La Vuelta
# la-vuelta - Tuesday 11 September, 2012
Champion-littered Spanish cycling team ‘not the favourites’ for world title
Spanish coach Jose Luis de Santos believes his team, containing Alberto Contador, will play third fiddle behind Belgium and Italy.
# la-vuelta - Saturday 8 September, 2012
Vuelta á Espana: Contador prepares coronation in Madrid
Denis Menchov won the penultimate stage of La Vuelta.
# la-vuelta - Thursday 6 September, 2012
Vuelta á Espana: Bennati trumps Swift at the last
204 kilometres in intense heat and it all comes down to the final sprint.
# la-vuelta - Wednesday 5 September, 2012
Vuelta á Espana: Contador storms into overall lead
The red jersey no longer belongs to Joaquim Rodriguez. He now resides third, almost two and a half minutes behind Contador.
# la-vuelta - Monday 3 September, 2012
Vuelta á Espana: Cataldo takes punishing stage as Roche slips back
Joaquim Rodriguez extended his advantage over Alberto Contador in the race for red on Monday’s 16th stage of the 2012 Vuelta.
The Morning Score: Monday
Everything you need to know by 9am. Except the departure time of the next bus to Ballina.
# la-vuelta - Saturday 1 September, 2012
Vuelta á Espana: Rodriguez extends lead over Contador
The two Spaniards were back at the head of the field today, while there was another top 10 place for Nicolas Roche.
# la-vuelta - Friday 31 August, 2012
Vuelta á Espana: Cummings finishes fastest in Ferrol
The overall race leaders didn’t join the breakway, so Joaquim Rodriguez’ red jersey remains safely fastened.
# la-vuelta - Thursday 30 August, 2012
Vuelta á Espana: Rodriguez wins stage 12, stretches GC lead
Nicolas Roche battled up the day’s final climb to finish eighth, consolidating his top 10 status in the general classification.
# la-vuelta - Wednesday 29 August, 2012
Vuelta á Espana: Kessiakoff wins time trial
Alberto Contador moves to within one second of Joaquin Rodriguez and the red jersey after Wednesday’s individual time trial.
# la-vuelta - Tuesday 28 August, 2012
Vuelta á Espana: Degenkolb sprints to fourth stage win
Joaquim Rodriguez remains in red as Germany’s John Degenkolb made it a foursome of wins at the 2012 Vuelta.
# la-vuelta - Monday 27 August, 2012
The Morning Score: Monday
Everything you need to know by 9am, except what to do with that Cork jersey over the next nine months.
# la-vuelta - Thursday 23 August, 2012
Vuelta á Espana: Rodriguez makes the most of his red letter day
Spain’s Joaquin Rodriguez won Thursday’s sixth stage of the Vuelta, while Ireland’s Nicolas Roche produced another brilliant ride to finish ninth.
# la-vuelta - Wednesday 22 August, 2012
The Morning Score: Wednesday
Get ready for an espresso shot of sports news that should keep you charged up until midday at least.
# la-vuelta - Tuesday 21 August, 2012
Vuelta á Espana: Clarke bolts to stage four victory
Nicolas Roche is still making leaps up the overall standings, but it’s Joaquim Rodriguez who now leads the way.
# la-vuelta - Monday 20 August, 2012
Vuelta á Espana: Valverde on top as battle for red sparks to life
Ireland’s Nicolas Roche is 11th overall after he finished in a small group six seconds behind Valverde in Eibar today.
# la-vuelta - Sunday 19 August, 2012
Vuelta á Espana: Degenkolb gets up to take bunch sprint
Here’s everything you need to know on day two of the season’s final Grand Tour.
Vuelta a Espana: Castroviejo in red as Movistar win team time trial
The Spanish team strike first as the final Grand Tour of the cycling season gets underway.
# la-vuelta - Wednesday 15 August, 2012
The Morning Score: Wednesday
Everything you need to know by 9am, except how many points TheScore got in its Leaving.
# la-vuelta - Thursday 9 February, 2012
Kelly: Contador ban ‘not a major one’
Sean Kelly believes Alberto Contador’s two-year ban will not unduly worry the Spaniard when he takes stock of things.
# la-vuelta - Sunday 11 September, 2011
He’s the Juan: Cobo wins La Vuelta
Daniel Martin and Nicolas Roche both finished in top 20 as the season’s final Grand Tour came to an end.
# la-vuelta - Sunday 28 August, 2011
La Vuelta: Martin claims his maiden Grand Tour win
There was Grand Tour joy for Irish rider Daniel Martin on day nine of the Vuelta a Espana.
# la-vuelta - Wednesday 24 August, 2011
La Vuelta: Roche notches another top ten as Rodriguez takes the honours
Katusha notched their second successive stage victory of this year’s Vuelta on Wednesday, as team leader Joaquim Rodriguez sprinted away from the chasing pack on Stage Five.
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