Quintana, Valverde look to turn around 2015 Tour in Pyrenees
Reflecting on their first nine days in the 2015 Tour de France, Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde look forward to the mountains to revive their chances.
Reflecting on their first nine days in the 2015 Tour de France, Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde look forward to the mountains to revive their chances.
Chris Froome is taking it easy on the first rest day of the 2015 Tour de France, but the race leader is confident and ready for the first mountain stages of the Tour.
By a single second, the BMC Racing Team earned its second victory at the 2015 Tour de France by winning Sunday’s team time trial.
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.
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.
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.
German Andre Greipel was again far too strong for the opposition as he claimed his second win in the 2015 Tour de France with an impressive sprint in the fifth stage on Wednesday.
Team Sky were expected to be shaken by their rivals on the cobbles in the Tour de France, yet their leading rider Chris Froome emerged as the huge favourite after the opening block of racing on Tuesday.
Spain’s Joaquim Rodriguez won the third stage of the Tour de France, a 159.5km ride from Antwerp, Belgium, on Monday, while Britain’s Chris Froome pulled on the leader’s jersey.
Cancellara happy while Cavendish fumes in a rainy and stormy second stage of the 2015 Tour de France.