Australian rider Michael Rogers has blamed a positive test for the banned substance clenbuterol on food contamination, saying on Friday he never intentionally ingested the banned anabolic agent.
Sunday, the road race World Championships were held in pouring rain, won by Rui Costa.
Cavendish starting receiving wheel/hub prototypes in January and ended up logging 13,000 kilometers over the year as Zipp continued to refine the design for the hubs.
There was another explosive finale in store on today’s 181 kilometer long mountainous 19th stage of Vuelta a Espana
Chris Horner’s attack on the Peña Cabarga distanced the race leader and almost put the American rider back in the 2013 Vuelta a Espana red jersey. With two climbing stages to go, Horner needs 3 seconds to take the lead.
With 30 kilometer to go, the Danish squad went to the front in a crosswind section and increased the pace significantly and the peloton exploded instantly
Team Saxo-Tinkoff launched a series of attacks from the beginning of the stage but Warren Barguil (Argos-Shimano) claimed victory.
Nacer Bouhanni sprinted to victory in the 81st GP de Fourmies on Sunday.
After yesterday’s gruelling mountain stage in the Vuelta a Espana, the field today faced the queen stage of the race over 225 kilometers counting four mountain tops from Andorra to Peyragudes where Team Saxo-Tinkoff launched a great attack.
Today, Team Saxo-Tinkoff and the rest of the field in the Vuelta a Espana have enjoyed a well-deserved rest day after a long transfer following yesterday’s mountain stage