Two weeks after he left the Tour de France following a crash replete with broken bones, contusions and uncertainty, Chris Horner is preparing for his next bike race. It’s still a month away in a new seven-day race in Colorado. But even by its Aug. 22 start, the cyclist from Bend, Oregon, will likely not [...]
Tour de France Features
Tour de France, 2011: Chris Horner, battered, broken and back on the bike with Colorado on his mind
Tour de France, 2011: Tyler Farrar Q&A with burritos, wine
CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE, France — Six days remain in the Tour de France and Tyler Farrar is faring well. But like the rest of the weary field, the rider from Wenatchee knows the pending days in the Alps will likely be the race’s most difficult. The Tour de France is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Alps [...]
Mark Cavendish claims fourth Tour de France win; Tyler Farrar second in stage 15
MONTPELLIER, France — Tyler Farrar of Wenatchee, Wa., finished second while nemesis Mark Cavendish of Great Britain claimed his fourth stage Sunday in the 15th stage and second-to-last sprinters’ stage of the Tour de France. Cavendish took a line near the right railing and was victorious in the 119.9-mile stage from Limoux by about a [...]
Thor Hushovd solos to stage 13 stage win; Thomas Voeckler retains Tour de France race lead
LOURDES, France — Reigning world titlist Thor Hushovd of Norway, the former race leader, claimed a solo win in stage 13 while teammate Tyler Farrar of Wenatchee finished as expected near the back of the field for the second straight day Friday at the Tour de France. Hushovd (Garmin-Cervelo), who assumed the race lead with [...]
Tyler Farrar third as Mark Cavendish claims third win Tour de France stage 11
LAVAUR, France — Tyler Farrar was foiled again Wednesday and finished third in the rainy and overcast stage 11 of the Tour de France as Mark Cavendish claimed his third sprint win of the race. With a heavy downpour beginning with about nine miles left, Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) of Great Britain moved wide right in the [...]
Tour de France, 2011: Podium Girls and other pretty women
SAINT-FLOUR, France — Pretty women are as much a part of the Tour de France as the yellow jersey, sunflowers and riders’ epic treks into the Alps and Pyrenees. The women who give stage winners and jersey competition leaders awards each day are called the Podium Girls, and they’re photographed hundreds of times during the [...]
Celebrating 25 Years of Americans in the Tour de France
LISIEUX, France — In slightly more than two weeks, when the Tour de France arrives in Paris for the 98th edition finale, the occasion will also mark 25 years since Greg LeMond became the first American to win the event. LeMond, who turned age 50 last month, was also victorious in the Tour de France [...]
Tour de France, 2011: Showmanship at the finish line
How a cyclist celebrates a win as he crosses the finish line can be premeditated or a split-second decision. And there are occasions in mass sprints when a photo finish determines the victor, there’s no time for showmanship. Tyler Farrar has twice in the past three weeks, including his first career stage Monday in the [...]
Tyler Farrar claims emotional first Tour de France stage win
REDON, France — Greg LeMond, Lance Armstrong, Tyler Hamilton and Floyd Landis have for reasons on and off their bicycles made Americans prominent at the Tour de France. They’ve won races and been controversial in their private lives. But despite the trio’s notoriety, Americans winning stages in cycling’s biggest race is still rare. Tyler Farrar [...]
Tour de France, 2011: Stage 2, Chris Horner content, sort of
LES ESSARTS, France — Two days into the Tour de France, Chris Horner is within 10 seconds of the race lead, but it’s still 10 days from when he believes the competition for the overall title will begin. Horner, 39, is competing in his fifth Tour de France and with a top-three overall finish as [...]