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Report: Riders out of Vuelta for drinking alcohol (AP)
Team Saxo Bank rider Andy Schleck said on Tuesday he and teammate Stuart O'Grady have been removed from the Spanish Vuelta because they drank alcohol. Schleck said he broke a team rule "by going out for a drink after dinner" and said he is "responsible for my actions." However, the Luxembourg rider told Cyclingnews.com that the decision by the Danish team's boss Bjarne...
Schleck out of Tour of Spain for breaking team rule (Reuters)
Twice Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck has been withdrawn from the Tour of Spain for breaking a team rule, the Luxembourg rider said on Tuesday.
Contador plans to ride 2011 Tour of Spain (Reuters)
Cycling's top stage racer Alberto Contador has said he wants to ride the Tour of Spain in 2011 after a three-year absence.
Tour of Spain leader Anton keeps lid on race ambitions (Reuters)
If Tour of Spain race leader Igor Anton has ambitions of winning the race outright, he is doing a very good job of hiding them.
Alessandro Petacchi pulls out of Spanish Vuelta (AP)
Italian rider Alessandro Petacchi has pulled out of the Spanish Vuelta after injuring himself in a large pileup during the eighth stage of the race. The crash occurred 6.8 miles from the start of the stage Saturday and involved a number of the leading riders. A statement on the Lampre website Monday said the fall gave Petacchi cuts that could not be treated by a masseur.
Noted bicyclist to ride in Maine Dempsey Challenge (AP)
Olympic bronze medalist and Tour de France veteran Levi Leipheimer (LEE'-vy LYP'-hy-mur) is visiting Maine to take part in the second annual bicycling fundraiser put on by "Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey. Leipheimer joins five-time Olympian George Hincapie (HIHN'-kuh-pee) and this year's top U.S.
Team worker Lopez makes solo break for glory in Spain (Reuters)
Spain's David Lopez got a rare taste of individual glory on Sunday when his gamble to attack paid off with victory in the mountainous stage nine of the Tour of Spain.
Lopez takes 9th stage of Vuelta, Anton keeps lead (AP)
David Lopez of Spain won the ninth stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday and Igor Anton retained the overall lead. Caisse d'Epargne's Lopez broke away from a five-man group with just over 3 miles to go in the 116.6-mile leg that featured seven difficult climbs along the route in southeast Spain.
Vuelta a Espana Results (AP)
Lopez wins stage nine of Tour of Spain (Reuters)
Spain's David Lopez took a solo win in the mountainous ninth stage of the Tour of Spain cycle race on Sunday.

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