Australian Simon Gerrans caused a minor sensation here on Sunday by winning the tough 15th stage of the Tour de France on the race’s third mountain finish in the Italian Alps. The 28-year-old from Melbourne, however, was quick to give […]
Towns decked in yellow, and even dogs and their owners decked out in symbols of the race’s famous jersey. That was Italy’s welcome to the Tour de France here Sunday. The 15th stage of the race began in Embrun at […]
Spain’s 2006 champion Oscar Pereiro suffered shoulder injuries after crashing spectacularly out of the 15th stage of the Tour de France here on Sunday. According to a first official diagnosis Pereiro has a sprained shoulder but has not injured his […]
Tour de France standings after stage 15: 1. Frank Schleck (LUX/CSC) 63h57min 21sec 2. Bernhard Kohl (AUT/GST) at 0:07. 3. Cadel Evans (AUS/SIL) 0:08. 4. Denis Menchov (RUS/RAB) 0:38. 5. Christian Vande Velde (USA/GAR) […]
Luxembourg’s Frank Schleck took hold of the Tour de France yellow jersey from Cadel Evans here on Friday after a thrilling 15th stage in the Alps which blew the race wide open. Australian Simon Gerrans, of the Credit Agricole team, […]
Quadruple stage winner Mark Cavendish has pulled out of the Tour de France prior to the 15th stage, the first of three days in the Alps here Sunday, according to his Columbia team. Cavendish has been one of the stars […]
Kenyan-born Briton Chris Froome hit out at Barloworld teammate Moises Duenas here on Saturday after the Spaniard’s positive doping control at the Tour de France. Duenas’s positive test for the banned blood booster EPO (erythrpoietin) on stage four has been […]
Rabobank sprinter Oscar Freire of Spain ended the triumphant victory run of Britain’s Mark Cavendish by taking the Tour de France 14th stage here on Saturday. Australian Cadel Evans retained the leader’s yellow jersey one second ahead of Luxembourg’s Frank […]
Spain’s Oscar Freire, riding for Rabobank, won the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, a 194km ride from Nimes to Dignes Les Bains, while Australian Cadel Evans retained the leader’s yellow jersey one second ahead of Luxembourg’s […]
Tour de France standings after stage 14: 1. Cadel Evans (AUS/SIL) 59h01min 55sec 2. Frank Schleck (LUX/CSC) at 0:01. 3. Christian Vande Velde (USA/GAR) 0:38. 4. Bernhard Kohl (AUT/GST) 0:46. 5. Denis Menchov (RUS/RAB) 0:57. […]
One of three doping affairs on this year’s Tour de France has prompted Barloworld to pull out of sponsoring its British-registered team. Barloworld rider Moises Duenas tested positive for the banned blood booster EPO (erythrpoietin) on stage four. Duenas was […]
The sponsor of Cadel Evans’ team on the Tour de France is known for products that allow noisy snorers to doze off and enjoy a good night’s sleep. But if there was ever a time the Australian needed his Silence […]
Spanish rider Moises Duenas, kicked out of the Tour de France, has blamed a Spanish doctor for his positive test for the blood booster erythropoietin (EPO), the daily El Pais reported on Saturday. Duenas, who was charged with “use and […]
Spaniard Oscar Freire should now have a better idea of whether he can keep the Tour de France green jersey, after some in-race consultation with sprint rival Mark Cavendish. Cavendish, the winner of four sprint stages so far, was conspicuous […]
Tour de France standings after stage 13: 1. Cadel Evans (AUS/SIL) 54h48min 47sec 2. Frank Schleck (LUX/CSC) at 0:01. 3. Christian Vande Velde (USA/GAR) 0:38. 4. Bernhard Kohl (AUT/GST) 0:46. 5. Denis Menchov (RUS/RAB) […]
For someone who finished the runner-up by just 23 seconds last year, it is understandable that Cadel Evans is taking this year’s Tour de France one day at a time. And after his third day spent in the yellow jersey, […]
He’s known for being a joker among a cosmopolitan team that came to the Tour de France proclaiming their “clean” approach to racing would help smooth their way to success. But when it gets serious in the hectic bunch sprints, […]
Britain’s Mark Cavendish claimed his fourth victory on the Tour de France here Friday after dominating another bunch sprint at the end of the 182.5km 13th stage from Narbonne to Nimes. Australian Cadel Evans retained the race leader’s yellow jersey […]
