Frenchman wants third climber’s jersey in a row The opening days of the Vuelta a España belong to the sprinters and the climbers are counting the days until the roads go vertical. David Moncoutié has won the Vuelta’s climber’s jersey […]
Belarusian hands rare defeat to Mark Cavendish on hot and hilly race to the sea Yauheni Hutarovich (FDJ) won the second stage of the Vuelta a España between Alcalá de Guadaira and Marbella in a bunch sprint. The Belarusian outsprinted […]
Luxembourg’s unlucky star attempts second Grand Tour in Spain Fränk Schleck’s eyes look ahead to Madrid, where the Vuelta a España ends September 19 and where he will have a chance to complete his first Grand Tour of the year. […]
Flat tires and dropped riders cause both squads to finish well below expectations The Dutch Rabobank and the British Sky teams had a bad start to the Vuelta a España in Sevilla’s lit streets last night. Sky was in 14th […]
US team wins late-night team time trial to put super-sprinter into the race lead HTC-Columbia won the nocturnal stage one team time trial to start the 2010 Vuelta a España. The US-registered team completed the spectacular, floodlit 13km course around […]
Rumours of waived tests are dismissed by governing body The UCI has given reassurances following unconfirmed reports that no anti-doping testing will be done on today’s opening stage of the Vuelta España, saying that samples will indeed be taken. Rumours […]
Team time trial certain to increase strain on riders Hosting the start of the Vuelta so late at night is something which will make this evening’s team time trial a highly unusual one, but also is something that would be […]
Italian sprinter to learn next week if anti-doping case will intensify Although the rider is still under investigation, the Lampre-Farnese Vini team has decided to back Alessandro Petacchi’s participation in the Vuelta a España and has named him for the […]
Luxembourg champion determined to bounce back from Tour disappointment On the eve of the start of the Vuelta a España, the Saxo Bank team has outlined its goals for the race and talked about the roles it feels its riders […]
Australian also building form for world road championship As one of the few riders who has won stages in all three Grand Tours, Team Sky’s Simon Gerrans is psyched about the thoughts of chasing more success in the Vuelta a […]
Former trackie unhappy with timing of Cervélo TestTeam announcement Dutch sprinter Theo Bos was as surprised as everyone else when he heard the news that the Cervélo TestTeam was to close at the end of the season. After much speculation […]
This weekend’s Vuelta marks his first start in a Grand Tour In part one of our Interview with HTC-Columbia’s Tejay van Garderen, VeloNation spoke to the 22 year old about the first half of his first season in the ProTour […]
Argyle team’s Tour casualties return and hope for better luck in year’s third Grand Tour The Garmin-Transitions team has announced its nine-man roster for the Vuelta a España, which starts with a team time trial in Sevilla on Saturday evening. […]
Acid-green team chasing sprints, breakaways and the overall classification The Liquigas-Doimo team has announced its nine-man roster for the Vuelta a España, which starts in Sevilla on Saturday. The team will be looking for success on all fronts based, as […]
Danish rider blames paperwork issue, might not originally have been in team’s long list Team Saxo Bank’s Michael Morkov has been prevented from starting the Vuelta a España due to unspecified documentation issues, thus meaning he will miss out on […]
Aggressive racing by riders likely as new contracts sought Dutch road race champion Niki Terpstra and former Tour de France white jersey holder Markus Fothen will head what is almost certainly the final Grand Tour squad of the German Milram […]
Arroyo, Sanchez, Bruseghin, Plaza and Uran all possible leaders of Spanish team Giro d’Italia runner up David Arroyo and Clasica San Sebastian winner Luis Leon Sanchez are just two of several team riders the Caisse d’Epargne management believes are capable […]
Italian sprinter could be blocked from Spanish tour if preliminary ban is issued Tour de France Maillot Vert Alessandro Petacchi faces an nervous wait to see if he will be able to take part in this year’s Vuelta a España, […]
