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Tour de France: Tejay Van Garderen climbs into King of the Mountains lead by VeloNation Press - Saturday, July 9, 2011 Young American shows his class in maiden Tour de FranceHTC-Highroad's Tejay Van Garderen put in a stellar performance in today's stage eight of the Tour de France. He was part of the feature break on the day and managed to climb his way to the top of the King of the Mountains competition. Wit... → Read More
Hushovd impresses with unexpected retention of yellow jersey by Shane Stokes - Saturday, July 9, 2011 In form-world champion remains at the top in Tour de FranceWith Cadel Evans lurking just one second back and many riders within striking distance of the yellow jersey, even Thor Hushovd expected today to be his final stage in the yellow jersey. However a stubborn refusal to give up saw him hold on to the gen... → Read More
Tour de France: Overall contender Gesink has rough day in the office by Bjorn Haake - Saturday, July 9, 2011 Suffering Dutchman drops precious time in young rider's competitionRobert Gesink's lead over Rein Taaramäe in the young rider's competition dropped by 54 seconds on the eighth stage of the Tour de France that finished atop the climb of Super-Besse Sancy. The Dutchman is still suffering from the stage-five crash, a ... → Read More
Carlos Sastre satisfied with podium spot in Tour of Austria by Bjorn Haake - Saturday, July 9, 2011 Spaniard moves up from fourth in his non-discipline, a flat time trialCarlos Sastre (Geox-TMC) lost 2'26 on today's flat time trial in the Tour of Austria to winner Bert Grabsch, but moved up from fourth to third in the overall. Sastre went past Mauro Santambrogio, who conceded 4'11 to the winner.
Sastre fought har... → Read More
Tyler Blick benefit auction into final hour of bidding by Shane Stokes - Saturday, July 9, 2011 Exclusive pro items availableAn Ebay auction to benefit young leukaemia patient Tyler Blick has seen some exclusive pro items being put up for auction on Ebay; now in its last hour, bidding is entering the final stages for these items.
One of those on offer are a Trek Madone... → Read More
Marianne Vos again, takes final mountain stage in Giro d'Italia Femminile by Ben Atkins - Saturday, July 9, 2011 Only time trial left before dominating Vos can celebrate final general classification victoryMarianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) continued her Merckx-like domination of the Giro d’Italia Femminile with her fifth stage victory on the steep climb to Ceresole Reale. The Dutch champion, wearing the pink jersey of race leader that she has worn for a... → Read More
Tour de France: Rui Costa finds redemption in Super-Besse to win stage eight by Ben Atkins - Saturday, July 9, 2011 Movistar rider takes biggest ever win after “unfair” doping banRui Costa (Movistar) marked his return from what he felt was an unfair doping ban in style, taking the eighth stage of the Tour de France at Super-Besse, as it headed to the mountains for the first time. The Portuguese rider was the last remaining me... → Read More
Bert Grabsch powers to time trial victory in Tour of Austria's stage seven by Bjorn Haake - Saturday, July 9, 2011 Kessiakoff remains firmly in overall lead with one day to goBert Grabsch powered to a clear time time trial victory on the pancake flat 30-kilometer course in the seventh stage of the Tour of Austria. The German was 22 seconds faster than Jesse Sergent (RadioShack) and 32 seconds quicker than his HTC teammat... → Read More
Van Hummel leaves Skil-Shimano, Sinkeldam signs two year deal by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, July 9, 2011 Team gives contract to espoir Paris-Roubaix winnerThe Skil-Shimano cycling team has confirmed that Kenny van Hummel will leave the team at the end of the season. The Dutch team will not offer the sprinter a new contract when his current one expires at the end of the season. In a statement sent out t... → Read More
Tour de France: Big teams count their losses thus far by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, July 9, 2011 Key names have difficult moments in first weekIt’s often said the Tour de France can’t be won in the first week but the race can be lost. That has possibly rung true for a number of favourites this year with many losing time or simply having to abandon the race. As the Grand Boucle heads into se... → Read More
Mauricio Soler moved today from Switzerland to Spain, recovery continues by Shane Stokes - Saturday, July 9, 2011 Rider faces long road back due to cognitive defectsThree weeks and two days after his serious crash at the Tour de Suisse, Team Movistar rider Mauricio Soler has been transferred from Switzerland to the Clínica Universitaria de Navarra in Pamplona, near his in-season base.
