Jul. 4, 2008
2008 Pre-Race
- Jul. 5, 2008Starting another Tour
Editor’s note: Every day during the 95th Tour de France, VeloNews editorial director John Wilcockson will be writing his “Inside the ...
- Jul. 4, 2008
Tech at the Tour - Down to the wire
A day before the start of the Tour de France is almost too late to accomplish anything significant.
Nonetheless, it’s a frantic time for ...Gallery (21 Images)
- Jul. 4, 2008
'Le Tour Toujours,' warts and all: O'Grady remains a fan, sorta
"He's not the Messiah! He's a very naughty boy!—an exchange between Brian's mum and his followers in Monty Python’s ...
- Jul. 4, 2008
Team Columbia presents Tour squad, new jersey
For the second consecutive day, an American team kicked off its Tour de France by unveiling a fresh jersey design created for a new title sponsor. ...Gallery (4 Images)
- Jul. 4, 2008
Caisse d'Épargne: Valverde aiming for podium
Spain’s Green Bullet isn’t sweating it. Alejandro Valverde says if he doesn’t win the Tour de France this year, he’s got plenty more in his ...Gallery (2 Images)
- Jul. 4, 20082008 Tour de France start list
Silence-Lotto(director: Herman Frison)1. Cadel Evans (Aus) 2. Mario ...
- Jul. 4, 2008
On the eve of the Tour - A Casey Gibson Gallery
There were big crowds at the teams' presentation at the Tour de France Friday afternoon. Photographer Casey Gibson was there, too.Gallery (13 Images)
- Jul. 4, 2008
CSC-Saxo Bank ready to roll
Just looking at the faces of Team CSC-Saxo Bank’s nine-man lineup Tour de France squad and it’s obvious that this team means business.
With ...Gallery (3 Images)
- Jul. 4, 2008
Inside Cycling, with John Wilcockson - Kashechkin's year in limbo - Part 2
Editor’s Note: After team leader Alexander Vinokourov tested positive for homologous blood doping during last year’s Tour de France, ...Gallery (2 Images)
- Jul. 4, 2008
These eight favorites will battle for victory in the 2008 Tour de France
One of these eight men will win the 2008 Tour. Here, we break down each of their chances based on four key metrics.
CADEL EVANS (Aus), ...Gallery (8 Images)
- Jul. 3, 2008
The French federation has its own bike tech rules for the Tour de France
This year’s edition of the Tour de France isn’t sanctioned by the UCI, so VeloNews readers have been curious whether the UCI's somewhat-infamous ...Gallery (2 Images)
- Jul. 3, 2008Absences make the Tour ... more interesting?
Pro cycling fans may find themselves unclear who to root for at this year’s Tour de France. The list of familiar faces absent from this year’s ...
- Jul. 3, 2008
Team Garmin-Chipotle unwraps its new kit
American pro continental team Garmin-Chipotle presented by H30 made its Tour de France debut Thursday afternoon in Brest with the unveiling of its ...Gallery (3 Images)
- Jul. 3, 2008
Inside Cycling, with John Wilcockson - Kashechkin's year in limbo
Editor’s Note: After team leader Alexander Vinokourov tested positive for homologous blood doping during last year’s Tour de France, ...Gallery (2 Images)
- Jul. 2, 2008
The race for the green jersey
The positive out-of-competition test for cocaine that put defending points champion Tom Boonen ...
- Jul. 1, 2008Will Frischkorn's Tour de France diary, preview
And we’re off to the big show!
After the past week together in Girona the Garmin-Chipotle team is off for France. Camp, at home for most, ...
- Jul. 1, 2008
Rasmussen suspended
Denmark's Michael Rasmussen, who was thrown out while leading the 2007 Tour de France for lying about his whereabouts, has been banned for two years ...
- Jul. 1, 2008
Valverde: Locked and loaded
Alejandro Valverde has been a busy man since winning the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré last month.
- Jul. 1, 2008McQuaid will watch Tour on TV
Pat McQuaid has expressed his wish for a trouble-free Tour de France but says that it was a mistake for the event to have broken away from the ...
- Jun. 30, 2008Lampre says a clean Cunego will lead its charge at the Tour
Damiano Cunego will be brandishing a new look for the Tour de France and it won’t just be a fresh dye-job on his curly locks.
The 2004 Giro ...
- Jun. 30, 2008
Floyd Landis loses CAS appeal
Characterizing his defenses as “unfounded,” the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday issued a strongly worded dismissal ...
- Jun. 30, 2008VeloNews offers a variety of ways to follow the 2008 Tour de France online.
It's almost July and the Tour de France season has begun. And this year, you can follow every move of the world's largest bike race, no matter where ...
- Jun. 30, 2008Tour de France: Bouygues eyes stages
Bouygues Telecom will start the Tour de France with a squad loaded with stage-hunters and almost no one for the overall classification.
The French ...
- Jun. 30, 2008Tour de France: Dessel, Valjavec leading charge for Ag2r
Heading into this week's Tour de France, the French Ag2r-La Mondiale team will be looking to fill the void left by the departure of consistent ...
- Jun. 29, 2008Gilbert, Casar headline FDJ's Tour squad
Française des Jeux on Sunday announced that Philippe Gilbert and Sandy Casar would lead its team, which includes three Tour novices, at the Tour de ...
