Barcelona, Spain – Darwin Atapuma finished seventh overall as the BMC Racing Team captured the team classification Sunday at Volta a Catalunya. Atapuma’s performance was his best finish on general classification in a stage race since joining the BMC Racing Team at the start of the 2014 season. He finished […]
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Contador finishes 4th overall in Catalunya
With the conclusion of Volta a Catalunya, Tinkoff-Saxo can look back on a week of challenging racing with sickness and a hard crash, which ultimately ended with a 4th place overall for Alberto Contador. The team captain now focuses on recovering from his crash and continuing his preparations ahead of […]
Hat-trick for Valverde in Montjuïc
March 29, 2015 | Madrid Stellar Movistar Team -with José Joaquín Rojas as luxury, final leadout- launches Alejandro into win in Volta a Catalunya’s final stage; ‘Bala’ claims 2nd overall, just 4″ behind Richie Porte (SKY) Movistar Team put an icing on top of their successful, intense week in the […]
Sergei Chernetckii wins in sprint finish in Catalunya
All day Russian rider Sergei Chernetckii worked in a large break with teammates Egor Silin and Eduard Vorgonov. When a split came from the group, Sergei made sure he was in the front and put himself in position to contest the sprint. Sergei defied the odds and challenged for the […]
Contador sustains superficial wounds in Catalunya crash – illness forces Basso and Hernandez to abandon
Tinkoff-Saxo kept fighting on the fast crosswinds stage 6 in Catalunya despite being four men down due to a stomach influenza. While Ivan Basso and Jesus Hernandez were forced to withdraw from the race, Alberto Contador was brought down by a crash within the 3km marker – Contador, however, remains […]