Lance Armstrong was involved in a group crash about 20k from the finish at Baltanas during the Castille-et-Leon race in Spain. He was evacuated to a university hospital in Valladolid. He has a non-complicated fracture of his right collarbone. He is now not expecting to participate in the Giro d’Italia, […]
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2009 Tour de France Teams
ASO announced the names of the 20 teams selected for the 2009 Tour de France: There will be 180 riders at the start line in Monaco on July 4. These are the teams selected: AllemagneTeam Milram (MRM) Belgique Quick Step (QST)Silence – Lotto (SIL) Danemark Team Saxo Bank (SAX) Espagne […]
Paris Nice Stage 8 2009
Paris Nice Stage 8: Nice-Nice Final day of Paris Nice. Contador made his move attacking on the Col d’Eze. He was joined by Frank Schleck and Antonio Colom. At 5 k to go they had 17 seconds on the peloton. Colom had the most energy and took the stage. Alberto […]
2009 Paris Nice Stage 7
Stage 7 Manosque – Fayence Bad day for Contador. Everything began to fall apart today for Alberto Contador on the Col de Bourigaille about 30 k from the finish. Contador was in a break with Sanchez and Colom. About 2 k from the top, they were joined by Schleck, Voight, […]
2009 Paris Nice Stage 6
Stage 6 St Paul Trois Chateaux – Montagne de Lure On a windy and hilly day, Sylvain Chavanel lost nearly two minutes and the yellow jersey on the 13 k climb up to the ski station at Montage de Lure. Alberto Contador reclaimed it and is now 1’13” ahead of […]
Paris Nice Stage 5
Stage 5 Annonay – Vallon-Pont d’Arc Jeremy Roy excaped early in the day with Tony Martin and Thomas Voeckler. They stayed ahead of the peloton all day and at one point had a 6’35” minute advantage. They maintained their lead over all the mountains in today’s stage. Jeremy Roy managed […]
Paris Nice Stage 4 2009
Stage 4 from Vichy – Saint Etienne On the descent of the Col du Beau Louis, 20 k from the finish, Christian Vandevelde attacked. He stayed away the rest of the stage to claim his first Paris-Nice victory. Alberto Contador gained back 30 seconds and is now in 4th place […]
Paris Nice Stage 3
Sylvain Chavanel (file photo) Stage 3: Orval – Vichy The first climb of the race was the Cote de Croix du Chene, just 4.1% and 2.3 km long. It was on the Col de Besse that the peloton splintered. Contador was not with the lead group. Sylvain Chavanel was with […]
Paris-Nice
Alberto Contador already in yellow! The opening prologue of Paris-Nice finished with Contador beating his fastest rival, Bradley Wiggins by 7 seconds. It was a short stage under rainy conditions. The team will now have to work to defend the yellow jersey until next Sunday in Nice.
March 1 News
Levi Leipheimer, it turns out, didn’t escape the crash at Tour of California unharmed. Though he continued and went on to win the race, it turns out he actually fractured his sacrum and will have to miss Paris-Nice. He’s planning to start racing again in Spain at the Vuelta a […]
