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Cycling: Near perfect Froome claims fourth Tour title
Chris Froome put on a near-perfect performance to claim his fourth Tour de France and move within one title of cycling’s greatest on Sunday as Team Sky tightened their grip on the classic race.
Cycling: Ice-cool Froome on brink of fourth Tour triumph
Chris Froome kept his composure in a hostile environment as he virtually secured a fourth Tour de France title after extending his overall lead with a good showing in Saturday’s 22.5-km time trial through the streets of Marseille.
Tour is ‘mine to lose’, says Froome ahead of decisive time trial
Only 22 km realistically stands between Chris Froome and a third consecutive Tour de France triumph but the British rider says he cannot rest easy.
Cycling: Boasson Hagen takes overdue stage win, Froome rolls on toward victory
Edvald Boasson Hagen ended a run of near-misses to take stage 19 of the Tour de France on an uneventful day for race leader Chris Froome who moved to the brink of overall victory on Friday.
Cycling: Barguil happy to take time to end French Tour drought
It is 32 years since French cycling fans had a home hero to cheer as overall winner of the Tour de France, but Warren Barguil showed signs on Thursday that he could be the man to eventually end the victory drought.
Cycling: Froome safe in yellow as Barguil wins on Izoard
Tour de France leader Chris Froome remained rock-solid on a thrilling Col d’Izoard climb on Thursday and now looks unstoppable in his bid for a fourth title in Paris.
Cycling: Van Vleuten takes Izoard stage on La Course by Le Tour
Annemiek van Vleuten of the Netherlands attacked four kilometers (2.5 miles) from the finish on Thursday to win the first stage of La Course by Le Tour, the women’s race run by Tour de France organizers ASO.
Cycling: LeMond picks Barguil as next French Tour winner
Romain Bardet and Thibaut Pinot have been widely tipped to become the next French Tour de France winner, but three-time champion Greg LeMond believes Warren Barguil is the man to watch in the coming years.
Cycling: Contador left empty-handed after day of vintage attacks
Alberto Contador gave a glimpse of the old attacking style he hoped would allow him to challenge for overall victory in the Tour de France on Wednesday but the Spaniard’s audacious attacks ultimately counted for nothing.
Cycling: Froome in control as Aru slips down the rankings
Chris Froome kept control of his rivals in a grueling Alpine ride to move a step closer to a fourth Tour de France title on Wednesday, retaining the leader’s yellow jersey after the 17th stage, won by Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic.
Kittel abandons Tour de France
German sprinter Marcel Kittel abandoned the Tour de France during the 17th stage, a 183-km ride from La Mure on Wednesday.
Cycling: Tour will be decided on the Izoard climb – LeMond
The Tour de France will go down to the wire and will be decided in the last mountain stage on Thursday at the end of another grueling ride, three-time champion Greg LeMond said on Tuesday.
Cycling: Matthews accuses Degenkolb of bad sportsmanship after clash
Australian Michael Matthews accused German rival John Degenkolb of being a poor sport after his angry reaction to being beaten in a sprint for the line at the end of a windy 16th stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday.
After avoiding disaster, Froome ready to tackle Alps in close Tour
After narrowly averting disaster in the Massif Central, Chris Froome believes he is ready for the final stretch of the Tour de France with a handful of rivals breathing down his neck.
After avoiding disaster, Froome ready to tackle Alps in close Tour
After narrowly averting disaster in the Massif Central, Chris Froome believes he is ready for the final stretch of the Tour de France with a handful of rivals breathing down his neck.
Cycling: Froome survives French coup attempt to retain Tour lead
Chris Froome survived an attempted coup by Romain Bardet’s AG2R-La Mondiale team in a treacherous, hectic 15th stage to retain the Tour de France overall leader’s yellow jersey on Sunday.
Froome regains control as Matthews wins stage 14 of Tour de France
Chris Froome reclaimed the overall lead on the Tour de France after he left Italian Fabio Aru trailing in a punchy finish of the 14th stage, a 181.5-km ride from Blagnac on Saturday.
