Evans is off to a good start in the 2011 Tour de France
Australian’s strong on uphill finish to end the first day in second place overall Cadel Evans has had his share of bad luck in the Tour de France in the past, but has nothing to complain about after day one […]
Tour de France: No Panic at Saxo Bank-SunGard as Contador loses big time
Tour favourite caught behind big crash as stage one splits to pieces In the confusion of the crash-strewn finish to the first stage of the Tour de France, it was tough to work out exactly who had lost time to […]
Tour de France: Gilbert powers into yellow with commanding stage one uphill win
Belgian drops two colors off his driekleur jersey to take first-ever yellow for him Philippe Gilbert once again withstood the pre-race favorite pressure to take a commanding stage-on win in the 98th Tour de France. On the uphill finish, the […]
Tour de France: Philippe Gilbert seizes yellow with Ardennes style stage victory
Crashes late in the stage see many race favourites lose time Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) seized the stage win and the first yellow of the 2011 Tour de France at the top of the Mont des Alouettes, in a result […]
Giro Donne: Shara Gillow escapes into pink on hilly Abruzzo stage two
Australian wins two-up sprint with Great Britain’s Sharon Laws Shara Gillow (Bizkaia-Durango) won the second stage of the Giro d’Italia Femminile, starting and finishing in the Abruzzo town of Pescocostanzo. The Australian, who only signed for the Spanish team just […]
Tour de France: Despite setbacks, Roche believes top ten is still possible
Irishman ambitious starting third Tour It’s been a complicated year for Ireland’s Nicolas Roche, who has based his entire season around being ready for the Tour de France. He was twice sidelined with injury during the winter months, crashed heavily […]
Bradley McGee: “Stage one is for Gossie or Phil Gil”
Saxo Bank-SunGard director says a Contador stage win is out of the question Despite his team captain Alberto Contador being the outstanding favourite for the overall Tour de France title, and the uphill nature of stage one’s finish suiting many […]
Frank Schleck: “We are not here to beat Alberto, we are here to win the Tour de France.”
Schleck brothers chasing Tour glory “First of all we are not here to beat Alberto [Contador], we are here to win the Tour de France.” Those were words spoken by Leopard Trek team co-leader Frank Schleck at the pre race […]
Timothy Roe on life at BMC Racing Team
Young Australian believes he’s on the perfect team for his development Timothy Roe’s best finish so far in his debut professional season is tenth in the Australian Road Race Championships. Apart from that he’s had to spend his time during […]
Robbie Hunter reflects on missing the Tour de France
RadioShack rider to shift focus to the Vuelta Robbie Hunter missed out on an opportunity to start his ninth Tour de France when he was not selected for the race by his team, RadioShack. The South African was signed to […]
