Tour de France

German Andre Greipel snatched his third Tour de France win this year when he outsprinted Slovakian prodigy Peter Sagan to claim the 13th stage.

David Millar highlighted the strength of British cycling by winning the longest stage in the 2012 Tour de France.

Bradley Wiggins tightened his grip on the Tour de France yellow jersey after reigning champion Cadel Evans gambled and lost, leaving most of his hopes on the slopes of the 11th stage.

Britain's Bradley Wiggins masterfully fended off the challenges of his rivals to retain the Tour de France yellow jersey into the Alps.

Locked in a duel with Cadel Evans at the Tour de France, Bradley Wiggins is putting his trust in one of the defending champion's compatriots, Australian coach Tim Kerrison.

Bradley Wiggins rode ""probably my best ever time trial" in the ninth stage of the Tour de France but said it was too early to consider the race as won.

Thibaut Pinot, the youngest rider in the Tour de France, presented the French with their first stage victory in this year's edition after winning the hilly 157.5km Belfort-Porrentruy eighth stage.

Bradley Wiggins and his Team Sky have made their ambitions clear in the first mountain stage of the Tour de France, sweeping both the overall lead, the stage win and the King of the mountains jersey at La Planche des Belles Filles.

Peter Sagan sealed the first week of his maiden Tour de France with his third stage victory in a crash-ridden 207.5-km sixth stage which seriously hurt the chances of some leading favourites.

Andre Greipel has silenced the doubters with his second back-to-back bunch sprint victory in the fifth stage of the Tour de France.

German Andre Greipel won the fourth stage of the Tour de France after world champion Mark Cavendish crashed close to the finish and was unable to contest the final sprint.

A leaner Mark Cavendish showed he was still too talented for the rest of the Tour de France bunch, outpacing his rivals for victory in the 207.5-km second stage in Tournai.

One of the most precocious talents in cycling, Peter Sagan came of age when he won the first stage of his first Tour de France.

Greg Henderson expects to have to go through a "brick wall" just to complete this year's Tour de France, but it's something the Dunedin cyclist has been desperately wanting to do for a decade.

The first Australian to win the Tour de France says his momentous achievement has made it tougher to stay the same Cadel Evans.

Former Dunedin rider Greg Henderson completed a hat trick of good news yesterday with selection in the New Zealand road cycling team for the Olympics. Steve Hepburn caught up with Henderson yesterday as the biggest month of his life looms.

Greg Henderson will be New Zealand's only rider in next month's Tour de France after Jack Bauer missed out on a ride with his Garmin-Barracuda team.

Greg Henderson has finally made the start line of the Tour de France.