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Dumoulin takes Vuelta lead after dominating time trial

As predicted Tom Dumoulin took over the race lead at the Vuelta after dominating Stage 17’s individual time trial. The Dutch rider started the day

09/09/2015

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Vuelta GC is red-hot ahead of final straight to Madrid

The Vuelta a Espana peloton enjoyed a much needed rest day on Tuesday. But heading down the final straight to Madrid, it’s hotting up at the top of

08/09/2015

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Rodriguez takes Vuelta lead as Schleck wins stage 16

Joaquim Rodriguez did enough on Stage 16 of the Vuelta to don the leaders Red jersey with only five stages of the race remaining. The peloton faced a

07/09/2015

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Rodriquez closes gap on Aru with win on stage 15 of Vuelta

There was a critical win for Joaquim Rodriquez on stage 15 of the Vuelta. The 175.8 kilometre ride between Comillas and Sotres was the second of

06/09/2015

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Aru retains lead in Vuelta as De Marchi claims stage 14 win

Alessandro De Marchi claimed victory in the mist and mountains of stage 14 of the Vuelta. The 215 kilometre stage between Vitoria and the summit of

05/09/2015

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Vuelta: Oliveira solos to stage 13 victory

Nelson Oliveira of the Lampre-Merida team soloed to a maiden Grand Tour victory on stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana on Friday. The nature of 178

04/09/2015

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Vuelta: Van Poppel sprints to Stage 12 honours

Danny van Poppel won stage 12 of the Vuelta on Thursday following a sprint finish to the line. On the menu was a 172.5 km race from Andorra to Lleida

03/09/2015

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Aru takes Vuelta lead as Froome's title hopes coming crashing down

Astana rider Fabio Aru became new leader of the Vuelta on Wednesday following a gruelling 11th stage in the Pyrenees. It was a disastrous stage four

02/09/2015

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Vuelta: Sbaragli sprints to stage ten honours

Italian Kristian Sbaragli celebrated the biggest win of his career on Monday after sprinting to victory in stage ten of the Vuelta handing his newly

31/08/2015

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Vuelta: Dumoulin wins Stage 9 for overall lead as Froome finishes second

Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin painted the town red on Sunday after winning stage 9 of the vuelta – a result that put him in the overall race lead. The

30/08/2015

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Chavas retains red as Stuyven wins crash-hit Vuelta stage

Stage eight of the Vuelta was filled with nasty spills and thrills and when the dust settled Belgian Jasper Stuyven was triumphant. A massive pile up

29/08/2015

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Vuelta a Espana: Lindeman wins stage seven as Froome loses time on title rivals

Bert-Jan Lindeman won the first mountain test in this year’s Vuelta. The Dutchman survived from an early break to cross the line first in La

28/08/2015

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Vuelta a Espana: Chaves reclaims the overall race lead with stage six success

A day after losing the overall race lead in the Vuelta, Colombian Esteban Chaves bounced back in style by winning stage six to don the leaders red

27/08/2015

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Caleb Ewan surged to victory in the fifth stage of the Vuelta

26/08/2015

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Valverde wins stage 4 of the Vuelta a España

Spain’s Alejandro Valverde clinched a victory on home turf when he won stage 4 of the Vuelta a España. The Movistar rider completed the 209.6km route

25/08/2015

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Vuelta: Sagan ends winning drought with stage three victory

Peter Sagan ended his run of near misses by winning stage three of the Vuelta. Sagan’s Tinkoff Saxo team controlled the peloton in the later stages

24/08/2015

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Chaves wins second stage of Vuelta de España

Esteban Chaves of the Orica Greenedge team has won the second stage of the Vuelta de España. The day was overshadowed by the disqualification of

23/08/2015

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BMC Racing fastest in first stage of Vuelta de España

American team BMC Racing have taken the top spot in the 7.4km first stage of the Vuelta de España. Organisers had earlier announced that times would

22/08/2015

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Chapeau Christopher: Froome wins Tour du France

Christopher Froome is the winner of the 2015 Tour du France. He's done it! Chris Froome crosses the line safely in Paris to confirm victory in the

26/07/2015

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Froome holds off Quintana on L'Alpe d'Huez to head to Paris in yellow

Team Sky rider Christopher Froome is bathed in yellow ahead of the roll into Paris and his coronation as winner of the 2015 Tour de France. After a

25/07/2015