Dutch GC hopes pleased after first stage, nothing broken for Sanchez after late stage crash Though it was an uphill finish, yesterday’s stage one of the Tour de France put up a run-in that was a bit too flat and […]
Garmin-Sharp rider pleased with start of debut Tour Irish climber Dan Martin has had a very encouraging start to his first Tour de France, riding above his own expectations in Saturday’s time trial and then collecting a handy eighth place […]
Omega Pharma Quick Step team-mate Jerome Pineau also gets green light A potentially disastrous day for Omega Pharma Quick Step has turned out to not be quite so serious, with both Tony Martin and Jerome Pineau able to continue today […]
Both individuals miss this year’s Tour, but appear eligible for other races Although both RadioShack Nissan individuals were formally accused of serious doping charges by USADA on Friday, the UCI has stated that it has no plans at this point […]
Lead out man Tom Veelers turns sprinter and takes morale-boosting fourth place in Tournai Stomach and intestinal problems for Argos-Shimano sprinter Marcel Kittel saw the Dutch Professional Continental team’s plans change mid-stage on the road between Visé and Tournai today. […]
Dane will try to hold onto polka dot jersey in the coming flatter days Michael Mørkøv (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) set off on stage one with a goal in mind and crossed the finish line in Seraing having accomplished that goal, […]
Evans prominent in finale, content with how team is functioning Six months into the new season, Philippe Gilbert went within a few bike lengths of clocking up his first victory of 2012, but fell just short of that target. Last […]
“Next time I’ll do it better – I won’t put the joker on too early” Peter Sagan may have been first to the line, but Fabian Cancellara was arguably the most impressive on today’s first road stage of the Tour […]
Fabian Cancellara attack pulls Slovakian champion clear on the final climb After almost coming down in the previous day’s prologue Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) cruised to a simple sprint victory at the end of stage one of the 2012 Tour de […]
Young American highlights talent again, says he’ll sacrifice his chances for Evans It’s very early days yet and he’s primarily in the Tour de France as backup for defending champion Cadel Evans, but yesterday’s strong display in the prologue time […]
Wiggins and Froome upbeat about prologue ride Thanks mainly to a puncture which denied world TT champion Tony Martin (Omega Pharma Quick Step) victory in yesterday’s prologue, the Sky Procycling team will today wear yellow helmets on today’s first road […]
Swiss champion matches 2004 result over near-identical course; Wiggins second ahead of the other favourites History repeated itself in the 2012 Tour de France prologue around the Belgian city of Liège, as Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Nissan) repeated his 2004 victory over […]
Irishman talks about expectations and also his Irish championship silver medal Although the race features over 100 kilometres of time trials, Ireland’s Nicolas Roche begins his fourth Tour de France today believing that his good form could see him log […]
New helmet to be debut’d by Specialized sponsored riders in Tour de France prologue Following on from its highly successful version of the Venge frameset, the partnership between US bike maker Specialized and British Formula 1 team McLaren continues with […]
Will 2012 winning streak continue in cycling’s biggest event? Winner of the prologue and of three other stages in the Tour de Suisse, a performance that came on the heels of five stage victories in the Tour of California, Peter […]
Longer time trials and a stint in yellow are top priorities for world champion World time trial champion Tony Martin is regarded as one of the top favourite’s for today’s 6.4 kilometre time trial in Liège, but the German refuses […]
Russian rider back on track after disappointing Romandie and quiet Dauphiné Like defending champion Cadel Evans, Denis Menchov had his best-ever prologue finish in the Tour de France today. His margin of improvement was rather more dramatic than Evans’, though; […]
Australian not concerned with dropping ten seconds to rival Wiggins Defending Tour de France champion Cadel Evans may have finished outside of the top ten in today’s prologue of the Tour de France, dropping ten seconds to his chief rival […]
