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Contador basks in Tour glory

Sports | Cycling
2009-7-27

ALBERTO Contador emerged as the new cycling boss yesterday when the Spaniard wrapped up his second Tour de France title on the Champs-Elysees on Lance Armstrong's return to the race. The Astana rider stayed safe...

Armstrong finds new sponsor for Astana

Sports | Cycling
2009-7-23

LANCE Armstrong says he's found a new American sponsor to back Astana next year but won't say if he will stay with the team or launch his own squad. "Making a very cool announcement on Thursday re: a new American...

Armstrong eyes Tour 2010

Sports | Cycling
2009-7-22

LANCE Armstrong has already won his hand at the Tour de France. Five days before the race ends on the Champs-Elysées, the Texan has proved he can still be regarded as a potential race winner and has found a new sponsor...

Schleck: Armstrong can win duel with Contador

Sports | Cycling
2009-7-14

LANCE Armstrong has the strength to win his personal duel with Astana teammate Alberto Contador, another of the race's main contenders, Andy Schleck said yesterday. "Armstrong is very, very strong and he's very...

Armstrong hits back at Clerc

Sports | Cycling
2009-7-9

LANCE Armstrong lashed out at former Tour de France boss Patrice Clerc on Tuesday, saying he should take responsibility for the many doping scandals at the race during the American's three-year absence. Armstrong...

Armstrong closes in on overall lead

Sports | Cycling
2009-7-8

LANCE Armstrong closed to within a second of the overall lead at the Tour de France after his Astana team won yesterday's team time-trial. Fabian Cancellara, a Swiss rider with the Saxo Bank team, just retained...

Second-straight victory for Cavendish

Sports | Cycling
2009-7-7

A TOP Tour de France official said seven-time champion Lance Armstrong will be fined for failing to sign in before yesterday's third stage. Britain's Mark Cavendish won his second straight stage yesterday,...

Armstrong solid, Cancellara wins Tour's 1st stage

Sports | Cycling
2009-7-5

LANCE Armstrong put in a solid performance in his comeback at the Tour de France yesterday, finishing the first stage ahead of 170 mostly younger riders and a respectable 10th behind winner Fabian Cancellara. Armstrong's...

Anti-doping chief vows fairness for Armstrong

Sports | Cycling
2009-6-30

WHEN Lance Armstrong and France's anti-doping agency locked horns earlier this year over a surprise doping test, the seven-time Tour de France champion's hopes of returning to the Tour this year appeared to fade. ...

Lance Armstrong wins small race in California

Sports | Cycling
2009-6-22

LANCE Armstrong won the Nevada City Classic yesterday, holding off teammate Levi Leipheimer in the challenging one-day race in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Armstrong finished a repeated 1.1-mile (1.8-kilimeter)...