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Sylvain Chavanel flies the flag for France on Bastille Day by Kyle Moore - Sunday, July 14, 2013 French denied holiday victory; Kwiatkowski loses grip on white jerseyIt has been a Tour de France wrought with difficulty for the French so far, as the home contingent is still without a stage victory, and possesses only one top five finish on a stage.
Furthermore, overall hope Thibaut Pinot (FDJ.fr) has lost his... → Read More
Contador not conceding but says ‘chapeau’ to Froome by Kyle Moore - Sunday, July 14, 2013 “There’s really not much more you can say”He is unlikely to completely admit that he has been beaten until he is not allowed to take the top step of the podium in Paris, but Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) accepted that maillot jaune Chris Froome (Sky Procycling) is unquestionably the strong... → Read More
Tour de France: Mollema suffers but maintains on Mont Ventoux by Kyle Moore - Sunday, July 14, 2013 Dutchman holds second place overall thanks to long pulls from team-mate Ten DamAs he has seemed to on most of the big climbs so far in the Tour de France, Bauke Mollema (Belkin) suffered but maintained a steady pace on Mont Ventoux, and used some helpful pulls from team-mate Laurens Ten Dam to maintain his second place overall ... → Read More
Evans and BMC done in by Ventoux and the tempo before it by Kyle Moore - Sunday, July 14, 2013 Gilbert and Morabito pace home team leader 8’46” down; Evans candid after tiring dayStage 15 and the Mont Ventoux summit finish of the Tour de France was about as decisive as it could have been, with Chris Froome (Sky Procycling) again stamping his authority on the race. Froome took the stage and 29 seconds out of runner up Nairo Q... → Read More
Tour de France: Chris Froome powers to a solo victory on Mont Ventoux by Ben Atkins - Sunday, July 14, 2013 Maillot Jaune rides away from his rivals on the bald mountainChris Froome (Team Sky) powered away from his rivals to take victory in the 15th stage of the 2013 Tour de France, between Givors and the summit of Mont Ventoux, to take his second stage win of the race and extend his overall race lead. The Kenyan-bo... → Read More
With rivals determined to fight back, important day for Froome at Tour de France by VeloNation Press - Sunday, July 14, 2013 Race leader gunning to take more time out of Mollema and ContadorThe Tour de France won’t be decided today, but the climb to the top of Mont Ventoux will be crucial for Chris Froome’s rivals in determining if they have a chance of beating him in this year’s race.After Bauke Mollema (Belkin) and Alberto Contador (S... → Read More
Petacchi set to take up leadout role for Cavendish within weeks by Shane Stokes - Sunday, July 14, 2013 Italian will sign with Omega Pharma Quick Step, team says it has verbal agreement with Rigoberto Uran Less than three months after he retired from the sport, Alessandro Petacchi has been confirmed as returning to professional cycling on August 1st, with a previously-blocked deal with the Omega Pharma Quick Step team now able to proceed.
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Hansen inks two year extension to current Lotto Belisol deal by VeloNation Press - Sunday, July 14, 2013 “If you can extend your contract it obviously means you're doing something right”In the wake of announcements this week that Greg Henderson and Bart de Clercq are extending two more years with the Lotto-Belisol team, the popular Australian Adam Hansen has also signed terms to continue for the same duration.
Hansen, who last y... → Read More
Van Garderen shows determination in chasing Tour stage win despite lack of form by Shane Stokes - Sunday, July 14, 2013 Believes team-mate Evans could still finish in the top five of Tour de FranceAlthough he’s a long way off his expected form in this year’s Tour de France, falling far short of the condition he showed in placing fifth overall last year and in winning this season’s Tour of California, Tejay van Garderen showed determination in ... → Read More
Contador on Mont Ventoux: From champion in 2009 to challenger in 2013 by VeloNation Press - Saturday, July 13, 2013 Team Saxo Tinkoff leader clear that the Giant of Provence could shake Tour right up He’s already won a Tour de France with a strong ride on the climb but, four years after his triumph in 2009, Alberto Contador heads back to Mont Ventoux in a very different position.
