2015 Tour de France
Froome wary after dominant team effort: ‘We’re definitely going to be on our guard now’
July 15, 2015
LA PIERRE-SAINT-MARTIN, France (CT) – It would be premature to suggest that the 2015 Tour de France is already over, but fans would be forgiven for thinking otherwise. On the first hors categorie climb of the race, at the end of today’s 10th stage, Chris Froome (Sky) extended his lead in the general classification with […]
Froome dominates first mountain stage of Tour de France, extends overall lead
July 15, 2015
LA PIERRE-SAINT-MARTIN, France (CT) – Chris Froome cemented his grip on the yellow jersey at the Tour de France with a dominating solo victory on stage ten to La Pierre Saint Martin. The Briton dropped all of his rivals and finished 59 seconds ahead of his Sky team-mate Richie Porte, who put in a late […]
Basso to undergo surgery on Wednesday in relation to his testicular cancer
July 14, 2015
LA PIERRE-SAINT-MARTIN, France (CT) – One day after Ivan Basso left the Tour de France due to a case of testicular cancer discovered Monday morning, his Tinkoff Saxo team has said that he will be operated on in order to determine the extent of the tumour. The Italian rider was involved in a crash on […]
Daily News Digest
July 14, 2015
In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: The Tour of Qinghai Lake; Ivan Basso has testicular cancer; Porte on Sky’s Tour de France GC rivals; War of words (and fists) at Qinghai Lake; Wouter Wippert to sign with Cannondale-Garmin?; Zdenek Stybar extends contract; Debusschere signs for three more seasons; Adam Hansen’s Fear […]
CyclingTips Tour de France Podcast: Episode 4
July 14, 2015
On the first rest day of the 2015 Tour de France, we sat down to chat about the past three stages of the race, some of the goings-on in and around the race in recent days, and how the next few stages in the Pyrenees might unfold. We hope you enjoy the podcast! If the […]
Porte on Sky’s Tour de France GC rivals: “I’m going to chase them for my mate Froomey”
July 14, 2015
PAU, France (CT) – It was, in Richie Porte’s own words, “the worst-kept secret” in pro cycling. As the Tasmanian confirmed to SBS TV during Sunday’s coverage of the Tour de France, Porte’s leaving Team Sky at the end of this season. Since April this year, Porte has been talking about his desire to move […]
