The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision to clear Inigo Landaluze of doping because of testing errors has handed Tour de France winner Floyd Landis hope of clearing his name.

CYRIL DESSEL claimed the overall lead in the Tour de France after finishing second to Juan Miguel Mercado on stage 10 between Cambo-les-Bains and Pau.

Spain’s Inigo Landaluze survived a gruelling ascent on yesterday’s last stage to claim the Dauphine Libere crown.

Robbie McEwen claimed the ninth stage of the Tour de France by a whisker in the closest finish of this year’s Tour so far.