Tour de France: Fractured hand for Samuel Sánchez but collarbone appears unbroken
Olympic champion may still defend title but recovery is the first priority As Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) hit the tarmac in a seemingly innocuous crash in the first half of today’s eighth stage of the Tour de France, between Belfort and […]
Dennis Menchov: “It’s too early to talk about the overall classification”
Russian moves up to fourth overall as the first long time trial approaches Denis Menchov (Katusha) was happy with the result of the eighth stage of the Tour de France, between Belfort and Porrentruy, Switzerland, where he finished eighth, in […]
Tour de France: Thibaut Pinot escapes the break to take stage eight into Porrentruy
Bradley Wiggins comes under pressure from his rivals as the race descends into Switzerland Thibaut Pinot (FDJ-BigMat), the youngest rider in the 2012 Tour de France, won the eighth stage of the race between Belfort and Porrentruy, Switzerland, after he […]
Tour de France: Johannes Fröhlinger the latest casualty as broken finger forces abandon
German climber drops out after first mountain as Argos-Shimano woes continue Argos-Shimano’s Thomas Fröhlinger became the latest casualty of the Tour de France, as the race entered its second week, as he was unable to start the eighth stage between […]
Tour de France: Levi Leipheimer slips out of contention as Team Sky goes on the offensive
Sylvain Chavanel misses out on yellow jersey but Martin Velits enjoys the break in his debut Tour Levi Leipheimer saw his hopes of overall victory in the Tour de France disappear up the steep slopes of the climb to la […]
Tour de France: Bradley Wiggins becomes the fifth British rider to pull on the Maillot Jaune
Belgian-born Londoner the first since Tom Simpson with a chance of holding yellow to Paris After his Sky team put the peloton to the sword on the short, but very steep climb to la Planche des Belles Filles in today’s […]
Marianne Vos takes second straight Giro Donne as Emma Johansson wins final stage
Three-woman breakaway sees Dutch phenomenon secure Maglia Rosa Marianne Vos (Rabobank) secured her second straight overall victory in the Giro d’Italia Femminile, after finishing as part of a three-woman break in the final stage between Sarnico and Bergamo. The 108km […]
Tour de France: Froome climbs to la Planche des Belle Filles win, puts Wiggins in yellow
Double day for Team Sky as it puts the peloton to the sword on the steep final climb Having done enough to put team leader Bradley Wiggins into the yellow jersey, Team Sky’s Chris Froome took the steep uphill sprint […]
Giro Donne: Vos the cannibal strikes again on stage eight
Fifth stage win for the World number one with second overall victory in sight In a cannibal-esque performance that now matches her 2011 race, Marianne Vos (Rabobank) took her fifth stage win of the 2012 Giro d’Italia Femminile, between Mornago […]
Tour de France: Levi Leipheimer stays safe as crashes rip through the peloton
Omega Pharma-Quick Step still has its general classification cards to play as many favourites lose big time Omega Pharma-Quick Step was one of the teams to get off lightest in the carnage of stage six, with only Belgian rider Dries […]
