2013 Tour de France
Chasing Le Tour: a dramatic opening stage
June 30, 2013
The opening stage of the 100th Tour de France was supposed to be a formality. A break would get away to soak up some TV time, the sprinters teams would reel them in, then Cavendish would leave all in his wake to take yellow into stage 2. Things turned out to be far more dramatic […]
Chasing Le Tour: a Corsican Grand Départ
June 29, 2013
The 100th edition of the Tour de France starts today in Porto-Vecchio, a town of some 11,000 on the south-eastern tip of the French island of Corsica. It’s noticeably quieter at the departure village than it has been in previous years, probably due to the remoteness of Porto-Vecchio. But there’s still plenty going on and […]
The 2013 Tour de France in numbers
June 28, 2013
PORTO-VECCHIO, June 28, 2013 (AFP) - The 2013 Tour de France in numbers, ahead of the start of the race in Porto-Vecchio, Corsica, on Saturday: 1: The shirt number worn by race favourite Chris Froome, of Team Sky 2: The total number of rest days (July 8 and 15) 3: The number of stages being […]
‘Impossible to win Tour without doping’ - Armstrong
June 28, 2013
(AFP) - Shamed US cyclist Lance Armstrong said in an interview with Le Monde on Friday, on the eve of the 100th edition of the Tour de France, that it was “impossible” to win the sport’s most famous race without doping. Asked whether it was possible to win without taking performance-enhancing drugs when he was […]
2013 Tour de France preview
June 26, 2013
It’s mere days until the 100th edition of the Tour de France gets underway and the excitement is definitely starting to build. It’s sure to be three weeks of phenomenal scenery, spirited racing, and plenty of highlights but before the race gets underway check out our stage-by-stage preview, featuring route profiles and stage notes from […]
SKY announces sponsorship by News Corporation
June 26, 2013
Team Sky is delighted to announce a long-term commitment from News Corporation, which will see the 21st Century Fox brand appear prominently on riders’ kit and team vehicles from the start of this year’s Tour de France. 21st Century Fox is the proposed media and entertainment company that will be formed following News Corporation’s separation […]