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Vuelta a España

Astana happy with fourth place in Vuelta a España team time trial and with Vinokourov training again soon

Quickly healing Kazakh could be racing the Giro di Lombardia The Astana team had two good news today. One was the fourth place in the team time trial of the Vuelta a España, the second was the potential return of […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Injury, Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

Vuelta a España: Leopard Trek time trial puts Jakob Fuglsang into the Red

Luxembourg team narrowly beats Liquigas-Cannondale to give Danish prodigy the first leader’s jersey Victory for Leopard Trek in the opening team time trial stage of the Vuelta a España in the seaside resort town of Benidorm put Jakob Fuglsang into […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Vuelta a España,

Vuelta a España: Martin says team time trial goal is to stay safe rather than gain time

Garmin-Cervélo rider expects to take a few days to hit full form Irish pro Daniel Martin starts the Vuelta a España today on what is his 25th birthday. He’s keen to see how he can fare in terms of the […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

Moreno with lots of confidence to Vuelta a España after grand Burgos showing

Katusha double victory boosts team’s morale Daniel Moreno finished second in the recent Vuelta a Burgos, behind his teammate Joaquím ‘Purito’ Rodriguez. That makes the Katusha riders tackle the Vuelta a España with a lot of confidence. Rodriguez aims to […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

Vuelta a España: Denis Menchov and Carlos Sastre ready to lead Geox-TMC

Two experienced leaders give Professional Continental team the edge, says Matxin Denis Menchov and Carlos Sastre are ready to lead the Geox-TMC team in the Vuelta a España, which starts this afternoon with a team time trial in Benidorm. Both […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

Jurgen van Den Broeck chooses Lotto as destination

Four year deal for Belgian who feels comfortable on home team As speculated earlier this year, Jurgen van Den Broeck will join the new cycling team sponsored by the Belgian National Lottery. The news was confirmed by the Belgian’s manager, […]

Author: Xylon van Eyck Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

Haimar Zubeldia aiming high at the Vuelta a España

Spaniard aiming to improve on strong Tour de France and San Sebastian Team RadioShack have changed their objectives for the Vuelta a España after a disappointing Tour de France that saw three of their four leaders crash out of the […]

Author: Xylon van Eyck Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

Stijn Devolder hoping for a solid Vuelta a España

Belgian ready to silence critics Stijn Devolder, in his first year with Vacansoleil-DCM, feels he has finally put poor health and tragedy behind him, and he says he is ready to ride well in the Vuelta a España. After moving […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

Ezequiel Mosquera despairs of ever racing for Vacansoleil-DCM

Last year’s Vuelta a España runner up sad but resigned to be missing this year’s race The Vuelta a España will begin tomorrow, with a team time trial in the Costa Blanca resort city of Benidorm, without last year’s runner […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

Vuelta a España: Sagan targeting at least one stage win in debut Grand Tour

Tour de Pologne victor will be a protected rider on Liquigas-Cannondale team After winning two stages plus the overall classification at the recent Tour of Poland, Peter Sagan is now ready to tackle his first Grand Tour. The Liquigas-Cannondale youngster […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

Moncoutié to try for record fourth consecutive Vuelta King of the Mountains title

Veteran Cofidis rider confirms he’ll likely continue for another season Admitting he was demoralised after a difficult Tour de France, David Moncoutié has got his determination back and will tomorrow line out in the Vuelta with a major goal in […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

Leopard Trek chasing high overall finish and stage wins at the Vuelta a España

Fuglsang and Monfort start as protected riders, Bennati and Cancellara to chase stages One day before the start of the Vuelta a España, the Leopard Trek team has outlined its goals for the race and states that it is aiming […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

Vincenzo Nibali: “I’m coming back to the Vuelta a España to win again”

Lack of a 2011 victory doesn’t worry defending race champion as he seeks to defend his title Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) will take the start of the team time trial in Benidorm this coming Saturday as the Vuelta a España champion, […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

Roche feels fresh, but unsure about form heading into Vuelta a España

Irishman hoping to once again fight for top ten overall finish Wary after a difficult Tour de France, Irish pro Nicolas Roche has said that he hopes to perform strongly in the Vuelta a España, but admits that he isn’t […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Interviews, Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

Rodriguez upbeat heading into Vuelta, says he’s feeling ‘much better’ than last year

Spanish rider one of top contenders for final victory 2010 Vuelta a España race leader and the season’s world number one Joaquim Rodriguez has said that he is confident heading into this year’s race, believing that he is stronger than […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

After disappointing Tour, Bruyneel says RadioShack aims to prove a point at Vuelta a España

Leipheimer leads second team in USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado RadioShack general manager Johan Bruyneel has spoken of his frustration at the bad luck that affected his team at the Tour de France and said that two of the […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

Cavendish and Degenkolb chase Vuelta sprint glory for HTC Highroad

Velits, Martin and Sivtsov represent GC hopes Confirming a very strong team for what will be the team’s final-ever Grand Tour, the HTC Highroad team has put forward an impressive list of names for the upcoming Vuelta a España. All […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

Nibali is ready to defend his Vuelta a España title

He leads strong Liquigas line-up together with Grand Tour debutant Peter Sagan Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) is ready to defend his title at the Vuelta a España, which starts this Saturday with a team time trial in Benidorm. Nibali secured his […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

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