French climber comes so close but abandons hope of taking polka-dot jerseyToday’s 19th stage of the 2013 Tour de France was a case of ‘so near, yet so far’ on two levels for Pierre Rolland (Europcar), as his lone escape [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Portuguese rider alone over the Col de la Croix Fry after long Pierre Rolland attack Rui Costa (Movistar) escaped from a breakaway group to take his second victory of the 2013 Tour de France as he won the 19th stage, [...]
Third place keeps Emma Johansson in yellow jerseyShara Gillow (Orica-AIS) took her first victory in the colours of Australian time trial champion as she won the stage four time trial of the 2013 Thüringen-Rundfahrt, in Gera, Germany. The 25-year-old completed [...]
Tour debutant nabs queen stage third placeWith a team built solely to support green jersey holder Peter Sagan, the queen stage of the 100th Tour de France, featuring two ascents of the legendary Alpe d’Huez, did not seem like a [...]
Laboratory confirms that B sample was used to detect EPO positive from Tour of AlgeriaFollowing claims made by Tour of Turkey winner Mustafa Sayar calling conspiracy after his positive test result for the earlier Tour of Algeria, plus alleging the [...]
Dutchman drops to sixth overall after cracking on Alpe d’HuezBauke Mollema (Belkin) has seen his hopes for a podium place in Paris begin to disintegrate over the course of the difficult third week of the Tour de France. The Dutch [...]
“There are a million things you could do to say I could have won the stage”After what has been a difficult Tour de France for the BMC Racing Team, Tejay van Garderen picked up the team’s first top three finish [...]
Rider had been ninth overall and best Frenchman in Tour de FranceThe Tour de France continues today with what is certain to be a very decisive stage to Alpe d’Huez, but does so without France’s best rider in the classification, [...]
Illegal feed deemed worthwhile by weakened Maillot JauneTour de France race leader Chris Froome lost time to the Colombian rider Nairo Quintana today, being dropped by the Movistar competitor and Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) on the final climb of Alpe d’Huez [...]
Colombian all but wraps up white jersey classification and closes in on polka-dotsNairo Quintana (Movistar) was the general classification rider that came out of today’s 18th stage of the Tour de France on top. The 23-year-old Colombian finished the “Double [...]
Frenchman takes the host nations first stage while the Maillot Jaune cracks on the AlpeChristophe Riblon (AG2R La Mondiale) took the long awaited first victory for the host nation in the 2013 Tour de France, between Gap and Alpe d’Huez, [...]
20-year-old CyclelivePlus-Zannatta rider hit by a truck on eve of Amy Gillett anniversaryDaisy Depoorter (CyclelivePlus-Zannatta) was seriously injured yesterday when she was hit by a truck while out training on the morning before the third stage of the Thüringen-Rundfahrt, in [...]
Second place is enough to hold race lead for Emma JohanssonAnnemiek van Vleuten (Rabobank-Liv/GIant) took her first win in almost two months as she sprinted to victory in the third stage of the 2013 Thüringen-Rundfahrt, in the town of Schleiz, [...]
Dutchman disappointed with losses in stage 17 time trial but vows to fight onBauke Mollema (Belkin) was one of the most disappointed riders at the end of today’s 32km Tour de France stage 17 time trial, as he dropped two [...]
