Sophie Rodriguez (FRA) and Janne Korpi
(FIN) nail the winning runs in their first runs with a 82.50 and 91.00. Rodriguez was 3rd in the year and Korpi was 6th.
Sophie Rodriguez (FRA) takes 3rd, scoring 72.50 on her first Halfpipe run, out of first by 6.5.
BMC Racing Team rider and world champion Philippe Gilbert of Belgium waves at the start of the 251km (155,96 miles) Tour of Lombardy (Giro di Lombardia) from Bergamo to Lecco, September 29, 2012. Gilbert crashed out and was unable to finish the race. (REUTERS/Stringer) Sept 29 (Reuters) – Joaquim Rodriguez became the first Spaniard to […]
Omega Pharma-Quickstep rider Dario Cataldo of Italy cycles during the 16th stage of the Tour of Spain “La Vuelta” cycling race between Gijon and Valgrande-Pajares Cuitunigru, September 3, 2012. (REUTERS/Joseba Etxaburu) By Alasdair Fotheringham CUITU NEGRU, Spain, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Spain’s Joaquim Rodriguez edged closer to the Tour of Spain title after finishing third […]
GC leader Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) passed Alberto Contador (Saxo) in the last few meters of the race to earn a 4-second time bonus.
Caja Rural rider Antonio Piedra of Spain (L) cycles during the 15th stage of the Tour of Spain “La Vuelta” cycling race between La Robla and Lagos de Covadonga, September 2, 2012. (REUTERS/Miguel Vidal) By Alasdair Fotheringham LAGOS DE COVADONGA, Spain, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Five blistering attacks by Spain’s Alberto Contador on the emblematic […]
Katusha Team rider and leader of the race Joaquim “Purito” Rodriguez of Spain crosses the finish line to win the 14th stage of the Tour of Spain “La Vuelta” cycling race between Palas de Rei and Puerto de Ancares, September 1, 2012. (REUTERS/Miguel Vidal) By Alasdair Fotheringham ANCARES, Spain, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Joaquim Rodriguez […]
Once again, it came down to a battle between Alberto Contador (Saxo) and Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha), who had the legs to increase his race lead to 22 seconds.
Katusha Team rider and leader of the race Joaquim “Purito” Rodriguez of Spain (R) and Team Saxo Bank rider Alberto Contador of Spain cycle during the 12th stage of the Tour of Spain “La Vuelta” cycling race between Vilagarcia de Arousa and Mirador de Ezaro, August 30, 2012. (REUTERS/Miguel Vidal) By Alasdair Fotheringham MIRADOR DE […]
After the crash, Alberto Contador (Saxo) and Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) fought for the stage win, as Rodriguez took it with time bonuses to lead the GC by 13 seconds.
Astana Pro Team rider Fredrik Kessiakoff of Sweden cycles during 11th stage of the Tour of Spain “La Vuelta” cycling race, a 39.4-km individual time trial between Cambados and Pontevedra, August 29, 2012. (REUTERS/Miguel Vidal) By Alasdair Fotheringham PONTEVEDRA, Spain, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Race leader Joaquim Rodriguez had compatriot Alberto Contador breathing down his […]
By one second, after the time trial, Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) maintains his General Classification lead, finishing 7th on the day.
