Greg LeMond

July 28 1986 - Greg LeMond, a 25-year-old Minnesota native, became the first American to win the Tour de France bicycle race after taking a solid lead into the final stage of the 73rd running of the event. 1991 - Dan Gladden came off the disabled list...

Fifteen years ago, I gained the dreaded "freshman 15" — times two. I packed on 30 pounds in what felt like a blink of an eye. Sophomore year, things were going to change. I adopted a Spartan regime: limiting my calories and fat intake, emulating...

The man in charge of France's anti-doping agency said Thursday he is ready and willing to work with U.S. federal investigators looking into charges that there was systematic doping among professional cyclists, including seven-time Tour de France...

The cycling world mourns the loss of legendary Frenchman Laurent Fignon....

Lance Armstrong announcing his allegedly definitive retirement has the feeling of a "Dog Bites Man" story. After all, Armstrong already said before finishing 65th in last month's Tour Down Under in Australia he would no longer race internationally. So it....

Serious cyclists become obsessed with flashy new miracle-material frames and high-tech componentry, but there's also plenty of innovation among the less-glamorous parts of the bike. Here's proof that essential-but-mundane products like inner tubes,...

Laurent Fignon, the Frenchman who won the Tour de France in 1983 and 1984 and lost to American Greg LeMond in 1989 in the race's closest finish, has died of cancer. He was 50. Fignon died Tuesday, the French cycling federation announced. Fignon said in...

It was fitting that even though Lance Armstrong was not in contention for any individual prizes Sunday when the Tour de France ended in Paris, he still was big news. Armstrong and his RadioShack teammates came to the start line......

Spain's Alberto Contador locked up his second consecutive Tour de France victory by topping Andy Schleck in Saturday's time trial and increasing his overall lead with only Sunday's ceremonial ride into Paris remaining. Schleck entered Stage 19 trailing...

Alberto Contador rode triumphantly into Paris on Sunday to wrap up his third Tour de France title, Mark Cavendish won his fifth stage of the 2010 race and Alessandro Petacchi held on to win the green jersey of the top sprinter in the only major...

NEW YORK (AP) - Former professional cyclist Tyler Hamilton has been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury, though his attorney refused to say whether it has anything to do with a federal investigation involving former teammate Lance Armstrong. Chris...

It was supposed to be the case against American cyclist Floyd Landis, but from opening statements through early testimony it was also the case against a controversial Paris lab. And the challenge is likely to continue throughout the public hearings...