The prodigious climber of Quick-Step Floors is set to become the youngest rider in 15 years to finish the race in the top three 15-Sep-2018: Enric Mas went all-in on the penultimate day of the Vuelta a España, throwing caution to the wind with more than 20 kilometers to go […]
Vuelta a Espana
Pinot wins, Yates rules
September 14 th 2018 Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) claimed on Friday his second summit victory of La Vuelta 18 after an intense ascent up the Coll de la Rabassa. The French climber doubles down one week after his win at Lagos de Covadonga. Second of the stage, Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) is […]
Jelle Wallays has won the 18th stage of the Vuelta after a thrilling finale.
September 13 th 2018 After being part of a three-rider breakaway for 183 kilometres long, Wallays managed to hold off one of the remaining escapees and a chasing peloton by only a few seconds! As soon as the flag dropped, Jelle Wallays attacked and got company from Sven Eryk Bystrøm […]
Atop Balcón de Bizkaia, a Woods wins for Hunter
As the final meters ticked by on Wednesday’s Vuelta a España stage, Mike Woods had a voice in his ear, urging him to ride. “Do it for your family,” the voice shouted. And Woods did. Over those closing seconds, he took what was remained of his strength and left it […]
Thomas De Gendt has taken over the lead in the KOM classification at La Vuelta
He was part of a breakaway of 26 riders in the seventeenth stage from Getxo to Balcón de Bizkaia. The Lotto Soudal rider arrived first at the top of five climbs, only at the final climb he didn’t take any points. De Gendt collected seventeen points and now has a […]
Yates through dangerous stage 17 at La Vuelta for another day in red
Stage 14 winner Simon Yates has successfully defended the overall lead on a dangerous stage 17 at the Vuelta a Espana thanks to a strong effort from his Mitchelton-SCOTT outfit. As Michael Woods (Education First – Drapac) won the stage from the breakaway ahead, Yates sacrificed eight seconds to Alejandro […]
Teuns Narrowly Misses Vuelta a España Stage Win After Strong Day of Teamwork
12 September, 2018, Balcón de Bizkaia (ESP) Dylan Teuns narrowly missed out on the stage win on Vuelta a España stage 17 after a show of strength from BMC Racing Team saw him joined at the front of the race by Alessandro De Marchi with the pair finishing second and […]
Woods dominates the mighty Balcon de Bizkaia, Quintana cracks
September 12 th 2018 The dreaded ascent of the Alto del Balcon de Bizkaia offered a major showdown with Michael Woods (Education First-Drapac) taking a spectacular win ahead of Dylan Teuns (BMC Racing Team) on Wednesday. The Canadian puncheur went for the early breakaway and dominated climbers such as Rafal […]
Yates extends lead at La Vuelta as time trial shakes up general classification
Briton Simon Yates has extended his lead at the Vuelta a Espana with a strong time trial performance on stage 16. The Mitchelton-SCOTT rider finished 13th on the stage, won by Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing Team), and extended his overall lead to Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) to 33seconds whilst their […]
Dennis and Kruijswijk make the most of the TT
September 11 th 2018 Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing Team) established himself as the time-trial expert of La Vuelta 18 with a second stage win on Tuesday. After dominating the opening TT in Malaga, the Australian champ flew on the 32km course of stage 16, from Santillana del Mar to Torrelavega. […]