Chris Froome
Cavendish gets his win on stage 7 of the Tour de France, Froome moves back in yellow
July 11, 2015
FOUGERES, France (CT) – Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quick-Step) has bounced back from the disappointment of two sprint defeats earlier in the week to win stage 7 of the Tour de France. Cavendish bided his time in the bunch kick to the line, sprinting around the inside of a slight bend ahead of the finish to take […]
Daily News Digest
July 10, 2015
In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Stybar wins stage six of Tour de France, race leader Tony Martin crashes out; Mayuko Hagiwara wins Giro Rosa stage six; Primoz Roglic survives hors catégorie climb to claim Tour of Qinghai Lake stage 5; Van Zyl wins stage five of Tour of Austria, but […]
Froome loses yellow but ‘couldn’t have asked to be in a better position’
July 8, 2015
CAMBRAI, France (CT) – After a single day in the yellow jersey at the Tour de France, Chris Froome (Sky) has relinquished the overall lead. But the Kenyan-born Brit appears unconcerned about slipping to second place on the general classification – the maillot jaune is now on the shoulders of stage winner Tony Martin (Etixx-Quick-Step) […]
Rodriguez climbs to stage 3 Tour win on the Mur de Huy, Froome into yellow
July 7, 2015
HUY, Belgium (CT) – Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) has climbed to victory on a crash-affected third stage of the 2015 Tour de France, attacking on the Mur de Huy climb and holding off Chris Froome (Sky) and Alexis Vuillermoz (Ag2r-La Mondiale) to secure the win. Rodriguez made his move with 400m to go on the steep […]
Froome and Contador the big winners in early GC shake-up
July 6, 2015
ZEELAND, The Netherlands (CT) – The 2015 Tour de France is only into its second stage but already there’s more than 90 seconds between four big favourites for the general classification – Chris Froome (Sky), Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo), Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) and Nairo Quintana (Movistar). On a stage that was dramatically affected by crosswinds and […]
Sean Kelly: Froome and Quintana may have had sleepless nights over possible tough weather conditions
July 3, 2015
UTRECHT, The Netherlands (CT) – With thunderstorms looking like a distinct possibility in the days ahead, Sean Kelly has said that some of the key race favourites will likely be unsettled by the prospect of slippery, tricky conditions and the realisation that this could greatly threaten their Tour chances. “If we get good weather, little […]
