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According to an article in the Denver Post, Lance Armstrong’s attorneys say there have been illegal government leaks of grand jury information which have hurt his reputation. They have asked for a court order to force federal agents to discuss their contact with the media. The lawyers have cited more […]
The USA Pro Cycling Challenge unveiled the race jerseys for the inaugural professional cycling competition set to take place August 22-28. Jerseys will be awarded daily to top athletes in various standings including the leader, sprinter, and climber. In addition, the best young rider as well as the rider who […]
Mark Cavendish powered to the fourth stage win of this year’s Tour de France on Sunday, a victory that strengthened his overall lead in the Tour’s points competition. Cavendish blasted past the rest of the pack at the end of stage fifteen’s 192.5 kilometer run from Limoux to Montpellier, with […]
Team Manager Bob Stapleton has said that Team Highroad’s future next year is at the moment uncertain. He’s in the process of searching for new sponsors but hasn’t been able to rule out the possibility that the team won’t be able to compete in the Tour de France next year […]
Due to multiple contusions, Team RadioShack’s Andreas Klöden was forced to abandon in Friday’s 13th stage of the Tour de France. Klöden was involved in the terrible crash in the descent of the Col du Pas de Peyrol in Sunday’s stage 9, after which a muscle contracture and hematomas in […]
Yaroslav Popovych will not take the start of stage 10 in the Tour de France. Since Sunday Popovych has a fever. As the rest day didn’t bring any relief, the team decided not to let him start in Aurillac. The former Tour de France stage winner will undergo some extra […]
Johnny Hoogerland hoped to wear the polka dot jersey on the podium in Paris. He was in a break when he was hit by a passing France Television car who obviously didn’t know how to drive the course. Hoogerland said he’s sure the driver didn’t intend to hit him, but […]
The Amazing Jeannie Longo won her 59th national cycling title on the velodrome at Saint Denis on Saturday. She’s now 52 years old and will compete in August for the pre-Olympics in London. She has participated in every Olympic games since women’s cycling in 1984. She’s planning on preparing for […]
HTC-Highroad’s Tejay Van Garderen is the Tour de France’s new leader of the King of the Mountains competition after taking part in a daylong break on stage eight. Van Garderen claimed maximum points on the toughest single climb of the day, the Col de la Croix Saint-Robert. He now leads […]
TC-HIGHROAD’S MARK CAVENDISH BLASTS TO SECOND TOUR DE FRANCE SUCCESS OF 2011 Britain’s Mark Cavendish has claimed his seventeenth Tour de France stage today in a bunch sprint at Chateauroux. Cavendish clinched the win on the same finish that he took his first ever Tour de France stage in 2008. […]
