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Rocacorba Daily

July 21, 2014

In this morning’s edition of the Rocacorba Daily news digest: Alexander Kristoff wins stage 15; Evie Stevens wins women’s Thüringen Rundfahrt; Ilya Davidenok wins the Tour of Qinghai Lake; Andy and Frank Schleck’s future uncertain at Trek; Richie Porte’s illness leaves Tour finish in doubt; Orica-GreenEdge still searching for a stage win; Yates withdrawn from […]

Yates to withdraw from Tour de France, team delighted with debut

July 21, 2014

He’s ridden above his 21 years thus far in the race, and was involved in several breakaways including Saturday’s alpine stage to Risoul, but Simon Yates’ goal of reaching Paris will have to wait another year. The talented British climber told CyclingTips in recent days that he hoped to complete the race but would take […]

Bauer misses out on making Tour de France history by metres

July 21, 2014

Agonisingly close. With 50 metres to go Jack Bauer was on the verge of something he had mentally rehearsed since a very young age; five metres later, that possibility was shattered, and he went from being the day’s winner to the day’s hard luck story. Stage victory at the Tour de France would have changed […]

Bannan on Orica-GreenEdge: ‘It would be nice to get something out of the Tour, for sure’

July 20, 2014

Orica-GreenEdge manager Shayne Bannan has said that there are three prime opportunities for the team to chase a long-awaited stage win in this year’s Tour, outlining what he said were the best chances. “I think the most suited days for us now are Sunday’s stage, Tuesday’s stage and Friday’s stage,” Bannan told CyclingTips. “They are […]

Kittel gunning for another sprint win on Sunday

July 20, 2014

Marcel Kittel was in survival mode during the mountains but is ready to seize the opportunity to notch up what would be his fourth stage win of this year’s Tour and eighth career victory in the race. The Giant-Shimano rider said on Saturday that he considered there were two chances left for a big bunch […]

Simon Yates: ‘I am quite an ambitious guy. I like to win.”

July 20, 2014

His longest stage race before may have been eight days, he may just be a first year pro, and he might be riding his first Tour de France, but Simon Yates again was in the thick of the action Saturday, being part of the large breakaway group which animated stage fourteen. The 21 year old Orica […]

Bjarne Riis: ‘Majka is a happy little b***ard right now’

July 20, 2014

He’s known for being withdrawn, distant in speaking to to reporters, but Bjarne Riis was effusive at the finish of stage fourteen in Risoul. Approximately 30 minutes earlier Rafal Majka had won the Tour’s second Alpine stage, going clear early on and holding off a hard-chasing Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) and Ag2r La Mondiale’s Jean Christophe […]

Michael Rogers: Nibali is ‘very superior’

July 19, 2014

Had things gone fully to plan, Tinkoff Saxo rider Michael Rogers would be riding in support of team leader Alberto Contador, pacesetting the Spaniard towards a third Tour de France victory. Instead, Contador is out of the race and Rogers has had to acknowledge that a rival is the likely winner of this year’s Tour. […]

Horner: The Tour is not over…Nibali is isolated

July 19, 2014

Chris Horner has said that he will dedicate himself to team-mate Rui Costa in the days ahead at the Tour de France, believing that the world champion has a better chance of doing something in the overall than he does. The American spoke to a cluster of reporters just after the end of stage 13 […]

Porte’s podium at the Tour de France fades: “I don’t think I dealt with the heat really well”

July 19, 2014

Richie Porte saw his hopes of winning the 2014 Tour de France evaporate on stage 13 of the race, with the Team Sky leader cracking on the final climb of Chamrousse and rolling in a shattered 27th on the stage. The Australian got into difficulty with over 12 kilometres remaining on the tough Hors Categorie […]