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Voigt vows Tour comeback
Original at VeloNews
• Fri, Nov 6
By cpelkey It was a crash that could have ended a career for many riders, but not for Jens Voigt. The popular German suffered one of the season’s worst spills when he landed hard on his face while descending the Petit-Saint-Bernard climb in stage 16 at the Tour de France. Despite the high impact, Voigt ha...
Team Sky fight to sign Wiggins
Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk
• Thu, Nov 5
By Richard Moore • British cycling team delays naming final roster • Wiggins said to be keen to join Team Sky With 19 riders signed up for the new British team, it had been hoped that the remaining seven, including Wiggins who is under contract for 2010, would be announced by the end of this week.
Armstrong and Evans at Tour Down Under in January
Original at Biking Bis
• Thu, Nov 5
By Gene Bisbee Lance Armstrong will have some competition as the most popular kid in the peloton for Australia's Tour Down Under next January now that favorite son Cadel Evans, right, has committed to the bike race. Evans had earlier been quoted that he was going to skip his nation's bike race because it...
Schumacher makes case to beat 2-year doping ban
Original at Seattle Times
• Wed, Nov 4
German cyclist Stefan Schumacher has made his case to overturn a two-year ban for doping at the 2008 Tour de France.
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...
Evans' Move May Cost Him Tour de France Invite
Original at Roadcycling.com
• Wed, Nov 4
• 3 related articles
Cadel Evans' move to join former world champion Alessandro Ballan and ex-Armstrong lieutenant George Hincapie at BMC Racing may represent an upgrade over his underachieving Silence-Lotto squad, but it may also leave the Australian watching the Tour de France from home.
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With Evans leaving Silence-Lotto, Philippe Gilbert says now he leads 'a team for the classics.'
Original at VeloNews
• Tue, Nov 3
By sfrothingham Cadel Evans’ surprise departure from Silence-Lotto leaves a huge hole in the Belgian team’s grand tour presence. The Aussie was a sure bet for the Belgian outfit, a consistent grand tour performer despite his hiccup in this year’s Tour de France when he finished a distant 30th. The team wil...
Challenging bike ride for Tour de France fans in 2010
Original at Biking Bis
• Tue, Nov 3
By Gene Bisbee The l’Étape du Tour departs from Pau, France, on July 18 and follows the same route the pros will take later in the week over two mountain passes with a finish atop the Col du Tourmalet. This year's ride is the same as Stage 17, a 108-mile jaunt the pro cyclists will tackle on July 22; one of six mo...
UCI In Fresh Spat With French Anti-Doping Agency
Original at Bicycle.net
• Thu, Oct 29
By editor PARIS, Oct 30, 2009 (AFP) – The International Cycling Union (UCI) on Thursday reopened a war of words with the French anti-doping agency AFLD in blasting an AFLD report which suggested the Union had favored the Astana team in the Tour de France. The French earlier this month released a [...]
Evans ‘Tired Of Finishing Second’ In Le Tour
Original at Bicycle.net
• Thu, Oct 29
By editor “I am tired of being known as the bloke who finishes second in the Tour de France,” Evans said. Evans said the honor of wearing the coveted world champion’s rainbow jersey in races over the next year would help to ease some of the disappointment of the Tour de France.
HOW IS OUR SPORT TO PROGRESS WITH TODAY’S NEWS?
Original at Bicycle.net
• Wed, Oct 28
By Myles McCorry Danish rider Michael Rasmussen who destroyed the 2007 Tour de France has apparently found a team for 2010 and plans to ride a Grand Tour Grand Tour” he told the Berlingske Tidende paper. The ’Chicken’ will the peloton during the 2010 season.
2010 Amgen Tour of California Route Announced
Original at Bicycle.net
• Thu, Oct 22
By editor With the timing of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California moved to later in the year, giving the cyclists even more time to train, the competition will be even tougher. In previous years, the race has drawn some of the world’s most renowned and respected riders, such as top Tour de France competit...
Spaniards top cycle rankings
Original at Radio New Zealand
• Mon, Oct 19
Alberto Contador has spearheaded a dominant season for Spanish cycling after finishing on top of the International Cycling Union's world rankings. The Tour de France champion led a Spanish trio, with ...
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...
I may need to leave Garmin, says Wiggins
Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk
• Fri, Sep 25
By Tom Bryant Bradley Wiggins says he may need to move teams if he is to further his cycling career. The three-time Olympic track champion impressed during this year's Tour de France when he finished in fourth place behind Lance Armstrong, but he believes it will be difficult to improve on that if he rema...
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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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...
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.
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- 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.
Astana team pulls out of Tour de France - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Original at hosted.ap.org
• Tue, Jul 24
Astana team pulls out of Tour de France Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - The Kazakh rider, a one-time favorite to win cycling's premier event, was tested after his victory in the 13th stage time trial on Saturday. ...
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...