Omega Pharma-Lotto takes the lead; Belgium closes on Spain with no points for Vuelta winner Having only retaken the lead in the International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour rankings on Friday, Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) has extended his lead after the […]
Two Brits on Grand Tour podium for first time It was a Vuelta a España result that hardly any were able to predict, and not just that two British riders finished on the podium of a Grand Tour for the […]
Slovakian champion sprints to victory in Madrid after final stage see no threat to Spaniard’s red jersey Juan José Cobo (Geox-TMC) officially sealed his overall victory in the 2011 Vuelta a España after the final stage saw no threat to […]
Sky rider needs to put in a huge performance to overhaul Cobo’s 13 second advantage For some, the time bonuses animate the racing and ensure the big guns push all the way to the finish when there are seconds up […]
Leopard Trek rider knows Spanish tour should give him strong form The Italian sprinter Daniele Bennati received a sizeable boost to his confidence in advance of this month’s world championships when he won today’s 20th stage of the Vuelta a […]
Leopard Trek’s Italian wins as the only sprinter to make it over the Urkiola; Juan José Cobo absorbs Froome’s final blow to likely win the race overall Daniele Bennati (Leopard Trek) won the twentieth stage of the Vuelta a España […]
Basque rider takes the first stage in his home region for 33 years after having to rethink his Vuelta The Vuelta a España’s return to the Basque Country for the first time in 33 years was greeted by a victory […]
Geox-TMC rides out what could be the final punches from classification rival Chris Froome Juan José Cobo (Geox-TMC) survived another day in the red leaders jersey of the Vuelta a España, as the race entered the Basque region of the […]
Fairlytale home victory in Bilbao for the Basque rider; Team Sky tries and fails to take the final opportunity to unseat Juan José Cobo Igor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi) marked the Vuelta a España’s first visit to the Basque Country in 33 […]
Developing Belgian takes solid second in Vuelta stage eighteen In a stage that seemed suited to the breakaway from the start, Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-ISD) outsprinted Kristof Vandewalle (Quick Step) for the win on stage eighteen of the Vuelta a España. […]
Robert Kiserlovski threatens the top ten as Geox-TMC gives the peloton a day off Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-ISD) took the victory at the end of stage eighteen of the Vuelta a España, between Solares and Noja, as a large breakaway group […]
Briton has felt deflated after losing race lead Bradley Wiggins surprised many when he welcomed advice yesterday morning on Twitter, asking his followers whether they felt he should gamble everything to try to win or instead consolidate his third place […]
Will negotiate with Sky and others this weekend The unexpectedly strong Vuelta a España of Chris Froome has utterly turned things around for the rider, who headed into the race unsure if Sky Procycling was going to extend his contract […]
Race leader gives up time to Froome, yet still has buffer Invulnerable on the Angliru, Juan Jose Cobo showed a little weakness on today’s seventeenth stage of the Vuelta a España, cracking briefly when faced with a huge attack by […]
Intermediate sprints may become key to winning overall title Chris Froome took a stellar stage win on stage 17 of the Vuelta a España, beating Juan José Cobo by one second. More importantly, the Briton picked up a crucial net […]
Dutchman finishes third on last uphill finish of 2011 Vuelta Bauke Mollema of the Rabobank squad was exhausted but happy at the finish of stage 17, into Peña Cabarga. With his gutsy ride and third place behind the two remaining […]
Year of bad news continues for the Spanish squad Movistar was hit by a virus in the Vuelta a España, which saw three riders abandoning the Spanish Grand Tour. Sergio Pardilla, David López and Ignatas Konovalovas had to leave the […]
Team Sky rider goes all out for the Vuelta but race leader just holds on Chris Froome (Team Sky) went all out on the final climb to Peña Cabarga to win the seventeenth stage of the Vuelta a España and […]
