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July 25th, 2015 Nairo Quintana closer than ever to victory in Alpe d’Huez, becomes virtual 2nd in 2015 TDF GC; Alejandro Valverde secures his third overall and crowns a big goal in his career after attacking strategy from Movistar -virtual teams’ classification winners- all over final mountain stageThe Movistar Team […]
La Toussuire, France – Samuel Sánchez of the BMC Racing Team finished 10th in Friday’s race though the Alps and climbed three places to 12th in the overall standings at the Tour de France. Sánchez had been sitting 15th overall, 18:11 back, but rode for much of the 138-kilometer race […]
July 24th, 2015 Quintana leaves Froome behind for first time in 2015 TDF, puts 32″ on Briton and gets to 2’38” behind GC lead with Croix de Fer and Alpe d’Huez remaining; Nibali (AST) wins in La Toussuire, gains 2’26” on Valverde, who will defend a 1’19” gap on the […]
Alberto Contador had his eyes on getting through the challenging stage 19 to La Toussuire, as cramps throughout the intensive day took its toll. “It was a day where I had to survive”, says Contador, who retained his fifth place in the GC of Tour de France after strong support […]
Alberto Contador went on the attack on stage 18 of Tour de France in an effort to shake things up in the GC. Having suffered a downhill crash a mere 24 hours earlier, the Tinkoff-Saxo captain deployed a series of accelerations on Col de Glandon, which decimated the group of […]
This was the final climb of today’s stage before the finish and a first in Tour history. In just 3.4 kilometers there are 18 hairpins bends, with a 180° switchback every 150m on a narrow road that can just accomodate one lane of cars. “You don’t ever stop turning,” Thierry […]
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France – BMC Racing Team’s Damiano Caruso finished eighth Thursday at the Tour de France after being part of the day’s breakaway. Caruso and teammate and Stage 1 winner Rohan Dennis were part of a group of 29 riders that broke away on the first of seven categorized […]
Pra Loup, France – BMC Racing Team’s Tejay van Garderen, who was sitting in third place overnight at the Tour de France, withdrew from the race Wednesday due to illness. Van Garderen lost contact with the peloton on the ascent of the Col de Toutes Aures, about 50 kilometers into […]
Tinkoff-Saxo lost valuable time on stage 17 of Tour de France to Pra Loup after a crash down the penultimate climb Col d’Allos cost team leader Alberto Contador two bike changes and 2’14” in the GC, while a malfunctioning radio prevented Rafal Majka from aiding his captain. “Right now the […]
22-Jul-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step rider Rigoberto Uran earned a 3rd place stage finish at the end of 161km Tour de France Stage 17 on Wednesday, putting himself into position for the podium thanks to impressive descending of Category 1 Col d’Allos (14km, 5.5) prior to the Category 2 finishing climb […]
