Spaniard Alejandro Valverde has declared his intention to fight for a podium place on the Tour de France despite languishing down in ninth place overall. Valverde, who rides for Caisse d'Epargne, became the first big yellow jersey victim when the [...]
Australian Cadel Evans has all but discounted the threat presented by the CSC team of Tour de France leader Frank Schleck to his own yellow jersey pretensions. Instead, the Silence-Lotto team leader - who lost the lead to Schleck after [...]
Former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis doesn't need to dig too deeply into his memory to know that the next two stages of the race will be crucial for his CSC team's yellow jersey chances. For the man who [...]
One day after his withdrawal from the Tour de France on the Col de l’Agnel, Stijn Devolder commented on his experience in this year’s Tour: “As far as I’m concerned this Tour de France was very hard for me" - [...]
According to their father, CSC duo Frank and Andy Schleck rarely talk of the sport that has put them into the global spotlight. But when they do get round to talking of their profession in the Schleck household, it usually [...]
A Russian-American-Australian alliance is unlikely to see the light of day on the Tour de France, or anywhere else, this year. But with the yellow jersey up for grabs in the next two crucial days of racing, American Christian Vande [...]
Towns decked in yellow, and even dogs and their owners decked out in symbols of the race's famous jersey. That was Italy's welcome to the Tour de France here Sunday. The 15th stage of the race began in Embrun at [...]
Spain's 2006 champion Oscar Pereiro suffered shoulder injuries after crashing spectacularly out of the 15th stage of the Tour de France here on Sunday. According to a first official diagnosis Pereiro has a sprained shoulder but has not injured his [...]
Tour de France standings after stage 15: 1. Frank Schleck (LUX/CSC) 63h57min 21sec 2. Bernhard Kohl (AUT/GST) at 0:07. 3. Cadel Evans (AUS/SIL) 0:08. 4. Denis Menchov (RUS/RAB) 0:38. 5. Christian Vande Velde (USA/GAR) [...]
Cadel Evans is bracing himself for a crucial two days of racing in the French alps after giving up the Tour de France yellow jersey here on Sunday. On the first day of three in the Alps the 31-year-old Aussie [...]
Luxembourg's Frank Schleck took hold of the Tour de France yellow jersey from Cadel Evans here on Friday after a thrilling 15th stage in the Alps which blew the race wide open. Australian Simon Gerrans, of the Credit Agricole team, [...]
Quadruple stage winner Mark Cavendish has pulled out of the Tour de France prior to the 15th stage, the first of three days in the Alps here Sunday, according to his Columbia team. Cavendish has been one of the stars [...]
Olympic road race champion Paolo Bettini won the 63rd edition of the Trofeo Matteotti (4h45m Average 42.841km/h). At the finish line in Pescara, the World Champion sprinted ahead of Francesco Reda (NGC Medical) and Pasquale Muto (team Miche Silver Cross) [...]
Australian Simon Gerrans caused a minor sensation here on Sunday by winning the tough 15th stage of the Tour de France on the race's third mountain finish in the Italian Alps. The 28-year-old from Melbourne, however, was quick to give [...]
Spanish rider Moises Duenas, kicked out of the Tour de France, has blamed a Spanish doctor for his positive test for the blood booster erythropoietin (EPO), the daily El Pais reported on Saturday. Duenas, who was charged with "use and [...]
The sponsor of Cadel Evans' team on the Tour de France is known for products that allow noisy snorers to doze off and enjoy a good night's sleep. But if there was ever a time the Australian needed his Silence [...]
Rabobank sprinter Oscar Freire of Spain ended the triumphant victory run of Britain's Mark Cavendish by taking the Tour de France 14th stage here on Saturday. Australian Cadel Evans retained the leader's yellow jersey one second ahead of Luxembourg's Frank [...]
Mountain biker Chris Jongewaard failed in his attempt to join Australia's team for next month's Beijing Olympics when he was turned down for selection by the Australian Olympic Committee here Saturday. Jongewaard is facing hit and run and drink-driving offences [...]