Tour de France: Jurgen Van Den Broeck and Philippe Gilbert discuss stage four tactics
Omega Pharma-Lotto team leaders look ahead Omega Pharma-Lotto was again seen doing the majority of work on stage four in the Tour de France yesterday, with the hope of another stage victory for Philippe Gilbert. It was not to be […]
Frank Schleck: “We are not here to beat Alberto, we are here to win the Tour de France.”
Schleck brothers chasing Tour glory “First of all we are not here to beat Alberto [Contador], we are here to win the Tour de France.” Those were words spoken by Leopard Trek team co-leader Frank Schleck at the pre race […]
Timothy Roe on life at BMC Racing Team
Young Australian believes he’s on the perfect team for his development Timothy Roe’s best finish so far in his debut professional season is tenth in the Australian Road Race Championships. Apart from that he’s had to spend his time during […]
Robbie Hunter reflects on missing the Tour de France
RadioShack rider to shift focus to the Vuelta Robbie Hunter missed out on an opportunity to start his ninth Tour de France when he was not selected for the race by his team, RadioShack. The South African was signed to […]
Tour de France: Francisco Ventoso chases third Grand Tour stage victory
Spaniard targeting win on stage one Francisco Ventoso (Movistar) has announced his intentions of winning stage one when the Tour de France gets underway in Vendée today. In doing so, the Spaniard could join an elite club of professional cyclists […]
Hushovd honing uphill sprinting, targets yellow jersey at Tour de France
World Champion sees Gilbert as biggest threat during first week Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervélo) explained how he’s been tired of finishing in Mark Cavendish’s (HTC-Highroad) shadow the past few years, which has forced him to refocus and work on developing his […]
2011 revelation Thomas De Gendt to make Tour de France debut
Belgian rider looks for one good day in France A phenomenal season has earned Thomas De Gendt a spot in this year’s Tour de France. His team, Vacansoleil-DCM will be making their debut and is taking De Gendt along to […]
Andy Schleck: “I can follow him in the mountains and even be better than him”
Schleck brothers plan their assault on Alberto Contador and the Tour de France Andy Schleck (Leopard Trek) and Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Sungard) will start the Tour de France on Saturday as the big race favourites. The two cyclists have finished […]
Chris Froome Interview: “I've been able to climb in the front group quite often this season”
Team Sky rider talks about his development, gives predictions for Tour podium Chris Froome (Team Sky) has racked up steady results all season, including fourteenth overall in the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon and fifteenth in the Tour de Romandie. […]
Impey happy to be racing in Europe again
Targets a good performance in the Tour of Austria Daryl Impey was thrown a lifeline by Continental Team MTN-Qhubeka at the beginning of the season, after being caught up in the Pegasus debacle in December last year. The would-be Australian […]
