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Valverde beats Sagan for win, reduces Molard's Vuelta lead

Alejandro Valverde beat Peter Sagan in an uphill sprint to claim his second win of this edition of the Spanish Vuelta on Saturday

Bouhanni sprints to win Vuelta's Stage 6, Molard keeps lead

Nacer Bouhanni of France sprinted to win the sixth stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Thursday, while FDJ rider Rudy Molard kept the lead for a second straight day

Tour de France champ Thomas selected for world championships

Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome have been included in the British squad for next month’s road world championships

Mark Cavendish takes break from cycling with illness

Mark Cavendish will take an indefinite break from cycling after being diagnosed with the Epstein-Barr virus for the second time

King wins 5th Vuelta stage, Kwiatkowski keeps red jersey

Valverde wins 2nd Vuelta stage, Kwiatkowski takes lead

Alejandro Valverde won the second stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday, with Michal Kwiatkowski taking the overall lead

Australian rider Dennis wins time trial to start Vuelta

With Froome absent, Quintana favored to win Spanish Vuelta

Former Tour champion Ullrich arrested over alleged attack

Former Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich has been arrested and is in police custody for allegedly attacking an escort in a Frankfurt hotel

Australian cycling star Simon Gerrans to retire

Australian cycling star Simon Gerrans, a winner of two of cycling’s so-called Monuments, to retire at 38

Team Sky’s dominance at Tour de France set to continue

PARIS (AP) The Tour de France has a new champion, but the narrative remains the same at cycling’s biggest race: Team Sky’s domination has no limits.

Gracious in defeat, Froome set to aim again at Tour glory

PARIS (AP) Sitting alone and unnoticed behind a giant board during the Tour de France winner’s news conference, Chris Froome patiently listened to Geraint Thomas’s answers.

Thomas: Olympic star, loyal teammate, and now Tour champion

PARIS (AP) Five years ago when riding the Tour de France in support of Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas fell off his bike on a Corsican road in the opening stage and broke his pelvis.

Thomas effectively seals his 1st Tour de France title

ESPELETTE, France (AP) Geraint Thomas effectively sealed his first Tour de France title on Saturday by protecting the yellow jersey in the penultimate stage time trial.

TASTE OF THE TOUR: Pan-seared squid in the Basque Country

LARUNS, France (AP) The Tour de France’s penultimate stage is a time trial in the Basque Country, where pan-seared squid with Espelette peppers washed down with deep red wines contribute to the locals’ bonhomie.

Dumoulin down to his last chance in Tour de France

PAU, France (AP) The Tour de France is Geraint Thomas’ race to lose with only one rider seemingly left with a slim hope of catching the Welshman.

Demare posts 1st home team win; Thomas keeps Tour lead

PAU, France (AP) A French team finally won a stage in this year’s Tour de France when Arnaud Demare of Groupama-FDJ comfortably claimed a sprint victory in the 18th stage on Thursday.

Tour de France glossary: Fries, water heaters and lanterns

PAU, France (AP) Geraint Thomas is having ”la frite” at this Tour de France. He’s the race’s new ”patron.”

Nibali to have surgery on broken back

MILAN (AP) Vincenzo Nibali will undergo surgery next week on the back he injured during a crash in the Tour de France as the Bahrain Merida cyclist aims to be back to ride in the Spanish Vuelta.

Quintana wins "pure climber" Tour de France stage

SAINT-LARY-SOULAN, France (AP) The Tour de France title will continue to elude Nairo Quintana this year, but the Colombian climber at least salvaged some pride by ending a long victory drought in spectacular fashion on Wednesday.

Riders start most feared stage in Tour de France

SAINT-LARY-SOULAN, France (AP) The most feared stage of this year’s Tour de France is underway.

TASTE OF THE TOUR: Spit-roasted cake and spas in Pyrenees

BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France (AP) Tour de France riders won’t have time to enjoy the delights of Bagneres-de-Luchon’s thermal bath in the bucolic spa town which hosts the start of Wednesday’s brutal sprint through the Pyrenees.

Sky rider Moscon expelled from Tour for hitting opponent

CARCASSONNE, France (AP) Team Sky rider Gianni Moscon was expelled from the Tour de France on Sunday after he appeared to deliberately hit a fellow cyclist during the race.

Magnus Cort Nielsen wins Stage 15 of Tour de France

CARCASSONNE, France (AP) Magnus Cort Nielsen of Denmark sprinted away from two other challengers to win Stage 15 of the Tour de France on Sunday, while Geraint Thomas had no trouble holding the overall lead for a fourth consecutive day

Fans continue to taunt Chris Froome at the Tour de France

MILLAU, France (AP) Spectators continue to taunt Chris Froome along the roads of the Tour de France after the four-time champion was cleared of doping.

TASTE OF THE TOUR: Sheep stomachs and Roquefort in Millau

MENDE, France (AP) The Tour de France travels through a region where the gastronomy is heavily influenced by sheep on Sunday, with stuffed sheeps’ stomachs and Roquefort cheese just two of the local specialties.

Spanish rider Fraile wins 14th stage of Tour de France

MENDE, France (AP) Sky teammates Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome remained 1-2 in the Tour de France after the hilly 14th stage as an anticipated shakeup in the overall standings didn’t come to fruition on Saturday.

TASTE OF THE TOUR: Nutty pastry fingers in Mende

VALENCE, France (AP) After a brief respite, the Tour de France heads for the heights again on Saturday when almond and hazelnut pastry fingers point the way for surviving riders through terrain featuring ancient artworks and fanciful architecture.

Sagan announces separation from wife in middle of Tour

ALPE D’HUEZ, France (AP) World champion Peter Sagan has announced in the middle of the Tour de France that he and his wife, Katarina Smolkova, are separating.

Thomas wears yellow as the Tour heads toward Alpe d'Huez

ALPE D’HUEZ, France (AP) Geraint Thomas is wearing the yellow jersey for the 12th stage of the Tour de France, which concludes with the famed 21 bends up to Alpe d’Huez.