Córdoba, Thursday, August 26th 2021 – Magnus Cort Nielsen (EF Education Nippo) is everywhere! On the day after Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) narrowly took victory away from him on the slopes of Valdepeñas de Jaen and a week after his spectacular win at Cullera, the Dane dominated the sprint in a […]
Vuelta a Espana
ROGLIC, MASTER OF THRILLER
Valdepeñas de Jaén, Wednesday, August 25th 2021 – Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) won an exhilarating stage 11 of La Vuelta 21 on the mighty slopes of Valdepeñas de Jaen. This time, the Slovenian star snatched victory away from Magnus Cort Nielsen (EF Education Nippo), who had narrowly edged him in similar […]
Vuelta 10: Odd Christian Eiking, new leader of the Tour of Spain : « A miracle »
After a very colorful first week in the Tour of Spain (2.WT, 14/08-5/09) for Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert, during which Rein Taaramäe conquered the red leader’s jersey thanks to his stage win on the Picon Blanco, Odd Christian Eiking offered the team a new opportunity to dream in red. In the tenth stage, […]
CARUSO FLIES TO VICTORY AT ALTO DE VELEFIQUE
Alto de Velefique, Sunday, August 22nd 2021 – Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious) claimed an impressive stage win atop the Alto de Velefique, on stage 9 of La Vuelta 21, after an action-packed day in the Andalusian mountains. The Italian climber was part of the breakaway that only emerged after 90km […]
JAKOBSEN DOUBLES UP
La Manga del Mar Menor, Saturday, August 21st 2021 – Fabio Jakobsen powered through the wind to take his second win in La Vuelta 21 on Saturday, at the end of stage 8. The Dutch sprinter enjoyed a perfect lead-out from his Deceuninck-Quick Step companions to claim victory ahead of […]
STORER ON TOP, VALVERDE ON THE GROUND
Balcón de Alicante, Friday, August 20th 2021 – Michael Storer (Team DSM) rose to victory at Balcon de Alicante after a major battle on stage 7 of La Vuelta 21. The 24 years old Australian climber destroyed his breakaway companions on the steeper slopes of the gruelling unprecedented final climb […]
CORT NIELSEN RESISTS ROGLIC, ELISSONDE DOESN’T
Alto de la Montaña de Cullera, Thursday, August 19th 2021 – Magnus Cort Nielsen (EF Education Nippo) claimed a spectacular win as he narrowly edged Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) on the slopes of the Alto de la Montaña de Cullera at the end of stage 6 of La Vuelta 21. The […]
Red Jersey for King Kenny
It’s a tough situation to be in. You have just been awarded the coveted leader’s jersey of a Grand Tour, but it was a result of the race leader getting caught up in a late crash. Do you celebrate? Can you? Below, Kenny Elissonde responds to a bittersweet moment in […]
Vuelta – Taaramäe brutally looses the red, because of a crash
The fifth stage at the Tour of Spain (2.WT, 14/08-5/09) between Tarancón and Albacete was nervous in the final. The peloton, under the lead of the Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert, first let three riders take a maximal advantage of 7 minutes before accelerating at the approach of Albacete. The 30 final kilometers were […]
PHILIPSEN DOUBLES UP, ELISSONDE TAKES LA ROJA
Albacete, Wednesday, August 18th 2021 – Already a winner on stage 2, Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Fenix) was the fastest again on day 5, powering to another success in Albacete after 184.4km of racing through the wind. The Belgian sprinter edged Fabio Jakobsen (Deceuninck-Quick Step) and Alberto Dainese (Team DSM) on the […]