Dutchman poised to strike in mountains, must remain vigilant in days ahead With many pinpointing Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck as the big pre-Tour favourites, other riders have flown a little under the radar. Robert Gesink (Rabobank) is one of […]
Doesn’t agree with UCI commissaires over bike position imposition A year after wearing the Maillot Jaune, double Tour runner-up Cadel Evans went close to grabbing the jersey again when his BMC Racing Team finished second in the day two team […]
American rider believes collective strength is a major advantage Many are tipping Garmin-Cervélo, Team Sky and HTC Highroad for today’s team time trial, but another squad which will be in the hunt for a stage win and the yellow jersey […]
Sky Procycling riders see bigger picture Although Sky Procycling was extremely motivated to win today’s team time trial and to hand the Maillot Jaune to talented young Welshman Geraint Thomas, the squad had to be satisfied with third on the […]
Historic day for US ProTeam It’s been at times a frustrating year for Thor Hushovd, but the momentum which started with his stage win in the Tour de Suisse continued today when the big world champion helped power his Garmin-Cervélo […]
Cadel Evans misses race lead by agonising single second as Argyle team takes its first ever Tour stage Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervélo) has exchanged his rainbow jersey for the yellow one after the American team took a close victory in the […]
White jersey for Geraint Thomas while the British team’s key riders avoid losses as crashes split the race Team Sky enjoyed a relatively fortunate day in the first stage of the Tour de France. The crashes that split the peloton […]
Lieuwe Westra in the race’s first breakaway but five riders brought down in crashes Vacansoleil-DCM had something of a mixed day as it made its debut in the Tour de France. The Dutch team managed to get one of its […]
A bad team time trial could make things complicated Alberto Contador, the number one favorite for the 2011 Tour de France, lost 1 minute and 20 seconds on the race’s opening stage today, conceding more than twice his margin of […]
Australian’s strong on uphill finish to end the first day in second place overall Cadel Evans has had his share of bad luck in the Tour de France in the past, but has nothing to complain about after day one […]
Tour favourite caught behind big crash as stage one splits to pieces In the confusion of the crash-strewn finish to the first stage of the Tour de France, it was tough to work out exactly who had lost time to […]
Belgian drops two colors off his driekleur jersey to take first-ever yellow for him Philippe Gilbert once again withstood the pre-race favorite pressure to take a commanding stage-on win in the 98th Tour de France. On the uphill finish, the […]
Crashes late in the stage see many race favourites lose time Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) seized the stage win and the first yellow of the 2011 Tour de France at the top of the Mont des Alouettes, in a result […]
Irishman ambitious starting third Tour It’s been a complicated year for Ireland’s Nicolas Roche, who has based his entire season around being ready for the Tour de France. He was twice sidelined with injury during the winter months, crashed heavily […]
Saxo Bank-SunGard director says a Contador stage win is out of the question Despite his team captain Alberto Contador being the outstanding favourite for the overall Tour de France title, and the uphill nature of stage one’s finish suiting many […]
Schleck brothers chasing Tour glory “First of all we are not here to beat Alberto [Contador], we are here to win the Tour de France.” Those were words spoken by Leopard Trek team co-leader Frank Schleck at the pre race […]
Spaniard targeting win on stage one Francisco Ventoso (Movistar) has announced his intentions of winning stage one when the Tour de France gets underway in Vendée today. In doing so, the Spaniard could join an elite club of professional cyclists […]
Targets wearing yellow jersey and stage wins, beginning with today’s stage one Alexandre Vinokourov is riding his ninth and final Tour de France, which starts today at the Passage du Gois in the western Vendée region. The ever ambitious Kazakh […]
