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PARIS, Jan 26, 2012 (AFP) – Frenchman Thomas Voeckler admits finishing alongside the big yellow jersey favorites at July’s Tour de France will be virtually impossible despite giving the hosts [...]
LAVAUR, France, July 13, 2011 (AFP) – Andy Schleck’s chances of winning this year’s Tour de France are likely to become clearer Thursday when the first stage in the high [...]
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 [...]
by Justin Davis (AFP) LES ESSARTS, France, July 3, 2011 – Three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador’s disappointing start to the defense of his yellow jersey continued Sunday when [...]
Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) LES ESSARTS, France, July 3, 2011- World champion Thor Hushovd took over the Tour de France yellow jersey from Belgian Philippe Gilbert as Garmin-Cervelo triumphed [...]
A look of the Tour de France jerseys, and how they will be won on the July 2-24, 2011 race: Yellow jersey For most, the race’s fabled yellow jersey stands [...]
Written by Justin Davis (AFP) LES HERBIERS, France, July 1, 2011 – Norwegian Thor Hushovd and Matt Goss of Australia are among the favorites to take possession of the Tour [...]
LONDON, England, June 23, 2011 (AFP) – British yellow jersey hope Bradley Wiggins will be supported by a “strong and balanced” team for the July 2-24 Tour de France, Team [...]
by Justin Davis TOBEL-TAGERSCHEN, Switzerland, June 15, 2011 (AFP) – Yellow jersey contender Andy Schleck of Luxembourg believes he will have more than Spain’s Alberto Contador to worry about in [...]
PARIS – Andy Schleck of Luxembourg, second in the 2010 Tour de France, said he was ready to receive the yellow jersey if it is proved that Spaniard Alberto Contador, [...]
MONACO – Veteran cyclist Alexandre Vinokourov announced on Friday that 2011 will be his last season as a professional rider, but he is determined to wear the yellow jersey again [...]
MADRID – Triple Tour de France winner Alberto Contador issued an optimistic Christmas Day message on Saturday declaring he would be cleared over a doping charge and that 2011 would [...]
ROME, Nov 13, 2010 – One of several yellow jerseys worn by former Tour de France champion Marco Pantani has been stolen from a cycling salon in Milan, according to [...]
The BMC Racing Team wrapped up its first Tour de France Sunday in Paris, relishing the success of holding the yellow jersey for one day and scoring three top 10 [...]
PARIS) – A list of stage winners and yellow jersey wearers from the 97th edition of the Tour de France, which ended with victory for Alberto Contador here on Sunday: [...]
PARIS – Spain’s Alberto Contador secured a third Tour de France yellow jersey Sunday after the 20th and final stage to the Champs Elysees won by Briton Mark Cavendish. Cavendish [...]
PAUILLAC, France- Alberto Contador admitted to being pushed to his absolute limits on his way to virtually securing a third yellow jersey triumph on the Tour de France Sunday. “This [...]
BORDEAUX, France – Australian Michael Rogers says he will call time on his quest for the Tour de France yellow jersey after yet another painful and humbling experience on the [...]
France’s wait for the heir to five-time yellow jersey champion Bernard Hinault may continue for a while yet. But when it comes to winning stages on the Tour de France, [...]
BORDEAUX, France – Britain’s Mark Cavendish claimed his 14th career success on the Tour de France Friday after coasting to victory in a bunch finish to the 18th stage over [...]
COL DU TOURMALET, France – Spaniard Alberto Contador took a huge step towards a third yellow jersey triumph after matching a series of attacks from Andy Schleck on the Tour [...]
PAU, France – Tour de France challenger Andy Schleck revealed Wednesday he met yellow jersey rival Alberto Contador during spring training on the mountain pass that could decide this year’s [...]
PAU, France – Andy Schleck is planning to launch wave after wave of attack on Tour de France rival Alberto Contador in a bid to take back the yellow jersey [...]
PAU, France – Yellow jersey challenger Andy Schleck said he has already forgiven arch rival Alberto Contador for attacking him while he suffered a mechanical problem on the 15th stage [...]
PAU, France – Pierrick Fedrigo of the Bbox-Bouygues team held off the threat of seven-time champion Lance Armstrong to hand the hosts their sixth success on the Tour de France [...]
BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France – Andy Schleck was reminded that you can’t rely on cycling’s rules of etiquette as back-up after losing the Tour de France yellow jersey due to an untimely [...]
