Gilbert chases green jersey, not interested in general classification
Belgian Champion talks of late attack on stage 13 Philippe Gilbert has made his intentions clear for the remainder of the Tour de France, and that’s to win the green points jersey. The Belgian champion is currently ninth overall in […]
Cadel Evans: following a steady day on stage 13, ‘fireworks’ beckon on Plateau de Beille
Believes Samuez Sanchez and Ivan Basso are both improving as Tour goes on Third overall in the second half of the Tour de France and to the fore of the GC contenders, Cadel Evans knows that he could take the […]
Jérémy Roy: “I didn’t care about the polka-dot jersey, I wanted the win”
FDJ’s breakaway star reflects on being denied a stage victory inside the final three kilometres Three kilometres from the finish of stage thirteen of the Tour de France in Lourdes, Jérémy Roy (FDJ) was heading for a glorious stage win. […]
Contador anticipates a return to form, says Schlecks ‘must attack’
Spaniard triumphed on Plateau de Beille in 2007 Alberto Contador has said that his rivals Frank and Andy Schleck must ride aggressively in tomorrow’s Plateau de Beille mountain stage of the Tour de France, stating that the onus is on […]
Tour de France: Thor Hushovd denies the French in Lourdes
World champion catches Jérémy Roy after the descent of the Col d’Aubisque as the peloton takes the day off Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervélo) took the ninth, and probably biggest, Tour de France stage victory of his career, across the Col d’Aubisque […]
RadioShack’s woe continues, Andreas Klöden out of Tour de France
Bruyneel speaks of team’s bad luck Having already lost Janez Brajkovic and Chris Horner due to crashes in the opening week of the race, and seen Levi Leipheimer lose time to another fall, the RadioShack team was hit by a […]
Jelle Vanendert: “If you’d told me I’d be second on the first mountain stage, I’d say you were crazy”
Omega Pharma-Lotto domestique re-evaluates his own expectations but knows his job for the rest of the race Jelle Vanendert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) was as surprised as anybody to be battling for the stage win on Luz-Ardiden with Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) yesterday. […]
Tour de France: Gert Steegmans abandons with broken wrist
Quick Step rider’s broken wrist from stage five confirmed after x-rays in Pau Quick Step’s Gert Steegmans has been forced to abandon the Tour de France, on the morning before the thirteenth stage, due to a broken scaphoid bone in […]
Nicolas Roche into top ten, but concedes his form has to improve
Irishman philosophical about losing time on first mountain stage Having targeted a top ten overall finish in Paris, Irish pro Nicolas Roche continued his move up the general classification yesterday when he went from thirteenth to tenth overall in the […]
Geraint Thomas: “I kept plugging away and kept on trying”
Welsh rider awarded combativity prize for his break over the Tourmalet Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas was awarded the prix de la combativité at the end of the twelfth stage of the Tour de France, thanks to the part he played […]
