Tour de France

Evans in Second Overall on Stage 8

BMC Racing Team’s Cadel Evans finished second Saturday on the first day in the mountains at the Tour de France to climb into second overall, 10 seconds behind new race leader Bradley Wiggins (Sky Procycling). Concedes No Time To Wiggins Evans made a bid for the stage win in the […]

Team Argos Shimano Licking Wounds

The provisional final flat ride of the Tour was one that didn’t go without a struggle. At about twenty kilometers from the finish half the peloton was involved in a massive crash. Many fell, others were held up, including most of Team Argos-Shimano. Roy Curvers was the only one who […]

2012 Tour de France Stage 6

BMC Racing Team Avoids Crashes Again The BMC Racing Team continued to keep its two riders in the top 10 out of trouble Friday at the Tour de France and the result helped defending champion Cadel Evans move up one spot, from seventh to sixth, in the overall standings. Stayed In […]

Kittel Withdraws from Tour

Team Argos-Shimano continues without Marcel Kittel Marcel Kittel’s days of pain are over. The sprinter of Team Argos-Shimano abandoned  during Thursday’s fifth stage of the Tour de France. After forty kilometers the German got off his bike. Ever since Monday Kittel was suffering from a stomach flu. During the week […]

Evans and VanGarderen Okay

BMC Racing Team’s Cadel Evans avoided yet another another crash inside the final three kilometers – the third in three days – at the Tour de France Thursday to keep his position in the top 10, while teammate Tejay van Garderen kept the white jersey as the race’s best young rider. Good […]

Greipel Takes Tour Stage 4

Today’s stage finished even later than the latest time estimated by race organizers. Robbie Hunter crashed and brought down other riders including Cavendish and Eisel.  There was a long descent with lots of turns including a hard left turn near the bottom and the race was going too fast.  Kittel […]

Stage 4 2012 Tour de France

Evans Escapes Danger Again For the second consecutive day at the Tour de France, BMC Racing Team’s defending champion Cadel Evans narrowly avoided a crash near the finish while teammate Tejay van Garderen was caught behind Wednesday’s pile-up but received the same time as the winner to keep his lead […]

Cavendish Wins 21st Tour Stage

Mark Cavendish edged Greipel in Tournai to take his 21st Tour de France stage win. Peter Sagan finished sixth, Cancellara held onto the yellow jersey and Tejay VanGarderen is still in the white jersey. The break of the day consisted of Lorrian, Morkov, Kern and Habs. Tomorrow the race goes […]