Click Here (Reuters) - Mark Cavendish showed he needed no help in sprint finishes when he won the 198-km 18th stage of the Tour de France in commanding fashion on Friday. The Briton, without lead-out man Mark Renshaw who was thrown off the Tour for head-butting a rider toward the end of...

Overall leader Alberto Contador took a giant step towards his second Tour de France victory when he humbled the time trial specialists over 40.5-km to take the 18th stage around the lake of Annecy on Thursday. The Spaniard, who outshone Olympic champion Fabian Cancellara by three seconds, now...

.!..!. Michele Scarponi of the Serramenti team won the 18th stage of the Tour of Italy on Thursday following a 182km ride from Sulmona to Benevento. Stage 18 Results 1 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli - 4.07.41 2 Félix Cardenas (Col)...