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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 charity

International 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 start

Ivan 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 race

Team 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 year

One 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 injections

The 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 on

Confirming 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 Rosa

Marianne 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 reaction

Having 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 day

Alberto 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 out

Luis 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 France

On 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 career

Daniele 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 contenders

What 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 favorites

Tony 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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