2014 Tour de France

Nibali passes next test in Tour despite saying final climb didn’t suit him

This jersey is mine. That’s what Vincenzo Nibali appeared to be saying on the first uphill finish of this year’s Tour, with the Italian matching all attacks on his Maillot Jaune and riding in such a way as to try to intimidate his competition. The Astana rider latched onto each move by his rivals, riding […]

Blel Kadri solos to stage 8 victory, Nibali holds lead after GC shakeup

Blel Kadri (Ag2r-La Mondiale) has won the first summit finish of the 2014 Tour de France, attacking from a five-rider breakaway in the final 25km of stage 8. Kadri left his companions behind on the first of three climbs in the closing stages of the race, and held on to win by more than two […]

Inside the Peloton: Week 1 of on-board camera footage

Onboard cameras are commonly used in motor sports and for some time now professional cycling broadcasters and race organisers have had some catching up to do. Now that the technology is available and all parties are willing, on-board cameras have made their debut at the Tour de France in a trial over the three weeks […]

Mixed reactions to Talansky crash, Gerrans argues he wasn’t at fault

Team kit torn, skin red and language turning blue; Andrew Talansky was, to say the least, unimpressed with Simon Gerrans at the finish of stage seven of the Tour de France on Friday. The duo crossed over each other during the final sprint to the line in Nancy, with Talansky’s drift left and Gerrans’ move […]

Brian Holm: Matteo Trentin’s stage 7 win reaction and Mark Cavendish’s recovery

Brian Holm (Director Sportif of Omega Pharma-Quickstep) talks about his reaction after Matteo Trentin won stage 7 of the Tour de France. He also speaks about how Mark Cavendish is doing after his crash that put him out of the Tour after stage 1.

Tour de France stage 7 in photos

Stage 7 from Epernay to Nancy was the longest the peloton have had to endure so far and was labelled a “transition stage” where the race made its way towards the mountains in the Alps. However, today’s stage was anything but a 234km soft-pedal. The Tour has now completed its first week of racing and there have been 13 riders who […]

Two fractures confirmed for 2013 Tour de France champion Chris Froome

Chris Froome is facing an enforced period of time off the bike after he received confirmation that he had suffered two fractures during his short-lived Tour de France. The defending champion fell on stage four and hurt his wrist. He went for x-rays afterwards and while nothing showed up on the initial scan, the Tour […]

Van Garderen vows to fight back after crash and time loss

American GC contender Tejay van Garderen has said that he is disappointed with the crash which ended up costing him time to the other classification riders on Friday, but vowed to remain focussed and to keep trying to achieve the best Tour de France possible. The BMC Racing Team rider hit the deck with just […]

Matteo Trentin wins in a photo finish, Nibali secures a sixth day in yellow

Matteo Trentin (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) has taken his second stage win in as many editions of the Tour de France, sprinting to victory at the head of a reduced peloton into Nancy on stage 7. The result was decided in a photo finish with Trentin leading the ever-consistent Peter Sagan (Cannondale) over the line by roughly […]

Shayne Bannan: Gerrans is returning to form

His bid to win stage two didn’t work out due to his crash with Mark Cavendish on the opening leg of the Tour but, according to Orica GreenEdge manager Shayne Bannan, Simon Gerrans could well have a go at taking Friday’s seventh stage of the Tour de France. If that doesn’t work out, Bannan believes […]