- Jun. 29, 2008French road champ Vogondy makes Agritubel's Tour team
Newly crowned French cycling champion Nicolas Vogondy will ride for Agritubel at the Tour de France, alongside last-minute inclusions Freddy Bichot ...
- Jun. 28, 2008
A conversation with Samuel Sánchez: In the hunt for Tour stages
Samuel Sánchez will be back at the Tour de France only for the third time in his career, so he’s looking to make up for lost time.
His two ...Gallery (2 Images)
- Jun. 27, 2008
Astana's Levi Leipheimer and Chris Horner to race Cascade Classic
With their team barred from this year's Tour de France, Astana teammates Levi Leipheimer and Chris Horner have decided to race in the
- Jun. 27, 2008
Floyd Landis CAS decision expected Monday
- Jun. 26, 2008Quick Step: Steegmans will fill in for Boonen
Belgian superstar Tom Boonen is the major absence from the Quick Step team's Tour de France roster, announced Thursday, due to a recent positive test ...
- Jun. 26, 2008
Liquigas releases Tour roster
Liquigas will lineup without green-jersey candidate Daniele Bennati for next week’s Tour de France.
The Italian sprinter has been forced out of ...
- Jun. 26, 2008
Tour de France: Hincapie aiming for stage win
George Hincapie will be heading to France for the 13th time of his career as part of the Team Columbia-High Road roster revealed Wednesday. ...
- Jun. 25, 2008High Road-Columbia releases Tour roster
High Road Sports has announced the riders that will start the 2008 Tour de France. The roster consists of nine riders from eight different countries, ...
- Jun. 25, 2008
Fresh Korn - The beginning of the dream
When Americans think of cycling, the first, and often only, thing that pops to mind is the Tour de France. For me, starting out as a truly fredly ...
- Jun. 24, 2008Menchov to lead Rabobank at Tour
Russian Denis Menchov, one of the pre-race favorites, has been named as team leader for the nine-man Rabobank squad for the July 5-27 Tour de France, ...
- Jun. 24, 2008Garmin-Chipotle names Tour squad
The newly renamed Garmin-Chipotle team unveiled its Tour de France roster, which features three of only four Americans in the entire Tour peloton. ...
- Jun. 24, 2008
Riccardo Ricco will aim for white jersey at the Tour de France
This year’s Tour de France should be a little more interesting following news Tuesday that outspoken Italian rider Riccardo Riccò will take the ...
- Jun. 23, 2008Gerolsteiner: ‘Stage victory in final week’
Germany’s Gerolsteiner hopes it can crack the top 10 and win a stage in the upcoming Tour de France.
The team brings Markus Fothen and Bernhard ...
- Jun. 23, 2008
Euskaltel: 'Better than last year'
The Basque climbers at Euskaltel-Euskadi will be angling toward the podium this year.
Haimar Zubeldia and Mikel Astarloza, fifth and ninth in last ...
- Jun. 23, 2008Alberto Contador: A Vuelta win would be better than an Olympic medal
Spain's Alberto Contador, who is looking to win the Tour of Spain in September to add to victories in the Tour of Italy and Tour de France, said ...
- Jun. 23, 2008Alberto Contador: A Vuelta win would be better than an Olympic medal
Spain's Alberto Contador, who is looking to win the Tour of Spain in September to add to victories in the Tour of Italy and Tour de France, said ...
- Jun. 23, 2008
CSC-Saxo Bank names Tour squad
Bobby Julich won’t be heading back to the Tour de France for another crack at the maillot jaune.
The 36-year-old veteran ─ third ...Gallery (2 Images)
- Jun. 21, 2008
Barry, Hesjedal hoping to end Canadian drought at Tour
It’s been more than 10 years since a Canadian has lined up for the Tour de France.
That’s likely to change in 2008 as it’s expected that not ...Gallery (2 Images)
- Jun. 19, 2008Hunter, Soler lead Barloworld at Tour
Barloworld is hoping this year’s Tour de France is as good as last year’s.
In 2007, the wild-card team was one of the Tour’s biggest ...
- Jun. 19, 2008Hunter, Soler lead Barloworld at Tour
Barloworld is hoping this year’s Tour de France is as good as last year’s.
In 2007, the wild-card team was one of the Tour’s biggest ...
- Jun. 19, 2008
Inside Cycling: Will pro cycling split into two leagues?
While High Road Sports boss Bob Stapleton was excited earlier this week to announce that Columbia Sportswear has signed on as the new title sponsor ...
- Jun. 18, 2008Garmin is the new title sponsor of the Slipstream-Chipotle team
For the third time in 10 days, a major international cycling team has announced a new title sponsor heading into next month’s Tour de ...
- Jun. 16, 2008High Road to become Team Columbia
Team High Road will start the Tour de France in a new uniform featuring the U.S.-based team's new title ...
- Jun. 12, 2008
Evans takes inspiration from Indurain
As Cadel Evans takes aim at becoming the first Australian to win the Tour de France, he is finding inspiration from the first rider to win five in a ...
- Jun. 9, 2008
Astana not expecting Tour turn-around
The rumors keep flying, but Astana officials insist they are not expecting a last-minute reversal from Tour de France officials to start this ...
