Bradley Wiggins has described a parliamentary report that has heavily criticised him and the cycling team he used to lead as “sad”.

Bradley Wiggins has described a British parliamentary report that has heavily criticised him and the cycling team he used to lead as "sad".

Defending champion Chris Froome has abandoned the 2014 Tour de France after a third crash in two days.

Defending champion Bradley Wiggins has withdrawn from the Tour de France after a chest infection and a knee injury left him unable to train.

The Tour de France resumes today without Frank Schleck after the Luxembourg rider failed a drugs test.

Frank Schleck was last night in a Pau police station after leaving the Tour de France following a positive drugs test, his RadioShack- Nissan-Trek team confirmed.

Frank Schleck has left the Tour de France after failing a doping test, his RadioShack-Nissan-Trek team have confirmed.

Briton Bradley Wiggins survived the Tour de France’s first big mountain stage to retain the race leader’s yellow jersey, before asking “what more can I do?” when the subject of doping was again broached.

Bradley Wiggins was today set to stay out of trouble on the sixth stage of the Tour de France as Mark Cavendish again went in search of a 22nd Tour stage win of his career.

The Alberto Contador saga is set to stretch into a third calendar year after the Court of Arbitration for Sport today confirmed the sport of cycling will likely have to wait until 2012 for a final ruling into the Spaniard’s positive doping test.

Australian Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) has won the Tour de France.

Mark Cavendish today continued his irrepressible march to greatness with a fourth victory of the 2011 Tour de France.

Mark Cavendish today claimed a the 18th Tour de France stage win of his career and seized the points classification leader’s green jersey.

Great Britain's Mark Cavendish today scorched to the 16th Tour de France stage win of his career before hinting at the demons which lie beneath his combustible personality.

Tyler Farrar won today’s Tour de France third stage in Brittany – giving the United States an Independence Day victory.