Swedish champion outsprints breakaway on uphill finish to take stage and race leadEmma Johansson (RedSun Cycling) won the first stage of the Thüringen Rundfahrt, the Rund um Altenberg after escaping the rest of a breakaway group in the closing stages. [...]
Confident Luxemburger thinks one minute over Contador is enough ahead of time trialAndy Schleck is doing everything he can to still win this year's Tour de France. That included to keep in a rhythm during the rest day by climbing [...]
Third green jersey win within Hushovd's reachCervélo TestTeam's Thor Hushovd is once again in the heat of battle for the Tour de France's green jersey competition. As it was last year, the two-time winner (2005,2009) of the competition finds himself [...]
Lithuanian outsprints breakaway companion to take victory as race leader taken out by railway tracksEdita Pucinskaite (Gauss-RDZ-Ormu) won the second stage of the Thüringen Rundfahrt, the Rund um Gera, after outsprinting Olga Zabelinskaya (Safi-Pasta Zara). The pair escaped from a [...]
Rides over 15km on mini bike with toe clips to reach spare bikeJens Voigt crashed hard on Tuesday's stage, in the descent of the Col de Peyresourde. With the team cars long gone and his front tire exploded, the German [...]
Time running out fast for climbers in this Tour de FranceTour de France champion from 2008, Carlos Sastre (Cervélo TestTeam), only has one more opportunity left to try to secure a stage win in this year's edition of the race. [...]
Spaniard confident in podium battle against MenchovSamuel Sánchez and his Basque Euskaltel-Euskadi teammates took a well deserved rest day in Pau today. Sánchez hopes to defend himself well in tomorrow's grueling stage 17 up to the Col du Tourmalet finish [...]
Climbs also slower this yearFrancaise des Jeux doctor Gérard Guillaume has hailed the six stage wins taken by French riders during this year’s Tour, saying that the improvement in performance is down to a cleaner peloton. Since the Tour start [...]
French riders have an additional twelve month optionWhile he was winning two stages and wearing the yellow jersey of race leadership in this year’s Tour de France, speculation was rife that Sylvain Chavanel would be returning to race with a [...]
Rivals play down importance of race against the clockCurrently just eight seconds ahead of Andy Schleck, Alberto Contador will have two goals on tomorrow’s final mountain stage to the top of the Col du Tourmalet. The less ambitious of those [...]
Injured Clement happy with support; Moerenhout was with team since 1996Two changes in the Rabobank team were announced today. Stef Clement extended his contract with the Dutch team for one year, while its veteran rider Koos Moerenhout will end his [...]
Belgian hopes to avoid bad day in final mountain stageJurgen van den Broeck is now openly stating his goal of a top five finish in this year's Tour de France. With one tough mountain stage and a 50-kilometer time trial [...]
Legal battle heats upLegal representatives for Lance Armstrong have complained to the federal prosecutor investigating the inquiry into the seven-time Tour winner and his former team, expressing frustration about ongoing leaks to the media. His attorney Tim Herman sent a [...]
Saxo Bank veteran hit the tarmac in a freak accident that harks back to last yearSaxo Bank’s Jens Voigt suffered from a real sense of déjà vu today as he hit the road hard on a mountain descent for the [...]
Only Fuglsang able to stay with Schleck on tough dayThe much anticipated attack from Andy Schleck never materialized along the route of the classic 16th stage through the Pyrenees. While it never seemed likely that time could be gained on [...]
Overall hopes vanish in the Pyrenees as Giro winner comes down with bronchitisFollowing his tremendous victory at the Giro d'Italia in May, Ivan Basso immediately set his sights on the Tour de France and the seemingly cursed Giro/Tour double. The [...]
A sixth win for France as Lance Armstrong and Christophe Moreau go on one last attackPierrick Fédrigo (Bbox Bouyges Telecom) won the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France between Bagnères-de-Luchon and Pau as he outsprinted the rest of an [...]
Dutch team snatches up talent from the Rabobank programVacansoleil has signed young talent Martijn Keizer from the Rabobank Continental squad onto the team for 2011. The 22 year old signed a two-year deal with the Dutch team, and will look [...]
