8 h. ago João Almeida trumps Jonas Vingegaard on Angliru for Vuelta stage victory

Portuguese rider wins stage 13 after brutal climbBritain’s Tom Pidcock holds on to third spot overallPortugal’s João Almeida held off race leader Jonas Vingegaardat the top of the brutal summit finish of Angliru to win stage 13 of the Vuelta a España on Friday.The top two in the general classification battled it out for the stage win, leaving the rest behind in the final 5km. Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) did all the work on the climb and stayed ahead of Visma-Lease a Bike’s Vingegaard in the sprint to the line. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Romaine Gregoire moves into Tour of Britain lead after stage

Gregoire took the stage victory and moved into the general classification lead to take the green jersey

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8 h. ago Joao Almeida wins Vuelta stage 13 atop mythical Angliru as Jonas Vingegaard keeps overall lead

The Portuguese rider conquered one of the Vuelta’s most fearsome climbs, with the battle for the red jersey increasingly looking like a two-horse race

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6 d. ago Vuelta a España: Philipsen sprints to stage win again as Træen stays in red

Jasper Philipsen pips Viviani and Vernon in photo-finishTorstein Træen retains overall lead from VingegaardBelgium’s Jasper Philipsen sprinted to victory in stage eight of the Vuelta a España, edging Elia Viviani and Ethan Vernon in a photo-finish as Torstein Træen retained the red jersey.Viviani’s Lotto teammates tried to lead him out in the last 1,000m of the 163km flat ride from Monzón to Zaragoza, but Alpecin-Deceuninck’s Philipsen, who had also won the first stage, pushed in the final moments to steal the victory. Continue reading...

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1 week ago British rider Ben Turner powers past sprinters to victory on Vuelta a Espana stage four

The 26-year-old was only at the Vuelta a Espana on short notice but made the most of his late call-up with a superb sprint

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1 week ago Turner sprints to Vuelta stage four victory while Gaudu takes lead from Vingegaard

British Ineos rider times move to perfection in sprintFrenchman Gaudu takes red jersey for first timeBritain’s Ben Turner , of Ineos Grenadiers, outfoxed the Belgian Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) in a sprint finish to win stage four of the Vuelta a España on Tuesday, with France’s David Gaudu taking the leader’s red jersey from Jonas Vingegaard.Philipsen looked well placed coming to the line at the end of the 206.7km ride from Susa in Italy to the French town of Voiron, tucked in behind his compatriot and teammate Edward Planckaert, but Turner timed his move to perfection to win his first Grand Tour stage. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Jasper Philipsen pips Ethan Vernon to victory in opening stage of Vuelta a Espana

The Belgian sprinter took the first red jersey in Spain after battling back from an injury sustained during the Tour de France

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