Teams announce long lists for 2017 Vuelta a Espana
The last Grand Tour of the year, the 2017 Vuelta a Espana starts on August 19.
The last Grand Tour of the year, the 2017 Vuelta a Espana starts on August 19.
Briton Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) won the 14th stage of the 2016 Tour de France after a sprint finish at the end of a 208.5-km ride from Montelimar on Saturday.
Michael Matthews completed his set of grand tour victories when he prevailed in the 10th stage of the 2016 Tour de France at the end of a royal breakaway on Tuesday.
Marcel Kittel burst back into the limelight when the German snatched his first 2016 Tour de France stage win on Tuesday (his ninth Tour de France win), prevailing in a tough bunch sprint.
You can find below some quotes from Samuel Dumoulin (3rd) and his sports director, Gilles Mas, after the Grand Prix Ouest-France Plouay.