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Tour de France

Tour de France: Andy Schleck takes first blood in Contador duel in the mountains

Luxemburger takes first Tour de France stage win and a huge shot of confidence into first rest day It took Andy Schleck almost 2.5 Tours de France to accomplish it, but the 25-year-old finally got the monkey off his back […]

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

Tour de France: Andy Schleck strikes the first blow in the Alps as Lance Armstrong cracks; Cadel Evans takes yellow

Luxemburger’s late attack on the road to Avoriaz takes stage win and initiative in the race to Paris Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank) won the eighth stage of the Tour de France between Station des Rousses and Morzine-Avoriaz on the first […]

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

Tour de France: Lance Armstrong involved in crashes during stage eight, game over

Seven years of good luck capped off with a crash riddled final Tour Today’s eighth stage in the Tour de France didn’t start off well for seven-time winner Lance Armstrong (RadioShack), and it managed to get worse as the day […]

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

Tour de France: Astana team rides strong for Alberto Contador

Kazakh team proves to be one of the strongest in tour thus far Prior to the start of this year’s Tour de France there was a lot of speculation about how well the Astana team would perform for defending champion […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Tour de France,

Tour de France: Time for Lance Armstrong to be the ultimate team player

RadioShack forced to change their approach after Armstrong’s unprecedented bad day Team RadioShack still has a card to play following the eighth stage of the Tour de France, where its leader Lance Armstrong hemorrhaged time on the way to Morzine […]

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

Tour de France: Van Den Broeck ascends to 4th overall, battles with Leipheimer and Evans

27-year-old sitting in strong position 4th overall, but struggling for respect amongst the race’s veterans Omega Pharma’s 27-year-old Tour de France general classification hope, Jurgen Van Den Broeck, rode capably to place himself comfortably in the middle of the group […]

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

Tour de France: RadioShack poised to make a move during stage eight

Key Armstrong Lieutenant resting up for a big day Two-time Tour de France runner-up Andreas Klöden (RadioShack) finished 2 minutes and 13 seconds off the pace of the group containing the race favorites in stage seven today, giving the rider […]

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

Tour de France: Andy Schleck in white, aiming for yellow

Content with first day in the mountains, expects fireworks en route to Morzine-Avoriaz After the first foray into the mountains, Saxo Bank’s Andy Schleck can look back at his position with some satisfaction. Heading into the two crucial Alpine stages […]

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

Tour de France: Vandenbergh time cut after giving everything for Robbie McEwen

Belgian’s valiant effort takes himself out of the Tour, but keeps McEwen in the race After colliding with a television journalist just meters after finishing fourth in the stage six sprint in Guegnon, Robbie McEwen wasn’t even sure if he’d […]

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

Tour de France: Fabian Cancellara succumbs to the hot summer day, loses yellow

Will now slip into super-domestique role for Andy Schleck Saxo Bank’s Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) relinquished his yellow jersey to Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) following stage seven today, in what was the first test in the mountains for the […]

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

Tour de France: Saxo Bank loses an option after tough day for Jakob Fuglsang

Danish time trial champion loses big time on first mountain stage, will now be used solely as a domestique Just yesterday, Bjarne Riis predicted that Jakob Fuglsang could play a pivotal role in the Saxo Bank strategy as the team’s […]

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

Tour de France: Team Sky happy with the first week of racing

A week into their maiden Tour de France, the new British Team Sky is currently sitting pretty with Geraint Thomas as the leader in the Best Young Rider competition.  Thomas has the surprising honor of the team’s best prologue performance […]

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

Tour de France: Sylvain Chavanel gets second stage victory and snatches back yellow in the Jura mountains

French Quick Step rider breaks away on the Tour’s first day in the mountains to take back what he lost on the cobbles of the north Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) won the seventh stage of the Tour de France between […]

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

Tour de France: Bjarne Riis expects Lance Armstrong's RadioShack team to go on the attack

Fuglsang to play foil to the Shack, while Schleck set to shadow Contador The Tour de France will take in the first real mountains of the 2010 Grand Boucle in tomorrow’s Stage 7, which finishes at the ski resort of […]

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

Tour de France: OCLAESP investigation from 2009 still ongoing

No news yet on 2009 inquiry into Astana and Caisse d’Epargne teams Following last year’s Tour de France, it emerged that a department of the French police called OCLAESP (Central Office for the fight against environmental damage and for public […]

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

Tour de France: Thor Hushovd loses ground in green jersey competition

Rivals make up ground after disappointing tenth place Cervelo TestTeam’s Thor Hushovd lost ground in the defense of his green jersey during stage six of the Tour de France today, with the Norwegian only able to muster a 10th place […]

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

Tour de France: Maxime Monfort became a father during Stage 6

Belgian rider’s first child, a baby daughter named Lou, born during the stage to Guegnon It’s not everyday that a rider celebrates the birth of a child during a Tour de France stage, and still less often does that stage […]

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

Tour de France: Tempers flare following stage six as Costa and Barredo go to blows

Fighting could see the pair ejected from the Tour de France Rui Costa (Caisse d’Epargne) and Carlos Barredo (Quick Step) were involved in a fight following stage six of the Tour de France today, which could have led to the […]

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

Recent Interviews

  • Philip Lavery interview: Walking away from the sport, then getting a second chance
  • 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”