| After Crash, Tour Has a New Leader Stefan Schumacher crashed to the ground a little more than half a mile from the end of a steep climb in the sixth stage of the Tour de France, surrendering the yellow jersey to Kim Kirchen of Team Columbia. nytimes.com |
Armstrong to Race After some confusion over the rules that govern races in the United States, Lance Armstrong will be able to test himself in a five-day stage race after all. Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France winner, will line up Wednesday to race at the Tour of the Gila, a race in New Mexico. For Armstrong, who had 12 screws implanted into his broken collarbone last month, the event will serve as a dress rehearsal for the Giro d’Italia in May. nytimes.com |
The Mystery of a Comeback That Brings Only Pain Why does someone, a multimillionaire approaching the age of 38 and a cancer survivor besides, come out of three years' retirement to try to win the world's most demanding sports contest? nytimes.com |
Gesink Claims 6th Stage and Lead, Armstrong Fifth Robert Gesink of the Netherlands won the grueling sixth stage of the Tour of Switzerland and claimed the race leader’s jersey on Thursday. nytimes.com |
Spanish cyclist Lobato handed 2-year doping ban The International Cycling Union says Spanish rider Ruben Lobato has been banned for two years for doping based on results from his "biological ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |