Tour de France

Tour de France

A Tour de France guide, with links, news, and comments. The Tour de France, also referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour, is a long-distance road bicycle competition held in July in France and nearby countries.

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The Cofidis team announced it's 2009 Tour de France roster: Stephane Auge (FRA), Samuel Dumoulin (FRA), Leonardo Duque (COL), Bingen Fernandez (ESP), Christophe Kern (FRA), Sebastien Minard (FRA), Amael Moinard , (FRA), David Moncoutie (FRA), Remi Pauriol (FRA).   Samuel Dumoulin (L) of France and team Cofidis celebrates his victory next to William Frischkorn, who came in second, of the USA and team Garmin Chipotle after winning stage three of the 2008 Tour de France on July 7, 2008 in Nantes, France. (Getty Images) more pics »   Read Full Story
MONACO (Reuters) - Astana manager Johan Bruyneel faces a dilemma over which of his men to back for victory after four of the team's riders, including Lance Armstrong, were in the top 10 of the Tour de France after the first stage. "There are eight riders who can win the Tour and four are in my team," Bruyneel told reporters at the start of the 187-km second stage to Brignoles on Sunday. The results of Saturday's opening time trial were scrutinized by many experts as an indication of the hierarchy within the outfit. Spaniard Alberto Contador, the 2007 winner, strengthened his position as official ... Read Full Story
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Australian Cadel Evans was given cause for both optimism and alarm after the opening stage of the Tour de France which left some of his potential yellow jersey rivals in the race's driving seat. Evans finished fifth in a technically-demanding time trial won by Swiss Olympic champion Fabian Cancellara who rides with Stuart O'Grady at the Saxo Bank team. But arguably the most notable result was enjoyed by the Astana team of 2007 champion Alberto Contador and seven-time winner Lance Armstrong, the Kazakh-backed outfit placing four riders in the top ten. Contador finished second to Cancellara but only 18secs adrift while two-time runner-up Evans ... Read Full Story
PARIS (Reuters) - Swiss Fabian Cancellara snatched the Tour de France yellow jersey with a smashing victory in the opening time trial on Saturday, while seven-times champion Lance Armstrong made a respectable return to the race he used to dominate. Hot favorite and 2007 champion Alberto Contador of Spain was second, 18 seconds behind Cancellara. Briton Bradley Wiggins was third, 19 seconds off the pace. Contador, who was named Astana leader by team manager Johan Bruyneel, lived up to the expectations and stamped his authority on the squad with a solid performance. Neither German Andreas Kloeden, fourth, nor Americans Levi Leipheimer and Armstrong, sixth ... Read Full Story
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Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong made his return to the Tour de France on Saturday after completing the opening stage time trial. After an absence of four years from the race he won between 1999 and 2005, the 37-year-old American clocked a time of 20min 12.36sec for the race against the clock which many believe will be a good indicator of who can win the race. It gave him the provisional lead with a 30sec advantage on Belgian Maxime Monfort, although most of the favourites for the overall victory had yet to start. Armstrong, who rides for the same Astana team as yellow jersey favourite ... Read Full Story
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Yellow jersey favourite Alberto Contador could strike a first psychological blow to his Tour de France rivals when he lines up for the first stage, a 15.5km time trial, on Saturday, However the Spaniard is up against the might and determination of Swiss Olympic champion Fabian Cancellara, who has vowed to do everything he can to stop Contador from claiming the Tour's first big prize. Cancellara normally excels in longer time trials but, as shown over the past few years, there seems no end to the Saxo Bank rider's palette of talents. Formerly a one-day race and time trial specialist, recently, he won the ... Read Full Story
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Cadel Evans has been building steadily towards what would be an historic Tour de France victory for the past five years. But this month another Australian, in the shape of his Silence teammate Matthew Lloyd, could offer that tiny, extra advantage that, for Evans, could make the difference between victory and another runner-up place. Evans knows all about finishing second best, as he admitted here Friday when he underlined his increased hopes for this year's race. For the past three years he has finished runner-up in the Dauphine Libere stage race, a major warm-up for the Tour, and finished second in the past two ... Read Full Story
Cyril Dessel of Ag2r (BBC)
Ag2r-La Mondiale
    Manager: Vincent Lavenu
    Cyril Dessel (France)
    Jose Luis Arrieta Lujambio (ESP)
    Lloyd Mondory (France)
    Stephane Goubert (France)
    Vladimir Efimkin (RUS)

