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Tour de France

Tour de France: Andy Schleck says "I will return next year to win"

Wants to exchange white for yellow twelve months from now Luxembourg time trial champion Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank) put in his best effort in the Tour de France’s penultimate race against the clock, but it wasn’t enough to unseat soon-to-be […]

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

Tour de France: Sylvain Chavanel takes most aggressive rider prize

Rises above sub-par early season with injury to shine in Grande Boucle Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) has been awarded the “super-combatif” prize for being the most aggressive rider in this year’s Tour de France.  Chavanel was one of two Frenchman […]

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

Milram's Gerald Ciolek's temper flares after another disappointing finish

German ProTour team’s woeful Tour continues The Tour that can’t end soon enough continued in Bordeaux for Germany’s only remaining, and soon to be extinct, ProTour team on Friday. The embattled team, which is still desperately searching for a 2011 […]

Author: Jered Gruber Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Walter Godefroot: "Van den Broeck has the capacities to win the Giro or Vuelta."

Admits that Tour de France victory could be a difficult goal Former racer and ex-Telekom/T-Mobile manager, Walter Godefroot, weighed in with his thoughts on this year’s Tour de France in a candid chat with Sporza following the conclusion of the […]

Author: Jered Gruber Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Alberto Contador admits that it is unlikely he will race the Vuelta

Three-time Tour de France champion: “What I want now is rest.” After finishing a comfortable 31 seconds in front of arch-rival Andy Schleck in Bordeaux, the tears of happiness and relief flowed from the soon to be five-time Grand Tour […]

Author: Jered Gruber Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France, Vuelta a España,

Tour de France: Bjarne Riis says "I cried and I screamed."

Saxo Bank manager happy with Schleck’s ride After a thrilling time trial from the two best riders at the this year’s Tour de France, Andy Schleck came up just a little bit short. Schleck lost 31 seconds to an ailing […]

Author: Jered Gruber Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Tour de France: Oscar Freire will have nasal surgery immediately after the finish

Looks forward to a problem free Vuelta and Worlds Triple World champion Oscar Freire is set to undergo surgery in the Netherlands on Tuesday to remove polyps from his nasal passage and sinus.  The Spaniard has had serious problems with […]

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

Tour de France: Fabian Cancellara reigns as time trial king, while Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck fight it out

World champion destroys the field as a close Tour de France goes to the wire Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) won the stage 19 time trial of the Tour de France between Bordeaux and Pauillac. The World champion blitzed the flat, […]

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

Hesjedal fourth on Tourmalet, feeling stronger as Tour de France continues

Canadian believes he can defend eighth place overall One of the most surprising performances on yesterday’s final mountain stage of the Tour was the superb showing by Ryder Hesjedal, who proved to be one of the strongest on the Col […]

Author: Conal Andrews Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Tour de France: Manx Missile fires again as Mark Cavendish takes number four in Bordeaux

HTC-Columbia rider is the class of the field in the sprinter’s city after surviving tough times in the mountains Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) won the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France between Salles-de-Béarn and Bordeaux in a mass bunch sprint. […]

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

Tour de France: Maarten Tjallingii’s meat-free journey through France

Rabobank team chef cooks special dishes for vegetarian rider France thinks of itself as the centre of the culinary World, each region has it’s own speciality dishes and its restaurant’s are the envy of the World. What all this haute […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: and Health, Preparation, Pro Cycling, Tour de France, Training,

Mark Cavendish: The 'Boy Racer' comes of age at the Tour de France

The Manxman poised to write his next chapter HTC-Columbia sprinter Mark Cavendish notched up his fourth stage win of this year’s Tour de France today, bringing his tally to an incredible fourteen stages in the past three editions of the […]

Author: Steve Jones Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Tour de France: Tomorrow will be a tough day, says Alberto Contador

Tour champion expects a hard time against the clock in his stage 19 showdown with Andy Schleck After 3487.4km of racing, Alberto Contador (Astana) and Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank) are separated by just 8 seconds. With Sunday’s stage to the […]

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

Tour de France: Three way battle for Green set for Sunday afternoon

First through third on the Points Classification separated by only 16 points While Thor Hushovd excused himself from the table of contenders for the Green Jersey in Paris after a disappointing sprint and dismissed Mark Cavendish’s chances, the three-way fight […]

Author: Jered Gruber Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Horner continues his progression by sitting tenth in Tour de France

Set for highest-ever finish on Sunday Chris Horner may have gone to the Tour de France as primarily a support rider for Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer, but the 38 year old is now poised to finish as the highest-placed […]

Author: sitting tenth in Tour de France by Conal Andrews Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Bernard: Schleck to lose considerable time to Contador in Tour de France time trial

French analyst doesn’t see any way for Saxo Bank rider to win this year In his latest expert column, former French pro Jean Francois Bernard has said that he expects Andy Schleck to concede a minute and a half to […]

Author: Conal Andrews Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Tour de France: 2009 vs 2010, what does the Tourmalet have that Ventoux doesn’t?

How come this year’s final mountain stage delivered such drama, when last year’s version couldn’t? Today’s stage between Pau and the Col du Tourmalet gave us the kind of dramatic mano a mano battle rarely seen in the Tour de […]

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

Tour de France: Carlos Sastre says pro cyclists are turning into 'spoiled brats'

Spaniard chimes in on cycling’s “unwritten rules” Spaniard Carlos Sastre (Cervélo TestTeam) went out on the attack today in an attempt to seize his final chance at a stage victory in the 2010 Tour de France.  The last day in […]

Author: Steve Jones Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Recent Interviews

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  • 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”