Irishman speaks of relief of winning first stage in his eleventh Grand Tour, remains fixed on top five finish in GC Looking ahead after having what he termed ‘the best day of his life,’ and winning his first Grand Tour […]
Riders explain how and why they missed out They were the best of the rest, the riders who went closest to Nicolas Roche in the battle for stage two of the Vuelta a España. For Katusha’s Dani Moreno and Ag2r […]
Vincenzo Nibali takes over the red jersey as Janez Brajkovič loses contact Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff) took his first victory of the 2013 season as he won the second stage of the Vuelta a España, between Pontevedra and the Alto Do […]
MPCC rules block rider; levels can be a sign of cortisone use One of the fastest sprinters due to take part in the Vuelta a España, Theo Bos, will not line out in today’s opening stage of the race due […]
Italian climbing specialist one of two main protected riders on Ag2r La Mondiale team Three times a top ten finisher in the Giro d’Italia, Domenico Pozzovivo is seeking to clock up his first win of the season in the Vuelta […]
Janez Brajkovič first across the line and takes Vuelta lead for a career second time The Astana Pro Team powered team captain Vincenzo Nibali into pole position in the 2013 Vuelta a España with victory in the opening team time […]
Talented Frenchman wants a stage win, will play GC by ear One year after winning a stage and finishing in the top ten in what was his debut Tour de France, Thibaut Pinot has said that he’s fully motivated to […]
World champion currently unable to pedal with power as he heads towards rainbow defence Philippe Gilbert will start the Vuelta a España at the head of the BMC Racing Team, despite still suffering from the aftereffects of a crash on […]
Belgian rider feels like he’s on the road back after withdrawing from Tour de France squad with a parasite Having been forced to drop out of the Critérium du Dauphiné due to a parasite and missing the Tour de France […]
To get a chance to sprint out a punchy stage finish “would be huge,” says the Dane Michael Mørkøv is one of many riders on the Saxo-Tinkoff Vuelta a España squad whose name is not written at the top of […]
David Arroyo represents Caja Rural-Seguros RGA and its best chance yet at Spanish grand tour Cannondale Pro Cycling finalized its nine-man roster for the Vuelta a España this week, and as expected, it is full of climbers and rouleurs meant […]
“I trained in a proper way and I’d really like to be competitive” Lampre Merida had a near-anonymous Tour de France but is aiming to bounce back from that in the Vuelta a España, with Michele Scarponi saying he intends […]
Theo Bos to be Dutch team’s sprinter in third Grand Tour Belkin Pro Cycling’s Bauke Mollema will lead the Dutch team in its second straight Grand Tour as he lines up at the start of the Vuelta a España on […]
Colombian to be supported by compatriot Rigoberto Urán in Spanish tour Sergio Henao will get the chance to lead the Sky Procycling team in a Grand Tour for the first time, as he starts the Vuelta a España on Saturday, […]
Australian wants to pick up a stage win somewhere between start in Galicia and finale in Madrid Already a stage winner in the Giro d’Italia this year, Adam Hansen sets out in what is his seventh Grand Tour in a […]
Sanchez backed by Nieve, Anton, Martinez and Landa in possibly its last grand tour Euskaltel-Euskadi is sending a squad to the Vuelta a España that could contend for stage victories, as well as the overall title, when the race begins […]
“We don’t have any reasons why we shouldn’t think about fighting for the overall win with Alejandro” The Movistar team has thrown its full weight behind Alejandro Valverde, last year’s runner-up, believing that he can head to the Vuelta a […]
Strong lineup for Australian squad Tour de France stage winner and Maillot Jaune Simon Gerrans plus last year’s Vuelta a España King of the Mountains and stage victor Simon Clarke are two of a strong Orica GreenEdge lineup confirmed today […]
