Armstrong within split second of lead at Tour

There was a time not so long ago when none of this would have mattered, at least on this side of the pond.

Drugs hit the Tour de France again Thursday, and the third doping bust netted the biggest name yet: Italy’s Riccardo Ricco, a winner of two stages.

CHOLET, France — Stefan Schumacher of Germany took the yellow jersey at the Tour de France, and now says everything else is a bonus.
He knows his early lead won’t last.