Le Tour
# le-tour - Friday 31 May, 2013
Knees up for Froome as crocked Wiggins ruled out of Tour de France
Team Sky won’t have to deal with those niggly ‘Who’s number one?’ questions this summer.
# le-tour - Thursday 13 December, 2012
Embattled cycling chief McQuaid turns on ‘arrogant’ LeMond
The UCI president is resisting calls from the Tour de France champion, and others, to resign.
# le-tour - Thursday 19 July, 2012
Sprint Finish: Valverde wins Stage 17 as Froome slows for yellow jersey Wiggins
The 32-year-old from Spain stayed ahead of the chasing pack to capture a coveted stage victory.
# le-tour - Saturday 14 July, 2012
Wiggins and other leaders attacked by mob on Le Tour
The yellow jersey holder was lucky to come out with only very minor injuries.
# le-tour - Friday 13 July, 2012
Sprint finish: Millar captures Stage 12 but Team Sky ensure Wiggins stays top
The British cyclist found energy reserves to win a sprint finish after a stunning breakaway from a five-man pack
# le-tour - Monday 9 July, 2012
Sprint finish: Wiggins crushes nearest rivals to extend overall lead
The 32-year-old Team Sky rider was over a minute and 40 seconds faster than defending champion Cadel Evans.
# le-tour - Sunday 8 July, 2012
Wiggins retains yellow jersey as Olympic road race champion crashes out of Tour de France
The Team Sky cyclist finished in the main pack to keep his lead intact while Thibaut Pinot won the eighth stage.
# le-tour - Friday 6 July, 2012
‘Don’t look at me’ — Veelers says he’s not to blame for Farrar’s latest crash
The American had to be restrained by a team employee when he went to Veelers’ team bus.
# le-tour - Monday 2 July, 2012
Sprint Finish: here’s everything you need to know about today’s stage of the Tour de France
Cometh the hour, cometh Mark Cavendish (or something like that). Today’s second stage of the 2012 Tour de France finished in style.
# le-tour - Tuesday 2 August, 2011
Cav: I’ve made up my mind on Team Sky switch
The “Manx Missile” says he knows who he’ll be cycling for next year. But who’s it going to be?
# le-tour - Saturday 23 July, 2011
Sprint Finish: everything you need to know about the penultimate stage of Le Tour
Cadel Evans has won the 2011 Tour de France after a blistering time trial this afternoon.
Testing times: Schlecks and Evans ready for one final push
This afternoon’s individual time trial will decide the destination of the 2011 Yellow Jersey.
# le-tour - Friday 22 July, 2011
It’s not easy being (in) green: Cav still dreaming of points triumph
The “Manx Missile” was docked 20 points after finishing yesterday’s stage outside the time limit.
The Magnificent Seven: Le Tour’s finest battles
As this year’s race comes to a dramatic conclusion, we look back at seven of the most memorable battles in Tour de France history.
# le-tour - Thursday 21 July, 2011
Sprint finish: here’s what happened during an incredible day on the Tour
Nicolas Roche made it into the break, the yellow jersey was up for grabs and the Schlecks were in the thick of it. This is what happened.
Landis: Contador’s coach used to be my drug dealer
WATCH: Disgraced former Tour champ lays into Armstrong and Contador in TV interview.
Contador ‘must attack’ on Tour’s hardest stage
At 8,900 feet, today’s 19th stage will be the highest ever finish in the race’s 108-year history.
# le-tour - Wednesday 20 July, 2011
Sprint finish: everything you need to know after stage 17
Edvald Boasson-Hagen of Team Sky took another stage win for Norway. But wait ’til you see what they’re facing tomorrow.
# le-tour - Tuesday 19 July, 2011
Sprint Finish: here’s everything you need to know about Stage 16 of Le Tour
Alberto Contador blew this year’s Tour wide open with some clever tactics during today’s stage. Catch up with the action here.
