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Boonen Still Golden As Cavendish Wins Fifth Stage In Qatar

February 9th, 2012| News, Road | No Comments

Boonen Still Golden As Cavendish Wins Fifth Stage In Qatar

AL KHOR, Qatar, Feb 9, 2012 (AFP) – Belgium’s Tom Boonen, riding for Omega Pharma-Quick Step, retained the race leader’s gold jersey after Thursday’s fifth and penultimate stage of the [...]

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  • Blame Others For Crash Too, Says Cavendish
    June 16th, 2010

    WETTINGEN, Switzerland, June 16, 2010 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish claimed he should not be held solely responsible for the dramatic crash which took out several riders at the end [...]

  • Riders Delay Stage In Cavendish Protest
    June 16th, 2010

    WETTINGEN, Switzerland, June 16, 2010 – The start of the fifth stage of the Tour of Switzerland was symbolically delayed by two minutes Wednesday as riders expressed their anger at [...]

  • Crash Mars Petacchi Stage Win In Switzerland
    June 15th, 2010

    WETTINGEN, Switzerland, June 15, 2010 – Italian rider Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) came through to win the 192km fourth stage of the Tour of Switzerland here on Tuesday, although a mass [...]

  • 2010 Amgen Tour of California Prologue Podcast
    May 17th, 2010

    David Bernstein of TheFredCast brings you an introduction to the Tour California 2010. David lays out the stages of the tour, brings you highlights from the preliminary press conference and [...]

  • Cavendish Wins First Stage Of Tour of California
    May 16th, 2010

    LOS ANGELES, California, May 16, 2010 – Britain’s Mark Cavendish used a finishing sprint in the first stage of the 2010 Tour of California to seize the leader’s yellow jersey [...]

  • Cavendish Takes Stage 1 At Tour of California
    May 16th, 2010

    San Luis Obispo, CA – 16th May 2010 – At the end of the 170km opening stage of the Amgen Tour of California, HTC-Columbia led their sprinter Mark Cavendish to [...]

  • HTC-Columbia Ready For A Strong Showing At Tour of California
    May 14th, 2010

    San Luis Obispo, CA – 13th May 2010 – Lining up in Sacramento with a strong all-round roster, the California based ProTour team HTC-Columbia will start its home state race [...]

  • Cavendish Blasts To Bunch Sprint Win In Romandie
    April 29th, 2010

    San Luis Obispo, CA – 29th April 2010 – HTC-Columbia’s Mark Cavendish has blasted to his second victory of the season in a bunch sprint in stage two of the [...]

  • Cavendish Signals “I’m Back” At Tour de Romandie
    April 29th, 2010

    GENEVA, April 29, 2010 – British cyclist Mark Cavendish signaled he was back in the fray on Thursday by winning a sprint finish on the second stage of the Tour [...]

  • Rogers and Cavendish To Race Tour of California
    March 31st, 2010

    San Luis Obispo, CA – 30th March 2010 -Team HTC-Columbia will focus on both the General Classification and stage wins at the Amgen Tour of California in May with top [...]

  • HTC-Columbia Looking For Another Cavendish Win At Milan-SanRemo
    March 19th, 2010

    San Luis Obispo, CA -19th March 2010 – HTC-Columbia will take part in Saturday’s Milan-San Remo Classic aiming for victory for a second straight year with Mark Cavendish. “He’s the [...]

  • Cavendish Keeps Milan-SanRemo Favourites Guessing
    March 19th, 2010

    Britain’s Mark Cavendish is maintaining hopes of pulling off a rare double by winning the gruelling Milan-SanRemo when it opens the one-day classics season on Saturday. However more than one [...]

  • Mark Cavendish Crashes At Tirreno-Adriatico
    March 16th, 2010

    HTC-Columbia sprinter Mark Cavendish crashed to the pavement in the final stage of Tirreno-Adriatico with approximately 10 kilometers to go in the stage. The extent of Cavendish injuries is still [...]

  • Cavendish To Start Season At Ruta del Sol
    January 22nd, 2010

    PARIS, Jan 22, 2010 (AFP) – British sprint specialist Mark Cavendish will launch his 2010 campaign at the Spanish stage race la Ruta del Sol, which starts on February 17, [...]

