pezcyclingnews.com,
22 Juli 2009
"nothing's guaranteed in this Tour"
The last time we spoke to Ryder Hesjedal was just after Garmin had run the mighty Astana squadra to within seconds in the TTT. A lot of Livestrong slogans have passed under the tyres since then. We caught up with a sleepy Ryder after le Petit et Grand Saint Bernards.

pedalmag.com,
21 Juli 2009
"we have a few hills to get through first"
In his second Tour de France, Victoria, BC’s Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Slipstream) is looking more comfortable as the race progresses. Hesjedal enjoyed the Tour’s well-deserved second rest day in Sion, Switzerland, resting and fueling up for the grueling final week to come.

dailypeloton.com,
21 Juli 2009
“A good sign for the future”
Luis León Sánchez took advantage of the second rest day of the Tour, which he spent with his team Caisse d’Epargne in the Swiss locality of Fully, to analyze his behavior in the 96th edition of the Tour de France after he trained for about one hour and a half on the bike together with his team-mates

velonews.com,
21 Juli 2009
‘I can breathe a little easier’
Alberto Contador looked relaxed and at ease on the Tour de France’s second rest day, largely because he was. With his stage victory atop Verbier on Sunday, Contador claimed the yellow jersey and has enough GC cushion that he can breathe a little easier going into the Tour’s final week.

velonews.com,
18 Juli 2009
"I love this kind of weather"
Heinrich Haussler rode the cold and rain all the way to Colmar to claim his first Tour stage victory of his career on Friday. The 25-year-old Cervélo TestTeam rider delivered his squad’s second stage win of this Tour and confirmed his status as one of the rising stars of the sport.

pezcyclingnews.com,
18 Juli 2009
"I didn't come here to be second"
Garmin man, Tyler Farrar has been inching ever closer to Cavendish; we caught up with the man from Washington State in Vittel at the start of a wet and hilly stage 13. Ever the pro, he grabbed Martijn Maaskant's Felt to park his chamois on and save those leg muscles.

pedalmag.com,
16 Juli 2009
"It’s a little bit of yin and yang"
So far, so good for Victoria, BC’s Ryder Hesjedal who is competing at the second Tour de France of his career. Despite two crashes earlier in the week, Hesjedal was satisfied with the nine stages gone by, happy to have a daylong breather, and optimistic about the twelve stages that lay ahead.

velonews.com,
16 Juli 2009
‘Only way to beat Astana is attack’
Five-time Tour de France champion Bernard Hinault has never been one to hold his tongue. A month before the Tour started, the last French Tour winner lashed out at just about everyone in an infamous interview, lambasting riders and sport directors alike.

bikepure.org,
16 Juli 2009
6 weeks of smoothy making
Darly Impey is back on the bike and eating solid foods again after his horrendous crash at the Tour of Turkey earlier in the year.

velocitynation.com,
15 Juli 2009
"I almost chucked my bike into the frickin' forest"
Christian Vande Velde gives his take on the Tour after stage 11 today, which saw Tyler Farrar finish second again to Mark Cavendish.

velonews.com,
15 Juli 2009
Catching up with rising star Evelyn Stevens
On July 5, 2009, Evelyn Stevens won the four-day, Fitchburg Longsjo Classic in Massachusetts, winning the NRC event ahead of seasoned vets like Jeannie Longo, who placed third, and Tina Pic, who won two stages.

BBC Sport,
14 Juli 2009
Menchov answers your questions
We asked 606 users for their questions for Denis Menchov and put them to the Russian during Monday's rest day in the Tour de France, with the help of the BBC's Russian service..

pezcyclingnews.com,
14 Juli 2009
"The hotels have been a little bit dodgy and this one is a shocker"
The first rest day celebrated the exit from the Pyrenees and the start of a flat middle week. It was a well deserved rest after the ardors of the first week. Silence-Lotto man, Charly Wegelius took time to give us his take on the Tour’s first excursion into the clouds.

roadcycling.com,
13 Juli 2009
"I concentrate on the race and not on those things"
Alberto Contador earlier today answered questions from the media on the first rest day of the 2009 Tour de France - after eight hard days of racing. Many questions focused on Team Astana's Tour domination and the relationship between Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong.

pezcyclingnews.com,
10 Juli 2009
"it’s a long way to Paris"
‘Charly, can you be bothered talking to me after all that rain, today?’ ‘45 minutes’ comes the reply; I really will have to buy that man a wedding present!

pezcyclingnews.com,
9 Juli 2009
"It’s never an easy day"
Tyler Farrar has been at it again – jousting with Cavendish, but French Darling ‘Tommy’ Voeckler beat them both to the punch; Ignatiev held on from the break too and Tyler was fourth, just behind Cav.