...challengers, however, stayed nearby. Clearly, the road to Paris and victory is going to be long. Enduring to the end, Richard Virenque of France held on Saturday to win the seventh stage, the Tour's longest and the first of seven days in the punishing...

...The run wasn't enough for the Texan to take the stage, though. Armstrong finished third, 2:20 behind winner Richard Virenque of France, who led for the last 125 miles of the 137-mile 14th leg. Thousands of fans turned out for the stage...

...team. Fifteen teams have entered this year's race, which celebrates its 55th anniversary. Climbing specialist Richard Virenque of France is among those set to ride. Have a thought? Go to the Forums or Chat. Subscribe E-mail this story...

...to the finish of the 1121/2 -mile stage together, including the top three in the overall standings: Ullrich, Richard Virenque and Marco Pantani. Mengin hit the finish line ahead of Belgian Franck Vandenbrucke and Virenque. Ullrich stayed...

...are seeking a clean ride for this year's classic, which starts July 3. On Wednesday, they banned Frenchmen Richard Virenque, Laurent Roux and Philippe Gaumont, as well as the entire TVM team. On Friday, they added to the list the Italian...

...the last climb in the Pyrenees on Tuesday, showed he could do well in the time trial too. He won by 3:04 over Richard Virenque, 3:08 over last year's champion, Bjarne Riis of Denmark. Miguel Indurain in 1992 won a time trial by three...

...from France. "After all, this is the Tour de France," Proudly wearing a polka dot cap in honor of French rider Richard Virenque, Mahe was among the crowds at the start line of Sunday's final stage, from Arpajon to Paris. Though nothing...

...races for the French team Cofidis, was third in the same time as Hamburger. Missing was last year's runnerup, Richard Virenque, who was among the nine Festina cyclists who withdrew at the request of the Tour de France. "It's better we...

...Monday. "It was a relief when they went away," Voeckler said. "We started to unwind," added French rider Richard Virenque. "Some of the boys are exhausted." Gonzalez, winner of the 2002 Tour of Spain, escaped on his own with just...

...enough points to take the green jersey as the Tour's best overall sprinter. For a record-tying sixth time, Richard Virenque of France won the pink polka-dot jersey as the Tour's best mountain rider. But it is the yellow jersey that...