Tour of Austria: Ricco dominates on Kitzbüheler Horn
Ricco’s successful return continues Riccardo Ricco’s successful return to the top rung of the sport following his 20-month suspension for his use of CERA-EPO in the 2008 Tour de France continued on Monday in Austria with victory on one of […]
Tour de France: Andy Schleck rockets up GC with strong ride on the cobbles
Saxo Bank duo negates Schleck’s poor Prologue Saxo Bank put on a magnificent display at the head of affairs today over the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix. Fabian Cancellara put in an almost typical dominant performance over the cobbles. His relentless pacemaking […]
Tour de France: Lance Armstrong loses critical time over the cobblestones
Flat tire derails great position and legs Lance Armstrong’s chances at an 8th Tour de France victory “took a knock today” as Armstrong put it post-stage. The Texan was in a good position as the race hit the cobbles, but […]
Tour de France: Jens Voigt incensed following Stage 3's cobbles
“You can’t imagine how angry and pissed off I am.” Legendary hardman, Jens Voigt, was three steps beyond angry following the conclusion of today’s Tour de France stage near the Arenberg Forest after 13 kilometers and seven sectors of pave. […]
Tour de France: Alessandro Petacchi happy with win, wants more
Lampre sprinter feels he could have beaten anyone today 36-year-old Alessandro Petacchi, took his first stage win at the Tour de France in seven years in Brussels today. The rider from La Spezia on the Ligurian Coast was the world’s […]
Tour de France: HTC-Columbia loses Adam Hansen in crash
Australian finishes stage despite breaking collarbone early on The news wasn’t all that great for the HTC-Columbia team on the first road stage of the Tour de France. They had a bright moment in the 2nd place finish of Mark […]
Tour de France: Alberto Contador gets through Stage 1 with only a bump to the knee
Defending Tour de France champ “very, very pleased” with first stage Alberto Contador was caught up in the mess of the finale of Stage 1 in Brussels. Contador emerged from the chaos relatively unscathed with a bit of a wound […]
Rabobank enjoys day in the sun as Tour de France rolls through Holland
Lars Boom did the honors of representing his country and team through the Netherlands Lars Boom spent about 190 km of Stage 1 leading the Tour de France with his two breakmates, Maarten Wynants (QuickStep) and Alan Perez (Euskaltel). Boom […]
Jens Voigt prepared for 13th Tour de France start
Predicts an overall finish for Lance Armstrong between 3rd and 6th place Jens Voigt spoke with RadsportNews on the eve of the Grand Depart in Rotterdam and looks as ready as ever to do battle on the roads of France. […]
Fabian Cancellara wants to wear yellow over the cobbles
“I am ready to conquer the cobbles with the yellow jersey on my shoulders.” Blick.ch notes an intriguing streak that the World Time Trial Champion, Fabian Cancellara, has going for him heading into Saturday’s Prologue in Rotterdam. Since 2004, when […]
