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Sky’s Boasson Hagen wins stage 6 of the 2011 Tour de France
Team Sky's Edvald Boasson Hagen won stage 6 of the 2011 Tour de France on Thursday, a 226.5km race from Dinan to Lisieux along the coast of Normandy.
Tour notebook: Leopard-Trek on Contador-Schleck match-up: ‘Too early to say’
LISIEUX, France (VN) — With the real battle of the Tour de France still looming, Leopard-Trek sport director Kim Andersen says the Schleck brothers are trying to stay as quiet as possible in the first hectic week of the race.
Cipollini: Cavendish still has a lot to learn
LISIEUX, France (AFP) — Italian cycling great Mario Cipollini says Britain's Mark Cavendish is the strongest sprinter in the world, but believes the Tour de France star still has lots to learn.
Looking ahead: Friday’s Tour stage returns to the scene of Cav’s first stage win
LISIEUX, France (AFP) — Despite the temptation, Britain's Mark Cavendish is likely put nostalgia to one side when he saddles up for a pop at his second stage win of the Tour de France Friday.
2011 Tour de France results, stage 6
- 1. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky)
- 2. Matthew Goss (HTC-Highroad)
- 3. Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervelo)
Inside the Tour with John Wilcockson: The power of the yellow jersey
Thor Hushovd is the latest rider to be inspired by the leading the Tour
The Livestream Diaries, Entry #6
Dan Wuori is one of the funniest Twitter bards in the cycling world (follow him at @dwuori). This month, he will be expanding a bit beyond 140 characters to share periodic journals during the Tour de France. Today's is the sixth.
Crashes KO Brajkovic; Contador, Leipheimer, Gesink all hit deck
CAP FREHEL, France (VN) - The official medical communique of Wednesday's sixth stage at the Tour de France only lists eight names, but the pain and suffering went much deeper than that.
Make mine a triple: a chat with 1987 Giro-Tour-worlds champion Stephen Roche
It was some 24 years ago, in 1987, that Irish cycling hero Stephen Roche won the Tour de France; it was his and Ireland’s only ever Tour victory — if you can actually be so blasé as to use the word “only” in the same sentence as a hard earned Tour de France victory; the culmination of a life’s work and ambition for any cyclist.
From the magazine: Worlds Collide – the Garmin-Cervélo merger and intrasquad dynamics
Editor's note: The following article appeared in the March 2011 issue of VeloNews magazine. We thought our web readers would enjoy a look at the what the Garmin-Cervelo team said about team cooperation before the season really started.
HTC’s Mark Renshaw – GC riders adding danger to the sprints
Cavendish's leadout man talks about the dangerous Tour and Cav's first win of this Tour
Rojas loses green jersey to Gilbert over intermediate sprint argy bargy
CAP FREHEL, France (AFP) - Movistar's Jose Joaquin Rojas lost possession of the Tour de France green jersey after blocking Mark Cavendish on the midway sprint of the race's fifth stage, officials announced on Wednesday.
HTC calls stage 5 win ‘one of Cav’s best ever;’ six wins still in the cards
CAP FREHEL, France (VN) —With 800m to go in Wednesday's crash-filled fifth stage, Rolf Aldag thought that HTC-Highroad had blown another chance at victory.
Robbie McEwen concerned by lack of Tour sprint stages
CAP FREHEL, France (AFP) - Australian Robbie McEwen said he is concerned about what he feels is a recent trend to reduce victory opportunities to sprinters on the world's biggest cycling races.
2011 Tour de France results, stage 5
- 1. Mark Cavendish, Htc - Highroad, in 3h 38' 32"
- 2. Philippe Gilbert, Omega Pharma - Lotto, at s.t
- 3. Joaquin Rojas Jose, Movistar Team, at s.t.
- 4. Tony Gallopin, Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne, at s.t.
- 5. Geraint Thomas, Sky Procycling, at s.t.
Mark Cavendish wins stage 5 of the Tour de France, Hushovd retains lead
Mark Cavendish won Wednesday’s stage 5 of the 2011 Tour de France, a 164.5-kilometer race from Carhaix to Cap Fréhel.
Contador, Wiggins and Gesink crash on stage 5, Brajkovic and Kern abandon
CAP FREHEL, France (AFP) - Reigning champion Alberto Contador and fellow yellow jersey contenders Bradley Wiggins and Robert Gesink survived crashes to continue the fifth stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday.
