After a few hilly stages, the Vuelta a España has reached the mountains with the 5th stage of 170.7 km to the top of the first category climb Observatorio Astrofisico de Javalambre. Miguel Angel Lopez attacked from GC favorites group inside the last 3 km of climbing, shortly taking a […]
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Madrazo and Lopez fly to Javalambre
August 28 th 2019 – 18:13 Angel Madrazo (Burgos-BH) claimed a spectacular stage win at the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory after his third long-range attack already in La Vuelta 19. His breakaway companions dropped him three times in the gruelling final climb but the Spaniard came back inside the last kilometre […]
Jakobsen Takes an Early Birthday Present on Stage 3
August 27 th 2019 – 17:47 Fabio Jakobsen (Deceuninck-Quick Step) doesn’t waste any time. The Netherlands national champion claimed on Tuesday his first Grand Tour stage win in El Puig, four days before turning 23 years old. The Irish champ Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) came close but a few millimetres prevented […]
Bennett – Roche: Irishmen write history at La Vuelta 19
August 26 th 2019 – 17:36 On the day after Nicolas Roche (Team Sunweb) claimed La Roja in Calpe, his countryman Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) powered to victory in Alicante. The Irish National champion dominated the sprint ahead of Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo) and Luka Mezgec (Mitchelton-Scott) after some intense racing on […]
Dygert Delivers Four-Stage Sweep
The 22-year-old proves unstoppable in 2019 Colorado Classic® presented by VF Corporation DENVER, Colo. – Chloe Dygert (Sho-Air Twenty20) surprised even herself on Sunday when, for the fourth straight day, she pedaled across the finish line alone in first place in the 2019 Colorado Classic® presented by VF Corporation. In […]
Marcel Kittel Retires from Rrofessional Cycling
‘I’ve lost all motivation to torture myself on the bike’ says 31-year-old German sprinter The 31-year-old German sprinter terminated his contract with Katusha-Alpecin in early May, saying he wanted to take time away from the sport to consider his future. He spent a few days at the Tour de France, […]
Elia Viviani Writes History at Cyclassics Hamburg
The European Champion becomes the first rider to win the German one-day race on three occasions 25-Aug-2019: Elia Viviani savoured his tenth victory of the year on Sunday afternoon, when put in a perfect position by Danish Champion Michael Mørkøv on the Mönckebergstraße, he delivered a flawless sprint to see […]
Quintana Lights Up La Vuelta 19
August 25 th 2019 – 17:58 The lumpy roads leading to Calpe already saw the main contenders of La Vuelta 19 get on the move, with Nairo Quintana (Movistar) soloing to victory on Sunday. The race split after an intense battle in the last climb of the day, the Alto […]
Womens’ Colorado Classic Stage 2 Bonus Cash Lap Makes History
Colorado Classic sprint lap payout believed to be highest ever in women’s pro cycling The $10,000 raised during the bonus cash lap Friday during the Colorado Classic® presented by VF Corporation is believed to far exceed any cash lap in women’s pro cycling history and possibly exceeds any single payout […]
Vuelta a España 2019: Astana Wins Opening Team Time Trial
The Kazakh Astana Pro Team had a great start at the last Grand tour of the season La Vuelta Ciclista a España, winning the opening team time trial of 13.4 km in Torrevieja. From start to finish Astana did a very strong race, passing both the intermediate point and the […]

