After a victorious Classics season last spring, Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara showed a return to form in preparation for the upcoming Worlds competition by winning the stage 11 individual time trial in la Vuelta a España on Wednesday.
USA Cycling on Tuesday announced the 29 riders that will represent the country in Toscana, Italy, at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships from Sept. 22-29.
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”
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.
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.