Tejay van Garderen finished fourth and earned best young rider honors and Philippe Gilbert was ninth as the BMC Racing Team put five riders in the top 25 in the prologue Saturday and began defense of Cadel Evans’s Tour de France title. Evans Happy To Get Things Started Evans […]
Tour de France
Cancellara Takes First Yellow Jersey
No stranger to yellow jerseys, Fabian Cancellara has scorched the prologue course in Liège to win the opener in the 2012 Tour de France and lay claim to the coveted Maillot Jaune. RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK is off to a great start in the 99th Tour de France with a dominating […]
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 […]
Prudhomme Comments Before Tour Start
Race Director Christian Prudhomme was interviewed in advance of the start of the Tour de France on Saturday. He noted that some big names will be missing, but once the race starts, the focus will be on who is there. Cadel Evans was last year’s winner, so he’s at the […]
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 […]
2012 RadioShack NissanTrek Tour Roster
Radio Shack Nissan Tour de France 2012 Roster includes the following nine riders: Fabian Cancellara Tony Gallopin Chris Horner Andreas Kloden Maxime Monfort Yaroslav Popovych Frank Schleck Jens Voight Haimar Zubeldia Team Directors Alain Gallopin and Dirk Demol
