Chris Froome keeps Tour de France lead but Alexis Vuillermoz takes stage eight

Alexis Vuillermoz claimed the first French victory of the 2015 Tour de France with a late burst to win stage eight atop the Mûr de Bretagne

Mark Cavendish sprints to victory on stage seven of the Tour de France

Mark Cavendish put to bed concerns that he might be past his best when he won the sprint in the seventh stage of the Tour de France in Fougères

Mark Cavendish frustrated again on Tour de France stage five

Mark Cavendish’s wait for a Tour de France stage win this year goes on after André Greipel won stage five

Tour de France 2015: Tony Martin wins stage four and takes the yellow jersey

Tony Martin claimed the Tour de France leader’s yellow jersey for the first time with victory on stage four to Cambrai

Tour de France: Mark Cavendish turns on team as André Greipel wins stage

Mark Cavendish was furious with his team and social media critics after failing to win a sprint finish, while Chris Froome and Alberto Contador finished clear of their main rivals for the yellow jersey

Tour de France 2015: Rohan Dennis claims yellow jersey with time trial win

The Australian Rohan Dennis claimed the first yellow jersey of the Tour de France as defending champion Vincenzo Nibali stole some potentially vital seconds ahead of his rivals in the race to Paris

Lizzie Armitstead saw her ‘career flying away’ in Women’s Tour crash

Britain’s Lizzie Armitstead feared the worst when she collided with a group of photographers while celebrating Wednesday’s stage win but she could return as early as next weekend

Bradley Wiggins’ team rebut rule-bending accusations in hour record

Key members of the team behind Bradley Wiggins’s hour record have poured cold water on claims that his bike broke current regulations

Chris Froome and Vincenzo Nibali ramp up Tour preparation in Dauphiné

The 2013 and 2014 Tour de France champions are in the field for the week-long stage race that marks the beginning of the end of the Tour buildup

Teams demand ‘transparency’ over UCI decision to grant Astana licence

Professional cycling was waiting to discover the conditions under which a licence was granted to Vincenzo Nibali’s team to race this year

Lance Armstrong branded ‘disrespectful’ over plans for charity ride

Lance Armstrong has been accused of being ‘completely disrespectful’ by the head of cycling’s governing body over plans to take part in a charity ride

Richie Porte puts in career-best performance to win Paris-Nice race

Richie Porte of Australia mastered tricky conditions to win Paris-Nice for the second time after being fastest in Sunday’s final time-trial stage

UCI president Brian Cookson calls on Hein Verbruggen to stand down

The UCI president Brian Cookson has called on the now honorary president Hein Verbruggen to stand down in the wake of the report into cycling’s dealings with Lance Armstrong