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Tour de France

Fuglsang well positioned in sixth overall as Tour de France’s next mountains beckon

“We have one goal and we work together every day to achieve it” The tough first day he experienced in the mountains of this year’s Tour de France are long forgotten as Jakob Fuglsang sits in a strong overall position […]

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

Dan Martin relaxed about missing stage thirteen break, believes gains could be outweighed by losses

“Those guys had a really hard ride…I felt really fresh at the finish, really good” While he accepts that Alberto Contador (Saxo Tinkoff) and Bauke Mollema (Belkin Pro Cycling) need to try to take back time on Chris Froome (Sky) […]

Author: losses by Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Women’s stars petition ASO for their own Tour de France

Marianne Vos and Emma Pooley add their weight to Kathryn Bertine’s campaign World and Olympic champion Marianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant), former World time trial champion Emma Pooley (Bigla) have added their weight to an online petition, set up by St Kitts […]

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

Contador knows Tour de France GC is still a long shot

Happy to gain some time back but acknowledges attacking in the Alps will be a must It would take the infliction of much more damage to maillot jaune Chris Froome and his Sky Procycling troops to wrestle the jersey away […]

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

Cavendish bursting with pride after thrilling stage 13 victory

“I barely made it,” says Cav of the winning break initiated by Saxo-Tinkoff After winning stage 13 of the Tour de France, his second triumph of the race, Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) released a torrent of positive emotions that […]

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

Stage 13 reconnaissance sees Belkin’s Mollema and ten Dam move up

Dutch team helps to eliminate Valverde and makes the winning break to gain on Froome Belkin Pro Cycling managed to eliminate general classification rival Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) in the crosswinds of stage 13, between Tours and Saint-Amand-Montrond, and – as […]

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

Tour de France: Cavendish takes number two as Froome loses a minute in the crosswinds

Stage thirteen proves unlucky for Valverde, but lucky for others as Saxo-Tinkoff goes on the offensive Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) finally took his second victory of the 2013 Tour de France, between Tours and Saint-Amand-Montrond, as the flat 13th […]

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

Kelly: Cavendish isn’t slowing, it’s just that Kittel has an unbelievable turn of speed in the last 100 metres

“Cavendish is desperate for stages. There will be a real drive today by his team to get a stage win with him” Four time winner of the Tour de France’s green jersey Sean Kelly has said that he believes this […]

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

Cavendish gracious in defeat as momentum appears to waver

Says Kittel is the next superstar in sprinting, but will Briton bounce back? When Mark Cavendish hit the front with approximately 200 metres to go today, there were several reasons to believe that he was going to win his second […]

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

Juan Antonio Flecha: “It's nice to know that I could stay ahead for so long.”

Breakaway specialist still searching for a second Tour stage, ten years after his first Juan Antonio Flecha (Vacansoleil-DCM) ended the day on the podium of the twelfth stage of the 2013 Tour de France, but not in the way he […]

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

Edvald Boasson Hagen out of the Tour with fractured shoulder from stage twelve crash

Former Norwegian champion’s injury sees Team Sky reduced to seven riders Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) is out of the 2013 Tour de France after fracturing his right shoulder in the mass pile up at the end of stage twelve […]

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

Tour de France: Marcel Kittel pips Mark Cavendish in chaotic stage twelve Tours sprint

Crash with three to go stops most of the peloton but most sprinters get around Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) sprinted to his third victory in the 2013 Tour de France, as he won a chaotic sprint at the end of stage […]

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

Rolland and Schleck set sights on chasing stages after slow time trials

Mountain specialists rebuilding morale after difficult struggles against the clock Pierre Rolland and Andy Schleck reinforced the perception of them as pure climbers yesterday when each lost bundles of time to the general classification riders in the Tour. Both riders, […]

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

Evans and Rodriguez react to disappointing time trials, hope for better showings in mountains

“I hope to be in my best shape during the last week, in order to try something in the Alps” Cadel Evans said prior to yesterday’s time trial that the test would be ‘a really good indicator for the rest […]

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

Dan Martin: "After eleven days of racing, to be two minutes twenty off second place is far above what I expected”

Irishman refuses to get downbeat after difficult time trial Sitting eighth overall before the stage, Dan Martin’s hope of a solid performance in yesterday’s Tour de France time trial fell some way short, with the Irishman placing 62nd in the […]

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

Marcel Kittel: “We’ve been working a long time for this”

Loaded Argos-Shimano sprint train getting better with age and experience Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) blasted to stage victory number three in the 2013 Tour de France, with all three of his career Tour stage wins coming in this 100th edition of […]

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

Tour de France: Pileup sees Greipel lose chance towards end of stage twelve

German remains upright but misses out on sprint to line Gunning to improve on Tuesday’s runner-up slot by taking his second stage win of the race, Andre Greipel instead got caught up in a big crash which occurred just inside […]

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

Argos-Shimano eyeing Laurens ten Dam for 2014

Dutch team looking at general classification ambitions to add its sprint train Argos-Shimano is looking to sign Laurens ten Dam for 2014, according to Dutch new site AD.nl. The 32-year-old climber currently rides for Belkin Pro Cycling – having been […]

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

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