Valverde hoping for status quo to finish La Vuelta
Pleased to distance Froome, hoping to maintain teams classification lead Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) has come into his own as the third best rider in the Vuelta a España over the course of the past three mountain stages, and the Spaniard […]
Vuelta a España: Antonio Piedra makes the season for Caja Rural
Stalemate for leading Spanish trio at Lagos de Covadonga; Froome dropping out of contention Stage 15 of the Vuelta a España was a day for the breakaway, as a group of ten worked hard to get away and was subsequently […]
Vuelta a España: Steve Cummings wins the pursuit into Ferrol
Holds off Meyer and Flecha from the break for biggest career win Steve Cummings (BMC Racing) stole one for the breakaway in stage 13 of the Vuelta a España, making a late move out of his final six-man group and […]
Vuelta a España: Teams react to Pontevedra time trial
Froome, Valverde, Meyer, Martin, Gesink, Mollema, Gilbert, Monfort and more on the TT Vuelta a España Stage 11: Cambados – Pontevedra (39.4km) 1, Fredrik Kessiakoff (Astana Pro Team) 39.4 kilometres in 52 mins 36 secs 2, Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank […]
A big victory for Rodriguez in hanging onto Vuelta red jersey
Time trial wrap-up: Contador in solid shape with mountains to decide final standings Instead of providing a clearer picture of the general classification in the Vuelta a España, Wednesday’s time trial only solidified the fact that the race is between […]
Fränk Schleck appears at disciplinary hearing for Tour de France positive test
Luxembourg rider facing possible disciplinary action after July 14 control finds diuretic Fränk Schleck (Radioshack-Nissan) appeared at a disciplinary hearing in front of the Luxembourg cycling federation today to discuss the topic of his positive test turned in after a […]
Vuelta a España: Quatro victorias for Degenkolb after stage 10 to Sanxenxo
Argos-Shimano rider goes long again to deny Bouhanni and Bennati John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) continues to bogart the bunch sprints in the Vuelta a España, as the German blasted to stage 10 into Sanxenxo, stomping out the chances of Nacer Bouhanni […]
Contador: “The outcome in the time trial will decide tactics in the mountains”
Believes time differences will be bigger in remaining difficult stages Sitting one minute behind Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) in the general classification, Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) has stated that the real Vuelta a España will begin on Wednesday, with the […]
Nizzolo and Popovych re-up with Radioshack-Nissan
Budding sprinter and reliable domestique add certainty to future of Luxembourg squad Radioshack-Nissan was blessed with good news on Monday, as the squad announced that it had resigned two important riders who had contributed in different ways throughout the 2012 […]
Marczynski pleased to be in the Vuelta a España mix
Polish rider further emerges with stage nine fourth place In his first season with Vacansoleil-DCM, Tomasz Marczynski has become increasingly impressive as a stage racing option for the Dutch squad. The Polish rider transferred in from his home country’s CCC […]
