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Yates leaves Armstrong to join Team Sky
Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk
• Fri, Nov 20
By Richard Moore Sean Yates, one of only four British cyclists to wear the yellow jersey of the Tour de France leader, is to join Team Sky as a sports director. The 49-year-old, a veteran of 12 Tours, will leave Lance Armstrong's Astana team at the end of the year to become the only British director in the new sq...
Kazakhs pledge $22 million for Astana cycling team
Original at Seattle Times
• Fri, Nov 20
Kazakhstan's state sovereign fund pledged $22 million in financial backing to the Astana cycling team Friday, ensuring the squad stays alive and Tour de France champion Alberto Contador remains in its ranks.
Opinion: Tour de France champ Alberto Contador to stay with team Astana for one more year
Original at EverymanTri
• Thu, Nov 19
By romanmica@gmail.com (Roman Mica) Alberto Contador, the 2009 Tour de France Champion, will indeed stay with team Astana for one more year full filling the final year or his three year contact with the troubled team that was once home to Lance Armstrong. Will he or won't he...stay with Astana? That's been the question that's bee...
Sky sign Italians but Wiggins still elusive
Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk
• Thu, Nov 19
By Richard Moore Swift's debut season has marked him as one of the sport's brightest young stars, and so his capture would represent a coup given he is only halfway through a two‑year contract with Katusha. He placed third, just behind Mark Cavendish, on stage two of the Giro d'Italia, then claimed his firs...
Team Sky confirm three more signings
Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk
• Mon, Nov 16
By Richard Moore The capture of the 30-year-olds Calzati and Portal – the team's first French riders – could be significant in determining whether Team Sky is invited to next year's Tour de France, with the organisers occasionally inclined to favour teams with a French contingent. Calzati is a former Tou...
2008 Tour champion Carlos Sastre says he'll be back next year
Original at VeloNews
• Fri, Nov 13
By sfrothingham After weeks of hinting he might skip the Tour de France, Carlos Sastre has confirmed that he will be at the start line in Rotterdam for the 2010 edition. Sastre skipped the 2010 Tour presentation last month and was ambiguous in his comments about what his racing calendar would look like next...
In The 2009 Rear View Mirror With Jens Voigt
Original at Bicycle.net
• Wed, Nov 4
By editor “We have had to say goodbye to good friends and old acquaintances on the team like Kurt-Asle and Karsten Kroon, Lars Bak and Marcus Ljungqvist but in return we get to welcome several new riders who are just waiting for the proper development. Baden Cooke for instance, is a strong rider who pr...
Contador, Astana Say They Have Nothing To Hide
Original at Bicycle.net
• Wed, Oct 14
By editor “These media reports are the first we as a team have heard of an investigation. According to the press articles, the investigation involves a number of cycling teams having participated in the 2009 Tour de France,” said the statement.
French newspaper says prosecutors investigating Astana for doping at Tour de France
Original at ESPN
• Tue, Oct 13
By Associated Press French prosecutors have reportedly launched a preliminary investigation against the Astana cycling team, following the discovery of syringes belonging to the squad during this year's Tour de France.
Ranting Round-Up
Original at Rant Your Head Off
• Tue, Oct 6
By Rant Robert D. Blackledge, Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), Retired, will be hosting ‘Bad Science: The Floyd Landis Case’, a presentation on the post-2006 Tour de France win by Floyd Landis and the subsequent handling of his allegedly tainted samples.
Evans Plays Down Australian 2010 Worlds Chances
Original at Bicycle.net
• Sat, Sep 26
By editor Evans, who finished runner-up in the Tour de France in 2007 and 2008, is among a handful of contenders looking to end Spain and Italy’s domination of the competition’s road race here on Sunday. Evans, who finished third in the Tour of Spain which finished last Sunday, believes that could le...
Hagen shows Sky potential in Tour win
Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk
• Mon, Sep 14
By Richard Moore Boasson Hagen's victory, in the bunch sprint that decided the stage, underlined the strength of his current team, who replicated what they did on a daily basis for Mark Cavendish at the Tour de France: massing at the front in the closing kilometres, after the day's escapees had been reele...
Wiggins to concentrate on winning Tour
Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk
• Tue, Jul 28
Bradley Wiggins will concentrate exclusively on the Tour de France for the next two years in an effort to conquer cycling's greatest race. Wiggins has held discussions with the British-funded Team Sky being put together by the British Cycling performance director, Dave Brailsford, wi...
Britain's Wiggins has been biggest surprise of Tour
Original at NBCSports.com
• Mon, Jul 20
SION, Switzerland (AP) -After climbing to third place overall, former track cycling specialist Bradley Wiggins has emerged as the biggest surprise of this year's Tour de France.
Police seeking teenagers in probe of Tour de France BB gun shooting
Original at ESPN
• Sat, Jul 18
• 3 related articles
By Reuters Police are hunting for two teenagers after Tour de France riders Oscar Freire of Spain and New Zealand's Julian Dean were shot and slightly injured during Friday's stage, officials said on Saturday.
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Tour de France- Rest Day Wrap Up
Original at Masiguy
• Fri, Apr 24
By Tim Jackson- Masi Guy(noreply@blogger.com) Stage 5; Thomas Voeckler finally actually WINS a Tour stage and lights all of France alive. Tghe much liked rider stayed away for much of the stage in a breakaway and then launched his solo bid for victory just around 4km from the finish after covering other attempts by his partners to get awa...
Tour de France; Two down, 19 to go!
Original at Masiguy
• Thu, Apr 2
By Tim Jackson- Masi Guy(noreply@blogger.com) Stage 2; Cavendish wins the sprint with Farrar in second and Roma Feillu in 3rd. Feillu? A French rider in 3rd in a sprint... with other non-French riders in the sprint? Has that happened since Jimmy Casper or Jalabert? I was watching the footage wondering who the non-French guy on the French te...
Opinion: 2009 Tour de France; here we go again
Original at Masiguy
• Thu, Mar 26
By Tim Jackson- Masi Guy(noreply@blogger.com) Rabobank; With Menchov's well-earned Giro win, Rabobank has to feel suddenly like a real threat. And maybe they can be... maybe. I'm not too sure they are fresh enough after the Giro. Denis Menchov is a much more confident man now, but he's gotta be tired. The rest of the team is pretty good too, with...
Tour of Missouri Announces Participation of Powerful Astana To Team Line Up
Original at Bicycle.net
• Sat, Mar 14
• 1 related articles
By editor Astana is the team of top Americans Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer. Their roster also includes 2007 Tour de France winner Alberto Cantador of Spain, who raced in the inaugural Tour of Missouri, and Tour de France podium finisher Andres Kloden of Germany.
Opinion: Back in Pack
Original at Rant Your Head Off
• Sun, Feb 22
By Rant The 27-year-old, who last rode for Team Gerolsteiner, said in a statement that, “I did not dope.” Schumacher said that he was sure that the court would “prove his innocence”. While Schumacher may well be guilty of the charges, it will be a while before his saga comes to an end.
Cavendish Beats Boonen In Head to Head Sprint On Stage 5
Original at Bicycle.net
• Thu, Feb 19
By editor His Astana teammate Lance Armstrong remained fourth overall, 30 seconds off the lead. Armstrong is still riding strong and looks to be in top condition. Tomorrow’s individual time trial will be a good showcase for Armstrong to prove that he is really back and has the legs to win the big Tours...
Amgen Tour of California Prologue Re-Cap
Original at Bicycle.net
• Sat, Feb 14
By editor The newly unveiled, Amgen’s Breakaway from Cancer™ Most Courageous Rider Jersey was awarded to Lance Armstrong (USA) of Astana, with the Herbalife Sprint Jersey went to two-time overall defending champion Leipheimer. The Rabobank Best Young Rider Jersey was claimed by Mark Cavendis...
Opinion: Tour of Pa. won't be back for 2009
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Thu, Dec 18
PA - gave many of racing's top teams - including Tour de France participants Garmin/Chipotle — a chance to pit their best young riders against one another. ...
Opinion: Life As A Pro Tour Team Mechanic
Original at Bicycle.net
• Thu, Oct 9
By editor Round the back of a nondescript hotel, were 7 Giant bikes drying in the evening sun. Benny was in front with the team Columbia truck. 25 feet long with a washing machine and dryer in the front of the van providing a soundtrack for the interview. This is the fourth team van for smaller races. Conver...
Opinion: TdF: 또 다른 것개은 먼지를 물n다
Original at cyclelicio.us
• Thu, Jul 17
By Fritz Maybe not too unbelievable, but disappointing none the less: Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco of Team Saunier Duval tested positive for synthetic EPO and CERA before the start of today's 12th Stage of the Tour de France. Saunier Duval has pulled out of the Tour de France.
