michael Rasmussen kept a stony silence in the face of continued questions about not turning up to an out-of-competition drugs test.
Tom Boonen Won Stage 12 of the Tour De France
Cycling: Tour de France: Belgian sprinter closes in on securing green jersey with second win of this year's race.
Tour De France Live
Cycling: Minute-by-minute report: Follow the 178.5km from Montpelier to Castres with Barry Glendenning now.
Tour De France Live. Stage 12: Montpelier to Castres - 178.5km/111 Miles
Cycling: Minute-by-minute report: Follow the 178.5km from Montpelier to Castres with Barry Glendenning now.
Tour De France: Hunter Makes History
Cycling: Robert Hunter has won the 11th stage of the Tour de France, while Michael Rasmussen of Denmark retained the leader's yellow jersey.
Tour De France: Stage 11 - Marseille to Montpelier 182.5km/113miles
Cycling: Follow Stage 11 from Marseille to Montpelier with Barry Glendenning now.
Vasseur Holds Firm for Stage Win
Cycling: Tour de France: Cedric Vassweur nicked stage 10, but Michael Rasmussen retains overall lead.
Cycling: Pack Devours Wiggins After Heroic Fight From the Front
Bradley Wiggins conformed to the national stereotype of heroic failure, leading for most of the sixth stage of the Tour de France only to be overhauled at the death.
Tour De France: Wiggins' Brave Attack Falters at the Last
Cycling: Sixth stage: Britain's Bradley Wiggins led for most of the race before Tom Boonen won a dramatic sprint.
Tour De France: Stage 6 Semur-en-auxois - Bourg-en-bresse
Cycling: Minute-by-minute report: Follow stage six from Semur-en-Auxois to Bourg-en-Bresse as it happens with Matthew Tempest.
Tour of Simple Duty for the Gnome and Winkle-picker
Cycling: The Tour de France in Belgium has got Harry Pearson wondering about a smiling friend from long ago.
Tour De France: Filippo Pozzato Wins Stage Five As Alexander Vinokourov Crashes
Cycling: Stage five: Filippo Pozzatto took a photo-finish to win a dramatic stage five, as race favourite Alexandr Vinokourov fell and lost vital time.
Tour De France - Stage 5 As It Happens
Cycling: Minute-by-minute report: Follow stage five from Chablis to Autun with Barry Glendenning NOW!
Cycling: Apprentice Cavendish Shows Signs of a Champagne Finish
Mark Cavendish continued his promising progress with tenth place in stage four of the Tour de France.
Tour De France 2007: Thor Puts the Hammer Down for Sprint Glory
Cycling: Stage four: Norway's Thor Hushovd outgunned his rivals to win, while Fabian Cancellara comfortably held on to yellow.
Cycling: Tour De France Stage Four - Live!
Minute-by-minute report: Follow stage four from Villers-Cotterêts to Joigny with James Dart NOW.
Tour De France: Cancellara Grabs Stage Three Honours
Cycling: Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara fought back from the rear of the pack to claim victory in a dramatic sprint finish.
Tour De France: Follow Live Minute-by-minute Coverage of Stage Three of Le Tour
Cycling: Minute-by-minute report: Follow all the action from stage three with Mike Adamson from 1.15pm.
Tour De France: Tour Will Return to London, Say Organisers
Cycling: Race organizers have said the Tour will have to come back to London after the success of the Grand Départ.
Tour De France 2007: Steegmans Wins the Second Stage After Mass Crash Near Finish
Cycling: Stage Two: Gert Steegmans won the sprint finish after a huge crash took out several of the more fancied riders.
Tour De France 2007: Follow Stage Two of Le Tour With Our Minute-by-minute Report
Cycling: Minute-by-minute report: Follow all the action from stage two of Le Tour with Sean Ingle NOW!
Tour De France: Millar Delighted With Podium Finish
Cycling: Britain's David Millar claimed the polka dot jersey and remained third in the Tour standings after some skilful climbing through the hills of Kent.
And a Tiny Village Flies the Flag for Fraternitã©
Cycling: Today, the tranquil, tiny village of Sissinghurst, in Kent, will quadruple in size as an expected 4,000 people gather to watch the Tour de France sweeping through on its 120-mile journey from London to Canterbury.
Cycling: Boom Time for Cycling As Home Riders Hit London's Wall of Sound
The Tour de France hit London and huge crowds turned up to cheer on riders in the sunshine.
Le Tour Takes Over the Capital
Cycling: Londoners witnessed a momentous occasion yesterday as up to a million cycling fans descended on the city's streets to witness the start of the Tour de France, 2007.
Tour De France 2007: Cancellara Roars to Prologue Victory
Cycling: Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara stormed to a 13-second victory ahead of Andreas Kleden in London.
Cycling: Five Key Questions About This Year's Race
William Fotheringham answers five key questions about this years Tour de France.
Cycling: Millar Feeling 'horrible' Before Entering Abyss
David Millar has confessed that he is "riddled with self-doubt" ahead of the Tour de France.
Cycling: Rookie Cavendish Dreams of Leaving England in Yellow
Mark Cavendish is the first British fastman to start the Tour de France for 19 years and is a potential stage winner, says William Fotheringham.
Cycling: Wiggins Has the Pace to Win Tour Prologue
Bradley Wiggins has his eyes on victory in the Tour de France prologue.
Cyclist Mark Cavendish Comes Clean About the Isle of Man, Paris Hilton and Drunk Legs
Cycling: You're 22, it's your rookie season as a road-racer and you're riding the Tour de France. Is that unusual?
Tour De France: Bjarne Riis Chooses Not to Attend This Year's Bjarne Riis
Cycling: Team CSC manager Bjarne Riis has decided not to attend this year's race after recently admitting to doping during his win in 1996.
Cycling: Tour Begins With No No1
The Tour de France will start without a No1 rider due to the ongoing issue of Floyd Landis's doping test.
My Uphill Battle to Complete a 'pretty Flat' Tour De France Stage
Richard Williams relives his experience of riding a full stage of the grueling Tour for the first, and probably last time.
The Varied Nature of the Tour De France
Cycling: For spectators, the Tour is a carnival of delight and color, but for the participants it's all about blood and sweat, writes Richard Williams.
Cycling: Vino's Kazak Attack
Alexander Vinokourov is set to make up for missing last year's Tour de France, says William Fotheringham.
Tour De France 2007: Cavendish Looking Forward to First Tour
Cycling: Mark Cavendish's selection for T-Mobile takes the number of British riders in this year's Tour to five.
Cycling: Mark Cavendish Confirmed As Starter in the Tour De France
Mark Cavendish has been named in the T-Mobile team for this year's Tour de France.
Cycling: Drug Doubt Over Pettachi's Tour
Alessandro Petacchi's Tour de France is in doubt after an unusual test result earned him a visit from Italy's anti-doping committee.
Cycling: Tour Turns Up Pressure on the Mysterious Men in Black
Ahead of the Tour de France there could be more drug cheats outed, the chief anti-doping officer has hinted.
Cycling: Declare You Are Clean or Sit Out Tour, Riders Warned
Cyclists at this year's Tour de France may have to sign a document specifying they have nothing to doping before competing in the race.
Cycling: Tour Must Clean Up Its Act
The Tour de France starts in London in four weeks but it must clean up its act if it is to win over fans and sponsors, writes William Fotheringham.
Cycling: Tour Calls for Proofs of Innocence
Tour de France organisers are demanding action over the doping-row that is shrouding the event's start.
Cycling: Tests Confirm Ullrich's Link to Puerto Blood Doping Ring
Jan Ullrich, the 1997 Tour de France winner, has become the first cyclist linked to a blood doping ring, but the German denies he cheated.
Cycling: Millar Claims Time-trial
David Millar laid down a marker for the Tour de France winning the prologue time-trial in the Paris-Nice "race to the sun".
Cycling: Millar Expresses Tour De France Fears
David Millar, the drug-cheat former British World champion, has claimedhe has no confidence that future winners of the Tour de France would be "clean".
Cycling: Landis to Miss Tour So That His Case is Heard First in Us
Last year's Tour de France winner Floyd Landis won't defend his title in July.
Cycling: Landis Steers Clear of This Year's Tour
Last year's Tour de France winner Floyd Landis has confirmed that he will not take part in this year's race.
Cycling: Landis Drugs Date Puts Tour Under Cloud
The winner of last year's Tour de France may still be undetermined when the 2007 race starts in London.
Cycling: Four British Riders to Start Tour in London
This year's Tour de France looks set to have four British riders after Charly Wegelius' ride for Liquigas was confirmed.
Cycling: Tour De France Runner-up Used Banned Substance
Oscar Pereiro could face action after he was late in explaining why he tested positive for banned substance salbutamol.
Cycling: Tour De France Strikes Back at Federation
The battle between cycling's governing body and the organisers of the tours continued as the big three say they will set their own entrance criteria.
Cycling: London's Tour Fanfare Overshadowed By Doping Dramas
The Tour de France's director, Jean-Marie LeBlanc has admitted that "cycling has lost a large part of its credibility."
Cycling: Culture Clash in the Capital
Richard Williams says London race organisers have a lot of work to do to make sure they are ready for the arrival of the Tour de France next year.
