Tour de France: Van Garderen steps forward as Evans slips back
American gets green light to ride own race It was originally intended that Tejay van Garderen’s second Tour de France would see him serve an apprenticeship under Cadel Evans, learning from the 2011 Tour champion while also supporting him in […]
Tour de France: Wiggins and Nibali pay tribute to teams after big Pyrenéen battle
Podium remains unchanged but both riders have put distance into other rivals Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) and Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) both paid tribute to their teams at the end of the 16th stage of the Tour de France, after the […]
Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Teutenberg goes two from two in Rund um Schleiz sprint
Emma Johansson holds onto yellow with second place Ina Teutenberg (Specialized-lululemon) took her second victory in two days as she won the Rund um Schleiz, the second stage of the Thüringen-Rundfahrt. The former German champion was once again the fastest […]
Tour de France: Thomas Voeckler repeats history in Bagnères-de-Luchon in breakaway stage 16
Vincenzo Nibali attacks on the Peyresourde; Cadel Evans drops out of contention Just as his former teammate Pierrick Fédrigo had done into Pau on the previous stage, Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) repeated his 2010 victory into Bagnères-de-Luchon to take a […]
Tour of Turkey winner Gabrovski suspended for A-sample EPO positive doping test
Former European champion Rasa Leleivyte also positive for same substance Bulgarian rider Ivailo Gabrovski is facing a possible lengthy ban plus the loss of his Tour of Turkey title after a urine sample given during the race has shown traces […]
Analysis : Kelly says Wiggins is looking good, but the race is not over yet
Irishman says heat and accumulated fatigue could cause unexpected weaknesses Former world number one Sean Kelly has been commentating on the Tour de France for Eurosport and consequently been watching things up close for the past two and a half […]
Tour de France: Video insight into today’s crucial Pyrenean mountain stage
2010 Tour competitor Dan Lloyd rides the course Today’s sixteenth stage of the Tour de France will be pivotal to the final outcome of the race, being the second-last mountain stage and, along with Saturday’s time trial, one of three […]
Reactions: Schleck maintains innocence of Tour de France doping and hints at ‘poisoning’
Prudhomme, Becca, Gallopin and Schneider comment on positive test RadioShack Nissan rider Frank Schleck has said that he will consider making a complaint of poisoning by persons unknown if his B sample confirms his positive ‘A’ test for the diuretic […]
Thirteen months after Tour de Suisse crash, Mauricio Soler announces retirement from cycling
No return to racing for third Colombian to win Tour King of the Mountains A year and a month after a near-lethal crash during the Tour de Suisse left him with a serious brain injury, former Tour de France King […]
RadioShack-Nissan withdraws Fränk Schleck from the Tour de France after doping positive
Team “not able to explain” Luxembourg rider’s non-negative sample The RadioShack-Nissan team has responded to Fränk Schleck’s non-negative test for banned diuretic Xipamide by withdrawing the Luxembourg rider from the race. While the substance is banned, it is a “specified […]
