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Kiryienka’s batteries finally run out after tough early season by Shane Stokes - Friday, July 8, 2011 Exhausted Team Movistar rider missed time cutLogic suggested that riding the Tour de France would be difficult after Vasil Kiryienka’s huge workload of recent weeks and so it proved yesterday, with the Team Movistar rider cracking on the undulating roads to Lisieux.
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Hoogerland vows to keep riding aggressively, will defend mountains jersey by Shane Stokes - Friday, July 8, 2011 Dutchman emphasises importance of publicity for Vacansoleil teamRiding his first Tour de France, Dutchman Johnny Hoogerland earned himself a place on the podium yesterday when he took over the mountains jersey in the race. The 28 year old was part of a long distance move which started when his team-mate Lieuwe We... → Read More
Sky Procycling hails first Tour de France stage win by Conal Andrews - Friday, July 8, 2011 Boasson Hagen’s success shows team is on trackSky Procycling’s obvious progression from its somewhat-quiet first season continued yesterday when Edvald Boasson Hagen showed his versatility and power to blaze to victory in the Tour de France. The Norwegian jumped early but had the strength to hol... → Read More
Briton wins out of break that dominated the dayby VeloNation Press - Thursday, July 7, 2011 
Tour de France: “It’s been a great day for me!” says Adriano Malori by Ben Atkins - Thursday, July 7, 2011 Last year’s Lanterne Rouge gets combativity award on stage sixHe “won” the Lanterne Rouge for last place in the Tour de France last year, but tomorrow morning Lampre-ISD’s Adriano Malori will pin on the red number, having been voted of the most combative rider on today’s stage. The 23-year-old Italian time tri... → Read More
Quick Step riders fighting onwards through pain of yesterday’s crashes by VeloNation Press - Thursday, July 7, 2011 Chavanel, Boonen, Ciolek and Steegmans feeling after-effects of fallsFrench road race champion Sylvain Chavanel drew upon the motivation of being in his home race to get through today’s sixth stage of the Tour de France, feeling a lot of pain after yesterday dislocating the acromion-clavicular joint in his right shoul... → Read More
Contador recovering well from Wednesday’s crash by VeloNation Press - Thursday, July 7, 2011 No issues coping with mechanical problemsApart from issues with his bike in the closing stages of today’s stage to Lisieux, stage six went well for defending Tour champion Alberto Contador. He reports a good recovery from yesterday’s crash, saying that he is feeling much better.
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Leopard Trek out to recruit a Classics team for Fabian Cancellara by Ben Atkins - Thursday, July 7, 2011 Brian Nygaard negotiating with riders’ agents at the Tour de FranceLeopard Trek’s general manager Brian Nygaard is on the lookout for some capable teammates for Fabian Cancellara’s 2012 Classics campaign, according to feltet.dk. The Swiss champion, who did the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix double in 2010, ... → Read More
Giro Donne: Marianne Vos is the Queen of the Mortirolo by Ben Atkins - Thursday, July 7, 2011 Dutch champion dominates Queen stage of the race over one of the sport’s toughest climbsMarianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) continued her cannibal-esque domination of the Giro d’Italia Femminile with yet another victory in the Queen stage of the race. The Dutch champion, already clad in the pink jersey of race leader, was first to cross the... → Read More
Tour de France: Edvald Boasson Hagen sprints through the rain to take stage six by Ben Atkins - Thursday, July 7, 2011 Norwegian wins on a wet day across Normandy to take Team Sky's maiden Tour stageAfter fears that his Tour de France would be affected by a case of shingles the week before, Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) won the sixth stage of the race between Dinan and Lisieux. In a hotly contested sprint at the end of a rainy stage across Nor... → Read More
Tour de France: Gilbert and Frison downplay talk of divisions at Omega Pharma-Lotto by Ben Atkins - Thursday, July 7, 2011 Team has settled its issues around the table after Greipel closed out of stage five sprintOmega Pharma-Lotto’s Belgian champion Philippe Gilbert and sports directory Herman Frison have both downplayed talk of divisions in the team in this year’s Tour de France, according to Sporza. On Tuesday’s stage to Mûr-de-Bretagne Gilbert appeared t... → Read More
Tour de France: Jean François Pescheux defends stage five route by Ben Atkins - Thursday, July 7, 2011 Movement in the peloton to blame for series of crashes not narrow roads, says race directorThe Tour de France organisers have been criticised by a number of people over the route of stage five, between Carhaix and Cap Fréhel, after the day was marred by a number of big crashes. Among the big names to come down were race favourite Alberto ... → Read More
Simon Clarke pleased with experience of riding for Astana by Xylon van Eyck - Thursday, July 7, 2011 Australian talks about his debut year in the ProTeam ranksSimon Clarke has made a seamless transition to the top ranks of professional cycling this year when he moved from ISD-Neri to the Astana Pro team. He made his debut for the Kazakhstan outfit in the Tour Down Under in January then went to the Tour of ... → Read More
Boonen and Chavanel battle onwards in Tour de France by Conal Andrews - Thursday, July 7, 2011 Dark day for Quick Step team Tom Boonen was one of several big names to crash during yesterday’s fifth stage of the Tour de France and, following a spirited battle to reach the finish line within the time limit, will continue today in the race.He hit the deck approximately 70 ki... → Read More
Simon Gerrans Interview: Talking Tour and supporting Wiggins by Ed Hood - Thursday, July 7, 2011 Australian rider dedicated to helping team captainAfter two years of disappointment with regards to the Tour de France, Simon Gerrans returned to the race this year as part of Sky Procycling’s ambitious selection for the event. The 31 year-old from Melbourne will back Bradley Wiggins’ bid to grab a ... → Read More
Young Frenchman survives feature break of the dayby VeloNation Press - Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Motorbike rider excluded from Tour over Nicki Sørensen crash by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, July 6, 2011 Tour organisers appeal for extra careThe motorbike driver of one of the Tour de France photographers has been excluded from this year’s race due to an accident which happened 77 kilometres from the finish of Wednesday’s stage. Danish rider Nicki Sørensen was riding on the right hand sid... → Read More
RadioShack’s Jani Brajkovic diagnosed with concussion and a fractured collarbone by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, July 6, 2011 Out of Tour de France and off bike for at least five daysFollowing Jani Brajkovic's severe crash at the intermediate sprint point of today’s stage of the Tour de France, the Team RadioShack rider has been diagnosed with a fracture to his left collarbone and brain concussion at the hospital in Gungamp.
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Alexander Vinokourov to postpone retirement? by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, July 6, 2011 Astana leader says he might ride Olympic road raceAlexander Vinokourov has intimated that he might postpone retirement in order to ride the Olympic road race in London next year. However the Astana leader, who is currently riding in his eighth Tour de France, continues to say it will be his last.
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Tour de France: BMC's Cadel Evans stays out of trouble in crash-marred fifth stage by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, July 6, 2011 Ride from the front gives him 11th place in bunch sprintCadel Evans (BMC) finished 11th in stage five of the Tour de France, which ended in a bunch sprint. Evans is not a sprinter but his guideline was to avoid the crashes by staying close to the front. With overall contenders like Alberto Contador (Saxo ... → Read More
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