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Jesús Herrada Comes of Age

7 June 2016 25-year-old ex-Spanish champion claims first WorldTour victory with outstanding sprint in Chalmazel’s uphill finish, claims his first win in 2016 – and the Movistar Team’s 22nd, with nine different riders – to jump into 5th overall in Critérium du Dauphiné GCHe had claimed victories in nearly every […]

Contador Keeps GC Lead

After a strong performance on yesterday’s prologue, Alberto Contador started today with the yellow jersey on his shoulders. On a day that was marked out as likely to end in a sprint finish, it was a straightforward affair for Alberto and the Tinkoff riders to defend the jersey. Keeping safe […]

David Canada Dies

David Canada racing the 2005 Tour de France, ©Beth Schneider Photo Spanish cyclist David Canada has died in the Towcar Ports Ribagorza Grand Fondo in his home region of Aragon. He and another rider crashed into each other and he fell hard when he landed on his head.  He later […]

Nibali Clinches Giro Title

From the Astana Team on their Giro win today: “We have lost a battle – said the general manager Alexandr Vinokourov a week ago at the end of the uphill ITT – but not the war.” “The Giro ends only in Turin” – he said – and he was right. […]

Giro goals accomplished for Movistar Team

29 May 2016Alejandro Valverde finishes 3rd overall, becomes one of only 16 riders to claim podiums in all three Grand Tours; Movistar Team shines with Amador’s pink jersey (8th in GC; Blues only team with two top-ten finishers), Bala’s stage win in Andalo. Spanish squad now up to nine consecutive […]