Tour de France standings after stage 16
Tour de France standings after stage 16: 1. Frank Schleck (LUX/CSC) 68h30min 16sec 2. Bernhard Kohl (AUT/GST) at 0:07. 3. Cadel Evans (AUS/SIL) 0:08. 4. Carlos Sastre (ESP/CSC) 0:49. 5. Denis Menchov (RUS/RAB) 1:13. […]
Alpe can do the damage for Schleck's Tour rivals
Luxembourg champion Frank Schleck can be forgiven for looking forward to the final climbing stage on the Tour de France Wednesday. CSC rider Schleck began the 16th stage here Tuesday with the yellow jersey and a 07sec lead on Austrian […]
Ricco denies EPO use as doping chief backs controls
The threat of being caught cheating at this year’s Tour de France has proved a major deterrent, according to the chief of France’s national anti-doping agency (AFLD) on Tuesday. AFLD chief Pierre Bordry said prior to the race’s 16th stage […]
I thought I was going to die, admits Pereiro
Spain’s 2006 Tour de France champion Oscar Pereiro admitted Tuesday that he thought he was going to die after a spectacular fall during the 15th stage at the weekend. The Caisse d’Epargne rider toppled over a security barrier on his […]
Flying Scotsman with aims of triple Olympic gold
If there is one Olympian the British delegation will look to for gold medal glory in Beijing, it is sure to be Scottish track cycling king Chris Hoy. A total of 10 gold medals will be contested at the brand […]
Saunier Duval set for German Tour chop
The Saunier Duval cycling team look set to be excluded from the Tour of Germany because of doping, race organisers revealed on Tuesday. The elite team withdrew from the Tour de France last week after Italian rider Riccardo Ricco failed […]
Evans heading towards yellow, but CSC ready
The reputation of Australia’s Cadel Evans is going in two directions at the Tour de France. After the second of two days in the Alps on Tuesday, Evans boosted his bid to win the race’s yellow jersey after surviving the […]
Evans, Menchov, Vande Velde consider options
A Russian-American-Australian alliance is unlikely to see the light of day on the Tour de France, or anywhere else, this year. But with the yellow jersey up for grabs in the next two crucial days of racing, American Christian Vande […]
Evans says Menchov, not CSC, is biggest threat
Australian Cadel Evans has all but discounted the threat presented by the CSC team of Tour de France leader Frank Schleck to his own yellow jersey pretensions. Instead, the Silence-Lotto team leader – who lost the lead to Schleck after […]
Valverde still dreaming of podium place
Spaniard Alejandro Valverde has declared his intention to fight for a podium place on the Tour de France despite languishing down in ninth place overall. Valverde, who rides for Caisse d’Epargne, became the first big yellow jersey victim when the […]
