Sports / Cycling

Froome maintains innocence as rival doubts handling of case 14 Dec 2017 - 08:10 pm

LONDON: Chris Froome's renewed protestations of innocence on Thursday were accompanied by doubts about why the four-time Tour de France champion was not...

Tour de France winner Froome faces questions over drugs test 13 Dec 2017 - 05:45 pm

Paris: Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome had twice the permissible amount of asthma medication in his system during the Vuelta race...

New UCI President vows to avoid another ‘Armstrong affair’ 22 Sep 2017 - 12:14 am

Bergen: Frenchman David Lappartient (pictured right) said his main job after being elected the new President of the UCI yesterday was to maintain...

Froome says Grand Tour treble ‘not impossible’ 12 Sep 2017 - 12:08 am

London: Chris Froome -- fresh from wrapping up a Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana double -- believes winning all three Grand...

Froome completes historic Tour de France-Vuelta double 11 Sep 2017 - 01:33 am

Madrid: Chris Froome became just the third rider in history to win the Vuelta a Espana and Tour de France in the same...

Froome Vuelta king in waiting as Contador signs off in style 09 Sep 2017 - 10:56 pm

Chris Froome virtually secured his first Vuelta a Espana victory by coming third in the decisive stage 20 on Saturday as Alberto Contador...

Froome holds firm; De Gendt wins sprint 09 Sep 2017 - 12:10 am

Gijon, Spain: Sky’s Chris Froome inched closer to his dream of adding the Vuelta a Espana to his Tour de France title, by...

Nibali slashes Froome’s Vuelta lead 07 Sep 2017 - 01:14 am

Madrid: Vuelta a Espana overall leader Chris Froome lost a huge chunk of his advantage on stage 17’s steep final climb, with Austrian...

Froome eyes historic double in Vuelta 28 Jul 2017 - 01:50 am

London: Chris Froome has set his sights on an historic double as the Tour de France champion confirmed he will race in the...

Froome captures fourth Tour de France crown 24 Jul 2017 - 01:28 am

Paris: Chris Froome put on a near-perfect performance to claim his fourth Tour de France and move within one title of cycling’s greatest...

Froome on brink of fourth Tour triumph 22 Jul 2017 - 10:15 pm

Marseille: Chris Froome kept his composure in a hostile environment as he virtually secured a fourth Tour de France title after extending his...

Hagen wins stage; Froome closes on title 22 Jul 2017 - 12:48 am

Salon-de-Provence, France: Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen won his third Tour de France stage and first in six years yesterday’s 19th stage from Embrun...

All still to play for, insist Froome’s rivals 18 Jul 2017 - 12:32 am

Le Puy-en-Velay, France: Chris Froome’s main Tour de France rivals insisted they still had everything to ride for despite missing an opportunity to...

Matthews wins 14th stage, Froome retakes yellow 16 Jul 2017 - 01:10 am

Rodez: Australian Michael Matthews won the 14th stage of the Tour de France yesterday as Chris Froome retook the yellow jersey from Fabio...

Bardet shines as Aru grabs yellow from Froome 13 Jul 2017 - 10:50 pm

Peyragudes, France: Frenchman Romain Bardet timed his final effort perfectly to win the 12th stage of the Tour de France, setting up a...

Tour crashes spark descent debate 12 Jul 2017 - 12:48 am

Perigueux, France : Richie Porte and Geraint Thomas, two of the top five contenders at the time, quit the Tour de France in...

Uran takes photo-finish revenge on Barguil 10 Jul 2017 - 01:49 am

Chambery: Chris Froome escaped unscathed after an action-packed ninth stage of the Tour de France as one his main rivals and his Team...

Calmejane overcomes cramps to win Tour stage 08 Jul 2017 - 11:44 pm

Station des Rousses, France: Frenchman Lilian Calmejane came close to "catastrophe" before winning his maiden Tour de France stage. The 24-year-old suffered cramps...