Cycling: Landis Clings to Title As Legal Battles Begin
Tour de France: Floyd Landis has vowed to clear his name after it was confimed that he had tested positive for testosterone and was sacked by his team.
Tour de France - more than just a cycle in the park
This years Tour de France has been filled with excitement and controversy making one of the best events for many years .
Landis Calls in the Lawyers
Tour de France: Floyd Landis has hired the services of Californian lawyer Howard Jacobs to help clear his name of doping charges.
Sprinter's Test Deepens Doping Crisis
· World's fastest man likely to be stripped of 100m record · Tour de France winner awaits second result
Tour De France: Landis Case Erodes All Trust in Tour
William Fotheringham: Whether Floyd Landis is found guilty or innocent of using drugs, his reputation has gone, and so has the Tour's.
Tour De France: Landis Sweats on Monday Drug Verdict
Floyd Landis says he's innocent but admits his drug tests may say otherwise because he got drunk the night before his miraculous stage win.
Winner of Tour De France Fails Doping Test
Tour de France: The winner of the most closely-fought Tour de France in years, America's Floyd Landis, was yesterday embroiled in new drama after it was revealed that he tested positive for the male hormone testosterone during the race.
Landis Fails Drug Test
Cycling: Tour de France winner kicks off fresh scandal after testing positive for testosterone.
Tour De France: Landis May Be Heading for Britain
British cycling fans may see Tour winner Floyd Landis in this year's Tour of Britain if his doctor decides that his hip replacement operation can wait a while longer.
Champion Facing Uncertain Future
Tour de France: Stage 20: Floyd Landis secured his victory but now faces a hip replacement that makes his presence next year to defend his title doubtful.
Tour De France: Time Running Out for Challengers
For once in this most extraordinary Tour de France, a stage actually went to form.
Time-trial Favours Landis in Tight Finale
Tour de France: Stage 18: Italian Matteo Tosatto won this predominantly downhill leg but all eyes are now on the tightest three-way finish in the tour's history, with Floyd Landis slight favourite.
Tosatto Holds on
Tour de France: The Italian Matteo Tosatto pipped Cristian Moreni and Ronny Scholz to take stage 18.
Landis the Mouse That Roared
Tour de France: Stage 17: Floyd Landis recovered from his diastrous 16th stage to haul himself back into overall contention, chopping the deficit to leader Oscar Pereiro to just 30 seconds.
Landis Comes Back From the Dead
Tour de France: A day after he spectacularly blew up in the Alps, Floyd Landis produced an astonishing performance to win stage 17.
Tour De France: Pereiro Takes Yellow From Landis
A Floyd Landis capitulation over the roof of the Tour not only handed the yellow jersey to Oscar Pereiro, but the hopes of a Tour win too.
Landis Cracks During La Toussuire Ascent
Tour de France: Michael Rasmussen won stage sixteen as Floyd Landis fell away dramatically under a series of attacks from his rivals.
Landis Back in Yellow
Tour de France: Stage 15: Franck Schleck took the stage and Floyd Landis reclaimed the yellow jersey, taking a ten-second lead ahead of Oscar Pereiro after the hardest climb of the Tour.
Schleck Takes Stage, Landis Yellow
Tour de France: Frank Schleck won the 15th stage, but it's America's Floyd Landis who'll be pulling on the yellow jersey tomorrow.
Tour De France: Armstrong Expecting Warm Welcome
After calling the French football team a bunch of "assholes" Lance Armstrong is expected to receive a feisty welcome.
Tour De France: Joy for Fedrigo But Agony Abounds
Frenchman Pierrick Fedrigo was victorious, but the stage was marred by a painful pile-up close to the end.
Tour De France: William Fotheringham's Tour Diary
William Fotheringham looks at the past week on Le Tour.
Tour De France: Armstrong Says French Footballers of Being 'assholes'
Lance Armstrong may or may not have a future career in politics but it's doubtful he will ever be ambassador to France.
Tour De France: Plucky Pereiro Reigns for Spain
One of the biggest shocks in recent Tour history saw Oscar Pereiro rise from 46th place to claim the yellow jersey as part of an audacious breakaway.
Discovery Channel Finally Tune in
Tour de France: Stage 12: Lance Armstrong's old team got back to winning ways on the Tour when Ukrainian Yaroslav Popovych won the stage, but Floyd Landis kept the yellow jersey.
Discovery Find Joy With Popovych
Tour de France: Yaroslav Popovych took stage 12 of the Tour, but Floyd Landis hung on to the yellow jersey.
Landis Throws Down the Gauntlet
Tour de France: Stage 11: Floyd Landis belied his dodgy hip to claim the yellow jersey as the number of potential winners of the tour whittled away in the Pyrenees ahead of Bastille Day.
Landis Takes Yellow Jersey
Tour de France: Floyd Landis is the new race leader after finishing third in stage 11.
Tour De France: Dessel in Yellow
Despite losing stage ten to Juan-Miguel Mercado, Frenchman Cyril Dessel will wear the yello jersey in today's massive mountainous ride.
Mercado Claims First Mountain Stage
Tour de France: Spaniard Juan Miguel Mercado outsprinted Cyril Dessel to win the 10th stage - the first in the mountains.
Freire Wins in Farewell to the Flat
Tour de France: Stage Nine: Here come the mountains. Spain's Oscar Freire edged out Autralia's Robbie McEwan by a wheel rim in the last flat stage before the Tour goes vertical.
Tour De France: Landis Defies Logic
One of the favourites for the title, Floyd Landis, is riding despite pain inflicted by the need to have a hip replacement.
Tour De France: Landis Left With Mountain to Climb
Having failed to open up a gap of any kind, tour-favourite, Floyd Landis will have to perform well in the Pyrenees if he hopes to follow in Lance Armstrong's footsteps.
Tour De France: Armstrong Absence Heaps Pressure on Boonen
The absence of superman Lance Armstrong in this year's tour means riders are looking to world champion Tom Boonen to set the pace.
Tour De France: Forgetful Freire Gives Spain a Fillip
He may forget his number and have dirty shoes, but Óscar Freire's win gave Spain a boost in a week to forget.
Freire Pips Boonen to the Post
Tour de France: Spain's Oscar Freire outsprints world champion Tom Boonen to claim the 140-mile fifth stage of the Tour de France.
Cycling: Mcewen Completes Sprint Double
Tour de France: Stage 4: Britain's Bradley Wiggins took part in a 100-mile break-away but Aussie sprinter Robbie McEwan won his second stage of the Tour in St-Quentin.
McEwen Swoops for Second Stage Win
Tour de France: Australian Robbie McEwen turned on the style to claim an impressive win on the fourth stage.
An Entire Round of Super League Matches May Be Played at Cardi
Tour de France: Matthias Kessler won the latest stage of Le Tour as Alejandro Valverde and Erik Dekker were forced to quit.
McEwen Claims Another Stage Win
Tour de France: Australia's Robbie McEwen outsprinted world champion Tom Boonen to clinch the second stage of the Tour de France.
Tour De France: Hincapie Makes Move in Stars' Absence
George Hincapie took advantage of the big-name absentees caught up in cycling's drugs scandal to take an early lead in the prologue time trial.
Tour De France: Tour Elite Caught Up in Drug Clampdown
This year's big favourites Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso have left the Tour after being implicated in the Spanish police's blood-doping inquiry.
Tour De France in Chaos After Doping Claims
· Three top riders excluded from race after inquiry · Doctors and managers named in investigation
Sunday Times Implied Lance Armstrong Took Drugs, Court Told
The Sunday Times portrayed seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong as a 'paradigm example' of drug abuse in the sport, a court heard today. By Chris Tryhorn.
The Sport They Won't Let You See
Tour de France: Given cycling's resurgent popularity, terrestrial and freeview broadcasters may be missing a trick by virtually ignoring the Tour de France. But even more frustrating and inexplicable to the cycling tifosi (fanbase) is the apparent media ban on the Tour of Italy - the Giro d'Italia. By Matt Seaton
A Trying Trial Run in the Pell-mell of the Mall
Tour de France: So the tour is to come to London - and now we know the route it will take.
Cycling: Tour Riders Face More Drug Tests
Tour de France organisers yesterday called on the World Anti-Doping Agency to carry out more unannounced tests on top riders at training camps before next year's event.
Cycling: Anger As Tour Drops Time-trial
Cycling aficionados are underwhelmed at the news that there will be no team time-trial stage in the 2006 Tour de France.
Tour De France: Armstrong Weighs Up Cost of Court
Cycling: Lance Armstrong has said that he is considering taking legal action against French paper l'Equipe over its allegations that he is a drug cheat.
Tour De France: A Hotline to the White House But France Hangs Up on Armstrong
Cycling: Allegations of drug use against Lance Armstrong are an attempt by the French to take back a race that has been dominated by an American, says Richard Williams.
Armstrong Denies Drug Claims
Cycling: Less than a month after winning his seventh consecutive Tour de France, Lance Armstrong has rejected new allegations that he took a banned performance-enhancer.
Tour De France: Takeover Rumours Run Out of Fuel
Bernie Ecclestone played down rumours that a controlling interest in his Formula One Management group of companies may be sold.
Tour De France: Armstrong Rides Into the Sunset
Lance Armstrong left the Tour de France with a plea to the "cynics and sceptics" after winning the race for a record seventh time.
