5 September, 2016, Peniscola (ESP) Jempy Drucker battled it out in a tricky sprint finish on stage 16 of the Vuelta a Espana to claim his first individual Grand Tour stage win and second individual win of the season. The 156.4km stage was expected to come down to a bunch […]
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Daniele Bennati comes up 200m short of victory on stage 16 of the Vuelta a España
A do or die attack in the final kilometres from Daniele Bennati set up a nail-biting finish on a very hot 16th stage of the Vuelta today, but despite a huge effort from the Italian, he was passed by the sprinters with just 200m left to race. Making his move […]
Gesink Takes Vuelta Queen Stage on Col d’Aubisque
Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s rider delivers after a 170 km escape, with teammate Bennett fourth. The second assault of Robert Gesink to a Vuelta a Espana stage turned into a success on Saturday, September 3rd. The LottoNL-Jumbo’s climber claimed the Spanish race’s hardest and most anticipated stage, the fourteenth, 196 km from […]
Alberto Contador fights hard on Vuelta’s toughest stage on day ruled by breakaway
A big breakaway took charge on the Vuelta’s hardest day, with a large group riding off the front and the eventual stage winner in their midst. All eyes were on the final climb of the day – the Col d’Aubisque – where the GC race was likely to unfold. Riding […]
Wyss Sprints to Second Place on Vuelta a Espana Stage 13
2 September, 2016, Urdax-Dantxarinea (ESP) Danilo Wyss came close to claiming his first Grand Tour stage win on stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana, which saw him sprint for second place behind solo winner Valerio Conti (Lampre-Merida). Wyss was one of 12 riders to make the day’s breakaway and […]
Rafal Majka claims first podium finish at Grand Tour with 3rd at La Vuelta
After hammering towards the finish line on the decisive stage 20, Rafal Majka sealed the deal in Madrid to crest the podium as 3rd in La Vuelta a España 2015. It took a strong leader and a resolute team effort to reach the podium of one of the toughest editions […]
Movistar wins Vuelta a España teams’ classification for the ninth time in its history.
September 13th, 2015 Good individual performance sees Quintana taking 4th, after being close to abandon, as Valverde claims 7th place, one stage victory and green jersey — Spaniard officially winner of the 2015 UCI WorldTourItalian Fabio Aru (AST) claimed overall honours in the 70th Vuelta a España at Madrid’s Plaza […]
Joaquim Rodriguez runner-up of the Vuelta a España 2015
Team Katusha leader Joaquim Rodriguez became the runner-up of the Spanish Grand-Tour Vuelta a España 2015, which ended in Madrid. Rodriguez took the second podium place in the final general classification of the race. Dani Moreno finished 9th overall. The winner of the Vuelta-2015 became Fabio Aru of Astana. Joaquim […]
Vuelta a España Won by Fabio Aru
He won ahead of Joaquim Rodríguez and Rafal Majka. Aru, 25, finished 2nd in the Giro d’Italia in May and was 5th in the 2014 Vuelta – In three full seasons as a professional he has won five Grand Tour stages – Astana Pro Team congratulates Aru on his Vuelta […]
Vuelta a España, Stage 20: BMC De Marchi Third, Moinard Fifth
Cercedilla, Spain – BMC Racing Team’s Alessandro De Marchi was third and teammate Amaël Moinard finished fifth riding out of the breakaway on Saturday’s penultimate stage of the Vuelta a España. Ruben Plaza (Lampre-Merida) soloed more than 100 kilometers of the 175.8-km race to take the stage win. José Gonçalves […]