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• Voeckler Looking Forward To Horseing Around
  August 13th, 2011
  

  SABLES D’OLONNE, France, Aug 11, 2011 – French Tour de France hero Thomas Voeckler is set to pit his cycling skills against horse and jockey at a race course in [...]

• Schleck Wins Decisive 18th Stage On The Col du Galibier, Voeckler Retains Lead
  July 21st, 2011
  

  COL du galibier, France, July 21, 2011 (AFP) – Andy Schleck roared to victory on the history-making 18th stage featuring the highest ever finish in Tour de France history here [...]

• Voeckler Still In Yellow As Contador Is Still In Attack Mode
  July 20th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis (AFP) Pinerolo, Italy, July 20, 2011 – Luxembourg’s Schleck brothers Andy and Frank soaked up a late attack from yellow jersey rival Alberto Contador as the Tour [...]

• Downhill Finish Raises Questions For Contador
  July 19th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis GAP, France, July 19, 2011 (AFP) – Alberto Contador’s yellow jersey rivals could find out just how much the Spaniard wants to win the Tour de France [...]

• Voeckler “Shows Limits” as Contador Attacks
  July 19th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis GAP, France, July 19, 2011 (AFP) – Tour de France leader Thomas Voeckler admitted to being put in trouble Tuesday after a surprise attack by reigning champion [...]

• Contador Relaunches Tour Bid, As Hushovd Wins Stage 16
  July 19th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) GAP, France, July 19, 2011 – Tour de France champion Alberto Contador relaunched his yellow jersey bid with an unexpected attack on the 16th stage [...]

• I’m No Hinault Says Tour Yellow Jersey Leader Voeckler
  July 18th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis MONTPELLIER, France, July 17, 2011 (AFP) – Tour de France leader Thomas Voeckler continued to keep the hosts dreaming of a shock home triumph but said Sunday [...]

• Voeckler Gets Thumbs-Up From Schlecks, Armstrong
  July 16th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis Plateau de Beille, France, July 16, 2011 (AFP) – Seven years ago little-known Frenchman Thomas Voeckler caught the eye during a 10-day spell in the lead of [...]

• Voeckler Retains The Yellow As Contador Soaks Up attacks
  July 16th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) PLATEAU DE BEILLE, France, July 16, 2011 – Frenchman Thomas Voeckler stubbornly held on to the Tour de France yellow jersey on Saturday as reigning [...]

• Hushovd Stuns Everyone As Voeckler Retains Yellow Jersey
  July 15th, 2011
  

  LOURDES, France, July 15, 2011 (AFP) – Norwegian Thor Hushovd of Garmin-Cervelo continued his dream Tour de France with victory in the 13th stage from Pau to Lourdes on Friday. [...]

• Sanchez Wins 12th Stage, As Voeckler Beats the Odds Maker
  July 14th, 2011
  

  LUZ ARDIDEN, France, July 14, 2011 (AFP) – Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez of Euskaltel claimed his maiden Tour de France stage victory on the 211km 12th stage from Cugnaux to [...]

• Contador Loses Even More Time As Sanchez Wins 12th Stage
  July 14th, 2011
  

  Written by Justin Davis (AFP) LUZ ARDIDEN, France, July 14, 2011 – Embattled champion Alberto Contador lost more time to his key yellow jersey rivals on Thursday as Olympic champion [...]

• Yellow Jersey Wearer, And Kloden Among Crash Victims
  July 14th, 2011
  

  LUZ ARDIDEN, France, July 14, 2011 (AFP) – Race leader Thomas Voeckler and German Andrea Kloden were among a small group of riders who fell victim to a crash during [...]

• Cavendish Wins Stage 11, And Is Now Green With Excitement
  July 13th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) LAVAUR, France, July 13, 2011 – British sprint king Mark Cavendish made amends for defeat by German rival Andre Greipel by notching up his 18th [...]

• Voeckler Not Living In A Yellow Jersey Illusion
  July 12th, 2011
  

  carmaux, France, July 12, 2011 (AFP) – Frenchman Thomas Voeckler said he is under no illusions over his guardianship of the Tour de France yellow jersey as the race heads [...]

• Greipel Outsprints Cav as Voeckler Keeps Yellow Jersey
  July 12th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) carmaux, France, July 12, 2011 – German Andre Greipel finally put paid to years of playing second fiddle to Mark Cavendish when he beat the [...]

• Voeckler Takes Yellow Jersey As Sanchez Wins A Smash Up Derby
  July 10th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) SAINT-Flour, France, July 10, 2011- Frenchman Thomas Voeckler pulled on the Tour de France yellow jersey after a dramatic ninth stage won by Spain’s Luis [...]

• Europcar Team Roster For 2011 Tour de France
  June 27th, 2011
  

  PARIS, June 27, 2011 – Manager Jean-Rene Bernaudeau has chosen a French-only lineup for the Europcar team which will take part in the Tour de France starting on Saturday in [...]

