Riders share thoughts after opening Vuelta stage

During the opening stage of the Vuelta a Espa

During the opening stage of the Vuelta a Espa

Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) won the 4.8km opening stage of the Vuelta a Espa

Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong admitted there was “real tension” within his team Astana at the Tour de France last month. The team won the race with Alberto Contador, but the process of determining the team leader created problems. “There were not only tensions between him [Contador] and me, but other people [were] involved. There was quiet at the dinner table more than once,” Armstrong told EuroSport last week. Armstrong explained that it was his first time …

The 64th Vuelta a Espa

George Hincapie (Columbia-HTC) is back in his own backyard and prepared to contest the stars and stripes jersey once again at the USPro Championships, held on Saturday and Sunday in Greenville, South Carolina. “I didn’t have the most ideal preparation because I haven’t been able to race in the last five weeks,” said Hincapie, who broke his collarbone during stage 17 of the Tour de France in July. “My collarbone is feeling better and I’m able to ride fairly normally …

South Africa’s Daryl Impey (Barloworld) is back from his horrific crash and ready for his first win since the Tour of Turkey. His quest begins today in northern Italy at the Giro del Veneto. “My condition has really improved since my first race back in Carnago,” Impey told Cyclingnews . “Veneto and the other races left over will allow me to get my teeth into the races and do something.” The 81st Giro del Veneto starts and ends in Padova, 199.6 kilometres. It covers the Castelnuovo …

Tim Duggan (Garmin-Slipstream) suffered a near fatal crash at the Tour de Georgia last year. Now, fully recovered from a brain injury, Duggan will join the peloton in the fight for the star and stripes jersey at the USPro Championships held in Greenville, South Carolina on Sunday. “Here I am, a year later and it’s been an amazing journey,” said Duggan at a pre-race press conference. “It’s been a lot of work, a lot of time, a lot of patience and a lot of help from my …

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When Canadian Ryder Hesjedal starts this year’s Vuelta a Espa