Lance Armstrong News

Young cyclists compete at last year's Colorado Mini Classic. This year's three-stage, juniors-only event is slated for Saturday and Sunday.

Victoria cyclist Ryder Hesjedal conquered 3,500 kilometres and nearly 6,000 metres in elevation over 21 stages to become the first Canadian to win one of Europe's three major cycling tours and usher Canada onto the winning stage in what was for so long considered a European sport.

Ryder Hesjedal, the sleeper Canadian whose Giro D'Italia victory astonished the cycling world, does not consider himself a freak of nature.

Californians decide Tuesday on increasing California's cigarette tax $1 per pack, with the money largely going to cancer research.

If competing in the IronKids Triathlon in late May wasn't enough, five young Bradenton athletes got the chance to meet seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong.

For most people, a trip to Paris would mean a train journey through the tunnel, or a brief spell on a Channel ferry.

Ryder Hesjedal created cycling history here on Sunday, the Garmin rider becoming the first Canadian to win the Tour of Italy.

That bright blue 'Barney's Bicycle' sign on Park Avenue is attracting a lot of attention.

Red Hook movie producer Angelica Strong, who calls herself the 'Lance Armstrong of stomach cancer,' is embarking on a one-person campaign to raise awareness on the disease.

Drew Snider, a graduate of O'Dea High School in Seattle, scored four goals to lead unseeded Maryland to a 16-10 victory over Duke in the NCAA men's lacrosse semifinals.

Thomas De Gendt won the gruelling 20th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday, reigniting his chances for a podium finish, as Joaquin Rodriguez retained the overall lead.

An entire trailer full of racing bicycles were stolen in Boise on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning in advance of the women's Exergy Tour stage bike race that starts today.

Tobacco companies have led the way in spending for the June 5 election, using their deep pockets to fund a campaign to kill a proposed new tobacco tax.

Many have heard the saying 'the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." But for a Nashville man it begins with a single swipe of a pedal.

Support for a California measure that would increase the state's tax on a pack of cigarettes by $1 has dropped sharply two weeks before the June 5 vote, a survey said on Thursday.

Across the United States, millions of Americans recently celebrated Bike to Work day by trading in four wheels for two in an effort to highlight the economic benefits of bicycling.

Voter support for a $1 per-pack tax hike on cigarettes is dropping quickly, according to a new poll that reflects the effectiveness of an opposition campaign funded by tobacco companies.

A seven-time winner of the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong knows a thing or two about expending energy, and where to find it.

Apparently, our former Mayor and current Lieutenant Governor has missed the spotlight.

The Editor, Re "Warm sun brings dawning of the spandex army" :As part of the bicycle ridin' Spandex Army you so warmly don't welcome, I will take this opportunity to educate you.