Roche satisfied with 15th, but missed out on possible 11th place overall
Irishman has mixed feelings about second Tour Ireland’s Nicolas Roche has expressed his satisfaction with his 15th overall in the Tour de France, although he admits to having ‘nightmares’ about the thoughts of what might have been. The 26 year […]
Sastre: Contador could beat Armstrong’s record
Fellow Spaniard hails Astana rider’s ability 2008 Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre has said that he believes Alberto Contador will dominate the sport in the years to come, suggesting that he could even beat the seven Tour wins clocked […]
Wiggins drops world championship and Commonwealth Games
Disappointed Briton modifies season programme Team Sky captain Bradley Wiggins has decided to shorten his season after what was a disappointing Tour de France campaign for him, and will pass over the chance to go for world championship and Commonwealth […]
Rabobank chief hails best-ever Tour de France for the team
Menchov third, Gesink sixth With Denis Menchov set to take third overall and Robert Gesink finishing in sixth, their team celebrated the achievement with some champagne on Saturday night. “We deserved it, because this was a very good day and […]
Tour de France: Rogers abandons Grand Tour ambitions
Will concentrate on shorter stage races after disappointing Tour Michael Rogers has given up any ambition of winning the Tour de France, with the Australian believing that he no longer has the ability to challenge for three week races. The […]
Floyd Landis on ABC’s Nightline: details of what the programme contained
Former USPS team-mate and others detail accusations of doping, Landis apologises to public The latest big development in the US Postal Service team inquiry occurred last night when Floyd Landis, who sparked off the investigation earlier this year, appeared on […]
Bernard: Schleck to lose considerable time to Contador in Tour de France time trial
French analyst doesn’t see any way for Saxo Bank rider to win this year In his latest expert column, former French pro Jean Francois Bernard has said that he expects Andy Schleck to concede a minute and a half to […]
Hesjedal fourth on Tourmalet, feeling stronger as Tour de France continues
Canadian believes he can defend eighth place overall One of the most surprising performances on yesterday’s final mountain stage of the Tour was the superb showing by Ryder Hesjedal, who proved to be one of the strongest on the Col […]
Team Sky and Wiggins aiming to salvage Tour de France participation
Riders on attack today, ‘Twiggo’ to target final time trial The 2010 Tour de France hasn’t worked out as well as was hoped for the new Sky Racing Team, but the squad is determined to go out with a bang. […]
Hamilton’s legal team in discussions about giving evidence in Landis enquiry
Former US Postal Service rider appears likely to provide details Former US Postal Service rider Tyler Hamilton appears increasingly likely to give evidence to those investigating claims made by Floyd Landis that doping was widely used on the team. Chris […]