Peter Sagan was in scintillating form at this year’s Tour, but the Green jersey holder still awaits that elusive stage win. It was 2013 when Sagan last won a stage at the Tour, this year he couldn’t muster a stage victory after many attempts, but he still managed to finish second on five different occasions.… Read More Peter Sagan reflects on another consistent Tour performance
Chris Froome says ‘words can’t describe’ his second Tour de France victory, as Team Sky produce a third winner in four years. Team Sky’s leader has had to dodge plenty of bullets on the road to success this year; it wasn’t a smooth ride by any stretch of imagination. Navigating France’s toughest roads is one… Read More Froome ecstatic after second Tour de France victory
Vincenzo Nibali went on to win stage 19 solo, but Chris Froome felt the manner of his victory was ‘unsportsmanlike.’ With 50km remaining and approaching the summit of the Col du Glandon, Froome had a mechanical which meant he was briefly halted, in that time the Italian launched his attack which ultimately won him the… Read More Froome hits out at Astana’s Vincenzo Nibali
The BMC team leader had to withdraw from the Tour de France on stage 17 after an illness he picked up after stage 13 didn’t clear. Tejay Van Garderen was having a wonderful Tour up until he had to withdraw with 70km remaining on stage 17. At the time the American was sitting above the… Read More Tejay Van Garderen couldn’t look teammates in the eyes after abandoning
The yellow jersey holder Chris Froome is ready for the last two mountain stages of the Tour, as he says he ‘won’t fade’ like he did in 2013. The Team Sky leader has been superb this week, in what has been a tough slog in the Alps; he has lost no time to his nearest… Read More Froome in confident mood ahead of the last two Alpine stages
Team Sky and Chris Froome have been bombarded with accusations over whether the team and their leader is doping. The 2013 Tour de France winner, Froome had a cup of urine thrown over him on stage 14, as the disdain levelled at Froome ramped up another gear. Instead of focusing on the racing, parts of… Read More Sir Dave Brailsford has called on the UCI to help with doping
Team Sky’s leader Chris Froome has faced a barrage of questioning about whether or not he is doping, but yesterday he claimed the sport has moved on. After stage 15 where the riders rode from Mende to Valence, Froome said: “Times have changed. Everyone knows that. This isn’t the Wild West that it was 10,… Read More Chris Froome claims cycling is not the ‘wild west’ anymore
Argentinian rider Eduardo Sepulveda (Bretagne-seche Environnement) is disqualified from the Tour after getting a ride from a rival team car. Sepulveda who currently sits 19th in the overall classification grabbed a ride from Ag2r’s car after his chain fell off on the top of the climb to Mende. Bretagne-seche’s team manager Emmanuel Hurbert said: “At… Read More Eduardo Sepulveda pays the price for hitch-hiking
Chris Froome claimed that a cup of urine was thrown at him as well as being called a doper at the beginning of yesterday’s stage 14. Team Sky and in particular Froome have had a hard time from the public and media labelling them dopers, but yesterday’s event has meant the abuse subjected to Froome… Read More The Tour is making the headlines, again – as Froome claims urine was thrown at him
Could it have been all different for Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas at this year’s Tour de France? Thomas has been faultless during this Tour; his recent displays in the Pyrenees have shown that the Welshman is certainly capable of one day leading a Grand Tour team. But it was revealed after yesterday’s stage that Brian… Read More Could Geraint Thomas have been MTN-Qhubeka’s leader this year?
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