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Right to Play declares Ride to the Tour a success by Ben Atkins - Monday, July 11, 2011 Fifty amateur cyclists ride from London to Les Herbiers for international children’s charityInternational charity Right to Play has declared its annual ride the Tour de France a spectacular success, with fifty riders covering 350 miles in four days to arrive in time for the start of the race. Accompanying the riders was Right to Play ambas... → Read More
Alexandr Kolobnev questioned by police, quits Tour de France after positive test by Shane Stokes - Monday, July 11, 2011 If B sample confirms result, Katusha rider will be sacked and faces huge fine The Tour de France will have one less rider tomorrow following the earlier news that Alexandr Kolobnev has tested positive for the banned substance hydrochlorothiazide.The 30 year old Russian rider was questioned by police this evening, and the team... → Read More
Ivan Basso: “We’ve only had one off day” by Ben Atkins - Monday, July 11, 2011 Liquigas-Cannondale leader has kept himself safe in the Tour de France’s crash-filled first week and is now ready for the race to really startIvan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) has staked his season on a strong performance in the Tour de France. The 2010 Giro d’Italia winner missed out on defending his title in his home tour to be fresh in July and, so far, the gamble appears to be paying o... → Read More
Tour de France: Alexandr Kolobnev positive for banned diuretic by Shane Stokes - Monday, July 11, 2011 Russian rider set to be removed from raceTeam Katusha captain Alexandr Kolobnev has provided a positive A sample for the banned substance hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic, and the UCI has requested that his squad withdraw him from the Tour de France.
French newspaper L’Equipe, which has c... → Read More
Sky Procycling considering possible legal action over Flecha car collision by Conal Andrews - Monday, July 11, 2011 France Télévision apologises for crash involving Spaniard and Johnny Hoogerland One day after yesterday’s incident at the Tour de France where a car hit Johnny Hoogerland and Juan Antonio Flecha, the latter’s Sky Procycling team is determining whether it will take legal action over the matter. Its rider was injured in the crash,... → Read More
Kevin De Weert extends with Quick Step through 2013 by Ben Atkins - Monday, July 11, 2011 Belgian team’s classification rider could be the Tour’s top Belgian this yearOne piece of good news to come out of the somewhat beleaguered Quick Step team at the Tour de France is that Kevin De Weert has signed a contract for another two years, with an option for a third. The 29-year-old from Duffel, just outside Antwerp, wi... → Read More
UCI welcomes IOC decision on “No Needles Policy” for London 2012 by Ben Atkins - Monday, July 11, 2011 Olympic Games to follow cycling in the banning of non-medical injectionsThe International Cycling Union (UCI) has welcomed the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban the possession and use of syringes outside medical areas in the next Olympic Games in London 2012. The UCI took the decision to ban in... → Read More
Tour of Austria: Sastre motivated by best season result thus far by Shane Stokes - Monday, July 11, 2011 Third overall continues upwards trend heading towards Vuelta Carlos Sastre has had a quiet season today date with his Geox TMC team but his form appears finally to be on the up after a strong display in the Tour of Austria. The 36 year old finished third overall in the race, three minutes five seconds behind F... → Read More
Klöden has back pains from crash, gets x-rays by VeloNation Press - Monday, July 11, 2011 RadioShack leader plans to continue in race Team RadioShack’s one remaining leader is having a less-than-ideal run-up to the Pyrenees, with Andreas Klöden suffering a back injury during yesterday’s ninth stage of the Tour de France. The German rider was one of many who went down in the crash o... → Read More
Vinokourov and Hoogerland treated for crash injuries by Shane Stokes - Monday, July 11, 2011 Successful operation for Astana leader The first rest day of this year’s Tour will be used by the riders to recover from what has been a particularly tough opening week, with crashes, bashes, cuts and bruises added to the usual racing fatigue. The opening week of the race always sees a nu... → Read More
Vinokourov disappointed to leave final Tour de France through injury by VeloNation Press - Sunday, July 10, 2011 Fractured femur for Vino, team pledges to fight onConfirming that this is indeed his final Tour de France and that his crash won’t cause a change of mind, Alexandre Vinokourov has said that he is saddened to bid farewell to the race by leaving in an ambulance.