Written by: Justin Davis BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France, July 19, 2010 (AFP) – Alberto Contador waved off claims of unfair play by yellow jersey rival Andy Schleck during a thrilling finale to [...]
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 [...]
AX-3-DOMAINES, France – Frenchman Christophe Riblon claimed a deserved maiden Tour de France victory on the race’s 14th stage here Sunday as an anticipated yellow jersey battle failed to materialize. [...]
REVEL, France – Tour de France contenders Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador have been sharing conversations even as they battle to gain the edge over each other in the race [...]
REVEL, France – Alexandre Vinokourov scored his first victory on the Tour de France since completing a doping suspension after a gutsy attack late in the race’s 13th stage from [...]
BOURG-LES-VALENCE, France – Alberto Contador admitted to experiencing a tense end to the 11th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday as he fought off an attempt to drop [...]
BOURG-LES-VALENCE, France – Britain’s Mark Cavendish dominated a controversial bunch sprint on the 11th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday that led to the disqualification of his team-mate [...]
COPENHAGEN – Luxembourg’s Frank Schleck, who crashed out of this year’s Tour de France, has criticized organizers of cycling’s showpiece event for “playing with the lives of riders”. Schleck, who [...]
GAP, France – Cadel Evans on Wednesday said a lack of sleep due to pain from a fractured elbow led to his collapse on the ninth stage of the Tour [...]
MORZINE-AVORIAZ – Australia’s reigning world champion Cadel Evans has displayed a new determination in his bid to keep the Tour de France yellow jersey this year after shunning media on [...]
MORZINE-AVORIAZ, France – Cadel Evans bounced back from an early scare on the first real mountain stage of the Tour de France on Sunday to match all his rivals and [...]
MORZINE-AVORIAZ – American Lance Armstrong ruled himself out of going for an eighth Tour de France title after two crashes saw him finish Sunday’s action-packed eighth stage almost 12 minutes [...]
World champion Cadel Evans earned the BMC Racing Team its first yellow jersey Sunday after recovering from an early-race crash on a mountainous day at the Tour de France. Leads [...]
LES ROUSSES, France – Australian Cadel Evans admitted he was happy to sit just behind the race leader of the Tour de France after a first mountain test for the [...]
LES ROUSSES, France – Fabian Cancellara failed to live up to expectations when he surrendered the Tour de France yellow jersey on the first day in the mountains Saturday. Cancellara, [...]
MONTARGIS, France – Cadel Evans is keeping all thoughts of the Tour de France yellow jersey as far as possible from his mind. But ahead of three potentially crucial days [...]
MONTARGIS, France – Britain’s Mark Cavendish finally relaunched his stuttering sprint on the Tour de France by powering to victory on the fifth stage Thursday. Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara retained the [...]
ARENBERG, France – Cadel Evans launched his 2010 yellow jersey bid in the most unlikely of places on Tuesday — on cobblestones that played havoc with Lance Armstrong’s futile bid [...]
ARENBERG, France – Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong was one of the big losers on the Tour de France on Tuesday as the cobblestones of the feared third stage exacted a [...]
SPA, Belgium – Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel claimed the leader’s yellow jersey after winning yet another crash-marred stage of the Tour de France Monday as the peloton called a truce in [...]
BRUSSELS – Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland retained the race leader’s yellow jersey after the crash-marred Tour de France first stage won in spectacular fashion by Alessandro Petacchi of Lampre on [...]
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – Britain’s Bradley Wiggins suffered what could prove to be a costly blow on Saturday as he opened his Tour de France account in disastrous fashion. Team Sky [...]
Written by: Justin Davis ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – Swiss Olympic champion Fabian Cancellara stuck with tradition on Saturday by winning the opening prologue of the 97th Tour de France to take [...]
The dream of contributing to at least one more yellow jersey triumph is keeping Stuart O’Grady’s love affair with the Tour de France afloat. Yet the Australian with the job [...]
SORGUES, France, June 9, 2010 – Slovenian Janez Brajkovic of the RadioShack team claimed victory in the third stage time trial of the Dauphine Criterium to take possession of the [...]
Written by: Justin Davis ANNONAY, France, June 8, 2010 – David Millar admits finishing on the podium at the week-long Dauphine Criterium would prove a considerable morale boost to his [...]
