Miguel Angel Rubiano 15th in the sprint finish of Malaga Team Colombia-Coldeportes’ Walter Pedraza gave every ounce of energy in his attempt to jump to first place in the mountains classification, at the end of stage three of the Vuelta a España, Mijas-Malaga (158 km). The Colombian rider, who got […]
Vuelta a Espana
Chaves retains red for another day at Vuelta a Espana
Colombian Esteban Chaves, winner of yesterday’s stage, has finished safely in the bunch on stage three of the Vuelta a Espana to retain the red leader’s jersey. Further capitalising on their hard work at the front of the peloton, the 25-year-old’s ORICA-GreenEDGE teammates fought to set up Australian Mitch Docker […]
Fabian Cancellara abandons in 3rd stage of the Vuelta a España
After his crash in the third stage of the Tour de France, Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing) also had to abandon in stage three of the Vuelta a España. Cancellara, suffering from stomach problems due to a virus he picked up last week, was unable to finish the stage Monday. […]
BMC Racing Team Wins Vuelta a España Team Time Trial
Marbella, Spain – The BMC Racing Team captured Saturday’s opening team time trial at the Vuelta a España as Peter Velits pulled on the first leader’s red jersey of the three-week race. Powering their BMC timemachine TM01s along the flat, 7.4-kilometer course, five BMC Racing Team riders crossed the line […]
Satisfaction and disappointment on Tinkoff-Saxo after 2nd place in Vuelta opener
Tinkoff-Saxo finished second on the inaugural TTT of the Vuelta a España 2015, just 1 second off the win behind BMC. Although the time differences had been neutralized beforehand, the squad led by Majka and Sagan chose to go full throttle on the tricky parcours. Satisfaction and disappointment go hand […]
No Contador at the Vuelta
Alberto Contador will not be part of the Tinkoff team for the 2015 Vuelta a Espana in his home country. Instead the team leaders will be Majka and Sagan. The team will be comprised of the following riders: Saxo-Tinkoff in the Vuelta 2015:Rafal Majka, Peter Sagan, Pavel Brutt Jesper Hansen, […]
Tinkoff-Saxo’s Alberto Contador wins third Vuelta sixth Grand Tour
Santiago de Compostela, 14th of September – 2014 Tinkoff-Saxo’s Alberto Contador was just 9.7 kilometers away from overall glory in this year’s Vuelta a Espana when he took on tonight’s individual time trial. With a lead of 1.37 minutes to second place, only accidents could get in the way of […]
Valverde Finishes 3rd
September 14, 2014 | Santiago de Compostela Alejandro Valverde finishes 2014 Vuelta a España in 3rd place, steps onto race podium for 6th time; Movistar Team avoid rain in Santiago with Malori to claim third stage win, en route to their fifth GT overall top-3 in their last seven chances […]
Valverde On the verge of another great achievement
September 13, 2014 | Ancares Dedicated Alejandro Valverde squeezes his final energies to take 3rd atop Ancares; Movistar Team leader holds 1’22” margin en route to sixth Vuelta career podium, with just 10km time trial ahead in Santiago After eleven victories in 2014 -including the Spanish TT Championships, the Flèche […]
Valverde on Stage 19
September 12, 2014 | Cangas do Morrazo Valverde, Movistar Team head towards Puerto de Ancares, set to be Vuelta decider together with Sunday’s short time trial in Santiago There were no changes in the overall standings of the Vuelta a España after stage 19 in the race, a 181km route […]