Thor Hushovd: “I’ll try to help Tyler Farrar but I have to defend this jersey”
World champion wants to avoid splits at the finish that could cost him a second or two Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervélo) is wearing the yellow jersey of the Tour de France for the fourth time in his career. Unlike those previous […]
Tour de France: Garmin-Cervélo powers Thor Hushovd into yellow
Cadel Evans misses race lead by agonising single second as Argyle team takes its first ever Tour stage Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervélo) has exchanged his rainbow jersey for the yellow one after the American team took a close victory in the […]
Giro Donne: Marianne Vos wrenches back the pink jersey with stage three attack
Dutch champion takes her second stage and a huge lead after hilly stage across Marche hinterland Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) seized back the race lead in the Giro d’Italia Femminile, with an emphatic victory in the third stage between Potenza […]
Tour de France: Fortunate day for Team Sky as Wiggins survives a scare
White jersey for Geraint Thomas while the British team’s key riders avoid losses as crashes split the race Team Sky enjoyed a relatively fortunate day in the first stage of the Tour de France. The crashes that split the peloton […]
Tour de France: Mixed fortunes for Vacansoleil-DCM riders on team’s race debut
Lieuwe Westra in the race’s first breakaway but five riders brought down in crashes Vacansoleil-DCM had something of a mixed day as it made its debut in the Tour de France. The Dutch team managed to get one of its […]
Tour de France: No Panic at Saxo Bank-SunGard as Contador loses big time
Tour favourite caught behind big crash as stage one splits to pieces In the confusion of the crash-strewn finish to the first stage of the Tour de France, it was tough to work out exactly who had lost time to […]
Tour de France: Philippe Gilbert seizes yellow with Ardennes style stage victory
Crashes late in the stage see many race favourites lose time Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) seized the stage win and the first yellow of the 2011 Tour de France at the top of the Mont des Alouettes, in a result […]
Giro Donne: Shara Gillow escapes into pink on hilly Abruzzo stage two
Australian wins two-up sprint with Great Britain’s Sharon Laws Shara Gillow (Bizkaia-Durango) won the second stage of the Giro d’Italia Femminile, starting and finishing in the Abruzzo town of Pescocostanzo. The Australian, who only signed for the Spanish team just […]
Bradley McGee: “Stage one is for Gossie or Phil Gil”
Saxo Bank-SunGard director says a Contador stage win is out of the question Despite his team captain Alberto Contador being the outstanding favourite for the overall Tour de France title, and the uphill nature of stage one’s finish suiting many […]
Giro Donne: Marianne Vos sprints into pink on first stage
Unbeatable Dutchwoman cruises into race lead Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) continues her near unbeaten season, taking victory in the first stage of the Giro d’Italia Femminile, between Rome and Velletri. The Dutch champion beat Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Highroad) in a long […]
