Tour de France

Tinkoff-Saxo launch GC uppercut

Gerardmer La Mauselaine, 12th of July – 2014 It’s not that this year’s Tour de France hasn’t offered drama and GC casualties already but today’s 161 kilometer long 8th stage from Tomblaine to Gérardmer, La Mauselaine offered the first uphill finish and the big question was whether or not, it […]

Tour de France, Stage 5: Chaotic Day

Porte du Hainaut, FranceBMC Racing Team’s Tejay van Garderen was among several Tour de France contenders who found themselves more than two minutes off the overall lead Wednesday following a chaotic stage that included rain, wind and several cobblestone sections. ‘Just Have To Move Forward’On a day when defending Tour […]

Kittel wins – Alberto 5th in GC

Lille, 8th of July – 2014 There are no easy Tour de France stages and today’s 166 kilometer long fourth stage from Le Touquet-Paris-Plage to Villeneuve d´Ascq Lille Metropole was no exception. Fierce crosswinds dominated the events and the peloton was nervous. As a result, the defending champion, Chris Froome […]

Mark Cavendish Update 2

07-Jul-2014: Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team rider Mark Cavendish underwent further examinations after his crash during the first stage of the Tour de France last Saturday. The results underlined the need for surgery after it was confirmed that all ligaments around the AC-joint were ruptured and the shoulder separated. […]