Levi Leipheimer News

The Tour de France gets underway in Brest tomorrow - we take a look at the chief contenders for the maillot jaune.

The bad news for American fans of the Tour de France is that only four U.S. riders will compete this year, the lowest total since 1996.

Alejandro Valverde hopes for a top-three finish at the Tour de France. Sometimes he thinks bigger.

Evans was only 23 seconds away from victory in last year's Tour. Australian cyclist Cadel Evans's chances of taking out this year's Tour de France have improved.

George Hincapie may have helped Lance Armstrong set a historic 7 Tour de France wins, but Hincapie set his own mark when USA Cycling nominated the 35-year-old to the U.S. Olympic cycling squad for an ...

Published: Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 1:57 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 1:57 p.m. George Hincapie is getting a fifth chance at winning Olympic gold.

With last year's winner and third-placed rider Alberto Contador and Levi Leipheimer both forced out of this year's Tour de France, 2007 runner-up Cadel Evans now finds himself the overall favourite as the ...

With Alberto Contador absent, as well as the 2007 runner-up Levi Leipheimer, it is for last year's second finisher Cadel Evans of Australia to step up, along with the Spaniard Alejandro Valverde, or perhaps the ...

It's a great week for professional cycling. The 2008 Tour de France begins on Saturday, and the winner of the 2006 Tour will be decided today.

In this June 11, 208 file photo, High Road's George Hincapie, during the 60th Dauphine Libere cycling race in Saint-Paul-en-Jarez, southeastern France.

Levi Leipheimer at the Tour of California in February. France's loss is Oregon's gain.

Oregon's foremost road-racing cyclist hasn't given up hope. There's still a chance, Chris Horner said, that Astana, his high-powered cycling team, could receive a last-minute invitation to compete in the Tour ...

Levi Leipheimer first leader of the 2008 Dauphine winning the prologue. Photo © 2008 Fotoreporter Sirotti 60th Criterium du Dauphine Libere - Prologue Levi Leipheimer rockets into the race lead in the ...

Spaniard Alejandro Valverde showed he is on track for a genuine Tour de France challenge with victory in the Dauphine Libere stage race yesterday.

Leipheimer: 'You have to feel 100 percent to be in a group like that.' Levi Leipheimer couldn't quite stay with the elite group of GC riders on the upper reaches of the Joux-Plane and saw his chances of winning ...

The Waste Management team, the title sponsor of the Nevada City Classic, expects to send seven riders into Sunday's race.

Denmark's Chris Sorensen of Team CSC won stage six of the Dauphine Libere between Morzine and La Toussuire.

With astonishing resilience to the chasing group of favourites, Dane Chris Anker Sorensen took his greatest career win to date.

Former mountain bike specialist Youry Trofimov claimed a prestigious victory on the tough fifth stage of the Dauphine Libere, finishing in the Alpine resort of Morzine.

Spaniard Alejandro Valverde powered to the win in the 31 kilometre stage three time trial, putting in a stunning performance to beat Levi Leipheimer .