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Nibali awestruck and inspired by Tour de France podium finish by Kyle Moore - Sunday, July 22, 2012 “It was a great battle against opponents with great talent”Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) took to the podium in Paris on Sunday to collect his trophy for finishing third overall in the Tour de France, in what was a very emotional moment for the Italian star. Nibali appreciated the grueling nature of ... → Read More
Cadel Evans planning to give the Tour de France another go in 2013 by Kyle Moore - Sunday, July 22, 2012 hopes to be better in Tour’s 100th edition, pays tribute to HincapieIf there was any question, Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) provided the answer to whether or not he would be back in a featured role within his team in the 2013 Tour de France. Evans will indeed return for another year with the yellow jersey in mind, as he... → Read More
Brailsford indicates that Cavendish might be allowed leave Team Sky by VeloNation Press - Sunday, July 22, 2012 Accepts that sprinter will have limited opportunities alongside Wiggins and FroomeIn the wake of a suggestion by his former directeur sportif and current friend Brian Holm that Mark Cavendish has been frustrated by a lack of opportunity at Sky, the way may be clearing for him to leave the British squad at the end of the season.
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Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Judith Arndt takes third overall victory as Jessie Daams takes final stage by Ben Atkins - Sunday, July 22, 2012 First UCI victory for Belgian rider; ideal Olympic preparation for German veteranJessie Daams (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) took her first ever victory in a UCI-ranked race, as she outsprinted Elisa Longo Borghini (Hitec Products-Mistral Home) at the end of the sixth and final stage of the 2012 Thüringen-Rundfahrt, the Rund um Zeulenrod... → Read More
Tour de Wallonie: Danilo Napolitano sprints into the lead on stage two by Ben Atkins - Sunday, July 22, 2012 Italian takes lead on equal time after another breakaway dominated stageDanilo Napolitano (Acqua & Sapone) sprinted himself into the overall race lead with victory in the second stage of the Tour de Wallonie, between Binche and Mettet. The Italian beat compatriot Davide Appollonio (Team Sky) - who was not quite able to ... → Read More
Tour de France runner-up Froome confirms he’ll target this year’s Vuelta a España by Shane Stokes - Sunday, July 22, 2012 Briton reiterates he might not need to move from Sky to win French raceHe’s played a supporting role in this year’s Tour de France but after finishing second in the race and also second in the 2011 Vuelta a España, Chris Froome has confirmed that he will return to the latter race this year aiming for success.
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Bradley Wiggins: “Every lap of the Champs-Elysées was goose pimple stuff” by Ben Atkins - Sunday, July 22, 2012 Gent-born Londoner becomes the first British rider to win the biggest race in sportHaving surpassed so many records during the 2012 Tour de France, as he crossed the finish line on Paris’ Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) became the first ever British rider to win the race. Never having been more than seven seco... → Read More
Tour de France: Mark Cavendish puts a British seal on Bradley Wiggins victory by Ben Atkins - Sunday, July 22, 2012 World champion takes fourth straight Champs-Elysées victory as Wiggins is officially first British victoryMark Cavendish (Team Sky) confirmed his status as the best sprinter ever to appear at the Tour de France with his fourth straight victory on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, in Paris, to take his 23rd career stage win. The World champion was launched t... → Read More
Top six Tour finisher Zubeldia reveals he suffered heart problem this year by VeloNation Press - Sunday, July 22, 2012 Spaniard says his career could have ended this year due to atrial fibrillationSet to finish sixth overall on the Champs Elysees, Haimar Zubeldia has revealed that he had a heart issue earlier this year which could have brought his career to an end. The 35 year old RadioShack Nissan rider states that this year’s race has a grea... → Read More
Video: Roche and Delgado share memories, 25 years after 1987 Tour by Shane Stokes - Sunday, July 22, 2012 Mutual respect and friendship shown between former rivalsExactly 25 years ago today, Stephen Roche and Pedro Delgado had what is regarded as one of the most exciting stage battles in the history of the Tour de France. On the 185 kilometre mountain leg from Le Bourg d’Oisans to La Plagne, the decisive stage... → Read More
Hincapie emotional as he closes out final Tour de France by VeloNation Press - Sunday, July 22, 2012 “It is tough. It is not an easy decision to take”George Hincapie has admitted to being a little torn about the thoughts that today represents his final day ever in the Tour de France.