SEDALIA, MO ? (September 11, 2009) – The Individual Time Trial at the Missouri State Fairgrounds proved to be a playground for four-time U.S. Pro ITT champion David Zabriskie today, [...]
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 [...]
by Ryland James LIMOGES, France, July 13, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong’s impressive form on this year’s Tour de France may have taken some people by surprise, but Saxo Bank [...]
By: Justin Davis ARCALIS, Andorra, July 10, 2009 (AFP) – Italian Rinaldo Nocentini took over the Tour de France yellow jersey as Spaniard Alberto Contador dramatically replaced Astana teammate Lance [...]
BARCELONA, July 9, 2009 (AFP) – Fabian Cancellara insists he will fight to keep hold of his Tour de France yellow jersey, but admitted he could switch to a new [...]
by Justin Davis MONACO, July 3, 2009 (AFP) – The Cervelo Test team declared their intention to help defending champion Carlos Sastre win the Tour de France for the second [...]
LONDON, Sept 9, 2008 (AFP) – France’s Emilien Berges won the third stage of the Tour of Britain on Tuesday, a victory which saw him take the overall leader’s yellow [...]
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, [...]
EL BARRACO, Spain, July 30, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Carlos Sastre received a hero’s welcome Wednesday when he returned to his hometown of El Barraco after becoming the third Spaniard [...]
by Justin Davis PARIS, July 28, 2008 (AFP) – For Australia’s Cadel Evans, the Olympic road race in Beijing is already too far on the horizon. For the immediate future, [...]
by Justin Davis PARIS, July 27, 2008 (AFP) – Unassuming, quiet, a family man. Hardly the kind of words to describe the winner of the world’s biggest bike race. For [...]
Stage winners/yellow jersey wearers of the 2008 Tour de France: Stage 1: Alejandro Valverde (ESP)/Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Stage 2: Thor Hushovd (NOR)/Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Stage 3: Samuel Dumoulin (FRA)/Romain Feillu [...]
PARIS, July 27, 2008 (AFP) – Carlos Sastre became the seventh Spaniard to win the Tour de France yellow jersey when he wrapped up overall victory here on Sunday, taking [...]
by Justin Davis SAINT-AMAND-MONTROND, France, July 27, 2008 (AFP) – The Tour de France, as Cadel Evans and every other yellow jersey contender likes to say, is never won in [...]
by Justin Davis SAINT-AMAND-MONTROND, France, July 26, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Carlos Sastre virtually wrapped up the Tour de France yellow jersey here Saturday after stunning victory favourite Cadel Evans [...]
by Justin Davis MONTLUCON, France, July 25, 2008 (AFP) – Rabobank team manager Erik Breukink is not alone in hoping for Australia’s Cadel Evans to have on off-day when the [...]
: MONTLUCON, France, July 25, 2008 (AFP) – Former race leader Romain Feillu of the Agritubel team was among three riders to finish the Tour de France 19th stage outside [...]
by Justin Davis MONTLUCON, France, July 25, 2008 (AFP) – CSC team manager Bjarne Riis did not use words to describe how much wearing the yellow jersey will motivate Carlos [...]
MONTLUCON, France, July 25, 2008 (AFP) – Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel finally handed his Cofidis team a well-deserved leaving gift by winning the 19th stage of the Tour de France between [...]
by Justin Davis MONTLUCON, France, July 25, 2008 (AFP) – Australian Scott Sunderland has spent three weeks trying to make sure compatriot Cadel Evans loses the Tour de France. Now [...]
ST ETIENNE, France, July 24, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Carlos Sastre of the CSC team retained the Tour de France yellow jersey here Thursday as German Marcus Burghardt handed his [...]
by Justin Davis JAUSIERS, France, July 22, 2008 (AFP) – The reputation of Australia’s Cadel Evans is going in two directions at the Tour de France. After the second of [...]
by Justin Davis JAUSIERS, France, July 22, 2008 (AFP) – The Tour de France yellow jersey is set to be decided on the final alpine stage on Wednesday after a [...]
CUNEO, Italy, July 21, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Alejandro Valverde has declared his intention to fight for a podium place on the Tour de France despite languishing down in ninth [...]
by Justin Davis PRATO NEVOSO, Italy, July 20, 2008 (AFP) – Luxembourg’s Frank Schleck took possession of the Tour de France yellow jersey from Cadel Evans here on Friday after [...]
by Justin Davis DIGNES LES BAINS, France, July 19, 2008 (AFP) – Cadel Evans has been poring over cycling’s history books as he prepares to put his yellow jersey on [...]