2011 Tour de France, stage 21 description
July 24 Stage 21: Créteil to Paris (Champs-Élysées), 95km (59 miles)
The Livestream Diaries, Entry #5
Dan Wuori is one of the funniest Twitter bards in the cycling world (follow him at @dwuori). This month, he will be expanding a bit beyond 140 characters to share periodic journals during the Tour de France. Today's is the fifth.
Pate, Van Garderen take different roads to this year’s Tour
MUR-DE-BRETAGNE, France (VN) — Americans Tejay Van Garderen and Danny Pate earned hard-fought slots on HTC-Highroad's competitive Tour de France selections, but both came via very different routes.
Inside the Tour with John Wilcockson: Stage win boosts Evans’ chances at the Tour
Beating Contador and Gilbert at Mûr-de-Bretagne are major victories
Tour de France Notebook, stage 4: Farrar’s breakthrough, Van Garderen close to white
A look at the jersey competitions and more from stage 4
Hushovd the beast keeps yellow; Garmin hopes to keep jersey to Super-Besse
Tuesday's biggest surprise was Thor Hushovd, whose tenacity and strength kept him in the yellow jersey by one second to Cadel Evans (BMC).
Schleck: Contador’s attack no surprise
MUR-DE-BRETAGNE, France (AFP) — Tour de France contender Andy Schleck brushed off losing eight seconds to yellow jersey rival Alberto Contador on Tuesday as the Spaniard provided drama on a thrilling finish to stage 4.
2011 Tour de France results, stage 4
Stage 4
- 1. Cadel Evans, Bmc Racing Team, in 4h 11' 39"
- 2. Alberto Contador, Saxo Bank Sungard, at s.t.
- 3. Alexandre Vinokourov, Pro Team Astana, at 00:00
- 4. Rigoberto Uran, Sky Procycling, at s.t.
- 5. Philippe Gilbert, Omega Pharma - Lotto, at s.t.
Cadel Evans wins stage 4 of the 2011 Tour de France, Hushovd retains overall lead
Cadel Evans (BMC) won Tuesday's stage 4 of the 2011 Tour de France, a 172.5-kilometer race from Lorient to Mûr-de-Bretagne with a tough uphill finish.
Le Tour Diary, Stage 3
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After stage 3, Cavendish says ‘don’t write me off’
REDON, France (AFP) - Mark Cavendish warned his Tour de France sprint rivals not to write him off after the Briton was forced to play second fiddle to American Tyler Farrar on the race's third stage Monday.
Tour Pro Bike: AleJet’s Wilier Triestina Cento 1
AleJet’s Wilier Triestina Cento 1 — long, low stem and short cranks
Omega Pharma’s ‘luxury problem’ of three strong cards: Gilbert, Van Den Broeck and Greipel
REDON, France (VN) — Omega Pharma-Lotto made it clear from the first few kilometers of the 2011 Tour de France that the Belgian squad is here to race. With one stage win already in the bag, Omega is looking for more victories, plus a stint in the green jersey and a podium spot in Paris.
Tour de France Notebook, stage 3: Van Garderen learning ropes; 4th of July first; RadioShack sitting pretty
Facts and figures from stage 3
There’s only one: Thor Hushovd
Norwegian continues to set records at the Tour de France
The Livestream Diaries, Entry #4
Dan Wuori is one of the funniest Twitter bards in the cycling world (follow him at @dwuori). This month, he will be expanding a bit beyond 140 characters to share periodic journals during the Tour de France. Today's is the fourth.
Cavendish and Hushovd punished after mid-race tussle
REDON, France, July 4, 2011 (AFP) - Tour de France organizers punished Mark Cavendish and Thor Hushovd for a mid-stage tussle by stripping the pair of the points they won at the intermediate sprint on the race's third stage Monday.
2011 Tour de France results, stage 3
- 1. Tyler Farrar, Team Garmin - Cervelo, in 4h 40' 21"
- 2. Romain Feillu, Vacansoleil-Dcm, at s.t.
- 3. Joaquin Rojas Jose, Movistar Team, at s.t.
- 4. Sébastien Hinault, Ag2r La Mondiale, at s.t.
- 5. Mark Cavendish, HTC - Highroad, at s.t.
Omega Pharma-Lotto’s golden boy Philippe Gilbert dreamed of wearing yellow jersey
Philippe Gilbert admitted he could not have wished for more as his dream season continued with a maiden Tour de France stage win, and the yellow jersey, on Saturday.
