| Teams Brace for Punishing Climbs Tuesday’s 16th stage measures just 157 kilometers (97.5 miles) in length, but it includes 3,350 meters (11,000 feet) of climbing with barely a flat spot on it. nytimes.com |
Tour de France bans Boonen after positive cocaine test Race organizers say Belgian cycling star Tom Boonen will not be welcome at this year's Tour de France after his latest positive ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Pack of Teams Chases Contador, if He Can First Escape Astana As the day nears when bicycle teams can unveil new signings, what mystery there is surrounds the biggest fish in the pond: Alberto Contador, at 26 the winner of all three grand Tours. nytimes.com |
UCI hopes drug tests make for clean Tour de France During last year's Tour de France, there were no positive doping tests after three straight years when drugs cheats marred the event. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
South Africa launches continent's 1st cycling tour Buoyed by the success of the World Cup and a bid to host the 2020 Olympics, South Africa announced plans Thursday to hold a cycling event to ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |