2015 Vuelta a Espana: Stage 16 Results (Reuters)
Trek Factory Racing’s Frank Schleck dug deep to win a brutally mountainous 16th stage of the Tour of Spain on Monday while Joaquim Rodriguez leapfrogged Fabio Aru at the top of the overall standings.
Trek Factory Racing’s Frank Schleck dug deep to win a brutally mountainous 16th stage of the Tour of Spain on Monday while Joaquim Rodriguez leapfrogged Fabio Aru at the top of the overall standings.
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.
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.
The BMC team with American rider Tejay Van Garderen won the opening stage of the 2015 Vuelta a Espana on Saturday, a team time trial that won’t count toward individual times because of safety concerns.
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 has one more mountainous hurdle to overcome to claim a second Tour de France title after Friday’s 19th stage
Spain’s Joaquim Rodriguez won the 12th stage of the Tour de France, a gruelling trek in the Pyrenees as Chris Froome retained the overall lead
Overall leader Chris Froome put the hammer down on the Tour de France when the Briton humiliated his rivals in the first mountain test, winning the 10th stage in awe-inspiring fashion on Tuesday.
Spain’s Joaquim Rodriguez won the third stage of the Tour de France, a 159.5km ride from Antwerp, Belgium, on Monday, while Britain’s Chris Froome pulled on the leader’s jersey.
Australian Rohan Dennis proved too hot to handle as the 2015 Tour de France began with a 13.8 km individual time trial through the sweltering streets of Utrecht on Saturday.