Says 2012 Tour champ can become a ‘legend’ by winning all three Grand Tours during career It’s common for Tour de France champions to seek to defend their title but if Bradley Wiggins follows the advice of British Cycling coach […]
Third place in Vuelta TTT sharpens resolve Choosing to field five Dutch riders in a six man squad, the Rabobank team has laid out a clear target for Sunday’s first ever trade team world TTT championships. “We know that all […]
Spaniard talks about indecision which preceded decisive move The attack looked assertive, premediated and was completely effective, but Alberto Contador has admitted he was wracked by uncertainty prior to launching the single most decisive move in this year’s Vuelta a […]
No let-up yet for Australian hardman after ‘stupid hard’ feat He succeeded in his goal yesterday of becoming the only rider this year to finish all three Grand Tours, has amassed over 15,000 kilometres and has completed almost 100 days […]
Having tried, and failed repeatedly to take the red jersey from Joaquim Rodriguez and then finally succeeding with an unexpected, unorthodox attack far from the finish on Wednesday’s stage to Fuente Dé, Alberto Contador has said his stubbornness is a […]
German sprinter the class of the field once more after mostly ceremonial stage John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) took his fifth victory of the 2012 Vuelta a España, in the largely ceremonial final stage between Cercedilla and the Paseo de la Castellana […]
Denis Menchov takes breakaway stage; race leader bends under pressure but doesn’t break Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) bent, but did not break, under pressure from both Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) on the steep climb to the […]
Biggest climb of the race to decide three-way Spanish battle for the race With 19 stages down, all eyes in the Vuelta a España are now firmly trained on today’s finish on the top of the Bols del Mundo. The […]
Former Belgian champion leaps away from the pack on long uphill drag Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) took his second victory of the 2012 Vuelta a España on the “complicated” uphill finish of stage 19 between Peñafiel and La Lastrilla. The […]
Dane still sheltering Gesink as he tries to regain fifth place After missing the charms of Lady Luck for much of the last two seasons, Matti Breschel (Rabobank) entered the Vuelta a España on a solid streak of form, since […]
British sprinter out-thrown by Radioshack-Nissan veteran Ben Swift (Sky Procycling) picked up his best result of the 2012 Vuelta a España on Thursday, sprinting to second place on stage 18 to Valladolid. Winner of two stages last month in the […]
Italian remembers Wouter Weylandt as he wins by less than half a wheel in Valladolid Daniele Bennati (RadioShack-Nissan) paid tribute to his late former teammate Wouter Weylandt – who had been the last rider to win a Vuelta a España […]
‘Purito’ pays tribute to ‘El Pistolero’ after Fuente Dé defeat Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) fell victim to one of the greatest turnovers in the history of the modern Vuelta a España, as he conceded 2’38” to stage winner Alberto Contador (Saxo […]
Emotional Spanish rider takes first post-ban victory to seize control of Vuelta a España It was an emotional Alberto Contador that punched the air with both fists as he crossed the line to take the stage victory – and overall […]
First post-suspension victory gives Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank captain the red jersey on medium mountain stage Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) came out of the rest day with all guns blazing and seized control of the 2012 Vuelta a España on […]
Australian strongman close to rare achievement Adam Hansen is inching closer and closer to what will be a major achievement; all going well, the Australian will race into Madrid this Sunday as the only rider this season to complete three […]
Two opportunities left to overcome toughest opponent He attacked multiple times on yesterday’s stage in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to try to break race leader Joaquim Rodriguez; with time running out, Alberto Contador has said that he is now hoping […]
Pleased to distance Froome, hoping to maintain teams classification lead Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) has come into his own as the third best rider in the Vuelta a España over the course of the past three mountain stages, and the Spaniard […]
