Belgian on target for Autumn Classics after crash-marred SpringTom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has taken his first UCI-ranked victory of the 2013 season in a bunch sprint at the end of the second stage of the Tour de Wallonie, between [...]
German takes his fourth stage in a close fight with Cavendish and Greipel in twilight finish Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) took his fourth victory of the 2013 Tour de France as he sprinted to win the 21st and final stage between [...]
Team says it has not received any official notification of Ballan’s indictment Alessandro Ballan withdrew from the Tour de Wallonie prior to Sunday’s stage start, but his team has insisted that the Italian’s absence was due to a flare-up of [...]
Manxman misses out in Paris, winning streak there comes to an endPreviously undefeated on the Champs Elysees, Mark Cavendish’s aim of taking a record fifth consecutive win in Paris came up short today when the Briton had to be satisfied [...]
Argos-Shimano management commends the squad’s hard workMarcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) had what was consistently the best lead out train in the 100th Tour de France, and he capitalized with consistently the fastest sprint finish in the race, punctuated by his fourth [...]
Australian says he needs to see if squad still has confidence in him for future Tours Still having a year and a half left on his current contract, Cadel Evans has accepted that his standing and goals within the BMC [...]
Spaniard says he considered attacking yesterday, but ultimately decided not to do soAlthough he looks now almost certain not to win this year’s Tour de France, thoughts that Alberto Contador might seek to bounce back by taking the Vuelta a [...]
Garmin-Sharp rider remains pragmatic after becoming ill, says he knows he can ride strongly in future ToursHe won a stage and was sitting in or just outside the top ten for much of the race, but Dan Martin’s goals have [...]
The final battle on the final climb decides the final podium Nairo Quintana (Movistar) climbed onto the second step of the 2013 Tour de France, taking his first ever victory in the race, on the 20th stage between Annecy and [...]
Frenchman’s tenacity in breakaways continues to pay dividendsSoon after stage 20 concluded, Christophe Riblon (AG2R La Mondiale) was named by Tour de France decision makers as the race’s most aggressive rider, getting him the ‘super combative’ prize to go along [...]
Purito climbs onto the Paris podium on the Tour’s final mountainJoaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) was arguably the rider that achieved most at the end of the 20th stage of the 2013 Tour de France, between Annecy and Annecy-Semnoz today, as he [...]
Emma Johansson safely holds lead despite late crash scareValentina Scandolara (MCipollini-Giordana) took her biggest victory of the season as she escaped the peloton to win the sixth stage of the Thüringen-Rundfahrt, in Schmölln. The 23-year-old Italian managed to hold off [...]
“To be here the yellow jersey at the Tour de France, the biggest event on our cycling calendar...is an amazing feeling.”Set to end the Tour on Sunday with the biggest winning margin in nine years, Chris Froome has said that [...]
Andreas Klöden runner up again in Le Grand Bornand, nine years onMore than 40 riders got away at the beginning of stage 19 of the Tour de France, from Bourg d’Oisans to Le Grand Bornand, but after it was whittled [...]
Swedish rider fastest from a 17-rider group that escapes earlyEmma Johansson (Orica-AIS) took her second victory of the 2013 Thüringen-Rundfahrt as she outsprinted a 17-rider group on the cobbled, uphill finish in Altenberg, Germany. The former Swedish champion finished a [...]
Quiet French squad gets something to cheer about with Spaniard in top tenNear the bottom in Tour de France earnings so far, French continental team Cofidis has had little to cheer about as the Tour draws to a close this [...]
“It was a good opportunity for the Tour victory, but the legs didn’t respond”Alberto Contador had hoped to make a real attack on Chris Froome’s yellow jersey yesterday, but instead the Spaniard conceded more time to the Briton when he [...]
Danish rider continuing to ride consistently as Astana team leaderDanish rider Jakob Fuglsang continued his strong Tour de France yesterday, netting tenth on the stage to Alpe d’Huez and advancing from eighth to seventh place in the overall standings. The [...]
