Tour de France: Roman Kreuziger lives to fight another day
Astana’s Czech rider couldn’t quite make it to the front group but lives to fight another day Roman Kreuziger (Astana) was one of the many victims of the first week’s crashes. On stage seven he came down hard on his […]
Tour de France: Schlecks flex their muscles in Luz Ardiden
Luxembourg brothers put rivals in the defensive high up in the Pyrenees Fränk and Andy Schleck have prepared specifically for this year’s Tour de France and the first day in the high mountains showed that they are right on target. […]
Tom Danielson shows what he can do in his first Tour de France
Garmin-Cervélo rider in top ten after first mountain stage As suggested before the race by Garmin-Cervélo chief Jonathan Vaughters, Tom Danielson is proving to be one of the big dark horses of this year’s Tour de France. A talented rider […]
Tour de France: Sylvain Chavanel flies the flag for France on Bastille Day
Quick Step’s French champion attacks on the race’s first big mountain on his country’s national day Having passed a miserable few days, nursing the injuries he sustained in a crash on stage five, Quick Step’s Sylvain Chavanel is beginning to […]
Contador not panicking over lost time in Tour de France, says he will improve
Spaniard takes silver lining from Luz Ardiden’s grey cloud Despite losing time to his main rivals on today’s first big mountain stage of the Tour de France, defending champion Alberto Contador is insisting that all is not lost and that […]
Tour de France: Samuel Sanchez climbs to glory on Luz-Ardiden
Thomas Voeckler clings on to Bastille Day yellow as the Schleck brothers lay down the law Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) took a lone victory at the top of Luz-Ardiden to claim the twelfth stage of the Tour de France. The Olympic […]
Robert Gesink’s Tour challenge falters on Tourmalet
Klöden crashes again, RadioShack leader under pressure He came into the race with high hopes of a podium place, but Robert Gesink’s battered body saw him lose pace with the Tour de France favourites on the slopes of the Tourmalet. […]
Sky Procycling puts everything on Rigoberto Uran in the mountains
Boasson Hagen pledges his support With Bradley Wiggins out of the race, the Sky Procycling team will instead put its full backing behind Rigoberto Uran in the mountains of the Tour de France. The Colombian rider started today’s stage 36th […]
David Moncoutié hoping to go on the attack in the mountains
Frenchman believes Taaramäe can win the white jersey David Moncoutié (Cofidis) has returned to the Tour de France after a two-year absence, ready to tackle the mountains. The Frenchman, who has won the mountains classification jersey in the Vuelta a […]
Alberto Contador: There is no more hiding on today’s stage
Tour de France champion confident his knee has recovered Today marks a pivotal point in the Tour de France as the race encounters its first mountain stage. The race favourites will have three ascents where vigilance will be needed, as […]
