Gérardmer/La Mauselaine, France BMC Racing Team’s Tejay van Garderen climbed from 18th to 13th in the overall standings Saturday on the strength of an eighth-place finish on the Tour de France’s first day in the mountains. ‘Doing My Best’Van Garderen arrived in pouring rain 2:40 after solo stage winner Blel […]
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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 7: Trentin Wins Second Tour Stage of Career in Photo Finish
11-Jul-2014:In his second Tour de France of his career, Matteo Trentin also got his second stage victory. He won 234.5km Tour de France Stage 7 on Friday in a breathtaking close finish that was decided by about the depth of a tire. Peter Sagan (Cannondale) caught him just before the […]
Tour de France, Stage 7: Costly Crash fir BMC
Nancy, France A crash with less than 20 kilometers to go Friday at the Tour de France cost BMC Racing Team’s Tejay van Garderen 63 seconds as well as the services of teammate Darwin Atapuma, who was too injured to continue. Meanwhile, two other teammates – Daniel Oss and Greg […]
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 […]
Froome Abandons the Tour, Nibali Still in Yellow
Arenberg, 9th of July – 2014 Today’s 155 kilometer long fifth stage of Tour de France was beforehand one of the most discussed stages in years due to the cobblestone sections we know from Paris-Roubaix. But more importantly, it was the combination of cobbles and dreadful weather in form of heavy […]
Marcel Kittel makes it a hat trick of wins on Stage 4 of Le Tour
Marcel Kittel has sprinted to his third stage victory of the 101st Tour de France today, taking a hard fought win on the roads of Lille. Marcel had to position himself in the final kilometre after a scrappy run-in where it was difficult to hold position, and then he had […]
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 […]
Marcel Kittel doubles up on stage three of Le Tour
Marcel Kittel has won his second stage of the 2014 Tour de France in a royal sprint finish in front of Buckingham Palace in Lonon. Marcel was once again set up perfectly by a near-perfect sprint formation that overcame wet roads on the fast run-in to central London. The stage […]
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. […]