DIGNES LES BAINS, France, July 19, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Oscar Freire, riding for Rabobank, won the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, a 194km ride from [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
by Justin Davis FOIX, France, July 16, 2008 (AFP) – Australian Cadel Evans spent a relaxing first day in the Tour de France yellow jersey on Wednesday as the peloton [...]
FOIX, France, July 16, 2008 (AFP) – Australian Cadel Evans spent a relaxing first day in the Tour de France yellow jersey Wednesday as the peloton reeled from a second [...]
Cadel’s Fitness To Be Tested Coming off a well-needed rest day on Tuesday, the riders return on Wednesday to a testy stage of 167.5 kilometers, or about 120 miles, with [...]
by Justin Davis PAU, France, July 15, 2008 (AFP) – Cadel Evans spent his first day in the Tour de France yellow jersey being treated like a rock star – [...]
PAU, France, July 15, 2008 (AFP) – Australian rider Cadel Evans’ grip on the Tour de France yellow jersey is likely to be undone because of the “weakness” of his [...]
by Justin Davis PAU, France, July 15, 2008 (AFP) – CSC have promised a repeat of the collective power which virtually eliminated Alejandro Valverde from yellow jersey contention once the [...]
HAUTACAM, France, July 13, 2008 (AFP) – Leading Spanish contender Alejandro Valverde’s hopes of winning the Tour de France yellow jersey suffered a huge blow on a thrilling second day [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
This excellent video of the finish of stage 6 is supplied by our friends at Versus.com Ricco Shows He’s Ready By: Paul Sherwen We expected a lot out of the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
by Justin Davis CHATEAUROUX, France, July 9, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Alejandro Valverde played down the effects of a crash which came close to ending his yellow jersey bid during [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
CHOLET, France, July 8, 2008 (AFP) – Germany’s Stefan Schumacher of the Gerolsteiner team stunned the big time trial favourites to win the Tour de France fourth stage and pull [...]
by Justin Davis CHOLET, France, July 8, 2008 (AFP) – He might be small in height, but the imposing figure of a Belgian police inspector with magic hands could play [...]
by Justin Davis NANTES, France, July 8, 2008 (AFP) – Cadel Evans was reminded of just what it takes to win, and lose, the Tour de France after a hectic [...]
by Justin Davis NANTES, France, July 7, 2008 (AFP) – Russian Denis Menchov became the first victim of the Tour de France’s yellow jersey contenders here Monday when he got [...]
by Justin Davis NANTES, France, July 7, 2008 (AFP) – Frenchman Romain Feillu took the biggest accolade of his career Monday when a successful breakaway that foxed the sprinters’ teams [...]
by Justin Davis NANTES, France, July 7, 2008 (AFP) – Yellow jersey hopeful Alejandro Valverde gave up the Tour de France lead willingly on Tuesday, but admitted he had raced [...]
by Justin Davis PLUMELEC, France, July 5, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Alejandro Valverde drew first blood in his bid to win the Tour de France by pulling on the yellow [...]
BREST, France, July 3, 2008 (AFP) – Penpix of yellow jersey contenders and outsiders for the Tour de France, which starts here on Saturday: Cadel Evans (AUS) Evans has had [...]
PARIS, June 30, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Alejandro Valverde, one of the favourites for next month’s Tour de France, has the distinction of a former champion helping him in his [...]
BONN, June 25, 2008 (AFP) – The High Road Sports on Wednesday named their team for the July 5-27 Tour de France with Luxembourger Kim Kirchen the rider who will [...]
COPENHAGEN, June 23, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Carlos Sastre and Luxembourg brothers Andy and Franck Schleck will spearhead the CSC team’s bid for the Tour de France yellow jersey from [...]
LYSS, Switzerland, June 20, 2008 (AFP) – Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara, of the CSC team, powered to victory at the seventh stage of the Tour of Switzerland here Friday, but Kim [...]
Evans’ yellow jersey bid puts McEwen into the shade GOSSAU, Switzerland, June 17, 2008 (AFP) – Australian Robbie McEwen’s annual battle for the Tour de France green jersey has been [...]
MORZINE, France, June 13, 2008 (AFP) – Cadel Evans’ bid to become the first Australian winner of the Tour de France’s yellow jersey has been given a boost, following his [...]