Colombian Esteban Chaves and ORICA-GreenEDGE have extended their commitment to see the two-time 2015 Vuelta a Espana stage winner ride with the Australian outfit until the end of 2018. The announcement comes as the 25-year-old continues his breakthrough Grand Tour to enter the final week of the Spanish race sitting […]
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Kris Boeckmans Update #2
Ten days ago, Lotto Soudal rider Kris Boeckmans had a very hard crash in stage 8 of the Vuelta. The diagnosis was severe: facial trauma with several fractures, a concussion, three broken ribs, pneumothorax, laceration of the lung, bleeding of the lung and swollen pulmonary tissue. He is still in […]
Joaquim Rodriguez takes over race lead in Vuelta a España
Needing only one second to take the red leader’s jersey, Team Katusha’s Joaquim Rodriguez sprinted from the small group of favorites at 800m to go and managed to hold off Fabio Aru to take the race lead with five stages remaining in the 70th Vuelta a España. Rodriguez’ effort on […]
Fränk Schleck wins Vuelta a España stage 16
All the sweat, tears, crashes, injuries and countless moments of bad luck for Trek Factory Racing’s veteran rider Fränk Schleck were washed away Monday when he crossed the summit finish of stage 16 at the Vuelta a España to take a well-deserved win. “I don’t know,” exclaimed Schleck, overwhelmed by […]
De Marchi Wins, Sánchez Withdraws At Vuelta a España
Alto Campoo/Fuente del Chivo, Spain – BMC Racing Team’s Alessandro De Marchi soloed to victory on a fog-shrouded mountain-top finish Saturday at the Vuelta a España after teammate Samuel Sánchez was forced to withdraw due to an ongoing foot injury. De Marchi attacked out of a five-man breakaway in the […]
Majka slips one place but closes in on Vuelta podium on Alto Campoo
Tinkoff-Saxo team captain Rafal Majka took 10th place on stage 14 of Vuelta a España finishing among the first of the GC contenders on Alto Campoo behind stage winner De Marchi. Despite slipping one place in the GC, Majka moves closer to the podium after a series of attacks on […]
Gutty Quintero, 160 km in the break: “I gave everything I had”
The fifth place and the Most Combative Rider award can’t comfort Carlos: “I wanted to win so hard, and I will not give up” Carlos Julian Quintero never gives up without trying. In his four years in a Colombia-Coldeportes jersey, the 29-year-old from Villa Maria spent thousands of kilometers with […]
WILES TAKES OVER THE PINK LEADERS JERSEY
Cruas, France – 4 September, 2015 – Tayler Wiles has continued her winning form by yesterday claiming victory on Stage Three at the Tour Feminin de l’Ardeche. Wiles won easily from a two rider break to finish ahead of Elena Kuchinskaya (Servetto Footon) and Valentina Scandolara (Orica-AIS). The Velocio-SRAM rider […]
Amador, Malori, José / Jesús Herrada re-sign with Movistar Team
September 4th, 2015 Key values for telephone squad remain loyal to Unzué’s roster after remarkable performances throughout the 2015 seasonThe Movistar Team announces on Friday that four members of its current roster have signed new contracts with the squad: Andrey Amador (CRC), Adriano Malori (ITA), José and Jesús Herrada (ESP). […]
Cooper top at XCO U23 World Championships!
The New Zealand youngster claimed an outstanding victory with Extreme Tech MTB Plus. Danish Malene Degn fourth in the women’s race Anton Cooper gave Northwave the first gold medal at 2015 Mountain-Bike World Championships, in Andorra, on Friday September 4th. In the U23 Cross-Country race, the New Zealand youngster, equipped […]