The Astana leader had hoped to go o... → Read More
Giro Donne: Marianne Vos secures overall prize as Ina Teutenberg wraps up final time trial by Ben Atkins - Sunday, July 10, 2011 Dutch phenomenon becomes first Netherlands rider to take women’s Corsa RosaMarianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) confirmed her overall victory in the Giro d’Italia Femminile with third place in the 16.2km final stage time trial in San Francesco al Campo, just north of Turin. The stage was won by sprint specialist Ina Teutenberg (... → Read More
Driver involved in Flecha/Hoogerland crash expelled from Tour de France by Shane Stokes - Sunday, July 10, 2011 No comment for now from teams, Hoogerland gives his reactionHaving considered the serious incident involving a France Television 2/3 car plus Johnny Hoogerland and Juan Antonio Flecha, the expected decision has been taken to exclude the vehicle and its driver from the race. The race organisers and the jury of... → Read More
Contador experiences difficult Tour de France, suffers from knee pain by Bjorn Haake - Sunday, July 10, 2011 Defending champion hopes to recover over the rest dayAlberto Contador crashed in today's stage nine of the Tour de France to Saint Flour, his third fall in this year's race. The Spaniard is starting to feel the effects of it, complaining about knee pain after the stage.
Contador's handlebar got tangle... → Read More
Tour de France: Victory in Saint-Flour for Luis León Sanchez as Voeckler rides into yellow by Ben Atkins - Sunday, July 10, 2011 Crashes and incidents strike the peloton again as more favourites knocked outLuis León Sanchez (Rabobank) won the ninth stage of the Tour de France between Issoire and Saint-Flour, at the end of a long breakaway. The Spanish time trial champion outkicked Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) on the steep climb to finish into the hilltop... → Read More
French TV car hits breakaway riders Flecha and Hoogerland by Shane Stokes - Sunday, July 10, 2011 Riders clipped by overtaking vehicle at Tour de FranceOn a day when big name riders such as Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana), Jurgen Van den Broeck (Omega Pharma Lotto) and Dave Zabriskie went out of the Tour de France due to crashes, two out of five riders in the leading break of the day also hit the deck... → Read More
Tour of Austria: Bennati fastest in Vienna, Kessiakoff celebrates overall win by Bjorn Haake - Sunday, July 10, 2011 Kessiakoff's biggest success in his careerDaniele Bennati (Leopard Trek) sprinted to victory in front of the famous Vienna Burgtheater on the eighth and final stage of the Tour of Austria. The Italian was a clear winner over Martin Velits and Roger Kluge. Fredrik Kessiakoff held on to his y... → Read More
More crash chaos at Tour: Vinokourov, Van den Broeck, Zabriskie out by Shane Stokes - Sunday, July 10, 2011 Accidents continue to thin out list of overall contendersWhat appears to be one of the most dangerous Tours in years has seen more big names abandon from the race, with Astana leader Alexandre Vinokourov, Omega Pharma Lotto captain Jurgen Van den Broeck and Garmin-Cervélo’s Dave Zabriskie all forced out fo... → Read More
Tour de France: Tony Martin gets confident with first mountains covered by Bjorn Haake - Sunday, July 10, 2011 German hangs in well with the favoritesTony Martin of the HTC Highroad team currently lies in seventh place overall in the Tour de France, just 13 seconds off Thor Hushovd's yellow jersey. The German has a top ten goal and he is very pleased how his race went so far. Unlike some of the bi... → Read More
Evans doesn’t take yellow, but remains pleased by how Tour de France is going for him by Shane Stokes - Saturday, July 9, 2011 BMC Racing team assumes responsibility of controlling peloton on stage eight Doing the bulk of the work at the head of the peloton on Saturday’s stage eight of the Tour de France, the BMC Racing Team of Cadel Evans showed that it is prepared to take control of the peloton in order to further his chances of winning the race. T... → Read More
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