An Epic Without a Hero
After Lance Armstrong's retirement, the Tour de France will just be a race. Matt Seaton
Guerini Breaks to Take 19th
Tour de France: Guiseppe Guerini raced away from the leading pack to win today's 150km stage, while Lance Armstrong remains in the yellow jersey.
Serrano Brings Home the Bacon to Honour Local Hero
Tour de France: Marcos Serrano's stage win was a fitting tribute to Laurent Jalabert, the Frenchman who once led the Spanish cyclist's team.
Slick Serrano Staves Off Competition
Tour de France: Marcos Serrano claimed victory on the 18th stage, holding off a strong challenge from Cedric Vasseur and Axel Merckx.
Tour De France: Armstrong Plays His Loyalty Card
Like a feudal lord scattering largesse, Lance Armstorng has started letting his loyal servitors have their share of stage wins.
Tour De France: Evans Lifts Spirits on Day of Tragedy
Rookie Cadel Evans is on course to become the highest Australian finisher in the Tour since Phil Anderson came in fifth 20 years ago.
Stage Show Earns Oscar Honours
Tour de France: Oscar Pereiro of Phonak won stage 16, taking the victory in a four-man sprint, while Lance Armstrong comfortably stayed in yellow.
Tour De France: Lance on Target for Magnificent Seven in Paris
The Tour has left the mountains and is all but over, barring an act of God, says William Fotheringham.
Cycling: Tour Tragedy Still Resonates
10 years on, the tragic death of 1992 Olympic champion Fabio Casartell was still remembered on the route of the Tour de France.
Lucky 13th for Mcewen
Tour de France: Robbie McEwen won a mass sprint to the line in Montpellier to claim the 13th stage.
Tour De France: Victory for the Red, White and Clean
Five team vehicles have been searched for banned drugs by customs officers but all came up clean.
Boonen Pulls Out After Crashes
Tour de France: Points leader Tom Boonen has withdrawn due to injury after crashing three times in five days.
Frigo Suspicion Looms Over Mountain Epic
Tour de France: The Alpine stages of the Tour de France are in danger of being overshadowed by the continuing drugs controversy surrounding Dario Frigo.
Vinokourov Races to Stage Win
Tour de France: Alexander Vinokourov won the 11th stage, while Lance Armstrong held onto the yellow jersey.
Frigo Arrested After Drugs Discovery
Tour de France: Italian cyclist Dario Frigo has been arrested after endurance-enhancing hormones were found in his wife's car.
Tour De France: Voigt Granted a Golden Moment
Lance Armstrong's Discovery Channel team makes a point by putting the popular German in yellow.
Tour De France: Mcewen Looks Fine on the Rhine
Germany's love affair with France's great race shows no sign of abating, if the scenes yesterday are anything to go by.
McEwen Cuts a Dash for Victory
Tour de France: Australia's Robbie McEwen claimed his second stage win of this year's race after a dramatic sprint into Karlsruhe.
Tour De France: Vinokourov Carries the Fight to Armstrong
Alexandr Vinokourov carried the fight to Lance Armstrong in yesterday's rain-soaked stage.
McEwen Victorious But Still Angry
Tour de France: Australian Robbie McEwen outsprinted Belgium's Tom Boonen to win the fifth stage of the Tour de France.
Tour De France: Armstrong in the Lead Again
Victory in yesterday's team time trial stage marked a major step forward in the Texan's quest for the perfect exit from his sport.
McEwen Butts Out of Reckoning
Tour de France: Robbie McEwan may not be Scottish but he did use a 'Glasgow Kiss' in the race for the line in the third stage.
Bustling Boonen Dazzles Opposition
Tour de France: Tom Boonen stamped his authority on the green jersey battle after picking up his second stage win in two days.
Boonen's Early Form Raises Hopes of a Merckx in Making
Tour de France: Tom Boonen took his third stage in two years to raise Belgian's hopes of a successor to the great Eddy Merckx.
Tour De France 2005: Yates Gives Champion the Last Laugh
The legendary hard man of cycling, Sean Yates, has adopted a relaxed attitude to his new role with Lance Armstong's Discovery Channel Squad.
Tour De France: Armstrong Injured in Crash
Lance Armstrong suffered a black eye, road rash and a broken helmet when he crashed in training.
Tour De France: Heavyweights Unite Behind Ullrich
Lance Armstrong faces a tough battle with Jan Ullrich if he is to clinch his seventh Tour de France crown, says William Fotheringham.
Cycling: Wiggins Out So No Brits on Tour
The next Tour de France will be the first time two successive tours have taken place without British riders since 1955.
Cycling: Tour Gets in Way of the Day Job
The all new ProTour will crown this year's best-all round racer, but works against preparations for the Tour de France.
Armstrong Goes for No7 Tour De France Title
Tour de France: Lance Armstrong will attempt a seventh straight victory after his team's new sponsors stipulated he must ride once more.
Tour De France: London to Stage Start of Le Tour
London saw off Dutch, Swiss and Danish opposition and will be handed the opening stage of the Tour de France in 2007.
Tour De France: Assured Armstrong in Mood to Make It Seven
July 24: Lance Armstrong's record sixth win was forged in attention to detail, precise peaking and an iron will to dominate.
Tour De France: Lance Armstrong Show Goes on
Lance Armstrong is odds on for Tour win but Thomas Voeckler's courage has epitomised a fine Tour by the home riders, says William Fotheringham.
Tour De France: Armstrong Wars With Lemond and Le Monde
July 16; Five-time winner Lance Armstrong takes umbrage with fellow countryman questioning his integrity in Le Monde.
Moncoutie Continues French Domination
Tour de France: David Moncoutie provided yet another reason for French cheer in the Tour de France with victory in stage 11 today.
Tour De France Tenth Stage: Virenque is Big Cheese of Mountains
July 15: French heroes Richard Virenque and Thomas Voeckler gave the crowds plenty to cheer on Bastille Day.
Cyclists Kicked Out of Le Tour
Tour de France: Italy's Stefano Casagranda and Slovenia's Martin Hvastija have been excluded from the race after allegations of doping.
O'Grady Lifts Cofidis
Tour de France: Thomas Voeckler took the yellow jersey after Stuart O'Grady won an eventful fifth stage in...
Tour De France: Cobbles Pave Way to Misery for Mayo
July 7:Highly-rated Spaniard Iban Mayo crashed out of contention on the French cobbles yesterday on a day of high drama.
McEwen Sneaks Second Stage
Tour de France: Lotto Domo's Robbie McEwen escaped a frantic finish to win the 197km Chareloi-Namur stage.
Tour De France 2004: Scent of Sixth Victory on Armstrong
July 3: Jan Ullrich will again be the main challenger as Lance Armstrong chases an absolute record sixth Tour victory.
Interview: Tyler Hamilton
June 28: Tyler Hamilton rode the 2003 Tour de France with a broken collarbone but he is fit and ready to challenge Lance Armstrong this time.
British Duo Out of Tour
June 27: For the first time since 1976 there will be not even a single British cyclist at the start of the Tour de France.
Postmen Gamble on Tour Novice
June 24: The US Postal Service will field a weakened team in the Tour de France, including debutant Benjamin Noval.
Cycling: Tour of Britain Makes a Return
June 2: Britain's equivalent of the Tour de France will be held for the first time in five years this September.
Cycling: Cocaine Killed Pantani, Reports Coroner
March 20: It has been confirmed that Marco Pantani, the winner of the 1998 Tour de France, died last month from a cocaine overdose.
Tour Trial to Engineer Tight Finale
The organisers of the Tour de France have announced a radical new structure for the 2004 course.
London Ready to Stop for the Tour
September 12: London's most famous sights will be at the heart of its bid to host the opening stage of the 2006 Tour de France.
Postmen Deliver Jersey for Pena
July 10: With all the precision and devotion of pilot fish alongside their master, Lance Armstrong's US Postal Service team dominated the stage at the Tour de France.
Stage Three: Petacchi Prevails From the Pack
Tour de France: All you need to know from the third stage of the Tour, in four handy bite-size chunks.
If This Year's Tour De France is 100% Clean...
...then that will certainly be a first. By Matt Seaton and David Adam
Hamilton Poised to Challenge the Master
July 2: Lance Armstrong's former teammate is his main threat at this year's Tour de France.
Rumsas Tests Positive During Giro D'italia
June 12: Raimondas Rumsas, the Lithuanian who finished third in last year's Tour de France amid allegations of banned-drug use, was in the centre of another storm after testing positive in the Giro d'Italia.
Livingstone in Talks to Bring Tour to London
June 4: Ken Livingstone has opened talks to bring the start of the 2006 Tour de France to London.
Pin-up Star Left Down and Out
May 25: Mario Cipollini is the world champion and the fastest man on two wheels - but he hasn't got a ride in the Tour de France. William Fotheringham reports.
Sour Taste Cipollini Snubbed By Tour De France on Day of Record Win
May 20: Mario Cipollini, the world champion, produced a showman's response to his exclusion from the Centenary Tour de France by winning a record 42nd stage in the Giro d'Italia.
Cipollini Snubbed By Tour De France on Day of Record Win
May 20: Mario Cipollini, the world champion, produced a showman's response to his exclusion from the Centenary Tour de France by winning a record 42nd stage in the Giro d'Italia.
