Yellow jersey is not a new achievement for Thomas Voeckler (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) but Wednesday’s victory got tears in his eyes, as he shook his head and looked behind the charging sprinter and crossed the finish line to add another Tour de France stage victory to his name. The stage 5 between Le Cap d’Agde to Perpignan had a distance of 196.5 km and 178 riders started the race. Piet Rooijakkers (Skil-Shimano) had to withdraw due to his crash in team time trial stage 4. Stage 5 consisted of two category-4 climbs (the col de Feuilla at 112.5 km and the cote de Treilles ... Read Full Story

Team: Bbox-Bouygues Telecom Bikes: Time RXR Ulteam Module. TT: The RXR Chrono Info: The RXR Ulteam is based on the RXR Chrono time trial module, winner of the World TT championship in its debut. Thanks to high tech design tools and computer modeling, each tube has been optimized for the benefit of performance and aerodynamics. The Time-patented steerer, combined with an oversize lower bearing (always using Time specific bearing designs), guarantees total security with outstanding resistance to shock. There's a new optimized aerodynamic shape and seat height adjustability of the TransLink seat tube, as well as front derailleur height adjustability with the choice of ... Read Full Story

This is a cool pic of Voeckle in Palo Alto, back in 2008.  I had the chance to see this event live and these guys were FLYING. Can't wait for the 2009 Tour de France to get started! Thomas Voeckler of France and riding for Bouygues Telecom races to 56th place in the Prologue of the AMGEN Tour of California on February 17, 2008 in Palo Alto, California. (Getty Images) more pics » Read Full Story

Last year, Lefevre had a good go of it in the Tour de France.  This year we're expecting even more. Only a few short weeks away! Memories of last year: Axel Merckx of Belgium and T-Mobile sprints against Laurent Lefevre of France and Bouygues Telecom on stage 18 of the 2007 Tour de France from Cahors to Angouleme on July 27, 2007 in Angouleme, France. (Getty Images) more pics » Read Full Story

As expected, today Bouygues Telecom has launched the Android-powered Samsung Galaxy i7500 in France. The third-largest French mobile carrier offers the Galaxy for as low as €89 ($125), with a 2-yr contract agreement and after an excusive €50 Web discount. Free of contract, the smartphone is priced at €429 ($605). In case you forgot, the Galaxy i7500 [...] . . Read Full Story