Motivated by his near-miss in the 2009 Milan San Remo and his runner-up slot in the Tour of Flanders, German rider Heinrich Haussler is fully motivated heading into the 2010 season. He is currently training with the rest of the […]
Columbia-HTC’s sports director Allan Peiper said in a press release from the team that he thinks the Vuelta a Espana route for 2010 will offer plenty of chances for Columbia-HTC’s riders to build on their success in the 2009 race. Columbia-HTC won […]
The Dutch Rabobank team has often performed well in the Vuelta a España, but it is as yet uncertain as to who will represent the team in next year’s race. Following yesterday’s route launch, team manager Adri van Houweling has […]
Organisers of the Vuelta a España have unveiled the route for the 2010 edition of the race, which will start in Seville on Saturday August 28th with a night-time team time trial, and finish in Madrid on Sunday September 19. […]
Spain’s four leading Grand Tour riders were all present at today’s presentation of the 2010 Vuelta a España route, and all hailed it as a route to suit climbers. After the stage 1 nocturnal time trial in Sevilla, the course […]
Already recognised as a real test of skill, a team time trial opening next year’s Vuelta a España will impose additional demands on the riders and make a first for modern cycling. According to Marca.com, a group race against the […]
Caisse d’Epargne leader Alejandro Valverde told Biciciclismo today that he is 100% focused on the Tour de France for the 2010 season. This year the Spaniard sealed up his first win in a Grand Tour, beating World Champion Cadel Evans […]
The Vuelta a España is making plans to include the Basque Country after an absence of more than 30 years (not counting a small detour in 2005). Race director Javier Guillen announced today that in 2011, the Basques could be […]
US rider Tom Danielson will line out in Thursday’s time trial unsure as to his chances of a strong ride in the race against the clock. He became sick during the Vuelta a España and had to withdraw as a […]
Robert Gesink has reported that he is feeling better as the world road race championship approaches, confirming on Rabosport.nl that he is getting over the injury problems that affected him in the Vuelta. The tall Dutchman was lying second overall […]
Two months after Alberto Contador left Lance Armstrong trailing in the Tour de France, Alejandro Valverde has joined his Spanish compatriot in stepping on to the top step of the podium at the Tour of Spain. But far from being […]
André Greipel (Columbia-HTC) sprinted to a dominating victory in Madrid in the final stage of the 64th Vuelta a España, ahead of Daniele Bennati (Liquigas) and Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil). Caisse d’Epargne’s Alejandro Valverde rode home with the bunch to take […]
Lars Boom (Rabobank) is running on an empty tank in Vuelta A Espana, his first ever grand tour. After putting in a remarkable ride to win stage 15 to Cordoba the former u23 Time Trial World Champion was aiming for […]
Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) narrowly missed a stage victory in today’s time trial in the Vuelta a España, ending the day five seconds behind winner David Millar. Sánchez had a few mishaps along the way to Madrid, but was pleased with […]
Evans moves onto podium David Millar won the time trial in Toledo on the penultimate day of the Vuelta a España by the slim margin of five seconds over Samuel Sánchez. Millar clocked 35’53 on the 27.8km course for an […]
Gesink loses time Juan José Cobo (Fuji-Servetto) won the final mountain stage of the 2009 Vuelta a España out of an eight-man front group containing the top six in the overall, minus Robert Gesink. Alejandro Valverde ended the sprint in […]
Philip Deignan beat Roman Kreuziger in the town of Ávila, flanked by its famous walls. Deignan and Kreuziger escaped the 16-man break of the day on the final descent of the 18th stage of the Vuelta a España. The two […]
The Vuelta a España will mark its 75th anniversary next year with a red leader’s jersey instead of the current gold, the events organisers have announced. Unlike the other Grand Tours of France and Italy, the Spanish tour has changed […]
