Person: Joseba Beloki

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Costa wins Tour stage; Froome retains lead

Chris Froome and Alberto Contador both had near misses on the descent into Gap but the Briton retained his overall lead on stage 16 of the 100th Tour de France.

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Armstrong ascends to new heights

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Basso wins stage but Armstrong real winner

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Boonen’s thrills amid the Tour spills

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Boonen sprints to stage glory

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Armstrong vows to chase sixth Tour win

Armstrong boosted as Beloki crashes out

Alexander Vinokourov of Kazakhstan was the victor today as the centenary Tour de France provided another day of thrills and spills with Spain‘s much-fancied Joseba Beloki eliminated after injuring himself in a fall close to the finish.

Mon, 14 Jul, 2003

Defending champion Armstrong takes yellow jersey from Virenque

LANCE ARMSTRONG took the overall lead in the Tour de France yesterday, though the American four-time winner was eclipsed by the climbing talents of little Iban Mayo.

Mon, 14 Jul, 2003

Perfect timing as sprint king Petacchi claims third stage win

ITALY’S Alessandro Petacchi confirmed his reputation as the new sprint king of the Tour de France as he recorded his third stage win in five days in the centenary running of the most famous cycling race in the world.

Fri, 11 Jul, 2003

Pena’s first for ColombiaBy Paul Handler

A COLOMBIAN rider claimed the yellow jersey for the first time in Tour de France history yesterday as Lance Armstrong’s US Postal team took a firm grip on the centenary running of the world’s most famous cycling race.

Thu, 10 Jul, 2003

Texan now nicknamed 'the boss' after easy victory

LANCE ARMSTRONG won his fourth Tour de France yesterday and his victory was so commanding that he earned a nickname from the bunch - the boss.

Mon, 29 Jul, 2002

Texan now nicknamed 'the boss' after easy victory

LANCE ARMSTRONG won his fourth Tour de France yesterday and his victory was so commanding that he earned a nickname from the bunch - the boss.

Mon, 29 Jul, 2002

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

Classy Armstrong first again

American Lance Armstrong stamped his authority on the Tour de France by winning the penultimate stage time-trial from Regnie-Durette today.

Sat, 27 Jul, 2002

Joy for Frigo as he sprints to success

DARIO FRIGO may have been the happiest man in Cluses last night after claiming the 17th stage of the Tour de France, but Santiago Botero also had reason to smile.

Fri, 26 Jul, 2002

Frigo wins Tour stage today

Dario Frigo may be the happiest man in Cluses on Thursday after claiming the 17th stage of the Tour de France, but Santiago Botero will not be far behind.

Thu, 25 Jul, 2002

Botero banishes Alps demons

SANTIAGO BOTERO put recent mountain misery behind him to take victory in stage 15 of the Tour de France to Les Deux Alpes yesterday.

Wed, 24 Jul, 2002

Botero banishes mountain demons

Santiago Botero put recent mountain misery behind him to take victory in stage 15 of the Tour de France to Les Deux Alpes.

Tue, 23 Jul, 2002

Tour de France resumes

The Tour de France resumes today.

Tue, 23 Jul, 2002

Texan leaves rivals trailing in his wake

ANY DOUBTS over whether Lance Armstrong could win a fourth successive Tour de France were surely left behind for good in the steep hills of the Pyrenees yesterday.

Sat, 20 Jul, 2002

Armstrong takes stage with ominous ease

THE Tour de France is only at its mid-way point, but the general classification already has an ominous look to it.

Fri, 19 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

Botero storms to victory over Armstrong

SANTIAGO BOTERO reaped the harvest of months spent training in the Colombian mountains to beat Lance Armstrong into second place in yesterday's Tour de France time-trial.

Tue, 16 Jul, 2002

Botero take time-trial victory

Santiago Botero reaped the harvest of months spent training in the Colombian mountains to beat Lance Armstrong into second place in today’s Tour de France time-trial.

Mon, 15 Jul, 2002

Kirsipuu sprints to victory

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 today.

Thu, 11 Jul, 2002

Spanish teamwork puts Igor to the fore

SPAIN took the honours on the fourth stage of the Tour de France yesterday with ONCE-Eroski claiming the team time trial and Gasteiz-born Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano taking over the yellow jersey.

Thu, 11 Jul, 2002

Cycling: Armstrong wins Tour de France

Lance Armstrong became only the fifth man to win three consecutive Tour de France titles in a party atmosphere in Paris today.

Sun, 29 Jul, 2001

Tour de France: Armstrong wins 18th stage

Lance Armstrong tightened his grip on a third straight Tour de France title after winning the 18th stage individual time-trial.

Fri, 27 Jul, 2001

Tour de France: Deadly Dekker pounces for stage win

Erik Dekker won stage eight of the Tour de France but Australian Stuart O’Grady was also celebrating as he retook the leader’s yellow jersey.

Sun, 15 Jul, 2001

Tour de France: Credit Agricole snatch team top spot

Credit Agricole defended Stuart O'Grady's yellow jersey by pipping ONCE to top spot in the team time-trial.

Fri, 13 Jul, 2001

Tour de France: Local hero Wauters to wear yellow jersey

Belgian Marc Wauters will wear the yellow jersey through his home region tomorrow after snatching the Tour de France lead with victory on the streets of Antwerp today.

Mon, 09 Jul, 2001