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Category Archives: Races
Discuss: Cavendish Abandons the Vuelta
The big news from this morning’s Stage 4 of the Vuelta is the abandon of HTC’s Mark Cavendish. Apparently he was suffering a bit too hard to go on – yesterday’s tweet hinted as much but Cavendish is no stranger to riding himself in shape over the first few days of a Grand Tour. There … Continue reading
Monday Musette: Vuelta, Vattenfall, and Crit Victory
This weekend saw four notable races – the first two stages of the Vuelta a España as well as Sunday’s Vattenfall Cyclassics and the USA Pro Criterium National Championships. 1. The Vuelta’s opening Team Time Trial turned out to be a bit harder than it looked on paper, with an early climb of about 200m … Continue reading
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Tagged chris sutton, dries devenyns, leopard-trek, usa, vuelta
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Weekend Preview: The Vuelta Begins
The Vuelta a España begins on Saturday. Like last year, it opens with a short and sweet Team Time Trial – 13.5 kilometers through Benidorm. This opening TTT is not where the race can be won, but it can be lost for a GC contender if his team’s performance puts him behind the 8-ball too … Continue reading
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Tagged Cavendish, htc, liquigas, sprints, team time trial, vuelta, weekend preview
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2011 Vuelta: Up-and-Comers
This year’s Vuelta is ripe with young talent – some getting a shot at Grand Tour success, and others being put in in the hopes that they’ll gain a bit of experience that will aid their racing come 2012. Let’s take a look at some of the youths we’ve got our eye on: Dan Martin: … Continue reading
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Tagged Brajkovic, Dan Martin, Degenkolb, kittel, phinney, Talansky, up and comers, vanmarcke, vuelta
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2011 Vuelta a Espana – On the Hot Seat
Since its move to be the last Grand Tour of the season, the Vuelta has had the perhaps-unenviable position as the GT of last resort. It’s a last chance for GC contenders, teams, sprinters, and stage-hunters alike to pull in results. Its schedule just ahead of the World Championships also serve as a springboard for … Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Races, Teams
Tagged 2011, garmin-cervelo, katusha, on the hot seat, preview, roche, rodriguez, vacansoleil, van den broeck, vuelta a españa
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2011 Vuelta: Men of the Hour
This year’s Vuelta is shaping up to be an exciting race. A ripe General Classification battle is set to take place, featuring several big names who were either left out of their teams’ Tour de France selection, or crashed out in the attrition-riddled first half of the race. Let’s take a look at those from … Continue reading
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Tagged Anton, Cavendish, men of the hour, nibali, rodriguez, sagan, scarponi, van den broeck, vuelta a españa, wiggins
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