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Transfer rumours gain pace as August 1st confirmation date approaches by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, July 13, 2011 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 race, and the event is a superb gallery for riders to show what they can do. As is... → Read More
Tour de France: The Manx Missile takes his revenge on stage eleven by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Mark Cavendish beats André Greipel on a rainy day in the TarnMark 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 Blaye-les-Mines and Lavaur. The Manxman launched his sprint from behin... → Read More
Evans aiming to stay out of trouble before tomorrow’s mountain stage by Conal Andrews - Wednesday, July 13, 2011 BMC Racing Team rider tips Peter Velits for good performanceWith 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 steer clear of trouble on today’s wet stage to Lavaur, and then to answ... → Read More
Ag2r's John Gadret withdraws from Tour de France by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Frenchman too fatigued to carry onJohn 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 stage and finished fourth overall. In contrast to tha... → Read More
Sørensen believes Contador will take time back tomorrow by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Dane says Schlecks have to attack EvansSaxo 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 lost time on stage one due to a crash and th... → Read More
Michael Barry says cycling is leading the fight against doping by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Canadian believes the sport is cleaner than everIn 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 day at cycling biggest event, it was announced that Russian ... → Read More
Bradley Wiggins shifts focus to the Vuelta and World Championships by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Successful operation for the Team Sky leaderBradley Wiggins (Sky Procycling) has confirmed that he will start the Vuelta a España following his unexpected exit from the Tour de France. Wiggins, who according to his team was in great form and poised for a high finish in the race, crashed on sta... → Read More
Alexandre Vinokourov to be sidelined for three months by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Long recovery period for Astana rider Alexandre Vinokourov’s 2011 season looks almost certainly over as a result of his crash on Sunday’s stage of the Tour de France. The Team Astana leader has spoken from his hotel and faces a very long delay before he will be ready to train again.“Ever... → Read More
Contador says knee is improving, legs felt strong in finale of stage ten by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Spaniard reiterates he’s no intention of pulling out of Tour After earlier denying media reports which said that he might quit the Tour de France, Alberto Contador has reiterated his intention to stay in the race and said that his sore knee was feeling better during today’s tenth stage.“I will do everything po... → Read More
Thomas Voeckler: “That was an Escape Royale for us.” by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Yellow jersey explains the reason why Team Europcar did so little work on stage tenThe pattern for a transitional stage in the first half of the Tour de France where the day is likely to end in a sprint usually entails the yellow jersey’s team keeping the breakaway on a short leash until the final fifty kilometres, when they then h... → Read More
Jens Voigt joins the twitter community by Bjorn Haake - Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Popular German has already thousands of followers after day oneJens Voigt has joined the Twitter community (thejensie) and he has quickly accumulated a large number of followers. Voigt finally gave in to the 'pressure' put on him from within the Leopard-Trek team. Always having a witty comment or two, Voigt's ad... → Read More
Tour de France: A day off helps Robert Gesink put crashes behind him by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Rest day helps Rabobank leader recover from injuries sustained early in the raceRabobank’s Robert Gesink is one of the many riders coming out of Monday’s rest day feeling an improvement to the injuries he sustained in crashes earlier in the race. The Dutchman has been limping along since stage five, when he came down in the sam... → Read More
Omega Pharma-Lotto teamwork delivers André Greipel his first Tour win by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Philippe Gilbert’s late attack blows holes into HTC-Highroad leadout trainLess than a week after Omega Pharma-Lotto was having to play down suggestions of divisions in its triple-headed team, André Greipel and Philippe Gilbert are showing a united front. The German sprinter, nicknamed “the Gorilla” won his first ever stag... → Read More
Tour de France: André Greipel takes maiden Tour de France victory by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Gorilla outpaces big rival Cavendish to win in his debut in the raceAndré Greipel (Omega Pharma-Lotto) put one over on his former teammate and rival Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) to the finish in Carmaux to take the tenth stage of the Tour de France. Cavendish, whose presence in the team kept Greipel out of the race... → Read More
Contador denies suggestion that he might quit Tour de France by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Spaniard vows to fight to Paris, says knee injury is improvingAlberto Contador has denied suggestions in today’s l’Equipe newspaper that he could quit the Tour de France due to a knee problem and low morale, saying that he has no intention of giving up on his bid to win a fourth edition.
“The idea did not e... → Read More
Tour de France: Jean-François Pescheux lays down the law to in-race cars by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Regulations tightened to avoid a repeat of Sunday’s Hoogerland/Flecha incidentJean-François Pescheux, the Tour de France director of competition, has reminded everybody in the convoy how they are to conduct themselves in the race. Regulations are being tightened in order to avoid a repeat of Sunday’s incident when a car, belo... → Read More
Lefevere confirms Quick Step offer for Philippe Gilbert by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Belgian team manager is waiting to see if he will come on boardQuick Step team manager Patrick Lefevere has confirmed a strong interest in current Tour de France Maillot Vert Philippe Gilbert, one of the standout riders of the first part of the race. The Belgian competitor is currently considering offers for sea... → Read More
Another blow for Team RadioShack as Popovych withdraws by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Klöden under pressure due to back injuryFamously lucky during the Tour in its previous incarnation as the US Postal Service and Discovery Channel teams, RadioShack is experiencing the opposite during the 2011 Tour de France. Yaroslav Popovych is the latest team rider to experience disappoi... → Read More
Kolobnev denies knowledge of doping product, says not fired by Katusha by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Voluntarily leaves Tour while waiting for B sampleAlexandr Kolobnev is under the cloud of a positive A sample for a banned diuretic and already out of the Tour de France, but has insisted today that he doesn’t know how it got into his system.“Yesterday, during the rest day I was reported the laborat... → Read More
Fredrik Kessiakoff Interview: Tour of Austria winner back to speed with Astana by Ed Hood - Monday, July 11, 2011 Swedish rider gets career back on track with strong displayThe crash-fest taking place in France isn’t the only national tour taking place this month. High in the Tyrolean meadows the UCI 2.HC Tour of Austria was fought out over eight stages from Dornbirn to the country’s capital city of Vienna. These includ... → Read More
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