Person: Erik Zabel

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Tour de force from Thomas ends in triumph in Paris

Geraint Thomas won his first Tour de France title yesterday, concluding his transformation from a support rider into a champion of cycling’s biggest race.

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Rule change could pave way for McQuaid

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Chavanel claims second win for Cofidis

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Chavanel wins second stage for Cofidis team

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Freire triumphs on 14th stage

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Cavendish picks up fourth Tour stage win

Cavendish claims fourth stage win

Mark Cavendish continued to enhance his reputation as cycling’s new sprint king with a fourth stage win in the 2008 Tour de France.

Fri, 18 Jul, 2008

Cavendish first Briton to secure hat-trick of Tour stage wins

MARK CAVENDISH lifted some of the gloom surrounding the Tour de France by becoming the first Briton to secure a hat-trick of stage victories in the Tour de France.

Fri, 18 Jul, 2008

Cavendish seals hat-trick on gloomy day for Tour

Mark Cavendish lifted some of the gloom surrounding the Tour de France by becoming the first Briton to secure a hat-trick of stage victories in the Tour de France.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2008

Cavendish shines with stunning sprint

Mark Cavendish became the first Briton to win a stage of the Tour de France for five years with a brilliant sprint shoot-out on the fifth stage from Cholet to Chateauroux.

Wed, 09 Jul, 2008

Hushovd sprints to victory in Tour de France

Norwegian Thor Hushovd won stage two of the Tour de France with a fantastic sprint finish in the final 300 metres between Auray and Saint Brieuc today.

Sun, 06 Jul, 2008

Contador savours ‘dream’ triumph

SPAIN’S Alberto Contador last night insisted he was determined to enjoy the “extraordinary” feat of winning the Tour de France despite the doping scandals which have once again plunged the sport of cycling into controversy.

Mon, 30 Jul, 2007

Contador seals Tour victory

Contador won the 2007 Tour de France after Daniele Bennati claimed a sprint victory in the final stage in Paris and following the most traumatic week in the event’s history.

Sun, 29 Jul, 2007

Boonen digs deep to claim photo-finish stage 12 win

TOM BOONEN produced a stunning late sprint to claim a photo-finish win in the 178-kilometre Tour de France stage 12 dash from Montpellier to Castres yesterday.

Sat, 21 Jul, 2007

Boonen storms to success in stage 12

Quickstep’s Tom Boonen produced a stunning late sprint to claim a photo-finish win in today’s 178-kilometre Tour de France stage 12 from Montpellier to Castres.

Fri, 20 Jul, 2007

Hunter victorious but Rasmussen still leads

SOUTH AFRICA’S Robbie Hunter won stage 11 of the Tour de France from Marseille to Montpellier.

Fri, 20 Jul, 2007

Boonen triumphs in sixth stage of Tour

Belgium’s Tom Boonen won stage six of the Tour de France after Bradley Wiggins marked the 40th anniversary of the death of the great Tom Simpson with a lengthy solo break.

Fri, 13 Jul, 2007

Pozzato claims narrow win

Filippo Pozzato won the fifth stage of the Tour de France on a photo finish today, while favourite Alexandre Vinokourov lost significant time after crashing.

Thu, 12 Jul, 2007

Cancellara upstages rivals for glory

OVERALL leader Fabian Cancellara claimed a dramatic victory in the 236.5km third stage of the Tour de France between Waregem and Compiegne.

Wed, 11 Jul, 2007

Neururer: Drugs were 'part and parcel' of football

Former Hannover boss Peter Neururer has alleged doping was rife in German football during the 1990s.

Wed, 13 Jun, 2007

Tour title tipped to go Stateside again as Landis goes on trial

THE American dominance of the Tour de France looks set to continue as Floyd Landis remained in pole position to win this year’s title going into the final weekend of action.

Sat, 22 Jul, 2006

Landis still in Tour driving seat

The American dominance of the Tour de France looks set to continue as Floyd Landis remained in pole position to win this year’s title going into the final weekend of action.

Fri, 21 Jul, 2006

Freire pips McEwen to take stage victory

OSCAR FREIRE claimed victory on stage nine of the Tour de France, winning a sprint finish by the narrowest of margins ahead of Robbie McEwen and Erik Zabel.

Wed, 12 Jul, 2006

Stage success for flying Freire

Oscar Freire claimed victory on stage nine of the Tour de France, winning a sprint finish by the narrowest of margins ahead of Robbie McEwen and Erik Zabel.

Tue, 11 Jul, 2006

Freire edges out Tour leader Boonen in classic sprint finish

OSCAR FREIRE edged a classic sprint finish to win the fifth stage of the Tour de France yesterday as Tom Boonen retained the yellow jersey.

Fri, 07 Jul, 2006

McEwen gets out of jail to steal Saint-Quentin victory

AUSTRALIAN Robbie McEwen stole through to claim a sprint finish win on the fourth stage of the Tour de France in Saint-Quentin yesterday as world champion Tom Boonen held on to the yellow jersey.

Thu, 06 Jul, 2006

McEwan wins Giro d’Italia stage

AUSTRALIA’S Robbie McEwen claimed his third victory in this year’s Giro d’Italia as he won a group sprint in the 10th stage yesterday.

