Alexandre Vinokourov won his first Grand Tour in his own way. The man who is always on the attack was finally able to put it all together and upend the Vuelta just as it looked like an Alejandro Valverde coronation. The Spaniards must be crying in their tapas and wine while the fighting Kazak is… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Vuelta a Espana
Vuelta: DiLuca Takes Over
(Pic from Yahoo! News) Third Grand Tour is a charm for Danilo DiLuca. After much promise for a great performance in the Giro and the Tour de France Danilo DiLuca came up short. Illness and bad form made DiLuca’s attempt to improve on his 2005 magical year impossible. Today “The Killer” took control in the… Read more »
Mr. 2nd Gets a Win
Erik Zabel has been on a bad streak of second place finishes for a long time. Today he finally broke out of the slump and showed flashes of classic Erik Zabel. The typicaly sprint finish stage saw THOR Hishovd finish second and keep his overall lead. Zabel is obviously happy with the result: “Today I… Read more »
Vuelta: Danielson’s Chances
(Pic from Velonews) With a few Grand Tours under his belt and a win in the Tour of Austria this year Tom Danielson is quietly building a good resume as a GC contender. While Discovery Channel were flailing away at the Tour de France wishing that Lance Armstrong never retired, Danielson was winning the Tour… Read more »
Astana and Phonak Cleared for Vuelta
The embattled Astana and Phonak teams are cleared to ride the Vuelta as long as they do not include any staff or rides that are implicated in the Operation Puerto investigation. Previously ther were called by ProTour teams to exclude the controversial teams to avoid further controversy in the Vuelta. Phonak will be riding its… Read more »
Grand Tours Not In ProTour
Not surprising news, but the organizers of the Vuelta, Tour and Giro are not going to include the races in next year’s ProTour. The UCI and Grand Tour organizers have been at odds since the formation of the ProTour which was to integrate all major cycling races into a year long points competition. The GT… Read more »