  • Cavendish Zero’s In On Hushovd’s Green Jersey
    October 16th, 2009

    Britain’s Mark Cavendish admits next year’s Tour de France route looks more difficult than this year, but that won’t stop the Isle of Man rider aiming to blitz the sprint [...]

  • Dream Of Owning A Bicycle Racing Team
    October 10th, 2009

    We all dream, every night we close our eyes and dream the dreams of cyclists. No not those involving your favourite rider, massage oil, and a beautiful woman, although if [...]

  • Cavendish Out Of Paris-Tours
    October 2nd, 2009

    PARIS, Sept 30, 2009 (AFP) – British sprint sensation Mark Cavendish has pulled out of Paris-Tours, the road sprint classic on October 11, his Columbia team announced on Wednesday. Cavendish, [...]

  • Cavendish Pulls Out Of World Road Race Championships
    September 23rd, 2009

    British rider Mark Cavendish confirmed on Wednesday that he has pulled out of this week’s world road race championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland. The 24-year-old has been suffering from a respiratory [...]

  • Mark Cavendish Withdraws From The Tour of Missouri
    September 12th, 2009

    Bob Stapleton from Team Columbia HTC released the following statement- “Mark withdraws with deep regret from the Tour of Missouri. As he has stated its’ one of his favorite events [...]

  • Cavendish Doubles In Missouri
    September 8th, 2009

    ST. LOUIS, MO (September 8, 2009) British speedster Mark Cavendish (Columbia-HTC) proved to be the fastest man in the peloton for a second day, winning Stage 2, presented by Missouri [...]

  • Cavendish Wins Stage 1 At Tour of Missouri
    September 7th, 2009

    Cavendish Outdistances International Field of Top Sprinters to Capture Stage 1 at 2009 Tour of Missouri ST. LOUIS, MO (September 7, 2009) British sprinter Mark Cavendish (Columbia-HTC) thrilled the huge [...]

  • Tour of Ireland – Stage 2
    August 22nd, 2009

    Written by: Myles McCorry Stage 2 of the Tour of Ireland 2009 made me happy. The 196k from Clonmel to Killarney had a few difficult climbs in it. On paper [...]

  • Six-Time Tour de France stage winner Mark Cavendish highlights Team Columbia–HTC roster for upcoming Tour of Missouri
    August 6th, 2009

    Three-time world-champion Michael Rogers and 2007 Tour of Missouri winner George Hincapie also named as part of the squad JEFFERSON CITY, MO (August 5, 2009) — Mark Cavendish of Britain, [...]

  • Cavendish Hails ‘Beautiful’ Sixth Win
    July 26th, 2009

    by Ryland James PARIS, July 26, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish hailed his sixth stage win from this year’s Tour de France “beautiful” after powering his way to a [...]

  • Contador Jubilant On The Champs Elysees
    July 26th, 2009

    by Justin Davis PARIS, July 26, 2009 (AFP) – A jubilant Alberto Contador claimed his second Tour de France yellow jersey here Sunday to hand Spain their fourth consecutive victory [...]

  • Cavendish Favourite For Stage, Hushovd For Green Jersey
    July 25th, 2009

    LE MONT VENTOUX, France, July 25, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish says he never focuses on his rivals, but on Sunday’s final stage of the Tour de France the [...]

  • Hushovd Humiliated Me, Says Record-Setting Cavendish
    July 25th, 2009

    by Justin Davis AUBENAS, France, July 25, 2009 (AFP) – One of the few sprinters’ rows of this year’s Tour de France appeared to be resolved, at least for a [...]

  • Cavendish Makes It A Record Nine Wins At Tour de France
    July 24th, 2009

    AUBENAS, France, July 24, 2009 (AFP) – Mark Cavendish set a new British record for stage wins on the Tour de France when he sprinted to his fifth win of [...]

  • Rogers Saves Time Trial Energy For Cavendish
    July 23rd, 2009

    ANNECY, France, July 23, 2009 (AFP) – Columbia rider Michael Rogers finished well behind the favourites for the Tour de France’s 18th stage time trial on Thursday, but said it [...]

