| Facing Obstacles, a Road Cyclist Pushes Forward Amber Neben, who will compete Sunday in the women’s road cycling race, has coped with stress fractures in her legs, the switch of sports and cancer on her way to Beijing. nytimes.com |
American Leipheimer falls back after 16th stage Lance Armstrong's Astana team entered Sunday's 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia with hopes of improving team leader Levi Leipheimer's ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Valverde retains Vuelta lead, David Millar of Britain wins penultimate stage David Millar of Britain won the time-trial penultimate stage of the Spanish Vuelta and Spain's Alejandro Valverde cemented his ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Finally, Battered Tour de France Riders Stay on Their Bikes After three days filled with crashes that left some riders nursing bloody wounds, deep bruises and even broken bones, Alessandro Petacchi of Italy won an uneventful Stage 4. nytimes.com |
UCI, WADA deny tensions over biological passport The International Cycling Union and World Anti-Doping Agency have denied claims they clashed over how to manage the biological passport program ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |