Betancur abandons Vuelta a Espana with fractured ankle and facial injuries
Carlos Betancur (Movistar) has abandoned the 2017 Vuelta a España following a crash on Thursday's sixth stage.
Carlos Betancur (Movistar) has abandoned the 2017 Vuelta a España following a crash on Thursday's sixth stage.
After a strong start to his his maiden Vuelta a España, any thoughts Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) had of battling for the overall classification evaporated after he lost nearly seven minutes in the sierras of Valencia.
Two-time stage winner Tom-Jelte Slagter will return to the Tour of Alberta this year with Cannondale-Drapac, no doubt hoping to improve his third-place overall finish in 2015, when he won stages 3 and 4 on his way to the final podium.
Two crashes in the final hour’s racing left Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing) and his GC bid in the Vuelta a España teetering on the edge of disaster. But the American fought back tenaciously, suffered only minor injuries and stayed in the top four overall.
Stage 6 of the Vuelta a España, on paper, looked like a day for the breakaway, and indeed it was Tomasz Marczynski (Lotto Soudal) who won from the group of escapees. But there was no complacency in...
Stage 7: Llíria - Cuenca
Nobody likes flat stages in the Vuelta, but I suppose they can be a necessary evil at times. This time maybe not being one of them, but at least we’re getting closer to Xorret del Cati in Valencia.
Race leader Chris Froome (Team Sky) has refused to rule Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo) out of the battle for overall victory at the Vuelta a España after the Spaniard subjected the Briton and the rest of the GC contenders to a series of attacks in the sierras of Valencia.
Former rider Jack Bobridge has been charged by police in Perth, Australia after he was caught as part of an undercover operation. Bobridge appeared in court on Thursday charged with six counts of “selling significant quantities of MDMA” and could face prison, according to Perth Now.
The story of the disappearance of would-be globe-girdler Frank Lenz
Title: The Lost Cyclist - The Untold Story of Frank Lenz's Ill-Fated Around-the-World Journey
Author: David V Herlihy
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Steve Cummings will remain at Dimension Data through the end of the 2019 season after signing a two-year contract extension with the South African-registered team. The British champion arrived at the...
Oliver Naesen will return to the scene of the first big win of his career at the GP Ouest France-Plouay with the hope of repeating the success of 12 months ago for his new team AG2R La Mondiale. Backing Naesen...
The first summit finish of the 2017 Vuelta a España proved to be a mixed affair for a trio of Dutch riders. Jetse Bol (Manzana Postobon) enjoyed a stint on the road as virtual race leader while Team Sunweb's Wilco Kelderman found his legs after suffering through the opening stanza.
The Game
If you have not played before read below and feel free to play along. It’s really fun and gets you even more into the race! We have a spreadsheet with graphs, etc that you can view at any time and we will post a link to it in the fanpost for each stage.
The Orica-Scott Women's team will field an all-Australian squad for the 16th edition of the GP de Plouay Saturday. The team has twice previously finished on the podium with Tiff Cromwell and Emma Johansson and is aiming for repeat success in Brittany.
In the absence of former winners Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde, Movistar's tactics and ambitions for the Vuelta a Espana was going to be a different affair from previous years. In lieu of its two leaders...