Bumps and bruises for Movistar captain as he loses two minutes to his biggest rivalsMovistar’s Alejandro Valverde was one of the victims of both crashes on the sixth stage of the Tour de France, between Épernay and Metz, as he [...]
Fifth stage win for the World number one with second overall victory in sightIn a cannibal-esque performance that now matches her 2011 race, Marianne Vos (Rabobank) took her fifth stage win of the 2012 Giro d’Italia Femminile, between Mornago and [...]
Scarponi regrets losing time, vows to fight back tomorrowTriple world champion Oscar Freire has been forced to withdraw from what could be the final Tour de France of his career as a result of a crash which took place early [...]
Van Garderen remains fourth overall and in white jerseyGaining time over many of his rivals today due to the massive crash which afflicted the peloton 24 kilometres from the finish, Cadel Evans’ chances of taking a second Tour win have [...]
Slovak prodigy wins again but time losses to overall threats the big storyPeter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) more than made up for missing out on the sprint yesterday, having been caught up in a crash, with a flat and fast sprint win [...]
Former Garmin-Sharp rider gives his thoughts on CAS ruling and being sidelined until April Once again, the rug has been pulled from under Alex Rasmussen’s feet. Last season the 28 year-old Danish former multiple world track champion’s equilibrium was turned [...]
Preview of tomorrow’s first summit finish of the 2012 Tour de France The riders still have to negotiate todays’ flat stage to Metz, but the Tour de France will take a very different tone tomorrow when the riders hit the [...]
Slovakian rues crash in finale of stage fiveHe’s still holding the green jersey as points classification leader in the Tour de France, but Peter Sagan lost out on some of his advantage over the riders behind him when he crashed [...]
American still dealing with missing Tour selectionFour days into his Tour de France debut and Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) had won two stages. The explosive 22 year old rider has been dominant all season with fifteen wins thus far. Liquigas-Cannondale teammate [...]
Swiss rider has had more time in yellow than any other non-winner; concedes again that final victory is beyond himAs a four-time World time trial champion, and five-time winner on the opening day of the Tour de France, Fabian Cancellara [...]
Second Olympics for French rider who will compete in both road race and time trialSylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has declared himself happy to have made the five-man French team for the London Olympic Games, which will begin less than [...]
World number one strengthens grip on Maglia Rosa with fourth stage victoryBouncing back from a rare sprint defeat the day before, Maglia Rosa Marianne Vos (Rabobank) jumped away from the rest of a very select group on the uphill finish [...]
Cavendish runs out of gas a bit short, Sagan caught up in late crashAndré Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) punched his way to a second win in a row in the Tour de France, this time on stage five into Saint-Quentin. It was [...]
Tygart states that attempts to ‘bully or silence people who may or may not be witnesses cannot be tolerated.’US Anti Doping Agency chief Travis Tygart has responded to the Telesport article naming what it states are five witness who have [...]
Stomach problems finally wear German outGerman sprinter Marcel Kittel has reluctantly been forced to withdraw from the Tour de France, calling it quits approximately 40 kilometres after today’s start in Rouen. The Argos-Shimano rider went into the race highly tipped [...]
American rider asked about witness claims Former US Postal Service rider Levi Leipheimer said prior to the start of today’s stage of the Tour de France that he wouldn’t comment on reports that he is one of several witnesses who [...]
All say their focus is on the Tour de France, Vaughters restates team will cooperate with any investigatorsFollowing on from today’s earlier news claiming that George Hincapie (BMC Racing Team), Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma Quick Step), the Garmin-Sharp riders Dave [...]
Marianne Vos maintains commanding lead with second placeShelley Olds (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) celebrated her country’s national day, raised her Olympic hopes, and justified her place in the United States team for London 2012, with a sprint victory at the end of [...]
