Cancellara says Tour yellow will remain a dream for now

Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) gets ready for training in Fuerteventura

Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) gets ready for training in Fuerteventura (Image credit: Daniel Benson)

Fabian Cancellara still dreams of competing for the overall at the Tour de France but admitted that it would remain a dream, rather than a goal for the foreseeable future. The World and Olympic time trial champion was touted as a potential dark horse before the 2009 Tour de France after winning the Tour de Suisse, but crumbled in the mountains in July and reverted to the role of super-domestique for Andy and Fränk Schleck.

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.