Stage 2: Pamplona-Viana is one of the six flat stages in the 2012 Vuelta a Espana – traveling a distance of 180 km. (Full event replay)
The pack of riders cycles during the second stage of the Tour of Spain “La Vuelta” cycling race between Pamplona and Viana August 19, 2012. (REUTERS/Felix Ordonez) Miss any part of the Vuelta? Looking for a photo gallery or video from a specific stage? Or a recap? Find it below. Or, to learn how to […]
With Chris Froome as their big GC hope, Sky starts off 12 seconds behind Movistar.
Alberto Contador and the Saxo Bank Team finished 7th, 15 seconds out of first.
Defending champion Juan Jose Cobo and Team Movistar, the last team to start the time trial, scored the win at 18 minutes and 51 seconds. Jonathan Castroviejo gets GC lead.
Joaquin Rodriguez and his Katusha team start 15 seconds behind Movistar after the time trial.
Spanish cyclists Movistar Team celebrate on the podium after winning the 16.5 kilometer (10.25 mile) first special chrono stage of the Spanish Vuelta cycling race that finished in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) By Alasdair Fotheringham PAMPLONA, Spain, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Local favorites Movistar got a rousing reception after […]
All teams will travel the streets of Pamplona from the San Fermin festival, ending within the Pamplona bullring. This is a technical track with narrow streets and tight corners. (Full event replay)
Bradley Wiggins (GBR) leads teammate Christopher Froome at Box Hill during the men’s cycling race. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports) By Alasdair Fotheringham PAMPLONA, Spain, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Britain’s Chris Froome was the strongest rider at the Tour de France and is Alberto Contador’s biggest rival for the upcoming Vuelta a Espana, the Spanish […]
See all of the 2012 Vuelta a Espana riders as they take to the stage for the team presentations before the event begins on Saturday. (Full event replay)
The name of Team Saxo Bank rider Alberto Contador of Spain is printed on his bicycle before the start of the Eneco Tour in Waalwijk, August 6, 2012. The 29-year-old Spaniard, who was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title and banned for two years after testing positive for the anabolic agent clenbuterol, took […]
Spain’s Juan Jose Cobo (C) of Geox TMC celebrates on the podium after winning the Vuelta cycling tour of Spain next the second British Christopher Froome (R) of Skyprocycling and third British Bradley Wiggins of Skyprocycling in Madrid on September 11, 2011. The stage was a 95,6 kms ride from Circuito del Jamara-RACE to Madrid. […]
In an amazing GC battle for the stage win, as Juan Jose Cobo (Geox) hangs on to the GC lead by 13 seconds, but Froome (Sky) gets the stage win.
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Sept. 18, 2010: Watch the highlights of Stage 20, which saw Vincenzo Nibali wrap up the overall Vuelta title after placing second to Ezequiel Mosquera in the mountainous and dramatic stage.
Sept. 11, 2011: Watch as Spain’s Juan Jose Cobo celebrates winning the 2011 Vuelta a Espana, the first Grand Tour win of his career.
Aug. 29, 2011: Watch as Bradley Wiggins creeps closer to the overall lead at the 2011 Vuelta a Espana during his Stage 10 time trial.
Aug. 29, 2011: Watch as Team Sky’s Chris Froome surges to the overall Vuelta lead after a strong showing in the Stage 10 time trial.
Aug. 28, 2011: Ireland’s Dan Martin attacks late to win Stage 9, the first Grand Tour stage win of his career.
Sept. 6, 2011: Watch the confusing finish to Stage 16 at the Vuelta a Espana, where some riders took a wrong turn.
Sept. 4, 2011: Re-live the dramatic summit finish to Stage 15 of the Vuelta a Espana, won by Spaniard Juan Jose Cobo.
Sept. 3, 2011: Watch as Rein Taaramae wins Stage 14 on a summit finish at the Vuelta a Espana while Bradley Wiggins maintains his grip on the overall lead.
Sept. 2, 2011: Watch as HTC-Highroad’s Michael Albasini wins Stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana in a sprint finish.
Sept. 11, 2011: Watch as Peter Sagan wins the final stage of racing at the 201 Vuelta a Espana, while Juan Jose Cobo clinches the overall title.
Sept. 1, 2011: Peter Sagan wins a field sprint to the line to capture his second stage win of the 2011 Vuelta a Espana.
Sept. 4, 2011: Watch the highlights of Juan Jose Cobo’s dramatic win in Stage 15 of the 2011 Vuelta a Espana, which gave him the overall race lead.
