Tour riders make noise over radio ban
universalsports.com 7/3/2009 — Tour de France riders are voicing their discontent about the decision by organisers to hold two stages in which radio equipment and ear-pieces will be banned.

UCI: Riders to be tested at new levels
universalsports.com 6/30/2009 — When the Tour de France starts Saturday, some cyclists may as well wear targets on their backs.

The Tour De France Jerseys Explained
sportingnews.com 7/1/2009 — The Tour de France begins Saturday in Monaco. The complex series of jerseys worn by riders can leave the casual viewer a bit confused by all the colors, so to help you sort them out we'll provide an easy to understand guide for the novice Tour de ...

UCI: Riders aren't being pardoned
universalsports.com 7/13/2009 — International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid on Monday refuted allegations that the organization's anti-doping testers were "indulgent" towards riders on the Tour de France.

Tour de France: The Contenders
bikeradar.com 7/7/2009 — A look at the 9 riders to watch in this years tour...

UCI: Suspicious data in riders' passports
universalsports.com 6/10/2009 — The International Cycling Union (UCI) will open disciplinary proceedings against "a number" of riders after discovering suspicious data in their biological passports, the sport's governing body said on Wednesday.

Two-time Tour winner diagnosed with cancer
universalsports.com 6/12/2009 — Laurent Fignon, who won the Tour de France in 1983 and 1984, is battling late-stage cancer, the Frenchman revealed on Friday.

Valverde will miss Tour de France
universalsports.com 6/23/2009 — Spaniard Alejandro Valverde will miss the Tour de France as a result of the two-year suspension imposed on him in Italy, his Caisse d'Epargne team said on Tuesday.

Armstrong under doping watch at Tour
universalsports.com 7/3/2009 — France's sports minister says Lance Armstrong will be "particularly monitored" in anti-doping checks at the Tour de France this year.

BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Penal Tour de France pedals off
news.bbc.co.uk 6/4/2009 — Nearly 200 French prisoners are preparing to take to their bikes in the first ever penal Tour de France. The 194 inmates, escorted by 124 prison guards and sports instructors, will set off from Lille and cycle about 2,400km (1,500 miles), ending up in ...