Cadel's best yet to come

Cadel Evans apologised to fellow Australians for not winning yesterday's time trial, but his former coach says he's shown sings that he could be a futue winner in the making

Aussie coach Damian Grundy, who coached Evans from the age of 14, said his old charge still has one or two years of improvement before we can expect to see the Predictor-Lotto rider win the Tour. To read the full interview with his former coach, click here

Split to help clean up?

Tour officials suggest a split to help clean up Tour's act.

Tour de France officials have suggested the Tour could stop working with UCI, with the Tour's director even suggesting cycling chief Pat McQuaid steps down as the sport looks to clean its image. Christian Prudhomme's interview, which coms hot on the heels of the tour's demouement, can be found in Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily

Bennati picks off stage 20

Italian Daniele Bennati wins his second stage win of the Tour as the Tour comes to a dramatic end.

It finished: 1. Bennati 2. Hushovd 3. Zabel 4. Hunter 5. Boonen 6. Sebastien Chavanel 7. Cancellara 8. Millar 9. Förster 10. Quinziato.

To see how the final action unfolded, click here

Contador wins

Alberto Contador secures Tour de France but could face doping investigation...

24-year-old Contador, from Madrid, retained the leader's yellow jersey after finishing fifth in yesterday's time trial, and did enough to win the tournament overall. The American Discovery Channel team was the youngest champion since Jan Ullrich of Germany in 1997. He was the first Spaniard to stand atop the winner's podium since the last of Miguel Indurain's five wins in 1995. However, the Daily Mail has suggested that he could now face allegations of doping himself. To read the claims, click here

Contador clinches crown as Tour fall-out begins ...

It's a Tour that has been littered with rogue blood samples, stray dogs, and more testosterone than you'd find at the World Wrestling Federation's Annual Dinner.

Despite the rush of negative headlines that have emerged - particularly over the last week - there has been some real quality throughout this year's Tour, with Alberto Contador clinching the 2007 crown yesterday afternoon on the final stage into Les Champs-Elysees.

The Daily Mail reports that Contador may yet face new doping allegations himself, while Tour Director Christian Prudhomme has been speaking about a proposed split with the UCI.

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• Does Contador really deserve the big prize?
• Should the 2008 Tour be axed?
• Rasmussen - nasty or just naive?
• Is it time to accept drugs in sport?

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