Cadel ready for battle in Tour de France
CADEL Evans won a battle on the fourth stage of the Tour de France but admits he’s preparing for a war in the coming weeks of the world’s toughest bike race.
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Evans wins fourth Tour de France stage
IN the end it came down to just centimetres for Cadel Evans.
Firing Cadel storms into Tour contention
THE odds on Cadel Evans winning the Tour de France have been slashed after his sound start.
Contador has lost his mojo: Guimard
CYRILLE Guimard, the Frenchman who guided many Tour de France wins, has questioned the focus and state of mind of Alberto Contador.
Penalised Cavendish blasts sprint rival
THE Tour de France turned nasty overnight with sprint favourite Mark Cavendish hitting out at rival Roman Feillou.
Breakthrough win for Farrar
TOUR race director Christian Prudhomme had promised that the first week of this year’s Tour de France was a recipe for all tastes.
Cadel on song as team event is no trial
CADEL Evans’s campaign after three days on the western front has reinvigorated the Victorian’s belief he can win the Tour de France.
Evans faultless in opening salvos
Stage 2: Les Essarts to Les Essarts, 23km Team Time Trial
Contador loses more time to key rivals
THREE-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador’s disappointing start to the defence of his yellow jersey has continued.
Garmin team wins Tour time trial
IT was billed as a slugfest, a heavyweight bout worthy of a world title.
Evans encouraged by his early form
CADEL Evans could hardly have asked for a better start to the Tour de France, avoiding a crash that included defending champion Alberto Contador.
Evans avoids crash to seal second
Stage 1: Passage du Gois to Mont des Alouettes, 191.5km
Gilbert wins dramatic opening stage
TWO-time Tour de France runner-up Cadel Evans has finished second in the opening stage of this year’s race won by Belgian Philippe Gilbert.
‘Assassin’ Alps will decide Tour triumph
IT is 100 years since stages in the brutal mountain range were included in the race.
Contador under attack ahead of Tour
CONTROVERSIAL champion Alberto Contador was given a hostile reception by some of the crowd at the official Tour de France presentation.
Cyclist ‘buys drugs from Australia’
AUSTRALIAN Customs officers are investigating how a Belgian cyclist managed to buy through the mail a large quantity of illicit drugs.
HTC to hit high road after Le Tour
MATT Goss needs no reminding the HTC-Highroad express train is in danger of running off the rails after the Tour de France ends in Paris this month.
Phil Liggett back for Tour de France
ACCLAIMED broadcaster Phil Liggett again heads SBS TV’s coverage of the Tour de France starting in the Vendee region of western France.
Doping saga clouds Contador bid
ALBERTO Contador’s doping case is a frustrating saga that will not be settled until after the Tour de France.
Rojas ousts Contador to win road race
JOSE Joaquin Rojas of Movistar has denied three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador to take the Spanish national road race title.
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