Nibali, Scarponi and Van den Broeck involved in pileup Normally staying close to the front is seen as the best tactic to avoid trouble, but a touch of wheels inside the final 100 metres meant that some of the riders […]
French champion survives the carnage at the end of stage seven but expects to lose the race lead on stage eight Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) came very close to coming down in the crash that hit the peloton in the […]
US Rider and Garmin-Cervélo will decide Saturday morning if he can start Having hit the ground heavily inside the final metres of today’s seventh stage of the Vuelta a España, Tyler Farrar was one of the most badly affected of […]
Italian couldn’t avoid pileup in final meters Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) was among a host of overall contenders who were unable to stay upright after a high-speed crash in the closing meters of stage seven of the Vuelta a España. Michal […]
Quick Step sprinter goes down in finishing straight chaos but escapes injury this time One of the many riders to hit the tarmac in the finishing straight of the seventh stage if the Vuelta a España in Talavera de la […]
Young German sprinter wins as Tyler Farrar comes down at the head of the peloton Marcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano) delivered on the promise he has shown so far this season by taking a stage victory in his first ever Grand Tour. […]
Former world champion feeling better after early illness Yesterday’s sixth stage of the Vuelta a España was one which some felt might have led to a big group sprint, but the Liquigas-Cannondale team had other thoughts and wrested clear on […]
Irish rider hit by 40 second fine for pacing back on after toilet break Irish pro Dan Martin had said that he is frustrated with a decision by the Vuelta a España race commissaires to hit him with a time […]
Movistar rider outnumbered four-to-one by Liquigas-Cannondale on the way to the finish of stage six When the Liquigas-Cannondale attacked on the descent of the Alto del Catorce por Ciento on the way to the finish of the Vuelta a España’s […]
French champion extends his lead over Dani Moreno but Vincenzo Nibali closing in The presence of stage three winner Pablo Lastras (Movistar) in the stage six winning move turned out to be a good thing for Vuelta a Espana leader […]
Vincenzo Nibali creeps closer to overall lead as Italian team splits the pack on the final descent Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) won the sixth stage of the Vuelta a España between Úbeda and Córdoba as the Liquigas-Cannondale team tore the peloton […]
Bennati and Reynes amongst those hoping to seize their chance As today’s stage of the Vuelta a España ticks down to its conclusion, the sprinters in the bunch are positioning themselves for what they hope will be a big gallop […]
Danish rider to undergo operation tomorrow Following this morning’s news that Matti Breschel crashed out of the Vuelta a España, his Rabobank team has confirmed that he has two broken bones and will be forced to take some time off […]
Danish rider had been confirmed today as ‘undisputed leader’ of world championship team Matti Breschel’s hope of taking a world championship victory on home soil in Copenhagen in one month has received a big knock due to the rider’s enforced […]
Steep finish makes for stirring finale Making the most of his light weight and explosive characteristics, the 2010 world number one Joaquin ‘Purito’ Rodriguez (Katusha) raced to victory on today’s fifth stage of the Vuelta a España. The Catalan rider […]
Irishman adopting a ‘wait and see’ approach Having placed third on yesterday’s first mountain stage of the Vuelta a España and moved up to eleventh overall, Dan Martin has said that he will continue to take the race on a […]
Liquigas rider within half a minute of the race lead Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) is happy with his form ahead of the big battle for the Vuelta a España crown. The Italian finished eleventh today, eleven seconds behind Joaquím Rodríguez. Nibali, […]
But Vacansoleil rider says he is not ready for GC yet Vacansoleil rider Wout Poels was the best of the rest in today’s fifth stage at the Vuelta a España, ending the day in second place. He was four seconds […]
