A troubling secret about Floyd Landis' health is coming out just the day after he climbed into 2nd place overall in the 2006 Tour de France.
The highest placed American cyclist in the Tour, and a favorite to win the race, suffers from a degenerative bone disease that gives him chronic pain and will require hip replacement surgery a few weeks after the Tour. He adopted his unusual time trial position on the bike to reduce the pain. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/10/chronic-hip-pain-for-floyd-landis/
French cyclist Sylvain Calzati showed us why there's a group of cyclists who gamble on a breakaway at the Tour de France everyday — sometimes the peloton doesn't catch up.
That's what happened Sunday on the 112-mile stage from Saint Meen le Grand to Lorient. Calzati and 5 other cyclists broke away from the peloton about 25 miles into the stage, and the AG2R cyclist stayed ahead the rest of the race. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/09/calzati-wins-tour-de-france-stage-honchars-yellow-uncontested/
Here's a bigger shock than the Stage 7 results on Saturday: Lance Armstrong says he's showing up to support the sport of cycling and his Discovery teammates for the final week of the Tour de France.
Didn't he say at one time that he never wanted to step foot in France again, or words to that effect? …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/09/lance-to-france-for-the-tour-de/
T-Mobile cyclist Serhiy Honchar won the individual time trial on Saturday, gaining the yellow jersey and beating all the top contenders who had planned to use the stage to catapult themselves into the Tour de France lead.
In fact, the only favorite who could afford a smile at the end of the day was American Floyd Landis (at left in Tour of California), who finished 2nd in the stage and boosted himself to 2nd in the overall standings. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/08/honchar-wins-tour-de-france-time-trial-landis-finishes-2nd/
(UPDATING HIS CONDITION)American cyclist Bobby Julich crashed near the beginning of the individual time trial for the Tour de France on Saturday, injuring his right wrist and leaving the course in an ambulance.
Riding as the team leader of Team CSC, the 34-year-old cyclist from Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Julich fell as he rounded a corner and skidded along the curb for several feet before stopping. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/08/bobby-julich-crashes-abandons-tour-de-france/
“Fast Freddie” Rodriguez is sore but recovering at his home in Girona, Spain, after taking a header onto the pavement during Stage 3 at the Tour de France.
The Emeryville, California, sprinter suffered a concussion on Tuesday after he hit a pothole in some road construction in Verviers, also injuring his shoulder and hand. He was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/08/us-cyclist-fred-rodriguez-is-recovering-from-tour-de-france-crash/
It's Robbie McEwen crossing the finish line first at the Tour de France again and again this year. The Australian cyclist followed Davitamon-Lotto teammate Gert Steegmans on a perfect lead out for his 3rd victory on Friday.
In fact, after a number of miscues in earlier stages, it looked like the sprinters' teams were finally getting it right as the peloton drove into Vitre at the end of the 117-mile Stage 6. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/07/mcewen-wins-his-3rd-stage-boonen-holds-yellow-in-tour-de-france/
This shouldn't surprise anyone. The number of viewers tuning in to the first four stages of OLN's Tour de France coverage has been nearly cut in half this year with the retirement of Lance Armstrong.
Tour coverage at the Outdoor Life Network, once known as the Only Lance Network, has crashed 49% to 207,544 people. Combining the number of people watching live and taped replays raises viewership to 749,472. But that's still a 47% drop. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/07/oln-viewership-down-with-lance-less-tour-de-france/
A flat stage into Normandy featured a classic contest for the sprinters Thursday as Spanish cyclist Oscar Freire won Stage 5 of the Tour de France.
Teams from Milram, Liquigas, QuickStep and Credit Agricole set the pace as the peloton sped into Cain, but the racer from the Rabobank team grabbed the victory from yellow jersey holder Tom Boonen of QuickStep …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/06/oscar-freire-wins-stage-5-boonen-still-holds-overall-tour-de-france-lead/
Aussie sprinter Robbie McEwen zipped past the field at the finish in Saint Quentin on Wednesday to take his second win in the 2006 Tour de France.
Marking his 10th career win at the Tour, the Davitamon-Lotto cyclist said, “This one is for Freddy Rodriguez.” The American — and the team's lead-out specialist — crashed in Tuesday's stage and suffered a concussion. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/05/mcewen-wins-again-boonen-retains-tour-de-france-lead/
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