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Even more Tour: Video highlights and podcasts
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Valverde: Sprinters missed their chance
Tour de France contender Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) believes the sprinting teams missed...
Stapleton optimistic on cycling's political future
By Shane Stokes in Nantes, France It seems to many that the political situation within cycling is at...
Redant's move not confirmed
By Brecht Decaluwé in Saint-Malo, France Rumours that Silence-Lotto's director sportif Hendrik...
Leipheimer, Horner to headline Cascade
Astana team-mates Levi Leipheimer and Chris Horner will join the likes of Santiago Botero, Tom...
Backstedt biding his time
By Shane Stokes in Nantes, France Magnus Backstedt (Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30) has had a tough...
Menchov loses time, as does Riccò
By Shane Stokes in Nantes, France Last year's Vuelta a España winner Denis Menchov came to the Tour...
Schlecks enjoying relaxed Tour départ
By Gregor Brown in Nantes, France Outside Tour de France favourite Andy Schleck (Team CSC-Saxo Bank)...
Personalisation for the big guns at the Tour de France
One of this year's top favourites is Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) who won the first stage...
Cavendish looking forward to stage three
By Shane Stokes in Saint Brieuc, France With two Giro d'Italia stage wins and multiple professional...
Cunego: One-hundred percent Tour committed
Despite being counted out as a contender by Lance Armstrong, Italy's Damiano Cunego is prepared to...
Evans hoping for top form in second week
By Brecht Decaluwé in Brest, France On Thursday morning the Silence-Lotto team of hot favourite...
Tactical advantage for battle-ready Garmin-Chipotle at the Tour de France
By Brecht Decaluwé in Brest, France Addressing a packed media centre in Brest on Thursday afternoon,...
Tactical advantage for battle-ready Garmin-Chipotle at the Tour de France
Addressing a packed media centre in Brest on Thursday afternoon, team manager Jonathan Vaughters...
McEwen gets morale boost
Silence-Lotto's Robbie McEwen revitalised his hopes of taking a stage of the 2008 Tour de France,...
Monfort on a Tour mission at Dauphiné
By Jean-François Quénet in Vienne, France Maxime Monfort (Cofidis) showed great form at the...
Suisse rejects Boonen, Tour to follow?
By Jean-François Quénet in Vienne, France Tom Boonen (Quick Step) will not be allowed to start the...
Moreau laments Dauphiné snub
By Jean-François Quénet in Châteaulin, France Christophe Moreau is disappointed he's not able to...
Giro win softens Contador's Tour anger
Alberto Contador (Astana) isn't as angry about being denied the chance to defend his Tour de France...
New contracts for Tour teams
All teams competing in the this years Tour de France have signed an anti-doping contract with race...
Bayley revved up for Beijing
Two-time Olympic Games gold medallist Ryan Bayley is getting revved up for Beijing and his Olympic...
Petermann named new German track coach
Andreas Petermanmn has been named new coach for the German national track team endurance disciplines...
Rider killed in horrifying Mexican crash
One rider has died and five others remain in a critical condition following a horrifying accident in...
