51 h. ago Jonas Vingegaard powers to Vuelta stage nine win with Valdezcaray climb

Dane cuts nearly two minutes off gap to leader TræenTom Pidcock and João Almeida finish second and thirdThe twice Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard won stage nine of the Vuelta a España with a solo attack on the climactic climb to Valdezcaray on Sunday, shaving nearly two minutes off the gap to the overall leader Torstein Træen, who is ahead by 37 seconds.Visma-Lease a Bike’s Vingegaard dominated the 13.2km category one climb at the end of the 195.5km ride from Alfaro to the Valdezcaray ski resort and although Tom Pidcock and João Almeida tried to chase, they finished 24sec off the pace. Continue reading...

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3 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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4 d. ago Juan Ayuso bounces back to claim first Vuelta stage win as Træen stays in red

Spaniard triumphs after Thursday collapse in PyreneesTorstein Træen retains overall lead from VingegaardThe Spaniard Juan Ayuso showed a remarkable recovery after his collapse in the Pyrenees only 24 hours previously to go it alone on the climb to the finish and triumph in stage seven of the Vuelta a España.Torstein Træen retains the red jersey, holding a 2min 33sec lead over Jonas Vingegaard, who moved from fifth to second in the standings but without closing the gap to the Norwegian. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Juan Ayuso bounces back from poor performance to win Vuelta stage seven

Ayuso endured a poor performance in stage six but bounced back on Friday

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5 d. ago Jay Vine’s solo attack wins Vuelta’s sixth stage as Vingegaard loses lead to Traeen

Australian seals stage win in adopted home of AndorraVingegaard more than two minutes behind overall leaderAustralian cyclist Jay Vine launched a solo attack off a breakaway group in the final 20 kilometres to win stage six of the Vuelta a España on Thursday, with Torstein Traeen of Norway taking second place and the overall race lead from Jonas Vingegaard.Vine was part of a 10-man group which got away early on the 170.3km ride from Olot to Pal in Andorra, before the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider went for broke and held off the chasers to secure the third individual Vuelta stage win of his career. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Jay Vine solos to Vuelta stage six win as Torstein Traeen takes red jersey

Jonas Vingegaard lost his overall lead to Norwegian Traeen

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7 d. 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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8 d. ago Police investigate after Vingegaard’s team suffer bike thefts at Vuelta

Visma-Lease a Bike report theft of ‘several bikes’Vingegaard also loses teammate Zingle to injuryOn the morning after Jonas Vingegaard took the leader’s red jersey at the Vuelta a España with a stage win in northern Italy, he lost a teammate and his team lost some bicycles that were stolen.Team Visma-Lease a Bike said police in Italy are investigating the theft of “several bikes” from an equipment truck though it was unclear if Vingegaard will be affected in stage three later on Monday. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Jonas Vingegaard aces final ascent to take red jersey in Vuelta stage two win

Vingegaard overtook Italian Giulio Ciccone in the final seconds to clinch victory

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9 d. ago Vuelta a España: Jonas Vingegaard recovers from crash to win stage two

Visma-Lease a Bike rider left bloodied by spill in the rainDane recovers to pip Ciccone on mountain finishJonas Vingegaard finished strongly to win the mountaineous second stage of the Vuelta a España on Sunday, emphasising his status as the general classification favourite in the absence of Tadej Pogacar by outsprinting Giulio Ciccone on the slopes of Limone Piemonte in northern Italy.Vingegaard had to get off the tarmac to get his hands on the red jersey after being involved in a big crash that included a number of his Visma-Lease a Bike teammates, but he was able to rejoin the peloton with just a bloodied left elbow. The Danish rider went on to triumph in a mass sprint featuring a number of GC rivals on the climb to the town near the Italian border with France. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Vuelta a España: Jasper Philipsen bounces back from Tour pain to win opening stage

Belgian claims red jersey after sprint finishOpening stage starts in Italy for the first timeJasper Philipsen, of Alpecin-Deceuninck, won stage one of the Vuelta a España in a sprint finish on Saturday to take the red jersey in a repeat of his heroics in the first stage of the Tour de France where he registered his last Grand Tour stage win.Philipsen had also taken the yellow jersey at last month’s Tour before a serious crash, where he fractured his collarbone and needed surgery, ruled him out of the rest of the race two days later. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Jack Straw urges Labour not to panic about threat of Nigel Farage

Former home secretary praises Keir Starmer’s success on world stage and says PM can win over sceptical UK publicKeir Starmer and his ministers must not “panic” about the threat of Nigel Farage, the former home secretary Jack Straw has said, adding that the prime minister had impressed on the world stage and should show more of that side of himself at home.In an interview with the Guardian, he praised Starmer’s intention to recognise a Palestinian state after an ultimatum to Israel – but defended the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, saying he would also have proscribed the direct action group Palestine Action. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Dundee Utd vs Rapid LIVE score and goal updates from Conference League second leg at Tannadice

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2 w. ago Dundee Utd vs Rapid LIVE as Jim Goodwin makes two changes for Conference League showdown

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2 w. ago Dundee Utd vs Rapid LIVE as Kucherenko comes to life to deny Vienna equaliser

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2 w. ago Dundee Utd vs Rapid LIVE as Kara nets equaliser in Tannadice thriller

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2 w. ago Dundee Utd vs Rapid LIVE as we're off to penalties at Tannadice

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