Riders set off for Mont Ventoux in Tour climaxMONTELIMAR, France — Tour de France riders are off on the last crucial stage, heading for a finish on the dreaded Mont Ventoux as winds swept wildly across its peak.
Armstrong will fight for third place on VentouxAUBENAS, France — Lance Armstrong almost certainly won't be beating Alberto Contador for the yellow jersey.
Mont Ventoux looms as Tour de France climaxAUBENAS, France — After three weeks and thousands of miles of riding, it all comes down to this: a soaring bald mountain in Provence where the Tour de France can be won or lost.
Armstrong severely beaten but back on Tour podiumANNECY — Lance Armstrong had never experienced such an ordeal in a time trial during his seven-year dominant spell on the Tour de France.
Armstrong announces new team for next year's TourANNECY, France — Lance Armstrong and RadioShack are forming a new cycling team that will compete in next year's Tour de France.
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- Contador wins 18th stage time trial to solidify Tour de France lead; Armstrong advances to 3rd
- Armstrong to battle Schleck brothers for podium spot in Tour de France time trial in Stage 18
- Heavy atmosphere within Astana team as 2nd Tour de France victory looms for Alberto Contador
- Contador closing in on Tour win; Armstrong falls to 4th overall; Schleck wins 17th stage
- Contador retains overall lead at Tour; Armstrong drops to fifth; Frank Schleck wins 17th stage
- Alberto Contador leads, Lance Armstrong 2nd as Tour de France embarks on last Alpine stage
- Armstrong’s strong showing has him eyeing next year’s Tour de France with American-backed team
- Armstrong to announce new US sponsor for Astana; will ride Tour next year
- Lance Armstrong set to announce new American sponsor for his team
- Contador keeps Tour lead in Alps, Armstrong stays 2nd; Spain’s Astarloza wins 16th stage
- Alberto Contador leads, Lance Armstrong 2nd as Tour de France embarks on 16th stage in Alps
- Armstrong admits younger rival Contador deserves to win Tour De France after Alpine display
- Armstrong all but concedes Tour as Contador wins stage and takes yellow jersey in Alps
- Contador wins Tour’s 15th stage, takes yellow jersey in Alps, Armstrong lags
- Armstrong drops a spot to 4th at Tour de France in stage shadowed by fan’s roadside death
- Armstrong holds 3rd place as rain, shooting, injury part of Tour de France 13th stage
- Armstrong holds 3rd place on rainy day at Tour, with Germany’s Haussler winning 13th stage
- Germany’s Heinrich Haussler wins rainy 13th stage of Tour; Armstrong likely stays 3rd
- 7-time Tour champion Lance Armstrong fed up with French sports minister comments about doping
- 5-time Tour champ Bernard Hinault says Alberto Contador will win again _ not Lance Armstrong
- Lance Armstrong teammate Levi Leipheimer withdraws from Tour de France after breaking wrist
- Nocentini defends yellow jersey, 13th stage of Tour de France begins
- Lance Armstrong, Alberto Contador on their guard as Tour de France heads back into mountains
- Denmark’s Nicki Sorensen wins 12th stage of Tour; Armstrong recovers after tire puncture
- Armstrong scrambles after puncturing tire during 12th stage of Tour; Nocentini defending lead
- Earpiece ban overturned; Rinaldo Nocentini enters 12th stage of Tour de France as leader
- Nocentini defends yellow jersey as 12th stage of Tour de France begins; Armstrong sits in 3rd
- US rider Tyler Farrar comes close to beating sprint ace Mark Cavendish at Tour de France
- Mark Cavendish wins 11th stage of Tour de France, Lance Armstrong remains 3rd overall
- Decision on earpiece ban on Tour expected soon, UCI president McQuaid says
- Nocentini defends yellow jersey as 11th stage of Tour de France begins; Armstrong still in 3rd
- Armstrong doesn’t want rivalry with Contador to destroy Astana’s hopes to win Tour de France
- Back to basics: Cyclists ride without earpieces as Contador, Armstrong stay 2nd, 3rd at Tour
- Britain’s Mark Cavendish wins Tour de France’s 10th stage; Contador, Armstrong stay 2nd, 3rd
- Rinaldo Nocentini defends lead in 10th stage of Tour de France
- Alberto Contador plays down tensions with Lance Armstrong on Tour de France
- Lance Armstrong carries on playing mind games with teammate Alberto Contador in Tour de France
- Lance Armstrong says he’s not ruling out another run at Tour de France next year
- Armstrong stays in 3rd as Tour de France leaves Pyrenees; France’s Fedrigo wins 9th stage
- Lance Armstrong trying not to let rivalry with Alberto Contador distract him at Tour de France
- Lance Armstrong mum about Tour tensions at Astana
- Sanchez wins eighth stage of Tour de France, with Armstrong still in third place overall
- Home in the mountains, Contador surges to 2nd in Tour de France while Armstrong drops to 3rd
- Armstrong drops a spot to 3rd place in Tour de France; Italy’s Nocentini takes yellow jersey
- Feillu wins Tour’s 7th stage in Pyrenees; Armstrong in trailing pack
- Tour de France heads to Pyrenees as Lance Armstrong faces 1st test in the mountains
- Armstrong’s rivalry with Astana teammate Contador reaches 1st summit at Tour de France
- With the Pyrenees waiting, Armstrong wants to show he’s a mountain man at the Tour de France
- Armstrong remains a split second off lead at Tour; Norway’s Thor Hushovd wins 6th stage
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- Tour de France Day 5
- How clean is the Tour de France? Far better than it was but not pristine
- Lance Armstrong faces 1st mountain test at Tour de France; can 37-year-old Texan still climb?
