Richie Porte's Tour de France dreams have been shattered.

Bennett has shot into the top 10 on the Tour de France's general classification.

Frenchman Lilian Calmejane fought off cramp to win the Tour de France eighth stage.

After the horror smash on Tuesday which forced him to pull out of the Tour de France.

Cavendish breaks shoulder and Sagan given Tour elbow.

George Bennett leads the Kiwi's as all seemingly escaped the carnage relatively unscathed.

Belgian Jan Bakelants has apologised for sexual remarks about Tour de France hostesses.

Kiwis George Bennett and Patrick Bevin crashed in the first stage of the Tour de France.

Kiwi cyclist George Bennett's former schoolmates will be supporting him from the roadside

George Bennett's Tour of California win has been put into context by NZ cycling pros.

He has created history, but Kiwi cyclist George Bennett still has his feet on the ground.

A judge has cleared the way for a US government lawsuit seeking $NZ139 million from disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong.

Briton Chris Froome turned down a therapeutic use exemption during the second of his three Tour de France wins.

Even in retirement, Sir Bradley Wiggins remains under suspicion of medical misadventure during his career.

At the start of last month, the tarnished Lance Armstrong was the defendant in a federal courtroom in Washington as lawyers ripped apart his life.

It was a rotten era and rotten system and Lance Armstrong should not be the scapegoat, says Bruce Biddle.

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong is hitting the streets of Auckland again this morning and has invited Kiwi enthusiasts to join him.

Lance Armstrong has arrived in New Zealand, touching down in Auckland early this morning.

One of Shane Archbold's teammates is in awe of the Kiwi cyclist after a gritty end to his Tour de France campaign. Archbold was involved

Three police officers are been shot dead and three more injured in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Turkey widens the crackdown on suspected supporters of a failed military coup on Sunday.

The Tour de France had a reputation for oddities long before Chris Froome's "running man" dash to the finish of the latest stage in the famed cycling race.

In a complete embarrassment for Tour de France organisers, leader Chris Froome had to ditch his bike and run following a crash.

Kiwi rider George Bennett has finished inside the top ten on the ninth stage of cycling's Tour de France despite knocking down a fan.

Tour de France riders might come across another unexpected obstacle tomorrow morning.

Keagan Girdlestone came close to death after slamming into the back of a suddenly-braking race vehicle.

Our selection of the best images from the Tour de France.