Thursday, August 25, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
VaE: Rodriguez doubles up for Katusha on Stage 5
Joaquin Rodriguez doubled Katusha’s stage tally, after a solid performance from his team, as took victory in Valdepeñas de Jaén.
Katusha controlled the final kilometres of the stage and used, yesterday’s winner, Daniel Moreno to launch Rodriquez to the line. The Spaniard has come in to the Vuelta with good form, after winning the Vuelta a Burgos. Moreno’s performance has moved him in to within nine seconds of the overall lead, with Rodriguez 14 second behind him.
Wout Poels was the man who separated the two on the stage, a late surge from him fell just short of the victory. Michele Scarponi and Nicolas Roche have helped their GC contentions, both finishing just 11 seconds down on the winner. Last year’s winner Vincenzo Nibali crossed the line 4 seconds later and sits 5th in the GC. He will take some beating, if anyone wants to take the Vuelta crown away from him.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Gretsch wins the opener in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge
Patrick Gretsch has boosted a bad week for HTC by taking the prologue of the USA pro cycling challenge.
Gretsch adjusted to the altitude the best, on the time-trial, to pip Christian Vande Velde by a mere two seconds. The 24-year-old has added this two his other two victories, as a pro rider, and will do his prospects for next year no harm. Brent Bookwalter, who finished third, was the first of three BMC riders to take a top ten position. George Hincapie and Cadel Evans finished only a second apart and seven seconds behind Gretsch.
VaE: Moreno takes Victory on Stage 4, as Cavendish pulls out
Moreno sprinted to the mountain top finish and left Chris Anker Sorenson to cross the line three seconds later. The Katusha rider only has one other Vuelta stage to his name, which came on stage 15 of the 2007 race.
Sorenson jumped the gap between the peloton and the breakaway, with 7km to go, and went straight passed them. Moreno was soon to follow and powered away from the main bunch and joined the Saxo Bank rider and Guillaume Bonnafond, who had latched on to Sorenson’s wheel. Bonnafond couldn’t keep up with the high pace and the pair just about managed to stay away.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Video: What Cadel did next
Cadel Evans talks about his post Tour de France, ahead of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge.
TdF: Saxo Bank's Tour de France after party
So it might be a few months ago, but here is how Saxo Bank celebrated the end of the Tour de France
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