Hushovd gets back green from Petacchi through intermediate sprintsThor Hushovd of the Cervélo TestTeam knows exactly how the green jersey is won: It is not only the final dash to the line that counts but also the intermediate sprints along [...]
Belgian heading for his nation's best Tour finish for 24 years OmegaPharma-Lotto’s Jurgen Van Den Broeck continues to ride high in the Tour de France, in only his second appearance at the race. He finished today’s stage into Mende just [...]
Kazakh makes the other teams work all day, misses out on reward of victory, but is satisfied with team's dayStarting the day in 14th place, just 6’31” behind yellow jersey Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank), Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) managed to get [...]
Frenchman says Renshaw’s disqualification was justifiedFormer Tour de France Maillot Jaune Jean Francois Bernard has said that he doesn’t believe that Mark Cavendish can win the green jersey this year, believing that the Briton will find it harder to take [...]
"There's no real lesson from today's stage. I could not have done anything differently."The possibilities posited by the Tour de France's two top riders differed greatly ahead of today's stage finish on the Montee Jalabert. Alberto Contador was weary to [...]
Team quick to denounce claims made by Amore e Vita founder, Ivano FaniniThe controversy surrounding Fabian Cancellara after accusations of motorized doping has beckoned in a new era of distrust in cycling. The Cancellara incident was the first, but now, [...]
Italian coach predicts a fast finish, but not by a pure sprinterNew Italian head coach Paolo Bettini has returned from checking out this year’s World Championships road course in Melbourne. He proclaims it a good circuit for sprinters, according to [...]
Dutch team will maintain Classics specialist for two more yearsBelgian Björn Leukemans is set to remain with the Vacansoleil team for two more years, the team announced today. Leukemans has been with the Dutch formation since it's inception in 2009, [...]
Team manager, Erik Breukink, admits disappointment in Belgian Classics specialistBelgian Nick Nuyens's stay with Rabobank looks set to end two years after it started. Nuyens moved over to Rabobank from Cofidis with a lot of hope and promise, but two [...]
Belgian believes defending champion will get upper hand over SchleckTeam RadioShack manager Johan Bruyneel has conceded that this year’s Tour has been a very disappointing one for him, with the Belgian expressing sadness at Lance Armstrong’s crash and at the [...]
Future certain for Belgian ProTour squadBelgiums number two team, Omega Pharma-Lotto, has received good news today in the form of a two-year extension of sponsorship with Omega-Pharma. The squad has ridden second fiddle to the Quick Step team over the [...]
Bob Stapleton in negotiations with industry giantWith three stage wins in the bag already and Mark Cavendish still mathematically a possible winner of the Maillot Vert, the HTC Columbia team has had another strong Tour de France. Losing Mark Renshaw [...]
Australian sprinter to stay with Dutch teamAustralian Graeme Brown has signed with the Rabobank team for an additional year, which will take his term through the 2011 season. Brown has been with the Dutch team for five seasons, and has [...]
10 stages with a broken wrist an incredible feat of suffering and enduranceAfter managing to survive ten stages of the Tour de France with a broken wrist, including a day over the cobbles, the Alps, and a number of strong [...]
Spanish rider takes stage victory after fireworks on Jalabert's climb see defending champion attack yellow jerseyJoaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) won the twelfth stage of the Tour de France between Bourg-de-Péage and Mende as he escaped on the steep climb to the [...]
Kreder to return at Brixia Tour and Peraud to make comeback in PolandTwo riders who were forced to leave June's Criterium du Dauphine as a result of injury are set to return to racing. Garmin's young Dutch talent, Michel Kreder, [...]
Effort proves ultimately fruitless, but shows that no stage is without its opportunities for Grand Tour hopefulsAhead of Thursday's Stage 11, Saxo Bank team manager, Bjarne Riis, had expressed hope that his team would get an easier day en route [...]
Manx Missile fires another winning shot to the lineMark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) won the eleventh stage of the Tour de France between Sisteron and Bourg-lès-Valance in a fast bunch sprint. The Manx Missile took his third victory in this year’s race [...]
