Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, France (SportsNetwork.com) – Defending champion Chris Froome pulled out of the Tour de France after crashing twice during Wednesday’s fifth stage. A day after hurting his wrist in a crash in the fourth stage, Froome took […]
Lille, France (SportsNetwork.com) – Marcel Kittel of Germany prevailed in a photo finish to win Stage 4 of the Tour de France on Tuesday. Kittel beat out Alexander Kristoff of Norway and Arnaud Demare of France to claim his third […]
London, England (SportsNetwork.com) – Marcel Kittel of Germany won Stage 3 of the Tour de France on Monday and Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali remained the overall leader of cycling’s most prestigious event after three days of racing in England. Kittel completed […]
Sheffield, England (SportsNetwork.com) – Vincenzo Nibali of Italy pulled away with just over a kilometer remaining to win Stage 2 of the Tour de France on Sunday. Nibali finished the 201-kilometer trek from York to Sheffield on the second day […]
York, England (SportsNetwork.com) – British rider Mark Cavendish withdrew from the 2014 Tour de France on Sunday because of a shoulder injury. Cavendish was hurt during a crash late in Saturday’s opening stage of cycling’s most prestigious event. He and […]
Harrogate, England (SportsNetwork.com) – For the second straight year, Marcel Kittel of Germany won the opening stage of the Tour de France. After Mark Cavendish and Simon Gerrans crashed a few hundred meters from the finish line in Harrogate, Kittel […]
Brooklyn, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Joey Chestnut won his eighth straight Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on Friday at Coney Island. Chestnut, who proposed to girlfriend Neslie Ricasa on the stage about an hour before the start of the contest, finished […]
Blacksburg, VA (SportsNetwork.com) – Virginia Tech wrestler Darren Hankins died Wednesday night in a drowning accident in Blacksburg, the school announced. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported that Hankins drowned while swimming in a water-filled quarry in Montgomery County. Investigators told TV […]
(SportsNetwork.com) – Daryl Impey of South Africa was left out of Orica- GreenEdge’s squad for this year’s Tour de France due to a failed drug test. Impey, who became the first South African to wear the yellow jersey in Tour […]
(SportsNetwork.com) – The 101st Tour de France begins Saturday and runs through July 27. The race begins in Leeds, England and concludes under the arches at Champs-Elysees in Paris. The race will cover over 3,664 kilometers (2,277 miles) and is […]