2013 Vuelta a Espana: Stage 17 Results
Dutchman Bauke Mollema broke away from a group of around 40 riders with less than 500 metres to the finish to win stage 17 of the Tour of Spain
Dutchman Bauke Mollema broke away from a group of around 40 riders with less than 500 metres to the finish to win stage 17 of the Tour of Spain
Italian Vincenzo Nibali retained his Vuelta a Espana lead on Monday despite suffering on the final climb as France’s Warren Barguil won stage 16, the race’s third and final Pyrenean summit finish at Sallent de Gallego.
Team Saxo-Tinkoff launched a series of attacks from the beginning of the stage but Warren Barguil (Argos-Shimano) claimed victory.
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.
Frenchman Alexandre Geniez won a grueling 15th stage of the Spanish Vuelta that ended with a summit finish in his home country Sunday, while Vincenzo Nibali fended off his rivals’ attacks to retain the overall lead.
A foot in heaven and a foot in hell today for Cannondale Pro Cycling at the Vuelta a Espana. Daniele Ratto carried out a great feat with 150 km of breakaway (and 45 alone) in stage 14.
French cyclist Warren Barquil earned his first professional win in the 13th stage of the Vuelta a Espana, and Vincenzo Nibali maintained the overall lead on Friday.
World champion Philippe Gilbert of Belgium won Stage 12 of the Tour of Spain on Thursday and Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali retained the overall lead.
Today’s 38.8km long time trial in and around Tarazona formed the 11th stage of the Vuelta a Espana where Nicholas Roche was able to move into 2nd overall.
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