It's looking like Lance Armstrong doesn't want to give up the yellow jersey.
Despite being abandoned by the rest of the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team on the final climb of Saturday's stage, Armstrong battled to stay close to a breakaway group of two riders that gained about 27 seconds on him. …
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While Lance Armstrong is wracking more and more days in the yellow jersey in his last professional bicycle race, Tour of California organizers are getting closer to laying out a route for next year's inaugural race.
The Marin Independent-Journal reports that Medalist Sports, the group hired to organize the race, has talked to 15 cities about the possibilities of hosting stages, …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/07/08/planning-for-tour-of-california-continues/
It's all Lance Armstrong again, as he retains the yellow jersey in the 7th stage as the Tour de France enters Germany. But with a mountainous stage coming up on Saturday, you got to wonder whether he'll be wearing it at the end of the 8th stage.
Friday's 141-mile stage from Luneville, France, to Karlsruhe, Germany, played out like those in the past several …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/07/08/armstrong-still-in-yellow-but-for-how-long/
Lance Armstrong dodged a crash near the end of today's Stage 5 to retain the yellow jersey in the Tour de France. Australian Robbie McEwen won the stage, passing two-time stage winner Tom Boonen at the line, after the peloton caught a breakaway group about 6 miles from the finish. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/07/06/lance-armstrong-keeps-yellow-after-5th-stage/
When US bike racer David Zabriskie skidded across the pavement just 1.5 kilometers from the finish line today, Lance Armstrong knew he was back in the yellow jersey this year.
The big question for Armstrong, team manager Johan Brunyeel, and other riders on the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team: Do we defend it vigorously for the next 2-plus weeks? …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/07/05/lance-armstrong-back-in-yellow/
American David Zabriskie held onto the yellow jersey for a third straight day in the Tour de France on Monday, maintaining his 2-second lead over Lance Armstrong.
The overall leaders stayed intact, but Tuesday's 41-mile stage from Tours to Blois could shake up the overall order. Tomorrow is the team time trial, and Armstrong's Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team is looking to overthrow Zabriskie and …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/07/04/tour-de-france-its-still-zabriskie-after-stage-3/
How long can US rider David Zabriskie keep the yellow jersey? Probably for at least another day in the relatively flat conditions in the early stages of the Tour de France.
The 25-year-old Utah native held onto the leader's jersey for a second day by taking Lance Armstrong's advice: Stay among the top 20 riders in the peloton
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/07/03/zabriskie-still-in-yellow-after-stage-2/
US rider David Zabriskie beat the entire Tour de France field today in the Stage 1 individual time trial.
In doing so, this quiet Utah native has become the first American to win a stage in all three of the Big Three Euro races — the Vuelta d'Espana last year and the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France this year….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/07/02/americans-taking-over-the-tour-at-least-stage-1/
Nothing beats a bicycle racers' conditioning to win at the Tour de France. But ever since Greg Lemond put away Laurent Fignon in 1989 with time trial aero bars, technology has played a big part too.
This year, Trek Bicycles has rolled out improved bicycles for Lance Armstrong. One, the Trek TTX, is a time trial bike …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/07/02/lance-armstrongs-2005-tour-de-france-bikes/
What could have been a pre-Tour de France tragedy has become almost laughable.
Jan Ullrich crashed into the rear window of a T-Mobile team car Friday, the BBC reports. Ullrich is the '97 Tour de France winner and one of Lance Armstrong's most outspoken challengers.
The windshield shattered, but fortunately Ullrich received only “superficial cuts” and will be able to race beginning Saturday. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/07/01/tour-de-france-the-soap-opera-begins-ullrich-crashes-surprise-tests/
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