Edvald Boasson Hagen out of the Tour with fractured shoulder from stage twelve crash
Former Norwegian champion’s injury sees Team Sky reduced to seven riders Edvald 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 […]
Cavendish gracious in defeat as momentum appears to waver
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 […]
Marcel Kittel: “We’ve been working a long time for this”
Loaded Argos-Shimano sprint train getting better with age and experience Marcel 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 […]
Juan Antonio Flecha: “It's nice to know that I could stay ahead for so long.”
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 […]
Tour de France: Belkin duo Mollema and Ten Dam continue impressive riding
New Tour GC threats maintain top ten placings after stage 11 time trial Belkin Pro Cycling team-mates Bauke Mollema and Laurens Ten Dam did well in the stage 11 individual time trial to maintain their spots in the overall classification […]
Contador loses more time to Froome, but warns the Tour is an unpredictable race
“Cycling is one of the sports where many things can happen and if you have a bad day, you can lose everything” Knowing beforehand that the day was one where he needed to start getting himself back into the frame […]
Sagan close to falling yesterday, glad to take points at the finish
Cannondale rider maintains strong lead in green jersey competition Starting yesterday’s stage with a 93 point advantage in the battle for the Maillot Vert, Peter Sagan knew that he was looking very good for a second green jersey in Paris, […]
Cavendish jeered and sprayed with urine during Tour de France time trial
Backlash likely related to Veelers crash yesterday Following his clash with Argos Shimano’s Tom Veelers yesterday, Mark Cavendish was on the receiving end of some abuse today by some spectators on the route of the stage eleven time trial at […]
Kristoff inks new two year deal with Katusha
Norwegian sprinter looks set for big Classics future Olympic road race bronze medallist Alexander Kristoff’s solid sprint and Classics season has sealed a new two year deal for the Norwegian with his Katusha team, ensuring he will be part of […]
Chris Froome: “I think I'm going to need every second I can get at this stage”
Maillot Jaune narrowly misses a second stage win in Mont-Saint-Michel but extends overall lead Chris Froome (Team Sky) came within just twelve seconds of as second stage victory in the 2013 Tour de France, as he was narrowly beaten by […]
