Dutchman shows improved time trial skills; Teammate Tanking voted most elegant rider Robert Gesink finished the Vuelta al País Vasco in third place, after delivering a very good time trial on the final day. The race against the clock has […]
Rodriguez struggles in time trial and drops out of top ten As anticipated, overnight race leader Joaquim Rodriguez struggled in the final time trial in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, losing out on the yellow jersey plus the overall classification […]
Attacks by rivals unsuccessful, Katusha rider stays on top Triple world champion Oscar Freire was first to the line but subsequently disqualified from victory on the penultimate stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, losing out in a large group […]
Admits he was lacking strength yesterday Team Katusha rider Joaquim Rodriguez was expected to make a move on yesterday’s queen stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, using his explosive strength to eke out an additional advantage. Tomorrow’s stage is […]
Lampre-ISD captain will not start fifth stage but return to Italy for training Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) will not start tomorrow’s fifth stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco after being dropped by the leaders on today’s steep final climb of […]
Plenty of attacks, but mountain stage not as decisive as expected One month after the German rider out-sprinted him in Paris-Nice, Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez got revenge over Andreas Klöden (RadioShack) on today’s queen stage of the Vuelta al Pais […]
‘It is clear I have a health problem.’ Ivan Basso will take a break to access his health siltation and may skip the Ardennes Classics. Yesterday, the Giro d’Italia champion pulled out of the third stage of the País Vasco. […]
Team RadioShack’s Klöden drops to second overall, but remains locked on time Team Astana leader Alexandre Vinokourov raced to a characteristic solo win on today’s third stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, showing that his form is ramping up […]
Spaniard needs time gap ahead of final time trial Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) currently sits in third place overall in the Vuelta al País Vasco, tied on time with Joaquin Rodriguez and Andreas Klöden. Three stages down, three to go. For […]
Stalemate amongst major contenders Belarusian rider Vasil Kiryienka attacked inside the final two kilometres of today’s second stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, surging clear on the descent to the line and then soloing to victory. The Team Movistar […]
Klöden and Horner well placed heading into today’s stage Andreas Klöden and Chris Horner got their Vuelta al Pais Vasco campaign off to a strong start yesterday when they finished third and fourth on the hilly stage to Zumarraga. They […]
Klöden and Horner third and fourth, others lose time The 2010 world number one Joaquim Rodriguez picked up his first win of the season today when he outsprinted three others to take the opening stage of the Vuelta al Pais […]
Basque race should be good proving ground before the Ardennes classics While half of the peloton is looking towards the cobbles and bergs of Flanders, the rest is preparing itself for the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, which starts on Monday. […]
