Hushovd believes he can keep yellow for several more days
World champion defiant in battle to hold GC lead Garmin-Cervélo rider Thor Hushovd surprised many when, against all expectations, he successfully defended the yellow jersey on Tuesday’s stage to the Mûr de Bretagne. Distanced early on the steep ramp up […]
Sean Kelly: In terms of resilience, Contador has ‘a concrete head’
Irishman believes Spaniard’s Giro exertions might cause him problems in third week Sean Kelly has said that Alberto Contador’s mental strength will not be a problem in this year’s Tour de France, but has said that his reserves may prove […]
Kelly questions commissaire’s decision to relegate Cavendish and Hushovd
Says it’s a ‘sorry time’ for sprinters Four time Tour green jersey winner Sean Kelly has said that he is perplexed as to why the commissaires decided to relegate Mark Cavendish (HTC Highroad) and Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervélo) from yesterday’s intermediate […]
Gilbert and Evans ready for Mûr de Bretagne showdown
Belgian wants stage win on birthday, Australian after Maillot Jaune First and second on the opening stage of this year’s Tour de France, Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma Lotto) and Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) are fully expected to be at […]
Controversy at Tour de France as Cavendish and Hushovd relegated from intermediate sprint
Rojas delighted to take over green jersey One day after the controversial decision by race commissaires to compel riders to make their saddles completely level for the team time trial, riders and fans alike are questioning the decision to relegate […]
Roche satisfied thus far with his Tour de France, expects to ride into form
Aim on Mûr de Bretagne is simply to avoid losing time Ag2r La Mondiale leader Nicolas Roche has said that he is aiming to ensure he doesn’t lose time to his most likely GC riders over the next few days, […]
Ventoso signs up for two more years with Team Movistar
Spaniard gets backing of UCI ProTeamAlthough he was frustrated in his stated goal of aiming for the opening stage of the Tour de France, Fran Ventoso has reason to celebrate with the announcement of an extension to his contract with […]
Garmin-Cervélo celebrating first yellow jersey and first Tour de France stage win
Historic day for US ProTeam It’s been at times a frustrating year for Thor Hushovd, but the momentum which started with his stage win in the Tour de Suisse continued today when the big world champion helped power his Garmin-Cervélo […]
Tour de France: Despite setbacks, Roche believes top ten is still possible
Irishman ambitious starting third Tour It’s been a complicated year for Ireland’s Nicolas Roche, who has based his entire season around being ready for the Tour de France. He was twice sidelined with injury during the winter months, crashed heavily […]
Tour de France: Cavendish, Goss and HTC Highroad fired up for success
Having dominated the sprint stages of the Tour de France for the past three seasons, the HTC Highroad team has no intention of letting up this year. In fact, with the hunt for a new sponsor an ongoing one, the […]