  • Farrar Eyes Chance To Out Sprint The Sprint-King Cavendish
    July 18th, 2009

    by Ryland James COLMAR, France, July 17, 2009 (AFP) – American Tyler Farrar is targeting the Tour de France 14th stage as he bids to beat British sprint king Mark [...]

  • Battle With ‘Cav’ Will Continue, Says Hushovd
    July 17th, 2009

    COLMAR, France, July 17, 2009 (AFP) – Norwegian Thor Hushovd insisted the battle for possession of the Tour de France green jersey was just beginning after he went back to [...]

  • Haussler Solos To An Emotional Win
    July 17th, 2009

    COLMAR, France, July 17, 2009 (AFP) – Australian-born German Heinrich Haussler claimed his maiden stage win on the Tour de France Friday as rainy conditions put a dampener on an [...]

  • Cavendish Looking For More Stage Glory
    July 15th, 2009

    Britain’s Mark Cavendish has already given his sprint rivals a hard time on the 2009 Tour de France but the Manxman shows no signs of relenting on Thursday. At 211.5km, [...]

  • Boonen Desperate To Challenge Cavendish
    July 15th, 2009

    Belgium’s Tom Boonen admitted he is desperate to step out of the shadow of rival Mark Cavendish after the Briton continued to dominate the Tour de France bunch sprints on [...]

  • I’m No Racist, But I Can Be Difficult, says Cavendish
    July 15th, 2009

    by Justin Davis SAINT FARGEAU, France, July 15, 2009 (AFP) – British sprint sensation Mark Cavendish hit back at claims that he racially insulted French riders at the Tour de [...]

  • Mark Cavendish Talks About The Green Jersey
    July 15th, 2009

    This video is a Nike production with Mark Cavendish talking about the Green Jersey at teh Tour de France

  • Cavendish Goes On Record To Grab Fourth Stage Win
    July 15th, 2009

    SAINT FARGEAU, France, July 15, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish will continue leaving his rivals picking up the crumbs after claiming a record-equaling fourth victory from this year’s Tour [...]

  • French Riders Have Had Enough Of ‘Racist’ Cavendish
    July 15th, 2009

    VATAN, France, July 15, 2009 (AFP) – Briton Mark Cavendish has been accused of using racist language against some of the host riders at the Tour de France, according to [...]

  • Renshaw The ‘Man Of The Day’ For Cavendish
    July 14th, 2009

    by Justin Davis ISSOUDUN, France, July 15, 2009 (AFP) – Australian Mark Renshaw might not be winning stages on this year’s Tour de France, but his name is certainly getting [...]

  • Farrar Comes Close But Beaten By Cavendish Again
    July 14th, 2009

    ISSOUDUN, France, July 14, 2009 (AFP) – American Tyler Farrar was gracious in defeat after being out sprinted again by Britain’s Mark Cavendish on the Tour de France 10th stage [...]

  • Mark Cavendish Adds Another Win
    July 14th, 2009

    ISSOUDUN, France, July 14, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish powered to his third win of the 2009 Tour de France on Tuesday’s 10th stage as the peloton raced for [...]

  • Cavendish Wins His Third Stage Of The Tour de France
    July 14th, 2009

    British rider Mark Cavendish won his third stage of this year’s Tour de France here on Tuesday when he claimed the 10th stage and his seventh in three participations. Italian [...]

  • Hushovd Wrestles Green Jersey From Cavendish
    July 11th, 2009

    Norwegian sprinter Thor Hushovd took command of the Tour de France green jersey on Saturday from Britain’s Mark Cavendish after an impressive ride in the mountains. Having won the previous [...]

  • Armstrong and Cavendish Headline A Streamlined Tour of Ireland
    July 8th, 2009

    Organisers of the Tour of Ireland professional cycle race, held in association with Fáilte Ireland, have announced a new three day format for 2009. The race, from Friday 21st to [...]

  • Cavendish Warns Rivals Ahead Of Stage Five
    July 7th, 2009

    by Justin Davis MONTPELLIER, France, July 7, 2009 (AFP) – After two days of sprint domination, Mark Cavendish is threatening to extend his Tour de France winning streak on Wednesday’s [...]

