Roche tenaciously holds on to GC on grueling mountain top finish
Team Saxo-Tinkoff’s Chris Anker Sørensen was very active in the hectic beginning of today’s 187 kilometer long tenth stage of Vuelta a Espana
Team Saxo-Tinkoff’s Chris Anker Sørensen was very active in the hectic beginning of today’s 187 kilometer long tenth stage of Vuelta a Espana
The HC climb of Alto Hazallanas became the proving ground for Chris Horner, who took advantage of his strong legs and the super steep pitch to launch an attack at 4.6km to go. His effort resulted in a solo win and the regaining of the race lead in the 2013 Vuelta a Espana.
American Chris Horner regained the overall lead in the Tour of Spain on Monday after a solo victory in stage 10, a summit finish at Hazallanas.
You can find below some quotes from Samuel Dumoulin (3rd) and his sports director, Gilles Mas, after the Grand Prix Ouest-France Plouay.
Jürgen Roelandts sprinted to the fourth place in the GP de Plouay
Cadel Evans headlines the BMC Racing Team’s roster for the inaugural Tour of Alberta, which begins Tuesday with a prologue time trial.
Nine laps on a 27 kilometer long circuit around Plouay in the French one-day race, GP Ouest France was won by Greg Van Avermaet
Naturally, I’m a little disappointed about losing the jersey with one second but it’s no disaster for us. The race is long and many opportunities ahead of us,” said Saxo-Tinkoff’s Nicolas Roche.
The great pedal stroke Alejandro Valverde is carrying since the very start of the 2013 Vuelta a España was proven on Sunday at the uphill finish of El Chaparral in Valdepeñas de Jaén
Spaniard Dani Moreno launched a devastating attack on the short but dauntingly steep ascent of the Valdepenas de Jaen on Sunday to win his second stage of the Tour of Spain and take the overall lead.