PHOTOS: Leading Tour de France contenders

(Spain, SaxoBank-Sungard, age 28) * Tour 2010: 1st * Best performance: 1st (2007, 09, 10) * Best other grand tour performance: 1st (Giro 2008, 10, Vuelta 2008) Strengths: Arguably the best......

Schleck wins Tourmalet stage, Contador leads

Andy Schleck snatched his second stage win of the Tour de France on the last mountain leg of the race on Thursday as leader Alberto Contador took a big step towards clinching a third overall......

Schleck's chain malfunction hands Contador lead

A chain malfunction in the last climb of the 187.5-kms 15th stage derailed Andy Schleck's Tour de France chances and allowed rival Alberto Contador to grab the yellow jersey on Monday. Overnight......

Cycling has become much cleaner these days: Schleck

Andy Schleck, who was retroactively awarded the 2010 Tour de France win last year, believed Lance Armstrong when the American said he did not dope after his comeback, the Luxembourger said on......

Contador banned for two years over doping, set to lose Tour title

Spain's Alberto Contador has been given a two-year ban by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for failing a dope test during the 2010 Tour de France, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said......