Agritubel

    Manager: David Fornes
    Brice Feillu (France)
    Christophe Moreau (France)
    David La Lay (France)
    Eduardo Gonzálo (Spa)
    Geoffroy Lequatre (France)
    Maxime Bouet (France)
    Nicolas Vogondy (France)
    Romain Feillu (France)
    Sylvain Calzati (France)

Alberto Contador of Astana (Epoch Times)
Astana
    Manager: Johan Bruyneel
    Alberto Contador (Spa)
    Andreas Kloden (Ger)
    Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz)
    Gregory Rast (Swi)
    Haimar Zubeldia (Spa)
    Lance Armstrong (USA)
    Levi Leipheimer (USA)
    Sergio Paulinho (Por)
    Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr)

Bbox Bouygues Telecom

    Manager: Jean-René Bernaudeau
    Pierre Rolland (France)
    Pierrick Fedrigo (France)
    Thomas Voeckler (France)
    William Bonnet (France)
    Yukiya Arashiro (JPN)
    Yuri Trofimov (RUS)

Caisse D’Epargne

    Manager: José-Miguel Echavarri
    David Arroyo Duran (ESP)
    Jose Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (ESP)
    Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (ESP)
    Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (ESP)
    Oscar Pereiro Sio (ESP)
    Xabier Zandio Echaide (ESP)

Carlos Sastre of Cervelo (Telegraph)
Cervelo TestTeam
    Manager: Theo Maucher
    Andreas Klier (GER)
    Brett Lancaster (AUS)
    Carlos Sastre (ESP)
    Hayden Roulston (NZL)
    Heinrich Haussler (GER)
    Inigo Cuesta (ESP)
    Jose Angel Gomez Marchante (ESP)
    Thor Hushovd (NOR)
    Volodymyr Gustov (UKR)

Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne

    Manager: Éric Boyer
    Amael Moinard (France)
    Bingen Fernandez (ESP)
    Christophe Kern (France)
    David Moncoutie (France)
    Leonardo Duque (COL)
    Remi Pauriol (France)
    Samuel Dumoulin (France)
    Sebastien Minard (France)
    Stephane Auge (France)

Koldo Fernandez (Daylife)
Euskaltel-Euskadi
    Manager: Miguel Madariaga
    Alan Pérez (Spain)
    Amets Txurruka (Spain)
    Egoi Martínez (Spain)
    Gorka Verdugo (Spain)
    Igor Antón (Spain)
    Juanio Oroz (Spain)
    Koldo Fernández (Spain)
    Mikel Astarloza (Spain)
    Rubén Pérez (Spain)

Francaise Des Jeux

    Manager: Marc Madiot
    Anthony Geslin (F)
    Benoit Vaugrenard (F)
    Christophe LeMevel (F)
    Jerome Coppel (F)
    Jussi Veikkanen (Fin)
    Sandy Casar (F)
    Yahueni Hutarovich (Blr)

Garmin - Slipstream

    Manager: Jonathan Vaughters
    Bradley Wiggins (GBr)
    Christian Vande Velde (USA)
    Dan Martin (Irl)
    Danny Pate (USA)
    David Millar (GBr)
    David Zabriskie (USA)
    Julian Dean (NZl)
    Ryder Hesjedal (Can)
    Tyler Farrar (USA)

Alessandro Ballan (SDamy)
Lampre - N.G.C.
    Manager: Giuseppe Saronni
    Alessandro Ballan (ITA)
    Angelo Furlan (ITA)
    Daniele Righi (ITA)
    Marco Bandiera (ITA)
    Marco Marzano (ITA)
    Marzio Bruseghin (ITA)
    Massimiliano Mori (ITA)
    Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA)
    Simon Spilak (SLO)

Liquigas

    Manager: Roberto Amadio
    Alessandro Vanoti (Italy)
    Alexandr Kuschynski (Rus)
    Brian Vandborg (Den)
    Daniele Bennati (Italy)
    Fabio Sabatini (Italy)
    Franco Pellizotti (Italy)
    Frederik Willems (Bel)
    Roman Kreuziger (Cze)
    Vicenzo Nibali (Ita)

