Nibali second collects the 10th podium in his career - Froome is the third rider to win the Tour and Vuelta in the same year: there is already talk that he aims for the hat-trick with the Giro in 2018.
Heroic ride of the Spanish champion who ends his career with a feat from the past. Froome arrives 27” behind the Pistolero, detaching Nibali who still defends second place. Third on the podium goes Zakarin.
Lo Squalo has reduced his gap in the standings to 1'16" when there are still two mid-mountain stages to go before Anglru, which will be the supreme judge for the final victory with its mountain bike slopes.
The Spaniard attacks brilliantly on Puerto del Garbi: only Froome resists him but does not support the Pistolero's action. Aru and Nibali surprised by the attack make up for the descent. Bardet collapses.
Quintana gains a 6” bonus on Dumoulin who hadn't attacked him with much fair play when the Condor fell on the Miragolo descent - The Italians continue to fast. Retreat of Kangert after an impressive carom - Today rest, tomorrow…
The Colombian finally attacks Froome and detaches him on the terrible ramps of the Camperona conquering the red jersey in front. Brilliant Valverde second. Even Contador shows signs of recovery after a rather troubled start to the Vuelta
Without Nibali and without Aru, little hope of ranking for the Italians in the Tour of Spain - The back number 1 assigned to Valverde, who faces his third grand tour of the season aiming to enter the top ten of the…
Even if after the Pyrenees the classification led by Froome still sees a dozen riders collected in just over a minute, for the betting agencies the final victory remains a matter of two after the withdrawal of…
The Spaniard Alberto Contador was forced to withdraw due to injury from the third Pyrenean stage, won by Domoulin - Chris Froome easily controls the situation in the Tour and keeps the yellow jersey, keeping Quinbtana at a distance and one…
The world champion beats Alaphilippe and Valverde in the sprint to win his first yellow jersey - Contador crashes again and loses 48" to Froome and Quintana - Aru with the best while Nibali arrives 11" late
The English sprinter with a cinematic sprint beats Kittel and Sagan conquering his first yellow jersey and victory n. 27. Moments of fear for Contador who hits his shoulder on a traffic island but without major damage. Stop…
Alberto Contador deserves a good 10, without honors because he hasn't won any stage but he is the greatest champion of the last decade - A good 9 to Fabio Aru: he is the champion of the future and his rides in…
It is the second success of the Spanish champion who is now aiming for the Tour where he will challenge Nibali, Froome and Quintana to achieve a one-two finish that is as fascinating as it is difficult. For the Sardinian rider from Astana, a second place and two great stage victories…
The Belgian puts on a show with a powerful draw and only arrives in Verbania - The pink jersey takes advantage of a fall by Landa to teach him a lesson on Monte Ologno: now he has 5'15" on the Basque
The pink jersey manages the race as he pleases and goes on the attack, but Aru doesn't give in. Bad fall of Uran. Today a tricky stage with the final stretch on Monte Berico.
GIRO D'ITALIA - The Australian Orica team wins in the Sanremo team time trial - The Spanish champion's Tinkoff-Saxo is in second place but our Aru limits the delay from the "Pistolero", super favorite for the win, to just six seconds...
GIRO D'ITALIA, today we start - Absent Froome, Nibali and Quintana, the Spaniard Contador aims for an encore in the pink race, dreaming of a double win in France. Aru, Porte and Uran are his closest rivals. Seven stages…
The Spanish champion sealed his third victory out of three participations in the Iberian stage race. Froome defends second place from Valverde but comes out defeated in the confrontation with the Pistolero. Final 10 km mini-time trial today in…
The Spanish champion triumphs at the top of Farrapona by detaching Froome. Valverde loses almost a minute and sees his second place threatened by the British-Rogriguez and Aru complete the top five of a Vuelta that he found in the Pistolero…
After Quintana's withdrawal, the Pistolero seems the favorite for the final victory but the gaps in the standings are still small: Valverde lost something yesterday in the first of the three terrible mountain stages but is still second to…
The edition that starts this Saturday sees the best of world cycling at the starting line with the exception of Nibali, who was absent after his triumph in the Tour. The Italian hopes for the classification are entrusted to Aru.
The withdrawal of the Spaniard, which comes a few days after that of the favorite and reigning champion Chris Froome, thus opens the doors to Vincenzo Nibali for the final victory: the Sicilian rider has momentarily given up the yellow jersey, but it seems…
Heavy defections of Froome, Nibali and Contador who chose to challenge each other in the Tour - Twenty-one stages with the initial three in Northern Ireland: then a lot of climbing with the legendary ascents of Stelvio, Gavia and Zoncolan -…
The leader of Team Sky dominates the first stage in the Pyrenees, conquering the yellow jersey - Second to his teammate Porte, third Valverde at 1' 08'' - Contador and Rodriguez in difficulty - Evans and Schleck collapse -…
CYCLING - The Spaniard leads away from everyone on the last climb and triumphs in the Giro di Lombardia beating Contador and Hesjedal - It was the descent that selected the riders more than the Muro di Sormano - The world champion Gilbert and the Italian Nibali crash...
CYCLING - Today the finish of the penultimate stage of the Vuelta. Contador returns to great form after disqualification for doping. Thanks also to Valverde and Rodriguez, the race is all Spanish and has reduced the big favorite, Christopher Froome
CYCLING - A spectacular Giro d'Italia but without many foreign champions is the one that gets underway today from Herning, in Denmark: absent Alberto Contador (disqualified), Andy Schleck and Cadel Evans - Basso is looking for the trio (Nibali instead will bet…
Sport continually under trial for doping finds itself once again at the start of the season without one of its great champions: the Spanish Alberto Contador of Saxobank was disqualified (with not a few controversies) until August, and…
The Spaniard of Saxo Bank was finally sanctioned, after almost two years of silence, for the (minimal) positivity found in July 2010: the TAS disqualified him until 6 August 2012 (he will also miss the London Olympics) and…