“It’s a shame for the sliding in the curve – says Vincenzo Nibali – it was raining and the road was dirty and slippery. Until then we did a great race but then I had to defend myself on last climb. I’m glad I was able to defend my second […]
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Zakarin Realizes Dream of Vuelta a España PodiumPosition
With his fighting spirit on full display, Team KATUSHA ALPECIN’S Ilnur Zakarin pulled away from his rival Wilco Kelderman in the closing kilometers of the difficult Angliru and climbed onto the final podium of the 72nd Vuelta a España, accomplishing his goal for the Spanish tour. “It is still hard […]
Contador Says Farewell with Victory on the Angliru
Alto de l’Angliru, Saturday, September 9th – Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo) had one last shot and he used it on the Alto de l’Angliru, winning stage 20 of La Vuelta 2017 on the mythical climb where he secured his first overall win of the Spanish event, in 2008. The Spanish climber […]
Cannondale-Drapac Announces EF Education First as New Naming Partner
EF Education First and #GreenArgyle fans have teamed up to #SaveArgyle. Slipstream Sports rides on in 2018 thanks to a newly inked deal with EF Education First. The family-owned global education company will become the first naming partner of the American-registered squad in 2018 and will eventually become majority owner […]
Victory 100 for Peter Sagan with win in Québec
When the UCI World Champion, Peter Sagan, wins, he always does it in style, but today the Slovak BORA-hansgrohe rider made it extra special, claiming his 100th professional victory with a commanding win on a tough uphill sprint. From the start of the GP Cycliste de Quebec it was clear […]
De Gendt, The Expert Strikes
Gijón, Friday, September 8th – With a route designed for attackers, Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal) enjoyed stage 19 of La Vuelta 2017 to snatch a third stage win on Grand Tours after the ones he already claimed on the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia. Always aggressive, the Belgian […]
Armée finds his opening, Froome resists and even gains time
Santo Toribio de Liébana, Thursday, September 7th – Stage 18 of La Vuelta 2017 favoured the attackers and Sander Armée (Lotto Soudal) made the most of it. The Belgian dominated his breakaway companions to claim his first professional victory at Santo Toribio de Liebana, at 31 years old. He dropped […]
Quick-Step Floors Team to GPCQM
Quickstep Floors will race on the North American continent for the second time this season 07-Sep-2017: After the Tour of California, where we took a stage win and placed two neo-pro riders in the top 15 overall, Quick-Step Floors are now traveling to Canada, for the two spectacular one-day races […]
“It’s difficult to forget such a climb”
“Tremendous, a real climb. It’s like Zoncolan in Italy or the Bola do mundo here in Spain – says Vincenzo Nibali in the fog of the arrival of stage 17 – it’s hard to forget about this ascent to Los Machucos “. “At the beginning, I did not feel great, […]
Denifl Climbs on Top, Froome Struggles
Los Machucos. Monumento Vaca Pasiega, Wednesday, September 6th – The brutal climb of Los Machucos offered the show everyone expected at the end of stage 17 of La Vuelta 2017: Stefan Denifl (Aqua Blue Sport) soloed away to a brilliant victory while Chris Froome (Team Sky) was unable to follow […]
