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Dan Martin on Vuelta’s points jersey: ‘I just have to be consistent in the hunt for stage wins’
August 30, 2014
Speaking after the end of stage seven of the Vuelta a España, Dan Martin didn’t realise he was still sitting fourth in the points classification. Once told he was, he sounded pleasantly surprised. Martin jumped clear inside the final kilometre of the stage and had a gap on the peloton behind by the line. He […]
Froome bounces back after crash, gains time on main rivals
August 30, 2014
His day started with a scare when he hit the deck prior to stage seven’s first climb, briefly putting him over a minute behind the other general classification contenders, but Chris Froome ultimately turned things around well to gain time on his rivals. The Team Sky rider chased back to the peloton after his fall […]
Daryl Impey cleared of doping, Durban pharmacist takes responsibility
August 29, 2014
South African cyclist Daryl Impey has been cleared of doping charges and will return to racing with his Orica-GreenEdge team in Canada in the coming weeks. In late June Impey was notified by Cycling South Africa that he had returned an “adverse analytical finding” for the banned diuretic Probenicid at an in-competition drug test at […]
Rocacorba Daily
August 29, 2014
In this morning’s edition of the Rocacorba Daily news digest: Valverde wins stage six of Vuelta a España ahead of Froome and Contador, takes back the lead; Dylan Teuns wins stage 5 of the Tour de l’Avenir, Miguel Lopez retains overall lead; Contador showing good form with third place on Vuelta’s first mountain stage; Despite […]
Contador’s third place on first big mountain finish underlines possibility of Vuelta win
August 29, 2014
On Wednesday he said that his Vuelta a España chances were very much on the line and depended on a decent performance on the first real mountain summit finish of the race. “I’m sure that some riders are better than I am now and more explosive than me,” said Alberto Contador playing down his prospects. […]
Valverde declares he’s working for Quintana despite stage win and race lead
August 29, 2014
Although he was the strongest rider on stage six of the Vuelta a España, winning the stage and taking over the red jersey of race leader, Alejandro Valverde has pledged his full support for his Movistar team-mate Nairo Quintana. Valverde underlined his form when he did much of the driving at the front on the […]