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Crowds flock to ride with Lance Armstrong

18.08.09

Lance Armstrong brought traffic to a standstill in Paisley today as more than 200 people joined an impromptu bike ride with the seven-time Tour de France winner... more

Tour ace Contador rejects new deal

31.07.09

Alberto Contador, winner of the Tour de France, wants to leave the Astana team after rejecting a lucrative new four-year contract... more

Lance Armstrong accuses Alberto Contador of talking drivel in Twitter rant

28.07.09

Lance Armstrong has hit back at Alberto Contador by describing the Tour de France winner's latest criticism of him as "drivel"... more

Bradley Wiggins bids to close the gap on title rivals

23.07.09

Britain�s Bradley Wiggins is looking to haul himself back into the podium positions on stage 18 of the Tour de France... more

Bradley Wiggins quick to put brakes on expectation

20.07.09

The 29-year-old Briton put on a remarkable performance to finish alongside reigning champion Carlos Sastre in yesterday's 15th stage... more

Levi Leipheimer quits Tour with wrist fracture

17.07.09

Levi Leipheimer pulled out of the Tour de France with a broken wrist... more

Lance Armstrong isn't put off by increase in team tension

13.07.09

Lance Armstrong has hinted he will compete in the 2010 Tour de France after coming out of retirement to ride in this year's race... more

Millar just fails to grind it out after breakaway

10.07.09

Britain's David Millar admitted his emotions got the better of him after he narrowly failed to win a stage of the Tour de France with a brave solo breakaway... more

Perfect day for Lance Armstrong as he chases lead role

08.07.09

Lance Armstrong hailed his team�s �perfect performance� despite narrowly missing out on the yellow jersey... more

Lance Armstrong plays down chances of eighth Tour de France win

04.12.08

Lance Armstrong has played down his chances of winning an eighth Tour de France title when he makes his comeback next year... more

Armstrong 'set for Tour comeback'

09.09.08

Cycling: Lance Armstrong has been linked with a sensational return to cycling in a bid to win his eighth Tour de France title... more

GB star Hayles fails blood test

26.03.08

Robert Hayles kicked out of the Track Cycling World Championships for failing a pre-race blood test... more

Livingstone launches bid to bring Tour back to London before 2012

05.03.08

Ken Livingstone has launched a new bid to bring the Tour de France to London before 2012... more

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