Tour de France champion Alberto Contador started his season yesterday at the Volta ao Algarve in Portugal under the spotlight, but behind him, in the team’s car, Giuseppe Martinelli also felt the heat. “I passed my exam,” Astana Sports Director […]
Caisse d’Epargne rider Luis León Sanchez is taking aim at the overall classification of the Volta ao Algarve this week. Like many riders though, he has found that the unusually cold European weather has hampered his preparations for the race. […]
Alberto Contador finished safely in the peloton at the end of stage 1 of the Volta ao Algarve today. The Tour de France champion proclaimed himself satisfied with his first race of the season. “It was a bit of a […]
Benoît Vaugrenard (la Française des Jeux) surprised the sprinters’ teams with a late attack to take a solo victory in the first stage of the Volta ao Algarve. He finished three seconds clear of fellow breakaway specialist Joan Horrach (Katusha), […]
