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Alberto Contador has won the Tour de France for the third time; Andy Schleck is in 2nd place and Denis Menchov in 3rd. Mark Cavendish sprinted to win the final stage in Paris, making it his 5th stage win in this Tour. Green jersey: Alessandro Petacchi Red peas jersey: Anthony Charteau White jersey: Andy Schleck [...]

Luck plays a huge role in winning the Tour de France and Andy Schleck’s bad luck may determine the winner. Today, as Andy Schleck (yellow jersey holder as of the start of this stage) was making his way almost at the summit of the Port de Balès suddenly his chain came off. What horrible timing! [...]

If you read UK and US blogs and commentaries, you’d think most people find the disqualification of Mark Renshaw (head-butting Julian Dean at the stage 11 sprint of the Tour de France 2010 – see video below) to be excessive and unfair. But that’s not the case. I’ve been reading the comments submitted by readers [...]

Another victorious stage for Cavendish and it wasn’t even close. In a post-race interview, Cavendish remarked: “It was really more like a breakaway than a sprint, at least for me.” Cavendish has won 3 stages in this year’s Tour de France, making it his 13th Tour de France win (beating the record of Erik Zabel, his [...]

Finally, Andy Schleck is in the yellow jersey. Cadel Evans had to give it up after a terrible finish in today’s ninth stage (Morzine-Avoriaz to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne) which featured climbs up the Col de la Madeleine and Col de la Colombiere. It turns out that Evans was riding with a fractured elbow and the pain must [...]