Galdeano Given Six-month Ban for Drug Excess
May 1: Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano will miss this year's Tour de France after being banned from racing in the country for six months by France's national anti-doping body.
Cipollini Races Against Time
December 10: Mario Cipollini is unsure if he will compete in next year's centenary Tour de France as he is still without a sponsor for the forthcoming season.
Stellar Blast-off for Centenary Tour
October 24: All bar one of the 22 living winners of the Tour will gather this morning in the Palais des Congrès to launch the centenary Tour de France.
Rumsas Missing
August 1: The Tour de France's third-placed rider, Lithuania's Raimondas Rumsas, under suspicion of using banned drugs, turned into the two-wheeled equivalent of Lord Lucan yesterday: no one knew where he was but everyone wanted to know.
McGee Tops Tour Triumph
August 1: Fresh from the Tour de France Bradley McGee successfully defended his 4,000 metres individual pursuit title.
Drug Swoop Threatens New Tour Crisis
July 30: The spectre of a fresh drugs scandal in the Tour de France was raised by news Raimondas Rumsas was under investigation for the alleged use of banned drugs
Bells ring out for brave Norwegian
Tour de France: Norwegian Thor Hushovd made up for his "Tour day from hell" 2 weeks ago by claiming his country's second ever stage win in the race.
Italy cool about Frigo's flourish
Tour de France: Dario Frigo outsprinted the Belgian Mario Aerts and fellow countryman Giuseppe Guerini to earn Italy their first stage victory since July 2000.
Brilliant Botero Bows to the Best
After winning the 15th stage in the ski resort of Les Deux Aples today, Santiago Botero has now beaten Lance Armstrong twice during this year's Tour de France. But the Colombian rider has no illusions about where he stands compared with the three-times champion. "Lance Armstrong is simply...
Boy Killed By Tour Caravan
A seven-year old boy has been killed after being struck by a car in the publicity caravan at the Tour de France, official sources have confirmed. The boy was taken to Bordeaux main hospital by helicopter but firemen said he was dead on arrival. The accident happened in the...
Rainbow Warrior Sinks Germans
July 9: Spaniard Oscar Freire broke a 21-year-old curse in the Tour de France as he took the stage in Saarbrucken wearing the 'unlucky' rainbow jersey.
Hard to make sense of double Duchy opening
Why Luxembourg? That was the inevitable question the Tour de France organiser Jean-Marie Leblanc was asked before Saturday's start.
'The Bottle Hit the Floor and the Excrement Hit the Fan'
Frank Keating wonders about the untold drug scandals in other sports as the Tour de France gets under way.
A mountain for a monument
Tour de France: Tom Simpson died of heat exhaustion in France in 1967 while tackling Mont Ventoux but is still remembered, writes William Fotheringham, who tackled the mountain recently.
Pantani and Cipollini Face End of the Road in Tour
May 3: For the second year running two of the Tour de France's most senior figures, Marco Pantani and Mario Cipollini, will miss the race, which starts in Luxembourg on July 6.
Riders and team directors expressed disapproval of the Tour organizer's plans to ban radio communication on two stages
Tour De France Blood Samples to Face Fresh Tests for New Epo
Further tests for CERA are to be carried out on Tour de France samples following suspicions raised in the lead-up to the world championships
Tour De France Chief Warns Armstrong Over Stringent Testing
Tour de France organizers have warned Lance Armstrong that drug testing will be far more stringent if he returns next year
Mr Clean Sastre Leads Way in Race to Redemption
Carlos Sastre clinched the Tour de France in Paris, becoming the seventh Spanish rider to win the race
Schumacher Seals Stage 20 As Sastre Homes in on Title
Carlos Sastre is poised to win the Tour de France after maintaining a lead of more than a minute over his nearest rival
Chavanel Wins 19th Stage of Tour De France
Cofidis rider Sylvain Chavanel won the 19th stage of the Tour de France, a 165.5-km ride from Roanne to Montlucon.
Tour De France: Stage 19 - As It Happened
Sylvain Chavenal took the stage, while Carlos Satre remains in yellow ahead of tomorrow's time trial
Tour De France: Stage 19 - Live!
General classification after stage 18
Brailsford Reaches for Sky to Promote Dream of Tour De France Team
Sky television has been announced as the principal sponsor of British cycling until the 2012 London Olympic Games
Sastre Powers Through Mountains and Into Tour Yellow
The CSC rider Carlos Sastre led a Spanish 1-2 in today's grueling mountain stage of the Tour de France, assuming the overall race leader's yellow jersey from his team-mate Frank Schleck. Samuel Sanchez, of the Euskaltel team, finished second, with Luxembourg's Andy Schleck third, although the time-trial specialist Cadel Evans remains the favourite for overall success in Paris at the weekend
Tour De France: Stage 17 - As It Happened
CSC rider Carlos Sastre won on L'Alpe d'Huez to take over in yellow, but Cadel Evans is looking good for the overall win
Le Tour Lacks Passion in Liggett-less France
France is famous for many wonderful things, but one thing it sorely lacks is a Phil Liggett, writes Matthew Tempest
Tour De France: Stage 17 - Live!
Follow the most famous mountain climb in Tour history as it happens from 12.30pm
Tour De France: Schleck Clings on to Yellow As Dessel Delivers in Mountains
Cyril Dessel won the 16th stage, but Frank Schleck remains the race leader after an arduous day in the mountains
Tour De France: Stage 13 - As It Happened
Britain's Mark Cavendish notched up stage-win No4 in this year's Tour, while Cadel Evans remains in the yellow jersey
Gerrans Wins Alpine Stage As Tour Heads to Italy
Simon Gerrans of the Credit Agricole team has won the 183km stage 15, as Frank Schleck took the yellow jersey
Cavendish Bows Out of Tour After Record Four Wins
After winning four stages, Mark Cavendish has pulled out of the Tour de France to concentrate on the Beijing Olympics
Tour De France: Brilliant Cavendish Powers to Fourth Stage Win
Britain's Mark Cavendish stormed to an incredible fourth stage win in this year's race
Tour De France: Stage 13 - As It Happened
Britain's Mark Cavendish notched up stage-win No4 in this year's Tour, while Cadel Evans remains in the yellow jersey
Tour De France: Ricco and Piepoli Sacked By Saunier Duval
Italian riders Leonardo Piepoli and Riccardo Ricco have been sacked by their Saunier Duval cycling team on grounds of doping
Tour De France: Stage 13 - Live!
The 158 remaining riders travel the 182km from Narbonne to Nîmes. Follow the action here from 1.30pm
Tour De France: Stage 12 - As It Happened
Mark Cavendish third stage win was overshadowed by the expulsion of Riccardo Ricco, who tested positive for EPO
Tour De France: Cavendish Grabs Glory As Ricco is Thrown Out in Disgrace
Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory as he became the first British rider to win three stages in a single Tour de France
Tour De France: Riccardo Ricco Tests Positive for Epo
The Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco has tested positive for EPO, according to the French anti-doping agency
Tour De France: Ricco Tests Positive for Epo
The Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco has tested positive for EPO, according to the French anti-doping agency.
Tour De France: Stage 12 - Live!
Today the riders travel 168.5km from Lavelanet to Narbonne. Follow the action here from 1.30pm
Tour De France: Arvesen Edges Out Elmiger and Ballan
Kurt-Asle Arvesen of Norway enjoyed his first stage win of the Tour on a day soured by Moises Duenas Nevado's doping suspension
Tour De France 2008: Stage 11 - As It Happened
Norway's Kurt-Asle Arvesen took the stage win, while Cadel Evans remains in the yellow jersey
Tour De France 2008: Stage 11 - Live!
The riders take on the 167.5km separating Lannemezan and Foix. Follow the action here from 1.30pm
Tour De France: Spanish Rider Tests Positive for Epo
Spanish rider Moisés Dueñas Nevado has become the second competitor in this year's Tour de France to test positive for EPO after a drugs test
Tour De France: Stage 10 - As It Happened
Saunier Duval rider Leonardo Piepoli won a brutal mountain stage that helped sort out the men from the boys
Tour De France: Piepoli Climbs to Stage 10 Win
Leonardo Piepoli of Saunier-Duval beat team-mates Juan Jose Cobo Acebo and Frank Schleck to claim victory in the 156km stage
Tour De France: Piepoli Climbs to 10th Stage Win
Leonardo Piepoli of Saunier-Duval beat team-mate Juan Jose Cobo Acebo and Frank Schleck to victory in the 156km stage
Tour De France: Stage 10 - Live!
It's onwards and very much upwards as the remaining 170 riders pedal the 156km ascent from Pau to Hautacam. Follow the action here from 1.30pm
Tour De France: Ricco Riding High After Stage Nine Win
Saunier Duval breaks away to win his second stage of the tour
Tour De France: Cavendish Makes History Again in Stage Eight
Mark Cavendish has become only the second British rider to win two stages in the same Tour de France with victory in stage eight
Beltran's Positive Test for Epo Rocks Tour
This year's Tour de France was hit with its first drugs scandal, after Spaniard Manuel Beltran tested positive for EPO
Tour De France: Sanchez Breaks Away to Take Seventh Stage
Luis Leon Sanchez wins stage seven of the Tour de France
Tour De France: Stage Seven - As It Happened
Spain's Luis-Leon Sanchez won an entertaining stage through the mountains, with the overall leaders close behind
Tour De France: Stage Seven - Live
The peloton clambers through another mountainous stage - who will come out on top? Find out with John Ashdown from 1.30pm
Tour De France 2008: Stage Six - As It Happened
Ricardo Ricco was first over the line at the summit finish at Super-Besse, while Luxembourg's Kim Kirchen took over the yellow jersey
Tour De France 2008: Stage Six - Live!
