Hincapie emotional as he closes out final Tour de France
“It is tough. It is not an easy decision to take” George Hincapie has admitted to being a little torn about the thoughts that today represents his final day ever in the Tour de France. The BMC Racing Team veteran […]
Tour de Wallonie: Nacer Bouhanni sprints to opening stage victory
New French champion takes third victory in a month after a day of breakaways Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ-BigMat) continued his recent winning streak with a sprint victory in the opening stage of the Tour de Wallonie, between Tournai and Lessines. The […]
Van Garderen set to be only third US winner of Tour de France’s best young rider award
White jersey secured by BMC Racing Team rider with strong final time trial Highlighting his potential as a Grand Tour rider, Tejay van Garderen today set himself up to be only the third US winner of the white jersey in […]
Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Elisa Longo Borghini escapes to Rund um Schmölln victory
Judith Arndt holds overall lead as Italian takes solo stage win Elisa Longo Borghini (Hitec Products-Mistral Home) took a solo stage victory in the Thüringen-Rundfahrt, as she escaped from a breakaway group to win the 101.5km Rund um Schöllm. The […]
Tour de France: Bradley Wiggins confirms overall victory with second time trial triumph
Team Sky goes one-two again with Froome in second place; Luis León Sánchez denied by British team again Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) stamped his authority over the 2012 Tour de France, and proved that he has been the strongest rider […]
Brian Holm: “Mark Cavendish is not happy with Team Sky”
World champion’s former manager feels move to British team a mistake Team Sky’s Mark Cavendish took his 22nd career victory in the Tour de France yesterday, equalling the record for a sprinter set by Frenchman André Darrigade in the 1960s, […]
Video: Tour de France time trial preview
Big guns scrap it out one more time in race against the clock The penultimate stage of the Tour will see the big general classification riders and the time trial specialists battle for a stage victory, with race leader Bradley […]
Two weeks after Tour crash, Poels still doesn’t know prognosis of kidney damage
Vacansoleil rider almost certainly out for remainder of season Still recovering in hospital in Venlo some fifteen days after being injured in the massive pileup on stage six of the Tour, Vacansoleil DCM rider Wout Poels remains unsure about the […]
Evans aiming to salvage tough Tour with time trial victory
BMC Racing team-mate Van Garderen also ambitious With his ambition of defending his Tour de France title being dashed in the mountains, Cadel Evans has said that he will give everything today to try to ace the time trial and […]
Tour de France: Jérôme Coppel fighting through illness and hoping for Paris
Frenchman’s GC hopes have faltered since picking up a cough Jérôme Coppel, the general classification hope for French wildcard team Saur-Sojasun, has spent the better part of a week fighting off illness, making for a difficult Pyrenean stretch for the […]
