The last big test for Lance Armstrong before his return to the Giro d’Italia was more than 105 miles of steep roads and windy descents in the mountains of southwestern New Mexico.

Lance Armstrong didn’t disappoint the fans who traveled to this sleepy mining town from as far as the Netherlands to see him take on a speedy _ and potentially dangerous _ race around 1-mile downtown course in the Tour of the Gila.

Although Lance Armstrong still has improvements to make in his buildup to the Giro d’Italia, he believes his decision to race in the Tour of the Gila was a good move.

Lance Armstrong says his collarbone feels good and he’s excited to be racing again.

Lance Armstrong will race in the Tour of the Gila after all.

Lance Armstrong is going to miss this week’s Tour of the Gila cycling race in New Mexico. Organizers blame what they say is a rarely enforced International Cycling Federation rule.

France’s anti-doping agency says it will not seek sanctions against cyclist Lance Armstrong over a dispute with a drug tester.

Lance Armstrong has told organizers that he will race in the Giro d’Italia.

Lance Armstrong has undergone a surprise doping test in France in which the Tour de France great had to give a hair sample.

Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has criticized 2007 winner Alberto Contador, telling a French sports daily that his Astana teammate still has “a lot to learn” about racing.