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 […]
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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 […]
Stagiaire Julien Bernard signs contract with TFR
Trek Factory Racing is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Julien Bernard, who is currently racing with the team as a stagiaire. Bernard joins the team on a two-year deal. Bernard, 23-years-old, joins the pinstriped team from SCO Dijon (France) and has a bachelor’s degree in […]
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. […]
Quick-Step Reaches Agreement with Daniel Martin for Two Seasons
Will Ride for Team in 2016 & 2017 28-Aug-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step and Daniel Martin have reached an agreement on a two-year contract (2016 and 2017). The 29-year-old rider’s talent is diverse, with his palmares demonstrating aptitude for the one-day races and general classifications. His one-day race victories include 2014 […]
Cannondale-Garmin Announce Pierre Rolland Will Join the Team for 2016
Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling today announced that French rider, Pierre Rolland, will join the team in 2016. “I am very honored by the trust placed in me by Cannondale-Garmin and am determined to ride well for them,” said Rolland. “This is truly a great opportunity for me, and I am very […]
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 […]
Peter Stetina joins Trek Factory Racing
Peter Stetina has signed a contract for 2016 with Trek Factory Racing. The 28-year-old American joins the team as a support rider for the team’s overall ambitions in stage races, but also with a personal focus on the week-long races in North America. Stetina fractured his right tibia, patella and […]
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 […]