Chris Froome's defence against a doping ban will hinge on his ability to prove there is a scientific reason for the spike in his Salbutamol readings at La Vuelta.

Tomasz Marczynski took the honours on stage six of La Vuelta as overall leader Chris Froome saw nearest challenger Tejay van Garderen slip down the standings.

Chris Froome extended his lead in the yellow jersey as former ski jumper Primoz Roglic sailed over the Tour de France's highest mountain to win stage 17 into Serre-Chevalier.

After one of the most bizarre Tour de France stages in recent years, overnight leader Chris Froome emerged from a day of chaos with the yellow jersey he claimed last Wednesday.

Chris Froome has said he was deliberately knocked off his bike by a hit-and-run driver while training in southern France.

Froome issued a considered 200-word statement on Monday.

Chris Froome clawed back a late attack led by Alberto Contador to retain second place in the overall standings after stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana yesterday.

Chris Froome won yesterday’s 11th stage as the Vuelta a Espana resumed following Tuesday’s rest day.

Chris Froome had to be prompted by a BBC journalist to register for the Olympic road race moments before the start at Copacabana beach.

A day of drama on Friday came as a reminder of how quickly the Tour de France can change, but also why Chris Froome appears destined for a third title this weekend.

Ireland’s Dan Martin dropped one place to 10th overall after the 18th stage of the Tour de France yesterday as Chris Froome all but sealed outright victory.

Chris Froome finds himself in a dominant position after a subdued day at the Tour de France.

Security has become the key issue after two very different events in the space of a few hours.

Chris Froome has released his physiological data in an attempt to answer his fiercest critics, but knows he is the only person who can say his performances are 100 per cent clean.

“Scans this morning confirm fractured navicular. End of the Vuelta for me.”

Meanwhile the Saxo-Tinkoff owner has threatened to withdraw his team from the rest of the race…

Tour de France champion Chris Froome suffered a blow in his bid to add the Vuelta a Espana title.

Team Sky’s Chris Froome and team-mate Nicholas Roche are among those to question the route of the opening team time-trial of the Vuelta a Espana.

Froome has begun a series of physiological tests he hopes can silence those who doubt he is racing clean.

Chris Froome’s claims that athletics should follow cycling’s lead and invest more heavily in anti-doping have been criticised by track and field’s global governing body.

Tour de France winner Chris Froome has confirmed he will race at the 2015 Vuelta a Espana.

Tour de France winner Chris Froome could look to double up on Grand Tours this year and race the Vuelta a Espana which starts in August.

Nicolas Roche became just the third Irishman in history to be part of a win at the Tour de France when he helped ensure teammate Chris Froome’s overall victory on yesterday’s final stage of the race into Paris.

Froome vowed to always honour the Tour de France yellow jersey after clinching his second title.

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To gauge where cycling is at now, to establish how deep it is in the mire, it may be necessary to hold a stage of the Tour de France in front of a Late Late Show studio audience.

Vincenzo Nibali punched the air to celebrate his first win of the race this year, Chris Froome then launched a tirade at the stage winner for the manner in which he won and Nairo Quintana almost collapsed in a heap from exertion after breathing fresh life into the Tour de France.

Chris Froome was seething with defending champion Vincenzo Nibali after Stage 19.

Cycling journalist Paul Kimmage has taken to twitter to vent his frustrations over the cancelation of a BBC Newsnight interview on Chris Froome last night.

Romain Bardet claimed his first ever stage win on yesterday’s 18th stage of the Tour de France as Chris Froome maintained his commanding advantage to move a step closer to a second title in Paris on Sunday.

Romain Bardet was victorious on stage 18 of the Tour de France as Chris Froome maintained his commanding advantage to move a step closer to a second title in Paris on Sunday.

“If I compare how I was two years ago on the second rest day, I feel as if I’m in a much stronger position than I was (then), coming into the last week.

Irish cycling legend Stephen Roche says if Chris Froome didn’t have such good self-control there’d be a lot of journalists with broken noses at this Tour de France.

Rubén Plaza (Lampre-Merida) was yesterday’s stage winner of the Tour de France on a day where Chris Froome moved one step closer to winning his second Grand Tour title.

"Barguil was just going straight on and pushed me straight off into a big lamp-post and down a ditch."

“I would like the UCI to invest in individuals and put them into each team 24/7. That would prove we do nothing. I’m ready to do it.”

Sam Bennett has joined the Tour de France party, as a sprinter with Bora-Argon.

Chris Froome survived a string of attacks on the 11th stage of the Tour de France yesterday on a day Joaquim Rodriguez claimed his second mountaintop victory of the race.

Chris Froome fended off numerous attacks in maintaining his commanding lead on Thursday’s final stage in the Pyrenees.

“Athletes often have a lower resting heart rate but are able to achieve a very high maximal oxygen consumption at their peak heart rate.”

Chris Froome stamped his class all over the Tour de France yesterday by totally obliterating the field on the first mountain stage of this year’s race.

Froome asked what more he can do to prove he is riding clean.