August 25th, 2015 Spanish champion from Movistar Team -which reaches 30-win milestone in 2015- beats Sagan (TCS) into final sprint in Vejer de la Frontera, claims ninth career stage triumph in Vuelta a España The UCI world ranking’s number one paid a tribute to Pablo Lastras after the remembrance offered […]
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Sagan after Vuelta sprint win: “You cannot always finish second”
Peter Sagan claimed a pure sprint win on stage 3 of Vuelta a España after a powerful acceleration into the final hundred meters. “I’m very happy for this victory – it’s good for the entire team”, says Sagan, who was delivered at the final sprint after an extended team effort […]
Pedraza on the attack again at the Vuelta
Miguel Angel Rubiano 15th in the sprint finish of Malaga Team Colombia-Coldeportes’ Walter Pedraza gave every ounce of energy in his attempt to jump to first place in the mountains classification, at the end of stage three of the Vuelta a España, Mijas-Malaga (158 km). The Colombian rider, who got […]
Chaves retains red for another day at Vuelta a Espana
Colombian Esteban Chaves, winner of yesterday’s stage, has finished safely in the bunch on stage three of the Vuelta a Espana to retain the red leader’s jersey. Further capitalising on their hard work at the front of the peloton, the 25-year-old’s ORICA-GreenEDGE teammates fought to set up Australian Mitch Docker […]
Fabian Cancellara abandons in 3rd stage of the Vuelta a España
After his crash in the third stage of the Tour de France, Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing) also had to abandon in stage three of the Vuelta a España. Cancellara, suffering from stomach problems due to a virus he picked up last week, was unable to finish the stage Monday. […]
Olympic Gold Medalist Kristin Armstrong Wins Inaugural Women’s USA Pro Challenge
Denver, Colorado (August 23, 2015) – Kristin Armstrong (USA) of Twenty16 p/b Sho Air team showcased her Olympic two-time Gold medal strength, winning the first-ever USA Pro Challenge in downtown Golden, Colorado. Armstrong defeated fellow American Tayler Wiles, who had arrived from Europe only 48 hours before the start of […]
Dennis and Armstrong win the Pro Challenge and a Lexus
BMC Racing Team Goes 1-2, Wins USA Pro Challenge Team Title John Murphy won today’s race in Denver while Rohan Dennis and Kristen Armstrong took the mens’ and women’s yellow jerseys. They each also won a brand new Lexus. Denver, Colorado – Rohan Dennis won the overall of the USA […]
Mike “Rusty” Woods will join the Cannondale-Garmin team in 2016
Woods is a former New Balance-sponsored runner. New Balance is also a long-time sponsor of Slipstream Sports. The 28 year-old Canadian started cycling about three years ago after suffering a devastating running injury. He set out by borrowing his father’s bike and testing his skills at local races. Woods’ progression […]
BMC Racing Team Wins Vuelta a España Team Time Trial
Marbella, Spain – The BMC Racing Team captured Saturday’s opening team time trial at the Vuelta a España as Peter Velits pulled on the first leader’s red jersey of the three-week race. Powering their BMC timemachine TM01s along the flat, 7.4-kilometer course, five BMC Racing Team riders crossed the line […]
Satisfaction and disappointment on Tinkoff-Saxo after 2nd place in Vuelta opener
Tinkoff-Saxo finished second on the inaugural TTT of the Vuelta a España 2015, just 1 second off the win behind BMC. Although the time differences had been neutralized beforehand, the squad led by Majka and Sagan chose to go full throttle on the tricky parcours. Satisfaction and disappointment go hand […]
