Professional Sports Taste of the Tour de France: Snails and hospital wines in Burgundy Still, it would be churlish to complain as the Tour ventures deep into Burgundy, one of France’s culinary epicenters –… July 6, 2017 • JOHN LEICESTER and ANDREW DAMPF
Professional Sports Fabio Aru beats Chris Froome in first mountain stage of Tour de France Peloton regroups after day of drama, disqualifications July 5, 2017 • JOHN LEICESTER and ANDREW DAMPF
Professional Sports Taste of the Tour de France: Pop! It’s time to enter champagne country The stage starts in Vesoul and heads to Troyes in the northeastern department of Aube. When a Tour stage started… July 5, 2017 • ANDREW DAMPF and JOHN LEICESTER
Professional Sports Peter Sagan disqualified, Cavendish out with injuries Demare’s Stage 4 win overshadowed by ugly crash July 4, 2017 • ANDREW DAMPF
Professional Sports Peter Sagan wins Tour de France Stage 3 veteran overcomes pedal slip in final hundred meters July 3, 2017 • John Leicester
Professional Sports Marcel Kittel’s Tour win contrasts with cycling’s dirty past win for Germany after years of distress July 2, 2017 • Andrew Dampf
Professional Sports Froome, Thomas and Sky answer their doubters in Tour de France opener Geraint Thomas wins opening stage July 1, 2017 • Andrew Dampf
Professional Sports After doping age, Tour de France start in Germany is a ‘Grand Return’ Cycling ready for spotlight well after doping age June 30, 2017 • Andrew Dampf
Professional Sports Key stages of the 2017 Tour de France Here is a quick look at what to look forward to at the 104th edition of cycling’s greatest race: OFF… June 29, 2017 • The Associated Press
Professional Sports Tour de France 2017: A look at the main contenders Australia’s Richie Porte, right, and Britain’s Chris Froome, figure to be the top contenders at this year’s Tour de France.Stephane… June 29, 2017 • Samuel Petrequin
Professional Sports Tour de France 2017: Froome sees Porte challenge on unfavorable route Colombia's Nairo Quintana and Britain's Chris Froome, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, climb during the seventeenth stage of the… June 29, 2017 • Andrew Dampf
Professional Sports Cookson to AP: No ‘culture of fear’ while leading UK cycling Brian Cookson’s campaign to win re-election for a second four-year term as UCI president has been rocked by the findings… June 29, 2017 • ROB HARRIS
Professional Sports How well do you know the Tour de France? 1. From which city does the 2017 Tour de France start on Saturday? a.) Parisb.) Londonc.) Duesseldorf, Germany2. In which… June 29, 2017 • The Associated Press
Professional Sports Richie Porte re-signs with BMC ahead of Tour de France “You can’t explain how elated we are to be able to announce Richie Porte has extended his contract with the… June 29, 2017 • The Associated Press
Professional Sports Durango’s Kurlander, Schaldach star at Crested Butte Bike Week Durangoans claim first, second in Fat Tire 40 June 29, 2017 • John Livingston — Herald Sports editor
Professional Sports Doping drug gives no edge to serious cyclists in study released Thursday received with skepticism June 29, 2017 • Carla K. Johnson
Professional Sports Cyclist Chris Froome to extend Team Sky deal to 2021 The 32-year-old Briton said Wednesday that he hopes the details will be finalized by the time the 2017 Tour starts… June 28, 2017 • The Associated Press
Professional Sports Alberto Contador support rider for Tour de France fails doping test The UCI says Andre Cardoso of Portugal was notified that he tested positive for the banned blood booster EPO following… June 27, 2017 • The Associated Press
Professional Sports Larry Warbasse, Amber Neben win U.S. road cycling national championships Warbasse leads sprint to the finish line; Neben dominant all weekend June 25, 2017 • The Associated Press
Professional Sports Joey Rosskopf, Amber Neben claim U.S. time trial cycling national titles She doubled the number on Saturday. The 42-year-old world champion won her second national time trial championship, covering a three-lap… June 24, 2017 • The Associated Press
Professional Sports After Giro crash, Thomas back to support Froome in Tour de France Thomas opened the year aiming for victory in the Giro d’Italia but was forced to abandon that race because of… June 22, 2017 • The Associated Press
Professional Sports Frenchman challenges British president of world cycling body Lappertient, a UCI vice president from France, says he has entered the Sept. 21 election ahead of a Wednesday deadline… June 20, 2017 • The Associated Press
Sports Jakob Fuglsang wins Criterium du Dauphine Three-time champion Froome takes fourth overall June 11, 2017 • Herald Staff Writer