The Livestream Diaries, Entry #2
Dan Wuori is one of the funniest Twitter bards in the cycling world (follow him at @dwuori. This month, he will be expanding a bit beyond 140 characters to share periodic journals during the Tour de France. Today's is the second.
Philippe Gilbert wins stage 1 of 2011 Tour de France
Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) won a crash-filled kickoff to the 2011 Tour de France on Saturday, while defending champion Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Sungard) found himself nearly a minute and a half in the hole after getting caught behind a massive pileup with 8km to race.
Tour de France stage preview: Stage 1 with Davis Phinney
Davis Phinney is perhaps America's winningest road racer ever.
Boonen talks Tour sprints – ‘for sure I will try’
Quick Step's Tom Boonen says he'll treat the Tour stages like one-day races.
The Livestream Diaries, Entry #1
Dan Wuori is one of the funniest Twitter bards in the cycling world (follow him at @dwuori. This month, he will be expanding a bit beyond 140 characters to share periodic journals during the Tour de France. Today's is the first.
Overcoming grief, Tyler Farrar mentally and physically ready for the 2011 Tour de France
From winning stages at Tirreno-Adriatico and the Ster ZLM Tour to burying his best friend following a fatal accident at the Giro d’Italia, it would be a terrible understatement to call the first half of 2011 a rollercoaster for Garmin-Cervélo’s Tyler Farrar.
Tyler Farrar and Thor Hushovd ready to share sprint spotlight at Tour de France
LES HERBIERS, France (VN) — Two sprinters in one team might mean trouble, but Garmin-Cervélo promises that there will be no discord between world champion Thor Hushovd and Tyler Farrar when it comes to mass gallops over the next three weeks.
Cycling’s national champions are fired up for the Tour
World champion Thor Hushovd, in his rainbow stripes, may have stolen the show at Thursday’s Tour de France team presentation by donning a wig and brandishing a hammer as the Norse god of thunder; but also sharing the spotlight were the riders in distinctively colored national championship jerseys who won their respective title races last weekend.
Jonathan Vaughters: ‘Our best Tour team ever’
LES HERBIERS, France — Jonathan Vaughters couldn't hold back his smile Thursday as he discussed the Garmin-Cervélo lineup for the 2011 Tour de France.
One summit finish, brutal SLC circuit for 2011 Tour of Utah
Tour of Utah organizers on Tuesday will announce a new look route for the sixth edition of the race they deem “America’s toughest,” and that slogan has never been more appropriate.
2011 Tour de France stage descriptions, analysis and maps
Last year’s Tour de France was headlined by a mountaintop finish on the Col du the Tourmalet (won by Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck over Spain’s Alberto Contador) to mark the centennial of the Tour’s first crossing of the Pyrénées. This year’s race, starting on Saturday, celebrates 100 years of racing through the High Alps, culminating with a stage to the top of the Col du Galibier — which, at 8,678 feet (2,645 meters) elevation, will be the highest stage finish in Tour history.
Image of Garmin-Cervélo’s Tour squad becomes clearer
- Tom Danielson
- Julian Dean
- Tyler Farrar
- Ryder Hesjedal
- Thor Hushovd
- David Millar
- Johan Vansummeren
- Christian Vande Velde
- David Zabriskie
From the pages of VeloNews: Friendly Fire, Inside the Armstrong-Contador showdown at the 2009 Tour de France
“I won two races, one on the road and another in the hotel,” Contador said.
Track Cycling WA, 2011 UCI Winter GP Results
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Robin Farina wins 2011 USA Cycling elite women’s road race
Robin Farina (NOW-Novartis) beat Andrea Dvorak (Colavita-Forno d'Asolo) by a wheel to win the USA Cycling elite women's road race on Sunday at Fort Gordon, Georgia.
HTC-Highroad names its 2011 Tour de France team
HTC-Highroad for the Tour de France
- Bernhard Eisel (A)
- Mark Cavendish (GB)
- Matt Goss (Aus)
- Mark Renshaw (Aus)
- Tony Martin (G)
- Peter Velits (Slv)
- Lars Bak (Dk)
- Danny Pate (USA)
- Tejay Van Garderen (USA)
2011 Jack McGowan Handicap
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Tour de France Preview: Americans to Watch
This year’s Tour field boasts a deep wealth of Yankee talent, including a top sprinter, a quartet of potential top-5 finishers, one of the sport’s most promising young riders, and a star-crossed veteran who will be starting his record-tying 16th Grand Boucle.
