At last, say sprinters ahead of Tour's third stage
A massive sigh of relief is likely to be heard among the Tour de France sprinters ahead of the race’s third stage on Monday. After two days of rolling over undulating terrain, the fast men of the peloton have more […]
French left frustrated after another futile attack
Breakaway optimism gave way to frustration at the finish for the second day in a row for the hosts at the Tour de France Sunday. A two-man breakaway involving Sylvain Chavanel of Cofidis and Thomas Voeckler of Bouygues Telecom turned […]
Hushovd hammers to stage win, Valverde keeps yellow
Norwegian Thor Hushovd of Credit Agricole claimed his sixth victory from the Tour de France after powering his way to the second stage over 164.5km from Auray to here Sunday. Spaniard Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne) retained the overall lead ahead […]
Colombian climber Soler to start second stage despite injury
Colombia’s Tour de France ‘King of the Mountains’ Mauricio Soler will start the second stage here on Sunday despite injuring his wrist in a crash on the first stage. Soler, who rides for the British-registered Barloworld team, picked up a […]
Tour doubts for Colombian climber Soler
Colombia’s Tour de France ‘King of the Mountains’ Mauricio Soler is a doubt for the rest of the race after a crash on the first stage here Saturday. Soler, who rides for the British-registered Barloworld team, picked up several injuries […]
Kirchen beaten but we're not, says Columbia chief
by Justin Davis Team Columbia manager Bob Stapleton is looking to Britain’s Mark Cavendish for a Tour de France stage victory after his team missed out on an historic first stage win here Saturday. Stapleton’s team have come to the […]
Evans' teammate Popovych survives crash
Ukrainian Yaroslav Popovych, one of race favourite Cadel Evans’ key teammates for the mountain stages, crashed in the first stage of the Tour de France here Saturday. Popovych was one of several riders who hit the asphalt around 60km from […]
Contador's Tour displays defy science, claims expert
A leading sports scientist has challenged reigning Tour de France and Giro d’Italia champion Alberto Contador over his recent race-winning performances. Biomechanics expert Frederic Grappe believes there is no comparison between Contador’s display at last year’s Tour and his victory […]
Valverde wins first stage to pull on Tour's yellow jersey
Spaniard Alejandro Valverde, riding for Caisse d’Epargne, won the Tour de France’s first stage, held over 197.5km of undulating terrain, to pull on the race’s yellow jersey here Saturday. Valverde came through in a sprint finish, seeing off Belgian Philippe […]
Frenchman's Tour ends on first stage
Herve Duclos-Lassalle of the Cofidis team was forced out of the Tour de France after a crash on the first stage here on Saturday. Duclos-Lassalle, the son of former Paris-Roubaix winner Gilbert, fractured his left wrist in a crash just […]
