Riders clipped by overtaking vehicle at Tour de France On a day when big name riders such as Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana), Jurgen Van den Broeck (Omega Pharma Lotto) and Dave Zabriskie went out of the Tour de France due to […]
Accidents continue to thin out list of overall contenders What appears to be one of the most dangerous Tours in years has seen more big names abandon from the race, with Astana leader Alexandre Vinokourov, Omega Pharma Lotto captain Jurgen […]
German hangs in well with the favorites Tony Martin of the HTC Highroad team currently lies in seventh place overall in the Tour de France, just 13 seconds off Thor Hushovd’s yellow jersey. The German has a top ten goal […]
BMC Racing team assumes responsibility of controlling peloton on stage eight Doing the bulk of the work at the head of the peloton on Saturday’s stage eight of the Tour de France, the BMC Racing Team of Cadel Evans showed […]
Young American shows his class in maiden Tour de France HTC-Highroad’s Tejay Van Garderen put in a stellar performance in today’s stage eight of the Tour de France. He was part of the feature break on the day and managed […]
In form-world champion remains at the top in Tour de France With Cadel Evans lurking just one second back and many riders within striking distance of the yellow jersey, even Thor Hushovd expected today to be his final stage in […]
Suffering Dutchman drops precious time in young rider’s competition Robert Gesink’s lead over Rein Taaramäe in the young rider’s competition dropped by 54 seconds on the eighth stage of the Tour de France that finished atop the climb of Super-Besse […]
Movistar rider takes biggest ever win after “unfair” doping ban Rui Costa (Movistar) marked his return from what he felt was an unfair doping ban in style, taking the eighth stage of the Tour de France at Super-Besse, as it […]
Key names have difficult moments in first week It’s often said the Tour de France can’t be won in the first week but the race can be lost. That has possibly rung true for a number of favourites this year […]
The Shack puts all its might behind the German Following his bad crash during yesterday’s seventh stage, Team RadioShack has confirmed that Chris Horner will be a non-starter today in the Tour de France. The rider suffered concussion in his […]
Black day for Team Radioshack means Andreas Klöden is sole overall contender left Chris Horner today crossed the finish line delirious after hitting his head hard in a crash some 35 kilometres from the stage finish in Châteauroux. The Team […]
Manx Express repeats 2008 maiden victory at the end of nine-man HTC-Highroad train Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) repeated his 2008 maiden victory in the city of Châteauroux, winning the seventh stage of the Tour de France, taking his second in this […]
Team Sky’s bid for yellow over after British champion taken out on stage seven Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) has been forced to abandon the Tour de France, midway through the seventh stage, with a broken collarbone. The British champion was […]
Belgian sprinter forced out for the fourth time in six appearances. Still suffering from the injuries he sustained in a crash on stage five, Tom Boonen (Quick Step) has been forced to abandon the Tour de France. The Belgian sprinter […]
Exhausted Team Movistar rider missed time cut Logic suggested that riding the Tour de France would be difficult after Vasil Kiryienka’s huge workload of recent weeks and so it proved yesterday, with the Team Movistar rider cracking on the undulating […]
Dutchman emphasises importance of publicity for Vacansoleil team Riding his first Tour de France, Dutchman Johnny Hoogerland earned himself a place on the podium yesterday when he took over the mountains jersey in the race. The 28 year old was […]
Boasson Hagen’s success shows team is on track Sky Procycling’s obvious progression from its somewhat-quiet first season continued yesterday when Edvald Boasson Hagen showed his versatility and power to blaze to victory in the Tour de France. The Norwegian jumped […]
Brailsford convinced Briton would have shone in mountains Although Bradley Wiggins originally stated that he would almost certainly give the 2012 Tour de France a miss to prepare for the Olympics, the Sky Procycling rider recently indicated he was likely […]
