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Tour de France: Thor Hushovd denies the French in Lourdes by Ben Atkins - Friday, July 15, 2011 World champion catches Jérémy Roy after the descent of the Col d’Aubisque as the peloton takes the day offThor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervélo) took the ninth, and probably biggest, Tour de France stage victory of his career, across the Col d’Aubisque to Lourdes. The World champion was part of a ten-man breakaway that escaped the peloton after 48km. He was the f... → Read More
RadioShack’s woe continues, Andreas Klöden out of Tour de France by Shane Stokes - Friday, July 15, 2011 Bruyneel speaks of team’s bad luckHaving already lost Janez Brajkovic and Chris Horner due to crashes in the opening week of the race, and seen Levi Leipheimer lose time to another fall, the RadioShack team was hit by a further blow today when Andreas Klöden was forced to pull out of... → Read More
Jelle Vanendert: “If you’d told me I’d be second on the first mountain stage, I’d say you were crazy” by Ben Atkins - Friday, July 15, 2011 Omega Pharma-Lotto domestique re-evaluates his own expectations but knows his job for the rest of the raceJelle Vanendert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) was as surprised as anybody to be battling for the stage win on Luz-Ardiden with Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) yesterday. The 26-year-old, from the Limburg region of northeast Belgium, is on the team to work... → Read More
Tour de France: Gert Steegmans abandons with broken wrist by Ben Atkins - Friday, July 15, 2011 Quick Step rider’s broken wrist from stage five confirmed after x-rays in PauQuick Step’s Gert Steegmans has been forced to abandon the Tour de France, on the morning before the thirteenth stage, due to a broken scaphoid bone in his left wrist sustained on stage five. The Belgian rouleur/sprinter came down in the same cras... → Read More
Nicolas Roche into top ten, but concedes his form has to improve by Shane Stokes - Friday, July 15, 2011 Irishman philosophical about losing time on first mountain stageHaving targeted a top ten overall finish in Paris, Irish pro Nicolas Roche continued his move up the general classification yesterday when he went from thirteenth to tenth overall in the Tour de France. However Roche has admitted that he needs to rai... → Read More
Geraint Thomas: “I kept plugging away and kept on trying” by Ben Atkins - Friday, July 15, 2011 Welsh rider awarded combativity prize for his break over the TourmaletTeam Sky’s Geraint Thomas was awarded the prix de la combativité at the end of the twelfth stage of the Tour de France, thanks to the part he played in the breakaway of the day. The Welshman was part of the six-man group that escaped in the second k... → Read More
Tour de France: Roman Kreuziger lives to fight another day by Ben Atkins - Thursday, July 14, 2011 Astana’s Czech rider couldn’t quite make it to the front group but lives to fight another dayRoman Kreuziger (Astana) was one of the many victims of the first week’s crashes. On stage seven he came down hard on his left wrist and, while he suffered no broken bones, his hand has been heavily strapped since and he has been losing time ever si... → Read More
Tour de France: Schlecks flex their muscles in Luz Ardiden by Bjorn Haake - Thursday, July 14, 2011 Luxembourg brothers put rivals in the defensive high up in the PyreneesFränk 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. The older brother Fränk finished third, just ten seconds shy of the stage victory. He was... → Read More
Tom Danielson shows what he can do in his first Tour de France by VeloNation Press - Thursday, July 14, 2011 Garmin-Cervélo rider in top ten after first mountain stageAs 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 who rode strongly in the Vuelta a España but was never previously selec... → Read More
Tour de France: Sylvain Chavanel flies the flag for France on Bastille Day by Ben Atkins - Thursday, July 14, 2011 Quick Step’s French champion attacks on the race’s first big mountain on his country’s national dayHaving passed a miserable few days, nursing the injuries he sustained in a crash on stage five, Quick Step’s Sylvain Chavanel is beginning to feel better. The French champion attacked, in the company of then polka-dot jersey wearer Johnny Hoogerland... → Read More
Contador not panicking over lost time in Tour de France, says he will improve by Conal Andrews - Thursday, July 14, 2011 Spaniard takes silver lining from Luz Ardiden’s grey cloudDespite 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 he will improve in the days ahead. Like several other riders such as Robe... → Read More
Tour de France: Samuel Sanchez climbs to glory on Luz-Ardiden by Ben Atkins - Thursday, July 14, 2011 Thomas Voeckler clings on to Bastille Day yellow as the Schleck brothers lay down the lawSamuel 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 champion escaped the shrinking peloton on the descent of the Col du Tourmalet then climbed to the finish w... → Read More
Robert Gesink’s Tour challenge falters on Tourmalet by Shane Stokes - Thursday, July 14, 2011 Klöden crashes again, RadioShack leader under pressureHe 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.
The Dutchman cracked on the ascent of the Tourmalet, slipping out of t... → Read More
Sky Procycling puts everything on Rigoberto Uran in the mountains by Conal Andrews - Thursday, July 14, 2011 Boasson Hagen pledges his supportWith 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 overall, seven minutes 20 seconds behind the ... → Read More
David Moncoutié hoping to go on the attack in the mountains by Xylon van Eyck - Thursday, July 14, 2011 Frenchman believes Taaramäe can win the white jerseyDavid 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 España for the last three years – together with a sta... → Read More
Alberto Contador: There is no more hiding on today’s stage by Xylon van Eyck - Thursday, July 14, 2011 Tour de France champion confident his knee has recoveredToday 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 attacks are likely to happen. Defending champion Alberto Contador (Saxo... → Read More
Mark Cavendish back in Tour de France green jersey, wants to keep it until Paris by VeloNation Press - Thursday, July 14, 2011 ‘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 Gilbert (Omega Pharma Lotto) on several stages. However in the space of two days he’s turned... → Read More
Tour de France: Astana's Andriy Grivko joins break of the day on stage 11 by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Everybody rides for Vinokourov on Kazakh teamAndriy 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 the line. The loss of team captain Alexandre Vinokourov, who crashed ... → Read More
Tour de France: Samuel Sánchez and Euskaltel-Euskadi looking forward to home game in the Pyrenees by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Team enjoys stage without incident ahead of first high mountain outingSamuel 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 close to home for them. Many Basque fans are expected again to cheer on the orange t... → Read More
Voeckler expects to lose yellow jersey in Tour de France's first real mountain stage by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Frenchman vows to keep his fighting spirit up regardlessThomas 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 person, which is why he thinks he will lose the lead tomorrow afternoon.
Voeckler has enjoyed ... → Read More
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