Showing what can only be described as a remarkable amount of bounce-back following the operation on his shoulder less than two weeks ago Mark Cavendish made his way to France to support his Omega Pharma Quickstep team mates. During an impromptu … [Read more...] about Cav rejoins The Tour de France
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Geraint Thomas talks about his pelvis on his day off
Geraint Thomas is fast becoming one of our favourite pro-riders. His apparently unshakable joie de vivre was in full force during the brutal Paris-Roubaix stage, and in his latest blog post for the BBC he refers to the fractured pelvis he earned in … [Read more...] about Geraint Thomas talks about his pelvis on his day off
Contador crash – Van Den Broeck ses ‘I was there man!’
Following Alberto Contador's exit from this year's Tour de France there have been questions asked about what exactly happened that caused him to crash. Whenever a rider crashes out there is a mix of sympathy and commiseration from riders who have … [Read more...] about Contador crash – Van Den Broeck ses ‘I was there man!’
Talansky licks tarmac, Gerrans says ‘buh?’
Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) denied inflicting the crash that sent Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) tumbling during the sprint for the finish in the town-center of Nancy at the very end of another feverish stage at the Tour de France on … [Read more...] about Talansky licks tarmac, Gerrans says ‘buh?’
Froome crunches horribly out of Le Tour
That's it, it's all over, time to go home boyo. Nobody likes to see anyone leave Le Tour this way, especially not when it's our very own Chris Froome. After suffering a suspected fracture earned by going down mid-peleton Froome visited the race … [Read more...] about Froome crunches horribly out of Le Tour
Keukeleire says a naughty, and apologises to Froome
If it isn’t tough enough just making the grade to even compete in the Tour de France, imagine how tough it will be to continue after causing the defending champion to crash in your debut race. That’s just what Jens Keukeleire of team Orica-GreenEdge … [Read more...] about Keukeleire says a naughty, and apologises to Froome