Tour: fear for Froome but remains in yellow
In the 15th stage, the yellow jersey is delayed due to a problem at -40 km, but manages to get back on Aru and Bardet. All unchanged in the standings. Victory of Mollema, on the run all day.
Tour: Aru gives in to Froome, today more climbs
The Italian champion, left alone without any protection from his team, gets caught on the final ramp of Rodez. Now he is second at 18” from Froome who is the new leader. He stops at Matthews on Van Avermaet. Today I arrive in…
Tour: Aru gives in, Froome returns to yellow
The final kilometers were decisive: the Sardinian remained behind and lost 24'' to the British from Sky, who returned to leader of the standings. Victory for Matthews in front of Van Avermaet.
Tour, Aru in yellow but Astana decimated
In Foix the French Barguil wins over the revived Quintana and Contador, who enlivened the stage with Landa. Froome remains second at 6” from the Italian champion who, after Cataldo, also lost Fuglsang who was forced to retire.
Tour de France: poker Kittel, Thursday the Pyrenees
The German sprinter wins at Bergerac, easily outpacing John Degenkolb. No change in standings on the day Froome becomes the fifth rider to cross the threshold of 50 times in the yellow jersey. Today one more stop for…
Tour de France: Thomas in yellow
The Welshman beats all the specialists while the white Kenyan leads Porte, Aru, Quintana and Contador by more than half a minute. Dramatic fall of Valverde who slams into the barriers fracturing his kneecap and tibia: the season (and perhaps career) is over for him.
Tour de France: from today everyone against Froome, who seeks poker
Porte and Quintana, more than Contador, are his most formidable rivals. Eyes also on Aru, fresh champion of Italy. Cavendish chasing Merckx's stage record, Peter Sagan aims for the sixth green jersey. A case of doping disturbs…
Banca Generali, a Champion for a Friend
Banca Generali is launching a tour with four great sporting champions that will involve more than 10 elementary and middle school children to bring them closer to the positive values of sport.
Cycling: farewell to Kubler, legendary champion
Ferdi Kubler has passed away at the age of 97: cycling champion of the 40s and 50s, he had won a Tour, a world championship on the road and the race against time
Tour, Froome for the third time in yellow
Bardet and a disappointing Quintana complete the podium of this edition which closed yesterday with the victorious sprint by Greipel. The Briton, Sagan and Cavendish were the big three. The report cards of the promoted and rejected of the…
Tour: Froome makes three of a kind. Aru flop, third Nibali
Without history also the stage of Morzine which closes the podium area set in Saint-Gervais with Bardet and Quintana in the places of honour. The Shark attacks but the stage goes to Izagirre. Aru arrives 17 minutes late and falls…
Tour, for Froome it's done. Bardet second
On the day when due to bad luck he is preceded not only by the French but also by Quintana, Aru and Valverde, the British strengthen his yellow jersey by taking advantage of the collapse of Mollema - Now second at 4'11” is Bardet who…
Tour: Froome increasingly master
The Briton now has an advantage of almost 4 minutes over the second who is Mollema - Good test from Aru, Porte and Bardet who can still fight for the podium - Quintana again disappoints - Today I arrive on Mont Blanc.
Tour: Zakarin Roars, Froome Strengthens
The Russian wins the first Alpine stage by detachment - The yellow jersey just needs to make a sprint in the final to catch Porte again and gain more seconds on all the others - Male Quintana, also distanced from Aru - Today timed uphill…
Tour: Cavendish poker, Froome always leader
The Briton beats Kristoff and Sagan to take his 30th Tour victory: he is now four less than Eddy Merckx's record. Today high mountain stage with the Grand Colombier.
Tour: Dumoulin wins, Froome takes off
Dumoulin repeats the success of Arcalis. Froome finishes second but it is enough for him to push his rivals: Quintana loses over 2 minutes, disappointing even Aru (3'22” from the British). In the standings Mollema overtakes Yates in second place.
