Australia’s Cadel Evans succumbed to the dominance of CSC on a thrilling 17th stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday when Spaniard Carlos Sastre took possession of the yellow jersey. However Evans, last year’s runner-up, could cause some last-gasp […]
Disgraced Italian cyclist Ricardo Ricco is to be interviewed by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) at the end of the month, Italian news agency Ansa said on Wednesday. The 24-year-old became one of the major attractions of this year’s Tour […]
Tour de France standings after stage 17: Overall: 1. Carlos Sastre (ESP/CSC) 74h39min 03sec 2. Frank Schleck (LUX/CSC) at 1:24. 3. Bernhard Kohl (AUT/GST) 1:33. 4. Cadel Evans (AUS/SIL) 1:34. 5. Denis Menchov (RUS/RAB) 2:39. […]
Leaving the Alps behind for another year will be a pleasure for most of the Tour de France peloton, but some will still be looking hungrily towards the race’s 18th stage on Thursday. The 196km ride from Le Bourg d’Oisans […]
The threat of being caught cheating at this year’s Tour de France has proved a major deterrent, according to the chief of France’s national anti-doping agency (AFLD) on Tuesday. AFLD chief Pierre Bordry said prior to the race’s 16th stage […]
Spain’s 2006 Tour de France champion Oscar Pereiro admitted Tuesday that he thought he was going to die after a spectacular fall during the 15th stage at the weekend. The Caisse d’Epargne rider toppled over a security barrier on his […]
The reputation of Australia’s Cadel Evans is going in two directions at the Tour de France. After the second of two days in the Alps on Tuesday, Evans boosted his bid to win the race’s yellow jersey after surviving the […]
Frenchman Cyril Dessel of AG2R finally drew a line under his nightmare 2007 season with a prestigious maiden win on the Tour de France 16th stage on Tuesday. Dessel came to the wider cycling world’s attention when he wore the […]
South Africa’s John-Lee Augustyn admitted he was lucky to escape with his life after a spectacular crash during the 16th stage of the Tour de France Tuesday left him halfway down a mountain side. Augustyn crossed the summit of the […]
Tour de France standings after stage 16: 1. Frank Schleck (LUX/CSC) 68h30min 16sec 2. Bernhard Kohl (AUT/GST) at 0:07. 3. Cadel Evans (AUS/SIL) 0:08. 4. Carlos Sastre (ESP/CSC) 0:49. 5. Denis Menchov (RUS/RAB) 1:13. […]
Luxembourg champion Frank Schleck can be forgiven for looking forward to the final climbing stage on the Tour de France Wednesday. CSC rider Schleck began the 16th stage here Tuesday with the yellow jersey and a 07sec lead on Austrian […]
A Russian-American-Australian alliance is unlikely to see the light of day on the Tour de France, or anywhere else, this year. But with the yellow jersey up for grabs in the next two crucial days of racing, American Christian Vande […]
Australian Cadel Evans has all but discounted the threat presented by the CSC team of Tour de France leader Frank Schleck to his own yellow jersey pretensions. Instead, the Silence-Lotto team leader – who lost the lead to Schleck after […]
Spaniard Alejandro Valverde has declared his intention to fight for a podium place on the Tour de France despite languishing down in ninth place overall. Valverde, who rides for Caisse d’Epargne, became the first big yellow jersey victim when the […]
According to their father, CSC duo Frank and Andy Schleck rarely talk of the sport that has put them into the global spotlight. But when they do get round to talking of their profession in the Schleck household, it usually […]
One day after his withdrawal from the Tour de France on the Col de l’Agnel, Stijn Devolder commented on his experience in this year’s Tour: “As far as I’m concerned this Tour de France was very hard for me” – […]
Former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis doesn’t need to dig too deeply into his memory to know that the next two stages of the race will be crucial for his CSC team’s yellow jersey chances. For the man who […]
Cadel Evans is bracing himself for a crucial two days of racing in the French alps after giving up the Tour de France yellow jersey here on Sunday. On the first day of three in the Alps the 31-year-old Aussie […]
