Rob Sturney September 8, 2014
Alberto Contador (Spain/Tinkoff-Saxo) and Chris Froome (Great Britain/Sky) blew up the 2014 Vuelta a España on Monday’s queen stage, with […]
Keir Plaice September 7, 2014
Przemyslaw Niemiec won the fifteenth stage of the Vuelta a España after a race-long breakaway that saw him hold off the GC’s favourites late charge on the final climb to Lagos do Covadonga. The Lampre-Merida rider finished just seconds ahead of Movistar’s Alejandro Valverde and Katusha’s Joaquim Rodriguez, who finished second and third respectively after managing to drop race leader Alberto Contador of Tinkoff-Saxo, with 1 km to go.
Keir Plaice September 6, 2014
Canada’s Ryder Hesjedal claimed a spectacular victory on Saturday’s 14th stage of the Vuelta a España. The Garmin-Sharp rider out climbed his breakaway companions on the more than 20 per cent slopes up to the summit finish on La Camperona, to take the win. Olivier Zaugg of Tinkoff-Saxo came in second. Movistar’s Imanol Erviti was third.