The Colombian rider left... → Read More
Michael Matthews speaks about strong debut season and signing for Rabobank by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, July 9, 2011 Australian learning from Freire and BosMichael Matthews won the World Under 23 Road Race Championships in October last year, ahead of John Degenkolb and Taylor Phinney. Matthews has managed to successfully carry that form into his debut year in the professional ranks for Rabobank, with th... → Read More
Chris Horner out of Tour de France, Team RadioShack all for Klöden by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, July 9, 2011 The Shack puts all its might behind the GermanFollowing his bad crash during yesterday’s seventh stage, Team RadioShack has confirmed that Chris Horner will be a non-starter today in the Tour de France.
The rider suffered concussion in his fall and crossed the finish line dazed and confused; so... → Read More
Sutton says Wiggins will return to Tour de France next year with big ambitions by Conal Andrews - Friday, July 8, 2011 Brailsford convinced Briton would have shone in mountainsAlthough Bradley Wiggins originally stated that he would almost certainly give the 2012 Tour de France a miss to prepare for the Olympics, the Sky Procycling rider recently indicated he was likely to compete in the French race again next season.
T... → Read More
Horner in hospital with concussion, may be forced out of Tour de France by Conal Andrews - Friday, July 8, 2011 Black day for Team Radioshack means Andreas Klöden is sole overall contender left Chris Horner today crossed the finish line delirious after hitting his head hard in a crash some 35 kilometres from the stage finish in Châteauroux. The Team RadioShack rider was the last-placed rider on the stage and was in a severe state of confusi... → Read More
Greg van Avermaet takes his first win since 2008 in Tour of Austria stage six by Bjorn Haake - Friday, July 8, 2011 Small break holds off peloton by a few secondsGreg van Avermaet took his first win since the 2008 Vuelta a España when he sprinted to victory in stage six of the Tour of Austria. Van Avermaet jumped to the win from a 13-man break that held off the peloton by half a dozen seconds, with Matthew B... → Read More
Tour de France: Déjà vu for Mark Cavendish in Châteauroux by Ben Atkins - Friday, July 8, 2011 Manx Express repeats 2008 maiden victory at the end of nine-man HTC-Highroad trainMark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) repeated his 2008 maiden victory in the city of Châteauroux, winning the seventh stage of the Tour de France, taking his second in this year’s race. The Manx sprinter beat Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) into second, an... → Read More
Tour de France: Bradley Wiggins out of race with broken collarbone by Ben Atkins - Friday, July 8, 2011 Team Sky’s bid for yellow over after British champion taken out on stage sevenBradley Wiggins (Team Sky) has been forced to abandon the Tour de France, midway through the seventh stage, with a broken collarbone. The British champion was brought down, along with a large number of other riders, in a big crash with just under 40k... → Read More
Giro Donne: Emma Pooley wins mountaintop stage eight by Ben Atkins - Friday, July 8, 2011 British rider pips Marianne Vos as the two are the class of the field yet againEmma Pooley (Garmin-Cervélo) won the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia Femminile on the summit finish at Cancano. The former British champion beat race leader Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) on the line after the two of them had left the rest of the... → Read More
Tour de France: Tom Boonen abandons with stage five crash injuries by Ben Atkins - Friday, July 8, 2011 Belgian sprinter forced out for the fourth time in six appearances.Still suffering from the injuries he sustained in a crash on stage five, Tom Boonen (Quick Step) has been forced to abandon the Tour de France. The Belgian sprinter hit the tarmac inside 70km to go on the stage to Cap Fréhel on the north coast of Br... → Read More
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