Full photo sequence from yesterday’s accident The 2012 Tour’s run of bad crashes looked to have come to an end once the time trial established a firmer status quo among the contenders for the various classements. But stage 14 saw […]
Sky number two admits sacrificing himself is difficult The perception that Chris Froome feels hampered in this Tour de France, much as Greg LeMond was with Bernard Hinault in the 1985 edition, will be furthered by an interview he has […]
tales of trouble and strong reactions to the sabotage from the peloton Lotto-Belisol has defended its interruption of the race neutralization implemented by Sky Procycling and race leader Bradley Wiggins after Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) and numerous others picked up […]
Izagirre, Minard no match for multiple stage-winning Spaniard or green jersey Peter Sagan Once every July since 2009, Sandy Casar (FDJ-BigMat) has been matched up with Luis Leon Sanchez (Rabobank) in a winning breakaway of the Tour de France, with […]
Europcar climber explains his attack on the neutralised peloton as tacks disrupted stage 14 As tacks thrown on the road threatened to ruin the Tour de France of a number of riders, including defending champion Cadel Evans (BMC Racing), race […]
Tour de France race leader puts the brakes on the peloton after tacks on the road threaten his rivals Stage 14 of the 2012 Tour de France saw controversy of a kind not seen since the early days of the […]
Likely broken collarbone for Astana rider Reminiscent of an episode during the Tour de France in 1904, the most difficult climb of today’s stage fourteen, the Mur de Péguère, was riddled with tacks near the crest of the climb which […]
Sabotage causes multiple punctures for Maillot Jaune contenders as they allow another long breakaway Luis León Sánchez (Rabobank) took his fourth career victory of the Tour de France, and salvaged something for the ravaged Dutch team, in the 14th stage […]
Mountains jersey record-holder encourages British Tour leader to be more aggressive to appeal to French public Retired French rider Richard Virenque has spoken of his disappointment at being singled out in a blog by Tour de France leader Bradley Wiggins […]
GreenEdge directeur sportif concedes battle is over Already comfortably ahead starting today’s fourteenth stage of the Tour de France, Peter Sagan has further bolstered his Maillot Vert advantage by getting into the day’s break and nabbing top points at the […]
Green jersey wearer not discouraged by close defeat With three wins apiece after Andre Greipel nabbed victory into Le Cap d’Agde today, the German and Peter Sagan are the most successful stage hunters thus far on this Tour de France. […]
Kazakh rider wants to achieve a victory in final Tour de France, will ride Olympics Already holding the mountains jersey with Fredrik Kessiakoff and eighth place overall with Janez Brajkovic, the Astana team has made no secret of the fact […]
Danish rider chases difficult solo stage victory on the anniversary of his father’s death Danish rider Michael Mørkøv (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) was in his fifth breakaway of the 2012 Tour de France, in the thirteenth stage between Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux and Le […]
German Gorilla holds off Peter Sagan to match Slovakian champion’s win tally in a less than conventional stage finish André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) took his third victory in the 2012 Tour de France, as he won a less than conventional sprint […]
Everybody wants to win on the host country’s national day but the stage looks like going abroad as usual Quatorze Juillet, the 14th of July, is the biggest day of the year in France. The anniversary of the Prise de […]
Australian sprinter only loses one place but 30-point fine means advantage Peter Sagan The disqualification of Matt Goss (Orica-GreenEdge) from the stage 12 sprint did not appear at first to have particularly disastrous consequences, but the point penalty handed to […]
“I want to start building bridges to prove that I am doing this off of bread and water” Five days after blasting doubters on Twitter, Bradley Wiggins yesterday said that he has accepted that he needs to be more open […]
Serious abrasions for Cofidis veteran but no fractures reported as he prepares for Vuelta a España David Moncoutié (Cofidis) was forced to abandon what is his final Tour de France after a crash after just 38km of today’s twelfth stage. […]