Thu, 19 May, 2005

Lucky 13 gives battling Power best ever Irish placing

CIARAN POWER will leave for the USA today with a smile on his face after the best performance of his cycling career in the intense heat on Saturday afternoon when he finished 13th in the Olympic Road Race.

Mon, 16 Aug, 2004

Power 13th in road race

Ireland's Ciaran Power came 13th in the men's raod race in Athens today.

Sat, 14 Aug, 2004

Tearful Virenque claims Bastille Tour triumph

RICHARD VIRENQUE claimed the 10th stage of the Tour de France yesterday to become the first Frenchman to win on Bastille Day since 2001.

Thu, 15 Jul, 2004

Boonen’s thrills amid the Tour spills

TOM BOONEN of Belgium took the sixth stage honours yesterday in another day of thrills and spills on the Tour de France.

Sat, 10 Jul, 2004

Boonen sprints to stage glory

Tom Boonen of Belgium took the sixth stage honours today in another day of thrills and spills on the Tour de France.

Fri, 09 Jul, 2004

Scanlon helps Nazon to stage victory

IRELAND’S Mark Scanlon played a critical role in helping AG2R team-mate Jean-Patrick Nazon win yesterday’s third stage of the Tour de France from Waterloo in Belgium to Wasquehal in France.

Wed, 07 Jul, 2004

Nazon wins stage three of Le Tour

Frenchman Jean-Patrick Nazon produced a superb sprint finish to claim the third stage of the Tour de France today.

Tue, 06 Jul, 2004

Armstrong and Ullrich set for time-trial duel

JAN ULLRICH fired a warning shot at Tour de France leader Lance Armstrong yesterday in an 18th stage won by Pablo Lastras of Spain in a sprint finish.

Sat, 26 Jul, 2003

Ullrich fires warning shot as Lastras wins

Jan Ullrich fired a warning shot at Tour de France leader Lance Armstrong today in an 18th stage won by Pablo Lastras of Spain in a sprint finish.

Fri, 25 Jul, 2003

Tyler gets a tonic with breakaway victory

AMERICAN cyclist Tyler Hamilton yesterday produced the biggest successful solo breakaway of the centenary Tour de France to post a win in the 16th stage that will go down as one of the most courageous in the 100-year history of the race.

Thu, 24 Jul, 2003

Petacchi wins stage after evading crash

GIRO sprint king Alessandro Petacchi humbled his rivals to win the 168-km first stage of the Tour de France in a mass sprint tarnished by a spectacular crash near the finish line yesterday.

Mon, 07 Jul, 2003

Petacchi takes spoils but McGee keeps lead

Italy‘s Alessandro Petacchi won the first stage of the centenary Tour de France on Sunday, prevailing in a sprint finish marred by a crash which affected most of the 198-strong peloton.

Sun, 06 Jul, 2003

Armstrong wins fourth consecutive Tour

Reigning champion Lance Armstrong wrapped up his fourth consecutive Tour de France title, while Robbie McEwen and Baden Cooke swept to an Australian one-two finish on the 20th and final stage from Melun to Paris.

Sun, 28 Jul, 2002

Armstrong eases closer to title

THE stages come and go but still no one can get closer to Lance Armstrong.

Sat, 27 Jul, 2002

Flying Dutchman wins stage

THE last time Michael Boogerd won a stage in the Tour de France, it was the last day Lance Armstrong would ride in the Tour before being diagnosed with cancer.

Thu, 25 Jul, 2002

Halgand restores flagging French pride with stage win

FOR a nation which gave birth to the greatest cycle race in the world, the French have had little to cheer about in the Tour de France recently.

Thu, 18 Jul, 2002

Halgand boosts French pride

For a nation which gave birth to the greatest cycle race in the world, the French have had little to cheer about in the Tour de France recently.

Wed, 17 Jul, 2002

Armstrong must conquer rivals in mountain stage

TODAY cannot come soon enough for Lance Armstrong's rivals in the Tour de France.

Wed, 17 Jul, 2002

Armstrong rivals eager to return to action after rest

Tomorrow cannot come soon enough for Lance Armstrong’s rivals in the Tour de France.

Tue, 16 Jul, 2002

Kroon wins stage eight as Dutch make clean sweep of top three Tour places

THERE was no storming victory by a French rider on Bastille Day in the Tour de France, just a guerrilla attack by a Dutch master.

Mon, 15 Jul, 2002

Zabel wins stage six and answers critics

GERMAN sprint-meister Erik Zabel put paid to any suggestions his powers are fading as he won stage six of the Tour de France.

Sat, 13 Jul, 2002

Sprint-king Zabel turns rivals green with envy

German sprint-meister Erik Zabel today put paid to any suggestions his powers are fading as he won stage six of the Tour de France.

Fri, 12 Jul, 2002

Tour thrills and spills

A THRILLING sprint finish win for Estonian Jaan Kirsipuu and a catastrophic crash in the peloton were the features of stage five of the Tour de France yesterday.

Fri, 12 Jul, 2002