Once again, far too late…
In today’s stage of the Vuelta, Manuel Ortega, pulled away in the opening kilometer and rode alone for quite a while in the hot Spanish sun. He had a five minute lead by the 17km mark and he built it out to 15 minutes later in the race.
The peloton was willing [...]

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In a day that seemed to be plagued with crashes, Daniele Bennati of Liquigas managed to stay out of trouble and come out on top in the mass sprint of today’s 221 km stage from Catania to Milazzo.
There was a huge crash with about 70 kilometers to go, and another at 20 kilometers that knocked out [...]

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It doesn’t happen often, but today’s stage saw a long breakaway maintained all the way to the finish. Kjell Carlström (Liquigas), Clément Lhôtellerie (Skil-Shimano) and Bradley McGee (CSC)went off the front just 8km into the race. McGee dropped off on the final climb, but Carlström and Lhôtellerie held on till the end and battled for the [...]

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Today’s stage started at the Camel Race Track (don’t hear that one every day) and was characterized by a strong headwind that made it difficult for riders to control the stage. Despite all of that, Tom Boonen and his Quick Step team once again rolled to victory for the third day in a row.
Some of [...]

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