  • Cavendish Wins, Lance Moves Up, But Cancellara Still In Yellow
    July 6th, 2009

    LA GRANDE MOTTE, France, July 6, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish of the Columbia team won a dramatic third stage of the Tour de France here Monday as Lance [...]

  • Farrar Impresses As ‘Cav’ Dominates Tour Sprint
    July 5th, 2009

    by Justin Davis BRIGNOLES, France, July 5, 2009 (AFP) – Tyler Farrar stuck another feather in his sprint cap on Sunday by finishing an impressive second on his first real [...]

  • Lancaster Hopes Cervelo Can Derail Cav’s Sprint Train
    July 5th, 2009

    by Justin Davis BRIGNOLES, France, July 5, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish is likely to find out the real strength in depth of his rivals on the Tour de [...]

  • Triumphant Cavendish In Green, Cancellara Still In Yellow
    July 5th, 2009

    by Justin Davis BRIGNOLES, France, July 5, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish took his stage victory tally on the Tour de France to five and pulled on the sprinters’ [...]

  • No Green Thoughts From Calm And Strong Cavendish
    July 3rd, 2009

    by Ryland James MONACO, July 3, 2009 (AFP) – British sprinter Mark Cavendish said Friday his Tour de France objective is solely to reach Paris with any thoughts of winning [...]

  • Germany’s Ciolek Could Be A Tour Star, Says Hinault
    July 1st, 2009

    by Ryland James BERLIN, July 1, 2009 (AFP) – Tour de France legend Bernard Hinault believes up and coming German cycling star Gerald Ciolek could pose a threat to Britain’s [...]

  • Cavendish Warms Up His Tour de France Legs With Another Stage Win
    June 18th, 2009

    British cycling star Mark Cavendish won his second stage in the Tour of Switzerland here on Thursday, the 178 kilometer sixth stage from Oberriet. The 24-year-old Isle of Man born [...]

  • Columbia’s Cavendish Sprints To Perfection In Switzerland
    June 15th, 2009

    LUMINO, Switzerland, June 15, 2009 (AFP) – Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara held on to the lead of the Tour of Switzerland as Britain’s Mark Cavendish powered to victory on the [...]

  • Cavendish Promises To Make Paris This Year Wearing The Green Jersey
    June 2nd, 2009

    British rider Mark Cavendish wants to make up for last years premature exit from the Tour de France by claiming the green sprint jersey in Paris next month. Cavendish, 24, [...]

  • Cavendish Pulled From Giro Yesterday To Focus On Tour de France
    May 23rd, 2009

    Team Columbia High Road’s Mark Cavendish, who has already won three of the 13 stages of the ongoing Giro d’Italia, was pulled out of the race to focus on the [...]

  • Cavendish Sprints His Way To His Third Giro Stage Win
    May 22nd, 2009

    Britain’s Mark Cavendish won the Tour of Italy’s 13th stage here on Friday, his third stage win overall, with Russia’s Denis Menchov retaining the leader’s pink jersey. Cavendish, who rides [...]

  • Cavendish Wins The 11th Giro Stage Proving He Is The Sprinter To Beat
    May 20th, 2009

    ARENZANO, Italy, May 20, 2009 (AFP) – British cyclist Mark Cavendish won the 11th stage of the Tour of Italy in a sprint finish following a 214km run from Turin [...]

  • Mark Cavendish Wins A Protested Stage 9 Of The Giro
    May 17th, 2009

    by Jean Montois MILAN, Italy, May 17, 2009 (AFP) – British sprint king Mark Cavendish claimed his first victory of the centenary Tour of Italy on Sunday to hand his [...]

  • Cavendish Still Wearing Pink As Petacchi Wins Giro 2nd Stage
    May 10th, 2009

    Britain’s Mark Cavendish retained the race leader’s pink jersey on Sunday after Alessandro Petacchi of LPR won stage two of the Tour of Italy at Trieste. Petacchi just edged out [...]

  • Mark Cavendish Already In Pink As Team Columbia Takes Opening Stage
    May 9th, 2009

    Britain’s Mark Cavendish donned the race leader’s pink jersey on Saturday after his Columbia team pocketed the opening stage of the Tour of Italy, a 20.5 km team time-trial at [...]

