Tony Gallopin joins his uncle at Team RadioShack
PARIS (AFP) - Frenchman Tony Gallopin will ride for RadioShack as of next season after signing a two-year deal with the American outfit, according to the French Cycling Federation (ffc.fr) Thursday.
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Sports nutrition strategies
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Euro Racing this Week: Burgos, Denmark and Portugal
It's transition time in Europe, with some races picking up leftovers form the Tour de France and others serving as platforms for the upcoming Vuelta a España.
2011 Tour of Gippsland Final GC
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Crash ends Ballan’s Tour of Poland
A crash late in Monday's second stage of the Tour of Poland knocked BMC's Alessandro Ballan out of the race and prevented teammate Alexander Kristoff from contesting the sprint finish.
Colavita Forno D’Asolo wins Women’s Prestige Cycling Series team title
Colavita Forno d'Asolo-Cooking Light walked away with the team title in the final standings of the Women's Prestige Cycling Series, followng the last series race, the Bend Memorial Clinic Cascade Cycling Classic. The squad also claimed the sprinter's jersey for Leah Kirchmann, whose standing got a big boost when she won the Wheaties FUEL Sprint jersey at the Nature Valley Grand Prix in June.
Ben King Diary: Wrapping up July
I write from Salt Lake City, Utah, a place I once tried to forget.
Philippe Gilbert wins 2011 Clásica San Sebastián
Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) wins the Clásica San Sebastián with a bold attack in the final kilometers.
Coryn Rivera claims European stage win
The women’s USA Cycling National Development program showed a strong performance at Tour du Limousin in France this weekend. The team's performance there came after an impressive result the prior week's Tour of Bretagne Feminin, where Jacquelyn Crowell (Team Type 1 Development) finished fouth in the GC, one second off of the podium.
Phil Gaimon Blog: There was a race in Oregon, too
Editor's Note: Phil Gaimon, 25, is a Velo magazine columnist and third-year pro racer for Kenda-5 Hr Energy Presented by Gear Grinder. He has an English degree from the University of Florida, and owns online stores at podiumcycling.com and sharethedamnroad.com.
The top-10 stories of the second half of the 2011 Tour de France
After a week in France, Velo editor in chief Ben Delaney wrote about his choice for the top-10 moments of the first week. Now with the great gift of hindsight, we'll pick the top 10 most impressive moments of weeks 2 and 3.
North Americans at the 2011 Tour de France: 11 start, 10 finish (kind of)
Eleven North Americans started the 2011 Tour de France and 10 of them made it to Paris — although one of them used a body double.
Mark Cavendish secures green jersey, becomes second Briton to stand on Tour podium
Sprint king Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) became only the second Briton to step onto the Tour de France podium after securing the green jersey with his fifth stage win of this year's race on the final day.
2011 Tour de France results, stage 21 – and final standings
1. Mark Cavendish, HTC-Highroad, 2h 27' 02" 2. Boasson Hagen Edvald, Sky Procycling, s.t. 3. André Greipel, Omega Pharma-Lotto, s.t. 4. Tyler Farrar, Team Garmin-Cervélo, s.t. 5. Fabian Cancellara, Team Leopard-Trek, s.t.
Cadel Evans clinches 2011 Tour de France as Mark Cavendish wins finale in Paris
Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) became the first Australian to win the 2011 Tour de France on Sunday as Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) took the final stage on the Champs-Élysées.
Inside the Tour by John Wilcockson: Evans, a complete champion
GRENOBLE, France (VN) — “There’s a car, a car … il y a une voiture!” You could hear the panic in the voice of a television technician who was being pinned back against the trunk of a race official’s red Skoda by a solid mass of media crews. The mob was moving en masse like a giant bubble around the rider wearing a yellow skinsuit, Andy Schleck, who’d just thrown every last ounce of energy into defending (unsuccessfully) his Tour de France lead against Cadel Evans.
The Livestream Diaries, entry #21: Does anyone know the Heimlich maneuver?
Does anyone know the Heimlich maneuver?
