Bruyneel speaks of team’s bad luck Having already lost Janez Brajkovic and Chris Horner due to crashes in the opening week of the race, and seen Levi Leipheimer lose time to another fall, the RadioShack team was hit by a […]

Irishman philosophical about losing time on first mountain stage Having targeted a top ten overall finish in Paris, Irish pro Nicolas Roche continued his move up the general classification yesterday when he went from thirteenth to tenth overall in the […]

Klöden crashes again, RadioShack leader under pressure He came into the race with high hopes of a podium place, but Robert Gesink’s battered body saw him lose pace with the Tour de France favourites on the slopes of the Tourmalet. […]

Long recovery period for Astana rider Alexandre Vinokourov’s 2011 season looks almost certainly over as a result of his crash on Sunday’s stage of the Tour de France. The Team Astana leader has spoken from his hotel and faces a […]

Spaniard reiterates he’s no intention of pulling out of Tour After earlier denying media reports which said that he might quit the Tour de France, Alberto Contador has reiterated his intention to stay in the race and said that his […]

Spaniard vows to fight to Paris, says knee injury is improving Alberto Contador has denied suggestions in today’s l’Equipe newspaper that he could quit the Tour de France due to a knee problem and low morale, saying that he has […]

Klöden under pressure due to back injury Famously lucky during the Tour in its previous incarnation as the US Postal Service and Discovery Channel teams, RadioShack is experiencing the opposite during the 2011 Tour de France. Yaroslav Popovych is the […]

Russian rider set to be removed from race Team Katusha captain Alexandr Kolobnev has provided a positive A sample for the banned substance hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic, and the UCI has requested that his squad withdraw him from the Tour de […]

Successful operation for Astana leader The first rest day of this year’s Tour will be used by the riders to recover from what has been a particularly tough opening week, with crashes, bashes, cuts and bruises added to the usual […]

Riders clipped by overtaking vehicle at Tour de France On a day when big name riders such as Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana), Jurgen Van den Broeck (Omega Pharma Lotto) and Dave Zabriskie went out of the Tour de France due to […]