Tour de France Feedzone

Tour de France 2013, the feedzone

Was there another tack attack on the Tour de France on Wednesday? After vandals wreaked havoc on stage 14 of the 2012 race, Richie Porte and Geraint Thomas suffered punctures on stage five around 60 kilometres from the finish in Marseille. Saxo-Tinkoff riders are also believed to have been affected, CW understands. "I don't know if it's someone [like last year] or by an accident," Sky DS Nicolas Portal said. "It's not like last year; maybe it's just a mistake."

Orica-GreenEdge owner, Gerry Ryan said to Cycling Weekly this morning, "We just signed Daryl [Impey] for three more years." But maybe not... General manager, Shayne Bannan disagreed. Asked about the contract, Bannan said that they are still working with Impey on it and are hoping to have something signed too. Ryan, asked later, said, "Really? Let me ask Shayne." Impey has not signed yet. He appears close to an agreement, which would be for more money after donning the yellow jersey.

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