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
With 30 kilometer to go, the Danish squad went to the front in a crosswind section and increased the pace significantly and the peloton exploded instantly
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
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
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
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.
Valverde stays 3rd in Vuelta a Espana overall after immense wear and tear towards Peyragudes, without any gaps between the main favourites.
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.