Tour: Contador retires, Froome strengthens
The Spaniard Alberto Contador was forced to withdraw due to injury from the third Pyrenean stage, won by Domoulin - Chris Froome easily controls the situation in the Tour and keeps the yellow jersey, keeping Quinbtana at a distance and one…
Tour: Froome in yellow, Nibali flop
But Quintana, Aru, Rodriguez and Valverde remain in the standings just a few seconds behind the new leader. Contador still loses from the first. Crolla Nibali who arrives with Alaphilippe and the former yellow jersey Van Avermaet almost 26 minutes late.
Tour: today the stage of the Pyrenees, Nibali is there
Strange stage with the yellow jersey attacking in a breakaway with Nibali in it too, showing signs of awakening. Tragic-comic collapse of the inflatable arch in the last km which falls on the runners. Yates pays the price. Today Pyrenean stage with Tourmalet…
Tour: Cavendish in yellow, Contador scared
The English sprinter with a cinematic sprint beats Kittel and Sagan conquering his first yellow jersey and victory n. 27. Moments of fear for Contador who hits his shoulder on a traffic island but without major damage. Stop…
TOUR DE FRANCE: here are the final report cards - The yellow jersey Froome deserves 10, Nibali 7
TOUR DE FRANCE - Chris Froome deservedly wins the Tour for the second time: 10 points - A lot of bad luck for our Vincenzo Nibali who redeems himself only in the final but is stopped by a puncture at the start of the Alpe…
CYCLING – The Tour de France belongs to Froome who repels Quintana's assault. Unlucky Nibali
CYCLING - The Tour de France now belongs to Chris Froome who was able to defend himself from the onslaught of the Colombian Quibtana, who finished second at the finish line on Alpe d'Huez behind the French Pinot - Very unfortunate Vincenzo Nibali who had a puncture at the beginning of the legendary climb…
CYCLING – Tour de France: today on Alpe de Huez the latest assaults on Froome. Nibali looks for the podium
On the legendary Alpe d'Huez, which brought Fausto Coppi into legend in 52, today the fate of the Tour de France is at stake - The Colombian Quintana will make the last assault on the yellow jersey Froome, who yesterday appeared less invulnerable - And…
CYCLING – Tour, exploit of Nibali who wins the queen stage of the Alps by posting
Great feat by Vincenzo Nibali who wins the queen stage of the Alps by posting and overtakes Contador in the standings, placing himself in fourth place overall - And tomorrow another very difficult Alpine stage.
Tour: Bardet's feat. Unrealistic attacks on Froome
Solo by the young Frenchman after being the first to cross the Glandon. Contador attacks but then shuts down. Nibali also tries but they are only teasing. The yellow jersey remains firm on the shoulders of the Briton. Croix de Fer and more coming today…
Tour: Froome defends, Contador falls and loses 2 minutes
In the 17th stage of the Tour which brought the Grande Boucle to the finish line in Pra Loup, Van Garderen retired, third overall at the start, and Contador fell on the descent of Col d'Allos - Il Pistolero…
Tour: Gap party plaza. Nibali, signals of awakening
The Shark finally attacks on the Col de Manse and manages to snatch 28” from Froome and the group of the best who arrived 18 minutes from the Spaniard from Lampre-Merida - Again according to Sagan, protagonist of another stage run brilliantly in defense of…
Tour: trio of André Greipel dominating the sprints
The German Gorilla beats Degenkolb, Kristoff and Sagan in power - The standings remain unchanged with Chris Froome still in the yellow jersey, but who seems mainly committed to responding to doping suspicions - Today I arrive in Gap at the foot of…
Tour, on Mandela Day the first time of the Africans
Cummings of the South African Mtn-Qhubeka beats the French Pinot and Bardet in front of Hollande. Froome extends further in the standings and denounces with disgust "They threw a bottle of urine into the running at the cry of dope". Quintana overtakes Van Garderen…
Tour: Rodriguez bis, Froome firmly in yellow
Exciting solo by Purito who breaks everyone at the top of the Plateau de Beille. The British, having canceled the timid attacks of Contador, Quintana and Nibali, makes one of his smoothies which frightens his rivals who cease hostilities.