2011 Tour de France, stage 20: Andrew Hood’s Tour notebook
The green jersey remains up for grabs; Edvald Boasson Hagen is "a beast"; and Jens Voigt's good for one more year ... at least.
Girona Notes: No Tour for Some
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2011 Tour de France results, stage 19
Stage
- 1 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 3:13:25
- 2 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:00:14
- 3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard 0:00:23
- 4 Peter Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad 0:00:57
- 5 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
- 1 Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek
- 2 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek 0:00:53
- 3 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:57
- 4 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar 0:02:10
- 5 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:03:31
Inside the Tour with John Wilcockson: Voeckler the survivor has restored romanticism to the Tour
COL DU GALIBIER, France (VN) — Thursday’s gigantic stage 18 at the Tour de France was all about survival, whether that was simply to stay in the race and fight a more strategic battle to remain in the race for the yellow jersey.
Le Tour Diary | Stage 18
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Garmin chasing final podium with teams classification
PUY SAINT PIERRE, France (VN) - As teams whose top-five GC hopes have faded often do, Garmin-Cervélo is chasing the teams classification at the Tour de France. But with four stage wins, a week in the maillot jaune and an American rookie fighting for the top-10, Garmin’s Tour has been their best ever and Tom Danielson leads the squad in a run at the final podium in the final three days of the race.
Time cut penalty puts Rojas back into green jersey battle
COL du GALIBIER, France (AFP) - British sprint king Mark Cavendish survived being eliminated from the Tour de France after the epic 18th stage to the Col du Galibier Thursday.
2011 Tour de France results, stage 18
Stage
- 1. Andy Schleck, Team Leopard-Trek, in 6h 07' 56"
- 2. Frank Schleck, Team Leopard-Trek, at 2:07
- 3. Cadel Evans, Bmc Racing Team, at 02:15
- 4. Ivan Basso, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 02:18
- 5. Thomas Voeckler, Team Europcar, at 02:21
- 1. Thomas Voeckler, Team Europcar, in 79h 34' 06"
- 2. Andy Schleck, Team Leopard-Trek, at 00:15
- 3. Frank Schleck, Team Leopard-Trek, at at 01:08
- 4. Cadel Evans, Bmc Racing Team, at at 01:12
- 5. Damiano Cunego, Lampre - Isd, at at 03:46
Gutsy Andy Schleck attacks 60k from the line, takes stage win and positions for Tour win
Andy Schleck rode the stage of his life on Thursday, with a dramatic 60km-plus solo breakaway that put the Leopard-Trek rider into position to win the 2011 Tour de France.
2011 Tour de France results, stage 17
Stage
- 1. Edvald Boasson Hagen, Sky Procycling, in 4h 18' 00"
- 2. Bauke Mollema, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 00:40
- 3. Sandy Casar, Fdj, at 00:50
- 4. Julien El Fares, Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne, at 00:50
- 5. Sylvain Chavanel, Quick Step Cycling Team, at 00:50
- 1. Thomas Voeckler, Team Europcar, in 73h 23' 49"
- 2. Cadel Evans, BMC Racing Team, at 1:18
- 3. Frank Schleck, Team Leopard-Trek, at 01:22
- 4. Andy Schleck, Team Leopard-Trek, at 02:36
- 5. Samuel Sanchez, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 02:59
2011 Tour de France notebook, stage 16: Cleaner climbing; Thor’s super Tour
GAP, France (VN) — Jonathan Vaughters (Garmin-Cervelo) says he's encouraged by signs that this Tour de France is a cleaner race.
2011 Tour de France results, stage 16
Stage
- 1. Thor Hushovd, Team Garmin - Cervelo, in 3h 31' 38"
- 2. Boasson Hagen Edvald, Sky Procycling, at s.t.
