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Simon Clarke wrote history on Sunday when he clinched the mountain classification jersey at the Vuelta a España after three weeks of racing. In his Grand Tour debut, the 26-year-old delivered ORICA-GreenEDGE their first Grand Tour jersey, the second polka dot jersey for Australia. "I think this was even more exciting than it might have been because it was unexpected," said Clarke. "With a … [Read more...]
VALLADOLID, Spain, Sept 6, 2012 (AFP) - Italian rider Daniele Bennati from team RadioShack won the 18th stage of the Tour of Spain on Thursday, a 204km race from Aguilard de Campoo to Valladolid. Spain's Alberto Contador, back in the saddle after a two-year doping ban, held on to the overall leader's red jersey. Bennati, who had been unable to get to the front of the pack in … [Read more...]
Alcaniz, Spain, Aug 24, 2012 (AFP) - German John Degenkolb notched up a hat-trick in the Vuelta on Friday, winning a crash-blighted seventh stage but leaving Spaniard Joaquim Rodriguez in the overall lead. Degenkolb crossed the line ahead of Italian Elio Viviani of Liquigas and Australian Allan Davis of Orica Greenedge after a 164km stage from Huelva to Alcaniz in northeastern Spain. … [Read more...]
PAMPLONA, Spain, Aug 17, 2012 - Britain's Chris Froome, second behind compatriot and Team Sky teammate Bradley Wiggins in the Tour de France, will be bidding to upset Alberto Contador's comeback from a two-year doping ban in the Tour of Spain which starts on Saturday. Olympic bronze medallist Froome is bidding to go one better than last year when he finished runner-up behind … [Read more...]
This Saturday 18th of August , the Vuelta a Espana is launched with a team time trial over 16.5 kilometers in Pamplona where Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank are supporting one of the overall favorites, Alberto Contador who just recently finished fourth overall in his comeback race in the Belgian/Dutch race, Eneco Tour. The course of this year's edition is concentrated in the Northern part of Spain … [Read more...]
RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK will participate in the Tour of Spain with an ambitious team. Daniele Bennati, Jan Bakelants, Laurent Didier, Linus Gerdemann, Markel Irizar, Tiago Machado, Maxime Monfort, Greg Rast and Hayden Roulston will be directed by José Azevedo and Luca Guercilena. Azevedo: "We bring a diverse team to the start. Monfort, Gerdemann and Machado are our three GC riders and we will … [Read more...]
MADRID, Aug 14, 2012 (AFP) - Former winner Alberto Contador will be supported by his trusty Spanish lieutenants as he bids for a second Tour of Spain title when the Vuelta gets underway in Pamplona on Saturday. The disgraced rider only returned to action following a two-year doping ban at last week's Eneco Tour of the Low Countries in which he finished fourth overall. The 2008 … [Read more...]
MADRID, Jan 11, 2012 (AFP) - This year's Tour of Spain will start in Pamplona on August 18 with a team time trial and the winner unveiled in Madrid on September 9 after a string of demanding stages including six that finish at altitude. One of those climbs is the dreaded Cuitu Negru in the northern Asturias province, graded in parts at 20 percent. The opening time trial in Pamplona … [Read more...]
11 September, 2011 – The 2011 Vuelta España came to an end in Madrid. It was a great moment of satisfaction for Juan Josè Cobo who made it to the highest step on the podium, as well as for the entire GEOX-TMC team, who were fantastic protagonists in an extraordinary individual and team victory. “I’m thrilled, this is the greatest day in my career,” explains Cobo. “It’s a dream … [Read more...]
Cobo secures maiden Tour of Spain victory MADRID, Sept 11, 2011 (AFP) - Spaniard Juan Jose Cobo, of the Geox team, claimed the first Grand Tour win of his career when he won the Tour of Spain on Sunday. Cobo held a 13-sec overnight lead on Britain's Chris Froome and defended it during Sunday's 21st and final stage, a relatively flat 95.6 km ride from Circuito del Jarama to Madrid won … [Read more...]