Movistar rider escapes the breakaway over the Port de Balès; Wiggins and Froome respond to pressure Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) salvaged a disappointing Tour de France, with a prestigious stage victory on the new summit finish at Peyragudes on stage 17. [...]
Final decision will be taken after he resumes racing in the Tour de WallonieFears that Tom Boonen might miss the Olympic Games through injury are abating somewhat, with the Belgian training for 100 kilometres today without experiencing any real issues. [...]
Irishman in final year of contract with Ag2r La MondialeHaving moved up to eleventh place yesterday and currently sitting just four seconds off the top ten place of Thibaut Pinot (FDJ BigMat), Ireland’s Nicolas Roche is seeking a strong performance [...]
Andy Schleck defends his elder brother Much is riding on Frank Schleck’s ability to battle his positive A test for the diuretic Xipamide, with a place on the Olympic Games plus a rumoured contract with the Astana team both threatened [...]
Irishman went into red with aggressive racing on TourmaletOne of the strongest riders on the Tourmalet yesterday but arguably putting in too much oomph there and putting himself into the red zone, Daniel Martin will try for a Tour stage [...]
Kessiakoff to keep battling after Voeckler seizes mountains jersey Riding his final Tour de France, Astana’s Alexandre Vinokourov knows that he is running out of chances to take a farewell stage win in the race. Yesterday was his best performance [...]
American gets green light to ride own raceIt was originally intended that Tejay van Garderen’s second Tour de France would see him serve an apprenticeship under Cadel Evans, learning from the 2011 Tour champion while also supporting him in his [...]
Podium remains unchanged but both riders have put distance into other rivalsBradley Wiggins (Team Sky) and Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) both paid tribute to their teams at the end of the 16th stage of the Tour de France, after the pair [...]
Emma Johansson holds onto yellow with second placeIna Teutenberg (Specialized-lululemon) took her second victory in two days as she won the Rund um Schleiz, the second stage of the Thüringen-Rundfahrt. The former German champion was once again the fastest to [...]
Vincenzo Nibali attacks on the Peyresourde; Cadel Evans drops out of contention Just as his former teammate Pierrick Fédrigo had done into Pau on the previous stage, Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) repeated his 2010 victory into Bagnères-de-Luchon to take a second [...]
Former European champion Rasa Leleivyte also positive for same substanceBulgarian rider Ivailo Gabrovski is facing a possible lengthy ban plus the loss of his Tour of Turkey title after a urine sample given during the race has shown traces of [...]
Irishman says heat and accumulated fatigue could cause unexpected weaknesses Former world number one Sean Kelly has been commentating on the Tour de France for Eurosport and consequently been watching things up close for the past two and a half [...]
2010 Tour competitor Dan Lloyd rides the courseToday’s sixteenth stage of the Tour de France will be pivotal to the final outcome of the race, being the second-last mountain stage and, along with Saturday’s time trial, one of three which [...]
Prudhomme, Becca, Gallopin and Schneider comment on positive testRadioShack Nissan rider Frank Schleck has said that he will consider making a complaint of poisoning by persons unknown if his B sample confirms his positive ‘A’ test for the diuretic Xipamide. [...]
No return to racing for third Colombian to win Tour King of the MountainsA year and a month after a near-lethal crash during the Tour de Suisse left him with a serious brain injury, former Tour de France King of [...]
Team “not able to explain” Luxembourg rider’s non-negative sampleThe RadioShack-Nissan team has responded to Fränk Schleck’s non-negative test for banned diuretic Xipamide by withdrawing the Luxembourg rider from the race. While the substance is banned, it is a “specified substance” [...]
Xipamide detected in urine of RadioShack Nissan rider RadioShack Nissan rider Frank Schleck is facing a probable departure from the Tour de France after testing positive for a banned diuretic at the race. The UCI has issued a statement informing [...]
Italian happy with place on the podium but aims for more in the final weekVincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) made the Tour de France the big target of his 2012 season and, so far, things are going to plan. The ‘Shark’ from [...]
