Tom Boonen to abandon Vuelta a España with broken hand
Belgian sprinter injured in stage fifteen crash; looks certain to miss Worlds; season could be over Tom Boonen (Quick Step) will not start the sixteenth stage of the Vuelta a España on Tuesday, after injuring his hand in a crash […]
Vuelta a España: Juan José Cobo solos into red on the Angliru
Wiggins goes down fighting but can’t match the Spaniard on the mythical climb Juan José Cobo (Geox-TMC) attacked his way into the lead of the Vuelta a España, taking a solo victory on the mythical Alto de l’Angliru. The 30-year-old […]
Jakob Fuglsang: “I hope it’s a day for the former mountain bikers”
Danish rider pleased with overall position; tips Froome, not Wiggins, for final victory Jakob Fuglsang (Leopard Trek) started the fifteenth stage of the Vuelta a España, between Avilés and the legendary Angliru, in fifth place overall, just 58 seconds behind […]
Fractured arm for Karsten Kroon after spectacular Vuelta crash
BMC Racing’s Dutch rider forced to abandon after falling into a ravine on a mountain descent Karsten Kroon (BMC Racing) was part of the seventeen-man break that escaped the peloton inside the first five kilometres of the Vuelta a España’s […]
Vincenzo Nibali down but not out after La Farrapona defeat
Defending Vuelta champion slips to seventh overall after failing to eat enough on tough mountain stage Expecting to take time on his rivals on his favoured territory on the climb to La Farrapona. Lagos de Somiedo at the end of […]
Katusha‘s Vuelta plans in tatters after Geox-TMC and Team Sky prove stronger
Joaquim Rodriguez and Daniel Moreno both lose time and admit that their race for the red jersey is over Katusha rode stage fourteen of the Vuelta a España almost perfectly, but for one thing: on the final climb to the […]
Bradley Wiggins: “This race is about who can suffer for the longest”
British champion extends Vuelta a España race lead on a day that he was expected to come under attack Stage fourteen of the Vuelta a España, between Astorga and La Farrapona, Lagos de Somiedo, was another good one for race […]
Vuelta a España: Rein Taaramäe solos to La Farrapona as Wiggins turns the screw
Estonian takes Cofidis team’s second stage of the race; Katusha and Geox-TMC go on the offensive but Team Sky comes out on top Rein Taaramäe (Cofidis) took the French team’s second stage victory of the race, on the toughest mountaintop […]
Michele Scarponi pulls out of Vuelta with poor form
Lampre-ISD leader due to undergo medical tests; team director insists he will be staying with blue-fuchsia team After the unfamiliar experience of finishing in the gruppetto on yesterday’s thirteenth stage of the Vuelta a España, Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) climbed off […]
Women’s Giro della Toscana route presented with extra stage
Pre-Worlds stage race adds 67km road stage before short evening time trial The sixteenth Giro della Toscana has been presented by its president Brunello Fanini, with an extra road stage added to an almost identical course to last year. The […]
