Argos-Shimano rider goes long again to deny Bouhanni and Bennati John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) continues to bogart the bunch sprints in the Vuelta a España, as the German blasted to stage 10 into Sanxenxo, stomping out the chances of Nacer Bouhanni […]
Stomach problems end tough race for Frenchman John Gadret, who went into the Vuelta a España as one of the top riders on the Ag2r La Mondiale team, has decided with his team that he will go no further in […]
Believes time differences will be bigger in remaining difficult stages Sitting one minute behind Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) in the general classification, Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) has stated that the real Vuelta a España will begin on Wednesday, with the […]
Polish rider further emerges with stage nine fourth place In his first season with Vacansoleil-DCM, Tomasz Marczynski has become increasingly impressive as a stage racing option for the Dutch squad. The Polish rider transferred in from his home country’s CCC […]
Former Belgian champion escapes on the Montjuic with Joaquim Rodríguez to take his first victory of the year Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) finally opened his account for 2012 as he took the ninth stage of the Vuelta a España, between […]
Circumstances for both raise uncertainty Sean Kelly has warned that two of the top Vuelta favourites are facing an unpredictable second half of the race, with differing reasons existing as to why their strength could wane. The cycling analyst and […]
Valverde riding strongly but cautious about his chances He started the Vuelta as both last year’s winner and also the Movistar team’s stated leader, but yesterday saw Juan Jose Cobo crack and lose over five minutes. He fell from ninth […]
Rodriguez extends lead over closest rivals, but needs more With 150 metres to go on today’s stage of the Vuelta a España, Alberto Contador looked set to take his first victory of his return to professional cycling after his suspension. […]
Movistar rider catches Contador on the line to take his second stage as Froome dropped at the end Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) took his second victory in the 2012 Vuelta a España, as he took the eighth stage between Lleida and […]
German sprint prodigy goes three from three in sprint stages after Argos-Shimano controls the stage John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) took his third victory of the 2012 Vuelta a España in the seventh stage, between Huesca and the Motorland Aragón race circuit, […]
French squad sits third currently and climbing well The French team AG2R La Mondiale finished stage six of the Vuelta a España as the second best team, behind the trio led by Chris Froome that Sky Procycling used to decimate […]
Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank rider manages to limit his losses despite struggling on final climb Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) declared himself happy after stage six of la Vuelta a España, despite losing several seconds on the final climb to the […]
Katusha’s red jersey sprints away after Team Sky dictates the final kilometres Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) exorcised the demons of his missed victory three days before, by sprinting away from the rest of the favourites to take stage six, between Tarazona […]
American talent talks about his season thus far One of the men holding his own during Contador’s stage three Vuelta purges was Garmin’s Andrew Talansky; the young American finished in ninth spot, just six seconds down on stage winner Alejandro […]
German sprinter overcomes Daniele Bennati on the line after an easy day for the peloton John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) staked further claim to the title of fastest sprinter at the 2012 Vuelta a España, as he took his second victory on […]
“The gaps are still narrow” Currently holding a one second lead over Team Sky’s Chris Froome in the general classification, Joaquim Rodriguez has expressed surprise to be in red so soon in the race. He is pleased to be at […]
Tour de France runner-up expects to be stronger today Although he was put under pressure several times on yesterday’s first mountain stage of the Vuelta a España, Chris Froome remained with the leading trio of Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank Tinkoff […]
“We have to be optimistic for the next stages.” It’s been many months since Alberto Contador last raced in the big mountains and while yesterday’s finish in Arrate was just 580 metres above sea level, it was enough to show […]
