Tinkoff-Saxo’s co-team leader Peter Sagan was hit by a motorbike deep into the stage 8 finale of Vuelta a España. The reckless collision caused Sagan to crash at speed effectively ending his chances on the stage, while causing extensive superficial wounds. Tinkoff-Saxo announces after stage 8 of Vuelta a España […]
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Chaves recovers from crash to retain red jersey at Vuelta a Espana
Two-time stage winner Esteban Chaves has recovered from a crash during stage eight of the Vuelta a Espana to retain the red leader’s jersey for another day. Chaves was involved in a large crash with 50km to go that saw a number of big names forced to withdraw from the […]
Stuyven claims first professional win in Vuelta and Then Abandons
Jasper Stuyven gritted his teeth. Hanging on by a thread he dug deep to get over the final climb in stage eight at the Vuelta a España. Only 17 kilometers remained to the finish and it was a ‘do or die’ situation. Stuyven was one of the last riders to […]
Van Garderen Breaks Shoulder At Vuelta
Murcia, Spain – The BMC Racing Team lost Tejay van Garderen to a broken right shoulder Saturday at the Vuelta a España in a crash that forced the withdrawal of several others. Van Garderen went down in a large pile-up as the peloton was chasing a breakaway inside of 50 […]
Chaves maintains lead after first big mountain test at Vuelta
Two-time stage winner Esteban Chaves has finished sixth on stage seven of the Vuelta a Espana to maintain his ten second lead at the Spanish Grand Tour. The stage was touted as the first general classification test of the 2015 Tour with a 19km category one climb to finish. Chaves […]
Lindeman wins Stage 7
Team Lotto.NL-Jumbo claimed their first win in the 70th Vuelta a Espana. Bert-Jan Lindeman clinched victory in the first high-mountain stage of the race (Jòdar – La Alpujarra 191,1 Km), preceding on the finish line Ilia Koshevoy and Fabio Aru. Lindeman was one of the promoters of the long escape […]
Quintero fights in the escape at the Vuelta
Torres comes 1:33 behind stage winner Lindeman Colombia-Coldeportes was offensive once again in the Vuelta a España, this time in stage seven, 191 km from Jodar to La Alpujarra. In a day which featured the first altitude finish of this year’s edition, Alto de Capileira, Carlos Julian Quintero attacked almost […]
Majka puts in strong finish atop La Alpujarra at Vuelta a España
Tinkoff-Saxo’s team leader Rafal Majka placed 5th on the mountain stage to La Alpujarra after putting in an acceleration on the last section of the final climb. Having benefitted from a strong team effort that was finished off by tenacious work from Jesper Hansen, Majka took time on several rivals. […]
Determined Escarabajos show up at the Vuelta
Rubiano awarded as most combative rider after the breakaway, Torres with the strongest in the uphill finish Claudio Corti had warned: “The early days will be the most difficult for us, our Vuelta a Espana will start in Sierra de Cazorla.” His Colombia-Coldeportes’ guys did not let him down in the […]
Chaves reclaims red jersey with second stage win at Vuelta
Colombian Esteban Chaves has pulled off his second stage win of the 2015 Vuelta a Espana to reclaim the red jersey he relinquished yesterday. The victory marks ORICA-GreenEDGE’s third stage win in six days following the 25-year-old’s victory on stage two and 21-year-old Caleb Ewan’s win yesterday. Chaves attacked from […]