Cycling: All is not well at Team Sky, says LeMond
Even though Chris Froome is still the favorite to win the Tour de France after surviving a tricky 13th stage thanks to good team tactics, all is not well at Team Sky, according to three-times champion Greg LeMond.
Barguil wins Tour stage on Bastille Day, Aru still leads
France’s Warren Barguil won the 13th stage of the Tour de France, a 101-km mountain trek from Saint-Girons on Bastille Day on Friday.
Bold Bardet wins stage as Froome surrenders yellow to Aru
Frenchman Romain Bardet timed his final effort perfectly to win the 12th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday, setting up a thrilling second half of the three-week race as defending champion Chris Froome showed a rare sign of weakness.
Kittel takes fifth victory in this year’s Tour de France
German Marcel Kittel claimed his fifth victory in this year’s Tour de France when he won the 11th stage, a 203.5km ride from Eymet on Wednesday.
Cracks appear in Sky’s armor but Froome still in control
Cracks have appeared in the Team Sky armor on the Tour de France but defending champion Chris Froome remains on track to claim a fourth title after the opening block of racing.
Cycling: Froome stays in control after action-packed ninth stage
Chris Froome escaped unscathed after an action-packed ninth stage of the Tour de France as one his main rivals and his Team Sky lieutenant crashed out of the race on Sunday.
Kittel bursts through to win Tour de France stage six
Marcel Kittel once again had too much power for his rivals as he burst through to win a bunch sprint at the end of the sixth stage of the Tour de France on Thursday.
Cycling: Sagan team’s appeal rejected by CAS
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday rejected Peter Sagan’s team’s appeal against the exclusion of the world champion from the Tour de France after he sent Mark Cavendish crashing in a sprint.
Cycling: Aru signals Tour ambitions as Froome takes yellow
Fabio Aru claimed his maiden Tour de France win on Wednesday, as defending champion Chris Froome snatched a yellow jersey he intends to wear all the way back to Paris.
Banged-up Cavendish praises jury’s courage for kicking Sagan out
Mark Cavendish praised the Tour de France jury’s “courage” after it kicked world champion Peter Sagan out of the race for sending the Briton crashing to the ground in a chaotic sprint finale on Tuesday.
Cycling – World champion Sagan kicked out of Tour after sending Cavendish crashing
World champion Peter Sagan was kicked out of the Tour de France on Tuesday after sending Mark Cavendish crashing in a hectic finale to the fourth stage, sending shockwaves through the three-week cycling extravaganza.
Britain’s Froome survives Tour de France early crash
Chris Froome got a brutal reminder of the unpredictable nature of the Tour de France when he crashed to the ground in Sunday’s second stage, recovering to finish with torn shorts as German Marcel Kittel powered to victory at the end of a huge sprint.
Tension builds up over Team Sky’s time trial jerseys
Tension was building up around Team Sky after two days on the Tour de France as rival teams complained that the jerseys they used for the opening time trial had been designed to illegally boost aerodynamics.
Nothing untoward on Sky jerseys, says race jury after rivals complain
Tour de France chiefs said on Sunday there was nothing untoward on the Team Sky jerseys after rival teams complained that they had been designed to illegally boost aerodynamics.
Thomas wins Tour opener as Froome lays down early marker
Reigning champion Chris Froome wasted no time flexing his muscles at the Tour de France as he powered to sixth place in a treacherous opening time trial won superbly by Team Sky colleague Geraint Thomas on Saturday.
Doping: EPO does little for cyclists’ race performance, study finds
Cyclists considering turning to blood doping to boost their racing speeds may find it does little for their performance, according to the results of a rare study published on Friday.
Portuguese cyclist Cardoso suspended after failing drugs test: UCI
Portuguese cyclist Andre Cardoso of Alberto Contador’s Trek-Segafredo team has been provisionally suspended after failing a test for the banned blood-booster erythropoietin (EPO), the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Tuesday.
