Rasmussen Keeps Lead by a Minute in the Tour
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Michael Rasmussen put in a stellar ride Saturday in the first of two time trials in the Tour de France and maintained his grip on the yellow jersey by one minute over Cadel Evans.
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Tom Boonen of Belgium sprinted to his second stage victory in this year's Tour de France in the 12th leg yesterday, when Michael Rasmussen retained his overall lead despite being kicked off the Danish national team for violating drug-testing rules.
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Although Levi Leipheimer came in second at the finish line on Wednesday, he retained the overall lead by three seconds over Jens Voigt, a German rider for CSC.
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Veteran Jay Haas edged closer to his first PGA Tour win for more than 10 years on Friday with a four-under-par 66 for the halfway lead at the Tour Championship.
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Like a cyclist who can't shake his pursuers, the Tour de France continues to be dogged by the cloud of doping. Race leader Michael Rasmussen became the latest rider to face scrutiny Friday when he had to answer why he had been kicked off the national team for failing to report his whereabouts for drug-testing purposes.
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Spain's Alberto Contador wins the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, but Michael Rasmussen widens his overall lead.
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com staff writers. Defending World Rally champion Petter Solberg extended his early lead from day one on the second leg to a margin of over one minute ahead of the current points leader Sebastien Loeb.
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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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Sport: Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen and Alberto Contador leave everyone else behind on the final climb of stage 14.
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Alexandre Vinokourov turned in a gutsy ride to win the 15th stage of the Tour de France Monday, and Michael Rasmussen held off several challenges to defend his overall lead.
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Denis Menchov of Russia moved closer to his second Vuelta a EspaÃ±a title in three years, and Samuel SÃ¡nchez of Spain won the penultimate stage yesterday. Menchov finished second, 12 seconds behind SÃ¡nchez. Menchov, who rides for Rabobank, stretched his lead over Team CSCâs Carlos Sastre to 3:31 with an overall time of 78:21.40. Todayâs final stage is 64.7 miles from Rivas Vaciamadrid to Madrid.
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US Postal&#39;s Floyd Landis, who was dropped on the final climb, retained the overall lead by just 8 seconds from Spain&#39;s Alejandro Valverde (Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme) who was fourth on the stage.
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South African Robert Hunter wins Thursday's 11th stage of the Tour de France, while Michael Rasmussen of Denmark retains the overall leader's yellow jersey.
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The overall Tour de France leader bagged another stage victory and held the yellow jersey thanks to a lightning-fast attack that he mounted in the final half-mile.
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The Tour de France is still wide open as it heads toward the Alps in the final week. American rider Floyd Landis is in the driver&#039;s seat, but his lead is thin. Three contenders trail the Phonak team leader by less than 2 minutes, a margin that could vanish in a single bold mountain push. And more race favorites could still emerge.
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Jay Haas, who turns 51 on Dec. 2, leads the Tour Championship. That&#39;s The Tour as in PGA Tour, not Champions Tour where most pro golfers 50 and over are expected to play and prosper.
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Denmark's Michael Rasmussen went it alone for victory in Tignes to secure the Tour de France yellow jersey.