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AP - Mark Cavendish won the 11th stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday, Rinaldo Nocentini of Italy held onto the yellow jersey and Lance Armstrong remained third overall.

Thomas Voeckler of France has claimed a solo victory in the fifth stage of the Tour de France, a 122-mile ride from Le Cap d’Agde to Perpignan.

Lance Armstrong will ride in support of teammate Levi Leipheimer in the Giro d'Italia.

Olympic gold medal-winner Tyler Hamilton has tested positive for a banned substance and retired from cycling, the American said Friday.

Lance Armstrong is recovering from surgery on his broken collarbone.

Lance Armstrong’s team manager is confident a broken collarbone won’t prevent the cycling great from riding in the Giro d’Italia or Tour de France.

Lance Armstrong crashed on the first stage of a race in Spain on Monday and likely hurt his collarbone or shoulder and was taken to the hospital by ambulance.

Mark Cavendish of Britain has won the Milan-San Remo cycling classic by beating Heinrich Haussler of Germany in a photo finish.

Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong submitted a hair sample for a surprise doping test in France. The French anti-doping agency Wednesday published hair test results suggesting widespread use among French athletes of DHEA, a banned substance that can be used to boost testosterone levels.

Lance Armstrong contended with fierce heat in his first road race in three years Tuesday, finishing in the back of the pack in the first stage of the Tour Down Under.