Mark Cavendish and his sprint adversaries will likely step to one side today, with the Tour de France fourth stage set to shake up the race for the yellow jersey.

TYLER FARRAR celebrated an emotional and long-awaited Tour de France stage win with an American Independence Day victory in Brittany yesterday.

The world of cycling was today trying to come to terms with the death of Belgian Wouter Weylandt in a crash on the third stage of the Giro d'Italia.

BELGIAN cyclist Wouter Weylandt has died after crashing on the third stage of the Giro d’Italia yesterday.

Belgian cyclist Wouter Weylandt has died after crashing on the third stage of the Giro d’Italia today, his Leopard Trek team have confirmed.