CYCLING – Tour de France: on the legendary Tourmalet Maika wins and Nibali drops out of the top ten
On the legendary Tourmalet Maika wins, teammate Contador, but the yellow jersey Froome discourages any attack - Nibali instead loses more ground and even leaves the top ten of the standings - Today another fascinating Pyrenean stage with arrival in…
Tour: Martian Froome, Nibali collapses
The yellow jersey gives a cycling lesson in the first Pyrenean stage, winning by gap. Only Quintana manages to contain the gap - Contador gives over 2 minutes, Nibali collapses
Shock at the Tour: Basso discovers he has cancer
The 37-year-old Tinkoff Saxo rider from Varese accidentally discovers he has testicular cancer - Immediate withdrawal and return to Italy: tomorrow the operation in Milan.
Tour: Nibali loses more ground, Bmc beats Team Sky
Van Garderen's team precedes Froome's by a second, who remains in the yellow, gaining another 27" over Contador and 34" over the Italian champion - Excellent defense of Quintana third with the Movistar - Today the Tour rests…
Tour: on the Mur de Bretagne it is certainly not a good Nibali
The struggling Italian champion loses 10” from Froome and the other men in the standings. First French stage win with Alexis Vuillermoz. Sagan snatches the green jersey of the points classification from Greipel
Tour: Cavendish sprint, doping for Paolini
The British sprinter burns Greipel and Sagan in the sprint - Team Sky leader Chris Froome takes back the yellow jersey after Tony Martin's farewell - Katusha's Italian Luca Paolini tested positive for cocaine
Tour: Martin crashes and retires, Vince Stybar, Froome in yellow
A quiet stage that becomes dramatic less than a thousand meters from the finish line in Le Havre: the German triggers a carambola in which Nibali is also involved but gets back up without damage
Tour: Greipel does an encore, Martin always in yellow
Stage made treacherous by the strong wind but which did not move the classification - The German lines up Sagan, Cavendish and Kristoff confirming himself as the main sprinter of the Grande Boucle - Bouhanni crashes and retires - Another stage today…
Tour: on the pavé Toni Martin makes his stage and yellow jersey
The German overtook everyone in the final snatching the lead from Froome - Nibali tried several times but was always thwarted by the British. Stage without problems also for Contador and Quintana
Tour: Rodriguez wins on the Wall, Froome in yellow
The photocopy stage of the Freccia Vallone marked by a disastrous fall in the middle of the group: many withdrawals including that of Cancellara in the yellow jersey. Nibali defends himself better than Contador who appeared in difficulty in the final.
Tour: the wind mocks Nibali
The Italian champion arrives with Quintana but Froome and Contador take advantage of the fans created by the wind to detach the Astana leader and the Colombian. The stage goes to Greipel, the yellow jersey to Cancellara
Tour: Dennis in yellow Nibali best among the big names
Record average for the Australian of Bmc who precedes Martin and Cancellara in the inaugural time trial - Froome, Contador and Quintana lose a handful of seconds from the Italian champion - Watch out for the North Sea wind today.
Tour de France: poker aces for a race that starts today and promises stellar challenges
Nibali, Froome, Contador and Quintana challenge each other for the first time in the Grande Boucle which starts today in Holland: for decades we have not witnessed such an uncertain and exciting four-way clash - The first yellow jersey will be decided…
Cycling: Nibali, the imprudence of becoming "Kazakh"
The Italian champion also risks missing the Tour if the UCI, going back on the go ahead already given, withdraws the license from Astana after repeated cases of doping - Cycling should ban characters like Vinokourov and Rijs, too compromised with the Epo .
