Former cyclist Jan Ullrich has said that he was “nearly dead” before a visit from Lance Armstrong, his rival during the 1990s and 2000s, helped him turn his life around. The 47-year-old Ullrich, who ...

German cyclist Jan Ullrich lifts the Tour de France winner's trophy on the podium in Paris. Germany's only Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich hopes to make peace with organizers of the famous race ...

GERARDMER, France — Lance Armstrong looked around for help and found none. He was alone, on a Tour de France climb, his rivals swarming all over him. Armstrong’s usually trusty teammates failed him ...

SAINT-BRIEUC, France - Reduced by cancer and chemotherapy to the role of spectator at the Tour de France in 1997, Lance Armstrong thought he saw the future of cycling. His name was Jan Ullrich, a ...

Lance Armstrong lost 2 seconds of his lead over rival Jan Ullrich in the Tour de France's 18th stage Friday, setting up a time-trial showdown for the title. Ullrich, the 1997 champion and four times ...

NANTES, France -- It's a measure of the man that Lance Armstrong's toughest Tour de France victory will be the sweetest. Staying steady on rain-slicked roads while his rival fell during a dramatic ...

Lance Armstrong lost by inches to Italy's Marco Pantani in the toughest stage of the Tour de France on Thursday but strengthened his overall lead. Pantani edged the defending champion from Austin, ...

PARIS - Lance Armstrong will never ride in the Tour de France again. After seven years of dominance, he is trading in rough rides through the mountains for leisurely days on the beach. Having stepped ...

BORDEAUX, France, July 24 -- -- Saving himself and his overall lead for their great battle to come, Lance Armstrong finished grouped with arch rival Jan Ullrich in the Tour de France's pancake-flat ...

PARIS, July 18 -- -- Four-time defending champion Lance Armstrong remained in first place overall in the Tour de France, and retained the race's yellow jersey, despite a disappointing second-place ...