Big joy for Extreme Tech Plus, after the Portuguese rider of Lampre-Merida took a solo win in stage 13 Northwave and Lampre-Merida broke the ice in the Vuelta a España, following the superb victory of the Portuguese cyclist Nelson Oliveira in stage 13 (Calatayud-Tarazona, 178 km), on Friday, September 4. […]
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ITT WORLD CHAMPION WINS AGAIN IN THE RAINBOW JERSEY
Oosterhout, The Netherlands – 4 September, 2015 – Lisa Brennauer has won Stage 4 at Boels Rental Ladies Tour today in Oosterhout, The Netherlands. Brennauer won the 11.4 kilometre individual time trial (ITT) stage, +2 seconds ahead of Ellen van Dijk (Boels-Dolman) and +15 seconds from team mate Trixi Worrack. […]
Rubiano’s breakaway 500m shy of Vuelta stage win
Nail-biting finale in Lleida: Miguel reeled in next to the finish, Duque tenth in the sprint edged by Van Poppel “Trying and trying again, our day will come in the end.” Colombia-Coldeportes’ Sports Director Valerio Tebaldi sounds confident at the end of Vuelta a Espana’s stage 12 (Escaldes– Lleida, 173 […]
Majka retains 4th overall on day of transition at La Vuelta
Although no stage provides an optimum opportunity to recover, today’s one got as close as possible, as Vuelta a España left the mountains temporarily to finish in Lleida, where Van Poppel took the win in a bunch sprint. Rafal Majka, Tinkoff-Saxo team leader and currently 4th in the GC, focused […]
Danny Van Poppel sprints to first Grand Tour win in La Vuelta stage 12
Danny van Poppel, 22, made no mistake with his first opportunity at contesting a bunch finish at the Vuelta a España, waiting until the perfect moment to launch his sprint in the final uphill meters to take the biggest win of his young career. Van Poppel: “This was my first […]
Fabian Cancellara forgoes World Championships
Fabian Cancellara has decided to end his 2015 season after a virus forced him to drop out of the Tour of Spain with stomach problems. Cancellara was poised to make his third come-back in one season, after breaking two vertebrae in E3 Prijs Harelbeke and once more during the Tour […]
Tinkoff-Saxo to continue racing at Vuelta, as long as safety is guaranteed
Tinkoff-Saxo’s sport directors held a meeting with the Vuelta a España race director, a UCI Commissaire and a representative of TV España. A number of concrete safety measures were discussed and agreed upon and as a result, Tinkoff-Saxo’s squad took to the start of Stage 12. However, the team will […]
Etixx – Quick-Step Reaches Agreement with Bob Jungels
03-Sep-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step reached an agreement with rider Bob Jungels on a two-year contract (2016 & 2017). Jungels had a strong 2015 season, as he is the current Luxembourg National Time Trial and Road Champion, he was 6th overall at Tour de Suisse, 27th overall at Le Tour de […]
Aru of Team Astana now in Red
“The team worked a tactic today to be together when we could and to coordinate our actions – this shows we have a strong, thinking team with 10 more stages to go – to defend the Red Jersey is now our main objective” He finished behind teammate Landa and now has […]
Majka climbs to 4th place in the GC on “hardest stage ever” at La Vuelta
Tinkoff-Saxo’s Rafal Majka finished 6th on the killer stage 11 of Vuelta a España that was dubbed “the hardest ever” prior to its start. The day lived up to the expectations with a battle of attrition spread over 4,950 altitude meters. Spurred on by a dedicated effort from teammate Pawel […]