BMC Racing Team’s Philippe Gilbert (L) of Belgium wins the ninth stage of the Tour of Spain “La Vuelta” cycling race between Andorra and Barcelona, ahead of Katusha Team’s Joaquin “Purito” Rodriguez of Spain, August 26, 2012. (REUTERS/Felix Ordonez) By Alasdair Fotheringham BARCELONA, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Joaquim Rodriguez extended his overall lead in the […]
Movistar Team’s Alejandro Valverde of Spain (L) wins the eighth stage of the Tour of Spain “La Vuelta” cycling race between Lleida and Andorra, ahead of Team Saxo Bank’s Alberto Contador (C) of Spain and Katusha Team’s Joaquin “Purito” Rodriguez of Spain, August 25, 2012. (REUTERS/Felix Ordonez) By Alasdair Fotheringham Collada de la Gallina, ANDORRA, […]
Katusha Team rider Joaquim “Purito” Rodriguez of Spain crosses the finish line to win the sixth stage of the Tour of Spain “La Vuelta” cycling race between Tarazona and Jaca, August 23, 2012. (REUTERS/Felix Ordonez) By Alasdair Fotheringham JACA-FUERTE DE RAPITAN, Spain, Aug 23(Reuters) – Spain’s Joaquim Rodriguez strengthened his hold on overall race lead […]
After the break away crumbled right before the final climb, Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) passed Chris Froome (Sky) to take the stage win and increase his GC lead.
Katusha Team’s Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver of Spain, wearing the leader’s pink jersey, signs the board of presence before the start of the 198km (123 miles) 19th stage of the Giro d’Italia, from Treviso to Alpe di Pampeago, May 25, 2012. (REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo) By Alasdair Fotheringham ALPE DI PAMPEAGO, Italy, May 25 (Reuters) – Former mountain […]
Katusha Team’s Joaquim Rodriguez of Spain, wearing the leader pink jersey, celebrates as he crosses the finish line ahead of Liquigas-Cannondale’s Ivan Basso of Italy (C) and Garmin-Barracuda’s Ryder Hesjedal of Canada, to win the 186-km 17th stage of the Giro d’Italia from Falzes to Cortina D’Ampezzo, May 23, 2012. (REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo) By Alasdair Fotheringham […]
Katusha Team rider Joaquim Rodriguez of Spain is embraced by his teammate and compatriot Alberto Losada after winning the186-km 10th stage of the Giro d’Italia from Civitavecchia to Assisi, May 15, 2012. (REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo) By Alasdair Fotheringham ASSISI, Italy, May 15 (Reuters) – Spanish overall contender Joaquim Rodriguez used his trademark uphill surge to blast […]
Tour of the Basque Country: While the time trial still isn’t his friend, Rodriguez vastly improved over his 2011 performance, finishing second overall.
Team Katusha rider Joaquim Rodriguez of Spain crosses the finish line ahead of Team Euskaltel’s Samuel Sanchez of Spain on the fifth day of the Vuelta Al Pais Vasco (Tour Of The Basque Country) cycling race in Onati.
After the fluid break away finally faded, Rodriguez beats Sammy Sanchez for the stage win and the GC lead as well, by 9 seconds.
(Reuters) – A sick Bradley Wiggins withdrew from the Giro d’Italia on Friday to ensure he would be back to full strength for the Tour de France which starts on June 29. Pre-race favourite Wiggins and defending champion Ryder Hesjedal of Canada both pulled out of the Giro prior to the 13th stage citing illness. Wiggins, who […]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The 2013 Warrior Games presented by Deloitte officially opened today at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., highlighted by a march of the 260 wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans who will compete in the fourth annual competition. With Prince Harry and 1,200 others in attendance, […]
BARCELONA, March 24 (Reuters) – After two runners-up spots and a fourth place, Ireland’s Daniel Martin finally netted the overall classification of the Tour of Catalunya, Spain’s second biggest bike race. The 26-year-old Garmin-Sharp rider finished safely in 42nd spot in the main pack on Sunday after a fast seventh stage featuring eight hilly circuits […]
On a mountain that was too steep to be rated, Daniel Martin (GARMIN) attacked on the final climb, took the stage win and the GC lead by 10 seconds over Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha).
