Italian Basso quits Tour de France due to testicular cancer

Former Giro d'Italia winner Ivan Basso withdrew from the Tour de France on Monday after revealing he has testicular cancer."We discover this two hours ago, I have to stop," the 37-year-old Italian......

Top riders banned from Tour de France

The Tour de France was stripped of three of its biggest names on Friday after Jan Ullrich, Ivan Basso and Francisco Mancebo were named in a doping investigation in Spain. German Ullrich, who won......

Armstrong's Tour rivals left reeling

Lance Armstrong's Tour de France rivals were left on the ropes after the six-times winner took back the race leader's yellow jersey in the mountain stage to Courchevel on Tuesday.Germany's 1997......

Armstrong takes second place

Lance Armstrong has grabbed the Tour de France by the scruff of the neck, outlasting his main rivals and charging from sixth into second place overall.The American finished a close up second to......

Armstrong bows out after 7th title

Lance Armstrong won an unprecedented seventh Tour de France on Sunday, closing the curtain on one of the most extraordinary cycling careers ever.The American safely crossed the line in the peloton......