FRANK SCHLECK wrestled the yellow jersey from the grip of Cadel Evans as the race favourite suffered badly on the summit finish to Prato Nevoso in the Tour de France.

Frank Schleck wrestled the yellow jersey from the grip of Cadel Evans as the race favourite suffered badly on the summit finish to Prato Nevoso in the Tour de France.

KURT ASLE ARVESEN emerged from a group of a dozen escapees to win the 11th stage of the Tour de France from Lannemezan to Foix.

Floyd Landis should know if his appeal against disqualification from the 2006 Tour de France and a two-year ban has been successful by early next year.

FLOYD LANDIS made his latest attempt to prove his innocence of doping charges in the court of public opinion yesterday, publishing on his website a detailed defence which included hundreds of pages of documents and a Powerpoint presentation.

LANCE ARMSTRONG’S anointed heir Ivan Basso will launch his bid for the vacant Tour de France throne in Strasbourg next July.