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 Espana
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 […]
Colombia on the attack until the end in Aru’s Vuelta
Cano (18th) and Quintero in the breakaway in final mountain stage, won by Plaza Battle until the final kilometer: this was the Team Colombia-Coldeportes’ mantra for this Vuelta a Espana, and Claudio Corti’s riders certainly fulfilled it, going on the attack also in the last mountain stage of the Spanish […]
Upbeat Majka fulfills team plans and moves onto La Vuelta podium in grand showdown
Rafal Majka proved his physical stamina and mental perseverance on the penultimate and decisive stage of Vuelta a España. On his birthday, Rafal Majka finished the stage as the first GC contender and now moves to 3rd place overall, just 12 seconds off Rodriguez in 2nd place. Crossing the line […]
Tinkoff-Saxo expects grand final Vuelta showdown between favorites on stage 20
Team captain Rafal Majka retains his 4th place overall before the penultimate day of racing at La Vuelta a España. Stage 19 saw Tinkoff-Saxo’s Pavel Brutt featuring in the long breakaway that made it to the finish line. More than 16 minutes behind, the main favorites fired up their engines […]
Chaves and ORICA-GreenEDGE extend commitment to 2018
Colombian Esteban Chaves and ORICA-GreenEDGE have extended their commitment to see the two-time 2015 Vuelta a Espana stage winner ride with the Australian outfit until the end of 2018. The announcement comes as the 25-year-old continues his breakthrough Grand Tour to enter the final week of the Spanish race sitting […]
Joaquim Rodriguez takes over race lead in Vuelta a España
Needing only one second to take the red leader’s jersey, Team Katusha’s Joaquim Rodriguez sprinted from the small group of favorites at 800m to go and managed to hold off Fabio Aru to take the race lead with five stages remaining in the 70th Vuelta a España. Rodriguez’ effort on […]
Fränk Schleck wins Vuelta a España stage 16
All the sweat, tears, crashes, injuries and countless moments of bad luck for Trek Factory Racing’s veteran rider Fränk Schleck were washed away Monday when he crossed the summit finish of stage 16 at the Vuelta a España to take a well-deserved win. “I don’t know,” exclaimed Schleck, overwhelmed by […]
De Marchi Wins, Sánchez Withdraws At Vuelta a España
Alto Campoo/Fuente del Chivo, Spain – BMC Racing Team’s Alessandro De Marchi soloed to victory on a fog-shrouded mountain-top finish Saturday at the Vuelta a España after teammate Samuel Sánchez was forced to withdraw due to an ongoing foot injury. De Marchi attacked out of a five-man breakaway in the […]