  • Cavendish To Spearhead Team Columbia’s Giro Aspirations
    May 4th, 2009

    PARIS, May 4, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish was on Monday named at the head of American cycling team Columbia for the Giro d’Italia, which begins on Saturday. The [...]

  • Cavendish Wins Again, Pozzato Pulls Out
    April 2nd, 2009

    LA PANNE, Belgium, April 2, 2009 (AFP) – Isle of Man sprinter Mark Cavendish continued his sprint dominance at the Trois Jours de la Panne Thursday with his second consecutive [...]

  • Cavendish Wins ‘La Panne’ Stage 2
    April 1st, 2009

    Britain’s Mark Cavendish, riding for Columbia, won the second stage of the ‘Trois Jours de La Panne’ cycle race on Wednesday. Cavendish saw off Australia’s Robbie McEwen and Italy’s Francesco [...]

  • Mark Cavendish Wins A Thriller At Milan San-Remo
    March 21st, 2009

    by Jean Montois SAN REMO, Italy, March 21, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish won the 100th edition of the 298km Milan-San Remo cycle race on Saturday after a thrilling [...]

  • Scarponi Wins Tirreno-Adriatico, Final Stage Is All Cavendish
    March 17th, 2009

    ROME, March 17, 2009 (AFP) – Italian Michele Scarponi of the Diquigiovanni team secured overall victory at the Tirreno-Adriatico stage race after the seventh and final stage won by Britain’s [...]

  • ‘Cav’ Pulled In As Slimmed-Down GB Name Track Squad
    March 16th, 2009

    LONDON, March 16, 2009 (AFP) – Four-time Tour de France stage winner Mark Cavendish has been included in a largely experimental 19-man British track cycling squad that will head to [...]

  • Cavendish Beats Boonen In Head to Head Sprint On Stage 5
    February 19th, 2009

    Britain’s Mark Cavendish of Columbia won the fifth stage of the Tour of California on Thursday, his second straight sprint finish triumph in the race. Cavendish had marked this stage [...]

  • Amgen Tour of California Stage 4 Podcast
    February 18th, 2009

    THE DAILY TOUR PODCAST 2009 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA STAGE 4 February 18, 2009 The Daily Tour podcast is a daily summary of the day’s racing at the 2009 Amgen [...]

  • No Keeping it from Cavendish Today – Captures Stage 4 of Tour of California
    February 18th, 2009

    Yesterday Mark Cavendish got cut out in the end by team Cervelo Test, but not today. Riding through a cloud of dust at the finish, Cavendish held off Boonen to [...]

  • Team Columbia Successfull At Tour of Qatar, Now Heads To California
    February 6th, 2009

    Report filed by Team Columbia Mark Cavendish blasted to his second sprint victory in three days in the Tour of Qatar on Friday. The British sprinter easily outclassed German rivals [...]

  • Mark Cavendish of Team Columbia Surges to Qatar Stage 4 Victory
    February 4th, 2009

    MADINAT AL SHAMAL, Qatar, Feb 4, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish won his first race of the season by capturing the fourth stage of the Tour of Qatar here [...]

  • The Three Legged Power Station
    January 17th, 2009

    The first time I viewed a set of SRM power cranks in action was in 2001. I had read about the training tool in the media, where sensitive sensors were [...]

  • Make That Three Wins For Cavendish In Missouri
    September 13th, 2008

    St. Charles, MO, USA, 13 September 2008 – Columbia’s Mark Cavendish rocketed to his third stage win today in stage 6 of Tour of Missouri securing his lead in the [...]

  • Mark Cavendish Takes The Yellow Jersey In Missouri
    September 8th, 2008

    Kansas City, MO, USA, 9 September, 2008 – Columbia’s Mark Cavendish won the first stage of the Tour of Missouri today in Kansas City today, taking the Yellow Leaders Jersey, [...]

  • Tour of Ireland Stage 3 – Our Man On The Street Report
    August 29th, 2008

    Written by: Myles Mc Corry NUJ There is an odd feeling about the Tour of Ireland (TOI) today. It is a feeling of inevitability. This morning when I looked at [...]