Just under 200 mountainous kilometers from Aigurande to a summit finish at Super-Besse should separate the men from the boys. Follow the action here from 1.30pm
Tour De France 2008: Stage Six - As It Happens!
Just under 200 mountainous kilometers from Aigurande to a summit finish at Super-Besse should separate the men from the boys. Follow the action here from 1.30pm
Cavendish Sprints Away From the Field and Into the History Books of the Tour
Mark Cavendish became the first British cyclist since David Millar in 2003, to win a stage of the Tour de France
Tour De France 2008: Stage Five - As It Happened
Today the circus rolls 232km from Cholet to Châteauroux. Follow the action here from 1.30pm.
Tour De France 2008: Stage Five - As It Happens!
Today the circus rolls 232km from Cholet to Châteauroux. Follow the action here from 1.30pm.
No Big Names Nor Even a Champion But What Matters Most is No Drugs
With the Tour deprived of its big names, it is ready to make a fresh start in the heartlands of France
What Won't Happen This Week
To the disappointment of some, the Tour de France will start without a hail of bad publicity, observes Harry Pearson
Cycling Stands at a Crossroads on Eve of Tour De France
Cycling has steadied itself for change as ASO and ProTour battle for control
Hail the Two-wheel Tyrants - and Their Absence, Too
The Tour de France was once dominated by Patrons, but this year the field is wide open, writes Harry Pearson
How Sprint King Plans to Rule the World
British cyclist says he has psychological edge to make history on Tour de France and win Olympic gold
Tips for Tour Glory
William Fotheringham's picks for who will have a successful Tour de France
Hard Ride to Redemption for One Man and His Sport
Reinvented as an anti-doping campaigner, David Millar believes both he and the Tour de France can do it clean, writes William Fotheringham
Cavendish Set to Show His Pace in This Year's Tour
Exciting British sprinter Mark Cavendish is set to make his Tour de France debut in this summer's event
Cavendish Gearing Up for a Second Tilt at the Tour
Mark Cavendish will race in this year's Tour de France so long as he stays healthy, according to High Road owner Bob Stapleton
Tour De France Splits From Icu
The 2008 Tour de France will be run outside the jurisdiction of the world governing body
Astana to Take Part in Spanish Vuelta
Astana were named as one of 20 teams competing in the Spanish Vuelta, after being barred from the Tour de France
Tour Welcome Their Top 20 As Contador's Astana Miss Out
Cycling: 2007 winner Alberto Contador looks set to miss the Tour de France because his team haven't been invited to compete
Tour Pledges Return to London
Cycling: Tour de France organizer Christian Prudhomme says he wants the race to return to London following last year's success
British Cycling Vows to Control New Team at Tour De France
Cycling: Performance director Dave Brailsford's remit to create a British team to compete in the Tour de France wheeled closer.
British Cycling Vows to Control New Team at Tour De France
Cycling: Performance director Dave Brailsford's remit to create a British team to compete in the Tour de France wheeled closer.
Astana Wash Their Hands of Vino
Cycling: Tour de France: Alexander Vinokourov has been sacked by Astana following confirmation of his positive test for blood doping.
Contador Savours Tour Win
Cycling: Tour de France: Spain's Alberto Contador held off the challenge of Cadel Evans to claim cycling's biggest prize.
Hype and Cliche on Sports Channels? No, It's the News
Cricket: Doping scandals add to the tension of the Tour de France, and will not destroy a fascinating spectacle, writes Jon Henderson.
Tour Diary
Cycling: Tour de France: An opinion poll in the Journal du Dimanche reveals that four out of five of those questioned doubt the probity of Tour de France stage winners, or any professional cyclist winning any race anywhere.
I Considered Quitting Cycling, Admits Wiggins
Tour de France: Bradley Wiggns says he thought about quitting the sport after his enforced withdrawal from this year's race.
Stage 17 - As It Happened
Cycling: Tour de France: The Chicken's been fried, but we're still cooking. Follow the action from the road to Castelsarrasin NOW!
Stage 17 - Live!
Cycling: Tour de France: The Chicken's been fried, but we're still cooking. Follow the action from the road to Castelsarrasin NOW!
Rasmussen Pleads Innocence and Rails at Rabobank
Cycling: My career is ruined,' says Danish rider axed from the Tour de France.
Rasmussen Booted Out of Tour
Cycling: Race leader Michael Rasmussen was kicked off the Tour de France by his own team, leaving the event in crisis.
Cofidis Quits Tour De France
Cycling: Bradley Wiggins's campaign is over after the Briton's Cofidis team pulled out because rider Cristian Moreni failed a drugs test.
Rasmussen Reigns in the Pyrenees to Extend Overall Lead
Cycling: Tour de France: The race leader won stage 16 to extend his overall advantage to more than three minutes.
Small Explosions Hit Tour Following Eta Threat
Cycling: Tour de France: Two small explosions hit part of the Spanish section of today's stage.
Tour De France - Live!
Cycling: The Astana team are gone, but we're still here. Follow today's brutal mountain stage from noon.
Stage 16 - As It Happens
Cycling: Tour de France: The Astana team are gone, but we're still here. Follow today's brutal mountain stage from noon.
'Victimized' Vinokourov Denies Doping Charge
Cycling: Tour de France: Alexandr Vinokourov claims he is innocent of blood doping, but will still quit the race.
Tour De France: Leader Shrouded in Suspicion, Says Millar
Cycling: David Millar believes the doping doubt hanging over leader Michael Rasmussen is damaging cycling.
Tour De France: Rasmussen Holds Firm As Vinokourov Salvages Some Pride
Cycling: Leader Michael Rasmussen held off Alberto Contador's attacks, while Alexandr Vinokourov took victory on stage 15.
Tour De France - Stage 15 Live!
Cycling: Minute-by-minute report: Follow all of the action from stage 15 with James Dart NOW.
Tour De France: Rasmussen's Vanishing Act Tests Rivals' Patience
Cycling: Tour leader Michael Rasmussen kept a stony silence in the face of continued questions about not turning up to an out-of-competition drugs test.
Tom Boonen Won Stage 12 of the Tour De France
Cycling: Tour de France: Belgian sprinter closes in on securing green jersey with second win of this year's race.
Tour De France Live
Cycling: Minute-by-minute report: Follow the 178.5km from Montpelier to Castres with Barry Glendenning now.
Tour De France Live. Stage 12: Montpelier to Castres - 178.5km/111 Miles
Cycling: Minute-by-minute report: Follow the 178.5km from Montpelier to Castres with Barry Glendenning now.
Tour De France: Hunter Makes History
Cycling: Robert Hunter has won the 11th stage of the Tour de France, while Michael Rasmussen of Denmark retained the leader's yellow jersey.
Tour De France: Stage 11 - Marseille to Montpelier 182.5km/113miles
Cycling: Follow Stage 11 from Marseille to Montpelier with Barry Glendenning now.
Vasseur Holds Firm for Stage Win
Cycling: Tour de France: Cedric Vassweur nicked stage 10, but Michael Rasmussen retains overall lead.
Cycling: Pack Devours Wiggins After Heroic Fight From the Front
Bradley Wiggins conformed to the national stereotype of heroic failure, leading for most of the sixth stage of the Tour de France only to be overhauled at the death.
Tour De France: Wiggins' Brave Attack Falters at the Last
Cycling: Sixth stage: Britain's Bradley Wiggins led for most of the race before Tom Boonen won a dramatic sprint.
Tour De France: Stage 6 Semur-en-auxois - Bourg-en-bresse
Cycling: Minute-by-minute report: Follow stage six from Semur-en-Auxois to Bourg-en-Bresse as it happens with Matthew Tempest.
Tour of Simple Duty for the Gnome and Winkle-picker
Cycling: The Tour de France in Belgium has got Harry Pearson wondering about a smiling friend from long ago.
Tour De France: Filippo Pozzato Wins Stage Five As Alexander Vinokourov Crashes
Cycling: Stage five: Filippo Pozzatto took a photo-finish to win a dramatic stage five, as race favourite Alexandr Vinokourov fell and lost vital time.
Tour De France - Stage 5 As It Happens
Cycling: Minute-by-minute report: Follow stage five from Chablis to Autun with Barry Glendenning NOW!
Cycling: Apprentice Cavendish Shows Signs of a Champagne Finish
Mark Cavendish continued his promising progress with tenth place in stage four of the Tour de France.
Tour De France 2007: Thor Puts the Hammer Down for Sprint Glory
Cycling: Stage four: Norway's Thor Hushovd outgunned his rivals to win, while Fabian Cancellara comfortably held on to yellow.
Cycling: Tour De France Stage Four - Live!
Minute-by-minute report: Follow stage four from Villers-Cotterêts to Joigny with James Dart NOW.
Tour De France: Cancellara Grabs Stage Three Honours
Cycling: Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara fought back from the rear of the pack to claim victory in a dramatic sprint finish.