The BMC Racing Team veteran will race into Paris today for the sixteenth time, equalling the finish record of J... → Read More
Tour de Wallonie: Nacer Bouhanni sprints to opening stage victory by Ben Atkins - Saturday, July 21, 2012 New French champion takes third victory in a month after a day of breakawaysNacer Bouhanni (FDJ-BigMat) continued his recent winning streak with a sprint victory in the opening stage of the Tour de Wallonie, between Tournai and Lessines. The recently crowned French champion, who would celebrate his 22nd birthday in four day... → Read More
Van Garderen set to be only third US winner of Tour de France’s best young rider award by Shane Stokes - Saturday, July 21, 2012 White jersey secured by BMC Racing Team rider with strong final time trial Highlighting his potential as a Grand Tour rider, Tejay van Garderen today set himself up to be only the third US winner of the white jersey in the Tour de France, following in the wheeltracks of Greg LeMond and Andy Hampsten.
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Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Elisa Longo Borghini escapes to Rund um Schmölln victory by Ben Atkins - Saturday, July 21, 2012 Judith Arndt holds overall lead as Italian takes solo stage winElisa Longo Borghini (Hitec Products-Mistral Home) took a solo stage victory in the Thüringen-Rundfahrt, as she escaped from a breakaway group to win the 101.5km Rund um Schöllm. The 21-year-old Italian was a member of a 14-rider group, which had br... → Read More
Tour de France: Bradley Wiggins confirms overall victory with second time trial triumph by Ben Atkins - Saturday, July 21, 2012 Team Sky goes one-two again with Froome in second place; Luis León Sánchez denied by British team againBradley Wiggins (Team Sky) stamped his authority over the 2012 Tour de France, and proved that he has been the strongest rider in the race, with a second time trial victory in stage 19 between Bonneval and Chartres. The last man to start, dressed in... → Read More
Brian Holm: “Mark Cavendish is not happy with Team Sky” by Ben Atkins - Saturday, July 21, 2012 World champion’s former manager feels move to British team a mistakeTeam Sky’s Mark Cavendish took his 22nd career victory in the Tour de France yesterday, equalling the record for a sprinter set by Frenchman André Darrigade in the 1960s, and looks odds on to take his 23rd in Paris tomorrow, but his former directeur ... → Read More
Video: Tour de France time trial preview by Shane Stokes - Saturday, July 21, 2012 Big guns scrap it out one more time in race against the clockThe penultimate stage of the Tour will see the big general classification riders and the time trial specialists battle for a stage victory, with race leader Bradley Wiggins seeking to seal his Tour victory with a flourish and Sky team-mate Chris Froo... → Read More
Two weeks after Tour crash, Poels still doesn’t know prognosis of kidney damage by VeloNation Press - Saturday, July 21, 2012 Vacansoleil rider almost certainly out for remainder of seasonStill recovering in hospital in Venlo some fifteen days after being injured in the massive pileup on stage six of the Tour, Vacansoleil DCM rider Wout Poels remains unsure about the long-term damage to his body as a result of the crash.
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Evans aiming to salvage tough Tour with time trial victory by VeloNation Press - Saturday, July 21, 2012 BMC Racing team-mate Van Garderen also ambitiousWith his ambition of defending his Tour de France title being dashed in the mountains, Cadel Evans has said that he will give everything today to try to ace the time trial and end the race on a positive note.
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Tour de France: Jérôme Coppel fighting through illness and hoping for Paris by Kyle Moore - Friday, July 20, 2012 Frenchman’s GC hopes have faltered since picking up a coughJérôme Coppel, the general classification hope for French wildcard team Saur-Sojasun, has spent the better part of a week fighting off illness, making for a difficult Pyrenean stretch for the Frenchman. He finished with a main group on stage 18, jus... → Read More
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