Journey through the Alps not disastrous, but not ideal either The Liquigas duo of Ivan Basso and Roman Kreuziger came to the Tour de France with great ambitions for the overall classification. Young Czech hope, Roman Kreuziger hoped to better […]
Longest time trial of his career sees Garmin-Transition rider finish mountain stage Garmin Transitions rider David Millar pulled off one of his most notable performances on stage nine of this year’s Tour, but few were around at the finish to […]
Norwegian demonstrates that it takes more than stage wins to take the points jersey to Paris An unusual member of the breakaway during the early kilometres of today’s mountain stage between Morzine-Avoriaz and Saint Jean de Maurienne was green jersey […]
Olympic champion assumes 3rd place overall after a stellar effort Each year, a considerable number of the world’s best cyclists focus their entire season around the month of July. Sometimes the gamble pays off, but more often than not, the […]
Will put quest for Tour de France win on hold until next year’s race In what was supposed to be his confirmation as a Grand Tour contender, Team Sky’s Bradley Wiggins has found himself suffering when the big guns begin […]
Australian rider cracks on Col de la Madeleine, loses eight minutes Far from being a triumphant procession, Cadel Evans’ first day in the yellow jersey of the Tour de France saw the rider finish over eight minutes back, crossing the […]
Former Giro d’Italia winner still can’t quite get his first stage win in France The 2004 winner of the Giro d’Italia and former best young rider at the Tour de France has never had much in the way of great […]
Irishman lost time in stage eight, but is motivated to break back into top 15 Sixteenth overall in the Tour de France heading into the second part of the race, Nicolas Roche is hoping that today’s Alpine stage goes to […]
French rider outsprints breakaway companions as race lead changes hands in dramatic fashion Sandy Casar (Française des Jeux) won the ninth stage of the Tour de France between Morzine-Avoriaz and Saint Jean de Maurienne after being part of a stage-long […]
Former white jersey winner to target the Vuelta a España instead Team Katusha co-leader Vladimir Karpets has not been flying thus far in this year’s Tour, the reason for which became apparent yesterday afternoon when he had a scan on […]
Former Tour winner looks to be on track for a solid ride Carlos Sastre (Cervélo TestTeam) has ridden anonymously thus far in this year’s Tour de France, but for the 2008 champion no news is good news with the race’s […]
Rainbow jersey has a shot at yellow for the first time since Greg LeMond in 1990 World champion Cadel Evans went into the first rest day of the Tour de France having earned the coveted maillot jaune for the second […]
Plays down 2010 Tour expectations but says fellow Welshman has very good potential While Geraint Thomas didn’t succeed in his goal of taking the yellow jersey on Saturday’s lumpy stage of the Tour de France, the 24 year old has […]
Gains made yesterday strike the right balance Sitting second overall, just 20 seconds off the yellow jersey of Cadel Evans, Team Saxo Bank rider Andy Schleck is quietly confident about his chances of becoming the first Luxembourg winner of the […]
Australian becomes the latest casualty of crash-ridden first week Simon Gerrans of Team Sky is to become the latest rider to abandon the 2010 Tour de France, having sustained a broken arm in a crash during yesterday’s stage between Station […]
Chris Horner had one of the most disappointing days of his career yesterday, the Team RadioShack rider being visibly shaken after what was a torrid day for the American squad. The 38 year old spent much of the stage with […]
Evans back in yellow for the first time since 2008 and first World Champion to wear Yellow since Boonen in 2006 After a solid ride to finish in the group of favorites 10 seconds behind the hard charging duo of […]
Double stage winner sets his sights on third stage win Sylvain Chavanel’s second stage win at this year’s Tour de France also earned him a triumphant second day in the Maillot Jaune. Chavanel’s mighty solo effort to take the win […]
