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Tinkoff-Saxo and Alberto Contador got safely through today’s stage and avoided the crash that occurred as the riders passed the final kilometer mark. Alberto crossed the finish line in front of his rivals, although that did not have much significance, since the time was neutralized. “There was a crash in […]
Santuario de San Miguel de Aralar, Spain Samuel Sánchez of the BMC Racing Team continued his climb up the standings at the Vuelta a España with seventh place on Wednesday’s summit finish to move from seventh to sixth overall. A Few Seconds Lost On a day when Sánchez lost teammate […]
Tinkoff-Saxo’s captain and leader of the Vuelta, Alberto Contador, defended his overall lead by finishing 4th in today’s tactical mountain battle together with Alejandro Valverde and Joaquim Rodriguez. Fabio Aru took the stage win 6 seconds ahead. The final 9,9 k climb of stage 11 became a tactical stop-and-go affair […]
September 2, 2014 San Miguel de Aralar Second crash by Quintana at 20km into Aralar stage forces him to abandon; Colombian to undergo surgery after scapula fracture. Valverde 2nd at today’s finish, takes 7″ back on Contador. Bad luck ended Nairo Quintana’s chances in the 2014 Vuelta a España after […]
42-year-old Jens Voigt has one more surprise up his sleeve. The recently retired German has scheduled September 18 as the date to attempt to break Ondrej Sosenka’s 49,7 kilometer mark. The attempt will happen in the Vélodrome Suisse in Grenchen. “It’s a huge challenge for me, both physical and mental,” […]
02-Sep-2014: Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team had a beautiful day in Borja, the arrival location of the 36.7km La Vuelta a España Stage 10 ITT on Tuesday. Tony Martin made the most out of the last kilometers of the time trial, winning with a time of 47 minutes and […]
Trek Factory Racing is pleased to announce that Fränk Schleck and Riccardo Zoidl have re-signed with the team on multi-year contracts. Fränk Schleck signed a new two year contract and will remain with TFR as a team leader for stage races and the hilly Classics. Schleck had a solid 2014 […]
Alberto Contador managed to distance some of his main rivals on the later part of the final climb to Valdelinares, but remained cautious about drawing conclusions and said that he’s not yet in optimum shape. “I noticed that some of my rivals were in difficulties and I wanted to use […]
Alberto Contador devoted his first words after today’s stage to his teammate Daniele Bennati, who was at his side all through the stage in the echelons of the last kilometers. Alberto calls him a ‘locomotive’ for obvious reasons. “Benna is a life insurance on a day like this. He kept […]
The BMC Racing Team helped push the pace in the final 30 kilometers Saturday at the Vuelta a España when strong crosswinds sliced the peloton into pieces. ‘Riders Were in Trouble’On the longest stage of this year’s Vuelta, an open landscape, a straight road and a strong wind provided the […]
