As a pilot, Tim James is used to doing the distance between Durban and Cape Town in two hours. He has just done it in 14 days, 12 hours — by bike.
Italian Riccardo Ricco of Saunier Duval won the Tour de France sixth stage, a 195,5km race from Aigurande to Super-Besse on Thursday.
Britain’s Mark Cavendish of the Columbia team won the fifth stage of the Tour de France, a 232km ride between Cholet and Chateauroux on Wednesday.
Frenchman Romain Feillu seized the overall lead as compatriot Samuel Dumoulin won the third stage in a day of upsets on the Tour de France on Monday.
Hopes of an entirely clean peloton contesting this year’s Tour de France should not be taken too seriously, according to a top anti-doping expert.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed cyclist Floyd Landis’s appeal against a doping test that stripped him of his Tour de France title.
A decision has yet to be taken on whether Belgian rider Tom Boonen will be allowed to start next month’s Tour de France following his positive test for cocaine, Patrick Lefevere, manager of his Quick Step cycling team, said on Wednesday.