Nibali shows signs of weakness in 2015 Tour de France
Defending champion Vincenzo Nibali, who was banking on the opening block of racing to make his mark in the 2015 Tour de France, instead showed another sign of weakness on Saturday.
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Peter Sagan in green after Mûr de Bretagne
Tinkoff-Saxo’s Peter Sagan got what he had been searching for during the first week of Tour de France, as he rode his way into the green jersey on the finishing climb of Mûr de Bretagne
2015 Tour de France: Stage 8 News, Notes and Quotes
In today’s news, notes and quotes from the 2015 Tour de France, home rider takes win on Mur de Bretagne, Froome holds yellow and more….
2015 Tour de France: Stage 8 Results
It took until a climb of the epic Mur de Bretagne for France to grab their first stage victory of the 2015 Tour de France. Alexis Vuillermoz of the Ag2R-La Mondiale team emerged victorious at the top of Stage 8’s epic climb, besting Cannondale-Garmin’s Dan Martin by mere seconds.
2015 Tour de France: Stage 7 News, Notes and Quotes
Etixx – Quick-Step rider Mark Cavendish maneuvered his way to a sprint win in the 190.5km Tour de France Stage 7 on Friday. That, and the rest of the news from Stage 7 of the 2015 Tour de France.
2015 Tour de France: Stage 7 Results
Mark Cavendish was rewarded for his patience as the Manx Missile sprinted to victory in the seventh stage of the 2015 Tour de France for his 26th career win in cycling’s greatest race.
Successful surgery for Tony Martin
Etixx – Quick-Step Cycling Team announced this morning that Tony Martin successfully underwent surgery at the BG Hospital in Hamburg to fix the open fracture to his left collarbone.
2015 Tour de France: Stage 6 News, Notes and Quotes
There is never a dull moment on the Tour de France and Thursday’s sixth stage was no exception as race leader Tony Martin crashed, sending 2014 winner Vincenzo Nibali and other riders tumbling to the tarmac.
2015 Tour de France: Stage 6 Results
A late crash took down race leader Tony Martin in Stage 6 of the 2015 Tour de France. The German rider finished the stage and still holds the lead, but was holding his shoulder, leaving doubt as to whether he would be able to continue in the race.
Tour de France back on German TV with a bang (Reuters)
German TV had already decided to resume broadcast of the Tour de France back in the Spring, but the successes of Tony Martin, John Degenkolb and Andre Greipel is making their decision seem increasingly wise.