• Martin Wins Paris-Nice, Voeckler Takes The Final Stage
  March 13th, 2011
  

  NICE, France, March 13, 2011 – German all-rounder Tony Martin of the HTC-Highroad team won the 69th edition of Paris-Nice Sunday as French champion Thomas Voeckler claimed victory in the [...]

• Voeckler Gets Back On The Winning Side Of Paris-Nice
  March 9th, 2011
  

  BELLEVILLE, France, March 9, 2011 – French champion Thomas Voeckler ended an eight year wait for a stage win in the Paris-Nice race here on Wednesday when he won the [...]

• Goss The Boss On Paris-Nice 3rd Stage
  March 8th, 2011
  

  NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES, France, March 8, 2011 – Australian sprint ace Matthew Goss won the third stage of the Paris-Nice race on Tuesday, a 202.5km ride from Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire to Nuit-Saint-Georges in Burgundy [...]

• Voeckler Team Leader For Europcar At Paris-Nice
  February 18th, 2011
  

  PARIS, February 18, 2011 (AFP) – Defending champion Thomas Voeckler of France will lead the Europcar team in the next edition of Paris-Nice, which starts on 6 March in Houdan [...]

• Voeckler Wins Mediterranean Tour Stage 1
  February 9th, 2011
  

  PERTUIS (Bouches-du-Rhone), February 9, 2011 – French cyclist Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) won the sprint on the 1st stage of the Mediterranean Tour. Which was raced on Wednesday between Maubec-Coustellet and [...]

• Europcar Drives In To Save Stricken French Team
  October 2nd, 2010
  

  Car hire firm Europcar has stepped in to save one of France’s leading cycling teams with a last-minute sponsorship deal. Bbox, which sponsors the team managed by Jean-Rene Bernaudeau featuring [...]

• Voeckler Interview: “My best season”
  September 12th, 2010
  

  MONTREAL – Thomas Voeckler (BBox), winner of Grand Prix Quebec City last Friday, said he has lived 31 years and this is his “best season” after winning his second league [...]

• Voeckler and Popovich Headlining Tour du Poitou-Charentes
  August 23rd, 2010
  

  Defending champion Thomas Voeckler of France and Ukrainian Yaroslav Popovich, 8th in the 2007 Tour are the headliners for the 24th edition of the Tour of Poitou-Charentes, which will start [...]

• Contador Gets Boos And Yellow Jersey, As Voekler Wins Stage
  July 19th, 2010
  

  BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France – Alberto Contador signaled his yellow jersey intentions in defiant style after sensationally attacking Andy Schleck on Monday when the Luxemburger suffered a mechanical problem. French champion Thomas [...]

• Voeckler Wins French Road Race Title
  June 27th, 2010
  

  CHANTONNAY, France, June 28, 2009 – Bbox rider Thomas Voeckler on Sunday won the French national road race title for the second time. The 31-year-old, who previously won the title [...]

• Bbox Paying Giro A Visit
  April 24th, 2010
  

  The French team Bbox will bring the Japanese rider Yukiya Arashiro to the 2010 Giro d’Italia, along with his teammate Thomas Voeckler,a former champion of France. The Giro starts on [...]

• Tour de France Stage 5 Final K’s
  July 8th, 2009
  

  Tour de France video of stage 5. Voeckler attacks the break to solo across the line.

• Cancellara In Yellow As Voeckler Defies Sprinters, Wins Stage 5
  July 8th, 2009
  

  Thomas Voeckler handed the hosts their first reason to celebrate on this year’s Tour de France when he claimed his maiden victory from the race’s fifth stage here on Wednesday. [...]

• Thomas Voeckler of Bougyues Telecom Suffers Broken Collarbone At Paris-Nice
  March 13th, 2009
  

  MONTAGNE DE LURE, France, March 13, 2009 – French Bougyues Telecom rider Thomas Voeckler suffered a broken collarbone in a fall during the sixth stage of the Paris-Nice cycling race [...]

• Voeckler Wins Traditional Season-Opener At Besseges
  February 8th, 2009
  

  BESSEGES, France, Feb 8, 2009 (AFP) – Frenchman Thomas Voeckler of Bouygues Telecom claimed overall victory in the Etoile de Besseges stage race, formerly the traditional season-opener, here Sunday. Voeckler, [...]

• Thor Hushovd Hammers To Win Stage 2, As Valverde Maintains Lead
  July 6th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis SAINT BRIEUC, France, July 6, 2008 (AFP) – Norwegian Thor Hushovd of Credit Agricole claimed his sixth victory from the Tour de France after powering his way [...]

• Bouygues Telecom Team Announced For 2008 Tour de France
  June 30th, 2008
  

  PARIS, June 30, 2008 (AFP) – Russia’s Yuri Trofimov, who won a stage of the Dauphine Libere earlier this month, has been named in the Bouygues Telecom team to contest [...]