Valverde runs wide, rues missed chance on Tour de France stage three
Spaniard had wanted opportunity to go head to head with Sagan An explosive rider on uphill finishes, Alejandro Valverde was on paper one of the few who might have been able to challenge Peter Sagan on today’s third stage of […]
Big chance on stage three of Tour, but Gilbert not feeling good this morning
BMC Racing Team could be a factor in the finale It seems incredible given his dominance of last season but Philippe Gilbert is still hunting for his first win of 2012. He was close two days ago when he led […]
Tour de France: Greipel pledges to try again after near miss on stage two
Cavendish says he believes German rival will win stages in this year’s race Today’s third stage to Boulogne-sur-Mer will be undoubtedly too tough with a steep ramp in the finale, but André Greipel is determined to fight back from being […]
Andersen denies rumours that he will move from RadioShack to new German team with Schleck brothers
Rumours continue that Alpecin could back a new setup RadioShack Nissan directeur sportif Kim Andersen has, like the Schleck brothers and others, been linked to rumours of a new German team backed by the hair loss treatment Alpecin. However the […]
Tour de France: Sagan leads points classification, hopes to hold green until Paris
Slovakian earns Maillot Vert for real Although he wore the green jersey on today’s stage, he was able to do so because the points classification leader Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack Nissan) was in the yellow jersey and couldn’t wear two. However […]
Greipel and Petacchi each eager for first bunch sprint of 2012 Tour
“The first sprint in the Tour is always nervous” Winner of a stage in his debut Tour last year, Andre Greipel is in an ambitious frame of mind heading towards could well be the first bunch gallop of the Tour […]
Near miss for Gilbert on first road stage of Tour de France
Evans prominent in finale, content with how team is functioning Six months into the new season, Philippe Gilbert went within a few bike lengths of clocking up his first victory of 2012, but fell just short of that target. Last […]
Tour de France: Cancellara accepts he lost the game of poker, but says his confidence is growing
“Next time I’ll do it better – I won’t put the joker on too early” Peter Sagan may have been first to the line, but Fabian Cancellara was arguably the most impressive on today’s first road stage of the Tour […]
Van Garderen impresses with prologue performance and wears white jersey today
Young American highlights talent again, says he’ll sacrifice his chances for Evans It’s very early days yet and he’s primarily in the Tour de France as backup for defending champion Cadel Evans, but yesterday’s strong display in the prologue time […]
Tour de France: Menchov makes big improvement on previous prologue performances
Russian rider back on track after disappointing Romandie and quiet Dauphiné Like defending champion Cadel Evans, Denis Menchov had his best-ever prologue finish in the Tour de France today. His margin of improvement was rather more dramatic than Evans’, though; […]
