Rasmussen still leads Tour de France
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Halfway through the Tour de France, no compelling newcomer has broken through, no favorite has emerged and doping allegations have surfaced yet again. Cedric Vasseur became the first French rider to win a stage this year, but his victory and the Tour were overshadowed by the announcement of the doping test on cyclist Patrik Sinkewitz during a training session last month that turned up high levels of testosterone.
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American cycling legend Lance Armstrong may shelve plans to attempt to win a seventh successive Tour de France. The 33 year-old Texan said he had other targets to achieve in the sport before he retired, and
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Secondo l'Equipe, il ciclista Michael Rasmussen usÃ² la famigerata Epo al Tour de France, ma non puÃ² ...
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Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen is dropped by Denmark's cycling team in a row over drug testing.
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Alexandre Vinokourov wins the 13th stage time trial Saturday in the Tour de France, and Michael Rasmussen of Denmark retains the overall lead.
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Denmark's Michael Rasmussen made the Stage 8 win a foregone conclusion when he wheeled away from a breakaway group with about 12 miles to go
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Linus Gerdemann of Germany won Saturdayâs seventh stage of the Tour de France to take the overall leaderâs yellow jersey as the race entered the Alps.
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Ãscar Pereiro, who finished second in last yearâs Tour de France to Floyd Landis, is still waiting for Landisâs drug test results to be upheld before he can be named the winner.
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ALBI, France  - Alexander Vinokourov ended a difficult week with victory in Saturday's 54-km (33.5 miles) time trial to put himself back in contention in the Tour de France.
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Floyd Landis knows the Alps well &amp;#151; he sweated up enough steep mountain climbs to help Lance Armstrong clinch three of his seven Tour de France wins. With Armstrong retired, Landis is now a main contender for Tour victory as leader of the Phonak team. With the three-week race entering the Alps, the final stretch will soon be in sight.
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PARIS: Lance Armstrong has left the question marks hovering over his participation on next yearâs Tour de France where the American could stretch his record to seven consecutive victories.
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Stage 8: Le Grand Bornand to Tignes, 102 1/2 miles. Stage winner: Michael Rasmussen, Rabobank, in 4 hours 49 minutes 40 seconds.
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Floyd Landis is used to being on the winning team. This time, however, the glory would be all his. Landis needed one decent ride Saturday to likely win the Tour de France &#151; two years after helping Lance Armstrong to his sixth title on Paris' Champs-Elysees.
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Sport: UK's David Millar remains third in Tour de France standings after some skilful climbing in Kent.
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Alexandre Vinokourov, one of the pre-race favorites to win the Tour de France, grabbed his second stage victory Monday. But the Kazakh rider lost nearly 29 minutes on Sunday to overall leader Michael Rassmussen and stands little chance of winning the overall title.
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LOUDENVIELLE-LE-LOURON, France  - Alexander Vinokourov clinched his second victory of this year's Tour de France with panache when he won the 196-km 15th stage from Foix on Monday.
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L'Uci ha chiesto l'apertura ufficiale di un procedimento a carico di Michael Rasmussen. Il corridore...