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VALKENBURG, Netherlands Germany’s Matthias Kessler (T-Mobile) claimed his first Tour de France stage win, while Belgium’s Tom Boonen (Quick-Step) assumed the Tour de France lead Tuesday after a hot, crash-marred third stage. Matthias Kessler T-Mobile’s Matthias Kessler celebrates the first Tour stage win of his career. Kessler broke…
ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE, Luxembourg Veteran Australian sprinter Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto) added to his nearly 100 career wins Monday in Stage 2 of the Tour de France, while Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) of Norway regained the overall lead in the 93rd running of the race. Robbie McEwen Australia’s Robbie McEwen gets the…
STRASBOURG, France While Jimmy Casper (Cofidis) of France out-sprinted the field to win his first career Tour de France stage, George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) of Greenville, South Carolina, opportunistically rode his way into the race lead on Sunday. Casper, who twice has finished last in the Tour, used a clear,…
STRASBOURG, France Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) of Norway, a two-time Tour de France stage winner, edged George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) of Greenville, South Carolina, by less than one second Saturday to claim the prologue and the first yellow jersey of the Tour de France’s 93rd edition. George Hincapie…