Philippe Gilbert sprinted to fourth place for the BMC Racing Team Sunday after a furious chase to the lead trio that escaped on a short climb near the finish of the opening road stage of the Tour de France. Nervous Day Gilbert took advantage of the chasing efforts of teammate […]
Tour de France
Sagan First TdF Win
Sagan took his first Tour de France win on Stage 1 against Cancellara and Boassen Hagen in Seraing. The three of them went out on the last hill in the last kilometer. He’s only 22 years old and is the youngest stage winner since Lance Armstrong’s first win in Verdun […]
Argos-Shimano’s Gretsch Finishes 8th in prologue
‘Mission accomplisched’ for Gretsch in Tour de France prologue Patrick Gretsch finished eighth in the prologue of the Tour de France. Beforehand he had hoped for a place in the top ten. He succedeed in that objective. On the 6.4k course through downtown Liège, Gretsch clocked a time of seven […]
BMC Tour Prologue
Tejay van Garderen finished fourth and earned best young rider honors and Philippe Gilbert was ninth as the BMC Racing Team put five riders in the top 25 in the prologue Saturday and began defense of Cadel Evans’s Tour de France title. Evans Happy To Get Things Started Evans […]
Cancellara Takes First Yellow Jersey
No stranger to yellow jerseys, Fabian Cancellara has scorched the prologue course in Liège to win the opener in the 2012 Tour de France and lay claim to the coveted Maillot Jaune. RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK is off to a great start in the 99th Tour de France with a dominating […]
Kittel Going for Tour Stage Win
Team Argos-Shimano is on the verge of a long-anticipated Tour de France. Riders, team leaders, guidance and management have for months been working towards La Grande Boucle. Now it is up to the riders, especially Marcel Kittel, the German sprinter, who is regarded as the team’s best shot for a […]
Bianchi Special Edition Bike at TdF
Bianchi to celebrate Fausto Coppi at Tour de France with Vacansoleil-DCM’s special Oltre frame Bianchi will provide the whole World Tour team Vacansoleil-DCM with an Oltre special edition bike on the occasion of 99th Tour de France. In addition to yellow inserts along the tubes, on both sides of the headtube, […]
2012 Tour de France Stats
4500 people: organization – sports groups – media – partners – publicity caravan – providers Riders 198 riders at the start (22 teams of 9 riders) 300 escorts 17 members of the College of Commissioners Course 2012 3497 km (20 stages + prologue) 37 stage towns 695 towns […]
Prudhomme Comments Before Tour Start
Race Director Christian Prudhomme was interviewed in advance of the start of the Tour de France on Saturday. He noted that some big names will be missing, but once the race starts, the focus will be on who is there. Cadel Evans was last year’s winner, so he’s at the […]
Bruyneel to Skip the Tour
Johan Bruyneel will not be at the Tour de France next week so as to not distract from his team in the race. It’s all because of the recent doping allegations. His decision was made in conjunction with the key sponsors and Leopard team principal directors. He has said it’s […]