# le-tour - Saturday 16 July, 2011
Sprint finish: here’s everything you need to know after stage 14
It was a day to forget for Nicolas Roche as he struggled from the start – check out the details of another dramatic day in the mountains.
# le-tour - Friday 15 July, 2011
Sprint Finish: here’s everything you need to know about today’s stage of Le Tour
It was a good day for World Champion Thor Hushovd as the peloton headed to Lourdes.
# le-tour - Thursday 14 July, 2011
Sprint Finish: here’s everything you need to know about Stage 12 of Le Tour
Today’s stage saw the peloton negotiate the infamous Col du Tourmalet. Find out how they fared here.
Things are getting serious: Le Tour’s mountain men get chance to shine
Sprinters, breakaway artists and a Frechman dominated the Tour de France’s rainy, chaotic first half. Now it’s the mountain men’s chance to thrive.
# le-tour - Wednesday 13 July, 2011
Sprint Finish: everything you need to know after stage 11
Cav made up for yesterday’s disappointment on the line – check out how.
Contador faces test in Pyrenees, ready or not
The three-time champ is about to face a real test as an already-dramatic Tour hots up.
The Morning Score: Wednesday
Le Tour, the Open, the championship. It’s all here to complement your Coco Pops.
# le-tour - Tuesday 12 July, 2011
Sprint finish: everything you need to know about Stage 10
Cav was beaten on the line. But by who? We’ve got all the details.
Doping scandal hits Le Tour again
Alexandr Kolobnev has asked for his B sample to be tested, but the rider and his team decided to stand him down from the 2011 race.
# le-tour - Sunday 10 July, 2011
Sprint Finish: everything you need to know about Stage 9
It was another crazy stage on the Tour today with plenty of crashes and incident.
# le-tour - Friday 8 July, 2011
In pictures: week one of Le Tour
It’s been a monumental first week to the tour. Massive crashes, favourites fighting it out with the sprinters and changable weather. So much to talk about and the riders haven’t even seen a mountain yet.
Sprint finish: everything you need to know about stage 7 at Le Tour
The HTC-High Road team of Mark Cavendish and the Garmin-Cervelo team of race leader Thor Hushvod co-operated to ensure that a bunch sprint was today’s outcome
# le-tour - Thursday 7 July, 2011
Sprint finish: everything you need to know about stage 6 at Le Tour
Edvald Boasson Hagen won the bunch sprint in Lisieux on another eventful day in the saddle.
# le-tour - Wednesday 6 July, 2011
Sprint finish: everything you need to know about today’s Le Tour action
Mark Cavendish was heavily tipped to win today’s sprint finish, but seemed to lose his way as the race entered Cap Frehel. Get the details of today’s thrilling finish here.
Onwards and upwards for Contador after testing his legs on first climb
Today’s stage shouldn’t be as taxing as yesterday’s.
# le-tour - Tuesday 5 July, 2011
Sprint finish: everything you need to know about today’s Le Tour action
Birthday boy Philippe Gilbert was fancied to triumph in today’s fourth stage to Mur de Bretagne. But how did he fare?
This stationary bike simulates the Tour de France using Google Maps
Now you can climb Mont Ventoux without ever leaving your sitting room. If that’s what you’re into.
# le-tour - Monday 4 July, 2011
Sprint finish: everything you need to know about today’s Le Tour action
We had an American stage winner on Independence Day earlier. But who?
Eeeew! Frank Schleck freaks out when he swallows an insect
Schleck said he has to remember techniques to help himself relax when he swallowed an insect.
# le-tour - Saturday 2 July, 2011
Kings of the mountains: hitting the heights in the Tour de France
As the Tour gets set for le grand depart this morning, race organisers are preparing to celebrate 100 years of the event’s Alpine stages. The climbs have brought heartache and tragedy.
# le-tour - Thursday 30 June, 2011
Get in the saddle… here’s our spoofer’s guide to the Tour de France
What’s a peloton? Why is he in a different colour jersey today? Who’s the guy in the oxygen tent? Here’s all you need to know ahead of tomorrow’s start to Le Tour.
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