2015 Tour de France

Daily News Digest

July 24, 2015

In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Bardet solos to stage 18 win; Emma Johansson wins Thüringen Rundfahrt overall; Colombian Cyclist Fails Doping Test; Moto collision costs Jakob Fuglsang a chance at Tour de France stage win; A closer look at FSA’s electronic groupset; Tour de France GoPro footage: The best of […]

Moto collision costs Jakob Fuglsang a chance at Tour de France stage win

July 24, 2015

SAINT-JEAN-DE-MAURIENNE, France (CT) – Astana rider Jakob Fuglsang believes his chances of winning today’s stage 18 of the Tour de France were scuppered when he was hit by a motorbike on the slopes of the Col du Glandon. Fuglsang was in a three-rider lead group with eventual stage-winner Romain Bardet (Ag2r-La Mondiale) and Pierre Rolland […]

Bardet solos to stage 18 win in Tour de France, Froome holds yellow

July 24, 2015

Romain Bardet made up for a disappointing general classification in this year’s Tour de France with a spectacular victory on stage 18 into Saint Jean de Maurienne. The Ag2r La Mondiale rider, who took sixth overall twelve months ago, was part of a large breakaway group which slipped clear early on. He broke away on […]

Tour de France tech: A closer look at FSA’s prototype electronic groupset

July 23, 2015

GAP, France (CT) – The cycling tech world has been abuzz since the second rest day of the Tour de France with the news that FSA has a few prototype versions of its long-awaited electronic groupset on team bikes at the Tour. FSA is predominately know for its bars, stems, seatposts and chainsets. The company […]

The curious case of Chris Froome: Why he and cycling deserve better

July 23, 2015

Albert Einstein once defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Being a cycling fan and hoping for a Tour de France free of controversy is a little like that. The 2015 Tour de France has certainly provided its fair share of controversies: crashes claiming race leaders and […]

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Daily News Digest

July 23, 2015

In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Simon Geschke takes stage 17; Gilbert Wins Grand Prix Cerami; Katie Hall wins stage 6 of Thüringen Rundfahrt; Van Garderen amongst several abandons on a difficult stage; Sky releases Froome’s powermeter data, but do the numbers add up?; Kwiatkowski confirmed to leave Etixx-Quick-Step; Mikel Landa […]

Van Garderen on Tour withdrawal: “I woke up and thought the worst of it had passed”

July 23, 2015

Sitting in the top three of the Tour de France since stage nine, Tejay van Garderen is now coming to terms with the collapse of his campaign for a podium finish in Paris. “To be fighting for a podium in the Tour de France, and then the next minute you are sitting in the car, […]

Geschke wins stage 17 of the Tour with long solo escape, GC top-10 gets a shake-up

July 23, 2015

PRA LOUP, France (CT) – Simon Geschke (Giant-Alpecin) has held off a late charge from Andrew Talansky (Cannondale-Garmin) to win stage 17 of the Tour de France with a long-range solo attack. Geschke attacked from a 28-rider breakaway with just under 50km remaining and was able to build and maintain a lead over two second-category […]

Van Garderen amongst several abandons on tough 17th stage of Tour de France

July 23, 2015

PRA LOUP, France (CT) – The rider who started the day third overall, Tejay van Garderen, saw his hopes of a Tour podium evaporate on stage 17 of the race, with the American withdrawing during the stage. Van Garderen got into difficulties early on, losing contact, and while he fought his way back into the […]

Debate after Sky releases Froome’s data; Tucker argues numbers don’t add up

July 23, 2015

GAP, France (CT) – Team Sky responded to calls for it to be more transparent on Tuesday’s second rest day of the Tour de France yet, for some, the release of climbing data from Chris Froome ended up creating as many questions as it sought to answer. The team said in the lead-up to the […]

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