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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 will be expected to put their differences with compatriot Kim Kirchen aside in a bid to claim a [...]
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 stage in spectacular fashion here on Sunday.
Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen overcame a difficult first day in the Pyrenees [...]
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The Isle of Man
By Paul Sherwen
Fifty years after the first British rider won a stage in the Tour de France, Mark Cavendish from the Isle of Man has just won two. His team did a phenomenal job getting him into an ideal position to win the [...]
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. He can climb with anyone, he can time trial with the best, and his head is always in the game.
Clever like [...]
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 on Saturday to record his second win of this year’s edition.
The 23-year-old from the Isle of Man’s victory - [...]
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 peloton usually slows down considerably to let him catch up.
On Friday’s second day of climbing, that rule [...]
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 tumultuous seventh stage to here on Friday.
But the biggest souvenir from the second day of climbing in [...]
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 stage of the Tour de France here on Friday.
Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen, of Team Columbia, survived an audacious [...]
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 ride from Brioude here on Friday.
Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey, six seconds ahead of Australian Cadel [...]
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 France yellow jersey again.
However, the Garmin team leader said his encouraging performance on the race’s first foray [...]
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 sixth stage performance which moved him up to second place on Thursday.
Team Columbia’s Kim Kirchen created his [...]
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 pull on the race’s yellow jersey on Thursday.
Italian Riccardo Ricco of Saunier Duval won the sixth stage, [...]
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 by bad luck and a fast Team Columbia train, highlighting Hincapie and Kirchen on the longest stage of the race [...]
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 all-round talents of the Aussie who grew up in Cairns are not being
wasted by Team Columbia as their leader Kim Kirchen edges [...]
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 two of their expected fight for the Tour de France yellow jersey.
However, the outcome of Tuesday’s first [...]
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 yellow jersey rival trailing on the fourth stage time trial.
Germany’s Stefan Schumacher of the Gerolsteiner team stunned [...]
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 team missed out on an historic first stage win here Saturday.
Stapleton’s team have come to the Tour [...]
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 they had to take the fight against doping any further, they’d have to come and live in my house! I’ve [...]