Cycling: Armstrong to ride in Tour
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Lance Armstrong will ride in this year's Tour de France and seek a seventh straight win.
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After a week of six long road stages, the Tour de France heads into the Alps on Saturday for four days of grueling mountain stages sure to cause a shake-up in the standings.
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Reigning Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has hinted that he may not contest the cycling race in 2005. The six-time Tour winner has not raced since his victory in Paris earlier in the year, choosing not to compete at the Athens Olympics.
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Michael Rasmussen is starting to resemble Lance Armstrong, and it's not just because the Dane is wearing the yellow jersey as leader of the Tour de France.
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In his strongest comments yet on next year&#39;s Tour de France, Lance Armstrong says he is unsure if he will ride in cycling&#39;s showcase event because he&#39;d like to compete in other races.
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IN THE brasseries of the Etoile quarter of Paris yesterday lunchtime, the talk was of how many more years the locals would have to endure Lance Armstrongâs domination of their cherished Tour de France.
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PARIS Lance Armstrong was absent when the route and difficulties of the 2005 Tour de France were made public in Paris, but his aura filled the hall.
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GRANADA, Spain  - Lance Armstrong's former team   manager has described claims by one of the seven-times Tour de   France winner's team mates that he took a banned blood booster   while preparing for the 1999 race as "unfounded."
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The riders face eight climbs on stage five as the Tour de France speeds towards the Alps.
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George Hincapie used some smarts, a little luck and a spectator&#039;s souvenir to take the overall lead at the Tour de France. Judging from his early form at the first Tour of the post-Lance Armstrong era, Hincapie is emerging as a serious contender to succeed his one-time boss.
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Seven times Tour de France cycling champion Lance Armstrong has entered the Boston Marathon on April 21, organizers said on Thursday.
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Kristin Armstrong won the world time-trial title last year and will be favored to defend her crown today when the world championships open in Stuttgart, Germany.
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Six-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong will attempt to capture a seventh straight title after agreeing to enter the race Wednesday.
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In his strongest comments yet, Lance Armstrong said he was unsure if he would ride in next year&#39;s Tour de France because he wants to compete in other cycling races.
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The riders in the Tour de France will have a foretaste of the mountains on Thursday's 182.5 km fifth stage from Chablis to Autun, which is scattered with eight climbs.
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It also means he&#39;ll have to be in top form right away. This year&#39;s race,. lure of the world&#39;s biggest cycling race is tough to resist.
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Six-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong is taking part in a cross-country cycling relay to raise awareness about cancer and the importance of cancer research.