Cobo Wins 19th Stage of La Vuelta, Velverde Maintains Overall Lead
José Cobo took out the 19th stage of the 2009 La Vuelta a Espana, sprinting away from his rivals to claim the win.
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Velverde Extends Lead in la Vuelta
Italian Damiano Cunego claimed victory on one of the toughest days on the Tour la Vuelta, the gruelling 157 kilometre journey from Granada, through the mountains to the peaks of La Pandera.
Farrar Wins First Grand Tour Stage at Le Vuelta
American cyclist Tyler Farrar has taken out his first ever Grand Tour stage, with victory in the 11th stage of the 2009 La Vuelta a España.
Veloso Takes out Ninth Stage at La Vuelta
Spanish rider Gustavo Cesar Veloso has claimed victory in the ninth stage of the Vuelta a España, a 188 kilometre mountainous journey through to Xorret del Catí. Veloso powered ahead on the downhill decent to claim his first victory of the Spanish tour, 21 seconds ahead of Italian Marco Marzano, and another 19 to home [...]
Pozzato Wins Giro del Veneto
Italian Champion Filippo Pozzato has taken out the Giro del Veneto crown over the weekend in Padova, Italy. The Katusha rider out-sprinted his rivals in a four-man escape group that included countrymen Carlo Scognamiglio, Luca Paolini and Alessandro Proni.
Downing Takes out Tour of Ireland Crown
British cyclist Russell Downing has recorded the best result in his career when he won the Tour of Italy in atrocious conditions yesterday. There was almost case of déjà vu for Downing. Last year in the same event, the 31 year old wore the yellow jersey heading into the last stage but could not hold [...]
Ribeiro Wins Tour of Portugal
Nuno Ribeiro took out his second Tour of Portugal victory, finishing ninth on the final time-trial stage overnight. The 30.8km stage was won by Ribeiro’s Liberty Seguros team-mate Hector Guerra
Cavendish wins stage, Contador claims title
Mark Cavendish has won the final stage of the Tour de France, sprinting through the Champs-Élysées to claim his sixth stage win of the event. As expected, Alberto Contador claimed his second Tour De France victory overnight