2016 Vuelta a Espana: Stage 9 Results
Spaniard David de la Cruz won the ninth stage of the 2016 Vuelta a Espana and moved into the lead in the general classification ahead of Nairo Quintana.
Spaniard David de la Cruz won the ninth stage of the 2016 Vuelta a Espana and moved into the lead in the general classification ahead of Nairo Quintana.
Sergey Lagutin from Uzbekistan won stage eight of the 2016 Vuelta a Espana on Saturday while Colombian Nairo Quintana became the new overall leader
The Movistar Team struck first at the short, intense climb of the Mirador de Ézaro, end of stage three of the 2016 Vuelta a España
Romain Bardet’s second place in the Tour de France on Sunday, becoming the third Frenchman to get on the podium in three years, augurs well for the future of French cycling.
It was a sad day for Tinkoff on the 184.5km 9th stage of the Tour de France as team leader Alberto Contador abandoned the race.
Tom Dumoulin attacked on the final climb to win the 9th stage of the 2016 Tour de France in extreme weather as Alberto Contador pulled out of the race.
Rafal Majka showed that his strong ride in the Giro d’Italia had prepared him well for the mountains of the Tour, as he picked up points in the climbers contest to claim the Maillot à Pois.
Briton Chris Froome took advantage of passive rivals to take the overall leader’s yellow jersey in the 2016 Tour de France as he won the eighth stage after attacking on the final descent on Saturday.
Steve Cummings of the Dimension Data won the 7th stage of the 2016 Tour de France in an attack out of the day’s breakaway to take a solo win in Lac de Payolle.
A technical run to the finish of Stage 6 of the 2016 Tour de France saw the Tinkoff team surrounding Alberto Contador to keep him safe, with road furniture, tight turns and teams jostling for position creating risks before the sprint.