Clothed head to toe in yellow on that earlier occasion, the Spa... → Read More
Julien Simon: “For our team, the opportunities are rare” by Ben Atkins - Saturday, July 13, 2013 Frenchman comes within a kilometre of Sojasun’s first ever Tour stageJulien Simon (Sojasun) was awarded the day’s prix de la combativité at the end of today’s 14th stage of the Tour de France, between Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule and Lyon, but it could have been so much more. The 27-year-old from the Breton capital Renne... → Read More
Rusvelo team confirms its withdrawal from Giro dell Appennino after trio of positive tests by Shane Stokes - Saturday, July 13, 2013 Russian Pro Continental team to wait until after MPCC meeting before confirming racing programmeFollowing the news that three of its riders had tested positive at the Russian national championships last month, the Rusvelo team has blamed one of its doctors and has withdrawn the squad from this weekend’s Giro dell Appennino.
Earlier today, t... → Read More
Tour de France: Matteo Trentin takes a breakaway sprint victory on stage 14 by Ben Atkins - Saturday, July 13, 2013 Second in a row for Omega Pharma-Quick Step on a more conventional transition stage Matteo Trentin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) took his team’s second victory in as many days in the 2013 Tour de France as he won the 14th stage, between Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule and Lyon, as he outsprinted the first successful breakaway group of t... → Read More
Fuglsang well positioned in sixth overall as Tour de France’s next mountains beckon by VeloNation Press - Saturday, July 13, 2013 “We have one goal and we work together every day to achieve it”The tough first day he experienced in the mountains of this year’s Tour de France are long forgotten as Jakob Fuglsang sits in a strong overall position as Ventoux, and then the Alps, loom on the horizon.
Previously twelfth overall, the Danish As... → Read More
Dan Martin relaxed about missing stage thirteen break, believes gains could be outweighed by losses by Shane Stokes - Saturday, July 13, 2013 “Those guys had a really hard ride…I felt really fresh at the finish, really good”While he accepts that Alberto Contador (Saxo Tinkoff) and Bauke Mollema (Belkin Pro Cycling) need to try to take back time on Chris Froome (Sky) where they can, Dan Martin also believes that there is a chance that the effort used in yesterday’s near ... → Read More
Women’s stars petition ASO for their own Tour de France by Ben Atkins - Friday, July 12, 2013 Marianne Vos and Emma Pooley add their weight to Kathryn Bertine’s campaignWorld and Olympic champion Marianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant), former World time trial champion Emma Pooley (Bigla) have added their weight to an online petition, set up by St Kitts and Nevis rider Kathryn Bertine, which urges the Amaury Sport Associa... → Read More
Contador knows Tour de France GC is still a long shot by Kyle Moore - Friday, July 12, 2013 Happy to gain some time back but acknowledges attacking in the Alps will be a mustIt would take the infliction of much more damage to maillot jaune Chris Froome and his Sky Procycling troops to wrestle the jersey away from him, but Alberto Contador and Saxo-Tinkoff landed several body blows to Froome on Friday’s stage 13 of the To... → Read More
Cavendish bursting with pride after thrilling stage 13 victory by Kyle Moore - Friday, July 12, 2013 “I barely made it,” says Cav of the winning break initiated by Saxo-TinkoffAfter winning stage 13 of the Tour de France, his second triumph of the race, Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) released a torrent of positive emotions that had seemed to build up in the eventful few days since his last stage victory.
Caven... → Read More
Stage 13 reconnaissance sees Belkin’s Mollema and ten Dam move up by Ben Atkins - Friday, July 12, 2013 Dutch team helps to eliminate Valverde and makes the winning break to gain on FroomeBelkin Pro Cycling managed to eliminate general classification rival Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) in the crosswinds of stage 13, between Tours and Saint-Amand-Montrond, and - as Saxo-Tinkoff made the decisive attack with 32km to go - both Bauke Moll... → Read More
Tour de France: Cavendish takes number two as Froome loses a minute in the crosswinds by Ben Atkins - Friday, July 12, 2013 Stage thirteen proves unlucky for Valverde, but lucky for others as Saxo-Tinkoff goes on the offensiveMark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) finally took his second victory of the 2013 Tour de France, between Tours and Saint-Amand-Montrond, as the flat 13th stage that proved to be far from a transitional one. The British champion was the fastest of... → Read More
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