Dutch climber edges closer to regaining the red jersey on a flat, sprinters’ stage On what should have been a relaxing day for the overall contenders of the Vuelta a España, race leader Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) found himself losing […]
Quick Step sprinter building well towards Copenhagen World championships but first week heat has caused him problems Tom Boonen (Quick Step) was able to contest his first sprint of this Vuelta a España on stage twelve between Ponteareas and Pontevedra. […]
Flat stage goes to type as long break is reeled in by the sprinters’ teams in the finale Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) sprinted to his second stage of this year’s Vuelta a España, winning stage twelve between Ponteareas and Pontevedra as […]
Sagan, Sutton, Bennati, Petacchi and Haedo fancy their chances Recent days in the Vuelta a España have all been for the climbers and time trialists, but the sprinters finally have another chance to shine on today’s 167.3 kilometre stage […]
Young German sprinter exhausted after first half of debut Grand Tour Marcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano) will be quitting the Vuelta a España and heading home after today’s twelfth stage, despite initially declaring his intention to make it all the way to […]
Spaniard concerned about having bad day and lack of Grand Tour participation Despite being higher than the Russian in the general classification, Juanjo Cobo maintains that Denis Menchov is still the Geox-TMC leader at the Vuelta a España. Cobo is […]
Battles for the stage, overall and team classifications see near misses for Dutch team Rabobank had a number of cards to play in stage eleven of the Vuelta a España between Verín and Estación de Esquí Alto de la Manzaneda. […]
Late attack yields just seven seconds for the Catalan rider but earns him more confidence for future stages After another time trialling disaster on stage ten, Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) took back some morale boosting time at the stage eleven finish […]
British champion takes over red jersey at the expense of teammate Chris Froome as part of Sky’s grand plan Bradley Wiggins has become the latest in a short list of British riders to have held the race lead in the […]
Bradley Wiggins rides himself into red as Chris Froome rides himself into the ground David Moncoutié (Cofidis) took his fourth Vuelta a España stage in four years on the mountaintop finish of Estación de Esquí Alto de la Manzaneda. The […]
Leopard Trek’s Danish leader still riding to top ten plan but wants to see how far he can go After strong performances in both Vuelta a España mountain stages to date, and an excellent performance in Monday’s long time trial, […]
Irishman believes steeper climbs ahead will help him move up from 17th overall Ag2r La Mondiale leader Nicolas Roche started today’s eleventh stage of the Vuelta a España in 17th place overall, three minutes and 47 seconds behind the race […]
Swedish rider a strong fifth overall in Spanish stage race The last time VeloNation spoke to Astana’s Swedish former mountain biker Fredrik Kessiakoff, he’d just won the Tour of Austria. The Austrian race is a toughie and one which a […]
Spaniard nearly seven minutes back but Cobo and Menchov well placed Carlos Sastre went into the Vuelta a España as one of Geox-TMC’s leaders but already finds himself six minutes 48 seconds off Chris Froome’s lead in the race. However, […]
Says squad has a ‘fantastic environment’ Admitting that his race leadership in the Vuelta a España is completely unexpected, Chris Froome has played down any suggestions that taking the red jersey will create tensions with Sky Procycling team leader Bradley […]
Scarponi, Rodriguez and Dan Martin ambitious for upcoming climbs After riding well on some of the hillier stages, three of the Vuelta a España’s strongest climbers yesterday had to battle on other riders’ terms and lost time in the Salamanca […]
Italian also hasn’t counted out Rodríguez, names other favorites as well Despite almost dropping five and a half minutes in the stage ten time trial at the Vuelta a España – three more minutes than he thought he would lose […]
Tough mountain stages could favor climbers like Antón and Nieve Euskaltel-Euskadi has had one of its best seasons in the peloton this year, with stage wins in the Giro d’Italia (by Mikel Nieve and Igor Antón) and the Tour de […]
