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Tour de France

Kimmage disappointed in Wiggins and Team Sky over transparency

Journalist says team has not shown the openness it promised Anti-doping journalist Paul Kimmage has said that he believes Team Sky has not lived up to the promise it made when the team was founded, namely to be fully transparent […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Interviews, Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Tony Martin withdraws from Tour de France due to injury and to prepare for Olympic Games

World time trial champion decides its time to step aside and to recover from early crash Having battled through the first week of the Tour de France with a fractured scaphoid bone in his hand plus other smaller injuries, world […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Injury, Olympics, Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Vincenzo Nibali: “We need to separate Wiggins and Froome from their teammates”

The Shark refuses to panic over deficit to Team Sky riders after Tour de France’s first week Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) has emerged from the first week of the 2012 Tour de France as one of very few genuine rivals to […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Cofidis suspends Di Gregorio and will fire him if doping is proved

Team reaffirms anti-doping stance and says it will continue in the Tour de France (updated with Astana comments) In the wake of today’s news that one of its riders Remy di Gregorio has been arrested on suspicion of doping, the […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Cofidis hotel raided by French police, Remy di Gregorio arrested in doping investigation

French climber joins two other individuals in custody The first rest day of the Tour de France has not proven to be a peaceful one for the riders of the Cofidis team, with climbing specialist Remy di Gregorio arrested by […]

Author: French police, Remy di Gregorio arrested in doping investig Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Cancellara states that he’ll withdraw from the Tour if his wife gives birth early

Swiss rider accepts he still has much work to do to be ready for Olympic Games TT title defence World time trial champion Tony Martin has already withdrawn from the Tour, the German confirming today that he won’t continue after […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Olympics, Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Tour de France Round Up: Solid stage nine effort for Rui Costa

Van den Broeck puts it in perspective after Besançon time trial With Bradley Wiggins and Christopher Froome (Sky Procycling) seemingly head and shoulders above every other top general classification contender in the time trial save for Cadel Evans (BMC Racing), […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Chavanel calls stage nine his “best ever time trial at the Tour”

French TT champion shows off tricolor with fifth place, Martin experiences more bad luck After nabbing a third place finish in the prologue of the Tour de France, Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) confirmed his current abilities against the watch […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Tour de France: Evans staying focussed after dropping time to Wiggins

Van Garderen produces outstanding time trial to retake young rider’s jersey Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) will find himself on the back foot when the Tour de France gets underway again after Tuesday’s rest day, after losing a significant chunk of […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Tour de France: Bradley Wiggins crushes the field in stage nine time trial

Maillot Jaune increases his lead over Cadel Evans as Team Sky goes one-two Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) put his rivals to the sword again as he took a dominant victory in the first individual time trial of the 2012 Tour […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Tour de France,

Poels in danger of losing a kidney as a result of Tour de France crash

Dutchman recovering from massive pileup on Friday’s stage to Metz Badly injured in the big crash which happened on Friday’s sixth stage of the Tour, Vancansoleil’s Wout Poels is in danger of losing a kidney as a result. The 24 […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Injury, Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Dan Martin below par due to head cold, hoping for better form ahead

Irishman undecided about how to approach today’s time trial Dan Martin had hoped to challenge for the stage win on Saturday’s leg to La Planche des Belles Filles, but has had to postpone his ambitions until later on the race […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Injury, Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Tour de France: Radioshack-Nissan utilizes a large presence in stage eight finale

Gallopin gets third in Porrentruy as white jersey race tightens After their stage seven finish on the mountaintop of La Planche de Belles Filles went a bit awry, Radioshack-Nissan bounced back in solid fashion as the most well-represented team at […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Jurgen Van Den Broeck: “I was thinking of time gains not the stage victory”

Lotto-Belisol riders blow the peloton apart; concedes that the podium is now probably out of reach After a disaster on the previous stage, where a mechanical incident at the foot of the final climb to la Planche des Belles Filles […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Tour de France: Fractured hand for Samuel Sánchez but collarbone appears unbroken

Olympic champion may still defend title but recovery is the first priority As Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) hit the tarmac in a seemingly innocuous crash in the first half of today’s eighth stage of the Tour de France, between Belfort and […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Injury, Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Dennis Menchov: “It’s too early to talk about the overall classification”

Russian moves up to fourth overall as the first long time trial approaches Denis Menchov (Katusha) was happy with the result of the eighth stage of the Tour de France, between Belfort and Porrentruy, Switzerland, where he finished eighth, in […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Tour de France: Thibaut Pinot escapes the break to take stage eight into Porrentruy

Bradley Wiggins comes under pressure from his rivals as the race descends into Switzerland Thibaut Pinot (FDJ-BigMat), the youngest rider in the 2012 Tour de France, won the eighth stage of the race between Belfort and Porrentruy, Switzerland, after he […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Tour de France,

Sanchez’s Olympic defence seems over as he crashes out of Tour de France

Initial reports of fractured collarbone and hand for 2008 Olympic champ Olympic champion and last year’s King of the Mountains Samuel Sanchez looks doubtful for London 2012 after crashing heavily during today’s eighth stage of the Tour and being forced […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Injury, Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Recent Interviews

  • Philip Lavery interview: Walking away from the sport, then getting a second chance
  • Matt Keenan Interview: The race through the eyes of a commentator
  • Bertine: New La Course race is ‘stepping stone towards a women’s Tour de France’
  • Court order in class action case compels Aaron Brown to provide full details of Kimmage defence fund
  • Sam Bennett Interview: I’d love to ride the Tour de France this year with NetApp Endura
  • Michele Acquarone interview part III: We were looking into a women’s Milan-Sanremo for 2015, Giro for 2017
  • Michele Acquarone Interview Part II: “The judge will decide who is right or wrong, but I am sure that I am right”
  • Michele Acquarone interview part I: Overlooking MTN Qhubeka was a major missed opportunity for the Giro d’Italia
  • Peter Stetina Interview: New BMC Racing Team signing shining in Tour de San Luis
  • Feature: Linus Gerdemann feeling good about his comeback to cycling – “I am optimistic…I think I can perform well”