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Matthews scorches to Vuelta stage win and overall lead
August 26, 2014
Replicating his stage victory earlier this year in the Giro d’Italia, Michael Matthews showed perfect timing to hit the line first at the end of day three of the Vuelta a España. The Orica GreenEdge rider increased his Grand Tour stage tally to four when he outsprinted Garmin-Sharp rider Dan Martin to the line in […]
Rocacorba Daily
August 25, 2014
In this morning’s edition of the Rocacorba Daily news digest: Bouhanni wins stage 2 of the Vuelta a Espana, Valverde takes overall lead; Tejay van Garderen seals back-to-back victories at the USA Pro Challenge, Alex Howes wins final stage; Chantal Blaak wins Open de Suede Vargada, adding to TTT victory; Victory for Alexander Kristoff at […]
Bouhanni darts in for first Vuelta a España stage win of his career
August 25, 2014
Replicating the Grand Tour stage-winning form and confidence he showed when taking three victories in the Giro d’Italia, Nacer Bouhanni blasted home into San Fernando to win the first Vuelta a España stage of his career. The 24 year old FDJ.fr rider was led out perfectly by his team and opened a gap on the […]
MTN Qhubeka makes history for Africa, impresses with Vuelta opening ride
August 24, 2014
The MTN Qhubeka squad had double reason to be satisfied with Saturday’s opening stage of the Vuelta a España, ending the day having made history and also performing with distinction against many of the sport’s biggest teams. The South African outfit was first to start the team time trial in Jerez de la Frontera and […]
Castroviejo grabs Vuelta a España lead as Movistar takes TTT
August 24, 2014
General classification contenders Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde got their Vuelta a España campaigns off to a superb start on day one of the Vuelta a España, with their Movistar squad smashing the others in the team time trial and grabbing the early lead. At the end of a technical 12.6 kilometre race in Jerez […]
Deignan: The form seems good for Vuelta, but it’s everything for Froome
August 24, 2014
Five years after he won a stage and finished ninth overall in the race, Philip Deignan lines out again in the Vuelta a España with similar form but very different objectives. The Sky rider is competing in his second Grand Tour of the season and comes into the event having picked up third on a […]