Nîmes (France), Saturday, August 19th – BMC Racing Team made the most of the opening time-trial of the 72nd La Vuelta, Saturday at Nîmes: stage victory for the American team and first red jersey for Rohan Dennis. With a time of 15’58” over 13.7km, BMC dominated Quick-Step Floors and Team […]
Vuelta a Espana
BORA – hansgrohe pulls hard to keep Rafal Majka in GC contention at Vuelta opener
Like last year, the opening stage of the Vuelta a España 2017 was a team time trial. On a very tricky city parcours in Nîmes (Fra), not just the legs decided about the results of the day, it was clearly about team work. Early off the ramp, BORA – hansgrohe […]
There are seven Belgians in the Lotto Soudal team for La Vuelta, including the eternal aggressive Thomas De Gendt and fast man Jens Debusschere
De Gendt has a mission: after winning a stage in Giro and Tour he also wants to triumph in the third Grand Tour on the calendar! His preparation on La Vuelta ran very smoothly. Thomas De Gendt: “La Vuelta will be my first official race since the Tour. In the […]
Contador to ride special Trek Émonda SLR at the Vuelta a España
For the final race of his illustrious career, Alberto Contador will ride a special Trek Émonda SLR, which will be presented to him on Friday at the Vuelta a España team presentation. After riding the 2017 season with Trek-Segafredo, Contador announced his retirement on August 7. Contador has had an […]
Warren Barguil: “Kelderman is there for GC, I’ll aim for a stage victory”
Ready to tackle La Vuelta for the fourth time (two stage victories in 2013, 8th in 2014, abandon due to illness on the 3rd stage in 2016), Warren Barguil (Team Sunweb) shared his views for the upcoming three weeks: “I got some good rest after the Klasika San Sebastian. I […]
Froome Looking for Unprecedented Success
Four time winner of the Tour de France, Chris Froome (Sky) will be one of the main men to watch at La Vuelta as he tries to conquer the race for the first time, after three places of second. American riders will also try to shine with the likes of […]
BIANCHI AND TEAM LOTTO.NL-JUMBO EYE SUCCESS IN VUELTA A ESPANA
Kruijswijk leads the nine-man squad at the Spanish Grand Tour from August 19th to September 10th The last Grand Tour of the season, the Vuelta a Espana, will start on Saturday, August 19th with a 13,7 km Team Time Trial in Nîmes (France) and finish on Sunday, September 10th in […]
The #GreenArgyle nine for Vuelta a España
Cannondale-Drapac takes a rookie team to the 2017 Vuelta a España. With four riders making their Grand Tour debut and another starting his first Vuelta, there are plenty of new experiences on offer for the squad in Spain (and France and Andorra). The team clad in green will be led […]
Movistar Team’s youngest Vuelta team
16th August 2017 INFO | Detailed profiles of all nine Movistar Team riders in Vuelta Five of the Blues selected for the 72nd edition of the Spanish Grand Tour are 26 or younger; four of them will ride their first-ever three-week stageraceThe Movistar Team’s lineup for the 2017 Vuelta a […]
Quick-Step Floors Team to Vuelta a España
Nine riders representing six countries will make up our squad for the three-week race 16-Aug-2017: A plethora of summit finishes, nine more precisely, through the mountains of Andalucia, Cantabria and Asturias, will be the salt and pepper of the 72nd Vuelta a España, which is set to start from France, […]