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• Kirchen Comes Out Of Coma
  June 22nd, 2010
  

  PARIS, June 22, 2010 – Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen, who has been in hospital in Zurich since Friday, has emerged from a coma, his team Katusha announced on Tuesday. In a [...]

• Gesink Closes In On Title As da Costa Bags Stage Win
  June 19th, 2010
  

  LIESTAL, Switzerland, June 19, 2010 – Dutch rider Robert Gesink closed in on the Tour of Switzerland title Saturday as he held the leader’s yellow jersey after the eighth stage [...]

• Kirchen Hospitalised After Another Heart Scare
  June 19th, 2010
  

  WETZIKON, Switzerland, June 19, 2010 – Former Luxembourg national champion Kim Kirchen is in a stable condition after being placed in an artificial coma following a heart attack, his Katusha [...]

• The Return Of Kirchen – Fleche Wallonne
  April 20th, 2010
  

  CHARLEROI (Belgium), April 20, 2010 (AFP) – Luxembourgeois Kim Kirchen, absent from racing since late March, makes his comeback Wednesday with the entry in the Flèche Wallonne, officials said Tuesday [...]

• Team Columbia Take Aim At More Stage Success in Spain
  August 28th, 2009
  

  Team Columbia believe powerful German sprinter Andre Greipel can help continue their impressive 2009 season once the Tour of Spain clicks into gear this Saturday. Mark Cavendish’s stunning haul of [...]

• Kirchen Wins Stage, Valjavec Eyes Victory
  June 19th, 2009
  

  VALLORBE, Switzerland, June 19, 2009 (AFP) – Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen was the winner of the seventh stage of the Tour of Switzerland here on Friday, as Tadej Valjavec (AG2R) held [...]

• Luxemburgers Bid To End 56-year Summer Olympic Medal Famine
  August 7th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 7, 2008 (AFP) – They are normally fierce competitors in the tough world of elite road cycling. But on Saturday Luxemburgers Andy and Frank Schleck [...]

• Riccardo Ricco Rocks The Favorites As Evans Falls To A Crash
  July 13th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis BAGNERES-DE-BIGORRE, France, July 13, 2008 (AFP) – Italian Riccardo Ricco recovered from a heavy crash on the race’s eighth stage to win the Tour de France ninth [...]

• Tour de France Stage 8 Finish Video by Versus
  July 12th, 2008
  

  This Bicycle.net video is supplied by our friends at Versus.com The Isle of Man By Paul Sherwen Fifty years after the first British rider won a stage in the Tour [...]

• Can Cadel Evans Pull Off A Feat Lance Never Faced? or, “Why Cadel Can’t Win This Year’s Tour”
  July 12th, 2008
  

  Watching the Tour thus far, it’s hard not to be impressed by Cadel Evans’ steady performance. That’s what people say when they think of him — steady, consistent, and strong. [...]

• Cavendish Wins Tour de France Stage 8, Kim Kirchen Still In Yellow
  July 12th, 2008
  

  TOULOUSE, France, July 12, 2008 (AFP) – British sprint specialist Mark Cavendish of the Columbia team won the Tour de France eighth stage, a 172.5km ride from Figeac to here [...]

• Cadel Evans Keeps A Cool Head As Peloton Explodes
  July 11th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis AURILLAC, France, July 11, 2008 (AFP) – There’s a golden rule in cycling which is usually respected. When the yellow jersey wearer needs a loo stop, the [...]

• Luxemburgers Go To War Over Tour’s Yellow Jersey
  July 11th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis AURILLAC, France, July 11, 2008 (AFP) – The first skirmishes in the battle for the Tour de France yellow jersey left damage in their wake during the [...]

• Sanchez Wins Tour de France Seventh Stage, Kirchen Keeps Yellow Jersey
  July 11th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis AURILLAC, France, July 11, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Luis Leon Sanchez stepped out of the shadow of Caisse d’Epargne team-mate Alejandro Valverde to win a dramatic 7th [...]

• Sanchez Is The Leon King As He Wins Tour de France Stage 7
  July 11th, 2008
  

  AURILLAC, France, July 11, 2008 (AFP) – Spanish rider Luis Leon Sanchez of the Caisse d’Epargne team won a dramatic 7th stage of the Tour de France, a 159 kilometres [...]

• David Millar Gives Up Much Hope Of Yellow, But Now Eyeing Stage Win
  July 10th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis SUPER-BESSE, France, July 10, 2008 (AFP) – Britain’s David Millar has all but given up hope of finally ending his eight-year wait to wear the Tour de [...]

• Cadel Evans Sits In Second As Kirchen Takes The Yellow
  July 10th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis SUPER-BESSE, France, July 10, 2008 (AFP) – Cadel Evans kept his powder dry for the Tour de France’s first big Pyrenean battle this weekend with a solid [...]

• Kirchen of Team Columbia In Yellow, As Ricco Wins Tour de France Stage 6
  July 10th, 2008
  

  SUPER-BESSE, France, July 10, 2008 (AFP) – Team Columbia’s Kim Kirchen created his own piece of Tour de France history by becoming the first Luxemburger in nearly 50 years to [...]

• Cavendish Takes The Wind Out Of McEwen Sails
  July 9th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis CHATEAUROUX, France, July 10, 2008 (AFP) – Robbie McEwen’s bid to add to his impressive haul of wins on the Tour de France was kicked into touch [...]

• After The ‘Crocodile’, Adam Hansen of Team Columbia Making Impact At The Tour de France
  July 9th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis CHATEAUROUX, France, July 9, 2008 (AFP) – As far as Tour de France cyclists go, Adam Hansen would admit he sticks out from the bunch. But the [...]

• Kim Kirchen Has Thrown His Hat Into The Yellow Jersey Hunt
  July 9th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis CHOLET, France, July 9, 2008 (AFP) – Cadel Evans and Alejandro Valverde would normally be happy to wait for the Pyrenees stages this weekend before launching part [...]

• Cadel Evans Ahead Of Valverde, But Schmacher Takes The Yellow Jersey
  July 8th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis CHOLET, France, July 8, 2008 (AFP) – Australia’s Cadel Evans struck a first blow to Alejandro Valverde at the Tour de France here Tuesday after leaving his [...]

• Kim Kirchen Was Beaten But Were Not, Says Bob Stapleton of Team Columbia
  July 5th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis PLUMELEC, France, July 5, 2008 (AFP) – Team Columbia manager Bob Stapleton is looking to Britain’s Mark Cavendish for a Tour de France stage victory after his [...]

• What They Are Saying Ahead Of The Tour de France
  July 4th, 2008
  

  BREST, France, July 4, 2008 (AFP) – A selection of what they’re saying ahead of this year’s Tour de France, which begins here Saturday and ends on July 27: “If [...]