41-year-old threat shut down by Nibali on final climb before both lose some time Chris Horner (Radioshack-Leopard) continued his aggressive racing on stage eight of the Vuelta a España, putting in one of the first important accelerations that really kicked […]
Anton overhauled inside final kilometre, Nibali and Horner not as strong as expected on final climb NetApp Endura earned its wildcard slot for the Vuelta a España today when Czech climber Leopold Konig attacked towards the top of the Alto […]
Setback for Irish world championship contender Irish professional Dan Martin will not be able to take the start of today’s eighth stage of the Vuelta a España, with the injuries from his crash on yesterday’s seventh leg proving too much. […]
Pinotti gets good workout with long breakaway Although he is still battling to take his first victory in the rainbow jersey of world champion, Philippe Gilbert has taken encouragement from his near miss today when he finished second on stage […]
Stage to Mairena de Aljafare decided by opportunistic move inside final ten kilometres Following up on his two stage wins and overall victory in the recent Eneco Tour, former world cyclo-cross champion Zdenek Stybar continued his rise as a road […]
Panzerwagen caught in the final metres after being off the front alone all day Michael Mørkøv (Saxo-Tinkoff) sprinted to his very first Grand Tour victory as he won the sixth stage of the 2013 Vuelta a España, between Guijuelo and […]
Italian rider on the charm and challenges of the Vuelta, Gilbert’s search for a win, his goals for the worlds and decisions about his future I writing this from what is my first Vuelta in twelve years. I did it […]
Duo had no answer to Matthews yesterday Beaten to the line yesterday by the Australian rider Michael Matthews (Orica GreenEdge), Maximiliano Richeze (Lampre-Merida) and Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma Quick Step) were each left rueing what might have been. Richeze was […]
Rider launches solo break of over 170 kilometres Tony Martin underlined why he is a double world time trial champion today with an astounding performance in the Vuelta a España. Attacking just after the drop of the flag and remaining […]
Vincenzo Nibali holds onto the red jersey as the breakaway almost takes it away Having made the stage podium the previous day, Michael Matthews (Orica-GreenEdge) took his first ever Grand Tour victory as he sprinted to win the fifth stage […]
American rider believes today’s Vuelta a España stage could present opportunities It’s been over three months since he picked up his most recent victory, stage four of the Tour of California in Santa Barbara, and Garmin-Sharp rider Tyler Farrar is […]
Australian rides through the pain to finish stage four but x-rays rule out tomorrow Wesley Sulzberger (Orica-GreenEdge) has been ruled out of starting tomorrow’s fifth stage of the Vuelta a España, after suffering fractures to his collarbone and elbow during […]
Chris Horner bullish after losing out to finish line split Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) was a surprise recipient of the Vuelta a España’s red jersey after today’s fourth stage, between Lalín and Finisterra, after a small gap near the front of […]
“The gap on the photo finish was 1.01 seconds…there is no discussion” Although two US commentators, some journalists and a number of fans cried foul immediately after the stage, both the deposed race leader Chris Horner and his RadioShack Leopard […]
Katusha climber attacks in the final half kilometre; Nibali takes back the red jersey Dani Moreno (Katusha) managed to improve on his second place two days before to win the fourth stage of the 2013 Vuelta a España – the […]
Dutchman delayed by a crash and a mechanical but still finishes with the favourites Bauke Mollema (Belkin) overcame a day of bad luck in the third stage of the Vuelta a España, recovering from both being caught behind a crash […]
Last year’s podium finishers in good early form The riders who finished second and third overall in last year’s Vuelta a España, Alejandro Valverde and Joaquim Rodriguez, showed they are in the kind of shape to again fight for victory […]
Late attack sees American veteran become oldest ever Grand Tour stage winner and take overall lead Chris Horner (RadioShack-Leopard) seized the overall lead in the 2013 Vuelta a España with a final kilometre attack in the third stage between Vigo […]
