Could illness impact on his Tour de France defense? Spanish time trial champion Alberto Contador has decided to not to defend his title this year due to recent illness. The two-time Tour de France champion said he began to suffer […]
Will go elsewhere if satisfactory offer not given Following his fine third place overall in the Tour de Suisse, Jakob Fuglsang has said that Saxo Bank manager Bjarne Riis needs to make a decision very quickly about whether or not […]
Menchov and Gesink lead team’s overall bid, Freire for the sprints Team Rabobank management has decided to start Bram Tankink in this year’s Tour de France as a replacement for the injured Laurens ten Dam. A crash in the mountains […]
Sastre and Hushovd to spearhead two-pronged assault for black and white team The Cervélo TestTeam has become the latest squad to name its nine-man team to ride next month’s Tour de France. As expected, the team will be built around […]
Belgian champion’s problems persist despite previous optimism Quick Step’s Tom Boonen continues to be dogged by problems with his left knee, deciding to miss out on the final stage time trial of the Tour de Suisse yesterday. The Belgian champion […]
Belgian team names its final nine riders for next month’s Grand Boucle The Belgian OmegaPharma-Lotto team has confirmed its nine-man team for the Tour de France, which starts in Rotterdam, Netherlands in less than two weeks. With previous Grand Tour […]
Irishman won’t ride national championships Ireland’s Philip Deignan was official confirmed today as missing the Tour de France, being one of three riders who were overlooked from the Cervélo Test Team’s original twelve-man pre-selection for the race. The 26 year […]
Wegmann, Roberts and Kuge complete team Former Tour de France white jersey wearer Marcus Fothen will miss this year’s Tour de France, after his Milram team decided against sending the 28 year old to the race. The team has opted […]
Believes that Alpine stages won’t separate the top riders As has been widely reported, Astanta’s Grand Tour dominator, Alberto Contador, spent the early part of this week reckoning the Tour de France’s stages in the Alps. After taking in the […]
Seven-time Tour de France champion nearing last chance for number eight Speaking from the Tour de Suisse where he currently sits in seventh overall, Team RadioShack leader Lance Armstrong has played down his chances of winning next month’s Tour de […]
Just how much kit do you need to ride the World’s biggest race? A race like the Tour de France sees almost 200 riders spend more than three weeks away from home. Unlike a training camp, or even a vacation, […]
Former Belgian champion says his form’s just not good enough After finishing yesterday’s mountainous Tour de Suisse stage 2’36” behind winner Robert Gesink (Rabobank), Quick Step’s Stijn Devolder has come to a decision: No Tour de France this year. Despite […]
Britain’s ProTour team takes on their first Tour de France The first eight riders for Team Sky’s maiden Tour de France roster have been decided, according to The Guardian newspaper, with the official announcement coming next week. As expected, they […]
Dutch rider feels Swiss form means he deserves a place in France After his second place in yesterday’s rainy Tour de Suisse stage, Martijn Maaskant (Garmin-Transitions) believes that he’s earned his place on the American team’s Tour de France roster. […]
30 year old back to pro cycling after serving his ban Three years after testing positive for a blood transfusion during the 2007 Tour de France, Andrey Kasheckhkin has reportedly signed a contract with the Lampre Farnese Vini team and […]
Former green jersey winner returns to the big event Team Katusha has confirmed that three-time green jersey winner Robbie McEwen can now look forward to being at the start of the Tour de France in Rotterdam, The Netherlands next month. […]
Spaniard feeling better as days pass Former Paris-Nice winner Luis León Sanchez is the likely leader of the Caisse d’Epargne team in the forthcoming Tour de France, and is pleased to report that he is gaining strength as the Tour […]
Omega Pharma Lotto rider will fill gulf left after departure of Cadel Evans Belgian hope Jurgen Van den Broeck had a welcome boost to his morale at the weekend when he finished a fine fourth overall in the Dauphiné Libéré. […]