Tour: Nibali, the triumph of normality. Comparison with other big names
Even Christian Prudhomme, the patron of the Tour, is convinced that Vincenzo Nibali would have won the Grande Boucle even if Contador and Froome had been there - And now the goal of the Sicilian boy, master of simplicity, is the Giro-Tour double.
Tour, the triumph of Nibali: the report cards
The last stage was won by Marcel Kittel: it is the fourth success of the German from Giant-Shimano - Peraud and Pinot bring France back to the podium - A general ovation for the Shark: his Tour was perfect - For the…
TOUR DE FRANCE – Today the triumph of Nibali in yellow in Paris
TOUR DE FRANCE - The great ruler of the Tour de France, Vincenzo Nibali, who finished fourth in the time trial yesterday, is preparing to experience his triumph today in the final catwalk at the Champs Elisées in Paris - It's the seventh…
Tour de France, the time trial is missing but Nibali is already in history
In Bergerac the Lithuanian Navardauskas wins but Nibali flies towards the triumph in Paris: L'Equipe even compares him to the legendary Eddy Merckx: “C'est Canibali!”.
Nibali also tames Hautacam: the Tour de France is his
The Sicilian from Astana is two categories higher than his rivals and on the Hautacam he staged yet another show of this Tour to go on to win the 18th fraction, the last mountain stage - In the general classification he has at least 7 minutes over all…
Today the Tour says goodbye to the Pyrenees with the Tourmalet stage. Nibali chases Coppi's record
In Saint-Lary-Pla d'Adet, where Majka wins, the Sicilian champion wore his 15th yellow jersey - Sunday in Paris there will be 19, like those conquered by the Campionissimo in his two Tours won in 1949 and '52 - Valverde and Thibaut …
Tour de France: Rogers wins in Luchon and Nibali makes… 50
The Shark is in his fiftieth jersey between the yellow one of the Tour, the pink one of the Giro and the red one of the Vuelta. The classification changes only behind the Italian champion with Thibaut Pinot who climbs into the podium area behind…
Tour: in Nimes bis by Kristoff, a relaxing stop for Nibali
The Norwegian, already winner in Saint-Etienne, precedes Haussler and Sagan - No change in the classification with the yellow Shark on day thirteen - Rest tomorrow before leaving Carcassonne towards the Pyrenees
Tour: Majka wins in Risoul with Nibali's "placet".
The yellow jersey is satisfied with the second place obtained with another sprint 4 km from the finish, which allowed him to gain another flat minute on Valverde - Rodriguez passes first on the Izoard, the highest peak in this…
Tour: spectacular trio of Nibali remembering Bartali and Casartelli
Not since the Tour won by Gimondi in 1965 has an Italian won a stage wearing the yellow jersey - Detached Valverde and the French Bardet and Pinot - Cotta for Richie Porte who arrives with almost 9 minutes of…
The Tour faces the Alps, Nibali more and more leader
The games for the yellow jersey now seem decided given the superiority of the Italian - Yesterday in Saint-Etienne victory for Kristoff and yet another defeat for Sagan. Cycling today commemorates the centenary of Bartali's birth
Tour, Tony Gallopin is back: for Nibali a smooth stage
Even if the Alps and Pyrenees are still missing, the games for the yellow jersey seem closed given the strength of the Shark - The French are aiming for a podium that they haven't reached for 17 years. Bad fall for Talansky - Cancellara is not…
Tour: Nibali in triumph, Contador crashes and retires
Stage and yellow jersey for the Italian champion who on the final ascent of the Planche de Belles Filles reaches Rodriguez and detaches everyone. The Spaniard, battered and injured in the Petit Ballon descent, gets back on his bike but after about ten…