By Gilles Le Roc’h MUSCAT, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Britain’s Chris Froome laid down an early marker for the season as he beat all the major Tour de France contenders to win the Tour of Oman in style on Saturday. Team Sky’s Froome, second overall in last year’s Tour behind team mate and compatriot Bradley […]
Gold medallists Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev of Russia pose during the award ceremony for the ice dance competition at the European Figure Skating Championships in Zagreb, January 25, 2013. (REUTERS/Antonio Bronic) The 2013 ISU European Figure Skating Championships continued in Zagreb, Croatia on Friday with the Ladies Short Program and the Free Dance. Adelina […]
Spanish cyclists Alberto Contador, left, the winner of the 2012 “Vuelta a Espana,” Alejandro Valverde, centre right, and Joaquim “Purito” Rodríguez,right, seen after the unveiling of the 2013 cycling classic La Vuelta route in Vigo, Spain, Saturday Jan. 12, 2013. The event will start on Aug. 24 in Vilanova de Arousa, Pontevedra, and will finish […]
By Julien Pretot PARIS, Dec 28 (Reuters) – The Lance Armstrong scandal left a huge gap in cycling’s record books and further tainted the sport in a year when Britain experienced Olympic bliss in the wake of Bradley Wiggins’ Tour de France title. Armstrong was banned for life and stripped of his record seven Tour […]
LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Twice Tour de France champion Alberto Contador’s Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank team were granted an automatic spot for the top cycling races of 2013, at the expense of world number one Joaquim Rodriguez’s Katusha team on Monday. “The request from the team Katusha for registration in the first division has been […]
PARIS, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins won the prestigious Velo d’Or award as the best rider of 2012. Briton Wiggins beat Paris-Roubaix and Tour of Flanders winner Tom Boonen and Spain’s Joaquim Rodriguez in a poll of cycling journalists set up by French publication, Velo Magazine. In addition to the […]
Bergamo – 28 September 2012 – Il Lombardia, tomorrow’s 251km race from Bergamo to Lecco, will be the first in the rainbow jersey for the newly appointed World Champion, Philippe Gilbert. Taking place just one week from the UCI Road World Championships, riders will be looking to Il Lombardia to take their revenge on the […]
Prince Albert II of Monaco (L) shares a laugh with five-time Tour de France winner Belgian Eddie Merckx (R) and 1965 Tour de France winner, Italian rider Felice Gimondi, after receiving a limited edition of “Look 586 Monte Carlo” bicycle on July 3, 2009 in the principalty of Monaco, on the eve of the start […]
Universal Sports’ hosts Steve Schlanger and Todd Gogulski help celebrate Alberto Contador’s General Classification win, sweeping the podium for Spain with Alejandro Valverde and Joaquim Rodriguez.
Katusha Team rider Denis Menchov of Russia crosses the finish line to win the 20th stage of the Tour of Spain “La Vuelta” cycling race between La Faisanera Golf and Bola del Mundo, September 8, 2012. (REUTERS/Miguel Vidal) By Alasdair Fotheringham BOLA DEL MUNDO, Spain, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Spain’s Alberto Contador is poised to […]
BMC Racing Team rider Philippe Gilbert of Belgium crosses the finish line to win the 19th stage of the Tour of Spain “La Vuelta” cycling race between Penafiel and La Lastrilla, September 7, 2012. (REUTERS/Joseba Etxaburu) By Alasdair Fotheringham LA LASTRILLA, Spain, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Belgium’s world championship favorite Philippe Gilbert claimed a second […]
Radioshack-Nissan rider Daniele Bennati (L) of Italy crosses the finish line to win the 18th stage of the Tour of Spain “La Vuelta” cycling race between Aguilar de Campoo and Valladolid, September 6, 2012. (REUTERS/Miguel Vidal) By Alasdair Fotheringham VALLADOLID, Spain, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Italy’s Daniele Bennati of the RadioShack-Nissan squad ended a run […]
Universal Sports hosts Steve Schlanger and Todd Gogulski break down Contador’s surprising win and what Rodriguez can do now to reclaim the lead.
