|
|
|
Michael Mørkøv on Tour breakaway: “I know my dad would be proud” by Ben Atkins - Saturday, July 14, 2012 Danish rider chases difficult solo stage victory on the anniversary of his father’s deathDanish rider Michael Mørkøv (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) was in his fifth breakaway of the 2012 Tour de France, in the thirteenth stage between Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux and Le Cap d'Agde. On those previous days it had been to take, then hold onto, an e... → Read More
Tom Boonen abandons Tour of Poland with aftereffects of stage one crash by Ben Atkins - Saturday, July 14, 2012 Belgian champion taking no chances ahead of Olympic Games road raceTom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) was forced to pull out of today’s hilly fifth stage of the Tour of Poland, between Rabka Zdroj and Zakopane, still feeing the aftereffects of his crash on stage one. The Belgian champion came down, along with Ome... → Read More
Tour of Poland: Number two for Ben Swift on uphill stage five battle by Ben Atkins - Saturday, July 14, 2012 Michal Kwiatkowski holds onto overall lead by a single secondAfter being disappointed for missing out on stage four, Ben Swift (Team Sky) bounced back to take victory in the hilly fifth stage of the Tour of Poland between Rabka Zdroj and Zakopane. The British sprinter took victory on the uphill drag finishing ... → Read More
Tour de France: André Greipel makes it three as the shattered peloton sprints into Cap d’Agde by Ben Atkins - Saturday, July 14, 2012 German Gorilla holds off Peter Sagan to match Slovakian champion's win tally in a less than conventional stage finishAndré Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) took his third victory in the 2012 Tour de France, as he won a less than conventional sprint stage between Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux and Le Cap d'Agde. The German Gorilla managed to come around Norwegian champion Edvald ... → Read More
Hushovd’s Olympics uncertain after fatigue forces him out of Tour of Poland by Shane Stokes - Saturday, July 14, 2012 Norwegian still trying to get into shape A frustrating season for 2010 world champion Thor Hushovd is continuing, with the Norwegian not starting today’s stage of the Tour of Poland and admitting that his Olympic Games are far from certain.
“I came here to Poland after a big break of ra... → Read More
The French go on the attack on Quatorze Juillet by Ben Atkins - Saturday, July 14, 2012 Everybody wants to win on the host country’s national day but the stage looks like going abroad as usualQuatorze Juillet, the 14th of July, is the biggest day of the year in France. The anniversary of the Prise de la Bastille - the Storming of the Bastille - back in 1789, one of the symbolic events of the French Revolution, is as important a day in Fra... → Read More
Bruyneel confirms he’s opted for arbitration hearing with USADA by Shane Stokes - Saturday, July 14, 2012 Former US Postal Service doctor Garcia del Moral linked to football teamsFormer US Postal Service manager Johan Bruyneel has confirmed that he has chosen to undergo an arbitration hearing in relation to the doping charges made against him by the US Anti Doping Agency.
The Belgian is one of six people who were charged l... → Read More
Tour de France: Stage 12 penalty ends Matt Goss’ green jersey quest by Ben Atkins - Saturday, July 14, 2012 Australian sprinter only loses one place but 30-point fine means advantage Peter SaganThe disqualification of Matt Goss (Orica-GreenEdge) from the stage 12 sprint did not appear at first to have particularly disastrous consequences, but the point penalty handed to the Australian later on has effectively ended his quest for the green j... → Read More
Wiggins says that he needs to be more open with media by VeloNation Press - Saturday, July 14, 2012 “I want to start building bridges to prove that I am doing this off of bread and water”Five days after blasting doubters on Twitter, Bradley Wiggins yesterday said that he has accepted that he needs to be more open with the media in order to show people that he is riding above suspicion.
The Tour de France race leader spoke on the ... → Read More
John McCain gives his backing to USADA after congressman questions Armstrong investigation by Shane Stokes - Friday, July 13, 2012 Former presidential candidate says USADA’s process is ‘proper forum’ for caseYesterday US congressman Jim Sensenbrenner demanded answers from the Office of Drug Control Policy, saying that he wanted justification for USADA’s investigation into Lance Armstrong.