Tom Boonen aims for return to glory at Tour de France
Tom Boonen (Quick-Step) says returning to the winner's circle will be his top priority when he lines up for his first Tour de France following a few tumultuous seasons marked by injury and controversy.
Ryder Hesjedal: ‘Fitter and fresher’ for Tour de France
Ryder Hesjedal will start his fourth career Tour de France under very different circumstances than the previous three editions following his break-out seventh place in 2010.
RadioShack all in for GC with Tour squad
RadioShack for the Tour de France:
- Jani Brajkovic (Slo)
- Chris Horner (USA)
- Markel Irizar (Sp)
- Andreas Klöden (G)
- Levi Leipheimer (USA)
- Dmitriy Muravyev (Kz)
- Sérgio Paulinho (P)
- Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr)
- Haimar Zubeldia (Sp)
Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: It’s gonna be a great opening week at the Tour!
The first week of this year's Tour features something for everyone
Phil Gaimon Diary: Watching for moose and the GC at the Tour de Beauce
I’d say the main difference between Quebec and France is that when you’re driving along the Riviera, you don’t have to watch out for moose. That said, I didn’t get to see any moose this week. I was pretty sure I saw a bear win stage 6, but it turned out to be Svein Tuft.
Quick Step brings ‘expert and motivated’ team to the Tour de France
Quick Step for the Tour de France:
- Tom Boonen (B)
- Sylvain Chavanel (F)
- Gerald Ciolek (G)
- Kevin De Weert (B)
- Dries Devenyns (B)
- Addy Engels (Nl)
- Jerome Pineau (F)
- Gert Steegmans (B)
- Niki Terpstra (Nl)
Lapater takes Big Apple glory with Harlem Skyscraper win
John Eustice was looking for a track racing spectacle in Harlem when he changed the format of the 38th Harlem Skyscraper Classic. He got it Sunday when German Leif Lapater (Transporation Alternatives-Rockstar) topped U.S. Olympian Bobby Lea (Pure Energy) and Anibal Borrajo (Jamis-Sutter Home) in the two event omnium at Marcus Garvey Park in New York City.
Swiss tour: Levi Leipheimer celebrates his ‘biggest win ever’
Levi Leipheimer didn't start the 2011 Tour de Suisse expecting to win what many call Europe's "fourth grand tour."
Where Are They Now? Stephen Hodge
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Jesse Anthony victorious in 2011 Nature Valley Grand Prix as Rory Sutherland takes finale
Rory Sutherland stamped his name on Chilkoot Hill for the second year in a row, winning the final stage of the Nature Valley Grand Prix Sunday. Yellow jersey Jesse Anthony (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth) closed on a solo Sutherland (UnitedHealthcare) on the 20-percent finish climb to roll in for second and secure the final overall classification.
Philippe Gilbert wins 2011 Ster ZLM Toer as Leigh Howard takes finale
Philippe Gilbert wins the Ster ZLM Toer as Leigh Howard takes the finale.
Bronzini makes it three, Neben wins overall at Nature Valley
World road champion Giorgia Bronzini won her third stage at the Nature Valley Grand Prix Sunday, coming around Evelyn Stevens at the top of Chilkoot Hill for top prize in the Stillwater Criterium.
Leipheimer wins Tour de Suisse, as Cancellara takes final TT
American Levi Leipheimer snatched overall victory from Damiano Cunego in the Tour of Switzerland Sunday to leave the Italian in second place by only four seconds.
Leah Kirchmann wins stage 5, Amber Neben takes lead at 2011 Nature Valley Grand Prix
Leah Kirchmann and Amber Neben led the women’s peloton on moving day at the Nature Valley Grand Prix.
Bernard Van Ulden wins Menomonie Road Race, stage 5 of the 2011 Nature Valley Grand Prix
Bernard Van Ulden broke the UnitedHealthcare lock on the Nature Valley Grand Prix Saturday when he won the Menomonie Road Race from a long breakaway.
Arndt wins stage 2 of 2011 Giro del Trentino
HTC-Highroad's Judith Arndt has followed teammate Ina-Yoko Teutenberg's win in the opening stage of the Giro di Trentino in Italy with her own victory 24 hours later.