Team Saxo Bank rider Alberto Contador of Spain crosses the finish line to win the 17th stage of the Tour of Spain “La Vuelta” cycling race between Santander and Fuente De, September 5, 2012. (REUTERS/Miguel Vidal) By Alasdair Fotheringham FUENTE DE, Spain, Sept 5 – A surprise attack netted Alberto Contador a stage win and […]
In an amazing development, Alberto Contador (Saxo) escaped with the break away and grabbed the stage win, taking the GC lead away from Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha)
Katusha Team rider and leader of the race Joaquim “Purito” Rodriguez (C) of Spain, Team Saxo Bank rider Alberto Contador (R) of Spain and Movistar Team’s Alejandro Valverde of Spain cycle the 16th stage of the Tour of Spain “La Vuelta” cycling race between Gijon and Valgrande-Pajares Cuitunigru, September 3, 2012. (REUTERS/Miguel Vidal) By Alasdair […]
Team Saxo Bank rider Alberto Contador of Spain cycles during the 16th stage of the Tour of Spain “La Vuelta” cycling race between Gijon and Valgrande-Pajares Cuitunigru, September 3, 2012. (REUTERS/Joseba Etxaburu) By Alasdair Fotheringham COMILLAS, Spain, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Spain’s Alberto Contador said on Tuesday he would pull out all the stops in […]
Dario Cataldo (Omega Pharma) became the sixth new face to win a stage at this year’s Vuelta; however, Joaquin Rodriguez remained in possession of the red jersey.
Matt Stutzman during the men’s archery individual compound during the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Royal Artillery Barracks. (Paul Cunningham-US PRESSWIRE) By Toby Davis LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) – If you thought archery required a steady hand then American Paralympian Matt Stutzman is ready to shoot an arrow through your preconceptions. The 29-year-old from Iowa […]
BMC Racing Team rider Stephen Cummings (R) of Britain cycles during the 13th stage of the Tour of Spain “La Vuelta” cycling race between Santiago de Compostela and Ferrol, August 31, 2012. (REUTERS/Miguel Vidal) By Alasdair Fotheringham FERROL, Spain, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Britain’s Steven Cummings, who has had a season full of thrills and […]
Stephen Cummings (BMC) manages to stave off the competition and grabs his first grand tour stage win while Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) maintains the GC lead.
With a big 2nd place finish in the time trial, Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) is now just one second behind the GC leader Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha).
John Degenkolb (Argos-shimano) attacked the road within the final meters of the race, winning his 4th fourth stage at the 2012 Vuelta a Espana. Meanwhile, Rodriguez continues to hold on to the red jersey.
Argos-Shimano rider John Degenkolb of Germany crosses the finish line to win the 10th stage of the Tour of Spain “La Vuelta” cycling race between Ponteareas and Sanxenxo, August 28, 2012. (REUTERS/Miguel Vidal) By Alasdair Fotheringham SANXENXO, Spain, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Germany’s John Degenkolb claimed his fourth victory out of four bunch sprints in […]
Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) gets his 1st win of the season over Rodriguez (Katusha). Rodriguez is remains the GC leader and earned an 8 second time bonus during Stage 9 of the 2012 Vuelta a Espana.
Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) gets his 1st win of the season over Rodriguez (Katusha) during Stage 9 of the 2012 Vuelta a Espana. Rodriguez stays the GC leader and earned himself an 8 second time bonus.
In the final meters, Alberto Contador (Saxo) gets passed and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) takes the stage, while GC leader Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) increases his lead to 33 seconds and finishing 2nd.
Argos-Shimano’s John Degenkolb of Germany (R) wins the seventh stage ahead of Liquigas-Cannondale’s Elia Viviani of Italy (L) during the Tour of Spain “La Vuelta” cycling race between Huesca and Alcaniz, August 24, 2012. (REUTERS/Felix Ordonez) By Alasdair Fotheringham ALCANIZ, Spain, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Germany’s John Degenkolb underlined his status as the Vuelta a […]
After the four break away crumbles, and the Pelton enters the Aragon Motorsports racetrack, John Degenkolb (Argos) wins his third sprint finish of the Vuelta, while Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) maintains the GC lead.
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