Thomas Voeckler clings on to Bastille Day yellow as the Schleck brothers lay down the lawSamuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) took a lone victory at the top of Luz-Ardiden to claim the twelfth stage of the Tour de France. The Olympic champion [...]
Klöden crashes again, RadioShack leader under pressureHe came into the race with high hopes of a podium place, but Robert Gesink’s battered body saw him lose pace with the Tour de France favourites on the slopes of the Tourmalet. The [...]
Boasson Hagen pledges his supportWith Bradley Wiggins out of the race, the Sky Procycling team will instead put its full backing behind Rigoberto Uran in the mountains of the Tour de France. The Colombian rider started today’s stage 36th overall, [...]
Frenchman believes Taaramäe can win the white jerseyDavid Moncoutié (Cofidis) has returned to the Tour de France after a two-year absence, ready to tackle the mountains. The Frenchman, who has won the mountains classification jersey in the Vuelta a España [...]
Tour de France champion confident his knee has recoveredToday marks a pivotal point in the Tour de France as the race encounters its first mountain stage. The race favourites will have three ascents where vigilance will be needed, as attacks [...]
‘When I kick, normally I get a gap and I win”At one point earlier in this Tour it seemed that Mark Cavendish was out of the race for the Maillot Vert, with the Manx rider being outmanoeuvred by Philippe Gilbert [...]
Everybody rides for Vinokourov on Kazakh teamAndriy Grivko formed part of the break of the day in today's stage 11 of the Tour de France. The six-man move came very close to prevailing, being caught only three kilometers from the [...]
Team enjoys stage without incident ahead of first high mountain outingSamuel Sánchez of the Euskaltel-Euskadi team is getting ready for the first day in the high mountains. The Basque team is always motivated in the Pyrenees, as it is close [...]
Frenchman vows to keep his fighting spirit up regardlessThomas Voeckler is a fighter, which is why he says he will go all out in tomorrow's stage of the Tour de France in the Pyrenees. He is also a realistic person, [...]
Hushovd, Gilbert, Siutsou said to be on the move In addition to being the biggest race in cycling, the Tour de France is also the prime marketplace for pro riders. All the big teams and agents come together for the [...]
Mark Cavendish beats André Greipel on a rainy day in the TarnMark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) took his revenge over former teammate André Greipel (Omega Pharma-Lotto), beating him to the line on the eleventh stage of the Tour de France between Blaye-les-Mines [...]
BMC Racing Team rider tips Peter Velits for good performanceWith just today’s stage to get through before tomorrow’s first big mountain stage, Cadel Evans is in the best position of all the general classification contenders. His aim is to steer [...]
Frenchman too fatigued to carry onJohn Gadret did not start Wednesday’s eleventh stage of the Tour de France, citing fatigue as his reason. The AG2R La Mondiale started the Tour following a successful Giro d’Italia where he won a stage [...]
Dane says Schlecks have to attack EvansSaxo Bank-Sungard, the team of defending Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, hopes the Spaniard will take time back from his rivals when the race heads for its first mountain stage tomorrow. Contador lost [...]
Canadian believes the sport is cleaner than everIn light of the recent positive test at the Tour de France, Sky Procycling’s Michael Barry has insisted that cycling is cleaner and is leading the fight against doping. During Monday’s rest day [...]
Successful operation for the Team Sky leaderBradley Wiggins (Sky Procycling) has confirmed that he will start the Vuelta a España following his unexpected exit from the Tour de France. Wiggins, who according to his team was in great form and [...]
Belgian team manager is waiting to see if he will come on boardQuick Step team manager Patrick Lefevere has confirmed a strong interest in current Tour de France Maillot Vert Philippe Gilbert, one of the standout riders of the first [...]
Klöden under pressure due to back injuryFamously lucky during the Tour in its previous incarnation as the US Postal Service and Discovery Channel teams, RadioShack is experiencing the opposite during the 2011 Tour de France. Yaroslav Popovych is the latest [...]