  • Mark Cavendish of Team Columbia Makes It Three Out Of Three
    August 29th, 2008

    Mark Cavendish (Team Columbia) took his third stage victory in as many days when the Tour of Ireland reached Galway on Friday 29th August. The Manxman exploded down Seapoint Promenade [...]

  • Tour of Ireland – Man On The Street Report
    August 29th, 2008

    Written by: Myles Mc Corry Mylesrants@aol.com Fredrik Ericsson (Pezula Racing) Swedish champion in time trial and he was the strongest man on the roads of the second stage of Ireland’s [...]

  • Team Columbia’s Cavendish Wins Opening Stage Of Tour of Ireland
    August 27th, 2008

    San Luis Obispo, CA, 28 August 2008 – Team Columbia’s Mark Cavendish made his return to road racing at the Tour of Ireland on Wednesday and immediately won again and [...]

  • Golden Brits Clean Up On Beijing Olympic Track
    August 16th, 2008

    by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 16, 2008 (AFP) – Britain continued its dominance of the Olympic track cycling events here on Saturday by adding a further two golds, two silvers [...]

  • Brits On Gold Rush, And In Record Time
    August 15th, 2008

    by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 15, 2008 (AFP) – Britain lived up to their billing as the dominant force on the boards of the Laoshan velodrome here Friday with a [...]

  • Wiggins Can Set New World Record, Says Chief
    August 15th, 2008

    by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 15, 2008 (AFP) – Britain’s search for more Olympic track cycling glory was given a huge boost Friday in the qualifying sessions for the men’s [...]

  • Brits Set Sail For Olympic Cycling Paradise
    August 6th, 2008

    by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 6, 2008 (AFP) – British cycling chief Dave Brailsford is confident his Olympic squad will blaze a trail to the podium in Beijing by medalling [...]

  • Wiggins Taking Triple Gold Aims In Stride
    August 5th, 2008

    by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 5, 2008 (AFP) – The thought of putting his impressive endurance skills to the test on the world’s biggest stage is just another day’s work [...]

  • British Cyclists Plans Beijing Medal Spree
    July 26th, 2008

    LONDON, July 25, 2008 (AFP) – Great Britain’s cyclists are planning a gold medal spree at the Beijing Olympics. Defending Olympic champions Bradley Wiggins and Chris Hoy are the leading [...]

  • Mark Cavendish of Team Columbia Pulls Out Of Tour With Four, Count Them Four Stage Wins
    July 20th, 2008

    EMBRUN, France, July 20, 2008 (AFP) – Quadruple stage winner Mark Cavendish has pulled out of the Tour de France prior to the 15th stage, the first of three days [...]

  • Freire Getting Greener, With A Little Help From ‘Cav’
    July 19th, 2008

    by Justin Davis DIGNES LES BAINS, France, July 19, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Oscar Freire should now have a better idea of whether he can keep the Tour de France [...]

  • Tour de France Mark Cavendish Profile Video’s by Versus
    July 19th, 2008

    These Bicycle.net video’s are brought to us by our friends at Versus.com “Champion Class” on Display By Paul Sherwen Well, if I talked about the historic win yesterday for Mark [...]

  • Cadel Evans Is Recovering In Time For Alps
    July 19th, 2008

    by Justin Davis NIMES, France, July 18, 2008 (AFP) – For someone who finished the runner-up by just 23 seconds last year, it is understandable that Cadel Evans is taking [...]

  • No Joking For Cavendish, The Manx Express
    July 18th, 2008

    by Justin Davis NIMES, France, July 18, 2008 (AFP) – He’s known for being a joker among a cosmopolitan team that came to the Tour de France proclaiming their “clean” [...]

  • Video: Mark Cavendish Does It Again by Versus
    July 18th, 2008

    This Bicycle.net video is brought to us by our friends at Versus.com Cavendish Emerges From Sprint By Bob Roll Today in the Tour de France was a transitional stage to [...]

  • Cavendish Riding For Team Columbia Wins His Fourth Stage, Evans Still In Yellow
    July 18th, 2008

    Britain’s Mark Cavendish claimed his fourth victory on the Tour de France here Friday after dominating another bunch sprint at the end of the 182.5km 13th stage from Narbonne to [...]

