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Giro Donne: Marianne Vos wrenches back the pink jersey with stage three attack by Ben Atkins - Sunday, July 3, 2011 Dutch champion takes her second stage and a huge lead after hilly stage across Marche hinterlandMarianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) seized back the race lead in the Giro d’Italia Femminile, with an emphatic victory in the third stage between Potenza Picena and Fermo. The Dutch champion, who had won on stage one, beat breakaway companion Emma Pooley... → Read More
Tour de France: Horner believes having four RadioShack leaders could prove decisive by VeloNation Press - Sunday, July 3, 2011 American rider believes collective strength is a major advantageMany are tipping Garmin-Cervélo, Team Sky and HTC Highroad for today’s team time trial, but another squad which will be in the hunt for a stage win and the yellow jersey is the RadioShack squad. The riders have individually performed strongly in time... → Read More
Ventoso signs up for two more years with Team Movistar by Shane Stokes - Sunday, July 3, 2011 Spaniard gets backing of UCI ProTeam
Although he was frustrated in his stated goal of aiming for the opening stage of the Tour de France, Fran Ventoso has reason to celebrate with the announcement of an extension to his contract with Team Movistar.The Spanish rider, who was one of those... → Read More
Tour de France: Fortunate day for Team Sky as Wiggins survives a scare by Ben Atkins - Saturday, July 2, 2011 White jersey for Geraint Thomas while the British team's key riders avoid losses as crashes split the raceTeam Sky enjoyed a relatively fortunate day in the first stage of the Tour de France. The crashes that split the peloton to pieces in the closing stages cost none of its key riders any time, although there was a brief scare when it was not known if ... → Read More
Tour de France: Mixed fortunes for Vacansoleil-DCM riders on team’s race debut by Ben Atkins - Saturday, July 2, 2011 Lieuwe Westra in the race’s first breakaway but five riders brought down in crashesVacansoleil-DCM had something of a mixed day as it made its debut in the Tour de France. The Dutch team managed to get one of its aggressive breakaway riders in the day’s long escape, with Lieuwe Westra getting away along with Jérémy Roy (FDJ) and P... → Read More
Tour de France: Bad luck for Alberto Contador, but motivation is still high by VeloNation Press - Saturday, July 2, 2011 A bad team time trial could make things complicatedAlberto Contador, the number one favorite for the 2011 Tour de France, lost 1 minute and 20 seconds on the race's opening stage today, conceding more than twice his margin of victory to Andy Schleck (Leopard Trek) in last year's edition. The tr... → Read More
Evans is off to a good start in the 2011 Tour de France by Bjorn Haake - Saturday, July 2, 2011 Australian's strong on uphill finish to end the first day in second place overallCadel Evans has had his share of bad luck in the Tour de France in the past, but has nothing to complain about after day one in the 2011 edition. He sits in second place overall, three seconds behind Philippe Gilbert. More importantly, he has now 1'1... → Read More
Tour de France: No Panic at Saxo Bank-SunGard as Contador loses big time by Ben Atkins - Saturday, July 2, 2011 Tour favourite caught behind big crash as stage one splits to piecesIn the confusion of the crash-strewn finish to the first stage of the Tour de France, it was tough to work out exactly who had lost time to whom, as any number of groups trickled across the line. What was clear though was, thanks to being caught beh... → Read More
Tour de France: Gilbert powers into yellow with commanding stage one uphill win by Bjorn Haake - Saturday, July 2, 2011 Belgian drops two colors off his driekleur jersey to take first-ever yellow for himPhilippe Gilbert once again withstood the pre-race favorite pressure to take a commanding stage-on win in the 98th Tour de France. On the uphill finish, the Belgian calmly collected a desperate Fabian Cancellara to take a solo victory on the Mont des... → Read More
Tour de France: Philippe Gilbert seizes yellow with Ardennes style stage victory by Ben Atkins - Saturday, July 2, 2011 Crashes late in the stage see many race favourites lose timePhilippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) seized the stage win and the first yellow of the 2011 Tour de France at the top of the Mont des Alouettes, in a result that has been predicted by virtually everybody in the sport since the Belgian champion announ... → Read More
