2013 Tour de France

Situation not ideal, admits struggling Contador

July 9, 2013

Alberto Contador admitted on Monday that his position on the first rest day of this year’s Tour de France is not ideal but remains hopeful that nothing will be decided until the third and final week of the race.

Sky ready to face rivals after ‘war’ of stage nine?

July 9, 2013

Team Sky said they are ready to adapt their strategy for the remainder of the Tour de France after the “war” of stage nine shook up race leader Chris Froome.

Dave’s Shoddy Interviews: Neil Stephens and Physio Rob

July 9, 2013

#OGErocks is one of them things in cycling you don’t see very often, like a Basque fan just sitting about drinking water or an Italian pro without hair gel. In this Shoddy Dave interview, Neil Stephens and OGE Physio Rob have a quick chat about holding the yellow jersey and making the AC/DC tribute video.

UCI chief blast press over doping questions

July 8, 2013

(AFP) - International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid jumped to the defence of today’s cyclists, blasting the press who are focussed more on doping than racing at the Tour de France. Chris Froome and Sky’s dominant performance on the first Pyrenean mountain stage on Saturday got tongues wagging in the press, with many drawing […]

Tour de France rest day briefs

July 8, 2013

The riders of the Tour de France arrived in Brittany last night and today on their rest day they get to go for an easy ride and fill their days with press conferences. With little else going on today, here are some news shorts courtesy of AFP: Teams gather in Brittany Immediately after the finish […]

Dave’s Shoddy Interviews: Adam Hansen and Greg Henderson

July 8, 2013

Two of the nicest if not the nicest blokes in the pro peloton, Adam Hansen and Greg Henderson, talk about why the Tour de France is too easy and how they put their bodies to the test by staying out late at the disco.

#OGEROCKS AC/DC Tribute

July 8, 2013

Orica-GreenEDGE came to France to rock. And what better way to do it than to a legendary tune by Australia’s all time greatest band, AC/DC.

Translating Le Tour: an interview with Pascale Schyns

July 8, 2013

After each stage of the Tour de France the stage winner and the yellow jersey wearer are brought into a mobile press room to answer a handful of questions from the media. The riders’ responses are used by journalists around the world in their stories and for many media outlets these responses require translation. Pascale […]

Chasing Le Tour: Martin pounces, the peloton fights back

July 8, 2013

Without a doubt today was the most exciting day of racing we’ve seen at the Tour de France so far this year. This is a perfect example of what shorter stages bring out in the riders and how it animates the race. It was a day that had its surprises, but not a surprising winner. […]

Dave’s Shoddy Interviews: Koen de Kort

July 8, 2013

The Fear, that’s what a few of the riders had today. Koen de Kort tells it like it is. Oh and also about UCI rules and some “cool” vests.