Thomas Survives A Insane Crash, As Plaza Wins Tour de France Stage 16
By Barnaby CHESTERMAN Gap, France, July 20, 2015 (AFP) – Britain’s Geraint Thomas survived a terrifying crash on a hair-raising descent as Ruben Plaza won Monday’s 16th stage of the Tour de France....
View ArticleTour de France Not Over Insists Contador At 3min 10sec Back
Gap, France, July 21, 2015 – Two-time former winner Alberto Contador insisted on Tuesday’s rest day that the Tour de France is not over. Chris Froome, the 2013 champion, has dominated so far and has a...
View ArticleFroome’s Team Sky Releases “Billion Points Of Data” Power Reports
By Barnaby CHESTERMAN Sisteron, France, July 21, 2015 (AFP) – Chris Froome’s Sky team said on Tuesday they have shared a “billion points of data” with the UK Anti-Doping Agency in a bid to quash...
View ArticleQuintana Pressures Froome, As Geschke Wins Tour de France Stage 17
By Barnaby CHESTERMAN Pra-Loup, France, July 22, 2015 (AFP) – Nairo Quintana repeatedly tested Tour de France leader Chris Froome as German Simon Geschke won Wednesday’s 161km 17th stage from...
View ArticleVan Garderen Withdrawals The Tour de France On Stage 17
Pra-Loup, France, July 22, 2015 – Tejay Van Garderen pulled out of the Tour de France during Wednesday’s 161km 17th stage from Digne-les-Bains to Pra Loup. The 26-year-old American had been sitting...
View ArticleBardet Brings French Something To Cheer At Tour de France Stage 18
By Barnaby CHESTERMAN Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France, July 23, 2015 (AFP) – Romain Bardet helped salvage some host pride with victory on the 18th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday. The...
View ArticleContador Admits Tour de France Podium A Long Shot
By Barnaby CHESTERMAN Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France, July 23, 2015 (AFP) – Alberto Contador admitted on Thursday that his hopes of a podium finish are slim at the Tour de France after enduring what...
View Article“Shark” Attack Pays Dividends For Nibali On Tour de France Stage 19
By Barnaby CHESTERMAN La Toussuire, France, July 24, 2015 (AFP) – Vincenzo Nibali reminded everyone why he is the reigning champion by claiming victory on the Alpine 19th stage of the Tour de France on...
View ArticleFroome Blasts ‘Unsportsmanlike’ Attack By Nibali
By Barnaby CHESTERMAN La Toussuire, France, July 24, 2015 (AFP) – Tour de France leader Chris Froome accused reigning champion Vincenzo Nibali of unsporting behaviour after Friday’s 19th stage. Nibali...
View ArticleFive Stages Where Chris Froome Won The Tour de France
By Barnaby CHESTERMAN Paris, July 26, 2015 (AFP) – Following Chris Froome’s second Tour de France victory on Sunday, AFP Sport looks at the five key stages where the 30-year-old Briton made a...
View ArticleFroome Wins His Second Tour de France In Dominate Fashion
Paris, July 26, 2015 (AFP) – Chris Froome won his second Tour de France title following Sunday’s 21st and final stage to Paris. Germany’s Andre Greipel won the stage, his fourth this year, ahead of...
View ArticleUCI Cookson Warns Of Rise In Tour de France Hooligans
Kuala Lumpur, July 30, 2015 (AFP) – World cycling chief Brian Cookson has warned of a rise in “hooliganism” on Tour de France routes and said winner Chris Froome was the target of nasty insults. After...
View ArticleMont Blanc To Be The Star In 2016 Tour de France
By Barnaby CHESTERMAN Paris, Oct 20, 2015 (AFP) – The highest mountain in western Europe, Mont Blanc will take a starring role in the 2016 edition of the Tour de France, whose complete route was...
View ArticleThe 21 Stages Of The Upcoming 2016 Tour de France
Paris, Oct 20, 2015 – The 2016 edition of the Tour de France will cover 3,519km starting from Mont Saint-Michel on July 2 and finishing in Paris three weeks later. Here are the 21 stages revealed by...
View ArticleTour de France Harder For Froome Than Rivals Says Brailsford
By Barnaby CHESTERMAN Paris, Oct 21, 2015 (AFP) – Chris Froome will always find it harder to win the Tour de France than his rivals because of the doping suspicions that follow him, his Team Sky...
View ArticleChris Froome Going To Publish His Testing Data In Esquire UK
London, Nov 7, 2015 (AFP) – Britain’s Tour de France champion Chris Froome has said data from physiological tests that he underwent earlier this year will be published on December 3 by men’s magazine...
View ArticleNairo Quintana “Dreaming” Of A Tour de France Overall Win
By Kieran CANNING Madrid, Jan 27, 2016 (AFP) – Colombia’s Nairo Quintana has set his sights on going one better at the Tour de France this year to depose British rider Chris Froome of cycling’s...
View ArticleAlberto Contador Mulls Starting Pro Team In 2017 Season
Madrid, Feb 15, 2016 (AFP) – Current Tinkoff lead rider Alberto Contador said Monday he was mulling over an idea to launch his own professional team in 2017, not ruling out himself out as a potential...
View ArticleNo Surprises In Team List For The 2016 Tour de France
Paris, March 2, 2016 (AFP) – Chris Froome will go up against familiar faces when he attempts to win a third Tour de France title in July, after the same 22 teams from last summer were named by race...
View ArticleDegenkolb Targets Tour de France Return After Serious crash
Berlin, March 15, 2016 (AFP) – Horror crash victim Germany’s John Degenkolb said Tuesday that he hopes to race in this year’s Tour de France as he continues his recovery from a January collision with a...
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