Jimmy Engoulvent philosophical about Tour de France Lanterne Rouge
Saur-Sojasun riders leaving Paris with modest regrets In Paris on Sunday, Jimmy Engoulvent (Saur-Sojasun) became the first Frenchman to earn the Lanterne Rouge in the Tour de France since Jimmy Casper in 2004. Casper took last place in the Tour […]
Chris Anker Sørensen earns most aggressive prize and new contract with Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
Danish rider battled through hand injury, rewarded with three-year deal; Kreuziger reported to have signed as well After battling incessantly through the mountain stages of the Tour de France, breaking away from the main field for portions of many, Chris […]
Tour de France Wrap-up: Katusha dissatisfied with Menchov’s result
Argos-Shimano, Euskaltel-Euskadi directors grade their diminished squads Denis Menchov (Katusha) finished the Tour de France in 15th place overall, but given his good start to the race, his Katusha team management ended up disappointed in the Russian’s final result. Menchov […]
Cadel Evans planning to give the Tour de France another go in 2013
hopes to be better in Tour’s 100th edition, pays tribute to Hincapie If there was any question, Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) provided the answer to whether or not he would be back in a featured role within his team in […]
Tour de France: Jérôme Coppel fighting through illness and hoping for Paris
Frenchman’s GC hopes have faltered since picking up a cough Jérôme Coppel, the general classification hope for French wildcard team Saur-Sojasun, has spent the better part of a week fighting off illness, making for a difficult Pyrenean stretch for the […]
Tour de France: Lotto-Belisol explains chase of Rolland after tacks neutralization
tales of trouble and strong reactions to the sabotage from the peloton Lotto-Belisol has defended its interruption of the race neutralization implemented by Sky Procycling and race leader Bradley Wiggins after Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) and numerous others picked up […]
Tour of Poland: Aidis Kruopis edges Ben Swift in stage four sprint
Bos and Bennati third and fourth, Kwiatkowski takes over race lead Aidis Kruopis (Orica-GreenEdge) got his first WorldTour win in his first season with the Australian team, grabbing stage four of the Tour of Poland ahead of stage two winner […]
Tour de France Round up: Thibaut Pinot amongst the best again
Chris Anker Sorensen and Saxo Bank proud of effort on stage 11 When Thibaut Pinot (FDJ-BigMat) broke away to win stage eight of the Tour de France, he had his director sportif Marc Madiot alongside him in the final kilometer, […]
Tour de France: Movistar makes improvements on stage eleven
Kiryienka and Valverde combative, Cobo finally finding his legs In the thrilling day of racing in stage eleven of the Tour de France, Movistar was one of the teams in the thick of the battle, as the Spanish team had […]
Tour of Poland: Stybar grabs stage 3 in uphill, cobbled sprint
peloton foils breakaway duo of Henao and Rutkiewicz in final hundred meters Zdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) sprinted to his biggest career win on the road in stage three of the Tour of Poland, outlasting the field in a grueling […]