Vuelta winner Chris Horner joins the Lampre-Merida squad (Reuters)
Vuelta winner Chris Horner’s long quest for a team finally ended on Thursday when Italian outfit Lampre said they had recruited the American.
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Russian riders Ivan Rovny and Nikolay Trusov join Tinkoff-Saxo
Russian riders Ivan Rovny and Nikolay Trusov will join Team Tinkoff-Saxo in 2014. Both riders have agreed to two year contracts, which will see them stay with the World Tour team until 2016.
ORICA-GreenEDGE Names Team Time Trial Squad for World Championships
ORICA-GreenEDGE has selected its six man line-up for the team time trial at the Road World Championships in Florence, Italy on Sunday.
2013 Vuelta a Espana: Michael Matthews Wins Final Stage
Michael Matthews added a second Grand Tour stage win to his palmarès in Madrid. With strong support from his ORICA-GreenEDGE teammates, the 22-year-old sprinted to victory on the last stage of the Vuelta a España
2013 Vuelta a Espana: Chris Horner, 41, on brink of becoming oldest Grand Tour winner (Reuters)
A fierce duel on Saturday between Chris Horner and Italian Vincenzo Nibali in the Tour of Spain’s toughest climb ended with the 41-year-old American poised to become cycling’s oldest Grand Tour winner.
2013 Vuelta a Espana: Stage 20 Results
American veteran Christopher Horner protected his overall lead Saturday in the decisive next-to-last stage of the 2013 Vuelta a Espana.
2013 Vuelta a Espana: Stage 19 Results (News Wires)
American veteran Christopher Horner took the lead of the Vuelta a Espana in a mountainous 19th stage won by Joaquim Rodriguez on Friday.
2013 Vuelta a Espana: Nibali clings to lead after Horner attack (Reuters)
Vincenzo Nibali’s overall lead in the 2013 Vuelta a Espana was cut to just three seconds after race rival Chris Horner dropped the Italian on the Pena Cabarga at the end of Thursday’s stage 18.
2013 Vuelta a Espana: Valverde stays 3rd after Peña Cabarga
Horner (RLT) makes only real gaps after tremendous work from Movistar Team in favour of Valverde, showing expertise to stay 3rd overall, 1.09 behind Nibali.
2013 Vuelta a Espana: Stage 18 Results
Vasil Kiryienka of Belarus broke away before a final grueling ascent to win the 18th stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Thursday, while overall leader Vincenzo Nibali had his advantage over Christopher Horner cut to 3 seconds with three days to go.