“Cavendish is desperate for stages. There will be a real drive today by his team to get a stage win with him” Four time winner of the Tour de France’s green jersey Sean Kelly has said that he believes this […]
Marianne Vos and Emma Pooley add their weight to Kathryn Bertine’s campaign World and Olympic champion Marianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant), former World time trial champion Emma Pooley (Bigla) have added their weight to an online petition, set up by St Kitts […]
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 […]
“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 […]
Dutch team helps to eliminate Valverde and makes the winning break to gain on Froome Belkin Pro Cycling managed to eliminate general classification rival Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) in the crosswinds of stage 13, between Tours and Saint-Amand-Montrond, and – as […]
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 […]
German remains upright but misses out on sprint to line Gunning to improve on Tuesday’s runner-up slot by taking his second stage win of the race, Andre Greipel instead got caught up in a big crash which occurred just inside […]
Says Kittel is the next superstar in sprinting, but will Briton bounce back? When Mark Cavendish hit the front with approximately 200 metres to go today, there were several reasons to believe that he was going to win his second […]
Breakaway specialist still searching for a second Tour stage, ten years after his first Juan Antonio Flecha (Vacansoleil-DCM) ended the day on the podium of the twelfth stage of the 2013 Tour de France, but not in the way he […]
Crash with three to go stops most of the peloton but most sprinters get around Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) sprinted to his third victory in the 2013 Tour de France, as he won a chaotic sprint at the end of stage […]
Mountain specialists rebuilding morale after difficult struggles against the clock Pierre Rolland and Andy Schleck reinforced the perception of them as pure climbers yesterday when each lost bundles of time to the general classification riders in the Tour. Both riders, […]
“I hope to be in my best shape during the last week, in order to try something in the Alps” Cadel Evans said prior to yesterday’s time trial that the test would be ‘a really good indicator for the rest […]
Irishman refuses to get downbeat after difficult time trial Sitting eighth overall before the stage, Dan Martin’s hope of a solid performance in yesterday’s Tour de France time trial fell some way short, with the Irishman placing 62nd in the […]
Backlash likely related to Veelers crash yesterday Following his clash with Argos Shimano’s Tom Veelers yesterday, Mark Cavendish was on the receiving end of some abuse today by some spectators on the route of the stage eleven time trial at […]
Norwegian sprinter looks set for big Classics future Olympic road race bronze medallist Alexander Kristoff’s solid sprint and Classics season has sealed a new two year deal for the Norwegian with his Katusha team, ensuring he will be part of […]
Cannondale rider maintains strong lead in green jersey competition Starting yesterday’s stage with a 93 point advantage in the battle for the Maillot Vert, Peter Sagan knew that he was looking very good for a second green jersey in Paris, […]
Dutch team looking at general classification ambitions to add its sprint train Argos-Shimano is looking to sign Laurens ten Dam for 2014, according to Dutch new site AD.nl. The 32-year-old climber currently rides for Belkin Pro Cycling – having been […]
“Cycling is one of the sports where many things can happen and if you have a bad day, you can lose everything” Knowing beforehand that the day was one where he needed to start getting himself back into the frame […]