COL DU GALIBIER, France (Reuters) – Italian Vincenzo Nibali successfully contained his rivals’ attacks on the Giro d’Italia’s toughest high mountain stages on Sunday to take a big step towards overall victory. Nibali finished seventh in the stage, won by compatriot Giovanni Visconti, to retain the overall lead one minute 26 secones ahead of Australia’s […]
(Reuters) – New Giro d’Italia race leader Vincenzo Nibali took an important step towards possible victory on Saturday by limiting his losses to favourite Bradley Wiggins in a time trial won by Wiggins’s British compatriot Alex Dowsett. Movistar rider Dowsett had a three-hour wait before all the favourites had finished and he could be sure […]
British standout Mark Cavendish celebrates as he wins the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia in a sprint in Naples, Italy, Saturday, May 4, 2013. Cavendish, who rides for the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team, finished in 2 hours, 58 minutes, 38 seconds on the circuit in downtown Naples, which featured a long, flat finishing straight. […]
The Volta a Catalunya is a popular road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is a part of the UCI World Tour program, ranking second behind the Vuelta a España in popularity for Spain. Stage 2 begins in Girona, finishes in Banyoles and lasts 160.7km.
The Volta a Catalunya is a popular road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is a part of the UCI World Tour program, ranking second behind the Vuelta a España in popularity for Spain. Stage 2 begins in Girona, finishes in Banyoles and lasts 160.7km. This event airs 3/19 @ 10:30amET/7:30amPT.
The Volta a Catalunya is a popular road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is a part of the UCI World Tour program, ranking second behind the Vuelta a España in popularity for Spain. This event airs 3/18 @10:30amET/7:30amPT.
The Volta a Catalunya is a popular road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is a part of the UCI World Tour program, ranking second behind the Vuelta a España in popularity for Spain.
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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 […]
Tour winner Tony Martin of Germany, center, second place Francesco Gavazzi of Italy, left, and third place Edvald Boasson Hagen of Norway, right, spray champagne to celebrate during an award ceremony for the 2012 Tour of Beijing cycling competitions on the outskirts of Beijing, China, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan) Courtesy of […]
Francesco Gavazzi wins stage 3 of the Tour of Beijing. (Graham Watson) Courtesy of tourofbeijing.net Italy’s Francesco Gavazzi (Astana) won stage three of the Tour of Beijing, in a close uphill sprint finish at the Great Wall on Thursday. Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) retained the lead but he was put under strong pressure by […]
Elio Viviani wins stage one of the 2012 Tour of Beijing. (Graham Watson) Courtesy of http://www.tourofbeijing.net Italy’s Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale) is the first to wear the red jersey of leader of the Tour of Beijing after he took victory on the opening stage in a bunch sprint on Tuesday. Viviani is already a worthy ambassador […]
Germany’s Tony Martin of the HTC-Highroad team sprints over the finish line to win the first stage of the inaugural Tour of Beijing cycling race in Beijing on October 5, 2011. The race is the first of its kind in Asia, as the International Cycling Union (UCI) looks to expand into new continents. (LIU JIN/AFP/Getty […]
Radioshack Nissan Trek rider Frank Schleck of Luxembourg reacts after crossing the finish line of the 166 km ninth stage of the Giro d’Italia from San Giorgio del Sannio to Frosinone, May 14, 2012. (REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo) Courtesy of http://www.tourofbeijing.net Two-time Tour de France runner up Andy Schleck will make the trip to China for 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 […]
Alberto Contador of Spain (C), Mark Cavendish (R) and Bradley Wiggins of Britain ride during the Men’s Elite Road Race at the UCI Road World Championships in Valkenburg, September 23, 2012. (REUTERS/Bas Czerwinski/Pool) Contador, Gilbert and Wiggins to Race in Saturday’s Giro di Lombardia – Watch LIVE After a stunning victory at last week’s UCI […]
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) LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) – Team Sky have signed Italian all-rounder Dario Cataldo on a two-year contract, the British team said on Wednesday. Cataldo, […]
Team Argos Shimano rider Yukihiro Doi (C) of Japan 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) PARIS, Sept 26 (Reuters) – Argos-Shimano, a team with a Japanese co-sponsor and rider, withdrew from cycling’s Tour of Beijing on […]
Philippe Gilbert of Belgium shows his gold medal on the podium after winning the Men’s Elite Road Race at the UCI Road World Championships in Valkenburg, September 23, 2012. (REUTERS/Michael Kooren) By Julien Pretot VALKENBURG, Netherlands, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Philippe Gilbert never lost faith in his own ability to eventually achieve one of his […]
Philippe Gilbert of Belgium breaks away from the pack to win the Men’s Elite Road Race at the UCI Road World Championships in Valkenburg, September 23, 2012. (REUTERS/Bas Czerwinski/Pool) By Julien Pretot VALKENBURG, Netherlands, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Favorite Philippe Gilbert duly delivered when he perfectly timed his final effort and won the cycling world […]
Toni Martin of Germany shows his gold medal on the podium after winning the men’s time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Valkenburg, September 19, 2012. (REUTERS/Michael Kooren) By Julien Pretot VALKENBURG, Netherlands, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Germany’s Tony Martin lived up to expectations when he edged out American Taylor Phinney to retain […]
Team Saxo Bank rider and leader of the race Alberto Contador of Spain cycles during the 21st stage of the Tour of Spain “La Vuelta” cycling race between Cercedilla and Madrid, September 9, 2012. (REUTERS/Miguel Vidal) By Alasdair Fotheringham MADRID, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Spain’s Alberto Contador reinforced his status as the world’s leading stage-race […]
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 […]
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 […]
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