The Tour de France resumes today without Frank Schleck after the Luxembourg rider failed a drugs test.

Frank Schleck was last night in a Pau police station after leaving the Tour de France following a positive drugs test, his RadioShack- Nissan-Trek team confirmed.

The future of Lance Armstrong’s Astana team is in doubt as the global recession continues to bite.

Reports that seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will return to cycling have been met with bemusement by the team with which he is said to be making his comeback.