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Click Here (AP) - Bradley Wiggins became the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France by protecting the yellow jersey during Sunday's final processional ride into Paris. He also helped Sky teammate Mark Cavendish earn his fourth straight sprint victory on the Champs-Elysees. Wiggins...

Click Here (AP) - Mark Cavendish won the 18th stage of the Tour de France in a sprint as countryman and race leader Bradley Wiggins moved ever closer to becoming the first British champion. The ride along four small hills took the pack 222.5 kilometers from Blagnac to Brive-la-Gaillarde...

Click Here (AP) - Alejandro Valverde of Spain won the 17th stage of the Tour de France, while Bradley Wiggins mastered a last big test in the mountains to retain the yellow jersey on Thursday. The 89-mile ride from Bagneres-de-Luchon to the ski station of Peyragudes featured three hard...

Click Here (AP) - For Bradley Wiggins, the champagne on the Champs-Elysees is about to flow. He all but locked up the Tour de France title with a tour-de-force performance to win the final time trial - putting him on the cusp of becoming the first Briton to win cycling's showpiece race...

Click Here (AP) - Thomas Voeckler won the 16th stage of the Tour de France over four huge climbs in the Pyrenees, while defending champion Cadel Evans dropped out of title contention Wednesday. Evans, who started the day fourth overall, struggled on the last two climbs, while Bradley Wiggins...

Click Here (Reuters) Pierrick Fedrigo of France won today's 15th stage of the Tour de France by leading a two-man final breakaway, while Bradley Wiggins kept the overall lead as he stayed with his rivals in the main pack far behind. The 158.5-kilometre (99-mile) route from Samatan to Pau had...

Click Here (Reuters) FOIX, France -- Luis Leon Sanchez broke away on his own to clinch the fourth Tour de France victory of his career in the 191.5-km 14th stage on Sunday. The Spaniard, a winner on the Tour in 2008, 2009 and 2011, surged ahead 11 kms from the line to win a stage marred by...

Click Here (AP) LE CAP D'AGDE, France -- Bradley Wiggins doesn't think the Tour de France needs a "boss" of the pack. At least not him. But the Brit is taking charge and showed leadership Saturday with a bold if unsuccessful effort to help a teammate win Stage 13 -- instead won by...

Click Here ANNONAY, France (AP) - David Millar of Britain has led a five-man breakaway to win the 12th stage of the Tour de France as the race left the Alps on the longest stage this year. Bradley Wiggins of Britain looked set to retain the yellow jersey as he kept pace with his main...

Click Here (AP) - LA TOUSSUIRE, France Pierre Rolland of France won the hardest Alpine stage in the Tour de France on Thursday, and Bradley Wiggins dusted defending champion Cadel Evans in the final climb to extend his overall lead. Rolland gave the Europcar team its second straight stage...

Click Here </a> (AP) - France's Thomas Voeckler led a five-rider breakaway to win the 10th stage of the Tour de France as the race entered the Alps on Wednesday. Bradley Wiggins retained the overall lead. The 120.9-mile ride from Macon-sur-Valserine marked a return to racing after a...

Click Here </a> (AP) - Bradley Wiggins of Britain won the first big time trial of the Tour de France on Monday and extended his overall lead. The three-time Olympic track champion underlined his command of cycling's showcase race in the 25.8-mile ninth stage between Arc-et-Senans and...

Click Here </a> (Reuters) - Thibaut Pinot, the youngest rider in the Tour de France, presented the French with their first stage victory in this year's edition after winning the hilly 157.5km Belfort-Porrentruy eighth stage on Sunday. The 22-year-old, born near Belfort, attacked in the last...

Click Here </a> (AP) - Christopher Froome of Britain won the seventh stage of the Tour de France on Saturday by beating defending champion Cadel Evans of Australia and countryman Bradley Wiggins up the first summit finish this year. Wiggins took the leader's yellow jersey after the 123-mile...

Click Here </a> (Reuters) - Peter Sagan sealed the first week of his maiden Tour de France with his third stage victory in a crash-ridden 207.5-km sixth stage which seriously hurt the chances of some leading favorites. The 22-year-old Slovak outpaced the leading part of a scattered bunch to...

Click Here </a> (AP) - Andre Greipel of Germany has led a frenzied bunch sprint to win the fifth stage of the Tour de France -- his second straight -- while Fabian Cancellara retained the yellow jersey for a sixth straight day. The mostly flat 121-mile trek from Rouen to Saint-Quentin was...

Click Here </a> (AP) - Germany's Andre Greipel led a bunch sprint to win the fourth stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday after a late crash engulfed several riders, including world champion Mark Cavendish of Britain. Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara avoided the late trouble and retained the...

Click Here </a> (Reuters) - Briton Mark Cavendish snatched his 21st Tour de France stage win when he prevailed in a bunch sprint at the end of a 207.5-kilometres ride from Vise on Monday. The Team Sky rider, who was on his own in the finale, beat German Andre Greipel of the Lotto-Belisol team...

Click Here </a> (AP) - Rising cycling star Peter Sagan of Slovakia won the first stage of the Tour de France on Sunday ahead of Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland, who retained the overall lead. Defending champion Cadel Evans and fellow title contender Bradley Wiggins of Britain trailed close...