Tour De France

Taylor Phinney, Cycling Phenom, Is Best Hope For Continuation Of Endurance Track Cycling In Olympics

AP | TIM REYNOLDS | Posted 12.08.2009 | Denver


Taylor Phinney is getting some last-minute help in the quest to keep his specialty event on the Olympic cycling program. Hard copies of an online pet...

Contador: I Will Never Admire Lance Armstrong

AP | Posted 08.27.2009 | World


MADRID — Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong are sniping again after a fragile truce during the Tour de France. Contador, who secured his seco...

Lance Armstrong's Baby Max Makes Public Paris Debut (PHOTOS)

Posted 08.27.2009 | Entertainment


Although he finished third-placed overall in this year's Tour de France, Lance Armstrong looked like a winner as he greeted his family in Paris late S...

Alberto Contador wins Tour; Lance Armstrong 3rd

AP | JAMEY KEATEN | Posted 08.26.2009 | World


PARIS — Lance Armstrong's kids were dressed in yellow. He was not. When the seven-time Tour de France champion returned to the Tour podium Sund...

Alberto Contador All But Locks Up Tour de France Title

AP | JAMEY KEATEN | Posted 08.25.2009 | World


MONT VENTOUX, France — Alberto Contador is basking in double satisfaction: the Tour de France victory is an easy ride away, and he's pulled it o...

Top 8 Bike Trips in the U.S. (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Ami Cholia | Posted 08.22.2009 | Green


There's no better time than summer to get outdoors and experience natural beauty. One low impact way to see the sights and get some sunshine is a bike...

World In Photos: July 21, 2009 (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.21.2009 | World


Here is the HuffPost's selection of photos of today's news and events from every corner of the globe. Check back Monday through Friday for this HuffPo...

Armstrong Drops To 4th At Tour de France

AP | JAMEY KEATEN | Posted 08.18.2009 | Home


BESANCON, France — Lance Armstrong was unfazed about slipping to fourth place at the Tour de France. Instead, he was riled that his former lieut...

Woman Hit By Motorcycle At Tour de France, Dies

AP | SAMUEL PETREQUIN | Posted 08.18.2009 | World


BESANCON, France — A woman crossing the road during the Tour de France was killed Saturday when she was hit by a police motorcycle escorting rid...

Julian Dean And Oscar Freire, Tour De France Cyclists, Hurt In Suspected Air-Rifle Shooting

AP | SAMUEL PETREQUIN | Posted 08.17.2009 | World


COLMAR, France — Two Tour de France cyclists were slightly injured Friday in what their teams suspect was an air-rifle shooting. New Zealand's ...

World In Photos, July 16, 2009

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.16.2009 | World


Here is the HuffPost's selection of photos of today's news and events from every corner of the globe. Check back Monday through Friday for this HuffPo...

Ben Stiller, Bono And Robin Williams Help Lance Armstrong Through The Tour De France (WATCH)

Huffington Post | Katy Hall | Posted 08.13.2009 | Entertainment


Lance Armstrong is in the middle of the Tour de France, as indicated by his hyperactive Twitter presence, and his celebrity friends have been stopping...

World In Photos, July 8, 2009

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.08.2009 | World


Here is the HuffPost's selection of photos of today's news and events from every corner of the globe. Check back Monday through Friday for this HuffPo...

Armstrong solid; Cancellara wins Tour's 1st stage

AP | JAMEY KEATEN | Posted 08.04.2009 | Home


MONACO — Lance Armstrong put in a solid performance in his comeback at the Tour de France on Saturday, finishing the first stage ahead of 170 ri...

Lance Armstrong: French Officials May Ban Me From Tour de France

AP | JIM VERTUNO | Posted 05.11.2009 | World


AUSTIN, Texas — Lance Armstrong believes French doping officials may ban him from riding in this summer's Tour de France over a report that he viola...

Lance Armstrong Drug Test Violation?: Accused Of Initially Evading Drug Tester

AP | Posted 05.10.2009 | Home


PARIS — France's anti-doping agency accused Lance Armstrong of violating its rules Thursday for not fully cooperating with a drug tester and say...

Lance is Back: Time to Make EPO Legal?

Peter A. Ubel | Posted 01.19.2009 | Entertainment


Peter A. Ubel

Athletes who use EPO try to increase their hemoglobin level enough to increase their performance without experiencing a stroke. This isn't too hard to do.

Lance Armstrong's Trainer Speaks

Graham Bensinger | Posted 01.17.2009 | Entertainment


Graham Bensinger

Chris Carmichael: Well, let me tell you. Lance is not going back to the Tour de France to finish second. It's obviously a very big challenge and he recognizes that, but his standard is winning.

It's Official: Lance Armstrong Trying For Another Tour

AP | JIM VERTUNO | Posted 10.10.2008 | Entertainment


AUSTIN, Texas — Lance Armstrong is ready to swear off the chips and salsa, climb back on the bike and win an eighth Tour de France. Three years ...

Carlos Sastre Wins Tour de France

AP | JAMEY KEATEN | Posted 08.04.2008 | Home


PARIS — From the very start to the very finish, doping was along for the ride on the Tour de France. The final act Sunday was supposed to be a c...

The Tour de Juice

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 07.29.2008 | Entertainment


Roger I. Abrams

Cyclists are drawn to EPO and other substances almost as a matter of survival. The Tour has responded with serious testing and disqualifications mid-race. Should we condone the use of the "juice?"

Riccardo Ricco Out Of The Tour De France After Doping Scandal

AP | JAMEY KEATEN | Posted 07.25.2008 | Home


NARBONNE, France — With the competition reduced to an afterthought, the Tour de France was rocked by another drug bust Thursday that left cyclin...

What Does Floyd Landis Owe Oscar Pereiro?

Dave Hollander | Posted 07.09.2008 | Entertainment


Dave Hollander

Floyd Landis would be the first cyclist to forfeit a Tour title because of doping. It would also be the first time in the 105-year history of the race that a winner has been stripped of the title.

Floyd Landis Loses Appeal On Stripped Tour De France Title

AP | EDDIE PELLS | Posted 07.08.2008 | Home


Floyd Landis used the arbitration process as public theater to try to prove a point and regain his reputation. In the latest attempt that almost certa...

Panel Rules Landis Must Forfeit Tour De France Title

Associated Press | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Floyd Landis lost his expensive and explosive doping case Thursday when arbitrators upheld the results of a test that showed the 2006 Tour de France c...