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• 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 stage in spectacular fashion here on Sunday.
  Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen overcame a difficult first day in the Pyrenees [...]

• 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 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 [...]

• 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. He can climb with anyone, he can time trial with the best, and his head is always in the game.
  Clever like [...]

• 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 on Saturday to record his second win of this year’s edition.
  The 23-year-old from the Isle of Man’s victory - [...]

• 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 peloton usually slows down considerably to let him catch up.
  On Friday’s second day of climbing, that rule [...]

• 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 tumultuous seventh stage to here on Friday.
  But the biggest souvenir from the second day of climbing in [...]

• 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 stage of the Tour de France here on Friday.
  Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen, of Team Columbia, survived an audacious [...]

• 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 ride from Brioude here on Friday.
  Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey, six seconds ahead of Australian Cadel [...]

• 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 France yellow jersey again.
  However, the Garmin team leader said his encouraging performance on the race’s first foray [...]

• 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 sixth stage performance which moved him up to second place on Thursday.
  Team Columbia’s Kim Kirchen created his [...]

• 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 pull on the race’s yellow jersey on Thursday.
  Italian Riccardo Ricco of Saunier Duval won the sixth stage, [...]

• 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 by bad luck and a fast Team Columbia train, highlighting Hincapie and Kirchen on the longest stage of the race [...]

• 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 all-round talents of the Aussie who grew up in Cairns are not being
  wasted by Team Columbia as their leader Kim Kirchen edges [...]

• 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 two of their expected fight for the Tour de France yellow jersey.
  However, the outcome of Tuesday’s first [...]

• 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 yellow jersey rival trailing on the fourth stage time trial.
  Germany’s Stefan Schumacher of the Gerolsteiner team stunned [...]

• 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 team missed out on an historic first stage win here Saturday.
  Stapleton’s team have come to the Tour [...]

• 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 they had to take the fight against doping any further, they’d have to come and live in my house! I’ve [...]