- 3. Ryder Hesjedal, Team Garmin - Cervelo, at 00:02
- 4. Tony Martin, Htc - Highroad, at 00:38
- 5. Mikhail Ignatyev, Katusha Team, at 00:52
- 1. Thomas Voeckler, Team Europcar, in 69h 00' 56"
- 2. Cadel Evans, Bmc Racing Team, at 01:45
- 3. Frank Schleck, Team Leopard-Trek, at 01:49
- 4. Andy Schleck, Team Leopard-Trek, at 03:03
- 5. Samuel Sanchez, Euskaltel - Euskadi, at 03:26
Farrar: ‘I should have kept my mouth shut’ about Cavendish
SAINT-PAUL-TROIS-CHATEAUX, France (VN) — Mark Cavendish's fourth stage win Sunday didn't sit well with some of the other top sprinters who couldn't hold back their frustration that perhaps Cavendish made it through Saturday's brutal climbing stage up Plateau de Beille with something more than his own two legs.
Gilbert, Alps lie between Cavendish and green in Paris
SAINTE CÉCILE LES VIGNES, France (VN) - Four days in the mountains and a Belgian classics rider lie in the way of Mark Cavendish and his green jersey dreams. As the Tour de France heads for its final week in the Alps, Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) is closer now than ever to taking the maillot vert home, but he’ll have to outdo two rivals and 12 categorized climbs to stand on the podium in Paris in green.
Inside the Tour with John Wilcockson: Calm before the Alpine storm
A cold hard rain is forecast for Tuesday's stage 16. John Wilcockson takes a look at how such conditions have turned previous Tours upside down.
Exclusive book excerpt: 1986: The Alpe’s Greatest Duel, from The Tour is Won on the Alpe.
Excerpted with permission from: The Tour Is Won on the Alpe by Jean-Paul Vespini, translated by David V. Herlihy
Mark Cavendish: If teams won’t work, why bring a sprinter to the Tour?
if other teams don't want to ride for a sprint, what's the point of bringing a sprinter here?” asks Mark Cavendish. "If I was in a team that didn't want to ride for a sprint, it would be a bit of a knock to my ego. A sprinter is a bit of an egotistical person, you know."
Thomas Voeckler tells feverish French fans he has ‘no chance of winning the Tour’
No French rider has won the Tour de France since Bernard Hinault in 1985. A French rider hasn't reached the final podium since Richard Virenque in 1997. That's a long time to wait and French fans and media are fanning the fires of Voeckler fever.
2011 Tour de France results, stage 15
- 1. Mark Cavendish, Htc - Highroad, 4h 20' 24"
- 2. Tyler Farrar, Team Garmin - Cervelo, s.t.
- 3. Alessandro Petacchi, Lampre - Isd, s.t.
- 4. Daniel Oss, Liquigas-Cannondale, s.t.
- 5. Joaquin Rojas Jose, Movistar Team, s.t.
Mark Cavendish wins stage 15 of the 2011 Tour de France
Mark Cavendish delivers once more after Philippe Gilbert tries to steal a march on the sprinters in the final kilometers.
Tyler Farrar racing pressure-free in 2011 Tour de France, but wants to win stage 15
Tyler Farrar is riding pressure-free going into the third week of the Tour de France.
2011 Tour de France results, stage 14
- 1. Jelle Vanendert, Omega Pharma - Lotto, at
- 2. Samuel Sanchez, Euskaltel - Euskadi, at
- 3. Andy Schleck, Team Leopard-Trek, at 00:46
- 4. Cadel Evans, Bmc Racing Team, at 00:48
- 5. Rigoberto Uran, Sky Procycling, at 00:48
Inside the Tour with John Wilcockson: Hushovd joins an elite band of world champion stage winners
Norwegian joins an elite band of 16 rider over worlds’ 84-year history
Hushovd and his team celebrate ‘most meaningful’ win
LOURDES, France (VN) - Thor Hushovd called his improbable stage 13 win in Lourdes, on the hip of the Pyrénées, his most important at the Tour de France to date. Previously an eight-time stage winner, Hushovd surprised his Garmin-Cervélo teammates and even scared director Lionel Marie, who followed him on the breakneck descents of the cols d’Aubisque and du Soulor Friday afternoon.
