NARBONNE, France ? With the competition reduced to an afterthought, the Tour de France was rocked by another drug bust Thursday that left cycling?s showpiece event all but synonymous with doping. This ...

ROME (Reuters) - Italian rider Riccardo Ricco has been banned for two years after testing positive for the blood booster EPO in this year's Tour de France, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) said ...

BAGNERES-DE-BIGORRE, France -- Riccardo Ricco calls the mountains "my turf," and he knows how to protect it. The Italian showed his strength in the Pyrenees on Sunday by winning the ninth stage of the ...

BAGNERES-DE-BIGORRE, France — Riccardo Ricco calls the mountains “my turf,” and he knows how to protect it. The Italian showed his strength in the Pyrenees yesterday by winning the ninth stage of the ...

Jamey Keaten BAGNERES-DE-BIGORRE, France — Riccardo Ricco calls the mountains "my turf," and he knows how to protect it. The Italian showed his strength in the Pyrenees on Sunday by winning the ninth ...

BAGNERES-DE-BIGORRE, France — Riccardo Ricco of Italy won the ninth stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, and Kim Kirchen of Luxembourg kept the yellow jersey as the race veered into the Pyrenees ...