Tour de France News

After two victories in the qualifying round on Monday, the 23-year-old Mayo man romped to a 6-2 6-2 success over Moldova 's Andrei Gorban in his initial main draw match in the outdoor claycourt tournament in Mersin.

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

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Andy Schleck of Luxembourg, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, flashes a v-sign on the podium after the 12th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 210.5 kilometres with start in Bourg-de-Peage, and finish in Mende, France, Friday, July 16, 2010.

The younger of the Schleck brothers finished second behind Alberto Contador in the race but was declared as the winner after the Spaniard was stripped of the title in February in the wake of a positive dope test.

The younger of the Schleck brothers finished second behind Alberto Contador in the race but was declared as the winner after the Spaniard was stripped of the title in February in the wake of a positive doping test.

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.

JV has said it is Ryder's decision if he wants to do the Tour. In interviews published in April Ryder said he looks forward to doing both the Giro and Tour.

Canada's Ryder Hesjedal holds the trophy after winning the 95th Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, May 27, 2012.

The 31-year-old member of the Sky team won the overall title at the Bayern-Rundfahrt to cap an excellent performance at the five-stage German race.

Mark Cavendish rode like a world champion through this year's Giro d'Italia, including his final-day time trial push to try to punch into the top 15 and earn points.

Canadian cyclist Ryder Hesjedal competes in the 21st and final stage of the Tour of Italy , a 28.2 kilometre time trial around Milan, on May 27, 2012.

We knew Hesjedal had the edge, but you never know what can happen at the end of three weeks and there was also the battle for third with De Gendt and Scarponi.

I like the idea that we get rewarded for picking credible outsiders. But the GIro "bonus" scheme was too extreme, especially for unique picks, and maybe some of us who fell behind spent too much time trying to find "hail mary" unique pikcs just hoping to get really lucky.

Cannondale has launched its exciting Backstage at the Tour Contest. For the second consecutive year, Cannondale will make a cycling fan's dream come true by giving them a once in a lifetime opportunity to spend a week with Team Liquigas-Cannondale at the Tour de France.A As part of the experience, the winner will be a member of the behind the ... (more)

Tony Martin flew to victory in the Tour of Belgium time trial to also take the overall lead in the race.

The 95th Giro d'Italia is coming down to the wire with a nail-biting finale Sunday on an urban time trial course in Milano that will decide everything.

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.

Olympic gold medalist Kristin Armstrong is getting pins in her broken collarbone after crashing out of the Exergy Tour, a mishap that's put a question mark on her hopes of riding in the London Olympics.

RadioShack-Nissan team principal Johan Bruyneel has used his regular Telesport column to slam what he sees as his team's poor overall form in 2012 and warned his star riders that complacency won't be tolerated ahead of the Tour de France in a month's time.