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The Pavé Stage of the 2014 Tour de France (VIDEO)
Today's stage of the Tour de France is similar to the fifth stage of last year's race. On that stage from Ypres to Arenberg Porte de Hainault, the riders faced nine sectors of pavé and the race was blown apart. Amongst the sectors the riders faced were Carrefour de l'Arbre and Mons-en-Pevele. Chris Froome crashed twice before the riders even...
Tour de France Stage 4 Details
Today's fourth stage of the Tour de France sees the race move onto French soil for the first time, as the riders race from Seraing to Cambrai. It's been an action-packed race so far, and tomorrow should be no exception as the riders will have to contend with seven sections of pavé. The stage is a mini Paris-Roubaix and the...
Highlights of Stage 3 of the Tour de France
Stage 3 of the Tour de France today was marred by a massive crash which forced three riders out of the race - William Bonnet (FDJ), Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) and Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge). The crash occurrred as the race was approaching the first climb of the Tour de France, the Côte de Bohisseau. At the time, the bunch were...
Chris Froome’s Pinarello K8-S Which He Will Use On Stage 4 Tomorrow
With 13km's of cobbles in tomorrows stage Froome will be using the K8-S which was used by all of the Sky riders in this years classics. The bike runs wider tires and has a year suspension system to take the sting out of the cobbles. Other mods on the bike are bendable alum bottle cages with sandpaper...
Postman Goes Postal At The Tour de France In Utrecht
"You touch me again I'll knock your teeth out" This is what the postman said to a female race official who tried to stop him knocking down barriers and crossing the race route. With temperatures soaring to over 90 degree Fahrenheit and with many road closures this postman got very angry as he had 80 kilos of...
Tour de France Stage 3 details
The Tour de France moves across the border today from the Netherlands to Belgium with a stage from Antwerp to Huy. The race will finish on the climb of the Mur de Huy, which has been the finish of Flèche Wallonne since 1983. The Chemin des Chapelles is the correct name of the climb and it's 1.3km long with an...
Thrown Bottle Causes Crash In Tour de France At Stage 2 Rotterdam
Starts at 18 seconds. Luckily nobody was seriously injured.
Highlights of Stage 2 of the Tour de France
The second stage of the Tour from Utrecht to Zélande was run off in wet and windy conditions, and the race was blown apart along the North Sea Coast. Two of the big favourites for the race, Chris Froome and Alberto Contador, made it into the small front group of just 24 riders who contested the win. André Greipel proved...
Sean Kelly’s first Tour de France stage win (VIDEO)
Despite winning the green jersey four times, which was a record at the time, Sean Kelly "only" managed to win five stages of the Tour de France during his career. This was in part due to being marked so closely during the race. His first stage win came in the 1978 race. In just his second season as a professional,...
Who do you think is going to win the Tour – The results
We asked you recently who you thought was going to win the Tour de France, and if the votes that came in are anything to go by, then it's going to be a close-run Tour. We gave you a choice of selecting one of the top four favourites, Vincenzo Nibali, Chris Froome, Alberto Contador or Nairo Quintana, or alternatively, selecting...
Tour de France Stage 2 Details
Stage 2 of the Tour de France takes the riders from Utrecht to Zélande with Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing) being the first yellow jersey wearer of the race. The stage is just 166kms long and flat, which would normally suit the sprinters. However, there could be serious damage caused by crosswinds when the race reaches the coast. The riders will...
Highlights of Stage 1 of the Tour de France
The Tour de France started today in Utrecht with a 13.8km time trial. Rohan Denis of BMC was fastest, beating pre-race favourites, Tony Martin, Fabian Cancellara and Tom Dumoulin. In taking the first yellow jersey of the race, Dennis rode the fastest individual time trial ever at the Tour de France at an average speed of 55.446kmph. The previous...
Dimension Data to provide real-time data at the Tour de France
At this year's Tour de France, Dimension Data will partner with A.S.O. to revolutionise the viewing experience of billions of cycling fans across the globe. Both organisations said their common goal in the coming years is to deliver and share the best race information speedily and in real-time with race commentators and the global viewing public. Dimension Data will be...
Pre Tour De France Interview With Chris Froome
Dan from GCN catches up with Chris Froome in Monaco ahead of the 2015 Tour de France. Froome was the winner of the 2013 Tour de France and is hopeful of doing the same again this year. After taking two stage wins and the overall in the Critérium du Dauphiné his form is looking good ahead of...
Dutch police withdraw threat to strike at the Tour de France
Dutch police have decided not to protest at Sunday's stage of the Tour de France over a pay dispute. Their original plan for protesting on that stage from Rotterdam to Zeeland, was to stop the publicity caravan that precedes the race, at a traffic checkpoint. This would have resulted in the cyclists also having to stop. Instead, unions representing the...
When prologues go wrong – Pedro Delgado and the 1989 Tour de France
Prologues in the Tour de France generally don't have too much impact on GC. Race favourites may gain or lose a few seconds over each other, but in the bigger scheme of things, it’s not going to make too much difference to the final result. However, in the 1989 Tour de France, one of the race favourites, more or less,...