Tinkoff-Saxo team captain Rafal Majka took 10th place on stage 14 of Vuelta a España finishing among the first of the GC contenders on Alto Campoo behind stage winner De Marchi. Despite slipping one place in the GC, Majka moves closer to the podium after a series of attacks on […]
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Gutty Quintero, 160 km in the break: “I gave everything I had”
The fifth place and the Most Combative Rider award can’t comfort Carlos: “I wanted to win so hard, and I will not give up” Carlos Julian Quintero never gives up without trying. In his four years in a Colombia-Coldeportes jersey, the 29-year-old from Villa Maria spent thousands of kilometers with […]
Oliveira Shines at the Vuelta
Big joy for Extreme Tech Plus, after the Portuguese rider of Lampre-Merida took a solo win in stage 13 Northwave and Lampre-Merida broke the ice in the Vuelta a España, following the superb victory of the Portuguese cyclist Nelson Oliveira in stage 13 (Calatayud-Tarazona, 178 km), on Friday, September 4. […]
Rubiano’s breakaway 500m shy of Vuelta stage win
Nail-biting finale in Lleida: Miguel reeled in next to the finish, Duque tenth in the sprint edged by Van Poppel “Trying and trying again, our day will come in the end.” Colombia-Coldeportes’ Sports Director Valerio Tebaldi sounds confident at the end of Vuelta a Espana’s stage 12 (Escaldes– Lleida, 173 […]
Majka retains 4th overall on day of transition at La Vuelta
Although no stage provides an optimum opportunity to recover, today’s one got as close as possible, as Vuelta a España left the mountains temporarily to finish in Lleida, where Van Poppel took the win in a bunch sprint. Rafal Majka, Tinkoff-Saxo team leader and currently 4th in the GC, focused […]
Danny Van Poppel sprints to first Grand Tour win in La Vuelta stage 12
Danny van Poppel, 22, made no mistake with his first opportunity at contesting a bunch finish at the Vuelta a España, waiting until the perfect moment to launch his sprint in the final uphill meters to take the biggest win of his young career. Van Poppel: “This was my first […]
Tinkoff-Saxo to continue racing at Vuelta, as long as safety is guaranteed
Tinkoff-Saxo’s sport directors held a meeting with the Vuelta a España race director, a UCI Commissaire and a representative of TV España. A number of concrete safety measures were discussed and agreed upon and as a result, Tinkoff-Saxo’s squad took to the start of Stage 12. However, the team will […]
Aru of Team Astana now in Red
“The team worked a tactic today to be together when we could and to coordinate our actions – this shows we have a strong, thinking team with 10 more stages to go – to defend the Red Jersey is now our main objective” He finished behind teammate Landa and now has […]
Majka climbs to 4th place in the GC on “hardest stage ever” at La Vuelta
Tinkoff-Saxo’s Rafal Majka finished 6th on the killer stage 11 of Vuelta a España that was dubbed “the hardest ever” prior to its start. The day lived up to the expectations with a battle of attrition spread over 4,950 altitude meters. Spurred on by a dedicated effort from teammate Pawel […]
Tinkoff-Saxo suffers second reckless hit by motorbike at Vuelta
Tinkoff Saxo asks: Can organizers of Vuelta a España guarantee a safe race? This is the question everybody involved in the sport of cycling should be asking after Sergio Paulinho was hit by a reckless TV motorcycle in the first kilometers of the Vuelta stage 11. Exactly four days after […]