Astana Pro Team has signed a one-year agreement with a young Colombian rider Rodrigo Contreras, who will join the team from January 1st 2019. – This is a huge opportunity, which my life provides me. I step on a new way to reach new goals and dreams. First of all, […]
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Uran headlines #PinkArgyle squad for Vuelta
The 2018 Vuelta a España begins this Saturday in Malaga, Spain. It’s anticipated to be another difficult edition, with nine summit finishes — six of those coming over eight stages during the Vuelta’s second half — and two individual time trials. There are six flat stages and four mid-mountain days […]
EIGHT UPHILL FINISHES TO ENLIGHTEN LA VUELTA 18
Uphill finishes are the trademark of La Vuelta in its modern era, since 2010. There are usually between seven and ten of them. This year, there are eight. But there are many more climbers in contention! As early as on stage 2, the day after the inaugural 8-km individual time […]
Craddock’s ‘Fight for Paris’ concludes at Houston’s Alkek Velodrome on Friday
Lawson Craddock’s “Fight for Paris” finally comes home on Aug. 24. The Houston native will be at the Alkek Velodrome for a special night of Friday Night Racing that includes a raffle to benefit the Lawson Craddock Youth Cycling League and a ceremony to present the velodrome with the funds […]
LA VUELTA 18: VINCENZO NIBALI WILL HAVE THE BIB NUMBER 1
Vincenzo Nibali officialised his participation to the 73rd edition of La Vuelta after he got the green light from the doctors following his crash up to l’Alpe d’Huez that forced him to pull out of the Tour de France with a broken vertebrae after stage 12. The Italian will have […]
Trek-Segafredo announces 2018 Vuelta a España line-up
The 73rd edition of the Vuelta a España kicks off in Málaga, in the deep South of Spain, on August 25 and Trek-Segafredo has organized a strong eight-man squad that will vie for top results in the season’s third grand tour. Bauke Mollema, former stage winner at the Vuelta (2013) […]
Movistar Team announces Vuelta a España lineup
20th August 2018 2016 winner Nairo Quintana and 2009 victor Alejandro Valverde are Telefónica-backed squad’s biggest names at Saturday’s Málaga start Eusebio Unzué has defined the eight-man squad that will fly the Movistar Team flag at the 73rd edition of the Vuelta a España (Saturday 25th August – Sunday 16th […]
Porte Returns to Racing to Headline BMC Racing Team’s Vuelta a España Roster
20 August, 2018, Santa Rosa, California (USA) Richie Porte will make his return to racing on Saturday (25 August) as he headlines BMC Racing Team’s strong and well-rounded Vuelta a España roster. Sports Director Jackson Stewart said that Porte will be joined on the start line for the third and […]
Mikel Landa to skip Vuelta a España
20th August 2018 Basque climber from Movistar Team still in pain after crashes in TDF + Klasikoa; focus on full recovery before drawing late-season schedule Mikel Landa and the Movistar Team have agreed to postpone the Basque rider’s return into racing, the Murgia native’s participation in the 73rd Vuelta a […]
Yves Lampaert continues with Quick-Step Floors
The reigning Belgian Champion added two more years to his contract with the World Tour team classification leader 20-Aug-2018: A key member of the Wolfpack since 2015, when he stepped up to the World Tour with Quick-Step Floors, Yves Lampaert has signed a two-year extension to his contract with the […]