Danilo Hondo competed Stage 11 of the 2010 Tour de France today in 04:42:29.  He ranked #20 for the stage. THR's Mark Cavendish won the stage in a sprint.     Saxo Bank's Andy Schleck maintained his overall lead in the 2010 Tour.  Schleck is chased by Astana's Alberto Contador in second, Samuel Sanchez in third, and Denis Menchov in fourth.    Alessandro Petacchi from LAMPRE is now in the Green Jersey, while Jerome Pineau of QuickStep holds the best climber jersey.  In terms of team standings...Read Full Story

Stage 4 of the 2010 Tour de France was a 94 mile ride through France that ended in Reims.  Danilo Hondo competed the ride in 03:35:34.  He ranked #165 for the stage. The day's winner was Alessandro Petacchi.    At the end of Stage 4, Danilo Hondo now ranks #77 in the overall general classification.  His combined general classification time is 18:32:52. He has a gap of 00:03:57 with yellow jersey holder Fabian Cancellara.    Danilo Hondo is competing for Lampre.  Tomorrow's stage 5 takes the...Read Full Story

Danilo Hondo (Image credit: Rolf Kaiser CC BY-SA 3.0) Danilo Hondo was born in Guben, Germany on this day in 1974. Hondo was banned from racing for two years after he tested positive for the banned Carphedon, a drug that can improve stamina and resistance to cold (and as such, a very tempting prospect on mountain stages). The ban was then cut to one year, but subsequently extended back to two years by the Court for Arbitration in Sport. Finally, in 2007, Hondo appealed at a civil court and...Read Full Story

ORIHUELA, Spain (Reuters) - Italian Alessandro Petacchi put his legal problems to one side to roar to a landmark 20th stage victory in the Tour of Spain on Friday.The veteran Lampre rider accelerated away in a bunch sprint in Orihuela that decided the 187.1-km seventh stage.Britain's Mark Cavendish finished second and Argentina's Juan Jose Haedo was third. Belgian Philippe Gilbert retained the overall lead.Awaiting a verdict from Italy's anti-doping authority CONI over alleged links to a...Read Full Story

The winner of the green jersey in the Tour de France prevailed over Tony Martin (HTC Columbia) and his German team-mate Danilo Hondo. For the full story, go to http://www.bikeworldnews.comRead Full Story