Tour de France News

Stage wins will be the focus of Orica GreenEdge in the outfit's second Tour de France , the team going close on several occasions in 2012.

Orica GreenEDGE members, including Matt Goss, Simon Gerrans and Stuart O'Grady , are gearing up for the Tour de France.

Joaquim Rodriguez said in order for him to win the Tour de France, he needs to be "perfect."

Peter Sagan was chosen Tuesday as the man to lead the Cannondale team at this year's Tour de France as he seeks to retain the green points jersey he won in last year's edition of the race.

The director of the Tour de France expects Bradley Wiggins to come roaring back in 2014 after not defending his crown in this year's race that starts in just over a week.

Mark Cavendish will have the same lead-out train at the Tour de France as he had at the Giro d'Italia after the Omega Pharma-Quickstep team confirmed their team.

Argos-Shimano will have two cards to play in sprint finishes after including both Marcel Kittel and John Degenkolb were named in their Tour de France team.

The Blanco team has revealed its nine-rider squad for the 100th edition of the Tour de France, opting to name Bauke Mollema and not Robert Gesink, as team leader.

When cyclist Lance Armstrong was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs last fall, he was publicly disgraced, stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from the sport for life.

Intensity may be the most important contributor to cycling performance once the race begins.

Nine days come and gone, seven stage winners who have stood atop the podium in Switzerland.

SAN DIEGO, June 15, 2013 It's a milestone anniversary year for one of the world's greatest athletic competitions, the Tour de France cycling race.

In spite of a Route du Sud victory capped by a stage win over the Port de Bals, Thomas Voeckler has insisted that Pierre Rolland will lead his Europcar team at the Tour de France.

Mark Cavendish may be among the chief contenders for the green jersey at the Tour de France but yellow will be the only colour on the Omega Pharma-QuickStep man's mind when he lines up for the opening stage on June 29. The Manxman has never worn the maillot jaune during his career but with the peloton facing a flat road stage from Porto-Vecchio to ... (more)

Nadine Samycia, executive director of CASA, a provider of mental health services for children and adolescents, holds a bike aloft in celebration after learning a fun ride she planned with Mayor Stephen Mandel and Nick Lees on Sept.

Movistar's Rui Costa rides on his way to winning the final stage and the General Classification of the Tour de Suisse, on June 16, 2013.

Pat McQuaid's chances of winning a third term as president of the International Cycling Union took a hit Saturday when he failed to secure the nomination of his own national body.

When cyclist Lance Armstrong was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs last fall, he was publicly disgraced, stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from the sport for life.

Orica management announced this week that White, 39, will return to the Australian team ahead of the Tour de France after admitting he doped during his years on the U.S. Postal Service squad nearly a decade ago.

This year's Tour de Suisse was always going to be about the younger riders, but it has been a race of first time winners far more than ever expected.