Colombia’s Mauricio Soler, who won the “King of the Mountains” title last year, was forced to pull out of the Tour de France on Wednesday because of an injured wrist. Soler, who rides for the British-registered Barloworld team, fractured a […]
Robbie McEwen’s bid to add to his impressive haul of wins on the Tour de France was kicked into touch by bad luck and a fast Columbia train on the longest stage of the race here Wednesday. A push from […]
Quick Step sprinter Gert Steegmans admitted the absence of teammate Tom Boonen is adding to his woes on what he labelled a “strange” Tour de France. Steegmans’ plan to battle to his second career win on the race were ended […]
Spaniard Alejandro Valverde played down the effects of a crash which came close to ending his yellow jersey bid during the 232km fifth stage of the Tour de France here Wednesday. The former race leader and winner of the opening […]
Cadel Evans and Alejandro Valverde would normally be happy to wait for the Pyrenees stages this weekend before launching part two of their expected fight for the Tour de France yellow jersey. However, the outcome of Tuesday’s first real big […]
Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara admitted to suffering an off day after he failed to deliver an anticipated stage victory on the Tour de France’s fourth stage time trial. CSC’s reigning world time trial champion could only finish in fifth place at […]
Australia’s Cadel Evans struck a first blow to Alejandro Valverde at the Tour de France here Tuesday after leaving his yellow jersey rival trailing on the fourth stage time trial. Germany’s Stefan Schumacher of the Gerolsteiner team stunned the pre-race […]
Tour de France standings after stage 4: 1. Stefan Schumacher (GER/GST) 35min 44sec 2. Kim Kirchen (LUX/COL) at 0:18sec 3. David Millar (GBR/GAR) 0:18. 4. Cadel Evans (AUS/SIL) 0:27. 5. Fabian Cancellara (SUI/CSC) 0:33. […]
Germany’s Stefan Schumacher of the Gerolsteiner team stunned the big time trial favourites to win the Tour de France fourth stage and pull on the leader’s yellow jersey Tuesday. Schumacher clocked a winning time of 35min 44sec over the windy, […]
The thrilling first week of the Tour de France will be cranked up a notch Wednesday when the race prepares for the first serious climbs. But ahead of Thursday’s potentially hazardous racing terrain hosts an appetiser to the Pyreneean stages […]
He might be small in height, but the imposing figure of a Belgian police inspector with magic hands could play a major role in Cadel Evans’ yellow jersey bid on the Tour de France. For the last five years of […]
Germany’s Stefan Schumacher pulled on the Tour de France yellow jersey here Tuesday, and was then forced to defend himself quickly over a positive test for amphetamines. Schumacher, who rides for the Gerolsteiner team, took the race lead after stunning […]
Yellow jersey hopeful Alejandro Valverde gave up the Tour de France lead willingly on Tuesday, but admitted he had raced the hectic third stage with one eye on the crucial fourth stage. “We controlled things in the first part of […]
Russian Denis Menchov became the first victim of the Tour de France’s yellow jersey contenders here Monday when he got caught napping in a hectic finish to the 208km stage. Menchov, a two-time Tour of Spain winner, found himself in […]
Frenchman Romain Feillu took the biggest accolade of his career Monday when a successful breakaway that foxed the sprinters’ teams handed him the Tour de France yellow jersey Monday. Compatriot Samuel Dumoulin, of Cofidis, won the third stage – a […]
Britain’s David Millar is quietly building hopes of ending his eight-year wait to pull on the Tour de France yellow jersey. Millar last wore the coveted tunic in 2000 when he won the prologue at Futuroscope, and on Tuesday’s 29.5km […]
Tour de France standings after stage 2: 1. Romain Feillu (FRA/AGR) 13h27min 05sec 2. Paolo Longo (ITA/BAR) at 0:35. 3. Will Frischkorn (USA/GAR) 1:42. 4. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/GCE) 1:45. 5. Kim Kirchen (LUX/COL) 1:46. […]
Cadel Evans was reminded of just what it takes to win, and lose, the Tour de France after a hectic third stage here Tuesday which saw one of his potential rivals lose 38 seconds. On paper, Denis Menchov isn’t the […]
