Albasini and Meyer extend contracts with Orica GreenEdge team
Swiss rider wants to win an Ardennes Classic, Meyer to continue focus on stage races Having been part of a successful Orica GreenEdge team which clocked up two stage wins earlier in the race, and after riding aggressively on several […]
Froome intends to fight for multiple Tour de France victories
“To be here the yellow jersey at the Tour de France, the biggest event on our cycling calendar…is an amazing feeling.” Set to end the Tour on Sunday with the biggest winning margin in nine years, Chris Froome has said […]
Fuglsang still on course for best-ever Grand Tour finish
Danish rider continuing to ride consistently as Astana team leader Danish rider Jakob Fuglsang continued his strong Tour de France yesterday, netting tenth on the stage to Alpe d’Huez and advancing from eighth to seventh place in the overall standings. […]
Disappointed with Alpe d’Huez performance, Contador hoping to have better legs today
“It was a good opportunity for the Tour victory, but the legs didn’t respond” Alberto Contador had hoped to make a real attack on Chris Froome’s yellow jersey yesterday, but instead the Spaniard conceded more time to the Briton when […]
Tour de France: Tejay van Garderen speaks about near-miss on Alpe d’Huez
“There are a million things you could do to say I could have won the stage” After what has been a difficult Tour de France for the BMC Racing Team, Tejay van Garderen picked up the team’s first top three […]
Froome accepts twenty second time penalty but moves closer to Tour de France win
Illegal feed deemed worthwhile by weakened Maillot Jaune Tour de France race leader Chris Froome lost time to the Colombian rider Nairo Quintana today, being dropped by the Movistar competitor and Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) on the final climb of Alpe […]
Tour of Turkey winner Sayar claims EPO positive for earlier race may be a French conspiracy
Says irregularities in testing procedure took place, and that French lab may be trying to ensure rider from that country wins The winner of this year’s Tour of Turkey, Mustafa Sayar, has denied doping in the earlier Tour of Algeria, […]
Riders’ association CPA sides with Froome over doping allegations
“It’s only in cycling where it’s quite normal to investigate and tarnish the image of athletes of the present and of the past” Protesting at the media for discussing if Chris Froome’s domination of this year’s Tour de France is […]
Ag2r La Mondiale receives sponsorship extension until 2016 season
French team’s long-running backing continues Continuing one of the longest running sponsorships in the sport, Ag2r La Mondiale has decided to extent its sixteen year backing of the team of the same name, and has committed for the next three […]
Froome miffed at Contador after Spaniard falls and he nearly crashes on descent into Gap
“I just think at this stage of the race, he is obviously getting desperate” It wasn’t quite the Joseba Beloki-Lance Armstrong incident of ten years ago, but on the same descent of the Col de Manse a Spaniard fell and […]