Bike World News headquarters got waylaid by the remnants of Hurricane Ike yesterday afternoon, so there was no power, cable or phone. As a result, no race results.
Here’s the summary for Stage 14 (courtesy of CyclingNews.com): Spaniard Alberto Contador of Team Astana put a golden mark on this Vuelta a España with a counter-attack of Ezequiel [...]

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It’s been a busy and I don’t have time to make a full report, so I’ll let the folks over at Cycling News tell the tale:
Better known for his status in the Spring Classics, Alessandro Ballan (Lampre) claimed victory and the overall race lead the first high-mountain stage of the Vuelta [...]

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It was no surprise to hear this morning that Damiano Cungeo dropped out of the race overnight. After his third (and worst) crash, the injuries were just too much.
Today’s stage is a little shorter and flatter than what they’ve encountered in the past week or so. It’s just 163km with two mountains near the start [...]

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Today’s stage was the last day in the mountains as the stage took them from Bourg d’Oisans at the base of the Alpe d’Huez, through the Grand Massif to the industrial town of Saint Etienne, once the center of the French cycling industry. This was considered a transitionary mountain stage, with a 2nd, 3rd and 4th [...]

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Cycling News Coverage
VeloNews Coverage
BBC Sport Coverage
Today’s stage was 168km from Lannemezan to Foix. Despite being in the Pyrenees, the only significant climb of the day was the Category 1 Col de Portel.
The first hour of the race was fairly calm. The peloton stayed together through the first intermediate sprint at km 19.5, with Leonardo Duque [...]

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