Jerome Pineau (Cycling Fans)
Quick Step
    Manager: Patrick Lefevere
    Carlos Barredo Llamazales (ESP)
    Jerome Pineau (France)
    Stijn Devolder (BEL)
    Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)

Rabobank

    Manager: Harold Knebel
    Denis Menchov (Russia)
    Grischa Niermann (Germany)
    Joost Posthuma (Dutch)
    Juan Antonio Flecha (Argentina/Spain)
    Juan Manuel Garate (Spain)
    Laurens Ten Dam (Dutch)
    Oscar Freire (Spain)
    Robert Gesink (Dutch)
    Stef Clement (Dutch)

Silence-Lotto

    Manager: Marc Sergeant
    Cadel Evans (AUS)
    Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)
    Johan Vansummeren (BEL)
    Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL)
    Matthew Lloyd (AUS)
    Mickael Delage (France)
    Sebastian Lang (GER)
    Staf Scheirlinckx (BEL)
    Thomas Dekker (NED)

Simon Geschke of Skil Shimano (Skil Fan)
Skil-Shimano
    Manager: Iwan Spekenbrink
    Albert Timmer (NED)
    Cyril Lemoine (France)
    Jonathan Hivert (France)
    Kenny Robert Van Hummel (NED)
    Piet Rooijakkers (NED)
    Simon Geschke (GER)

Team Columbia - Highroad

    Manager: Bob Stapleton
    Bernhard Eisel (AUT)
    George Hincapie (USA)
    Kim Kirchen (LUX)
    Marcus Burghardt (GER)
    Mark Cavendish (GBR)
    Mark Renshaw (AUS)
    Maxime Monfort (ITALY)
    Michael Rogers (AUS)
    Tony Martin (GER)

Team Katusha

    Manager: Stefano Feltrin
    Alexandre Botcharov (RUS)
    Danilo Napolitano (ITA)
    Filippo Pozzato (ITA)
    Joan Horrach Rippoll (ESP)
    Mikhail Ignatiev (RUS)
    Nikolay Trusov (RUS)
    Serguei Ivanov (RUS)
    Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL)
    Vladimir Karpets (RUS)

Fabian Wegmann of Milrom (BBC)
Team Milram
    Manager: Gerry Van Gerwen
    Christian Knees (Ger)
    Fabian Wegmann (Ger)
    Gerald Ciolek (Ger)
    Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger)
    Linus Gerdemann (Ger)
    Markus Fothen (Ger)
    Niki Terpstra (Ned)
    Peter Velits (Svk)
    Peter Wrolich (Aut)

Team Saxo Bank

    Manager: Bjarne Riis
    Andy Schleck (Lux)
    Chris Anker Sørensen (Den)
    Fabian Cancellara (Swi)
    Fränk Schleck (Lux)
    Gustav Larsson (Swe)
    Jens Voigt (Germany)
    Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor)
    Nicki Sørensen (Den)
    Stuart O’Grady (Aus)
BRIGNOLES, France — Lance Armstrong just wanted to stay out of trouble on a scorching day one rider felt was better suited for baking bread. British sprinter Mark Cavendish won the second stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, with Armstrong finishing safely in the pack and Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland keeping the leader’s yellow jersey.  
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While Lance Armstrong had a good ride in his return to the Tour de France, team-mates Alberto Contador and Andreas Kloden made the most noise in stage one. You have to hand it to Alberto Contador, he's come a long way as an individual time trial rider  
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BRIGNOLES, France (AP) — Britain's Mark Cavendish won the second stage of the Tour de France in searing heat Sunday, with seven-time champion Lance Armstrong finishing safely in the trailing pack. Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland kept the overall ...  
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In the Tour de France battle between Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong, the Spaniard won the first round. Contador clearly showed his American teammate and rival he deserved to be the leader of their Astana team with a rock-solid performance in the opening time-trial on. . . .  
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Belgium's Tom Boonen said that he was more concerned about staying on his bike than sprinting for victory during a crash-strewn finish to the second stage of the Tour de France. A right-hand bend just under two kilometres before the end of the 187km  
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