Tour De France
After revelations of drug use by Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong surfaced in April 2013, more people have been penalized. On April 22, 2014, Armstrong's coach Johan Bruyneel, was banned for 10 years for contributing to massive doping activities on teams where Armstrong was the leader.
Chris Froome has been nothing but spectacular throughout the entire 2013 Tour de France. On Wednesday, the Team Sky leader added another feather to his cap after recording the fastest time in the individual time trial as he clocked 51:33 to finish the 32 kilometer road test from Embrum to Chorges.
The 2013 Tour de France is now reaching its climax with emotions bursting among the general classification contenders. Chris Froome, who preserved his big lead on Stage 16, accused former Tour champion Alberto Contador of getting desperate and careless in his biking after the two competitors got involved in a heated neck-to-neck duel in the final decent of the race on Tuesday.
Chris Froome fired back at his critics on Monday, stressing he did not use performance enhancing drugs or undergo doping procedure to dominate this year's Tour de France.
Chris Froome Takes The Stage On Bastille Day Maintaining Stranglehold On Yellow Jersey
Matteo Trentin Sprints Ahead For The Stage Win While Chris Froome Keeps The Yellow Jersey
After 14 long stages into this year's Tour de France, an American finally landed a spot on the podium as Andrew Talansky of Team Garmin-Sharp finished third on Saturday's 191 kilometer race.
After 14 long stages into this year's Tour de France, an American finally landed a spot on the podium as Andrew Talansky of Team Garmin-Sharp finished third on Saturday's 191 kilometer race.
Mark Cavendish Takes Stage 13 Moving Up The All-Time Career Stage Victories; Chris Froome Hangs On To The Yellow Jersey
Kittel Wins His Third Stage Edging Out Mark Cavendish In A Photo-Finish
Sprinters were on the move again on Tuesday with German Argos-Shimano pedal-pusher Marcel Kittel cruising to his second victory at the 2013 Tour de France. Kittel along with compatriot André Greipel and Great Britain's sprinter Mark Cavendish were the top three finishers at the conclusion of Stage 10 but Slovakian Peter Sagan still holds the green jersey with a decent fourth-place finish in the race.
Tour de France 2013 has already gone through its first week, and as expected, doping allegations surfaced.
Peter Sagan solidified his grip on the green jersey following his victory in Stage 7. The Slovakian sprinter, who finished in the top 3 since stage 2, clocked at 4 hours 54 minutes and 12 seconds just ahead of Germany's John Degenkolb and Italy's Daniele Bennati.
In a surprising turn of events, Great Britain's Mark Cavendish, the undisputed sprint king of Tour de France over the past few years, succumbed to Germany in the final meters of Thursday's sprint showdown.
Sprinters really showcased their skills through the streets of Marseille on Stage 5 with Great Britain's Mark Cavendish winning the Cagnes-sur-Mer to Marseille race.
