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 […]

 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Backing up from his victory yesterday, Simon Yates has finished third on stage 15 of the Vuelta a Espana to extend his overall lead heading into the second rest day. The Mitchelton-SCOTT rider was involved in a cat and mouse game amongst the group of favourites on the final climb, […]

September 9 th 2018 Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) made the most of the iconic climb to the Lagos de Covadonga with a solo victory on Sunday. The French climber attacked with 6km to go and managed to fend off Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana) in the last part of the climb to […]

Three-time Giro d’Italia stage winner Simon Yates has added a Vuelta a Espana stage win to his successful 2018 season with a perfectly managed effort and attack on the final ascent of stage 14. The Mitchelton-SCOTT rider remained calm on the steep final climb, despite being outnumbered and constantly attacked, […]