2010 Tour de France

LUZ-ARDIDEN, FRANCE - JULY 14: Alberto Contador of Spain and Saxo Bank Sungard catches his breath after finishing stage twelve of the 2011 Tour de France from Cugnaux to Luz-Ardiden on July 14, 2011 in Luz-Ardiden, France. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Is It Fair That Alberto Contador's Been Banned for Two Years, Stripped of Title?

By Will Protheroe (Photo: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

  • COL DU TOURMALET, FRANCE - JULY 22: Andy Schleck of Luxembourg and Team Saxo Bank is followed by Alberto Contador of Spain and the Astana Team as he attacks up the slopes of the Col du Tourmalet during stage seventeen of the 2010 Tour de France from Pau to Col du Tourmalet on July 22, 2010 on the Col du Tourmalet, France. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

    Alberto Contador Suspended After Drug Test

    by Craig Christopher

    Alberto Contador has been the world’s best cyclist for the past four years. He has won the Tour de France in his last three attempts, only missing out when his team, Astana, were refused entry to the Tour in 2008... Read More »

  • BORDEAUX, FRANCE - JULY 23: Mark Cavendish of Great Britain and HTC Columbia stands on the podium after winning stage eighteen of the 2010 Tour de France from Salies-de-Bearn to Bordeaux on July 23, 2010 in Bordeaux, France. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

    Tour de France Stage 20: Mark Cavendish Wins on Champs-Elysees

    by Jack Sargeant

    Mark Cavendish won the final sprint on the Champs-Elysees for the second consecutive time, as he scored his fifth stage of this year's tour. Alberto Contador wrapped up his tour win, with Alessandro Petacchi securing the green points jersey... Read More »

  • BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, FRANCE - JULY 19: Spaniard Alberto Contador puts on the yellow jersey after obtaining it from Luxembourg's Andy Schleck following stage 15 of the Tour de France on July 19, 2010 in Bagnères-de-Luchon, France. The 187.5km stage from Pamiers to Bagnères-de-Luchon featured two major climbs and the 1755m Port de Balès climb near the end of the stage. Bbox rider Thomas Voeckler, the National Champion of France, won the stage. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

    Contador Teaches Schleck a Pro Cycling Lesson

    by Craig Christopher

    The Tour de France is, without doubt, one of the toughest sporting contests on the planet. Twenty days of cycling through a French summer, sometimes riding over roads better suited ... Read More »

  • MENDE, FRANCE - JULY 16: The peloton travels through a rural French landscape along stage 12 of the Tour de France July 16, 2010 in Mende, France. The stage, which started in Bourg-de-Peage, included the La Croix Neuve pass which is nearly 1.2 miles in length with an average gradient of more than 10%. Joaquin Rodriguez of Spain won the stage while Andy Schleck of Saxo Bank continued to hold onto the yellow jersey. The iconic bicycle race will include a total of 20 stages and will cover 3,642km before concluding in Paris on July 25. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

    Stage 13 Preview

    by Craig Christopher

    Stage 13 of the 2010 Tour de France, from Rodez to Revel, is one of the last remaining stages that the sprinters can use to boost their points before the caravan hits this year's most difficult stages through the Pyrenees... Read More »

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    Stage 10 Results: Huge Success for Paulinho

    by Jack Sargeant

    July 14th is Bastille Day in France, and the Tour organisers didn't hand the riders a simple stage to relax and enjoy the celebrations on the national holiday. Today's stage was an undulating route from Chambery to Gap... Read More »

Opinion

PAUILLAC, FRANCE - JULY 24: Alberto Contador of Spain and the Astana Team reacts on the podium after retaining his yellow jersey on stage nineteen, a 52km individual time trial from Bordeaux to Pauillac, on July 24, 2010 in Pauillac, France. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

The Shady Cyclist: Contador Has Tour de France Wrapped Up, But Will Win Be Tainted?

by Jason Brynsvold

On Saturday, Alberto Contador finished 31 seconds ahead of Andy Schleck in the individual time trial of the Tour De France, expanding his overall lead to 39 seconds with one uncompetitive stage to go...