Colombian shows talent on Mont Ventoux, retakes white jerseyHaving shown his power on yesterday’s climb of Mont Ventoux, where he was the only rider able to go close to the stage winner Chris Froome, Nairo Quintana is looking forward to [...]
Acknowledges that Chris Froome is on another level but pledges to try to take his opportunityAlberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) is vowing to do everything he can to beat Maillot Jaune incumbent Chris Froome (Team Sky) in the final week of the [...]
British team makes commitment to transparency in a bid to earn trustTired of dealing with doping questions on the Tour de France and in other races, Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford has suggested that the squad would be willing to [...]
Race organiser ‘very disappointed’ but says Turkish event will continue Questions over the dramatic improvement shown by Turkish rider Mustafa Sayar during this year’s Presidential Tour of Turkey appear to have been answered today, with Turkish journalist Omer Yavru of [...]
Gilbert and Morabito pace home team leader 8’46” down; Evans candid after tiring dayStage 15 and the Mont Ventoux summit finish of the Tour de France was about as decisive as it could have been, with Chris Froome (Sky Procycling) [...]
French denied holiday victory; Kwiatkowski loses grip on white jerseyIt has been a Tour de France wrought with difficulty for the French so far, as the home contingent is still without a stage victory, and possesses only one top five [...]
Maillot Jaune rides away from his rivals on the bald mountainChris Froome (Team Sky) powered away from his rivals to take victory in the 15th stage of the 2013 Tour de France, between Givors and the summit of Mont Ventoux, [...]
Italian will sign with Omega Pharma Quick Step, team says it has verbal agreement with Rigoberto Uran Less than three months after he retired from the sport, Alessandro Petacchi has been confirmed as returning to professional cycling on August 1st, [...]
“There’s really not much more you can say”He is unlikely to completely admit that he has been beaten until he is not allowed to take the top step of the podium in Paris, but Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) accepted that maillot [...]
Briton speaks about his dominant performance on tough summit finishAlthough Chris Froome appeared head and shoulders above his rivals on Sunday’s fifteenth stage of the Tour de France, the Briton has said that at one point, he was convinced that [...]
Race leader gunning to take more time out of Mollema and ContadorThe Tour de France won’t be decided today, but the climb to the top of Mont Ventoux will be crucial for Chris Froome’s rivals in determining if they have [...]
Believes team-mate Evans could still finish in the top five of Tour de FranceAlthough he’s a long way off his expected form in this year’s Tour de France, falling far short of the condition he showed in placing fifth overall [...]
Dutchman holds second place overall thanks to long pulls from team-mate Ten DamAs he has seemed to on most of the big climbs so far in the Tour de France, Bauke Mollema (Belkin) suffered but maintained a steady pace on [...]
“If you can extend your contract it obviously means you're doing something right”In the wake of announcements this week that Greg Henderson and Bart de Clercq are extending two more years with the Lotto-Belisol team, the popular Australian Adam Hansen [...]
“Those guys had a really hard ride…I felt really fresh at the finish, really good”While he accepts that Alberto Contador (Saxo Tinkoff) and Bauke Mollema (Belkin Pro Cycling) need to try to take back time on Chris Froome (Sky) where [...]
Team Saxo Tinkoff leader clear that the Giant of Provence could shake Tour right up He’s already won a Tour de France with a strong ride on the climb but, four years after his triumph in 2009, Alberto Contador heads [...]
Second in a row for Omega Pharma-Quick Step on a more conventional transition stage Matteo Trentin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) took his team’s second victory in as many days in the 2013 Tour de France as he won the 14th stage, between [...]
Frenchman comes within a kilometre of Sojasun’s first ever Tour stageJulien Simon (Sojasun) was awarded the day’s prix de la combativité at the end of today’s 14th stage of the Tour de France, between Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule and Lyon, but it could [...]
