July 27, 2014 | Paris Movistar Team ends 2014 Grande Boucle in bittersweet mood as Valverde takes 4th overall, just one step short for podium finish in Paris; leads WorldTour team ranking again. The Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris saluted today the survivors of the 101st Tour de France, where […]
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Majka in polka dots: Our plan worked
Rafal Majka becomes the first Pole to win the polka dot jersey. Tinkoff-Saxo’s Rafal Majka is undoubtedly one of the big revelations of this year’s Tour de France. He crossed the finish line on Champs-Élysées as the king of the mountains and two-times stage winner – one in the Alps […]
Incredible Photo Finish Kittel beats Kristoff for the win on the Champs Elysee
Team Giant Shimano had control of the front of the race on the last lap in Paris but it turned into an almost free for all on the last kilometer. Kristoff looked like he was going to win but Kittel just powered on and crossed the line first but less […]
Tour de France Stage 20 ITT: Tony Martin Makes it Two With a Masterpiece!
Martin Wins Second Tour de France Stage, Smashes TT 26-Jul-2014: Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team rider Tony Martin confirmed himself to be one of the biggest protagonists of the 2014 Tour de France. The three-time UCI World TT Champion won his second stage of the 101st edition on Saturday, […]
The dream slips away
July 26, 2014 | Périgueux Alejandro Valverde struggles into decisive Tour de France TT in Périgueux, stays in 4th overall before Sunday’s parade through Paris’s Champs-Élysees. After three long weeks of commitment and fighting spirit, Alejandro Valverde fell just one step short to fulfilling his aspirations of a podium finish […]
Tour de France, Stage 20: Van Garderen Climbs Into Fifth
Périgueux, France Tejay van Garderen of the BMC Racing Team finished sixth in Saturday’s individual time trial to move into fifth place overall at the Tour de France with one day to go. Learned Never To Give UpVan Garderen powered his BMC timemachine TM01 to a time of 1:08:29 in […]
Tour de France, Stage 19: Crash Near The Finish
Bergerac, France Tejay van Garderen of the BMC Racing Team avoided a pile-up near the finish of a rainy stage of the Tour de France Friday to remain sixth overall heading into Saturday’s individual time trial. Van Avermaet Not HurtRamunas Navardauskas (Garmin-Sharp) soloed to the victory seven seconds ahead of […]
All down to ‘race of truth’
July 25, 2014 | Bergerac Rainy, chaotic day 19 in the Tour -including crash with no major consequences for Intxausti- leads Alejandro Valverde into Saturday TT, where his final result in the 2014 Grande Boucle will be decided One of the most dreadful Tours in recent years when it comes […]
Struggling until the very end
July 24, 2014 | Hautacam Valverde, Movistar Team show courage down the Tourmalet, concede provisional podium place on Hautacam slopes; Pinot, Péraud and Spaniard within 15″ into Saturday’s decisive TT The aim of reaching a podium place at the end of the 2014 Tour de France which Alejandro Valverde and […]
Tour de France, Stage 18: Van Garderen Fifth
Hautacam, France BMC Racing Team’s Tejay van Garderen finished fifth on the final day in the mountains Thursday at the Tour de France as Vincenzo Nibali (Astana Pro Team) widened his lead and the fight for the podium positions tightened. Remains Sixth OverallVan Garderen reached the summit finish of the […]