Results: 2014 Tour de France, stage 12
Results from a 185.5km stage from Bourg-en-Bresse to Saint-Etienne
Results from a 185.5km stage from Bourg-en-Bresse to Saint-Etienne
David Millar's road to redemption has been paved with argyle
Casey B. Gibson focuses on stage 12 of the 2012 Tour de France
Matthew Beaudin and Caley Fretz discuss stage 12 of the 2012 Tour de France
Bradley Wiggins said he had suffered a slight burn to his arm after being hit with a flare near the end of stage 12
Graham Watson snaps stage 12 of the 2012 Tour de France
David Millar said that his stage 12 Tour de France victory will be a wonderful moment to share with his battered Garmin-Sharp team
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“First uphill finish you get an idea of how everyone’s going, who’s really climbing good, who’s climbing okay, who’s going bad and where I fit in amongst it all," said Cadel Evans after stage 12. The jury is still out, but what we do know is that the unfortunate Andreas Klöden, Robert Gesink, Tony Martin and Christian Vande Velde no longer fit into the mix of favorites.
ESPN commentator Michael Smith entered treatment Wednesday for what network executives have identified as Cranio-Rectal Syndrome. The rare condition is characterized by impaired vision, a heightened sense of smell and the ill-advised use of smart phones.
LUZ-ARDIDEN, France (VN) — Tom Danielson charged into the top-10 overall and became Garmin-Cervélo's lone GC bet.
LUZ-ARDIDEN, France (VN) — It's not the 13 seconds that Alberto Contador lost in Thursday's summit finish at Luz-Ardiden to Andy Schleck that everyone was talking about. It was how he looked.
LUZ ARDIDEN, France (AFP) - German Tony Martin refused to blame flu as his hopes of remaining in contention for a top overall place at the Tour de France were severely compromised on Thursday.
Garmin-Cervélo’s climber, on the form of his life, climbed with the best at Luz-Ardiden
Brian Holcombe chats with HTC-Highroad's Bernie Eisel
Finish-line analysis, stage 12: It keeps adding and adding ...
LUZ-ARDIDEN, France (VN) - Ivan Basso confirmed his place among the overall favorites Thursday on the first mountaintop finish of the 2011 Tour de France, at Luz-Ardiden.
LUZ-ARDIDEN, France (VN) - Geraint Thomas has had his best Tour de France to date, but the 25-year-old’s race nearly ended Thursday when he left the road twice on the wet, technical descent of La Hourquette d’Ancizan.
CUGNAUX, France (VN) — Tejay Van Garderen (HTC-Highroad) was a bundle of nerves at the start line of Thursday's 12th stage. After riding through the first half of the Tour de France unscathed, the Tour rookie was looking down the gauntlet of the Tour's first major climbs.
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Sammy Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) won the first mountain stage of the 2011 Tour de France on Thursday, on a day when a view of the top of general classification finally became clear.
A fresh Evans faces challenges from Contador and the Schlecks in the Pyrenees
LAVAUR, France (AFP) - Reigning champion Contador said his painful right knee was "feeling good" ahead of what could be his first big test of the Tour de France.
LAVAUR, France (AFP) - Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez says he is hoping to put his disappointing start to the Tour de France behind him with a stage victory in the Basque stronghold of the Pyrenees.