- Voeckler wins 5th Tour de France stage; Cancellara retains yellow jersey, Armstrong still 2nd
- Voeckler wins 5th Tour de France stage; Cancellara retains yellow jersey
- Lance Armstrong less than second off Tour de France lead as 5th stage gets under way
- Lance Armstrong just misses yellow jersey, trails Tour by less than second after time trial
- Seeing yellow: Armstrong surges within split second of lead at Tour after team time trial
- Armstrong apologizes, says he was disrespectful to Sastre and Vande Velde after Tour
- Armstrong surges within a second of lead as Astana wins team time trial at Tour de France
- Armstrong surges within second of lead as Astana wins team time trial at Tour de France
- Armstrong moves to 2nd place as Astana wins Tour time trial; Cancellara narrowly keeps lead
- Armstrong moves to 2nd as Astana wins Tour time trial; Cancellara narrowly keeps yellow jersey
- Menchov crashes in team time trial at Tour; Armstrong in 3rd place, positioned to seize lead
- Denis Menchov crashes in Tour de France team time-trial; Armstrong’s Astana among favorites
- Lance Armstrong’s Astana among favorites of the Tour de France team time trial
- A savvy Texan up to old tricks, Armstrong jumps to 3rd at Tour with yellow jersey in sight
- Armstrong plays it safe in scorching 2nd stage of Tour de France
- Britain’s Mark Cavendish wins 2nd stage of Tour de France; Armstrong finishes safely in pack
- Swiss rider Cancellara in yellow jersey for Tour de France’s 2nd stage
- Armstrong has solid performance in first stage of Tour de France won by Swiss rider Cancellara
- No rush: For now, Taylor Phinney content to sit home and watch the Tour unfold
- Armstrong has solid performance in first Tour de France stage won by Swiss rider Cancellara
- Armstrong takes early lead in first-stage time trial as 96th Tour de France gets under way
- 96th Tour de France begins in Monaco with seven-time champion Armstrong on comeback
- Return of ‘Le Boss’: Armstrong set to begin Tour de France comeback with time trial in Monaco
- French minister says Lance Armstrong will be ‘particularly monitored’ for doping at Tour
- Older, mellower Armstrong more likely to conquer French hearts at Tour
- Tour de France riders undergo pre-race blood tests, part of biological passport program
- Can Lance Armstrong clinch his eighth Tour de France?
- Lance Armstrong takes back seat to Alberto Contador in Astana lineup for Tour de France
- Astana announces Tour de France roster around Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong
- Team says Spain’s Alejandro Valverde won’t race in Tour de France
- Armstrong among 6 riders picked for Astana Cycling Tour de France team
- Belgian rider Tom Boonen banned from Tour de France after positive test for cocaine
- Armstrong’s Astana team appears set for Tour after solving financial woes in deal with backers
- Top sports court rules star Kazakh rider Alexandre Vinokourov ineligible for Tour de France
- Olympic champion Fabian Cancellara wins time trial stage to open Tour of Switzerland
- Furlan sprints to 1st win of season in Dauphine Libere’s 2nd stage; Evans keeps overall lead
- 7-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong announces birth of son on Twitter
- Lance Armstrong announces birth of son on social-networking site Twitter
- UCI clears Astana to start race Wednesday after Armstrong’s cash-hit team gives proof of funds
- Denis Menchov expects to be contender at Tour de France after dramatic win in Giro d’Italia
- Lance Armstrong’s Astana team likely to survive for now, but Tour still in question
