...Armstrong, seeking a fourth straight Tour title, finished the sixth stage in 72nd place, in the same time as winner Erik Zabel of Germany. The 30-year-old Armstrong is expected to concentrate on his strengths - individual time trials and mountain...
...Cavendish beat Oscar Freire, of Spain, and veteran sprinter Erik Zabel, of Germany, on the line in the fifth stage, completing...of Britain, ahead of Oscar Freire, of Spain, and Erik Zabel, of Germany. YELLOW JERSEY: German Stefan Schumacher...
...title last year and is Ullrich's teammate for Telekom, moved up to fourth place, 1 minute, 43 seconds off the lead. Erik Zabel won his third stage in eight days Sunday. On other days he was second, third, fourth and had a victory taken away...
...on Sunday. Kirsipuu, who rides for Casino, won after a final sprint by the pack, edging Tom Steels of Belgium and Erik Zabel of Germany. The overall leader remained Lance Armstrong, the Texan who won Saturday's prologue by seven seconds in...
...17 seconds. He thrust clenched fists into the air as he crossed the finish line in a sprint just ahead of Germany's Erik Zabel, who took the overall leader's yellow jersey. Armstrong finished in a pack of 185 other riders that clocked the same...
...placed third. It was the second time in a week that a cyclist lost an apparent victory because of an irregular sprint. Erik Zabel of Germany was placed last after finishing first on Friday. He went on to win the next two stages. Ullrich maintained...
...cycling. He is indisputably on target to become the first American to repeat as Tour champion since Greg LeMond in 1990. Erik Zabel of Germany ended a personal three-year drought of stage victories by crossing the Troyes finish line after 6 hours...
...he was declared the winner. It was the third time in this Tour that an apparent winner was disqualified. Germany's Erik Zabel lost a stage two weeks ago and Ukraine's Sergei Outschakov was declared the winner after another interference call...
...have to be masochistic to ride in a race like this." Erik Zabel, of Germany, was second. Robert Hunter, who on Thursday...the favorite to win the green jersey as best sprinter. Erik Zabel, of Germany, was second. Robert Hunter, who became...
...best sprinters are here. And there are some other guys who try their luck -- and they're dangerous." Germany's Erik Zabel took second place. Australia's Robbie McEwen, Italy's Gian Matteo Fagnini and Nicola Minali, and France's Frederic...