2014 Tour de France

The Tour de France has left UK soil and crossed the channel into France. Stage 4 in the Nord Pas de Calais region was in stark contrast to the festive atmosphere and massive crowds that Yorkshire put on. You’d be forgiven for mistaking today’s stage for the Dauphine or some minor race. Not only were the […]

Stage 5 of the 2014 Tour de France is one of the most anticipated stages of this year’s edition, thanks to 15km worth of cobblestone sectors made famous by Paris-Roubaix. As Kit Hinders writes, it’s a stage that’s got many of the riders nervous, and with good reason.

Tour de France race doctor Florence Pommerie has said that the x-rays and scans taken of Chris Froome’s wrist at the finish don’t reveal any obvious signs of a fracture and that the rider will try to continue in the race on Wednesday. “We didn’t see a very, very big thing. We don’t know really […]

Marcel Kittel (Giant-Shimano) has claimed his third victory in four stages at the 2014 Tour de France, sprinting to victory in Lille on the first French stage of this year’s race. Vincenzo Nibali once again finished safely in the main field to maintain his lead in the general classification ahead of his third day in […]

Tomorrow is the first major GC showdown of the Tour de France, a difficult stage over some of the same cobbles of Northern France as traversed by the legendary Paris-Roubaix Classic. Alberto Contador is one of those who is aiming to gain time on his rivals, with the Spaniard hoping to perform solidly and also […]

Andy Schleck’s aim of riding the Tour in support of his brother Fränk and teammate Haimar Zubeldia while also building his own form over three weeks has come unravelled today, with the Trek Factory Racing rider forced to withdraw from the race.