September 12 th 2018 The dreaded ascent of the Alto del Balcon de Bizkaia offered a major showdown with Michael Woods (Education First-Drapac) taking a spectacular win ahead of Dylan Teuns (BMC Racing Team) on Wednesday. The Canadian puncheur went for the early breakaway and dominated climbers such as Rafal […]
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Yates extends lead at La Vuelta as time trial shakes up general classification
Briton Simon Yates has extended his lead at the Vuelta a Espana with a strong time trial performance on stage 16. The Mitchelton-SCOTT rider finished 13th on the stage, won by Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing Team), and extended his overall lead to Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) to 33seconds whilst their […]
Dennis and Kruijswijk make the most of the TT
September 11 th 2018 Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing Team) established himself as the time-trial expert of La Vuelta 18 with a second stage win on Tuesday. After dominating the opening TT in Malaga, the Australian champ flew on the 32km course of stage 16, from Santillana del Mar to Torrelavega. […]
Yates extends lead with third place on stage 15 of La Vuelta
Backing up from his victory yesterday, Simon Yates has finished third on stage 15 of the Vuelta a Espana to extend his overall lead heading into the second rest day. The Mitchelton-SCOTT rider was involved in a cat and mouse game amongst the group of favourites on the final climb, […]
Pinot completes his triple-crown at Lagos de Covadonga
September 9 th 2018 Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) made the most of the iconic climb to the Lagos de Covadonga with a solo victory on Sunday. The French climber attacked with 6km to go and managed to fend off Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana) in the last part of the climb to […]
Yates Conquers Stage 14 on the final climb to re-claim overall lead at La Vuelta
Three-time Giro d’Italia stage winner Simon Yates has added a Vuelta a Espana stage win to his successful 2018 season with a perfectly managed effort and attack on the final ascent of stage 14. The Mitchelton-SCOTT rider remained calm on the steep final climb, despite being outnumbered and constantly attacked, […]
Rodriguez Puts Euskadi back on top, Quintana shows his strength
September 7 th 2018 The mighty climb up La Camperona saw the young Oscar Rodriguez (Euskadi-Murias) ride to a spectacular win, on Friday. The 23 year-old Spaniard made the most of slopes up to 19.5% to dominate renowned riders such as Rafal Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Dylan Teuns (BMC Racing Team) […]
Geniez and Herrada win big at the front
September 6 th 2018 A whole day at the front on the lumpy and windy roads of Galicia granted Alexandre Geniez (AG2R-La Mondiale) the victory on Thursday at Mañon. The Frenchman dominated his breakaway companions Dylan Van Baarle (Team Sky) and Mark Padun (Bahrain-Merida) to claim his third win at […]
Alessandro De Marchi Secures Third Individual Vuelta a España Stage Win
5 September, 2018, Ribeira Sacra. Luintra (ESP) Alessandro De Marchi secured his third individual stage victory at the Vuelta a España after an impressive solo attack in the closing kilometers of stage 11. A battle to make the breakaway was brewing even before the start of stage 11 with riders […]
Viviani, Naturally
September 4 th 2018 With a perfect lead-out from Quick-Step Floors, Elia Viviani dominated the sprint at Bermillo de Sayago on Tuesday. The Italian sprinter takes his second stage win at La Vuelta 18, a week after a first victory at Alhaurin de la Torre. This time, he outsprinted the […]