| Control of Tour De France Settled Cycling’s world governing body and Tour de France organizers agreed Thursday to end years of feuding over control of the sport. The deal followed telephone negotiations between Pat McQuaid, president of the International Cycling Union, and the Éditions Philippe Amaury group, which owns the Tour de France. At stake was the power of race organizers against the U.C.I., marked by fights over which teams could enter events such as the Tour. nytimes.com |
Fight for Team and Tour in the Mountains Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador, teammates on Astana, are expected to challenge each other on Friday in the Pyrenees, the Tour de France’s most challenging stage yet. nytimes.com |
Colorado: Governor Breaks Ribs in Crash With Another Bicyclist Gov. Bill Ritter suffered several broken ribs in a bicycle accident Tuesday morning, his spokesman said. nytimes.com |
2010 Tour de France Stages-Winners July 3 <emdash /> Prolog, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 8.9 kilometers (5.5 miles) (Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland; Cancellara) rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
USA Cycling story http://www.usatoday.com/sports/cycling/2010-09-26-245251917_x.htm?csp=34sports rssfeeds.usatoday.com |