Bradley Wiggins: “The real stuff is to come”
British champion loses a few seconds to some on Mûr-de-Bretagne but gains some on others, while Geraint Thomas holds on to the white jersey Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) finished eleventh on the stage finish on the Mûr-de-Bretagne, as the first […]
Alberto Contador: “I’m happy because my feelings are good”
Saxo Bank-SunGard captain disappointed to miss out on victory but optimistic about his own performance Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) came within a couple of inches of a stage victory on the Mûr-de-Bretagne in today’s fourth stage of the Tour de […]
Tour de France: Cadel Evans sprints to his first ever road stage win on the Mûr-de-Bretagne
Thor Hushovd holds on to big favourites to keep his yellow jersey Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) won the fifth stage of the Tour de France on the top of the Mûr-de-Bretagne in a photo finish over race favourite Alberto Contador […]
Giro Donne: Nicole Cooke foils the sprinters to take Verona stage win
Olympic champion escapes the peloton in the closing kilometres to take first victory of the season Nicole Cooke (MCipollini-Giambenini) escaped a breakaway group in the closing kilometres and managed to hold off the sprinters to take a solo victory in […]
Richie Porte: “It’s pouring with rain and Alberto Contador is happy”
Australian guiding Spanish race favourite in search of his second Grand Tour of the season Richie Porte (Saxo Bank-SunGard) is currently riding his second Grand Tour of the year. Having successfully guided Alberto Contador to victory in the Giro d’Italia, […]
Tour de France: Jurgen Van de Walle becomes race’s first abandon
Omega Pharma-Lotto rider suffering the after effects of stage one crash Jurgen Van de Walle (Omega Pharma-Lotto) has become the first rider in this year’s Tour de France to abandon the race. The Belgian climbed off in the early kilometres […]
Tour de France: Europcar suffering injuries in the team’s home region
Vendée-based team concerned over conditon of Vincent Jérôme and Christophe Kern One thing that was universally expected in this year’s Tour de France was that the Vendée-based Europcar team would be aggressive in the first few days of the race, […]
Tour de France: Tom Boonen rues missed opportunity after Niki Terpstra enjoys a day in the break
Mixed fortunes for Quick Step riders as chaos in the final corner ruins Belgian’s hopes Tom Boonen (Quick Step) was lining himself up for a sprint at the end of today’s Tour de France stage between Olonne-sur-Mer and Redon. The […]
Tour de France: Tyler Farrar sets off the 4th of July fireworks
American takes Garmin-Cervélo’s second straight stage with a ‘W’ for Wouter Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervélo) took the American team’s second straight stage victory between Olonne-sur-Mer and Redon, to mark his country’s Day of Independence. After confusion struck the peloton, Garmin-Cervélo dominated […]
Giro Donne: Ina Teutenberg takes stage four as the sprinters finally have their day
Marianne Vos holds on to pink as peloton finishes together Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Highroad) won the fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia Femminile, between Forlimpopoli and Forli, as the sprinters were finally allowed their day. The German champion beat World champion […]
