Frenchman says Renshaw’s disqualification was justified Former Tour de France Maillot Jaune Jean Francois Bernard has said that he doesn’t believe that Mark Cavendish can win the green jersey this year, believing that the Briton will find it harder to […]
Bob Stapleton in negotiations with industry giant With three stage wins in the bag already and Mark Cavendish still mathematically a possible winner of the Maillot Vert, the HTC Columbia team has had another strong Tour de France. Losing Mark […]
3.1 km, 10.1% average finishing climb of the Montee Laurent Jalabert should provide fireworks The relative tranquility of the past two transition stages should end tomorrow with the 210.5 kilometer stage starting in Bourg-de-Peage and finishing high above Mende on […]
Fractured elbow proves to be too much to handle The battle-scarred Garmin Transitions team today lost one of its key riders from the Tour de France, with South African sprinter Robbie Hunter being forced to pull out due to a […]
With the yellow jersey down to a two-horse race the sprinters keep things interesting With the contenders for the yellow jersey observing something of a truce on the flat stages between the Alps and Pyrénées, the battle between the sprinters […]
Two way battle with Charteau keeps French happy French riders missed out on the chance to take a fourth stage victory on Bastille Day, but Jérôme Pineau nevertheless ensured that the home nation had a good representation on the stage-end […]
Cavendish loses his trusty leadout man as he surpasses sprinting legends HTC-Columbia sprinter Mark Cavendish has suffered a huge loss despite his stage eleven victory today, as leadout man Mark Renshaw was disqualified from the Tour de France for actions […]
Says spectacle at the cost of rider safety is unacceptable Team Saxo Bank leader Fränk Schleck has lashed out at the organizers of the Tour de France, Amaury Sports Organization [ASO], for trying to sensationalize their race by adding some […]
Effort proves ultimately fruitless, but shows that no stage is without its opportunities for Grand Tour hopefuls Ahead of Thursday’s Stage 11, Saxo Bank team manager, Bjarne Riis, had expressed hope that his team would get an easier day en […]
Manx Missile fires another winning shot to the line Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) won the eleventh stage of the Tour de France between Sisteron and Bourg-lès-Valance in a fast bunch sprint. The Manx Missile took his third victory in this year’s […]
World champion’s injury kept from his teammates to stop the word from spreading When Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) started stage 9 between Morzine-Avoriaz and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, his one and only day in yellow in this year’s Tour, he did so with […]
Third-placed rider fights heat and headwind Olympic Champion Samuel Sánchez from the Basque Euskaltel-Euskadi team is still in third place overall after stage 10 of the Tour de France today. 179 kilometers were taxing, but the fight against the elements […]
Australian feeling better in stage 10 World Champion Cadel Evans was targeting the Tour de France as a contender for the overall victory. But in a déjà vu to his 2008 crash, Evans had to bury his overall chances in […]
Hopes to be back on the exercise bike in 10 days Saxo Bank leader Fränk Schleck exited this year’s Tour de France with a broken collarbone when the race ventured onto cobblestone sectors used in Paris-Roubaix during stage three. A […]
Attacks come too early from the Belgian riders Mario Aerts and Dries Devenyns were the two Belgians in the six-man break that dominated today’s stage 10 of the Tour de France between Chambéry and Gap. But neither could prevent the […]
Texan’s future direction could depend on outcome of current investigation With the end to his Tour de France career fast approaching, Lance Armstrong is making plans for what he will do in 2011. The Texan got into cycling over two […]
Portuguese rider wins on France’s national holiday to salvage RadioShack’s miserable Tour so far Sergio Paulinho (RadioShack) provided a bright spot in an otherwise miserable Tour for his team so far by winning the tenth stage of the Tour de […]
Young Belgian sits in 5th overall as race heads out of the Alps After quietly ascending the general classification standings to a surprising 4th place overall heading into the first rest day of the 2010 Tour de France, Jurgen Van […]
