Van Garderen shows determination in chasing Tour stage win despite lack of form
Believes team-mate Evans could still finish in the top five of Tour de France Although he’s a long way off his expected form in this year’s Tour de France, falling far short of the condition he showed in placing fifth […]
Rusvelo team confirms its withdrawal from Giro dell Appennino after trio of positive tests
Russian Pro Continental team to wait until after MPCC meeting before confirming racing programme Following the news that three of its riders had tested positive at the Russian national championships last month, the Rusvelo team has blamed one of its […]
Cookson responds to McQuaid’s veiled threat that cycling could be dropped from Olympics if he is not re-elected
Says claim sport could go is ‘poor quality scaremongering’ Pat McQuaid’s rival for the position of UCI president, Brian Cookson, has responded to the Irishman’s recent intimation that if he is voted out, that cycling could lose its place in […]
Kelly: Cavendish isn’t slowing, it’s just that Kittel has an unbelievable turn of speed in the last 100 metres
“Cavendish is desperate for stages. There will be a real drive today by his team to get a stage win with him” Four time winner of the Tour de France’s green jersey Sean Kelly has said that he believes this […]
Tour de France: Pileup sees Greipel lose chance towards end of stage twelve
German remains upright but misses out on sprint to line Gunning to improve on Tuesday’s runner-up slot by taking his second stage win of the race, Andre Greipel instead got caught up in a big crash which occurred just inside […]
Cavendish gracious in defeat as momentum appears to waver
Says Kittel is the next superstar in sprinting, but will Briton bounce back? When Mark Cavendish hit the front with approximately 200 metres to go today, there were several reasons to believe that he was going to win his second […]
Dan Martin: "After eleven days of racing, to be two minutes twenty off second place is far above what I expected”
Irishman refuses to get downbeat after difficult time trial Sitting eighth overall before the stage, Dan Martin’s hope of a solid performance in yesterday’s Tour de France time trial fell some way short, with the Irishman placing 62nd in the […]
Sagan close to falling yesterday, glad to take points at the finish
Cannondale rider maintains strong lead in green jersey competition Starting yesterday’s stage with a 93 point advantage in the battle for the Maillot Vert, Peter Sagan knew that he was looking very good for a second green jersey in Paris, […]
Jonathan Vaughters Feature: With the right course, I believe that Dan Martin can win a Grand Tour
Garmin-Sharp chief talks Tour de France tactics, Martin’s potential and more Garmin-Sharp chief Jonathan Vaughters has overseen the development of Dan Martin ever since the Irishman turned pro in 2008 and now, after his first Tour de France stage victory, […]
Kittel enthusiastic about chance to grab second Tour stage win
Argos Shimano rider wants to seize sprint opportunities this week Winner of stage one of this year’s Tour, Marcel Kittel is keen to add another victory in the race to his palmares and now has three or possibly four chances […]
