Tour de France

Marcel Kittel

Kittel Going for Tour Stage Win

Team Argos-Shimano is on the verge of a long-anticipated Tour de France. Riders, team leaders, guidance and management have for months been working towards La Grande Boucle. Now it is up to the riders, especially Marcel Kittel, the German sprinter, who is regarded as the team’s best shot for a […]

Bianchi Special Edition Bike at TdF

Bianchi to celebrate Fausto Coppi at Tour de France with Vacansoleil-DCM’s special Oltre frame Bianchi will provide the whole World Tour team Vacansoleil-DCM with an Oltre special edition bike on the occasion of 99th Tour de France. In addition to yellow inserts along the tubes, on both sides of the headtube, […]

2012 Tour de France Stats

4500 people: organization – sports groups – media – partners – publicity caravan – providers   Riders 198 riders at the start (22 teams of 9 riders) 300 escorts 17 members of the College of Commissioners   Course 2012 3497 km (20 stages + prologue) 37 stage towns 695 towns […]

Bruyneel to Skip the Tour

Johan Bruyneel will not be at the Tour de France next week so as to not distract from his team in the race.  It’s all because of the recent doping allegations.  His decision was made in conjunction with the key sponsors and Leopard team principal directors.  He has said it’s […]

2012 BMC Tour Team

Defending champion Cadel Evans headlines the BMC Racing Team’s roster for the 2012 Tour de France. Difficult Roster ChoiceOchowicz said it was not an easy task selecting the eight riders who will help Evans during the three-week race that begins Saturday, June 30 in Liège, Belgium. “We have a number […]

2012 Argos Shimano Tour Team

Team Argos-Shimano has announced its final selection for the Tour de France. The following nine riders will appear at the start of the prologue in Liege in Belgium on June 30: Johannes Fröhlinger (GER), Patrick Gretsch (GER), Marcel Kittel (GER), Yann Huguet (FRA), Matthieu Sprick (FRA), Tom Veelers (NED), Koen […]

Andy Schleck to Miss 2012 Tour

RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK rider Andy Schleck suffers from a fracture in the sacral body (segment S3) due to his crash in last Thursday’s time trial of the Critérium du Dauphiné.  Schleck will be out for four to six weeks and will not be able to start in the Tour de […]

Radio Shack Tour PreSelection

RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK Team Management made a preselection of 14 riders for the 2012 Tour de France. Fabian Cancellara, Jakob Fuglsang, Tony Gallopin, Linus Gerdemann, Markel Irizar, Andreas Klöden, Maxime Monfort, Yaroslav Popovych, Gregory Rast, Hayden Roulston, Andy Schleck, Fränk Schleck, Jens Voigt & Haimar Zubeldia The final roster of […]