Lotto-Soudal Tour debutantes share their experiences
Several riders and staff of the Lotto Soudal team are having their first Tour de France experience.
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2015 Tour de France: Stage 17 Preview
The Tour enters the Alps on Stage 17 with a 161kms mountainous route from Digne-les-Bains to Pra Loup. With five climbs in store, I hope the riders make the most of their rest day!
Another year with Katusha for Joaquim Rodrieguez
Joaquim Rodriguez has extended his contract with Katusha through the end of 2016.
Samuel Sánchez Renews With BMC Racing Team For 2016
Past Olympic road race champion Samuel Sánchez will race for the BMC Racing Team in the 2016 season
No additional treatment for Ivan Basso after successful surgery
Statements released by doctors and the Tinkoff-Saxo team seem to indicate that Ivan Basso did not have testicular cancer and that his recent surgery should solve all complications.
Kintner, Woodruff take second titles at Mountain Bike National Championships
Jill Kintner (Bellingham, Wash./Red Bull-Norco Bicycles) marched to the women’s pro downhill national championship and Chloe Woodruff (Prescott, Ariz./Team Stan’s NoTubes-Niner) sprinted to the women’s pro cross-country win
Sagan retains green jersey after taking 4th in Valence sprint finish
In a hectic sprint, Sagan took 4th place behind main green jersey rival André Greipel and now leads the points classification by 44 points.
Froome tells reporters, fans that ‘times have changed’ (Reuters)
Top cycling performances should not systematically trigger doping suspicions, Tour de France overall leader Chris Froome said on Sunday.
Prudhomme hits out at reporting as Froome, Sky guarded by police (Reuters)
Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme blamed the media for aggression aimed at yellow jersey holder Chris Froome as the Briton’s Team Sky were protected by police before the start of Sunday’s 15th stage.
2015 Tour de France Stage 16 Preview
Stage 16 of the 2015 Tour de France runs 201kms from Bourg-de-Peage to Gap and favors those willing to take risks on a big descent.