Vincenzo Nibali in fine shape to defend Tour title (Reuters)
Vincenzo Nibali has had a stressful season, but the Italian champion believes he is in fine shape to defend his Tour de France title.
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Vincenzo Nibali has had a stressful season, but the Italian champion believes he is in fine shape to defend his Tour de France title.
Mark Cavendish’s daughter thinks he looks skinny but the Manx Missile will be hoping to bulk up on Tour de France stage wins when the 102nd edition of the race begins on Saturday.
Team Giant-Alpecin will line up for the 2015 Tour de France with the goal of achieving stage wins in sprint stages with difficult finales, intermediate/transition stages and mountain stages.
Optimized skin suits, summer weight jerseys, and bibshorts from Endura aim to give the Movistar Team an edge during this year’s Tour de France.
Alberto Contador and Peter Sagan attended Tinkoff-Saxo’s press conference, where a big crowd of journalists covering the Tour de France asked the two stars to elaborate on their view of Tour de France 2015 and the team chances.
Wednesday night saw the official team presentation of the 102nd Tour de France in Utrecht. The nine Lotto Soudal riders talked about their role and ambitions for this edition.
Sean Yates knows a thing or two about leading a rider to the Tour de France title and the Briton feels his protege Alberto Contador has the required experience to prevail in a demanding race this year.
Thibaut Pinot owns a pet lamb, but on his bike the French climber is more of the predator type and he is looking to administer some hurt to his rivals in this month’s Tour de France.
Hot prospects Warren Barguil and Simon Yates have been tipped to win the Tour de France one day, yet neither is riding for a team from their home country as they learn the ropes abroad.
Nairo Quintana has flown under the radar in the build-up to the Tour de France and could become the first Colombian to win the Tour de France.