Mark Cavendish back in Tour de France green jersey, wants to keep it until Paris
‘When I kick, normally I get a gap and I win” At one point earlier in this Tour it seemed that Mark Cavendish was out of the race for the Maillot Vert, with the Manx rider being outmanoeuvred by Philippe […]
Tour de France: Astana's Andriy Grivko joins break of the day on stage 11
Everybody rides for Vinokourov on Kazakh team Andriy Grivko formed part of the break of the day in today’s stage 11 of the Tour de France. The six-man move came very close to prevailing, being caught only three kilometers from […]
Tour de France: Samuel Sánchez and Euskaltel-Euskadi looking forward to home game in the Pyrenees
Team enjoys stage without incident ahead of first high mountain outing Samuel Sánchez of the Euskaltel-Euskadi team is getting ready for the first day in the high mountains. The Basque team is always motivated in the Pyrenees, as it is […]
Voeckler expects to lose yellow jersey in Tour de France's first real mountain stage
Frenchman vows to keep his fighting spirit up regardless Thomas Voeckler is a fighter, which is why he says he will go all out in tomorrow’s stage of the Tour de France in the Pyrenees. He is also a realistic […]
Transfer rumours gain pace as August 1st confirmation date approaches
Hushovd, Gilbert, Siutsou said to be on the move In addition to being the biggest race in cycling, the Tour de France is also the prime marketplace for pro riders. All the big teams and agents come together for the […]
Tour de France: The Manx Missile takes his revenge on stage eleven
Mark Cavendish beats André Greipel on a rainy day in the Tarn Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) took his revenge over former teammate André Greipel (Omega Pharma-Lotto), beating him to the line on the eleventh stage of the Tour de France between […]
Evans aiming to stay out of trouble before tomorrow’s mountain stage
BMC Racing Team rider tips Peter Velits for good performance With just today’s stage to get through before tomorrow’s first big mountain stage, Cadel Evans is in the best position of all the general classification contenders. His aim is to […]
Ag2r's John Gadret withdraws from Tour de France
Frenchman too fatigued to carry on John Gadret did not start Wednesday’s eleventh stage of the Tour de France, citing fatigue as his reason. The AG2R La Mondiale started the Tour following a successful Giro d’Italia where he won a […]
Sørensen believes Contador will take time back tomorrow
Dane says Schlecks have to attack Evans Saxo Bank-Sungard, the team of defending Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, hopes the Spaniard will take time back from his rivals when the race heads for its first mountain stage tomorrow. Contador […]
Michael Barry says cycling is leading the fight against doping
Canadian believes the sport is cleaner than ever In light of the recent positive test at the Tour de France, Sky Procycling’s Michael Barry has insisted that cycling is cleaner and is leading the fight against doping. During Monday’s rest […]
