There’s a golden rule in cycling which is usually respected. When the yellow jersey wearer needs a loo stop, the peloton usually slows down considerably to let him catch up. On Friday’s second day of climbing, that rule was consigned […]
Spanish rider Luis Leon Sanchez of the Caisse d’Epargne team won a dramatic 7th stage of the Tour de France, a 159 kilometres ride from Brioude here on Friday. Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey, six seconds […]
Spanish cyclist Manuel Beltran, who rides for the Liquigas team in the Tour de France, has tested positive for the blood booster erythropoietin (EPO), an anti-doping chief told AFP. Pierre Bordry, the chief of the French national anti-doping agency (AFLD), […]
Tour de France standings after stage 7 1. Kim Kirchen (LUX/COL) 28h23min 40sec 2. Cadel Evans (AUS/SIL) at 0:06. 3. Stefan Schumacher (GER/GST) 0:16. 4. Christian Vande Velde (USA/GAR) 0:44. 5. Denis Menchov […]
The second day of climbing on the Tour de France proved too much for former French champion Christophe Moreau, who abandoned during the seventh stage here on Friday. Moreau pulled over to the side at the feeding station, near the […]
The agency charged with carrying out anti-doping controls at this year’s Tour de France has played down a report that 10 riders are about to be issued warnings for “suspect” blood samples. A report in Le Monde newspaper suggested that […]
Britain’s David Millar has all but given up hope of finally ending his eight-year wait to wear the Tour de France yellow jersey again. However, the Garmin team leader said his encouraging performance on the race’s first foray into the […]
Spaniard Carlos Sastre said he is looking ahead to the first Tour de France stage in the Pyrenees this Sunday after losing more ground in his bid to stay close to the yellow jersey. Sastre lost over a minute to […]
Cadel Evans kept his powder dry for the Tour de France’s first big Pyrenean battle this weekend with a solid sixth stage performance which moved him up to second place on Thursday. Team Columbia’s Kim Kirchen created his own piece […]
French police have taken Spanish cyclist Manuel Beltran, of the Liquigas team, away for questioning in the wake of the first doping scandal to emerge at this year’s Tour de France. Beltran, best known for helping Lance Armstrong to the […]
Team Columbia’s Kim Kirchen created his own piece of Tour de France history by becoming the first Luxemburger in nearly 50 years to pull on the race’s yellow jersey on Thursday. Italian Riccardo Ricco of Saunier Duval won the sixth […]
Italian Riccardo Ricco of Saunier Duval won the Tour de France sixth stage, a 195.5km race from Aigurande to here in the Massif Central on Thursday, with Kim Kirchen of Luxembourg, riding for the Colombia team, taking the race leader’s […]
Tour de France standings after stage 6: 1. Kim Kirchen (LUX/COL) 24h30min 41sec 2. Cadel Evans (AUS/SIL) at 0:06. 3. Stefan Schumacher (GER/GST) 0:16. 4. Christian Vande Velde (USA/GAR) 0:44. 5. David Millar (GBR/GAR) 0:47. […]
The Tour de France peloton will edge closer towards the first mountains stages of this year’s race on the hilly 159 km between Brioude and Aurillac on Friday. After a week of thrilling racing in which the race for the […]
Britain’s Mark Cavendish labelled himself the best sprinter in the world after claiming his first Tour de France victory on the race’s fifth stage over 232km here Wednesday. Germany’s Stefan Schumacher of Gerolsteiner finished with the bunch to retain the […]
Tour de France standings after stage 5: 1. Stefan Schumacher (GER/GST) 19h32min 33sec 2. Kim Kirchen (LUX/COL) at 0:12. 3. David Millar (GBR/GAR) 0:12. 4. Cadel Evans (AUS/SIL) 0:21. 5. Fabian Cancellara (SUI/CSC) 0:33. […]
Spain’s Tour de France hopeful Alejandro Valverde, of Caisse d’Epargne, suffered a setback Wednesday when he fell during the 232km stage from Cholet to here. The former race leader and winner of the opening stage fell at the 90km mark, […]
As far as Tour de France cyclists go, Adam Hansen would admit he sticks out from the bunch. But the all-round talents of the Aussie who grew up in Cairns are not being wasted by Team Columbia as their leader […]
