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 [...]
Says claim sport could go is ‘poor quality scaremongering’Pat McQuaid’s rival for the position of UCI president, Brian Cookson, has responded to the Irishman’s recent intimation that if he is voted out, that cycling could lose its place in the [...]
“Cavendish is desperate for stages. There will be a real drive today by his team to get a stage win with him”Four time winner of the Tour de France’s green jersey Sean Kelly has said that he believes this year’s [...]
Dutch team helps to eliminate Valverde and makes the winning break to gain on FroomeBelkin Pro Cycling managed to eliminate general classification rival Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) in the crosswinds of stage 13, between Tours and Saint-Amand-Montrond, and - as Saxo-Tinkoff [...]
Solomennikov, Maikin and Ovechkin provide positive A samples for unnamed substanceAfter an earlier positive test in April, the Russian Pro Continental team Rusvelo is under increasing pressure now after three more of its riders failed tests in recent weeks. The [...]
Stage thirteen proves unlucky for Valverde, but lucky for others as Saxo-Tinkoff goes on the offensiveMark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) finally took his second victory of the 2013 Tour de France, between Tours and Saint-Amand-Montrond, as the flat 13th stage [...]
Team continues to solidify around Andre Greipel, de Clercq also looking to possible GC goalsAndre Greipel’s lead out man Greg Henderson has been given a two year extension to his current contract with the Lotto Belisol team, as has the [...]
Happy to gain some time back but acknowledges attacking in the Alps will be a mustIt would take the infliction of much more damage to maillot jaune Chris Froome and his Sky Procycling troops to wrestle the jersey away from [...]
Marianne Vos and Emma Pooley add their weight to Kathryn Bertine’s campaignWorld and Olympic champion Marianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant), former World time trial champion Emma Pooley (Bigla) have added their weight to an online petition, set up by St Kitts and [...]
“I barely made it,” says Cav of the winning break initiated by Saxo-TinkoffAfter winning stage 13 of the Tour de France, his second triumph of the race, Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) released a torrent of positive emotions that had [...]
Loaded Argos-Shimano sprint train getting better with age and experienceMarcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) blasted to stage victory number three in the 2013 Tour de France, with all three of his career Tour stage wins coming in this 100th edition of the [...]
Crash with three to go stops most of the peloton but most sprinters get aroundMarcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) sprinted to his third victory in the 2013 Tour de France, as he won a chaotic sprint at the end of stage 12, [...]
Mountain specialists rebuilding morale after difficult struggles against the clockPierre Rolland and Andy Schleck reinforced the perception of them as pure climbers yesterday when each lost bundles of time to the general classification riders in the Tour. Both riders, who [...]
Says Kittel is the next superstar in sprinting, but will Briton bounce back? When Mark Cavendish hit the front with approximately 200 metres to go today, there were several reasons to believe that he was going to win his second [...]
Breakaway specialist still searching for a second Tour stage, ten years after his first Juan Antonio Flecha (Vacansoleil-DCM) ended the day on the podium of the twelfth stage of the 2013 Tour de France, but not in the way he [...]
Former Norwegian champion’s injury sees Team Sky reduced to seven ridersEdvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) is out of the 2013 Tour de France after fracturing his right shoulder in the mass pile up at the end of stage twelve into [...]
Irishman refuses to get downbeat after difficult time trialSitting eighth overall before the stage, Dan Martin’s hope of a solid performance in yesterday’s Tour de France time trial fell some way short, with the Irishman placing 62nd in the test. [...]