Podcast: Sports News 7.7.2008
Original at Radio Prague
• Mon, Jul 7
Hockey’s Jaromír Jágr is bound for Russia after an illustrious career in the NHL; future Hall of Famer Dominik Hašek touches down in Czech Rep; Football’s Saturn Moscow eye Czech striker Václav Svěrkoš; the Czech Olympic team readies for Beijing; Kreuziger 37th after first two stages o...
Tour de France- Stage 1
Original at Masiguy
• Sat, Jul 5
By Tim Jackson- Masi Guy(noreply@blogger.com) An early break of 8 riders set off for the finish line in Plumelec- which sits at the top of a challenging climb (not good for the true sprinters). Included in the break was fan-favorite Thomas Voeckler, who coincidentally won the GP de Plumelec earlier in the year on the very same roads and fi...
Tour de France- It's anybody's race...Original at Masiguy
• Fri, Jul 4
By Tim Jackson- Masi Guy(noreply@blogger.com) Bouygues Telecom: Another of the French teams, but this one actually has riders in it who will race hard.None of them can contend for the podium, but they will make the rabid French fans happy with countless meaningless attacks. Fan-favorite Thomas Voeckler is a few years older and since hi...
Opinion: Spectator's guide to the Tour of Pennsylvania
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Sat, Jun 21
PA - These aren't the cyclists you'll see at the Tour de France or the Olympics this summer, but just give them a few years. In this race, the first of its kind ... Tour of Pennsylvania visits midstate this week The Patriot-News - PennLive.com all 3 news articles
How To: Hey, Map my Run!
Original at The Buffalo News
• Tue, Jun 17
By Blog Editor In fact, going for a bike ride with her turns into a cycling tutorial, which is good considering that nearly everything I learned about how to ride my road bike came from watching the Tour de France on television. ...
Opinion: Cycling - Dopping - Tour de France
Original at Francisco Hernandez Marcos
• Mon, May 5
By Francisco My favourite sport is cycling. I have 6 bicycles, I always try to keep the bycicles I have ridden. I love not only to ride those bikes, but also to fix them. For about 10 years I used to cycle every Sunday morning on the roads of Madrid's mountains. For another 10 years I have also been cycling over mo...
Opinion: Cycling: Tour of Pa. will be tough 450-mile test for young racers - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Original at post-gazette.com
• Sat, Apr 12
Cycling: Tour of Pa. will be tough 450-mile test for young racers The race is called an "espoir," a Tour de France-style race featuring the world's top cyclists -- national champions, Olympians and future professionals ... Local cycling team to compete in major race Pittsburgh Tribune-Rev...
Opinion: Sports in Brief | Landis' Tour win will go to runner-up - Philadelphia Inquirer
Original at Untitled
• Wed, Oct 10
Sports in Brief | Landis' Tour win will go to runner-up Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - The Tour de France yellow jersey of Floyd Landis will be awarded to second-place finisher Oscar Pereiro next week. The Spanish cyclist will receive the 2006 ...
Tour of Missouri: Stage 4 Podcast
Original at Bicycling
• Sat, Sep 15
Listen to a report from the finish. Prodir-Saunier Duval's Luciano Pagliarini won the stage, but Discovery's George Hincapie, escorted by Tour de France winner Alberto Contador and teammate Levi Leipheimer, continued his ride in yellow and maintained his stranglehold on the overall...
Podcast: Documents may link Contador to doping
Original at AZ Central.com
• Wed, Aug 1
German authorities said Tuesday they have received documents from doping expert Werner Franke which he claims show Tour de France winner Alberto Contador was involved in doping.
Podcast: Vinokourov tests positive for doping
Original at AZ Central.com
• Wed, Jul 25
PAU, France Cycling fans loved the rider they called Vino. And he loved to deliver results just not the type that came out of a laboratory Tuesday and ended his run in this years Tour de France.
Tour de France- Stage 15
Original at Masiguy
• Mon, Jul 23
By Tim Jackson- Masi Guy So tomorrow is the second and final rest day of the Tour. Guys need it too... because Wednesday is another day of pain and suffering. Stage 16 serves up big doses of "owie, owie, owie" for the remaining riders of the Tour. 5 rated climbs- 1 cat 3, and 2 cat 1 and 2 "above category" climbs. The final climb...
