2013 Vuelta a Espana: Valverde stays 3rd after Peña Cabarga
Horner (RLT) makes only real gaps after tremendous work from Movistar Team in favour of Valverde, showing expertise to stay 3rd overall, 1.09 behind Nibali.
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2013 Vuelta a Espana: Chris Horner moves within 3 seconds of lead as Nibali fades
Chris Horner’s attack on the Peña Cabarga distanced the race leader and almost put the American rider back in the 2013 Vuelta a Espana red jersey. With two climbing stages to go, Horner needs 3 seconds to take the lead.
2013 Vuelta a Espana: Lampre-Merida’s Richeze podiums again in Stage 17
During the race, the wind created chaos and some echelon was performed: as result, a limited group of 31 cyclists pedaled in the front of the race to the arrival, with four LAMPRE-MERIDA’s riders in it
2013 Vuelta a Espana: Alejandro Valverde ‘reinforced and confident’ ahead of race’s last week
Alejandro Valverde tackles the final five days of the 2013 Vuelta a España with his sights set on the three decisive, mountain-top finishes: Peña Cabarga (Thursday), Naranco (Friday) and the L’Angliru showdown on Saturday
2013 Vuelta a Espana: Alejandro Valverde closes in on lead atop Formigal
Offensive tactics from the Movistar Team drop race leader Nibali and get things closer in the Vuelta a Espana overall, with Valverde now 1’14” behind in third place
2013 Vuelta a Espana: Big Saxo-Tinkoff attack on queen stage
After yesterday’s gruelling mountain stage in the Vuelta a Espana, the field today faced the queen stage of the race over 225 kilometers counting four mountain tops from Andorra to Peyragudes where Team Saxo-Tinkoff launched a great attack.
2013 Vuelta a Espana: Valverde survives hellish day on Stage 14
Spaniard gets struck by rain and cold in the Pyrenees, drops at the descent of Ordino and recovers after frantic pursuit through Le Comella and La Gallina
2013 Vuelta a Espana: Stage 11 Results
After a victorious Classics season last spring, Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara showed a return to form in preparation for the upcoming Worlds competition by winning the stage 11 individual time trial in la Vuelta a España on Wednesday.
2013 Vuelta a Espana: Chris Anker Sørensen enjoys the rest day
Today, Team Saxo-Tinkoff and the rest of the field in the Vuelta a Espana have enjoyed a well-deserved rest day after a long transfer following yesterday’s mountain stage
2013 Vuelta a Espana: Valverde looking forward to mountains
Optimistic Alejandro Valverde analyses ten opening days in the Spanish grandtour as well as the eleven still to cover, with special attention on the Pyrenean stages, “the three hardest days in the race”