First UCI victory for Belgian rider; ideal Olympic preparation for German veteranJessie Daams (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) took her first ever victory in a UCI-ranked race, as she outsprinted Elisa Longo Borghini (Hitec Products-Mistral Home) at the end of the sixth and [...]
“It is tough. It is not an easy decision to take”George Hincapie has admitted to being a little torn about the thoughts that today represents his final day ever in the Tour de France. The BMC Racing Team veteran will [...]
Mutual respect and friendship shown between former rivalsExactly 25 years ago today, Stephen Roche and Pedro Delgado had what is regarded as one of the most exciting stage battles in the history of the Tour de France. On the 185 [...]
“It was a great battle against opponents with great talent”Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) took to the podium in Paris on Sunday to collect his trophy for finishing third overall in the Tour de France, in what was a very emotional moment [...]
Gent-born Londoner becomes the first British rider to win the biggest race in sportHaving surpassed so many records during the 2012 Tour de France, as he crossed the finish line on Paris’ Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) became [...]
Briton reiterates he might not need to move from Sky to win French raceHe’s played a supporting role in this year’s Tour de France but after finishing second in the race and also second in the 2011 Vuelta a España, [...]
Italian takes lead on equal time after another breakaway dominated stageDanilo Napolitano (Acqua & Sapone) sprinted himself into the overall race lead with victory in the second stage of the Tour de Wallonie, between Binche and Mettet. The Italian beat [...]
Spaniard says his career could have ended this year due to atrial fibrillationSet to finish sixth overall on the Champs Elysees, Haimar Zubeldia has revealed that he had a heart issue earlier this year which could have brought his career [...]
Judith Arndt holds overall lead as Italian takes solo stage winElisa Longo Borghini (Hitec Products-Mistral Home) took a solo stage victory in the Thüringen-Rundfahrt, as she escaped from a breakaway group to win the 101.5km Rund um Schöllm. The 21-year-old [...]
Big guns scrap it out one more time in race against the clockThe penultimate stage of the Tour will see the big general classification riders and the time trial specialists battle for a stage victory, with race leader Bradley Wiggins [...]
Team Sky goes one-two again with Froome in second place; Luis León Sánchez denied by British team againBradley Wiggins (Team Sky) stamped his authority over the 2012 Tour de France, and proved that he has been the strongest rider in [...]
World champion’s former manager feels move to British team a mistakeTeam Sky’s Mark Cavendish took his 22nd career victory in the Tour de France yesterday, equalling the record for a sprinter set by Frenchman André Darrigade in the 1960s, and [...]
Vacansoleil rider almost certainly out for remainder of seasonStill recovering in hospital in Venlo some fifteen days after being injured in the massive pileup on stage six of the Tour, Vacansoleil DCM rider Wout Poels remains unsure about the long-term [...]
BMC Racing team-mate Van Garderen also ambitiousWith his ambition of defending his Tour de France title being dashed in the mountains, Cadel Evans has said that he will give everything today to try to ace the time trial and end [...]
New French champion takes third victory in a month after a day of breakawaysNacer Bouhanni (FDJ-BigMat) continued his recent winning streak with a sprint victory in the opening stage of the Tour de Wallonie, between Tournai and Lessines. The recently [...]
White jersey secured by BMC Racing Team rider with strong final time trial Highlighting his potential as a Grand Tour rider, Tejay van Garderen today set himself up to be only the third US winner of the white jersey in [...]
World champion takes his 22nd career Tour stage as the break is caught in the finishing straightMark Cavendish (Team Sky) matched the career total of the great André Darrigade as he took his 22nd stage victory in the Tour de [...]
Agency clarifies and rejects thirty claims made by Armstrong to Texas courtNine days after Lance Armstrong’s lawyers filed a suit in a federal court in his hometown of Austin, Texas, seeking to prevent the US Anti-Doping Agency’s charges against him, [...]