Tour de France Notebook, stage 13: No wins for French, Gilbert chasing green
LOURDES, France (VN) — Jeremy Roy (FDJ) won a consolation prize by earning the day's most combative award, but French riders have come up empty so far in the 2011 Tour de France.
2011 Tour de France results, stage 13
- 1. Thor Hushovd, Team Garmin - Cervelo, in 3h 47' 36"
- 2. David Moncoutie, Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne, at 00:10
- 3. Jérémy Roy, Fdj, at 00:26
- 4. Lars Bak, Htc - Highroad, at 05:00
- 5. Jérôme Pineau, Quick Step Cycling Team, at 05:02
Tour de France notebook, stage 12: Danielson Garmin’s GC bet; Barredo’s carte blanche; apology for Hoogerland
LUZ-ARDIDEN, France (VN) — Tom Danielson charged into the top-10 overall and became Garmin-Cervélo's lone GC bet.
Van Garderen ready for challenge of mountains
CUGNAUX, France (VN) — Tejay Van Garderen (HTC-Highroad) was a bundle of nerves at the start line of Thursday's 12th stage. After riding through the first half of the Tour de France unscathed, the Tour rookie was looking down the gauntlet of the Tour's first major climbs.
2011 Tour de France results, stage 12
Stage
- 1. Samuel Sanchez, Euskaltel - Euskadi, in6h 01' 15"
- 2. Jelle Vanendert, Omega Pharma - Lotto, at 00:07
- 3. Frank Schleck, Team Leopard-Trek, at 00:10
- 4. Ivan Basso, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 00:30
- 5. Cadel Evans, Bmc Racing Team, at 00:30
- 1. Thomas Voeckler, Team Europcar, in 51h 54' 44"
- 2. Frank Schleck, Team Leopard-Trek, at 01:49
- 3. Cadel Evans, Bmc Racing Team, at 02:06
- 4. Andy Schleck, Team Leopard-Trek, at 02:17
- 5. Ivan Basso, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 03:16
Inside the Tour with John Wilcockson: It’s D-Day at the Tour!
A fresh Evans faces challenges from Contador and the Schlecks in the Pyrenees
Ben King Diary: My Tour of Austria
Instead of a traditional rider diary, this month Team RadioShack's Ben King is sharing his race report from the Tour of Austria, which wrapped up Sunday.
HTC’s Velits, Martin floating into podium contention
Off the radar and unnoticed; that sums how the first half of the 2011 Tour has gone for HTC-Highroad's two-pronged GC attack. And that's just fine for them.
On a gloomy day at the Tour, it’s all about the Missile, the Gorilla and Ty
LAVAUR, France (VN) — It was raining at the start of Wednesday’s stage 11 in Blaye-les-Mines, a down-on-its-luck coal-mining town on the southern edge of the Massif Central. Riders stayed in their team buses as long as possible. Some ventured outside to give hurried interviews in the shelter of their bus’s canopy or a journalist’s umbrella.
Tour de France notebook, stage 11: Roche on Tour, Cavendish green
LAVAUR, France (VN) — Nicolas Roche (Ag2r-La Mondiale) crashed a lot during his run-up to the Tour de France this year, but he's largely avoided the disasters that have struck other top contenders in the first half of the race.
Despite new incident, Cav says he has no problem with Feillu; Feillu to leave race with injury
LAVAUR, France (AFP) - Britain's Mark Cavendish moved to quash speculation of another sprint clash with Frenchman Romain Feillu after claiming his third stage win of this year's Tour de France Wednesday.
2011 Tour de France results, stage 11
Stage
- 1. Mark Cavendish, Htc - Highroad, in 3h 46' 07
- 2. André Greipel, Omega Pharma - Lotto, at s.t.
- 3. Tyler Farrar, Team Garmin - Cervelo, at s.t.
- 4. Denis Galimzyanov, Katusha Team, at s.t.
