There was a major shake-up in the overall classification as Richard Carapaz took the lead from Primoz Roglic. Hugh Carthy moved up into second place ahead of Dan Martin while Ion Izagirre took victory on a wet and windy day atop the final climb. Ion Izagirre wins the stage Stage1 […]
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Wellens Wins Stage 5
Wellens: “There are no ups without downs”October 24 th 2020 Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal): “It feels super good. I had a very difficult period because I had a big crash before the Tour de France. There are no ups without downs. It makes this victory even better. Today was a […]
Sam Bennett takes the first sprint
October 23, 2020 After three explosive stages to kick-off La Vuelta 2020, Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick Step) made the most of a flat stage en route to Ejea de los Caballeros. The Wolfpack worked for most of the day to ensure a bunch sprint and the Irishman didn’t miss his opportunity, […]
La Vuelta 20 Won’t Enter France: Stage 6 To Start From Biescas And Finish Atop Aramón Formigal
In light of the state of health emergency decreed in France and given the restrictions set by the government of the country, that also affected the planned Giro d’Italia’s passage through France, La Vuelta won’t be able to hold the summit finish of its 6th stage in the Col du […]
Dan Martin Takes Stage 3 of the Vuelta
Dan Martin (Israel Start-Up Nation) displayed his punchy abilities to win stage 3 of La Vuelta 2020 atop the climb to La Laguna Negra-Vinuesa. The Irishman accelerated inside the last 200m to take victory ahead of the overall leader Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) and one of his main rivals Richard Carapaz […]
Soler : “We deserved a reward”
October 21, 2020 Marc Soler claims long-awaited La Vuelta stage win Catalan allrounder crowns excellent job from Blues at home in Navarra stage through San Miguel de Aralar, notches up first triumph post-pandemic for Telefónica-backed squad. Leaving behind challenging times for both the Movistar Team and the entire cycling family, […]
Primo Roglic wins Stage 1 at La Vuelta 2020
Roglič still reigns supreme in SpainOctober 20 th 2020 Already winner of the 2019 La Vuelta, Primoz Roglič (Team Jumbo-Visma) made the most of the first summit finish of the 2020 edition to claim back La Roja as the overall race leader. The Slovenian star controlled his rivals in the […]
La Vuelta Info with One Day to Go
Key points: · The riders of the 75th edition of La Vuelta underwent the first COVID-19 testing campaign of the race yesterday in Irun. After successfully passing the PCR test, they will be part of the “race bubble”, a safe space where they will live and ride all the way […]
LA VUELTA 20: JOINT UNIPUBLIC-UCI STATEMENT CONCERNING THE TESTING CAMPAIGN CARRIED OUT ON OCTOBER 18TH 2020
In line with the health protocol of La Vuelta, established as part of the the “Rules to be followed for the resumption of the road cycling season in the context of the coronavirus pandemic”, drawn up by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and, in compliance with the measures of the […]
LA VUELTA 20 INFO WITH 1 DAY TO GO
Key points: · It’s only three days until the 75th edition of La Vuelta takes off. The peloton is gathering around Irún’s FICOBA, the Trade Fair and Exhibition Center of Gipuzkoa, that has been rearranged in order to respect all the health measures established to respond to the current global […]