Opinion: Rasmussen Leads Pack at Tour De France - Forbes
Original at forbes.com
• Wed, Jul 18
The 142.6-mile 10th stage began shortly after the German cycling federation said Patrik Sinkewitz, a T-Mobile team rider who dropped out of the Tour after ... Tour de France still wide open TVNZ Tour de France Teams Review - Week One - Part 1 Daily Peloton
Podcast: SimplyStu #62: WIBA, Coach Mike, Peter Reid, Showdown The Movie and CycleOPS Tour de France
Original at SimplyStu Triathlon Podcast
• Mon, Jul 16
During the ride, at the lowest point, something very important happened. Something unexpected. I have been having a great year. Everything has been working. That was until Saturday when I ran head on into the heat. I was in the middle of many riders all alone. I was moving forward, but not all that...
Tour of the California Alps - Death Ride 2007
Original at tow.com
• Mon, Jul 16
By Adam Tow The Death Ride was an utterly exhausting physical experience. I can’t imagine how Tour de France riders do this day in, day out for three weeks. One is enough for me, as I proclaimed to everyone who would hear that I was officially retiring from long-distance bike races for good. Dean, who had c...
Crash, injury force Rogers from Tour de France
Original at ESPN
• Sun, Jul 15
By ESPN.,com news servcices The Tour de France lost a contender when Australian Michael Rogers of the T-Mobile team pulled out Sunday with what was reported as a right shoulder injury.
Podcast: U.S. far back in Tour de France
Original at AZ Central.com
• Sat, Jul 14
No more Lance. No more Landis. And their American successors are off to a lackluster start this year, jeopardizing an eightyear winning streak by U.S. riders.
Podcast: Boonen nabs Tour stage
Original at AZ Central.com
• Thu, Jul 12
Tom Boonen of Belgium won Fridays sixth stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish, and Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara retained the leaders yellow jersey for a seventh straight day.
Podcast: Tour stage taken by Pozzato
Original at AZ Central.com
• Thu, Jul 12
Filippo Pozzato of Italy won the fifth stage of the Tour de France on Thursday, and Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara held on to the leaders yellow jersey for the sixth straight day.
Swiss rider wins Tour de France prologue - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Original at hosted.ap.org
• Sat, Jul 7
Swiss rider wins Tour de France prologue Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - With cyclists zooming past such landmarks as Parliament and Buckingham Palace and through Hyde Park, the 189 riders set off one by one in the race against ...
Podcast: Doping a cloud over Tour de France
Original at AZ Central.com
• Thu, Jul 5
With the sport of cycling under intense pressure to clean up, the 189 riders scheduled to start the Tour de France on Saturday will be scrutinized more than ever.
Podcast: SimplyStu #43t: Tour de France Live. Floyd's Coach Talks (Dr. Allen Lim)
Original at SimplyStu Triathlon Podcast
• Mon, Jul 31
You can also see the picture I picked for the show today. It is a picture of an empty finish line. It is so perfect for this show. Everyone has faith that the riders will come. Everyone has faith that they will see his or her favorite rider. Everyone has faith that in the end, the truth happens. I'm loya...
Podcast: SimplyStu #31t: Tour de France Live. Ride with Phonak. Team Intro
Original at SimplyStu Triathlon Podcast
• Thu, Jun 29
Show 1: Live from the Tour de France. Listen as Jesse talks about a team ride and gives team introductions. Jesse rocks in his first spots from France. This is amazing how much access you will get on Team Phonak and Floyd Landis. This is awesome. You can also get a "tease video" of the ride Phonak had...
Tour de France enters post-Armstrong era
Original at Independent Online
• Sat, Jun 24
South Africa - Jun 24, 2006 This is the best Ivan I've ever seen," said his CSC team manager Bjarne Riis, winner of the Tour de France in 1996. Basso and Ullrich will have to keep an eye ...
Podcast: Welcome!
Original at SIRIUS Tour de France
• Thu, Jun 23
By SIRIUS Satellite Radio Stay on top of Lance Armstrong's quest to win a record 7th straight Tour de France with daily, behind-the-scenes commentary — often from Lance himself — only on SIRIUS. Reports are also available via podcast, so you can hear Lance on the go. The Tour starts on July 2 — listen in on FACTION // Ch. 2...