- 5. Boasson Hagen Edvald, Sky Procycling, at s.t.
- 1. Thomas Voeckler, Team Europcar, in 45h 52' 39
- 2. Luis-leon Sanchez, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 1:49
- 3. Cadel Evans, Bmc Racing Team, at at 02:26
- 4. Frank Schleck, Team Leopard-Trek, at at 02:29
- 5. Andy Schleck, Team Leopard-Trek, at at 02:37
Mark Cavendish wins stage 11 of the 2011 Tour de France, takes over green jersey
Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) won Wednesday's stage 11 of the 2011 Tour de France, a 168km sprinters' stage that concluded in Lavaur, the final stage before the Tour enters the Pyrenees on Thursday.
2011 Tour de France notebook, stage 10: Sánchez for Gesink; Farrar on sprints; Vaughters on dopers
CARMAUX, France -- Luís León Sánchez says despite his stage-winning ride Sunday that catapulted him into second place overall, he will still ride for Rabobank team captain Robert Gesink.
Greipel takes down Cavendish in biggest win of career
CARMAUX, France (VN) — André Greipel won't tell you how much Tuesday's stage victory meant to him. He didn't have to, his triumphant fist and scream at the finish line said it all.
Ten biggest moments of the Tour’s first 10 days
Although we haven’t yet reached the high mountains, the 2011 Tour de France has already been one giant rollercoaster of a ride. With 10 stages in the books as of Tuesday, we thought it appropriate to take a look back. And besides, who doesn’t love a good Top 10 list?
Contador vows to stay in Tour; Discounts rumors of early exit
CARMAUX, France (VN) — Though he's battered and bruised, three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador strongly denied reports that he will leave the race early.
2011 Tour de France results, stage 10
Stage
- 1. André Greipel, Omega Pharma-Lotto, in 3h 31' 21"
- 2. Mark Cavendish, HTC-Highroad, at s.t.
- 3. Joaquin Rojas Jose, Movistar Team, at s.t.
- 4. Thor Hushovd, Team Garmin-Cervelo, at s.t.
- 5. Romain Feillu, Vacansoleil-Dcm, at s.t.
- 1. Thomas Voeckler, Team Europcar, in 42h 06' 32
- 2. Luis-leon Sanchez, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 01:49
- 3. Cadel Evans, BMC Racing Team, at 02:26
- 4. Frank Schleck, Team Leopard-Trek, at 02:29
- 5. Andy Schleck, Team Leopard-Trek, at 02:37
Greipel denies Cavendish, wins stage 10 of the 2011 Tour de France
Andre Greipel denied Mark Cavendish a third stage win in this Tour de France, winning Tuesday's stage 10, a 58-kilometer race from Aurillac to Carmaux, the first of two stages through the Cévennes as the race heads toward the Pyrenees.
Inside the Tour with John Wilcockson: Evans in command as Tour heads toward the mountains
The Schlecks and Contador ready to test the “rest day favorite” in the Pyrénées
Andrew Hood’s 2011 Tour de France notebook, stage 9: Truce opens door for Voeckler seven years later; Horner leaves hospital; Van Garderen’s run
A mid-race crash helps Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) gain the yellow jersey, Chris Horner leaves the hospital for Mickey D's, and Tejay Van Garderen is the second American to lead the mountains competition.
2011 Tour de France results, stage 9
- 1. Luis-Leon Sanchez, Rabobank Cycling Team, 5h 27' 09"
- 2. Thomas Voeckler, Team Europcar, at 00:05
- 3. Sandy Casar, Fdj, at 00:13
- 4. Philippe Gilbert, Omega Pharma - Lotto, at 03:59
- 5. Peter Velits, Htc - Highroad, at 03:59
Thomas Voeckler takes lead in 2011 Tour de France as Luis-Leon Sanchez wins stage 9
Crashes once again played a decisive role as Thomas Voeckler took the yellow jersey in stage 9 of the 2011 Tour de France on Sunday.
