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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.”
Inside the Tour with John Wilcockson: The workers
10 team workers who make a difference at the Tour
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.