09-Jul-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step rider Tony Martin will fly to BG Hospital in Hamburg immediately for surgery, and must withdraw from Le Tour de France. Martin, in the yellow jersey as race leader since a Stage 4 solo victory, was diagnosed with a collarbone fracture on the left side of […]
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Tour de France, Stage 6: Van Avermaet Fifth
Le Havre, France – BMC Racing Team’s Greg Van Avermaet finished fifth Thursday at the Tour de France after teammate Tejay van Garderen escaped injury when he was part of a crash that took down race leader Tony Martin (Etixx-Quick Step) in the final kilometer. Van Garderen was following last […]
Double scare in Le Havre
July 9th, 2015 Quintana crashes in final ascent of Ingouville, suffers bruises and wounds in right-hand arm not jeopardizing his TDF aspirations; Valverde skids earlier in the stage, has small injuries in his gluteus and calfAn unfortunate crash into the final ascent of Lingouville, just under a kilometer from Le […]
Tour de France Stage 6: Stybar Attacks to Win Uphill Le Havre Finale
09-Jul-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step rider Zdenek Stybar launched very early on the last slopes of a punchy Le Havre finale for 191.5km Stage 6. The gamble paid off, as Stybar won for the first time in his career, in his first participation, at Le Tour de France on Thursday. Peter […]
Sagan happy with 2nd place after nervous day at Tour de France
Tinkoff-Saxo managed to protect team leader Alberto Contador on the nervous stage 5 of Tour de France, where several crosswind sections made for a stage affected by several crashes. Peter Sagan notes that he is happy with the fact that Contador finished unscathed, while the white jersey himself was able […]
Tour de France, Stage 5: Van Avermaet 10th
Amiens, France – BMC Racing Team’s Greg Van Avermaet finished 10th Wednesday at the Tour de France to remain sixth overall while teammate Tejay van Garderen kept his hold on third place, 25 seconds off the lead. Van Avermaet was involved in one of several crashes that plagued the 189.5-kilometer […]
Contador grateful for team support on the cobbles – Sagan takes 3rd place after team effort
Tour de France had cobbles on the dreaded menu of stage 4, which greatly reduced the size of the front group that made it to the line in Cambrai. Tinkoff-Saxo’s Alberto Contador thanks his teammates for their support including Peter Sagan, who managed to grab 3rd place behind stage winner […]
Tour de France, Stage 4: Van Avermaet Fourth
Cambrai, France – BMC Racing Team’s Greg Van Avermaet finished fourth on Tuesday’s cobblestone stage of the Tour de France while teammate Tejay van Garderen held onto his third place overall. Van Garderen finished 24th and in the same time as 34 others in a group that was chasing solo […]
Tony Martin wins Stage 4
Tour de France Stage 4: Tony Martin Attacks for Yellow First Tour de France Leadership of Martin’s Career 07-Jul-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step rider Tony Martin never gave up hope of wearing the yellow jersey at the 2015 edition of Le Tour de France, and his dream became real on Tuesday. […]
Contador remains poised after Mur de Huy – Sagan conquers the Maillot Blanc
Mur de Huy held its promise and laid the stage for a flat-out battle between a diminished peloton. Alberto Contador finished 12th on the stage and moves to 8th overall, while Peter Sagan could pull on the white jersey atop the dreaded climb. Tinkoff-Saxo now directs its attention towards the […]