Tour de France, twist: Contador retires, Nibali sees the final victory
The withdrawal of the Spaniard, which comes a few days after that of the favorite and reigning champion Chris Froome, thus opens the doors to Vincenzo Nibali for the final victory: the Sicilian rider has momentarily given up the yellow jersey, but it seems…
Tour: great solo by Toni Martin, Nibali leaves the jersey to Gallopin
Spectacular action by the time trial world champion who brings the German victories to 5 in this Tour. The group relaxes on the eve of the last stage in the Vosges: at Planches des Filles there will be sparks between the big names
Tour: Contador attacks but Nibali resists
On the short final climb to Gérardmer, sparks immediately sparked between the two big names: the Spaniard preceded the yellow jersey by 3 seconds. First French stage win with Blel Kadri. Porte and Valverde defend, Kwiatkowski and Talansky sell (again…
Tour, Nancy is good for the Italians: Trentin wins, Nibali in yellow
For the Trentino rider it is the second victory in the Tour after last year's in Lyon. Second, still beaten, Peter Sagan. Nothing changes in the upper areas of the standings. More crashes on the eve of the first ascents in the Vosges
Greipel breaks his fast in the Tour commanded by Nibali
TOUR DE FRANCE - The German Greipel wins in the sprint breaking Kittel's monopoly - No jolts in the general classification with Nibali in yellow for the fifth time - More crashes and withdrawals after the sensational one by Froome
Tour: Boom prevails on cobblestones but Nibali is the real winner
Stage from other times: Froome crashes and is forced to retire, Contador loses almost three minutes from the yellow jersey in a legendary day in the mud of bumpy roads - Boom prevails - Now Nibali (alias the Shark)…
Tour de France, it's still Kittel. Froome falls, Nibali in yellow
The German is at his third victory in four days - Froome plastered on his wrist and side for a tumble at the start of the stage: fears for his hold on tomorrow's pavé - Nibali still in yellow.
Tour, it's Nibali show right away: stage and yellow jersey
With a sprint 1800 meters from the finish, the Shark detaches all the best - Cavendish did not leave York due to his shoulder badly damaged after the fall - Public success for the English Tour which tomorrow arrives at…
Cycling, the Tour starts from England: Kittel wins ahead of Prince William
The German burns Sagan and wears the first yellow jersey with Kate, an exceptional miss - Big scare for Cavendish who crashed in the sprint - Public success for the Grande Boucle which will stay in England until tomorrow - Today's stage…
Tour: Froome, an extraterrestrial triumphs on the Champs Elysées
TOUR - The British rider won the Tour by writing one of the most beautiful pages of the yellow race on the Ventoux - Total domination as if the Grande Boucle were an opportunity to show the world his definitive liberation from…
Tour, Rui Costa does an encore in a stage anesthetized by Froome's Sky
The Portuguese wins by detachment as in Gap. Fraction without shocks for the yellow jersey two days after the catwalk on the Champs Elysées - Cunego indicted for doping in the Lampre dossier of the Mantua prosecutor.
Tour, on Alpe d'Huez Froome accuses a crisis of hunger
Four km from the finish, the yellow jersey raises his arm to ask for help: Porte saves him who passes him some sugar - Quintana and Rodriguez take advantage of this and gain a minute, but not Contador, who loses other precious seconds -…
The Tour bows to Froome after the exploit on the Ventoux
Classification secured by the English champion who was expelled by the jury only four years ago at the 2009 Giro because he was in crisis towing a motorcycle up the Mortirolo - Today rest before the Alps.
