Cadel Evans spent his first day in the Tour de France yellow jersey being treated like a rock star – although there was at least one vital ingredient missing. “I don’t see any screaming girls here!” said the Australian, after […]

Seventeen of the world’s top cycling teams said Tuesday they would not be seeking a Pro Tour license for 2009, according to a statement released here at the Tour de France. The Pro Tour was launched by the International Cycling […]

CSC have promised a repeat of the collective power which virtually eliminated Alejandro Valverde from yellow jersey contention once the Tour de France hits the Alps this weekend. But this time, it is Australian Cadel Evans and Denis Menchov who […]

Australian rider Cadel Evans’ grip on the Tour de France yellow jersey is likely to be undone because of the “weakness” of his Silence team, according to Spaniard Alejandro Valverde. Valverde virtually dropped out of the running for the race’s […]

Italian Riccardo Ricco would be forgiven for looking forward to a career as a bookmaker, especially given his rate of success on this year’s Tour de France. Ricco, a brash 24-year-old Italian, has won twice here including Sunday’s ninth stage […]

Title favourite Cadel Evans of Australia finally took possession of the Tour de France yellow jersey here Monday after a thrilling end to the 10th stage. Italian Leonardo Piepoli of the Saunier Duval team won the 156km ride from Pau […]

Mountain biker Chris Jongewaard was on Monday chosen for Australia’s Olympic team as Cycling Australia nominated him after a tribunal ruling that upheld an appeal against his omission. A Cycling Australia Appeals Tribunal last Friday backed the country’s top-ranked mountain […]

CSC team manager Bjarne Riis is hoping Spanish team leader Carlos Sastre can give his fellow yellow jersey hopefuls a scare by lighting up the Tour de France’s 10th stage on Monday. But Riis is keeping quiet on what their […]

Italian Riccardo Ricco recovered from a heavy crash on the race’s eighth stage to win the Tour de France ninth stage in spectacular fashion here on Sunday. Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen overcame a difficult first day in the Pyrenees to keep […]

Italian Riccardo Ricco is hoping his slow recovery from a crash in the eighth stage of the Tour de France continues ahead of Sunday’s second day of racing in the high mountains. Saunier Duval team leader Ricco claimed his first […]