Last year, Lotto Soudal was one of the most successful teams in the Vuelta a España by winning four stages. Tomasz Marczyński accounted for two of them by winning the sixth as well as the twelfth stage. Unfortunately, the Polish rider will not participate this year due to illness. The […]
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EIGHT UPHILL FINISHES TO ENLIGHTEN LA VUELTA 18
Uphill finishes are the trademark of La Vuelta in its modern era, since 2010. There are usually between seven and ten of them. This year, there are eight. But there are many more climbers in contention! As early as on stage 2, the day after the inaugural 8-km individual time […]
LA VUELTA 18: VINCENZO NIBALI WILL HAVE THE BIB NUMBER 1
Vincenzo Nibali officialised his participation to the 73rd edition of La Vuelta after he got the green light from the doctors following his crash up to l’Alpe d’Huez that forced him to pull out of the Tour de France with a broken vertebrae after stage 12. The Italian will have […]
Trek-Segafredo announces 2018 Vuelta a España line-up
The 73rd edition of the Vuelta a España kicks off in Málaga, in the deep South of Spain, on August 25 and Trek-Segafredo has organized a strong eight-man squad that will vie for top results in the season’s third grand tour. Bauke Mollema, former stage winner at the Vuelta (2013) […]
Movistar Team announces Vuelta a España lineup
20th August 2018 2016 winner Nairo Quintana and 2009 victor Alejandro Valverde are Telefónica-backed squad’s biggest names at Saturday’s Málaga start Eusebio Unzué has defined the eight-man squad that will fly the Movistar Team flag at the 73rd edition of the Vuelta a España (Saturday 25th August – Sunday 16th […]
Porte Returns to Racing to Headline BMC Racing Team’s Vuelta a España Roster
20 August, 2018, Santa Rosa, California (USA) Richie Porte will make his return to racing on Saturday (25 August) as he headlines BMC Racing Team’s strong and well-rounded Vuelta a España roster. Sports Director Jackson Stewart said that Porte will be joined on the start line for the third and […]
Mikel Landa to skip Vuelta a España
20th August 2018 Basque climber from Movistar Team still in pain after crashes in TDF + Klasikoa; focus on full recovery before drawing late-season schedule Mikel Landa and the Movistar Team have agreed to postpone the Basque rider’s return into racing, the Murgia native’s participation in the 73rd Vuelta a […]