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- July 28 - Spanish hat-trick in France, Belgian fills the Quick Step void, Fofonov fired, detained by police, "Sensational" Tour for Gerolsteiner, Silence-Lotto toasts Evans, CSC tops in Tour prizes, Vansevenant makes history, Froome: "throw dopers in jail", Kelly impressed with CSC, Time running out to win in Cyclingnews-Felt Tour competition, Stage video and podcasts
- July 26 - Persistence pays off for Frenchman, Riis hoping yellow will help Sastre, Sergeant quietly confident in Evans, Cancellara paying the price for teamwork, Vande Velde ready for TT showdown, Millar relaxed, Flecha: 'I will never attack again', Schleck senior upset by police behaviour
- July 25 - German returns victorious, No regrets for Fränk Schleck, Schleck senior's car searched, Cunego's Tour in doubt after crash, Quick Step's winless Tour continues, Arvesen Olympic-bound
- July 24 - Spaniard lives up to expectations, Evans down but not out of Tour, Menchov still hopeful, Vande Velde rides strong after tough day, Schumacher puts in another day at the front, Cyclingnews-Felt TdF competition!, Tour video highlights and podcasts
- July 23 - Come-back for second French winner, Evans bullish after Alpine stage, Vande Velde: 'Anything can happen', Augustyn unhurt in spectacular plunge, Popovych fighting back from bad form, Hincapie: Down but not out, Nibali fighting for white, Basque team on the hunt, Less than a week left to enter the Cyclingnews-Felt Tour competition! Tour video and podcasts
- July 22 - Schleck enjoying the moment, Evans fears Menchov, Vande Velde, Menchov counting on experience, Vande Velde plugging towards podium, Nibali defends white jersey, Don't miss your chance to win in Cyclingnews-Felt Tour competition!
- July 20 - Spaniard one step closer to green dream, Barloworld riders confident in team's future, Cavendish may leave the Tour, Cunego ready for the Alps, Flecha at Menchov's service, Kirchen to ride defensively at Prato Nevoso, Schumacher relying on surprise, Kohl aiming for top-10, Andy Schleck dreams of Alpe d'Huez, AG2R out for team classification
- July 18 #2 - Riccò and Piepoli sacked by Saunier Duval
- July 18 - Millar: 'Riccò was too good to be true', WADA ahead of the curve with Micera, Saunier Duval-Scott stops racing, Riccò in custody, Duenas carried 'a small pharmacy', Are anti-doping authorities 'winning the game'?
- July 17 #2 - Riccò positive – Saunier Duval out of Tour
- July 17 - Domestique clinches first Tour win, Forbidden substances found in Dueñas' room, UCI unhappy with ProTour rejection, Sunderland explains CSC tactics, Liquigas caught by surprise with Beltran, The day of a Silence-Lotto domestique, Four injured in team car/spectator collision, Stage video and podcasts highlights
- July 16 - Evans expects tough battle ahead, Schleck must attack for podium finish, Freire on point for maillot vert, Cavendish unfazed by danger, Froome making progress at the Tour
- July 16 #2 - Tour de France hit by second doping positive
- July 15 - Comeback kid takes yellow, Saunier Duval charges on Hautacam, Menchov: Schleck is in the game, Kohl regrets time loss on Super Besse
- July 14 - Stage nine winner makes it look easy on Col d'Aspin, Director sportifs analyze the day's strategy, Evans survives crash, Difficult day tells Valverde he's feeling well, Sastre race ready for Hautacam, Barredo pushing on despite cold, Stage video highlights and podcasts
- July 13 - Team Columbia contesting for multiple jerseys, Evans looking forward, Spaniard holds on to KOM jersey, Rain no damper for efforts of Cunego & Valverde, Break riders looking for credit with Tour win, Liquigas' manager denies team connection to Beltrán, Former Beltrán room-mate races on, Stapleton & Hincapie shocked but hopeful, Stage video highlights and podcasts
- July 12 - Tour's first doping positive
- July 11 - Lead change shrouded in controversy, Vande Velde ready for overall, Riis holds the line in CSC's three-pronged front, Ten abnormal blood results before Tour start, Aldag close to realizing his dream, Kelly assesses stage six finish, Stuart O'Grady diary, Sylvain Chavanel diary, Taking it easy at Le Tour: Adam Hansen, Stage 6 Video highlights and podcasts
- July 10 - Showdown on Super Besse?, French riders prominent again, Columbia train makes it 'impossible not to win', McEwen misses out, Vande Velde to help Millar, Nibali gains experience, Haussler shaken up, Passeron collides with spectator
- July 9 - Yellow a confirmation for German, Evans delivers time trial punch, Holczer on sponsorship future, Green-clad Kirchen going strong, Millar to hunt for yellow on Super Besse, Saunier Duval-Scott's leaders lose more time, Gómez headed home
- July 8 - French cycling revived with win, McEwen disappointed with day three, Valverde: Sprinters missed their chance, Frischkorn: Tour not just another race, Menchov loses time, as does Riccò, Hinault takes down French protester
- July 6 - Suspected break for Soler, Jégou hoped for stage win and baby, Stapleton pleased with stage one, Schumacher can't convert pole position into victory, Gerrans working for green, Lövkvist hoping for good Tour, Tour diaries: Chavanel and O'Grady's stage one
- July 5 - CSC holds three cards for yellow, Quick Step has irons in the fire, Pereiro content to work for Valverde, PMU in for four more years, Madiot for eight-man Tour teams, Horner picks Tour favourites, Sánchez has respect for the Tour
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- Stage 21 - Results, news, analysis and interviews from the final stage in Paris.
- Stage 20 - Results, news, analysis and interviews from Stage 20.
