England (AP) Bradley Wiggins' chances of retaining his Tour de France title receded on Monday when teammate Chris Froome was ..... said he was hoping to pull off a rare Giro d'Italia- Tour de France double this year. That statement came despite Froome
strong contender in this summer's Tour de France . He stayed within striking distance ..... Garderen, who finished fifth in the Tour de France last year for the highest place ..... second-fiddle to teammate and 2011 Tour de France winner Cadel Evans, said he hopes
deceased Italian cyclist Marco Pantani, whose extraordinary climb up the Galibier ultimately enabled him to win the 1998 Tour de France . It was a superb ride from Visconti, who was part of an early move before dropping his fellow riders on the Col du
panel looking into the relationship between cycling leaders and Armstrong. Armstrong has been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles. The independent commission had been established to examine claims UCI had accepted financial donations from
Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins and defending champion Ryder Hesjedal both withdrew from the Giro d'Italia before the start of Friday's
working. The American cyclist escaped detection for years before finally admitting that he doped while winning the Tour de France seven times. ''Armstrong is tested north of 300 times while taking all this stuff and never tested positive
Wiggins didn't need to be recruited for the Giro d'Italia with a $1 million commitment. Wiggins, last year's Tour de France champion, is riding in the Italian classic purely out of personal desire. In fact, the Giro didn't even have to
Chris Froome says he will lead Team Sky at the Tour de France , despite teammate Bradley Wiggins saying a decision has yet to be made by management. In a statement released to VeloNews, Froome
purely on the Giro d'Italia and doesn't want to discuss anymore whether he or Chris Froome will lead Team Sky at the Tour de France . Wiggins has said for months that the Giro, which starts Saturday, is his top priority this year. But earlier this
Armstrong's doping activities. The USADA report that led to Armstrong's eventual confession that he had doped to win seven Tour de France titles from 1999-2005 mentions Spanish doctors Luis Garcia del Moral and Pedro Celaya and trainer Pepe Marti. Armstrong