Mollema fighting illness, suffering in Tour de France week three
Dutchman drops to sixth overall after cracking on Alpe d’Huez Bauke Mollema (Belkin) has seen his hopes for a podium place in Paris begin to disintegrate over the course of the difficult third week of the Tour de France. The […]
Tour de France: Schleck takes advantage of suitable time trial
Luxembourger and team-mate Monfort take top 15 places Predicted rainstorms occurred but had little impact on the standings at the conclusion of the stage 17 time trial from Embrun to Chorges, and it was the climbers and general classification men […]
Sylvain Chavanel flies the flag for France on Bastille Day
French denied holiday victory; Kwiatkowski loses grip on white jersey It has been a Tour de France wrought with difficulty for the French so far, as the home contingent is still without a stage victory, and possesses only one top […]
Contador not conceding but says ‘chapeau’ to Froome
“There’s really not much more you can say” He is unlikely to completely admit that he has been beaten until he is not allowed to take the top step of the podium in Paris, but Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) accepted that […]
Tour de France: Mollema suffers but maintains on Mont Ventoux
Dutchman holds second place overall thanks to long pulls from team-mate Ten Dam As he has seemed to on most of the big climbs so far in the Tour de France, Bauke Mollema (Belkin) suffered but maintained a steady pace […]
Cavendish bursting with pride after thrilling stage 13 victory
“I barely made it,” says Cav of the winning break initiated by Saxo-Tinkoff After winning stage 13 of the Tour de France, his second triumph of the race, Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) released a torrent of positive emotions that […]
Contador knows Tour de France GC is still a long shot
Happy to gain some time back but acknowledges attacking in the Alps will be a must It would take the infliction of much more damage to maillot jaune Chris Froome and his Sky Procycling troops to wrestle the jersey away […]
Marcel Kittel: “We’ve been working a long time for this”
Loaded Argos-Shimano sprint train getting better with age and experience Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) blasted to stage victory number three in the 2013 Tour de France, with all three of his career Tour stage wins coming in this 100th edition of […]
Tour de France: Belkin duo Mollema and Ten Dam continue impressive riding
New Tour GC threats maintain top ten placings after stage 11 time trial Belkin Pro Cycling team-mates Bauke Mollema and Laurens Ten Dam did well in the stage 11 individual time trial to maintain their spots in the overall classification […]
Rolland and Sagan utilize different tactics in Mont-Saint-Michel time trial
Polka dot jersey waiting until final week, green jersey grasping for every possible point The leaders of the mountains classification and points competition took two different tactics into the stage 11 time trial in the Tour de France, and though […]