- Stage 19 - Results, news, analysis and interviews from Stage 19.
- Stage 18 - Results, news, analysis and interviews from Stage 18 to Saint Étienne.
- Stage 17 - Results, news, analysis and interviews from Stage 17 to Alpe d'Huez.
- Stage 16 - Results, news, analysis and interviews from Stage 16 to Jausiers.
- Rest Day - A look back and look forward at the 95th Tour de France on this second rest day.
- Stage 15 - Results, news, analysis and interviews from Stage 15 to Prato Nevoso.
- Stage 14 - Results, news, analysis and interviews from Stage 14 to Digne les Bains.
- Stage 13 - Results, news, analysis and interviews from Stage 13 to Nimes
- Stage 12 - Results, news, analysis and interviews from Stage 12 to Narbonne and all the details of the Riccardo Ricco doping scandal.
- Stage 11 - Results, news, analysis and interviews from Stage 11 to Foix.
- Rest Day - As Cadel Evans rests in yellow, we look back at the 95th tour and preview the remaining 11 stages on the first rest day.
- Stage 10 - Results, news, analysis and interviews from Stage 10 to Hautacam.
- Stage 9 - Results, news, analysis and interviews from Stage 9.
- Stage 8 - Results, news, analysis and interviews from Stage 8 to Toulouse.
- Stage 7 - Results, news, analysis and interviews from Stage 7 to Aurillac.
- Stage 6 - Results, news, analysis and interviews from the exciting finish at Super Besse.
- Stage 5 - Results, news, analysis and interviews from Stage 5.
- Stage 4 - Results, news, analysis and interviews from Stage 4.
- More High-tech Trends - at the 2008 Tour. Ellis Bacon on a new bike being used by Team Columbia.
- Stage 3 - Results, news, analysis and interviews from Stage 3.
- Stage 2 - Results, news, analysis and interviews from Stage 2.
- High-tech trends at the 2008 Tour. Cyclingnews Ben Atkins on some new high-tech gadgets riders are using.
- Stage 1 - The team from ProCycling magazine give you the all the news and views from a hectic stage one.
- Friday Tour preview news - One day to go before stage one, Ellis Bacon and Daniel Friebe of ProCycling magazine take you inside the pre-race press conferences and preview stage one.
- Thursday Tour preview news - Just two days before stage one, host Brad Gibson updates you on the latest tour news along with Ellis Bacon, Peter Cossins and Daniel Friebe of ProCycling magazine.
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- Teams review, part two
- Teams review, part one
- Maillot vert masters
- Sacrifices pay off for Carlos Sastre
- Persistence pays off for die-hard Chavanel
- Sandy Casar's last chance for victory
- Focused Burghardt returns victorious
- Sastre lives up to expectations
- John Vande Velde proud of his son
- 21 levels of hell: L'Alpe d'Huez
- Come-back work pays off for Dessel
- Denis Menchov counting on experience
- Armstrong: Watching from afar
- The nearly team of 1981
- Rest day 2 wrap: Every second counts
- Schleck inches closer to his goal
- George Hincapie: Still going strong
- Freire closer to green dream
- Cavendish equals Cipollini stage wins
- Juan José Oroz: Emerging from anonymity
- ASO wants cheaters out
- Doping expert on Riccó
- Schleck must attack for the podium
- Rest day 1 wrap: An exciting Tour takes a well deserved breather
- Christian Vande Velde: An emerging Tour contender
- Evans bounces back to seize yellow
- Tour 1986: The first US team
- Adam Hansen: Taking it easy
- Lead change shrouded in controversy
- Predicting yellow: Showdown on Super Besse?
- Full steam ahead for Manx Express
- Gerrans leading the Aussie charge
- Yellow a confirmation for Schumacher
- Garmin-Chipotle: Aiming high
- The revival of French cycling
- Damiano Cunego: One-hundred percent for the Tour
- Hushovd grabs sixth Tour stage
- Mark Renshaw: Building a career in lead-outs
- Horner picks his Tour favourites
- Teams presentation: new teams and missing winners
- Hushovd: Gunning for another green
- UCI vs. ASO: Doomed to repeat history?
- Garmin-Chipotle: Battle tested
- Procycling: Tour lexicon
- Schlecks: Three-pronged attack
- Valverde: Not afraid to be a favourite
- Lance Armstrong talks Tour (Part 1)
- Lance talks Tour (Part 2)
- Evans: Relying on a strong team
- Menchov: The quiet storm
- Retro: Joe Magnani
- Gert Steegmans: Stepping up a gear
- Tour favourites: Evans, Valverde and Cunego
- Route announcement
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O'Grady diary
- July 22: Game on leads to pain on
- July 18: Stage 13
- July 18: Focusing on the task at hand
- July 15: Another Aussie in yellow!
- July 14: Ricco a danger man?
- July 12: All out warfare
- July 11: Mingling with the Royalty
- July 10: Ready for the real Tour
- July 9: Time trials equal tough times
- July 8: Rain, rain, go away
- July 6: The battle for the front
- July 5: A chaotic start to the Tour
- July 3: Getting ready
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- Sylvain Chavanel diary
- Adam Hansen diary
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- Robbie Hunter's Barloworld Bianchi 928 Carbon T-Cube
- Christian Vande Velde's Garmin-Chipotle Felt DA
- Kim Kirchen's Team Columbia Giant TT Prototype
- More new stuff from the Tour de France
- Filippo Pozzato's Liquigas Cannondale SuperSix
- More aero gear for road stages
- Saunier Duval-Scott sponsors to pull the plug?
- Andy Schleck's CSC-Saxo Bank Cervélo R3-SL
- Riccardo Riccò's Saunier Duval-Scott Scott Addict
- Spinning in (mostly) circles
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