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The Tinkoff leader, Alberto Contador, today showed the fighting spirit that has made him one of the most successful riders in the professional peloton. With the race’s first top category climb coming the day before the race’s first rest day, the Spanish rider surged forward in the final 10km of […]
29 August 2016 ©: Javier Belver / Vuelta a España Press Service Exhibition by Quintana in Covadonga takes back to the lead in the Vuelta a España, after two strong attacks in the mythical Asturian climb. Valverde takes fifth over the line, remains 2nd in GCNairo Quintana completed one of […]
For the fourth time this season, an Etixx – Quick-Step rider sits at the top of a Grand Tour’s general classification 28-Aug-2016: Three days after renewing his contract with the team, David De La Cruz put in a masterful display on stage 9 of Vuelta a España (Cistierna – Alto […]
After a reassuring return from his crash yesterday, climbing ahead of several of his GC rivals to the line to move up to seventh on GC, Alberto Contador again showed he’s working his way into this race with a confident ride on the final 5km climb to finish on stage […]
For a third day in a row Team KATUSHA riders were eager to animate the race by going in strategic breaks and working toward the goal of a stage win. Today’s efforts paid off in spades with Sergey Lagutin able to out-sprint his two breakaway companions to win atop the […]
27 August 2016 Colombian wears Vuelta leader’s jersey for the second time in his career after fantastic La Camperona climb, putting half a minute on Contador, Froome and courageous Alejandro Valverde, who remains 2nd overall. Huge job by Movistar Team rewarded; Dani Moreno jumps into 8thThe Movistar Team is starting […]
Alberto Contador put in a solid display of climbing on the first mountain finish of the Vuelta a España, just one day after a heavy fall put his whole race in jeopardy. True to his motto ‘querer es poder’, where there is a will, there is a way, El Pistolero […]
Riding for Team USA, Adrien Costa finished third overall at the Tour de l’Avenir Saturdaybehind David Gaudu (center) and Edward Ravasi. (Photo courtesy: Amaury Sport Organization.) Saint-Sorlin-d’Arves, France – Neilson Powless soloed to win Saturday’s final stage of the Tour de l’Avenir while his Axeon Hagens Berman teammates Adrien Costa […]
Ordiziako Klasika winner Simon Yates unleashed a blistering late attack to win stage six of the Vuelta a Espana today after some strong teamwork from ORICA-BikeExchange instigated the intense chase of the breakaway. The first Grand Tour stage win for the 24-year-old Briton was beautifully executed. After following an attack […]
25 August, 2016, Luintra.Ribiera Sacra (ESP) Stage 6 of the Vuelta a Espana saw Ben Hermans finish in fourth place in a tricky finale and Darwin Atapuma hold on to his red jersey. It was a tough day in the saddle with temperatures of more than 30 degrees adding another […]
