2015 Vuelta a Espana: Stage 15 Results (Reuters)
Spaniard Joaquim Rodriguez closed to within one second of 2015 Vuelta a Espana leader Fabio Aru when he stormed clear on the punishing summit finish to win the 15th stage on Sunday.
Spaniard Joaquim Rodriguez closed to within one second of 2015 Vuelta a Espana leader Fabio Aru when he stormed clear on the punishing summit finish to win the 15th stage on Sunday.
Fabio Aru held off a strong challenge from Joaquim Rodriguez to protect his overall lead in the Vuelta as BMC Racing’s Italian Alessandro De Marchi won the 14th stage on Saturday.
Tom Dumoulin passed Tour de France winner Chris Froome with about 50 meters (yards) left in a steep climb to win the ninth stage and take the overall lead of the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday
Esteban Chaves recaptured the lead from Dutchman Tom Dumoulin at the 2015 Vuelta a Espana when he surged clear to win Thursday’s sixth stage
Caleb Ewan surprised some of the more seasoned sprinters when he surged to victory in the fifth stage of the 2015 Vuelta a Espana
Spaniard Alejandro Valverde denied Peter Sagan a second straight triumph when he outsprinted the Slovakian to win the fourth stage of the 2015 Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday
Colombian Esteban Chaves retained the leader’s red jersey and Briton Chris Froome made smooth progress as Peter Sagan of Slovakia surged to victory in a sprint finish to the Tour of Spain’s third stage on Monday.
With Nairo Quintana taking Best Young rider honors and second place and Alejandro Valverde in third, the Movistar Team turned in its best performance since 1999, when it last won the team classification.
Briton Chris Froome of Team Sky won his second Tour de France title when he finished safely in the bunch on the last stage won by German Andre Greipel on Sunday.
Chris Froome grimly hung on against a flying final attack Saturday from his 2015 Tour de France rival Nairo Quintana on the last Alpine climb of this year’s race