Giro Donne: Shara Gillow escapes into pink on hilly Abruzzo stage two by Ben Atkins - Saturday, July 2, 2011 Australian wins two-up sprint with Great Britain’s Sharon LawsShara Gillow (Bizkaia-Durango) won the second stage of the Giro d’Italia Femminile, starting and finishing in the Abruzzo town of Pescocostanzo. The Australian, who only signed for the Spanish team just before the race, beat British rider Sharon Laws... → Read More
Tour de France: Despite setbacks, Roche believes top ten is still possible by Shane Stokes - Saturday, July 2, 2011 Irishman ambitious starting third Tour It’s been a complicated year for Ireland’s Nicolas Roche, who has based his entire season around being ready for the Tour de France. He was twice sidelined with injury during the winter months, crashed heavily in Flèche Wallonne and also had a big fa... → Read More
Bradley McGee: “Stage one is for Gossie or Phil Gil” by Ben Atkins - Saturday, July 2, 2011 Saxo Bank-SunGard director says a Contador stage win is out of the questionDespite his team captain Alberto Contador being the outstanding favourite for the overall Tour de France title, and the uphill nature of stage one’s finish suiting many of his characteristics, director sportif Bradley McGee doubts that the Spaniard w... → Read More
Frank Schleck: “We are not here to beat Alberto, we are here to win the Tour de France.” by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, July 2, 2011 Schleck brothers chasing Tour glory“First of all we are not here to beat Alberto [Contador], we are here to win the Tour de France.” Those were words spoken by Leopard Trek team co-leader Frank Schleck at the pre race press conference yesterday. Although the Luxembourg national champi... → Read More
Timothy Roe on life at BMC Racing Team by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, July 2, 2011 Young Australian believes he’s on the perfect team for his developmentTimothy Roe’s best finish so far in his debut professional season is tenth in the Australian Road Race Championships. Apart from that he’s had to spend his time during races working for more experienced leaders. The 21 year old joined BMC Racing Tea... → Read More
Robbie Hunter reflects on missing the Tour de France by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, July 2, 2011 RadioShack rider to shift focus to the VueltaRobbie Hunter missed out on an opportunity to start his ninth Tour de France when he was not selected for the race by his team, RadioShack. The South African was signed to the team in late December last year after he was meant to ride for Pegasus in ... → Read More
Tour de France: Francisco Ventoso chases third Grand Tour stage victory by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, July 2, 2011 Spaniard targeting win on stage oneFrancisco Ventoso (Movistar) has announced his intentions of winning stage one when the Tour de France gets underway in Vendée today. In doing so, the Spaniard could join an elite club of professional cyclists who’ve won stages in all three Grand Tou... → Read More
Vinokourov wants to go out with a bang in final Tour de France by Bjorn Haake - Saturday, July 2, 2011 Targets wearing yellow jersey and stage wins, beginning with today's stage oneAlexandre Vinokourov is riding his ninth and final Tour de France, which starts today at the Passage du Gois in the western Vendée region. The ever ambitious Kazakh rider has set himself some clear goals for the race, such as stage victories and wear... → Read More
Tour de France: Cavendish, Goss and HTC Highroad fired up for success by Shane Stokes - Friday, July 1, 2011 Having dominated the sprint stages of the Tour de France for the past three seasons, the HTC Highroad team has no intention of letting up this year. In fact, with the hunt for a new sponsor an ongoing one, the riders are more motivated than ever. Eac... → Read More
Quick Step bus returned to team by French police by Shane Stokes - Friday, July 1, 2011 Team spokesman calls it a routine check, says other teams may be searchedAfter the earlier impounding of the Quick Step team bus for searching by the French police, the vehicle has been returned to the team in advance of tomorrow’s first stage of the Tour de France.
A team spokesman has described the examination as ‘a ... → Read More
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