2008 champion Carlos Sastre has contradicted reports in the Spanish media that he said he will forgo next year’s Tour de France in favour of chasing victories in the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España. “I’m very surprised because at […]
The Spanish media has reported that Cervélo TestTeam’s Carlos Sastre has decided to skip this year’s Tour de France. The Spaniard finally won the race in 2008 with Bjarne Riis’ CSC Team, but has decided his best chances for success […]
Reigning World Champion Cadel Evans is looking forward to next year’s Tour de France, especially with the elimination of the team time trial that saw the Australian lose valuable time to the race favorites. But according to an interview with […]
An agreement made last year between cycling’s top squads and Tour organisers ASO will see sixteen ProTour teams guaranteed entry to the 2010 race. Other squads will have to rely on wildcard entries; l’Equipe, which is a stable-mate of ASO, […]
This year’s Giro d’Italia winner Denis Menchov said he would like to ride the race again in 2010. But at the route presentation in Milan yesterday, the Russian wouldn’t commit to defending the Maglia Rosa saying, “I see the Giro […]
Describing the thoughts of racing with Caisse d’Epargne in 2010 as a ‘superb opportunity’, Alberto Contador has increased speculation that he will be riding for a new team next season. However the double Tour de France winner has told the […]
It’s still uncertain as to whether the Astana team will retain its ProTour licence and, with it, the services of Tour de France champion Alberto Contador. A ruling from the UCI is expected in the near future; in the meantime, […]
Many of the big names from recent Tours were in attendance at yesterday’s presentation of the 2010 race route in Paris, with absentees such as world champion Cadel Evans and this year’s fourth-placed rider Bradley Wiggins only missing out due […]
Yesterday’s Tour de France presentation was primarily about the route of the 2010 race, but the details of next year’s race were preceded by the organisers’ statements on the fight against doping. In a pointed reference to the spat between […]
No team time trial, just one long race against the clock, three mountain-top finishes, six high mountain stages, four medium mountain legs, 23 big climbs and a total distance of 3596 kilometres; that, in a nutshell, is the outline of […]
The 2010 Tour de France suits the world’s best climbers, and at the top of that list is Spain’s Alberto Contador. The Spaniard will look to tear the race apart as the roads pitch upwards in his bid for a […]
There can only be one winner of next year’s Tour, but the reactions from today’s route presentation in Paris have been almost completely positive. Some will like the route more than others, some will have preferred a different design, yet […]
Spain’s reigning Tour de France champion Alberto Contador played down the threat of a drugs probe that was launched a day before the presentation of next year’s race. Paris prosecutors on Tuesday revealed they had launched an investigation after the […]
Seven-times champion Lance Armstrong admitted next year’s Tour de France could offer victory opportunities to a bigger field of rivals after the organisers’ unveiled the 2010 route on Wednesday. Beginning in Rotterdam on July 3 and ending in Paris July […]
With no team time trial, just one individual race against the clock and 23 mountains classified as either HC, category 1 or category 2, defending Tour champion Alberto Contador has expressed his satisfaction with the 2010 Tour de France. The […]
The 2010 Tour de France route has been announced by organizer ASO and it’s a fitting one for the 100th anniversary of Pyrenees’ inclusion. Starting in Rotterdam and ending in Paris on the Champs-Elysées, the race takes place from July […]
With less than 24 hours to go to the announcement of the route of the 2010 Tour de France, suspense and speculation will soon turn to facts and figures, data and detail. The only certainty is that the race will […]
Paris prosecutors on Tuesday revealed that they have launched an investigation after the discovery of suspicious medical equipment including “syringes and drips” during the Tour de France in July. The inquiry will be carried out by police officers from the […]
