Briton Simon Yates has extended his lead at the Vuelta a Espana with a strong time trial performance on stage 16. The Mitchelton-SCOTT rider finished 13th on the stage, won by Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing Team), and extended his overall lead to Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) to 33seconds whilst their […]
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Dennis and Kruijswijk make the most of the TT
September 11 th 2018 Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing Team) established himself as the time-trial expert of La Vuelta 18 with a second stage win on Tuesday. After dominating the opening TT in Malaga, the Australian champ flew on the 32km course of stage 16, from Santillana del Mar to Torrelavega. […]
Yates extends lead with third place on stage 15 of La Vuelta
Backing up from his victory yesterday, Simon Yates has finished third on stage 15 of the Vuelta a Espana to extend his overall lead heading into the second rest day. The Mitchelton-SCOTT rider was involved in a cat and mouse game amongst the group of favourites on the final climb, […]
Pinot completes his triple-crown at Lagos de Covadonga
September 9 th 2018 Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) made the most of the iconic climb to the Lagos de Covadonga with a solo victory on Sunday. The French climber attacked with 6km to go and managed to fend off Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana) in the last part of the climb to […]
Yates Conquers Stage 14 on the final climb to re-claim overall lead at La Vuelta
Three-time Giro d’Italia stage winner Simon Yates has added a Vuelta a Espana stage win to his successful 2018 season with a perfectly managed effort and attack on the final ascent of stage 14. The Mitchelton-SCOTT rider remained calm on the steep final climb, despite being outnumbered and constantly attacked, […]
Rodriguez Puts Euskadi back on top, Quintana shows his strength
September 7 th 2018 The mighty climb up La Camperona saw the young Oscar Rodriguez (Euskadi-Murias) ride to a spectacular win, on Friday. The 23 year-old Spaniard made the most of slopes up to 19.5% to dominate renowned riders such as Rafal Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Dylan Teuns (BMC Racing Team) […]
Geniez and Herrada win big at the front
September 6 th 2018 A whole day at the front on the lumpy and windy roads of Galicia granted Alexandre Geniez (AG2R-La Mondiale) the victory on Thursday at Mañon. The Frenchman dominated his breakaway companions Dylan Van Baarle (Team Sky) and Mark Padun (Bahrain-Merida) to claim his third win at […]
Alessandro De Marchi Secures Third Individual Vuelta a España Stage Win
5 September, 2018, Ribeira Sacra. Luintra (ESP) Alessandro De Marchi secured his third individual stage victory at the Vuelta a España after an impressive solo attack in the closing kilometers of stage 11. A battle to make the breakaway was brewing even before the start of stage 11 with riders […]
Viviani, Naturally
September 4 th 2018 With a perfect lead-out from Quick-Step Floors, Elia Viviani dominated the sprint at Bermillo de Sayago on Tuesday. The Italian sprinter takes his second stage win at La Vuelta 18, a week after a first victory at Alhaurin de la Torre. This time, he outsprinted the […]
King doubles down, Yates edges Valverde
September 2, 2018 Second mountain summit finish at La Vuelta 18, and second stage win for Ben King (Dimension Data)! The American rider went again for the victorious breakaway on Sunday at La Covatilla, five days after winning at Alfacar. This time, he was able to celebrate on his own […]