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Tour de France

Tour de France: Contador says he is content with prologue result

Not stressed about time lost to Armstrong Defending champion Alberto Contador conceded five seconds to his big rival Lance Armstrong today, but said afterwards that he isn’t worried about the difference. He finished sixth in the 8.9 kilometre Rotterdam prologue, […]

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

Cervélo's Florencio admits error in self-treatment against hemorrhoids

Rider’s mistake costs him Tour de France participation The Cervélo TestTeam will have to start the Tour de France with only eight riders, after it send home Xavier Florencio a day before the start of La Grande Boucle. For Florencio, […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Tour de France: Cancellara blows away the field in wet Rotterdam prologue

Spartacus ignores the slippery conditions to deny Tony Martin at the last minute World and Olympic time trial champion Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) blasted around the drying prologue course in the Netherlands port city to take victory and the first […]

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

Wall Street Journal: Landis makes more doping claims against Armstrong and others

Ongoing US Postal Service allegations cast shadow over Tour de France The spectre of past Tours threaten to dominate many of the headlines of the current race, following a substantial exposé featured in the Wall Street Journal today. The piece […]

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

George Hincapie: "On a bad day I can still be one of the best teammates in the world"

American is deluxe helper for Evans in Tour de France The goal for BMC is clear, with the whole team centered around its captain Cadel Evans for the Tour de France victory. One of the team’s key players is George […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Evans takes calculated risk with goal of bettering his best Tour de France performance

Australian knows that chasing dreams can take a long time Cadel Evans will start the 2010 Tour de France as one of the main favorites, having finished second of the three-week tour through France twice in his career. He joined […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Jens Voigt prepared for 13th Tour de France start

Predicts an overall finish for Lance Armstrong between 3rd and 6th place Jens Voigt spoke with RadsportNews on the eve of the Grand Depart in Rotterdam and looks as ready as ever to do battle on the roads of France. […]

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

Tour de France: Gaby Zwaan's Tour de Inspiration; cycling's newest art form

The Tour de France through the eyes of an emerging artist Last year artist Gaby Zwaan packed up his creativity and took a trip to the mountains of the Tour de France to share his inspiration along the route of […]

Author: Zwaan's Tour de Inspir Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Cervélo pulls Florencio out of Tour de France over team violation

Spaniard used banned substance in saddle sore cream With just hours remaining to the start of the Tour de France, the Cervélo Test Team has voluntarily withdrawn fellow Spaniard Xavier Florencio from the squad after he took a product containing […]

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

Gutiérrez focussed on grabbing a stage win in Tour de France

Spaniard will back Sanchez, help young riders In the absence of the usual team leader Alejandro Valverde, the Caisse d’Epargne team heads into the Tour de France a little less certain of success than before. Former Paris-Nice winner Luis León […]

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

Luis León Sanchez aiming for top ten finish in Tour de France

Adding to stage win tally also a goal Standing in for suspended team-mate Alejandro Valverde, Caisse d’Epargne rider Luis León Sanchez will aim to fill the void by chasing a top-ten result in this year’s Tour de France. The 27 […]

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

Astana's Contador checks out Dutch dikes, ready for Tour de France

Contador not worried about cobbles after special prep with Peter van Petegem Alberto Contador and teammate Benjamín Noval checked out the first 100km of Sunday’s stage one, along the windy dikes in the Netherlands. Contador, one of the top favorites […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

More good news for Sastre prior to Tour de France start

Former victor appears completely over injuries, no problems with bike position 2008 Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre tested his back on the cobblestones this week, riding the pavé in preparation for stage three of the Tour de France. It […]

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

Lloyd targeting King of Mountains jersey in Tour de France

Australian wants to follow up on Giro success with another KOM title Several weeks after winning the green jersey as best climber in the Giro d’Italia, the Australian Omega Pharma Lotto rider Matthew Lloyd is looking at achieving the equivalent […]

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

Boasson Hagen fired up for debut Tour de France

Norwegian says he’s stronger than in the Dauphiné Cycling’s oft-proclaimed best young talent Edvald Boasson Hagen has said that he is pleased with his form heading into his debut Tour de France, and will target at least one stage victory […]

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

Fabian Cancellara wants to wear yellow over the cobbles

“I am ready to conquer the cobbles with the yellow jersey on my shoulders.” Blick.ch notes an intriguing streak that the World Time Trial Champion, Fabian Cancellara, has going for him heading into Saturday’s Prologue in Rotterdam. Since 2004, when […]

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

Tour de France: Vaughters says legs not lip will win this year's race

Contador impervious to psychological warfare Jonathan Vaughters, the man behind the Garmin-Transitions team, has weighed in on how he thinks this year’s Tour de France will play out.  The American is a former teammate of seven-time Tour winner Lance Armstrong […]

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

Tour de France: HTC-Columbia collaborates with Google and SRM for enhanced race coverage

Stapleton brings more technology into the mix to enhance cycling experience High Road Sports announced a new technology and marketing collaboration with Google Inc. today, that aims to bring the Tour de France closer to cycling fans unable to attend […]

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”