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 […]
Vuelta a Espana
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 […]
Majka slips one place but closes in on Vuelta podium on Alto Campoo
Tinkoff-Saxo team captain Rafal Majka took 10th place on stage 14 of Vuelta a España finishing among the first of the GC contenders on Alto Campoo behind stage winner De Marchi. Despite slipping one place in the GC, Majka moves closer to the podium after a series of attacks on […]
Gutty Quintero, 160 km in the break: “I gave everything I had”
The fifth place and the Most Combative Rider award can’t comfort Carlos: “I wanted to win so hard, and I will not give up” Carlos Julian Quintero never gives up without trying. In his four years in a Colombia-Coldeportes jersey, the 29-year-old from Villa Maria spent thousands of kilometers with […]
Oliveira Shines at the Vuelta
Big joy for Extreme Tech Plus, after the Portuguese rider of Lampre-Merida took a solo win in stage 13 Northwave and Lampre-Merida broke the ice in the Vuelta a España, following the superb victory of the Portuguese cyclist Nelson Oliveira in stage 13 (Calatayud-Tarazona, 178 km), on Friday, September 4. […]