French sports newspaper l'Equipe ran a headline before Wednesday's 17th stage of the Tour de France, saying: "At last the Alps."
The inference was that the Alps would finally kick some life into a Tour that was becoming increasingly predictable and (...)
Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara quit the Tour de France Wednesday at the end of the 17th stage to concentrate on his bid for an Olympic Games gold medal.
The 35-year-old, nicknamed ‘Spartacus', is the second high-profile rider to pull out of the (...)
Britain's Chris Froome took another big step toward a third Tour de France title when he dropped his main rivals in the finale of the 17th stage, a 184-km mountain trek won by Russian Ilnur Zakarin Wednesday.
Froome (Team Sky) attacked inside the (...)
