“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
“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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