Tour De France: Follow Live Minute-by-minute Coverage of Stage Three of Le Tour
Cycling: Minute-by-minute report: Follow all the action from stage three with Mike Adamson from 1.15pm.
Tour De France: Tour Will Return to London, Say Organisers
Cycling: Race organizers have said the Tour will have to come back to London after the success of the Grand Départ.
Tour De France 2007: Steegmans Wins the Second Stage After Mass Crash Near Finish
Cycling: Stage Two: Gert Steegmans won the sprint finish after a huge crash took out several of the more fancied riders.
Tour De France 2007: Follow Stage Two of Le Tour With Our Minute-by-minute Report
Cycling: Minute-by-minute report: Follow all the action from stage two of Le Tour with Sean Ingle NOW!
Tour De France: Millar Delighted With Podium Finish
Cycling: Britain's David Millar claimed the polka dot jersey and remained third in the Tour standings after some skilful climbing through the hills of Kent.
And a Tiny Village Flies the Flag for Fraternitã©
Cycling: Today, the tranquil, tiny village of Sissinghurst, in Kent, will quadruple in size as an expected 4,000 people gather to watch the Tour de France sweeping through on its 120-mile journey from London to Canterbury.
Cycling: Boom Time for Cycling As Home Riders Hit London's Wall of Sound
The Tour de France hit London and huge crowds turned up to cheer on riders in the sunshine.
Le Tour Takes Over the Capital
Cycling: Londoners witnessed a momentous occasion yesterday as up to a million cycling fans descended on the city's streets to witness the start of the Tour de France, 2007.
Tour De France 2007: Cancellara Roars to Prologue Victory
Cycling: Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara stormed to a 13-second victory ahead of Andreas Kleden in London.
Cycling: Five Key Questions About This Year's Race
William Fotheringham answers five key questions about this years Tour de France.
Cycling: Millar Feeling 'horrible' Before Entering Abyss
David Millar has confessed that he is "riddled with self-doubt" ahead of the Tour de France.
Cycling: Rookie Cavendish Dreams of Leaving England in Yellow
Mark Cavendish is the first British fastman to start the Tour de France for 19 years and is a potential stage winner, says William Fotheringham.
Cycling: Wiggins Has the Pace to Win Tour Prologue
Bradley Wiggins has his eyes on victory in the Tour de France prologue.
Cyclist Mark Cavendish Comes Clean About the Isle of Man, Paris Hilton and Drunk Legs
Cycling: You're 22, it's your rookie season as a road-racer and you're riding the Tour de France. Is that unusual?
Tour De France: Bjarne Riis Chooses Not to Attend This Year's Bjarne Riis
Cycling: Team CSC manager Bjarne Riis has decided not to attend this year's race after recently admitting to doping during his win in 1996.
Cycling: Tour Begins With No No1
The Tour de France will start without a No1 rider due to the ongoing issue of Floyd Landis's doping test.
My Uphill Battle to Complete a 'pretty Flat' Tour De France Stage
Richard Williams relives his experience of riding a full stage of the grueling Tour for the first, and probably last time.
The Varied Nature of the Tour De France
Cycling: For spectators, the Tour is a carnival of delight and color, but for the participants it's all about blood and sweat, writes Richard Williams.
Cycling: Vino's Kazak Attack
Alexander Vinokourov is set to make up for missing last year's Tour de France, says William Fotheringham.
Tour De France 2007: Cavendish Looking Forward to First Tour
Cycling: Mark Cavendish's selection for T-Mobile takes the number of British riders in this year's Tour to five.
Cycling: Mark Cavendish Confirmed As Starter in the Tour De France
Mark Cavendish has been named in the T-Mobile team for this year's Tour de France.
Cycling: Drug Doubt Over Pettachi's Tour
Alessandro Petacchi's Tour de France is in doubt after an unusual test result earned him a visit from Italy's anti-doping committee.
Cycling: Tour Turns Up Pressure on the Mysterious Men in Black
Ahead of the Tour de France there could be more drug cheats outed, the chief anti-doping officer has hinted.
Cycling: Declare You Are Clean or Sit Out Tour, Riders Warned
Cyclists at this year's Tour de France may have to sign a document specifying they have nothing to doping before competing in the race.
Cycling: Tour Must Clean Up Its Act
The Tour de France starts in London in four weeks but it must clean up its act if it is to win over fans and sponsors, writes William Fotheringham.
Cycling: Tour Calls for Proofs of Innocence
Tour de France organisers are demanding action over the doping-row that is shrouding the event's start.
Cycling: Tests Confirm Ullrich's Link to Puerto Blood Doping Ring
Jan Ullrich, the 1997 Tour de France winner, has become the first cyclist linked to a blood doping ring, but the German denies he cheated.
Cycling: Millar Claims Time-trial
David Millar laid down a marker for the Tour de France winning the prologue time-trial in the Paris-Nice "race to the sun".
Cycling: Millar Expresses Tour De France Fears
David Millar, the drug-cheat former British World champion, has claimedhe has no confidence that future winners of the Tour de France would be "clean".
Cycling: Landis to Miss Tour So That His Case is Heard First in Us
Last year's Tour de France winner Floyd Landis won't defend his title in July.
Cycling: Landis Steers Clear of This Year's Tour
Last year's Tour de France winner Floyd Landis has confirmed that he will not take part in this year's race.
Cycling: Landis Drugs Date Puts Tour Under Cloud
The winner of last year's Tour de France may still be undetermined when the 2007 race starts in London.
Cycling: Four British Riders to Start Tour in London
This year's Tour de France looks set to have four British riders after Charly Wegelius' ride for Liquigas was confirmed.
Cycling: Tour De France Runner-up Used Banned Substance
Oscar Pereiro could face action after he was late in explaining why he tested positive for banned substance salbutamol.
Cycling: Tour De France Strikes Back at Federation
The battle between cycling's governing body and the organisers of the tours continued as the big three say they will set their own entrance criteria.
Cycling: London's Tour Fanfare Overshadowed By Doping Dramas
The Tour de France's director, Jean-Marie LeBlanc has admitted that "cycling has lost a large part of its credibility."
Cycling: Culture Clash in the Capital
Richard Williams says London race organisers have a lot of work to do to make sure they are ready for the arrival of the Tour de France next year.
Cycling: Landis Clings to Title As Legal Battles Begin
Tour de France: Floyd Landis has vowed to clear his name after it was confimed that he had tested positive for testosterone and was sacked by his team.
Tour de France - more than just a cycle in the park
This years Tour de France has been filled with excitement and controversy making one of the best events for many years .
Landis Calls in the Lawyers
Tour de France: Floyd Landis has hired the services of Californian lawyer Howard Jacobs to help clear his name of doping charges.
Sprinter's Test Deepens Doping Crisis
· World's fastest man likely to be stripped of 100m record · Tour de France winner awaits second result
Tour De France: Landis Case Erodes All Trust in Tour
William Fotheringham: Whether Floyd Landis is found guilty or innocent of using drugs, his reputation has gone, and so has the Tour's.
Tour De France: Landis Sweats on Monday Drug Verdict
Floyd Landis says he's innocent but admits his drug tests may say otherwise because he got drunk the night before his miraculous stage win.
Winner of Tour De France Fails Doping Test
Tour de France: The winner of the most closely-fought Tour de France in years, America's Floyd Landis, was yesterday embroiled in new drama after it was revealed that he tested positive for the male hormone testosterone during the race.
Landis Fails Drug Test
Cycling: Tour de France winner kicks off fresh scandal after testing positive for testosterone.
Tour De France: Landis May Be Heading for Britain
British cycling fans may see Tour winner Floyd Landis in this year's Tour of Britain if his doctor decides that his hip replacement operation can wait a while longer.
Champion Facing Uncertain Future
Tour de France: Stage 20: Floyd Landis secured his victory but now faces a hip replacement that makes his presence next year to defend his title doubtful.
Tour De France: Time Running Out for Challengers
For once in this most extraordinary Tour de France, a stage actually went to form.
Time-trial Favours Landis in Tight Finale
Tour de France: Stage 18: Italian Matteo Tosatto won this predominantly downhill leg but all eyes are now on the tightest three-way finish in the tour's history, with Floyd Landis slight favourite.
Tosatto Holds on
Tour de France: The Italian Matteo Tosatto pipped Cristian Moreni and Ronny Scholz to take stage 18.
Landis the Mouse That Roared
Tour de France: Stage 17: Floyd Landis recovered from his diastrous 16th stage to haul himself back into overall contention, chopping the deficit to leader Oscar Pereiro to just 30 seconds.
Landis Comes Back From the Dead
Tour de France: A day after he spectacularly blew up in the Alps, Floyd Landis produced an astonishing performance to win stage 17.
Tour De France: Pereiro Takes Yellow From Landis
A Floyd Landis capitulation over the roof of the Tour not only handed the yellow jersey to Oscar Pereiro, but the hopes of a Tour win too.
Landis Cracks During La Toussuire Ascent
Tour de France: Michael Rasmussen won stage sixteen as Floyd Landis fell away dramatically under a series of attacks from his rivals.
Landis Back in Yellow
Tour de France: Stage 15: Franck Schleck took the stage and Floyd Landis reclaimed the yellow jersey, taking a ten-second lead ahead of Oscar Pereiro after the hardest climb of the Tour.
