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Contador to ride Vuelta a España, claims he’ll limit ambitions to a stage win

Although he said in July that he would not be able to ride the Vuelta a España due to the fracture he suffered in the Tour de France, Alberto Contador has confirmed Thursday that he will in fact be in the Spanish Grand Tour. The Tinkoff Saxo rider states that his recent training is going […]

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Rocacorba Daily

In this morning’s edition of the Rocacorba Daily news digest: Tom Dumoulin wins Eneco Tour stage 3 ITT; Kirsten Wild wins stage 4 of the Route de France; Juanjo Lobato wins Vuelta a Burgos opener; Raymond Kreder wins Tour de l’Ain stage 1 bunch sprint; Kerrison sprints into Great South Coast Tour lead; Eight WorldTour […]

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Eight WorldTour squads, five ProConti teams confirmed for Tour of Britain

The Sky team of defending champion Bradley Wiggins plus seven other WorldTour teams have been confirmed for next month’s Tour of Britain, which begins in Liverpool on Sunday 7 September and finishes eight days later in central London. Sky – which is expected to include Wiggins in his lineup after the team confirmed he would […]

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Rocacorba Daily

Good morning and welcome to your Rocacorba Daily news digest. In today’s edition: Stybar wins stage two of Eneco Tour; Bronzini grabs stage three at La Route de France; Meersman leads OPQS’s domination at the Tour de l’Ain; Froome says his TdF withdrawl could be a boost in the longterm; Interview with Taylor Phinney; Ivan […]

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Giro podium finisher Aru hungry for Vuelta a España success

Third overall in this year’s Giro d’Italia, Fabio Aru is aiming high once again in the Vuelta a España, where he will co-captain the Astana team with Paolo Tiralongo. The 24 year old secured a podium finish in the Italian Grand Tour and also won stage fifteen to Plan di Montecampione; some riders in his […]

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Rocacorba Daily

In this morning’s edition of the Rocacorba Daily news digest: Andrea Guardini wins Eneco Tour opener; Barbara Guarischi wins stage 2 of La Route de France; Joey Rosskopf impresses with Tour of Utah performance; Pozzovivo’s season over after crashing in training; Nairo Quintana returns to racing at the Vuelta a Burgos; Dealing with disappointment; Great […]

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Rocacorba Daily

In this morning’s edition of the Rocacorba Daily news digest: Tom Danielson wins the Tour of Utah, Cadel Evans wins the last two stages; Adam Blythe wins men’s Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic; Giorgia Bronzini wins Prudential RideLondon Grand Prix; Claudia Lichtenberg wins stage 1 at the Route de France; Rafal Majka wins the Tour of Poland; […]

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Evans clocks up important victory prior to Vuelta a España

As he continues to build towards the upcoming Vuelta a España, Cadel Evans received an important psychological boost when he picked up his first victory since April on stage six of the Tour of Utah. The BMC Racing Team rider went clear inside the first hour of racing, bridging across to a breakaway group and […]

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Fitter Sam Bennett aiming for more successful second half to 2014 season

He’s already had a successful debut pro season with three UCI victories and one kermesse, but Sam Bennett remains hungry and is determined to clock up several more wins before 2014 draws to a close. The Irishman secured a deal with the NetApp Endura squad last autumn when he won a stage and finished second […]

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Riis says Vuelta could still be possible for Contador

Following on from some claims that Alberto Contador was seen training on climbs near Lugano at the end of July, just two weeks after he fractured his tibia in the Tour de France, Tinkoff Saxo manager Bjarne Riis said Friday that there is still a chance that the rider could compete in the Vuelta a […]

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