Great Britain’s Chris Froome Becomes Third-Time Winner of Tour de France
July 25, 2016 R K Gupta
Chris Froome, Cycling, Nairo Quintana, Team Sky, Tour de FranceIn an expected finish to the 2016 Tour de France on Sunday, Britain’s Christopher Froome emerged as the winner for the second year in a row. The 31-year old Team Sky Rider Froome also took the honor as the only Briton to have won the Tour de France three times after his first win in […]
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Tour de France: Chris Froome Retains his Yellow Jersey as 16th Stage Ends in Switzerland
July 19, 2016 R K Gupta
Chris Froome, Cycling, Tour de FranceTour leader Froome wasn’t so sure about the 15th stage but he escaped from it without much drama. Though Colombia’s Jarlinson Pantano won the 15th stage, Froome’s lead over Bauke Mollema was 1 minute 47 seconds. That didn’t change at the end of the 16th stage as well. When the riders took off for the […]
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Despite Suffering a Crash in 12th Stage Chris Froome Retains His Lead in Tour de France
July 15, 2016 R K Gupta
Chris Froome, Cycling, Team Sky, Tour de FranceIn an unfortunate incident, Great Britain’s Chris Froome broke his bicycle after a crash with a motorbike in stage 12, which was one of the most difficult climbs in the Tour de France. Froome was one kilometer away from the Mont Ventoux finish, when a trailing motorcycle hit him from behind. Since the Brit couldn’t […]
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Chris Froome Leads Tour de France At Halfway Mark as Riders Enter Stage-11
July 13, 2016 R K Gupta
Chris Froome, Cycling, Team Sky, Tour de FranceFor the past 113 years, Tour de France has continued to attract global attention as the biggest annual cycling event ever. It couldn’t be held for 4 years during World War I and for another 6 during the WW II. Therefore the 2016 competition is the 103rd edition of le Tour. The 21-stage race is […]
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Mountain stages feature prominently as 2016 Tour de France route is announced
October 22, 2015 John Welsh
Chris Froome, Cycling, Tour de FranceThe Route for the 2016 Tour de France was announced this week and the Alps will again feature in the final weekend as the organisers seek to extend the mountain racing into the final few days of the racing. Although there are four mountain summit finishes, including the legendary climb of Mont Ventoux between the […]
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Peter Sagan recovers from anguish in Spain to claim World Road Race title in USA
September 29, 2015 John Welsh
Cycling, Peter Sagan, World Road Race ChampionshipsIt had been a frustrating 2015 for Slavakian cyclist Peter Sagan prior to the World Road Race Championships in Richmond, Virginia on Sunday. Although he had claimed his first Grand Tour stage victory for two years when beating the peleton on the third day of the Vuelta a Espana and had won the points classification […]
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Astana team-work helps Fabio Aru to clinch Vuelta a Espana title
September 14, 2015 John Welsh
Cycling, Fabio Aru, Joaquim Rodriguez, Team Sky, Vuelta a EspanaFabio Aru clinched the 2015 Vuelta a Espana title when the race concluded in the streets of Madrid on Sunday evening with Spaniard Joaquim Rodriguez and Polish cyclist Rafal Majka occupying the podium positions but the final three days were expected to provide an exciting duel between Aru and Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin who led […]
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Tom Dumoulin announces his potential as a future Tour de France winner with impressive Vuelta performance
September 11, 2015 John Welsh
Chris Froome, Cycling, Team Sky, Tom Dumoulin, Vuelta a EspanaPrior to the three weeks of racing in the 2015 Vuelta a Espana, the main focus of attention was devoted to the expected challenges from Tour de France winner and runner-up Chris Froome and Nairo Quintana plus 2014 Tour victor Vincenzo Nibali and several other leading contenders. As the event unfolded, injury, illness and disqualification […]
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Fabio Aru emerges as Vuelta favourite after a day to forget for Froome and Quintana
September 4, 2015 John Welsh
Chris Froome, Cycling, Nairo Quintana, Team Sky, Vuelta a EspanaIt was expected that Stage 11 of the 2015 Vuelta a Espana would prove decisive in determining which of the pre-race favourites was likely to emerge as winner of three week cycling race. The route was designed by peleton rider and local favourite Joaquim Rodriguez and involved negotiating five mountain passes on route from Andorra […]
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Nibali disqualification among several topics for debate during opening days of Vuelta a Espana
August 27, 2015 John Welsh
Cycling, Nairo Quintana, Vincenzo Nibali, Vuelta a EspanaJust four weeks after the conclusion of the Tour de France, the 2015 Vuelta a Espana began in the province of Malaga last weekend with several of the leading contenders for honours in the French Grand Tour participating in this event. Chris Froome, Nairo Quintana, Alejandro Valverde, Vincenzo Nibali and Tejay van Garderen were all […]
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