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Pro Cycling

Disappointed with Alpe d’Huez performance, Contador hoping to have better legs today

“It was a good opportunity for the Tour victory, but the legs didn’t respond” Alberto Contador had hoped to make a real attack on Chris Froome’s yellow jersey yesterday, but instead the Spaniard conceded more time to the Briton when […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

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 […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Nairo Quintana: “The objective is still to finish on the podium. It's a dream for me to achieve that.”

Colombian all but wraps up white jersey classification and closes in on polka-dots Nairo Quintana (Movistar) was the general classification rider that came out of today’s 18th stage of the Tour de France on top. The 23-year-old Colombian finished the […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Tour de France: Christophe Riblon takes the Double Huez for France as Froome shows his fallibility

Frenchman takes the host nations first stage while the Maillot Jaune cracks on the Alpe Christophe Riblon (AG2R La Mondiale) took the long awaited first victory for the host nation in the 2013 Tour de France, between Gap and Alpe […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Tour de France,

French Châtenay-Malabry lab insists that official procedures were followed in Sayar doping case

Laboratory confirms that B sample was used to detect EPO positive from Tour of Algeria Following claims made by Tour of Turkey winner Mustafa Sayar calling conspiracy after his positive test result for the earlier Tour of Algeria, plus alleging […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Presidential Tour of Turkey, Pro Cycling,

Surgery needed for Peraud after time trial fall

Rider had been ninth overall and best Frenchman in Tour de France The Tour de France continues today with what is certain to be a very decisive stage to Alpe d’Huez, but does so without France’s best rider in the […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Injury, Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Belgian rider Daisy Depoorter seriously injured in Thüringen training crash

20-year-old CyclelivePlus-Zannatta rider hit by a truck on eve of Amy Gillett anniversary Daisy Depoorter (CyclelivePlus-Zannatta) was seriously injured yesterday when she was hit by a truck while out training on the morning before the third stage of the Thüringen-Rundfahrt, […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Injury, Pro Cycling,

Tour de France: Tejay van Garderen speaks about near-miss on Alpe d’Huez

“There are a million things you could do to say I could have won the stage” After what has been a difficult Tour de France for the BMC Racing Team, Tejay van Garderen picked up the team’s first top three […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Shara Gillow takes stage four time trial on anniversary of Amy Gillet’s death

Third place keeps Emma Johansson in yellow jersey Shara Gillow (Orica-AIS) took her first victory in the colours of Australian time trial champion as she won the stage four time trial of the 2013 Thüringen-Rundfahrt, in Gera, Germany. The 25-year-old […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Froome accepts twenty second time penalty but moves closer to Tour de France win

Illegal feed deemed worthwhile by weakened Maillot Jaune Tour de France race leader Chris Froome lost time to the Colombian rider Nairo Quintana today, being dropped by the Movistar competitor and Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) on the final climb of Alpe […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Tour de France: Moser shines in unplanned breakaway

Tour debutant nabs queen stage third place With a team built solely to support green jersey holder Peter Sagan, the queen stage of the 100th Tour de France, featuring two ascents of the legendary Alpe d’Huez, did not seem like […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Annemiek van Vleuten takes stage three in another bunch sprint

Second place is enough to hold race lead for Emma Johansson Annemiek van Vleuten (Rabobank-Liv/GIant) took her first win in almost two months as she sprinted to victory in the third stage of the 2013 Thüringen-Rundfahrt, in the town of […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Bauke Mollema: “I want to fight for the podium and I think I still have a chance.”

Dutchman disappointed with losses in stage 17 time trial but vows to fight on Bauke Mollema (Belkin) was one of the most disappointed riders at the end of today’s 32km Tour de France stage 17 time trial, as he dropped […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

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 […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Tour of Turkey winner Sayar claims EPO positive for earlier race may be a French conspiracy

Says irregularities in testing procedure took place, and that French lab may be trying to ensure rider from that country wins The winner of this year’s Tour of Turkey, Mustafa Sayar, has denied doping in the earlier Tour of Algeria, […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Doping, Presidential Tour of Turkey, Pro Cycling,

Riders’ association CPA sides with Froome over doping allegations

“It’s only in cycling where it’s quite normal to investigate and tarnish the image of athletes of the present and of the past” Protesting at the media for discussing if Chris Froome’s domination of this year’s Tour de France is […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Tour de France: Chris Froome takes a narrow victory in mountainous stage 17 time trial

Maillot Jaune beats Contador by just nine seconds as rain makes descending treacherous Chris Froome took his third victory in the 2013 Tour de France as he took the stage 17 time trial, between Embrun and Chorges. The British rider, […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Tour de France,

Jean-Christophe Peraud continues in Tour de France despite fractured collarbone

Top ten general classification position prompts Frenchman to push on towards Paris Although he fractured his collarbone in a crash this morning, the Ag2r La Mondiale team have confirmed that Jean Christophe Peraud will continue in the Tour de France, […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Injury, Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

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