... 13th stage from Vittel to Colmar, won by Germany's Heinrich Haussler, was less secure for riders Julian Dean and Oscar Freire: they were lightly injured by shots from a suspected air rifle from the roadside. The top standings didn't change ...

... team can aim for stage victories with riders such as the Spanish duo of Juan Antonio Flecha and former world champion Oscar Freire. Hampered by back problems this season, Freire hopes to retain the best sprinter's green jersey he won last year ...

... Advertisement - Valverde, the Caisse d'Epargne team leader, is one second in front of Kirchen and Spanish sprint star Oscar Freire. Valverde, who was 12th Sunday, won the first stage of a race that will end in Paris on July 27 "It was an incredible ...

... completed the flat, 144-mile ride from Cholet to Chateauroux in 5 hours, 27 minutes, 52 seconds, edging veterans Oscar Freire of Spain and Erik Zabel of Germany. All but five of the 177 finishers were given the same time, meaning there were ...

DIGNES-LES-BAINS, France Oscar Freire closed in on the sprint title at the Tour de France by winning Saturday's 14th stage, while Australia's Cadel Evans kept the ...

... Knaven and Erik Dekker finished second and third, respectively, with the same time as Kroon. World road champion Oscar Freire dropped out of the Tour earlier Sunday. Freire, who won this year's second stage, injured his tailbone in a crash ...

... Floyd Landis said after safely completing Thursday's stage five, which was won by three-time former world champion Oscar Freire in a sprint finish. Race leader Tom Boonen, who placed second, is learning all about the added weight that comes ...

... clarity to a race devoid so far of any standout favorite. The spotlight will move away from sprint specialists like Oscar Freire, winner of Tuesday's pancake-flat stage nine. Lithe climbers and riders eyeing the overall title, who need to ...