Schleck Takes Stage, Landis Yellow
Tour de France: Frank Schleck won the 15th stage, but it's America's Floyd Landis who'll be pulling on the yellow jersey tomorrow.
Tour De France: Armstrong Expecting Warm Welcome
After calling the French football team a bunch of "assholes" Lance Armstrong is expected to receive a feisty welcome.
Tour De France: Joy for Fedrigo But Agony Abounds
Frenchman Pierrick Fedrigo was victorious, but the stage was marred by a painful pile-up close to the end.
Tour De France: William Fotheringham's Tour Diary
William Fotheringham looks at the past week on Le Tour.
Tour De France: Armstrong Says French Footballers of Being 'assholes'
Lance Armstrong may or may not have a future career in politics but it's doubtful he will ever be ambassador to France.
Tour De France: Plucky Pereiro Reigns for Spain
One of the biggest shocks in recent Tour history saw Oscar Pereiro rise from 46th place to claim the yellow jersey as part of an audacious breakaway.
Discovery Channel Finally Tune in
Tour de France: Stage 12: Lance Armstrong's old team got back to winning ways on the Tour when Ukrainian Yaroslav Popovych won the stage, but Floyd Landis kept the yellow jersey.
Discovery Find Joy With Popovych
Tour de France: Yaroslav Popovych took stage 12 of the Tour, but Floyd Landis hung on to the yellow jersey.
Landis Throws Down the Gauntlet
Tour de France: Stage 11: Floyd Landis belied his dodgy hip to claim the yellow jersey as the number of potential winners of the tour whittled away in the Pyrenees ahead of Bastille Day.
Landis Takes Yellow Jersey
Tour de France: Floyd Landis is the new race leader after finishing third in stage 11.
Tour De France: Dessel in Yellow
Despite losing stage ten to Juan-Miguel Mercado, Frenchman Cyril Dessel will wear the yello jersey in today's massive mountainous ride.
Mercado Claims First Mountain Stage
Tour de France: Spaniard Juan Miguel Mercado outsprinted Cyril Dessel to win the 10th stage - the first in the mountains.
Freire Wins in Farewell to the Flat
Tour de France: Stage Nine: Here come the mountains. Spain's Oscar Freire edged out Autralia's Robbie McEwan by a wheel rim in the last flat stage before the Tour goes vertical.
Tour De France: Landis Defies Logic
One of the favourites for the title, Floyd Landis, is riding despite pain inflicted by the need to have a hip replacement.
Tour De France: Landis Left With Mountain to Climb
Having failed to open up a gap of any kind, tour-favourite, Floyd Landis will have to perform well in the Pyrenees if he hopes to follow in Lance Armstrong's footsteps.
Tour De France: Armstrong Absence Heaps Pressure on Boonen
The absence of superman Lance Armstrong in this year's tour means riders are looking to world champion Tom Boonen to set the pace.
Tour De France: Forgetful Freire Gives Spain a Fillip
He may forget his number and have dirty shoes, but Óscar Freire's win gave Spain a boost in a week to forget.
Freire Pips Boonen to the Post
Tour de France: Spain's Oscar Freire outsprints world champion Tom Boonen to claim the 140-mile fifth stage of the Tour de France.
Cycling: Mcewen Completes Sprint Double
Tour de France: Stage 4: Britain's Bradley Wiggins took part in a 100-mile break-away but Aussie sprinter Robbie McEwan won his second stage of the Tour in St-Quentin.
McEwen Swoops for Second Stage Win
Tour de France: Australian Robbie McEwen turned on the style to claim an impressive win on the fourth stage.
An Entire Round of Super League Matches May Be Played at Cardi
Tour de France: Matthias Kessler won the latest stage of Le Tour as Alejandro Valverde and Erik Dekker were forced to quit.
McEwen Claims Another Stage Win
Tour de France: Australia's Robbie McEwen outsprinted world champion Tom Boonen to clinch the second stage of the Tour de France.
Tour De France: Hincapie Makes Move in Stars' Absence
George Hincapie took advantage of the big-name absentees caught up in cycling's drugs scandal to take an early lead in the prologue time trial.
Tour De France: Tour Elite Caught Up in Drug Clampdown
This year's big favourites Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso have left the Tour after being implicated in the Spanish police's blood-doping inquiry.
Tour De France in Chaos After Doping Claims
· Three top riders excluded from race after inquiry · Doctors and managers named in investigation
Sunday Times Implied Lance Armstrong Took Drugs, Court Told
The Sunday Times portrayed seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong as a 'paradigm example' of drug abuse in the sport, a court heard today. By Chris Tryhorn.
The Sport They Won't Let You See
Tour de France: Given cycling's resurgent popularity, terrestrial and freeview broadcasters may be missing a trick by virtually ignoring the Tour de France. But even more frustrating and inexplicable to the cycling tifosi (fanbase) is the apparent media ban on the Tour of Italy - the Giro d'Italia. By Matt Seaton
A Trying Trial Run in the Pell-mell of the Mall
Tour de France: So the tour is to come to London - and now we know the route it will take.
Cycling: Tour Riders Face More Drug Tests
Tour de France organisers yesterday called on the World Anti-Doping Agency to carry out more unannounced tests on top riders at training camps before next year's event.
Cycling: Anger As Tour Drops Time-trial
Cycling aficionados are underwhelmed at the news that there will be no team time-trial stage in the 2006 Tour de France.
Tour De France: Armstrong Weighs Up Cost of Court
Cycling: Lance Armstrong has said that he is considering taking legal action against French paper l'Equipe over its allegations that he is a drug cheat.
Tour De France: A Hotline to the White House But France Hangs Up on Armstrong
Cycling: Allegations of drug use against Lance Armstrong are an attempt by the French to take back a race that has been dominated by an American, says Richard Williams.
Armstrong Denies Drug Claims
Cycling: Less than a month after winning his seventh consecutive Tour de France, Lance Armstrong has rejected new allegations that he took a banned performance-enhancer.
Tour De France: Takeover Rumours Run Out of Fuel
Bernie Ecclestone played down rumours that a controlling interest in his Formula One Management group of companies may be sold.
Tour De France: Armstrong Rides Into the Sunset
Lance Armstrong left the Tour de France with a plea to the "cynics and sceptics" after winning the race for a record seventh time.
An Epic Without a Hero
After Lance Armstrong's retirement, the Tour de France will just be a race. Matt Seaton
Guerini Breaks to Take 19th
Tour de France: Guiseppe Guerini raced away from the leading pack to win today's 150km stage, while Lance Armstrong remains in the yellow jersey.
Serrano Brings Home the Bacon to Honour Local Hero
Tour de France: Marcos Serrano's stage win was a fitting tribute to Laurent Jalabert, the Frenchman who once led the Spanish cyclist's team.
Slick Serrano Staves Off Competition
Tour de France: Marcos Serrano claimed victory on the 18th stage, holding off a strong challenge from Cedric Vasseur and Axel Merckx.
Tour De France: Armstrong Plays His Loyalty Card
Like a feudal lord scattering largesse, Lance Armstorng has started letting his loyal servitors have their share of stage wins.
Tour De France: Evans Lifts Spirits on Day of Tragedy
Rookie Cadel Evans is on course to become the highest Australian finisher in the Tour since Phil Anderson came in fifth 20 years ago.
Stage Show Earns Oscar Honours
Tour de France: Oscar Pereiro of Phonak won stage 16, taking the victory in a four-man sprint, while Lance Armstrong comfortably stayed in yellow.
Tour De France: Lance on Target for Magnificent Seven in Paris
The Tour has left the mountains and is all but over, barring an act of God, says William Fotheringham.
Cycling: Tour Tragedy Still Resonates
10 years on, the tragic death of 1992 Olympic champion Fabio Casartell was still remembered on the route of the Tour de France.
Lucky 13th for Mcewen
Tour de France: Robbie McEwen won a mass sprint to the line in Montpellier to claim the 13th stage.
Tour De France: Victory for the Red, White and Clean
Five team vehicles have been searched for banned drugs by customs officers but all came up clean.
Boonen Pulls Out After Crashes
Tour de France: Points leader Tom Boonen has withdrawn due to injury after crashing three times in five days.
Frigo Suspicion Looms Over Mountain Epic
Tour de France: The Alpine stages of the Tour de France are in danger of being overshadowed by the continuing drugs controversy surrounding Dario Frigo.
Vinokourov Races to Stage Win
Tour de France: Alexander Vinokourov won the 11th stage, while Lance Armstrong held onto the yellow jersey.
Frigo Arrested After Drugs Discovery
Tour de France: Italian cyclist Dario Frigo has been arrested after endurance-enhancing hormones were found in his wife's car.
Tour De France: Voigt Granted a Golden Moment
Lance Armstrong's Discovery Channel team makes a point by putting the popular German in yellow.
Tour De France: Mcewen Looks Fine on the Rhine
Germany's love affair with France's great race shows no sign of abating, if the scenes yesterday are anything to go by.
McEwen Cuts a Dash for Victory
Tour de France: Australia's Robbie McEwen claimed his second stage win of this year's race after a dramatic sprint into Karlsruhe.
