Australian becomes the latest casualty of crash-ridden first week Simon Gerrans of Team Sky is to become the latest rider to abandon the 2010 Tour de France, having sustained a broken arm in a crash during yesterday’s stage between Station […]
Recovered from crash riddled May and June Quick Step leader Tom Boonen is back to training following knee problems resulting from a combination of crashes at the Tour of California and the Tour de Suisse. The Former Belgian champion was […]
Former Flèche Wallonne winner heads back to the hospital for a happy occasion Kim Kirchen’s release from the Central Hospital in Luxembourg this week was quickly followed-up by even better news when his wife Caroline gave birth to twins Liam […]
Luxembourg champion confident in his younger brother and team Saxo Bank rider Frank Schleck went into this year’s Tour de France with his best-ever chance to win the race, as evidenced by his storming win in the Tour de Suisse, […]
Former most combative rider is the Tour’s next casualty Euskaltel-Euskadi rider Amets Txurruka was been forced to abandon the Tour de France following stage four after he was involved in a crash that resulted in a broken right collarbone. The […]
Australian able to continue race despite landing on his face yesterday Some media reports after yesterday’s crash-strewn third stage of the Tour de France suggested that Team Sky’s Simon Gerrans was out of the race, but the Australian will instead […]
Younger brother Andy follows safely on Fabian Cancellara’s wheel Luxembourg champion Frank Schleck lost his chances for an overall victory in the Tour de France today, when he became the first victim of the infamous pavé du Nord with just […]
Vande Velde on way home, Farrar’s future in race looking doubtful The American Garmin Transitions team is now looking at what its options are for the rest of the Tour de France after what was probably the worst day in […]
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 […]
Narrow roads and nervous riders make a dangerous combination The first road stage of this year’s Tour de France played out in typical fashion, with nerves reverberating throughout the peloton on a day where pile-ups marked the journey to Brussels. […]
Prologue crashes too much for the duo The Tour de France was already incomplete at the start due to the Cervélo TestTeam pulling its rider Xavier Florencio. The prologue cost two more riders a chance of reaching Paris, as the […]
Belgian visits Quick Step team in Rotterdam Tom Boonen had great hopes of winning stages in the Tour de France and even winning them in his own country. Instead, the Quick Step rider has to sit out the race with […]
Just two riders crashed on the wet Rotterdam streets but both may have to abandon Despite the wet and slippery city streets experienced by the vast majority of riders in today’s Tour de France prologue, only two riders actually came […]
Cervélo TestTeam’s Heinrich Haussler underwent successful knee surgery Tuesday at CrossKlinik in Basel, Switzerland. He was initially scheduled to ride the Tour de France this weekend, but knee problems resulting from crashes this season were aggravated by another spill at […]
Rabobank rider’s internal injuries holding him back Two weeks ago, the prognosis for Rabobank’s young German talent, Paul Martens, was relatively optimistic. Martens suffered a bad crash at the Dauphine, which resulted in a broken rib, a bruised kidney, and […]
Kirchen well enough to be moved closer to family and friends Katusha’s Kim Kirchen was released from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the University Hospital of Zurich today and transferred to the Central Hospital in Luxembourg following his cardiac […]
Tour de Suisse crash aggravates knee injury Cervélo TestTeam announced today that sprinter Heinrich Haussler will miss this year’s Tour de France due to persistent knee problems. The team said his place on the Tour roster will be taken by […]
California crash injuries prevent Belgian champion from starting the Grand Boucle Current Belgian champion Tom Boonen (Quick Step) will not be defending his driekleur jersey in Leuven this weekend; neither will he be starting the Tour de France the following […]
