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- It's sprinters vs. punchers for Tour de France second stage
- BREST, France AFP — The Tour de France sprinters are hoping to officially announce their race entry with a bunch finish on Sunday, but there are plenty of 'punchers' who will look to kick that plan into touch. At just 164.5km long, the second stage takes the peloton north...
- Research articles 2008-07-05
- McEwen sees Evans rival striking first Tour blow
- BREST, France AFP — In terms of team bonding, Aussie sprinter Robbie McEwen has done little to curry favour with team-mate Cadel Evans ahead of the Tour de France opener here Saturday. But given the bigger prize on offer at the end of the three-week race, Evans is likely...
- Research articles 2008-07-04
- Evans wins Paris-Nice fourth cycling stage
- MONT SEREIN, France AFP — Australian Cadel Evans, riding for the Silence team, won the fourth stage of the Paris-Nice cycling race on Thursday at Mont Serein ahead of Dutch rider Robert Gesink. Gesink, 21, of Rabobank takes the overall leader's yellow jersey after the 176km stage which finished...
- Research articles 2008-03-13
- Glory in sight as Danish cyclist Rasmussen extends lead
- GOURETTE, France AFP — Denmark's Michael Rasmussen took a significant step towards winning the Tour de France's yellow jersey here Wednesday by dominating Spanish rival Alberto Contador on the 16th stage. Contador, who beat the Rabobank climber on their 15th stage duel to the Plateau de Beille on Monday,...
- Research articles 2007-07-25
- Rasmussen at the double as Vino suffers on Tour de France
- TIGNES, France AFP — Denmark's Michael Rasmussen strode towards a third consecutive King of the Mountains title after claiming victory on the Tour de France's eighth stage to pull on the leader's yellow jersey. The Rabobank rider finished the 165km run from Le Grand-Bornand to the first summit finish...
- Research articles 2007-07-15
- Italian cyclist Pozzato wins 5th stage of Tour de France
- AUTUN, France AFP — Italy's Filippo Pozzato Liguigas won a sprint finish to the fifth stage of the Tour de France, a 182.5km run between Chablis and here on Thursday. Fabien Cancellara CSC, winner of the prologue and the third stage, retained the yellow jersey with a 33sec lead...
- Research articles 2007-07-12
- Iglinskiy takes stage, Moreau in yellow
- VALLOIRE, France AFP — Christophe Moreau took possession of the leader's yellow jersey after Saturday's sixth and penultimate stage of the Dauphine Libere was won by Kazakh Maxim Iglinskiy. France's Moreau, who overnight was lying second 14sec adrift of Andrey Kashechkin in the overall standings, made his move nine...
- Research articles 2007-06-16
- Another Astana glory day at the Dauphine
- DIGNE-LES-BAINS, France AFP — Alexandre Vinokourov's Astana team led the peloton a merry dance on the fifth stage of the Dauphine Libere to claim their second one-two of the week-long race here Friday. Spaniard Antonio Colom took the stage win, but only after being prompted over the finish line...
- Research articles 2007-06-15
- Di Luca wins 12th stage to reclaim lead
- BRIANCON, France AFP — Italy's Danilo Di Luca, riding for the Liquigas team, won the 12th stage of the Tour of Italy here on Thursday to regain the overall leader's pink jersey. Di Luca finished ahead of two-time Giro winner Gilberto Simoni in the summit finish at Briancon after...
- Research articles 2007-05-24
- Pereiro keeps yellow as Landis wins 17th stage
- MORZINE, France AFP — American Floyd Landis has caused a major upset to win the 17th stage of the Tour de France after 200.5km of racing on the final day in the Alps. Spain's Oscar Pereiro, of the Caisse d'Epargne team, retained the race leader's yellow jersey ahead of...
- Research articles 2006-07-20
- Landis like Lazarus, and back in yellow jersey mix
- MORZINE, France AFP — American Floyd Landis of Phonak has relaunched his bid for the Tour de France yellow jersey in spectacular style when he won the 17th stage after a daring raid of 130km. On the third and final day of racing in the Alps Landis has now...
- Research articles 2006-07-20
- Landis may have lost last shot at yellow jersey
- ST JEAN DE MAURIENNE, France AFP — American Floyd Landis has come to terms with his spectacular collapse on the 16th stage of the Tour de France in which he lost all hope of perhaps ever winning the yellow jersey. After finishing over ten minutes behind stage winner Mickael...
- Research articles 2006-07-20
- Schleck beats demons to tame the Alps
- ALPE D'HUEZ, France AFP — Three years ago Frank Schleck was close to becoming a cycling destitute when he couldn't find a professional team. On Tuesday, the first of three days of climbing in the Alps, the Luxemburger put his potential on display by claiming victory on one of...
- Research articles 2006-07-18
- Armstrong watches as Landis rides back in yellow
- ALPE D'HUEZ, France AFP — American Floyd Landis picked the best day on the Tour de France to show the now retired Lance Armstrong he was wrong to let him leave his old team. CSC rider Frank Schleck of Luxembourg won the coveted 15th stage held over 187km between...
- Research articles 2006-07-18
- Tour climbs too difficult for Boonen
- ALPE D'HUEZ, France AFP — Belgium's world champion Tom Boonen has pulled out of the Tour de France during the 15th stage, the first of three days in the Alps here. The 25-year-old Quick Step rider was left trailing early on in the 187km stage, which featured three big...
- Research articles 2006-07-18
- Evans can finish on podium says Rogers
- GAP, France AFP — T-Mobile's Michael Rogers said it's only a matter of time before an Australian wins the Tour de France. But ahead of three tough days of climbing in the Alps, the 26-year-old from Canberra admitted that countryman Cadel Evans could beat him to it. Rogers...
- Research articles 2006-07-17
- Rejuvenated Mayo wins Dauphine stage six
- LA TOUSSUIRE, France AFP — Spaniard Iban Mayo welcomed his return to form after breaking solo on the final climb to claim the sixth stage of the Dauphine Libere cycling race. But American Levi Leipheimer of Gerolsteiner, who finished fourth just over a minute and a half behind, retained...
- Research articles 2006-06-10
- Valverde win sets up grandstand time-trial finale
- GENEVA AFP — Spain's Alejandro Valverde, of the Caisse d'Epargne/Iles Baleares team, won a sprint finish to claim the fourth stage of the Tour of Romandie over 127km around Sion. The Tour de France hopeful edged out local star Alexandre Moos and Australian Cadel Evans to claim the eight-second...
- Research articles 2006-04-29
- Landis hangs on to Paris-Nice lead
- DIGNE-LES-BAINS, France AFP — American Floyd Landis took a tentative step towards winning his first Paris-Nice race Friday after surviving the tricky fifth stage won by Spanish climber Joaquim Rodriguez. Rodriguez, who thus picks up his second career victory in the race, attacked on the final climb of the...
- Research articles 2006-03-10
- Vila sprints to maiden win in Paris-Nice third stage
- ST. ETIENNE, France AFP — Spaniard Patxi Vila of the Lampre team claimed his first professional victory in the third stage of the Paris-Nice cycling race ahead of US rider Floyd Landis of Phonak. Landis takes the overall race leader's yellow jersey. Both Vila and Landis broke away...
- Research articles 2006-03-08
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