Rabobank team chef cooks special dishes for vegetarian riderFrance thinks of itself as the centre of the culinary World, each region has it’s own speciality dishes and its restaurant’s are the envy of the World. What all this haute cuisine [...]
First through third on the Points Classification separated by only 16 pointsWhile Thor Hushovd excused himself from the table of contenders for the Green Jersey in Paris after a disappointing sprint and dismissed Mark Cavendish's chances, the three-way fight for [...]
French analyst doesn’t see any way for Saxo Bank rider to win this yearIn his latest expert column, former French pro Jean Francois Bernard has said that he expects Andy Schleck to concede a minute and a half to Alberto [...]
HTC-Columbia rider is the class of the field in the sprinter's city after surviving tough times in the mountainsMark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) won the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France between Salles-de-Béarn and Bordeaux in a mass bunch sprint. The [...]
Former World time trial champion uses local knowledge before rain disrupts the later startersHanka Kupfernagel (German National Team) won the fourth stage time trial, the Rund um Schleiz. The 2007 World time trial champion beat Regina Bruins (Cervélo TestTeam) by [...]
Canadian believes he can defend eighth place overallOne of the most surprising performances on yesterday’s final mountain stage of the Tour was the superb showing by Ryder Hesjedal, who proved to be one of the strongest on the Col du [...]
Set for highest-ever finish on SundayChris Horner may have gone to the Tour de France as primarily a support rider for Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer, but the 38 year old is now poised to finish as the highest-placed RadioShack [...]
Two-year contract should prevent rumored transfer to Quick Step teamLast month Italian newspaper la Gazzetta dello Sport linked Riccardo Riccò (Ceramica Flaminia) with a move to the Quick Step team for a start in this year's Vuelta a España. The [...]
Riders on attack today, ‘Twiggo’ to target final time trial The 2010 Tour de France hasn’t worked out as well as was hoped for the new Sky Racing Team, but the squad is determined to go out with a bang. [...]
Eligible to return to the sport in late AugustEmbattled cyclist Stefan Schumacher has said that he wishes to come back to the sport from his doping suspension as a "transparent athlete", in an attempt to erase any doubts that he [...]
How come this year’s final mountain stage delivered such drama, when last year’s version couldn’t?Today’s stage between Pau and the Col du Tourmalet gave us the kind of dramatic mano a mano battle rarely seen in the Tour de France [...]
Dutch rider outsprints breakaway after tough stageAdrie Visser (HTC-Columbia) won the third stage of the Thüringen Rundfahrt, the Rund um Greiz, after outsprinting the rest of the breakaway. She beat compatriot Iris Slappendel (Cervélo TestTeam) and 2007 World champion Marta [...]
Saxo Bank rider tries all he can to drop yellow jersey as the race's best two riders fight out the Tour's toughest stageAndy Schleck (Saxo Bank) won the seventeenth stage of the Tour de France between Pau and the Col [...]
Belgian rubs shoulders with Nicolas Sarkozy on his way to his nation's best Tour finish in 24 yearsJurgen Van Den Broeck (OmegaPharma-Lotto) is poised to become Belgium’s first rider to finish in the top-five of the Tour de France since [...]
Former US Postal Service rider appears likely to provide detailsFormer US Postal Service rider Tyler Hamilton appears increasingly likely to give evidence to those investigating claims made by Floyd Landis that doping was widely used on the team. Chris Manderson, [...]
Spaniard chimes in on cycling's "unwritten rules"Spaniard Carlos Sastre (Cervélo TestTeam) went out on the attack today in an attempt to seize his final chance at a stage victory in the 2010 Tour de France. The last day in the [...]
Six time polka-dot jersey winner decries the lack of overall contenders in classificationGoing into the final mountain stage, the competition for the polka-dot mountains jersey is wide open. Current jersey holder Anthony Charteau (Bbox-Bouyges Telecom) leads Christophe Moreau (Caisse d’Epargne) [...]
Rabobank leader will fight to the endRussian rider Denis Menchov has been strong but silent in this Tour de France, quietly pedalling his way to fourth overall and looking more solid than in previous years. Speaking on the rest day, [...]
