By Jen Benepe, July 18, 2012 Defending Champion Evans Dropped, Slips to 7th Frank Schleck Abandons Coming back from a bad knee and a poor spring season, Thomas Voeckler showed his fighting spirit today as he led though the toughest climbs of the Pyrenees, and keeping his lead, won the stage into Bagneres de...
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By Jen Benepe, July 16, 2012 Pierrick Fedrigo kicked into Pau today, beating out five other riders with whom he shared a nearly 90 km breakaway from Samatan. It was the Frenchman’s fourth Tour stage win, and his second in Pau when he won here in 2010. “When we found ourselves up front with...
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After struggling through the first 9 stages of the 2012 Tour, Thomas Voeckler reminded the world that he is a fighter, winning the stage in a dramatic way that seems to happen only in the Tour de France. In a surprise last minute move, Voeckler won the stage pulling ahead of his rivals in...
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By Jen Benepe, June 30, 2012 This year’s Tour de France starts today, and the biggest buzz surrounds predictions about who will win. With favorites Andy Schleck out with a broken pelvis and planning for competition in the Olympics, and Alberto Contador out for penalties from the Court of Arbitration for Sport for alleged...
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July 25, 2011, Paris, France Cadel Evans brought a new spirit to the Tour de France this year, and perhaps a new methodology. The oldest rider since World War II to win the Tour, the 34-year-old Evans rode a sensible, if not patient Tour in which he worked hard to protect his gains when...
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July 24, 2011, Paris, France Australian Cadel Evans accomplished the unexpected yesterday when he overcame the odds and won the Tour de France. In the final stage before Paris, Evans made up the deficit he had with Andy Schleck, and passed it mightily by besting his time in the time trial in Grenoble. He...
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July 20, 2011 Luxembourgan Andy Schleck prevailed today on the highest stage of the Tour history, the Col de Galibier, just barely missing the Yellow Jersey, but claiming a large advantage over his fellow competitors. With over 60 km to go, the Team Leopard Trek rider attacked the Yellow Jersey group halfway up the...
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A finish in the Italian city of Pinerelo was sure to add spice to the Tour de Francia, as it is called here. For one, the Carabinieri are nicer, the fans are relaxed, and the whole atmosphere is like one big Italian party. Perhaps fitting that the young man from the Sky Team Edvald...
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July 19, 2011—-Gap, France—In a day spotted with calm weather and flats followed by dense rains, difficult climbs, attacks and counter attacks, Thor Hushovd come to the front once again to win the stage in Gap 162.5 km from the start. The idea that the Norwegian is no longer seeking the Green Jersey, but...
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July 18, 2011 Last year’s winner of the Tour de France Alberto Contador said he thinks Thomas Voeckler could win the Tour this year. Speaking at a press conference at the Hotel Chateau Rochegude, the Spaniard who rides for Team Saxobank said crashes and his painful knee have helped make this Tour very difficult,...
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It was almost as if the French had decided that their performance wasn’t good enough on Bastille Day so they had to make it up today in the course from Pau to Lourdes. About 4 km from the finish in Lourdes it almost looked like Jeremy Roy of team Francais des Jeux could win...
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This 167.5 km stage from Blaye les Mines to Lavaur was mostly flat with some short, steep hills in the last hour, followed by a mostly flat final 15 km,  suitable for a mass sprint at the finish. Would the rivalry we saw between Greipel and Cavendish in stage 10 play out again on...
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It was a stage perfectly suited for the sprinters, and the question at the beginning was, will it be Tyler Farrar or Mark Cavendish who will throw his arms up at the end? But neither of the two favorites took first place in the final meter at the finish: Cavendish took an early sprint...
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A stunning day in stage 9 of the Tour de France today, with Frenchman Thomas Voeckler taking the Yellow Jersey after a breakaway that lasted most of the mountainous stage. Luis Leon Sanchez of team Rabobank took the stage win, after making the break with Voeckler, though the latter appeared to be doing most...
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