German climber drops out after first mountain as Argos-Shimano woes continue Argos-Shimano’s Thomas Fröhlinger became the latest casualty of the Tour de France, as the race entered its second week, as he was unable to start the eighth stage between […]
Rabobank look to modified strategy for remainder of race, Mollema gunning to recover some time Ever since he finished seventh in the Vuelta a España at 22 years of age, Robert Gesink has been seen as a rider who could […]
Injuries prove too much for Garmin-Sharp team leader Having promised to try to continue in the Tour de France after a very bad crash yesterday, Giro d’Italia champion Ryder Hesjedal has the disappointment of being forced out of the race […]
Participation uncertain for Giro d’Italia winner and Vansummeren He went into the race hoping to be the first to achieve the Giro-Tour double since Marco Pantani in 1998 but instead Ryder Hesjedal is now simply hoping to make it to […]
Bumps and bruises for Movistar captain as he loses two minutes to his biggest rivals Movistar’s Alejandro Valverde was one of the victims of both crashes on the sixth stage of the Tour de France, between Épernay and Metz, as […]
Scarponi regrets losing time, vows to fight back tomorrow Triple world champion Oscar Freire has been forced to withdraw from what could be the final Tour de France of his career as a result of a crash which took place […]
Stomach problems finally wear German out German sprinter Marcel Kittel has reluctantly been forced to withdraw from the Tour de France, calling it quits approximately 40 kilometres after today’s start in Rouen. The Argos-Shimano rider went into the race highly […]
Other than stitches in eyebrow, Eisel also okay after fall Having lost Kanstantsin Siutsou yesterday due to a broken tibia, Sky Procycling had a moment of panic today when both world champion Mark Cavendish and his leadout man Bernhard Eisel […]
Close calls for yellow and green jersey holders in dangerous finale Yellow jersey Fabian Cancellara and points classification leader Peter Sagan have both reacted to today’s huge pileup in the Tour de France, a smash-up which took down Mark Cavendish […]
Separated shoulder won’t prevent him starting today’s stage Victim of a bad crash yesterday and suffering a shoulder injury as a result, Garmin-Sharp’s Tom Danielson and the team doctors have decided that the he will take to the start of […]
Spaniard had wanted opportunity to go head to head with Sagan An explosive rider on uphill finishes, Alejandro Valverde was on paper one of the few who might have been able to challenge Peter Sagan on today’s third stage of […]
American’s shoulder separated in impact, team will decide tomorrow if he continues Best American rider in ninth place last year, Tom Danielson is this evening unsure whether or not he will be able to continue in the Tour de France. […]
Lead out man Tom Veelers turns sprinter and takes morale-boosting fourth place in Tournai Stomach and intestinal problems for Argos-Shimano sprinter Marcel Kittel saw the Dutch Professional Continental team’s plans change mid-stage on the road between Visé and Tournai today. […]
Omega Pharma Quick Step team-mate Jerome Pineau also gets green light A potentially disastrous day for Omega Pharma Quick Step has turned out to not be quite so serious, with both Tony Martin and Jerome Pineau able to continue today […]
“She’s faced accusations that she faked, but this isn’t true” One day after the Rabobank team announced that its contract with former paralympian Monique Van der Vorst would end due to medical advice, she has told a Dutch publication that […]
Frenchman needs to take a week’s complete rest but knee problem not too serious There’s some good news for supporters of Thomas Voeckler and aggressive racing in general who were disappointed by his fears that he might have to miss […]
Knee problem rears up again, Europcar rider won’t start French championships Wearer of the maillot jaune for much of last year’s race, Thomas Voeckler is facing real uncertainty about his chances for this year’s Tour after withdrawing from his second […]
No road race, but Garmin Barracuda rider hopeful of riding Tour Twelve months after he finished an extremely close second in the Irish road race championships, losing out to Matt Brammeier by millimetres, Dan Martin made the difficult choice to […]