Today, USADA got some high profile support from elsewhere in t... → Read More
Crash on descent forces David Moncoutié out of his final Tour de France by Ben Atkins - Friday, July 13, 2012 Serious abrasions for Cofidis veteran but no fractures reported as he prepares for Vuelta a EspañaDavid Moncoutié (Cofidis) was forced to abandon what is his final Tour de France after a crash after just 38km of today’s twelfth stage. The French veteran was ahead of the peloton on the descent of the Col du Grand Cucheron, the first climb of the ... → Read More
Robert Kiserlovski misses out again from breakaway in debut Tour de France by Ben Atkins - Friday, July 13, 2012 Team Astana continues to dominate mountains classification as Croatian picks up the day’s big pointsAstana’s Robert Kiserlovski came close to a breakaway stage victory for the second straight day in the twelfth stage between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Annonay-Davézieux. The only Croatian in the race, riding his debut Tour de France, has been one o... → Read More
Jean-Christophe Péraud rues missed opportunity at stage twelve finish by Ben Atkins - Friday, July 13, 2012 Frenchman finishes a close second on the race’s longest stage after day long breakawayJean-Christophe Péraud started the 2012 Tour de France with the high expectations of a top ten finisher from last year. 2011 was the then 34-year-old’s debut in la Grand Boucle [although he had finished 38th in the previous year’s Vuelta a España - ]... → Read More
Tour of Poland: Aidis Kruopis edges Ben Swift in stage four sprint by Kyle Moore - Friday, July 13, 2012 Bos and Bennati third and fourth, Kwiatkowski takes over race leadAidis Kruopis (Orica-GreenEdge) got his first WorldTour win in his first season with the Australian team, grabbing stage four of the Tour of Poland ahead of stage two winner Ben Swift (Sky Procycling). It was a flat and fast finish to stage four, in... → Read More
Tour de France: David Millar takes stage 12 breakaway to salvage the Argyle Tour by Ben Atkins - Friday, July 13, 2012 British rider outsprints Jean-Christophe Péraud on the 45th anniversary of the death of Tom SimpsonDavid Millar (Garmin-Sharp) salvaged his team’s Tour de France, with victory in a two-man breakaway sprint at the end of the twelfth stage, between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Annonay Davézieux. The Scottish rider outsprinted Jean-Christophe Péraud (... → Read More
Wiggins makes strong anti-doping statement in Guardian blog by VeloNation Press - Friday, July 13, 2012 "If I felt I had to take drugs, I would rather stop tomorrow, go and ride club 10-mile time trials”Tour de France race leader Bradley Wiggins has made his clearest statement yet this year on the subject of doping, asserting that he is a clean rider via his Guardian blog and explaining why he doesn’t consider using banned substances an option.
W... → Read More
Evans pledges to battle on, although says situation is ‘far from optimal’ by VeloNation Press - Friday, July 13, 2012 Van Garderen holds white jersey and shows more signs he could be a future Tour contender Defending Tour de France champion Cadel Evans had a tough day on yesterday’s 11th stage of the race, being unable to maintain a gap over race leader Bradley Wiggins (Sky) created mid-stage with Tejay van Garderen, then later losing time, but he is re... → Read More
Gesink looks towards Vuelta after disappointing Tour withdrawal by VeloNation Press - Friday, July 13, 2012 Dutchman has third year of misfortune in cycling’s biggest raceRabobank’s Robert Gesink has been forced to look towards the Vuelta a España to salvage his Grand Tour ambitions for this season, with his Tour campaign being blighted for the third time in four years. Having crashed out in 2009, finishing only 33rd ... → Read More
Tour de France Round up: Thibaut Pinot amongst the best again by Kyle Moore - Thursday, July 12, 2012 Chris Anker Sorensen and Saxo Bank proud of effort on stage 11When Thibaut Pinot (FDJ-BigMat) broke away to win stage eight of the Tour de France, he had his director sportif Marc Madiot alongside him in the final kilometer, shouting with all he had from the team car.
On the decisive climbs of stage eleven, ... → Read More
Tour de France: Movistar makes improvements on stage eleven by Kyle Moore - Thursday, July 12, 2012 Kiryienka and Valverde combative, Cobo finally finding his legsIn the thrilling day of racing in stage eleven of the Tour de France, Movistar was one of the teams in the thick of the battle, as the Spanish team had one of its better days of the Tour so far.
The one downside for Movistar was the time loss incu... → Read More
|
|
WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW
No articles match criteria.
|