Trentin in Lyon breaks the Italian fast at the Tour
Mark Cavendish's teammate and roommate beat the Swiss Albasini in the sprint. Truce between the big names who will battle it out tomorrow by climbing the fiery scree of Mont Ventoux. Eyes on Froome but also on Contador
Contador inflames the Tour by detaching Chris Froome
A stage from another time with continuous ambushes that reopens the race - Cavendish wins on Sagan but what makes the news is above all the attack by Saxo Tinkoff who also sends the yellow jersey Froome into a tailspin who loses over a minute from…
Tour: Kittel makes it three of a kind, burning Cavendish
The German, already victorious in Bastia and Saint-Malo, is in fact the king of sprinters in this Tour where the meager Italian expedition has to settle for the flying finish won today by Gavazzi. Froome is always in yellow, but…
Tour de France: Toni Martin wins the time trial, Froome extends
The yellow jersey comes second for 12” but inflicts sound gaps on everyone: from Valverde to Contador. Toni Martin won the time trial Cavendish disputed. Schleck's test is disarming. A letter from McQuaid to Pantani's parents: “The Tour of…
Tour de France: Kittel makes an encore in Saint-Malo, Greipel and Cavendish beaten
Standings unchanged in view of today's time trial at Mont-Saint Michel which sees Toni Martin as the favorite for the win but which offers Froome the opportunity to strengthen his yellow jersey - Meanwhile, Team Sky is reuniting the ranks after…
Tour, Chris Froome's spectacular performance
The leader of Team Sky dominates the first stage in the Pyrenees, conquering the yellow jersey - Second to his teammate Porte, third Valverde at 1' 08'' - Contador and Rodriguez in difficulty - Evans and Schleck collapse -…
Tour: finally Sagan, Impey still in yellow
The Slovakian leader of Cannondale takes advantage of the defaillance of Cavendish and Greipel on the first bumps of the stage to win in Albi with a spectacular sprint over Degenkolb and Bennati.
Tour: Impey is the first African in yellow
The South African Impey (Orica Greenedge) succeeds his teammate Gerrans at the top of the standings - Greipel wins in Montpellier: Sagan still second while Cavendish, victim of another fall, does not go beyond fourth place. Van der Broeck, Brajkovic and Bouhanni retired.
Tour, Promenade des Australiens in the team time trial of Nice
The Australians of Orica Greenedge with Simon Gerrans win the new yellow jersey with a record average - Cavendish's Omega Pharma in second place - Among the big names Froome (third with Team Sky) gains a handful of seconds on Contador…
Tour, first stop at the German Kittel. Fear for Contador victim of a fall
General crowding 5 kilometers from the finish in Bastia: the Spaniard arrives with a gap but the delay is exceptionally neutralized. The German Kittel wins a small sprint, taking advantage of the bad luck of Cavendish and Greipel.
The Tour starts and Armstrong repeats: without doping you can't win it
The hot topic of the Epo takes center stage, overshadowing the competitive one which sees Chris Froome as the big favorite over Contador - For the first yellow jersey, at the finish line in Bastia, all eyes are on Mark Cavendish.
Tour at the start: it's a duel between Froome and Contador
The Briton, overflowing in the recent Criterium du Dauphiné, is the great favorite of the centenary edition that will start tomorrow from Corsica - Wiggins is not there, he fell into depression - A lot of mountains with the Pyrenees before the Alps - For the sprints…
Cycling, the UCI strips Lance Armstrong of all the titles won from 1998 to 2005
Now it's official: the Texan cyclist, involved in the doping scandal that led him to be expelled by Usada (American Anti-Doping Agency), will go down in history for not having won any title between '98 and 2005.
Armstrong, the surrender of Superman rewrites the history of cycling in the last 15 years
CYCLING AND DOPING - Armstrong, Superman or buffoon? He won cancer and seven consecutive Tours but in the face of doping accusations the Texan throws in the towel: "Enough. Enough is enough"-But the doubts remain: the…
Tour de France, in Paris Cavendish scores a trio on the day of Wiggins' triumph
An all-English Grande Boucle. Nibali good third on the podium of the Elysian Fields. Evans disappointing. But compared to other editions it was a race stingy with emotions, with dropper attacks, decided by the time trials more than by the mountains
Tour de France – Wiggins super in the time trial: he is the first Englishman to win the Grande Boucle
The Englishman, the only one to reach 50 km per hour, detaches his team-rival Froome by 1'06" - Nibali, good sixteenth, defends the third place in the standings which guarantees him the podium in Paris - Last stage on Sunday with Cavendish big favorite on…