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Tour de France stage 18 in photos

On stage 18 of the Tour de France Vincenzo Nibali once again showed that he is the strongest rider in the race when he rode away from past and present rivals on the Hautacam climb to claim the last stage in the Pyrenees. The race for yellow has been decided for over a week now […]

Tour de France stage 17 in photos

And so the Tinkoff-Saxo show continues. Following one of Michael Rogers’ best days of his career, Rafal Majka claimed his second Tour de France win today on stage 17. The Polish rider also increased his lead in the Mountains Classification over Joaquim Rodriguez by a considerable margin. In the race for the podium, it was a fantastic […]

Tour de France stage 16 in photos

Stage 16 was the longest day of the Tour de France, running 238km from Carcassonne to Bagneres-de-Luchon [profile] with five climbs, including the hors categorie Port de Bales before the run-in to the finish. It was predictable that today’s winner would result from a breakaway, and it was none other than Mick Rogers who who rose to […]

Tour de France stage 15 in photos

Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) claimed his second stage win in Nîmes after the peloton caught the two gallant breakaway riders in a thrilling finale. The day’s breakaway of Jack Bauer (Garmin-Sharp) and Martin Elmiger (IAM) had their dreams of a Tour stage win crushed when they were caught heartbreakingly close of the finish line, with an […]

Tour de France stage 14 in photos

Second on stage 13 in Chamrousse, Tour de France debutant Rafal Majka went on the attack again and stayed away from a long lasting escape to claim his first stage victory in Risoul while Vincenzo Nibali again showed his dominance and as he crossed the finish line in second place putting more time into all […]

Tour de France stage 13 in photos

It was the big day we were all waiting for and stage 13 certainly didn’t disappoint. The racing at the front of the field as outstanding, however Richie Porte’s hopes and dreams for a podium spot on the Champs-Élysées came to an abrupt end. C’est la vie, as they say. There will be many more […]

Tour de France stage 12 in photos

Norwegian sprinter Alexander Kristoff took his first Tour de France victory, winning the bunch sprint into Saint-Etienne on stage 12. It was another crushing defeat for Peter Sagan who has come second place four times this Tour and has yet to win a stage. For a sprinter, second place is just as good as last […]

Tour de France stage 11 in photos

Only one stage after losing the overall lead in the Tour de France, Tony Gallopin (Lotto-Belisol) took a thrilling victory on stage 11 with a last-ditch solo attack. The Frenchman attacked on a short uncategorised climb roughly 13km from the finish before being caught and then attacking again about 3km from the line. It’s these […]

Tour de France stage 10 in photos

The anticipated showdown between Chris Froome and Alberto Contador before the Tour de France has quite literally disappeared. Five days after Froome abandoned the race due to a wrist injury, Contador has seen the same fate and was forced to leave the Tour after breaking his tibia. This race of attrition has come down to […]

Tour de France Stage 9 in photos

Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) has won stage 9 of the Tour de France in the Vosges mountains after attacking from a two-man breakaway on the biggest climb of the day. Martin had been leading the race with Cannondale’s Alessandro De Marchi before setting off alone on the first category climb to Le Markstein and powering […]