Stage by stage coverage about the Tour of Spain (the Vuelta a Espana), Spanish racers and Spanish teams
Optimistic Alejandro Valverde analyses ten opening days in the Spanish grandtour as well as the eleven still to cover, with special attention on the Pyrenean stages, “the three hardest days in the race”
Bart De Clercq has quit the Vuelta after a crash in the neutral zone of the tenth stage.
Alejandro Valverde fought to his physical limits in the biggest Andalusian mountain stage of the 2013 Vuelta a España
Team Saxo-Tinkoff’s Chris Anker Sørensen was very active in the hectic beginning of today’s 187 kilometer long tenth stage of Vuelta a Espana
The HC climb of Alto Hazallanas became the proving ground for Chris Horner, who took advantage of his strong legs and the super steep pitch to launch an attack at 4.6km to go. His effort resulted in a solo win and the regaining of the race lead in the 2013 Vuelta a Espana.
American Chris Horner regained the overall lead in the Tour of Spain on Monday after a solo victory in stage 10, a summit finish at Hazallanas.
Naturally, I’m a little disappointed about losing the jersey with one second but it’s no disaster for us. The race is long and many opportunities ahead of us,” said Saxo-Tinkoff’s Nicolas Roche.
The great pedal stroke Alejandro Valverde is carrying since the very start of the 2013 Vuelta a España was proven on Sunday at the uphill finish of El Chaparral in Valdepeñas de Jaén
Spaniard Dani Moreno launched a devastating attack on the short but dauntingly steep ascent of the Valdepenas de Jaen on Sunday to win his second stage of the Tour of Spain and take the overall lead.
ORICA-GreenEDGE is pleased to announce its nine man Vuelta a España team. The line-up includes two Tour of Spain stage winners alongside two riders making their Grand Tour debut.