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.
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.
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.
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.
After its venture into the Netherlands and Belgium, the 2015 Tour de France finally entered France today for its 5th stage.
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.
Etixx – Quick-Step rider Tony Martin saw his dream of wearing the yellow jersey at the 2015 Tour de France become reality on Tuesday.
With seven cobblestone sectuers, Stage 4 of the 2015 Tour de France was expected to the most treacherous of the race, but it proved uneventful barring a brave attack by Tony Martin in the final kilometers that ultimately lead to victory and the yellow jersey.
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.
German rider Andre Greipel won a rain-drenched second stage of the 2015 Tour de France in a sprint finish on Sunday, while defending champion Vincenzo Nibali and Tour contender Nairo Quintana lost valuable time after dropping behind the front group
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.