Irishman fell twice yesterday, but is relatively unscathed Nicolas Roche has remained upbeat about his start to the Tour de France, despite crashing twice on yesterday’s stage to Brussels. The Ag2r La Mondiale team leader twice hit the deck on […]

Bernard feels yesterday’s loss of points may prove crucial Mark Cavendish has suffered a knock to his chances of taking the green jersey in this year’s Tour, losing out on the chance to take points on the opening stage when […]

Not stressed about time lost to Armstrong Defending champion Alberto Contador conceded five seconds to his big rival Lance Armstrong today, but said afterwards that he isn’t worried about the difference. He finished sixth in the 8.9 kilometre Rotterdam prologue, […]

Ongoing US Postal Service allegations cast shadow over Tour de France The spectre of past Tours threaten to dominate many of the headlines of the current race, following a substantial exposé featured in the Wall Street Journal today. The piece […]

Adding to stage win tally also a goal Standing in for suspended team-mate Alejandro Valverde, Caisse d’Epargne rider Luis León Sanchez will aim to fill the void by chasing a top-ten result in this year’s Tour de France. The 27 […]

Former victor appears completely over injuries, no problems with bike position 2008 Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre tested his back on the cobblestones this week, riding the pavé in preparation for stage three of the Tour de France. It […]

Australian wants to follow up on Giro success with another KOM title Several weeks after winning the green jersey as best climber in the Giro d’Italia, the Australian Omega Pharma Lotto rider Matthew Lloyd is looking at achieving the equivalent […]

Norwegian says he’s stronger than in the Dauphiné Cycling’s oft-proclaimed best young talent Edvald Boasson Hagen has said that he is pleased with his form heading into his debut Tour de France, and will target at least one stage victory […]

Spaniard used banned substance in saddle sore cream With just hours remaining to the start of the Tour de France, the Cervélo Test Team has voluntarily withdrawn fellow Spaniard Xavier Florencio from the squad after he took a product containing […]

Spaniard will back Sanchez, help young riders In the absence of the usual team leader Alejandro Valverde, the Caisse d’Epargne team heads into the Tour de France a little less certain of success than before. Former Paris-Nice winner Luis León […]