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Through the Prism (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Team Columbia's Mark Cavendish took his third straight win in the Tour of Ireland, this time taking the 201km stage from Ballinrobe to Gallway. The win was the Manx-man's 16th of the season, his 15th sprint win on the road, and 25th professional victory. This, along with four Tour de France stage wins this year have confirmed him as the sport's top sprinter. But despite his ever growing popularity,...
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Radio Netherlands English (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sports fans have been spoilt this summer with Euro 2008, Wimbledon, the Tour de France and the Olympic Games. But Dutch football fans can't wait for things to be back to normal, with the ball rolling in the premier division.
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Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
GRANADA, Spain (Reuters) - Albert Contador sets out on Saturday aiming to become the first Spaniard to win cycling's three major stage races when he attempts to add the Tour of Spain to his Tour de France and Giro d'Italia titles.
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This is Bath (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
A group of charity cyclists was mistaken for Tour de France riders during a 350-mile bike ride last month. The team from Beechen Cliff School cycled from Bath Abbey to Notre Dame, in Paris, and back again in slightly more than a week. ...
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
QUADRUPLE TOUR de France stage victor Mark Cavendish underlined the strong quality of the field in this year's Tour of Ireland when he rocketed to a stage win and the first yellow jersey of the race yesterday.
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ABC (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Australian's Tour de France runner-up Cadel Evans has signed up with his Silence team for a further two seasons, the Belgian outfit said overnight.
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Idiot On A Bike (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Having thoroughly enjoyed a couple of bike race events over the last 12 months (last year's Tour De France prologue in London and the Smithfield's Nocturne ) I can recommend the upcoming London Stage of the Tour Of Britain on Sunday 7th of September. The line-up looks pretty strong, offering a chance to see a good selection of British riders, both those from the Tour De France ( David Millar , Mark...
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Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Top-level teams headed to Germany for the Fatherland Rundfahrt certainly face some interesting choices this year. No longer is the race sandwiched between the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espana, thanks to the Olympics soaking up the DeutschlandTour's usual 2nd-week-in-August spot. Now, it's head to head with a grand tour... an unenviable position for even a race of the D-Tour's quality. I'm not...
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driverchris (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
The awesomness that is Google Maps 'Street View' has arrived in a European location, specifically the route of the Tour de France. C'est magnifique!
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icWales (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
GERAINT THOMAS is turning his back on track cycling as he attempts to achieve his burning ambition of winning a stage of the Tour de France.
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Gadling (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Filed under: Talking Travel True, the Tour de France ended last month, but this is the perfect time to plan for next year's event. Here to tell us how to bike in the legendary race yourself--or at least have a good time in the stands--is Lauren Hefferon, a former professional cyclist who has logged 35,000 miles cycling across Europe in her early years after college. She now runs a bicycle touring...
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Matt Bell (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
Michael Hearst, one half of the excellent band One Ring Zero , has a new website called Songs for Newsworthy News , where he writes abbreviated songs (less than 30 seconds, generally) about whatever news stories stick his interest. So far, there have been songs about the Tour De France, John Edwards, invisibility cloaks, and a "mother lode" of gorillas. The lyrics are generally straightforward, but...
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icWales (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
DAVE BRAILSFORD, the man behind British cycling’s Olympic gold rush, will take a step away from the management of the national team as he pursues his ambition of winning the Tour de France.
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courtneymilsson | 08/10/2008
Almost anyone in the world knows about the tour de France, yet most of us don’t know much more about it. Here are some facts about the Tour de France that most people aren’t aware of.
