When a million people lined up in the London streets to watch the 94th Tour de France take off on July 8, organizers of the world's biggest cycling race were hoping that the Tour could regain some kind of credibility after last year's debacle.

Doping scandals don't change Ken Livingstone's stance

MONMOUTH - For those who love to spend countless hours on their bikes, RAGBRAI, the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, is more than an event, it is an experience they look forward to every year.

Officials associated with Branson’s leg of the Tour of Missouri said Wednesday they are hoping to incorporate some of the local flair into the event.

All the right elements were there: The smiling winner in his bright yellow jersey. The fans several rows deep under the majestic trees of the Champs-Elysees. But something seemed broken about the Tour de France on Sunday - perhaps forever. Overshadowing the joy of its newest and youngest winner in 10 years - Alberto Contador of Spain, who rode for the American Discovery Channel team - was ominous ...

PARIS - Three years ago, Alberto Contador was lying in a hospital bed recovering from a brain aneurism. He drew inspiration from reading a book about Lance Armstrong, the cancer survivor and seven-time Tour de France champion.

Patrik Sinkewitz, a German cyclist, was fired by his T-Mobile team and acknowledged that he "secretly" used a testosterone gel before failing a doping test in June.

Star cyclist Alexandre Vinokourov was fired by his team Monday after he tested positive at the Tour de France. The Kazakh rider was forced out of the Tour along with his Astana teammates last week when he tested positive for a banned blood transfusion after winning the 13th stage. Vinokourov was dismissed because the backup sample confirmed the initial positive finding, Astana's Corinne Druey ...

Cyclists believe that it will take years for the race to recover from doping scandals. Cyclists who have admitted using banned drugs say the Tour de France may need years to recover from the stigma of cheating, denial and lying that devastated the 2007 race.

The recently completed Tour de France may be the world's greatest bicycle race, but the upcoming Tour de Pawnee Lake, better known as the Pawnee Bill Memorial Rodeo Endurance Relay, is by far the greatest race involving a bicycle in Pawnee County.