Swiss team IAM receives wildcard invite to Tour de France (Reuters)
Swiss team IAM Cycling will ride the Tour de France for the first time as one of four teams to receive wildcard invitations for this year’s race, organisers said on Tuesday.
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2014 Tour Down Under: Stage 6 / Final Results (Reuters)
Australian Simon Gerrans stayed out of trouble in Sunday’s final stage to finish ahead of compatriot Cadel Evans and become the first rider to win the Tour Down Under for a third time.
2014 Tour Down Under: Stage 5 Results (AP)
Two-time winner Simon Gerrans of Australia will take a one-second lead over compatriot and former Tour de France-winner Cadel Evans into the final stage of the Tour Down Under after snatching the lead on Saturday’s penultimate fifth stage.
2014 Tour Down Under: Stage 4 Results (AP)
German sprinter Andre Greipel increased his record tally to 15 stage wins on Austalia’s Tour Down Under by taking out Friday’s fourth stage, while former Tour de France champion Cadel Evans clung to a diminished lead on general classification.
2014 Tour Down Under: Stage 3 Results (AP)
Former Tour de France champion Cadel Evans seized the overall lead in the Tour Down Under by winning Thursday’s third stage with a daring break on a corkscrew climb and descent.
2014 Tour Down Under: Stage 2 Results (Reuters)
Lampre-Merida rider Diego Ulissi staved off the challenge from local favorite Simon Gerrans to claim the second stage of the Tour Down Under on Wednesday.
Tour Down Under opening stage going ahead as planned (Reuters)
The opening stage of cycling’s Tour Down Under will go ahead as planned, its race director said on Monday, though the Tour is taking advice from authorities about the danger fires pose to the route.
Santos Tour Down Under gets UCI WorldTour underway once again (UCI)
Now in its sixteenth year, and as the first major race of the season and first chance to take a lead in the UCI WorldTour, The Tour Down Under is sure to be as action-packed and hard-fought as ever.
Bushfires threaten first stage of Tour Down Under (Reuters)
The opening stage of cycling’s Tour Down Under could be cancelled as bushfires continue to rage in South Australia, organisers said on Saturday.
UCI sets up 3-man panel to investigate doping past (AP)
A three-man independent panel will investigate cycling’s doping past, including allegations the sport’s governing body colluded with Lance Armstrong.