Tour de France Round Up: Solid stage nine effort for Rui Costa

Van den Broeck puts it in perspective after Besançon time trialWith Bradley Wiggins and Christopher Froome (Sky Procycling) seemingly head and shoulders above every other top general classification contender in the time trial save for Cadel Evans (BMC Racing), several [...]

2012-07-09T00:00:00+00:00July 9th, 2012|

Christophe Le Mevel hoping to feature in the Tour de Pologne

would rather be in France but could be suited to arduous, rolling week in PolandAfter racing often and pulling in decent results in his first season with Garmin-Sharp in 2011, Christophe Le Mevel’s 2012 has been a bit sparse in [...]

2012-07-09T00:00:00+00:00July 9th, 2012|

Armstrong’s federal court application thrown out, may be allowed re-file with substantial modifications

“This Court is not inclined to indulge Armstrong's desire for publicity, self-aggrandizement, or vilification of Defendants”Hours after it was announced via multiple media outlets that Lance Armstrong and his legal team had filed a lengthy application to the United States [...]

2012-07-09T00:00:00+00:00July 9th, 2012|

Chavanel calls stage nine his “best ever time trial at the Tour”

French TT champion shows off tricolor with fifth place, Martin experiences more bad luckAfter nabbing a third place finish in the prologue of the Tour de France, Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) confirmed his current abilities against the watch with [...]

2012-07-09T00:00:00+00:00July 9th, 2012|

Tour de France: Evans staying focussed after dropping time to Wiggins

Van Garderen produces outstanding time trial to retake young rider’s jerseyCadel Evans (BMC Racing) will find himself on the back foot when the Tour de France gets underway again after Tuesday’s rest day, after losing a significant chunk of time [...]

2012-07-09T00:00:00+00:00July 9th, 2012|

USADA says it is following established rules, confident Armstrong case will continue

Agency responds to application to block case in Austin district court The US Anti Doping Agency has responded to the attempt by Lance Armstrong and his legal team to try to prevent its case against him, saying that it intends [...]

2012-07-09T00:00:00+00:00July 9th, 2012|

Tour de France: Bradley Wiggins crushes the field in stage nine time trial

Maillot Jaune increases his lead over Cadel Evans as Team Sky goes one-two Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) put his rivals to the sword again as he took a dominant victory in the first individual time trial of the 2012 Tour [...]

2012-07-09T00:00:00+00:00July 9th, 2012|

Armstrong claims USADA’s action is unconstitutional and files for restraining order

Texan applies to federal court in his home state to block agency’s actionWith time running out before he has to respond to the US Anti Doping Agency’s charges against him and five others of doping and related offences, Lance Armstrong [...]

2012-07-09T00:00:00+00:00July 9th, 2012|

Poels in danger of losing a kidney as a result of Tour de France crash

Dutchman recovering from massive pileup on Friday’s stage to MetzBadly injured in the big crash which happened on Friday’s sixth stage of the Tour, Vancansoleil’s Wout Poels is in danger of losing a kidney as a result. The 24 year [...]

2012-07-09T00:00:00+00:00July 9th, 2012|

Dan Martin below par due to head cold, hoping for better form ahead

Irishman undecided about how to approach today’s time trialDan Martin had hoped to challenge for the stage win on Saturday’s leg to La Planche des Belles Filles, but has had to postpone his ambitions until later on the race due [...]

2012-07-09T00:00:00+00:00July 9th, 2012|

Jurgen Van Den Broeck: “I was thinking of time gains not the stage victory”

Lotto-Belisol riders blow the peloton apart; concedes that the podium is now probably out of reachAfter a disaster on the previous stage, where a mechanical incident at the foot of the final climb to la Planche des Belles Filles saw [...]

2012-07-08T00:00:00+00:00July 8th, 2012|

Tour de France: Fractured hand for Samuel Sánchez but collarbone appears unbroken

Olympic champion may still defend title but recovery is the first priorityAs Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) hit the tarmac in a seemingly innocuous crash in the first half of today’s eighth stage of the Tour de France, between Belfort and Porrentruy, [...]

2012-07-08T00:00:00+00:00July 8th, 2012|

Dennis Menchov: “It’s too early to talk about the overall classification”

Russian moves up to fourth overall as the first long time trial approachesDenis Menchov (Katusha) was happy with the result of the eighth stage of the Tour de France, between Belfort and Porrentruy, Switzerland, where he finished eighth, in the [...]

2012-07-08T00:00:00+00:00July 8th, 2012|

Fuglsang celebrating Tour of Austria win, Colli takes emotional victory

Team Type 1 rider nets bunch sprint gallop in ViennaPassed over for the Tour de France and then told by RadioShack team manager Johan Bruyneel that he wouldn’t be riding any WorldTour races for the remainder of the season, Jakob [...]

2012-07-08T00:00:00+00:00July 8th, 2012|

Tour de France: Thibaut Pinot escapes the break to take stage eight into Porrentruy

Bradley Wiggins comes under pressure from his rivals as the race descends into Switzerland Thibaut Pinot (FDJ-BigMat), the youngest rider in the 2012 Tour de France, won the eighth stage of the race between Belfort and Porrentruy, Switzerland, after he [...]

2012-07-08T00:00:00+00:00July 8th, 2012|

Sanchez’s Olympic defence seems over as he crashes out of Tour de France

Initial reports of fractured collarbone and hand for 2008 Olympic champOlympic champion and last year’s King of the Mountains Samuel Sanchez looks doubtful for London 2012 after crashing heavily during today’s eighth stage of the Tour and being forced to [...]

2012-07-08T00:00:00+00:00July 8th, 2012|

Tour de France: Johannes Fröhlinger the latest casualty as broken finger forces abandon

German climber drops out after first mountain as Argos-Shimano woes continueArgos-Shimano’s Thomas Fröhlinger became the latest casualty of the Tour de France, as the race entered its second week, as he was unable to start the eighth stage between Belfort [...]

2012-07-08T00:00:00+00:00July 8th, 2012|
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