Cycling: Grand Tour teams to be reduced to eight riders from 2018
Teams will be reduced from nine riders to eight for next year’s three Grand Tours while the 2018 Tour de France will start a week later to avoid clashing with the soccer World Cup.
Sky name formidable line-up to support Froome on Tour
Chris Froome will have the benefit of a formidable Team Sky support crew as the Briton seeks a fourth Tour de France victory next month.
Cycling: Fallen Australia plots revival with ‘insider’ Jones
Australia’s hopes of battling Britain for Olympic cycling supremacy were smashed at the Rio velodrome last year but the nation’s new high performance director sees a golden future ahead for the fallen superpower.
Cycling: Lappartient to oppose Cookson for UCI presidency
European Cycling Union president David Lappartient will stand against Britain’s Brian Cookson for the presidency of the sport’s governing body (UCI), he said on Tuesday.
New Zealand try new black magic to end U.S. America’s Cup spell
Emirates Team New Zealand will be hoping to mimic “Black Magic”, the boat with which they beat the U.S. to lift the America’s Cup in 1995, when they take on Oracle Team USA in Bermuda.
Cycling: LeMond says restricting radios would make Tour more exciting
Three-times Tour de France winner Greg LeMond believes the use of team radios should be restricted to make the three-week race more unpredictable.
Cycling: Porte consolidates Dauphine lead as Kennaugh wins Alpe d’Huez stage
Australian Richie Porte strengthened his overall lead in the Criterium du Dauphine, gaining time over his closest rivals in Saturday’s queen stage won by Briton Peter Kennaugh.
Froome rules out Quintana as main Tour rival
Chris Froome’s biggest rival has turned his attention back to the Tour de France but the three-time champion does not regard Colombia’s Nairo Quintana as his most dangerous threat.
2019 Tour de France to start from Brussels
The 2019 Tour de France will start from Brussels, 50 years after Belgian great Eddy Merckx won the race for the first time, organizers said on Tuesday.
Cycling: Kruijwijk abandons Giro with stomach problems
Dutchman Steven Kruijswijk has pulled out of the Giro d’Italia because of stomach problems, the LottoNL-Jumbo rider said on Saturday.
Dibben wins sixth stage in California, Bennett seizes lead
Jonathan Dibben of Team Sky won the sixth stage of the Tour of California on Friday but George Bennett seized the yellow jersey heading into the final day.
Gaviria wins again to continue stunning Giro debut
Colombia’s Fernando Gaviria continued to take the Giro d’Italia by storm when he timed his sprint to perfection to win the 13th stage on Friday, taking his tally to four victories in the race.
Cycling: Talansky wins stage 5 in California, Majka retains overall lead
American Andrew Talansky prevailed in a duel with overall leader Rafal Majka to claim the fifth stage at the Tour of California on Thursday.
Thomas pulls out of Giro d’Italia after Sunday crash
Team Sky’s Giro d’Italia curse continued when Geraint Thomas was forced to withdraw on Friday having failed to recover from injuries sustained in a crash during Sunday’s ninth stage.
Cycling: Huffman wins stage four in California
American Evan Huffman sprinted to the line to secure victory in the fourth stage of the Tour of California on Wednesday.
Quintana takes lead after crash-ridden Giro stage
Nairo Quintana stamped his authority on the Giro d’Italia when he claimed the overall lead by winning the first big mountain stage as British hopes took a major blow in a motorbike incident on Sunday.
French hope Alaphilippe to miss Tour de France
French hope Julian Alaphilippe has been ruled out of the Tour de France because of a knee injury, his Quick Step-Floors team said on Wednesday.
Cycling: Froome’s bike was ‘totaled’ after hit-and-run incident
Tour de France champion Chris Froome said on Tuesday that he had his bike written off by an impatient driver in a hit-and-run incident.