Tour De France: Vinokourov Carries the Fight to Armstrong
Alexandr Vinokourov carried the fight to Lance Armstrong in yesterday's rain-soaked stage.
McEwen Victorious But Still Angry
Tour de France: Australian Robbie McEwen outsprinted Belgium's Tom Boonen to win the fifth stage of the Tour de France.
Tour De France: Armstrong in the Lead Again
Victory in yesterday's team time trial stage marked a major step forward in the Texan's quest for the perfect exit from his sport.
McEwen Butts Out of Reckoning
Tour de France: Robbie McEwan may not be Scottish but he did use a 'Glasgow Kiss' in the race for the line in the third stage.
Bustling Boonen Dazzles Opposition
Tour de France: Tom Boonen stamped his authority on the green jersey battle after picking up his second stage win in two days.
Boonen's Early Form Raises Hopes of a Merckx in Making
Tour de France: Tom Boonen took his third stage in two years to raise Belgian's hopes of a successor to the great Eddy Merckx.
Tour De France 2005: Yates Gives Champion the Last Laugh
The legendary hard man of cycling, Sean Yates, has adopted a relaxed attitude to his new role with Lance Armstong's Discovery Channel Squad.
Tour De France: Armstrong Injured in Crash
Lance Armstrong suffered a black eye, road rash and a broken helmet when he crashed in training.
Tour De France: Heavyweights Unite Behind Ullrich
Lance Armstrong faces a tough battle with Jan Ullrich if he is to clinch his seventh Tour de France crown, says William Fotheringham.
Cycling: Wiggins Out So No Brits on Tour
The next Tour de France will be the first time two successive tours have taken place without British riders since 1955.
Cycling: Tour Gets in Way of the Day Job
The all new ProTour will crown this year's best-all round racer, but works against preparations for the Tour de France.
Armstrong Goes for No7 Tour De France Title
Tour de France: Lance Armstrong will attempt a seventh straight victory after his team's new sponsors stipulated he must ride once more.
Tour De France: London to Stage Start of Le Tour
London saw off Dutch, Swiss and Danish opposition and will be handed the opening stage of the Tour de France in 2007.
Tour De France: Assured Armstrong in Mood to Make It Seven
July 24: Lance Armstrong's record sixth win was forged in attention to detail, precise peaking and an iron will to dominate.
Tour De France: Lance Armstrong Show Goes on
Lance Armstrong is odds on for Tour win but Thomas Voeckler's courage has epitomised a fine Tour by the home riders, says William Fotheringham.
Tour De France: Armstrong Wars With Lemond and Le Monde
July 16; Five-time winner Lance Armstrong takes umbrage with fellow countryman questioning his integrity in Le Monde.
Moncoutie Continues French Domination
Tour de France: David Moncoutie provided yet another reason for French cheer in the Tour de France with victory in stage 11 today.
Tour De France Tenth Stage: Virenque is Big Cheese of Mountains
July 15: French heroes Richard Virenque and Thomas Voeckler gave the crowds plenty to cheer on Bastille Day.
Cyclists Kicked Out of Le Tour
Tour de France: Italy's Stefano Casagranda and Slovenia's Martin Hvastija have been excluded from the race after allegations of doping.
O'Grady Lifts Cofidis
Tour de France: Thomas Voeckler took the yellow jersey after Stuart O'Grady won an eventful fifth stage in...
Tour De France: Cobbles Pave Way to Misery for Mayo
July 7:Highly-rated Spaniard Iban Mayo crashed out of contention on the French cobbles yesterday on a day of high drama.
McEwen Sneaks Second Stage
Tour de France: Lotto Domo's Robbie McEwen escaped a frantic finish to win the 197km Chareloi-Namur stage.
Tour De France 2004: Scent of Sixth Victory on Armstrong
July 3: Jan Ullrich will again be the main challenger as Lance Armstrong chases an absolute record sixth Tour victory.
Interview: Tyler Hamilton
June 28: Tyler Hamilton rode the 2003 Tour de France with a broken collarbone but he is fit and ready to challenge Lance Armstrong this time.
British Duo Out of Tour
June 27: For the first time since 1976 there will be not even a single British cyclist at the start of the Tour de France.
Postmen Gamble on Tour Novice
June 24: The US Postal Service will field a weakened team in the Tour de France, including debutant Benjamin Noval.
Cycling: Tour of Britain Makes a Return
June 2: Britain's equivalent of the Tour de France will be held for the first time in five years this September.
Cycling: Cocaine Killed Pantani, Reports Coroner
March 20: It has been confirmed that Marco Pantani, the winner of the 1998 Tour de France, died last month from a cocaine overdose.
Tour Trial to Engineer Tight Finale
The organisers of the Tour de France have announced a radical new structure for the 2004 course.
London Ready to Stop for the Tour
September 12: London's most famous sights will be at the heart of its bid to host the opening stage of the 2006 Tour de France.
Postmen Deliver Jersey for Pena
July 10: With all the precision and devotion of pilot fish alongside their master, Lance Armstrong's US Postal Service team dominated the stage at the Tour de France.
Stage Three: Petacchi Prevails From the Pack
Tour de France: All you need to know from the third stage of the Tour, in four handy bite-size chunks.
If This Year's Tour De France is 100% Clean...
...then that will certainly be a first. By Matt Seaton and David Adam
Hamilton Poised to Challenge the Master
July 2: Lance Armstrong's former teammate is his main threat at this year's Tour de France.
Rumsas Tests Positive During Giro D'italia
June 12: Raimondas Rumsas, the Lithuanian who finished third in last year's Tour de France amid allegations of banned-drug use, was in the centre of another storm after testing positive in the Giro d'Italia.
Livingstone in Talks to Bring Tour to London
June 4: Ken Livingstone has opened talks to bring the start of the 2006 Tour de France to London.
Pin-up Star Left Down and Out
May 25: Mario Cipollini is the world champion and the fastest man on two wheels - but he hasn't got a ride in the Tour de France. William Fotheringham reports.
Sour Taste Cipollini Snubbed By Tour De France on Day of Record Win
May 20: Mario Cipollini, the world champion, produced a showman's response to his exclusion from the Centenary Tour de France by winning a record 42nd stage in the Giro d'Italia.
Cipollini Snubbed By Tour De France on Day of Record Win
May 20: Mario Cipollini, the world champion, produced a showman's response to his exclusion from the Centenary Tour de France by winning a record 42nd stage in the Giro d'Italia.
Galdeano Given Six-month Ban for Drug Excess
May 1: Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano will miss this year's Tour de France after being banned from racing in the country for six months by France's national anti-doping body.
Cipollini Races Against Time
December 10: Mario Cipollini is unsure if he will compete in next year's centenary Tour de France as he is still without a sponsor for the forthcoming season.
Stellar Blast-off for Centenary Tour
October 24: All bar one of the 22 living winners of the Tour will gather this morning in the Palais des Congrès to launch the centenary Tour de France.
Rumsas Missing
August 1: The Tour de France's third-placed rider, Lithuania's Raimondas Rumsas, under suspicion of using banned drugs, turned into the two-wheeled equivalent of Lord Lucan yesterday: no one knew where he was but everyone wanted to know.
McGee Tops Tour Triumph
August 1: Fresh from the Tour de France Bradley McGee successfully defended his 4,000 metres individual pursuit title.
Drug Swoop Threatens New Tour Crisis
July 30: The spectre of a fresh drugs scandal in the Tour de France was raised by news Raimondas Rumsas was under investigation for the alleged use of banned drugs
Bells ring out for brave Norwegian
Tour de France: Norwegian Thor Hushovd made up for his "Tour day from hell" 2 weeks ago by claiming his country's second ever stage win in the race.
Italy cool about Frigo's flourish
Tour de France: Dario Frigo outsprinted the Belgian Mario Aerts and fellow countryman Giuseppe Guerini to earn Italy their first stage victory since July 2000.
Brilliant Botero Bows to the Best
After winning the 15th stage in the ski resort of Les Deux Aples today, Santiago Botero has now beaten Lance Armstrong twice during this year's Tour de France. But the Colombian rider has no illusions about where he stands compared with the three-times champion. "Lance Armstrong is simply...
Boy Killed By Tour Caravan
A seven-year old boy has been killed after being struck by a car in the publicity caravan at the Tour de France, official sources have confirmed. The boy was taken to Bordeaux main hospital by helicopter but firemen said he was dead on arrival. The accident happened in the...
Rainbow Warrior Sinks Germans
July 9: Spaniard Oscar Freire broke a 21-year-old curse in the Tour de France as he took the stage in Saarbrucken wearing the 'unlucky' rainbow jersey.
Hard to make sense of double Duchy opening
Why Luxembourg? That was the inevitable question the Tour de France organiser Jean-Marie Leblanc was asked before Saturday's start.
'The Bottle Hit the Floor and the Excrement Hit the Fan'
Frank Keating wonders about the untold drug scandals in other sports as the Tour de France gets under way.
A mountain for a monument
Tour de France: Tom Simpson died of heat exhaustion in France in 1967 while tackling Mont Ventoux but is still remembered, writes William Fotheringham, who tackled the mountain recently.
Pantani and Cipollini Face End of the Road in Tour
May 3: For the second year running two of the Tour de France's most senior figures, Marco Pantani and Mario Cipollini, will miss the race, which starts in Luxembourg on July 6.