German officials welcome cyclist's doping admission

Rider Stefan Schumacher's admission that he had used banned substances was welcomed by the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) and national cycling federation (BDR) on Friday. Schumacher,......

Ricco takes Tour de France sixth stage

Italian Riccardo Ricco won the sixth stage of the Tour de France on Thursday while Luxembourg's Kim Kirchen seized the overall leader's yellow jersey. The Giro d'Italia runner-up, also known as......

Schumacher takes Tour lead

German Stefan Schumacher caught the favourites out to snatch the Tour de France overall leader's yellow jersey with victory in the fourth stage, a 29.5-km time trial around Cholet on Tuesday. The......

Tossato wins 18th Tour stage

Quick Step rider Matteo Tossato of Italy outsprinted two fellow breakaways to claim Friday's 197-km 18th stage of the Tour de France from Morzine to Macon.Italian Cristian Moreni (Cofidis) was......

McEwen levels score with Boonen

Australia's Robbie McEwen levelled the score with sprint rival Tom Boonen by claiming his second stage victory in this year's Tour de France on Friday.The Davitamon Lotto team leader, who won on......