Cadel Evans and the BMC Racing Team went on the offensive late in Saturday’s stage of the Tour de France, splitting the field on the day’s only categorized climb to eventually set up Philippe Gilbert’s eighth-place finish. Team Effort Leading into the Category 3 climb of Mont Saint-Clair with fewer […]

It wasn’t easy, but all of the Team Argos-Shimano riders made it to the finish during Thursday’s queen stage of the Tour de France. All of the riders completed the stage in the ‘autobus’, or the so called ‘grupetto’. They arrived 33 minutes after winner Pierre Rolland at the top […]

BMC Racing Team’s Cadel Evans lost ground to his rivals Thursday on the first day in the Alps at the Tour de France, but Tejay van Garderen said his teammate can recover from a performance that saw him slip from second to fourth overall. ‘Cadel Is Mentally Tough’ On the […]

Albertville – 12 July 2012 – RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK’s Fabian Cancellara has decided not to start today’s 11th stage of the 99th Tour de France. Cancellara, winner of the Prologue and 7 days yellow jersey in the 2012 Tour, returns home to Bern, Switzerland to assist his wife in the […]

Wiggins averaged 41.5k per hour and showed his stuff today at the Besancon Time Trial. He’s a 1’53” ahead of Cadel Evans and 2’07” ahead of Froome. He got his first Tour bouquet at age 32 today. TeJay VanGarderen is in fourth place, 1’06” behind Wiggins and reclaimed the Best […]

Thibaut Pinot won Stage 8 of the Tour at Porrentruy. He finished solo ahead of the group with Wiggins and is the first French win of the race. Wiggins held onto the yellow jersey and Cadel Evans is in second place.  On the last of 7 climbs of the day, […]

Johannes Fröhlinger will not start in Sunday’s eighth stage of the Tour de France. The German climber of Team Argos-Shimano is experiencing too much discomfort from his broken little finger.  In concert with the team management and the medical staff Fröhlinger has decided to go home for surgery. “This is […]

Froome won the stage while Evans tried to maneuver himself around Froome and Wiggins. Nibali lost just 7 seconds.  Estonian Rein Taaramae of Cofidis is now in the white best young rider jersey. Pierre Rolland is in 7th.  Vandenbroeke and Valverde suffered mechanical problems at the start of the climb and […]

Following yesterday’s massive pileup, Garmin-Sharp rider Hesjedal didn’t start today’s stage 7 at Tomblaine.  He finished yesterday 13 minutes behind.  He had hoped to finish well on the Champs Elysee but it would be impossible to make up that much time. “He has a large bruise on the upper leg. […]