Intermediate bonuses give Marianne Vos the first Maglia Rosa Kirsten Wild (Netherlands) made a dream return from the shoulder fracture, sustained in April’s Omloop van Borsele, with a sprint victory in the opening stage of the 2013 Giro d’Italia Femminile, [...]
Rider had suffered concussion yesterday, but doctors deem it safe for him to continueHaving waited until this morning to assess his condition once again, the Omega Pharma Quick Step team and its doctors have given Tony Martin a green light [...]
Pandemonium of stage one doesn’t cause any time lossesAlthough he hasn’t raced since finishing third in the Giro d’Italia, Cadel Evans has said that he had good sensations on yesterday’s opening leg of the Tour de France and felt sharp [...]
Apple laptops needed to complete film projectThe makers of the Rough Rider documentary based on journalist/former pro Paul Kimmage and the Tour de France have appealed for help in trying to recover from the theft of three Apple Macbooks prior [...]
Gerrans, Impey, and Simon well placed on GC after stage two sprintWhen Jan Bakelants (Radioshack-Leopard) surprised everyone with an enthralling victory in stage two of the Tour de France, by a single second over a pack of speeding sprinters, he [...]
“It’s about staying out of trouble and looking after ourselves in the peloton”Like several others, Chris Froome hit the deck on yesterday’s opening stage of the Tour de France, but the Briton did so before the race even started. The [...]
BMC Racing Team sees opportunity on stages three and fourContinuing what has been a solid start to the Tour de France, BMC Racing Team rider Cadel Evans moved to tenth place overall on stage two of the race today. The [...]
German sprinter swaps for green after “probably the best thing that a cyclist can do”Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) described his day in the Maillot Jaune of the Tour de France as “probably the best thing that a cyclist can do,” even [...]
Canadian continues in Tour after early scareMemories of Ryder Hesjedal being forced to withdraw from last year’s Tour de France after a crash came flooding back yesterday when the Canadian came a cropper towards the end of the opening stage, [...]
“Actually, it’s not too bad,” says Martin; Chavanel wanted a birthday winPolish national road race champion Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has come of age in his fourth full professional season, and his third spent in the WorldTour ranks. The [...]
Radioshack-Leopard rider breaks away with five others at 7km and just holds off packRadioshack-Leopard got a thrilling victory from Jan Bakelants in stage two of the Tour de France, as the Belgian got away with a six-man group inside 7km [...]
Van den Broeck feeling good after recent illnessGerman sprinter Andre Greipel is relishing the possibility of grabbing the yellow jersey in this year’s Tour de France, recognising that today’s opening stage will almost certainly end in a bunch sprint and [...]
Trentin and Terpstra become Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s alternative optionsAfter going in to stage one of the Tour de France with the yellow jersey as his goal, Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) was simply relieved to have all of his skin [...]
Several injuries to world time trial champion but no decision yet about withdrawing from raceAlthough earlier reports suggested that Tony Martin’s Tour de France is at an end, his Omega Pharma Quick Step team have confirmed that no decision has [...]
CPA issues statement protesting at unfair treatment, says current riders shouldn’t pay for sins of the past Protesting at what they see are the skeltons of the past being used to haunt today’s sport, members of the peloton and of [...]
Second Tour going to plan for German rider, Kristoff rues missed opportunity Sick during last year’s Tour and abandoning on the fifth stage with 25th place in the opening time trial as his best result, Marcel Kittel has quickly surpassed [...]
Irishman embraces new role on Team Saxo Tinkoff, tips compatriot Dan Martin for successHe’s finished twelfth and fourteenth in the past and taken second and third on stages but, as the first stage of the Tour de France plays out [...]
“These are the typical first-day jitters…at least we are all on the same time”Many riders were held up by the crash on today’s opening stage of the Tour de France, but the sight of GC contender Alberto Contador trailing in [...]