  • Tour de France Stage 12 Recap Video by Versus
    July 17th, 2008

    This Bicycle.net Stage 12 Recap Video is brought to us by our friends at Versus.com Cavendish Sets British Mark By Phil Liggett It was a very sad day in the [...]

  • The Dopers and Cheats Won’t Stop Cavendish From Winning Stages
    July 17th, 2008

    by Justin Davis NARBONNE, France, July 17, 2008 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish was forced to hold back his anger and frustration here at the Tour de France Thursday on [...]

  • Cavendish Makes Tour History, Evans Still In Yellow
    July 17th, 2008

    NARBONNE, France, July 17, 2008 (AFP) – Mark Cavendish made cycling history on Thursday when he became the first ever Briton to claim three stage wins in a single edition [...]

  • Cavendish Looks To History-Making Tour Stage
    July 16th, 2008

    by Justin Davis FOIX, France, July 16, 2008 (AFP) – If team Columbia deliver their ‘train’ on time again for Britain’s Mark Cavendish, sprint rivals Oscar Freire and Robbie McEwen [...]

  • 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 [...]

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

    This Bicycle.net Tour de France Stage 8 Recap video is supplied by our friends at Versus.com Cavendish, Our Future By Phil Liggett It was not a very pleasant day to [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • Mark Cavendish Wins His Second Stage At The Tour de France
    July 12th, 2008

    by Justin Davis TOULOUSE, France, July 12, 2008 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish wrote a notable page in the history of British cycling at the Tour de France when he [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • Tour de France Stage 5 Finishing Sprint Video by Versus
    July 9th, 2008

    American Teams Asserting Themselves By Phil Liggett After you lead a stage of the Tour de France for virtually the entire length – and the longest one this year, at [...]

  • Tour de France Stage 5 Recap by Versus
    July 9th, 2008

    This video on Bicycle.net is supplied by our friends at Versus.com Surprises Continue in Tour’s “New Era” By Bob Roll As the French were finally treated to a day of [...]

  • Mark Cavendish Post Stage Interview by Versus
    July 9th, 2008

    This video on Bicycle.net is supplied to us by our friends at Versus.com Cavendish Makes Early Move By Paul Sherwen July 9, 2008 I can’t help it, but I love [...]

  • Cavendish Hits The Jackpot In Tour de France
    July 9th, 2008

    Chateauroux, France, 9 July 2008 – Team Columbia’s Mark Cavendish blasted to a first stage win in the Tour de France on Wednesday’s stage from Cholet to Chateauroux. The 23-year-old [...]

  • Gert Steegmans Misses The Stage Win And The Boonen Touch
    July 9th, 2008

    by Justin Davis CHATEAUROUX, France, July 9, 2008 (AFP) – Quick Step sprinter Gert Steegmans admitted the absence of teammate Tom Boonen is adding to his woes on what he [...]

  • Mark Cavendish Wins Tour de France Stage 5, Schumacher Retains Yellow Jersey
    July 9th, 2008

    CHATEAUROUX, France, July 9, 2008 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish labelled himself the best sprinter in the world after claiming his first Tour de France victory on the race’s fifth [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • Robbie McEwen Sees Alejandro Valverde Striking First Blow
    July 4th, 2008

    by Justin Davis BREST, France, July 4, 2008 (AFP) – In terms of team bonding, Aussie sprinter Robbie McEwen has done little to curry favor with team-mate Cadel Evans ahead [...]

  • Mark Cavendish Takes The High Road To Fourth Stage Win At Giro
    May 13th, 2008

    CATANZARO, Italy, May 13, 2008 (AFP) – British cyclist Mark Cavendish, riding for the High Road team, prevailed in a sprint for the fourth stage honors of the Tour of [...]

  • Exclusive: Daily Podcast from the Tour of California – Stage Seven Edition
    February 25th, 2008

    Enjoy the Bicycle.Net podcast Stage 7 edition with our host, David Bernstein of The FredCast Cycling Podcast. Preview of Today’s Stage 7 Interviews with: Mark Cavendish, Team High Road Bob [...]