Andrew Hood’s 2011 Tour de France notebook, stage 8: Van Garderen impresses; Fulgsang is hole card for Leopard-Trek
Tejay Van Garderen (HTC-Highroad) lit up the roads of France with a thrilling ride in Saturday's eighth stage that confirmed his status as a future grand-tour rider, and the team bosses couldn't be happier with the young rider's performance.
Week 1: Top-10 moments of the 2011 Tour de France
The first week of the 2011 Tour de France has already been one giant rollercoaster of a ride. With the first chapter of the Tour closing in Chateauroux Friday, and the second chapter beginning in the Massif Central Saturday, we thought it appropriate to take a quick look back. And besides, who doesn’t love a good top-10 list?
Tejay Van Garderen’s big day: American scores KOM jersey and most aggressive status
Riding in his first Tour de France, 22-year-old American Tejay Van Garderen went for broke on stage 8, and ended up with the King of the Mountains jersey and the Most Combative prize for his efforts.
2011 Tour de France results, stage 8
- 1. Faria Da Costa Rui Alberto, Movistar Team, 4h 36' 46"
- 2. Philippe Gilbert, Omega Pharma - Lotto, at 00:12
- 3. Cadel Evans, Bmc Racing Team, at at 00:15
- 4. Samuel Sanchez, Euskaltel - Euskadi, at at 00:15
- 5. Peter Velits, Htc - Highroad, at at 00:15
Rui Da Costa wins stage 8 as Thor Hushovd holds lead in 2011 Tour de France
Rui Da Costa (Movistar) won the eighth stage of the 2011 Tour de France just a whisker ahead of classics star Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) and BMC captain Cadel Evans.
Inside the Tour with John Wilcockson: Into the Massif Central
Rain showers and breakaways in the forecast this weekend
Tour Notebook, stage 7: Voeckler, Farrar’s gesture, big changes in jerseys
CHATEAUROUX, France - Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) says stricter anti-doping rules are making for a cleaner Tour de France this year.
Horner and Leipheimer battered as RadioShack and Sky stunned by stage 7 crash
CHATEAUROUX, France (VN) — Riders came across the line in dribs and drabs. The nerves and fatigue of nearly a week of racing showing clearly on the riders' faces. Some survived after dodging another bullet, but others were not so lucky.
Bradley Wiggins Tour de France dreams end with broken collarbone, Sky refocuses
CHATEAUROUX, France (VN) — Bradley Wiggins’s Tour de France dreams shattered Friday as he broke his collarbone in a crash on stage 7. A pileup with about 40km to go brought down Team Sky’s GC hope and many others. While most remounted, Wiggins retired from the race into an ambulance.
2011 Tour de France results, stage 7
- 1. Mark Cavendish, Htc - Highroad, in 5h 38' 53"
- 2. Alessandro Petacchi, Lampre - Isd, at
- 3. André Greipel, Omega Pharma - Lotto, at 00:00
- 4. Romain Feillu, Vacansoleil-Dcm, at s.t.
- 5. William Bonnet, Fdj, at s.t.
Cavendish wins stage 7 of the 2011 Tour de France
Mark Cavendish won Friday's marathon 218-kilometer race from Le Mans to Châteauroux, the last sprinter's stage before the race enters the Massif Central this weekend.
Stuart O’Grady feeling the effects of tough week on Tour
CHATEAUROUX, France (AFP) — Australian Stuart O'Grady has admitted the tough first week of the Tour de France has left him feeling battered and bounced around like a character from a computer game.
The Livestream Diaries Entry #7
A 12-year-old German spectator suffered a broken nose after failing to catch the once-in-a-lifetime souvenir tossed to her by Saxo Bank-Sungard leader Alberto Contador during Wednesday’s stage 5. The rider — eager to improve his image amongst increasingly hostile roadside fans — decided to up the ante on the traditional water bottle toss, hurling a $10,000 S-Works Tarmac at the girl as he awaited his team car following the first of two unexpected crashes. The frustrated Spaniard refused questions at the finish, muttering only that “she catches like a little girl.”