Leonardo Duque and Peter Sagan in the uphill sprint won by Caleb Ewan Colombia-Coldeportes lived a day without upsets in Vuelta a Espana stage 5, 167 flat kilometres from Rota and Alcalà de Guadaira with the final 500 metres pointing up to sort the sprinters’ legs and energies. The peloton […]
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Sagan after 3rd in uphill Vuelta sprint: “I paid the price for yesterday”
Tinkoff-Saxo’s Peter Sagan was once again at the front of the Vuelta field battling for the win on stage 5 to Alcalá de Guadaíra. After team effort to bring Tinkoff-Saxo’s sprinting ace into position, Sagan finished 3rd admitting that he could feel the effects of yesterday’s grueling stage finale. “I […]
Sagan 2nd on stage 4 after brutal Vuelta finish
Peter Sagan once again delivered a stunning performance spurred on by an avid effort from his teammates. Sagan finished 2nd behind Valverde after a finale peppered with steep sections. “The last climb, about 400 meters, was horrible for me”, says Sagan, who takes the lead in the points classification. After […]
Torres limits damages in Vejer de la Frontera
Forced to chase, Rodolfo arrives 45 seconds behind Valverde It was another tough climb at the finish of stage four of the Vuelta a España, the longest one so far, 209 km from Estepona to Vejer de la Frontera. In the last four kilometers, that included hard slopes, short descents […]
Chaves successfully defends on dangerous day for red jersey at Vuelta a Espana
Esteban Chaves has successfully defended the race lead on what was a dangerous day for the red jersey at the Vuelta a Espana today. The predominantly flat day featured a technical final five kilometres with a number of sharp climbs that threatened to create gaps at the head of the […]
Valverde breaks another ‘wall’
August 25th, 2015 Spanish champion from Movistar Team -which reaches 30-win milestone in 2015- beats Sagan (TCS) into final sprint in Vejer de la Frontera, claims ninth career stage triumph in Vuelta a España The UCI world ranking’s number one paid a tribute to Pablo Lastras after the remembrance offered […]
Sagan after Vuelta sprint win: “You cannot always finish second”
Peter Sagan claimed a pure sprint win on stage 3 of Vuelta a España after a powerful acceleration into the final hundred meters. “I’m very happy for this victory – it’s good for the entire team”, says Sagan, who was delivered at the final sprint after an extended team effort […]
Pedraza on the attack again at the Vuelta
Miguel Angel Rubiano 15th in the sprint finish of Malaga Team Colombia-Coldeportes’ Walter Pedraza gave every ounce of energy in his attempt to jump to first place in the mountains classification, at the end of stage three of the Vuelta a España, Mijas-Malaga (158 km). The Colombian rider, who got […]
Chaves retains red for another day at Vuelta a Espana
Colombian Esteban Chaves, winner of yesterday’s stage, has finished safely in the bunch on stage three of the Vuelta a Espana to retain the red leader’s jersey. Further capitalising on their hard work at the front of the peloton, the 25-year-old’s ORICA-GreenEDGE teammates fought to set up Australian Mitch Docker […]
Fabian Cancellara abandons in 3rd stage of the Vuelta a España
After his crash in the third stage of the Tour de France, Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing) also had to abandon in stage three of the Vuelta a España. Cancellara, suffering from stomach problems due to a virus he picked up last week, was unable to finish the stage Monday. […]
