Up, up and away. This is a short stage at under 130km with a variety of climbs in a short space before the high altitude summit finish in the Sierra Nevada. It’s all live on TV from start to finish.
Vuelta a España Stage 14 Preview
The weekend offers two hard mountain stages starting with the major summit finish of La Pandera, a one time military road.
The Vuelta’s New Climbs
The Vuelta a España climbs La Pandera tomorrow. It’s one of several new climbs in the race that are gradually making a name for themselves because of the Vuelta’s spotlight and in time they will become destinations for more than the locals.
La Pandera? It all began thanks to a local teacher who discovered the road was open and decided to visit and thought it was so hard they just had to tell the Vuelta…
Vuelta a España Stage 13 Preview
The rain in Spain hasn’t fallen on the plains. Or at least today promises a scorching hot stage across the plains and a likely sprint finish.
Vuelta a España Stage 11 Preview
The Vuelta has had a series of uphill finishes and tricky climbs, now comes the first of the real mountain stages with long ascents.
Slipstream’s Sponsorship Crisis
One minute you’re on top of the world, the next you’re in the gutter. Sport regularly serves up cruel metaphors for life. Cannondale-Drapac wore the king of the mountains jersey for a few days in the Tour de France, won a stage and put Rigoberto Urán on the podium. They announced a new blue chip sponsor in Oath, a US media company and were renewing the contracts of their star riders with a new sponsor set to be unveiled, apparently even the new kit and bus designs had been worked. Only it seems the funding for 2018 was never in place, the new sponsor had not signed a binding deal and now the team could vanish. Here’s a look at the chronology of events as well as the options ahead.
Vuelta a España Stage 10 Preview
The Tour de France went to Vittel, now the Vuelta goes to ElPozo… the large processed meat company that sponsors the race.
Vuelta a España Stage 9 Preview
A flat coastal procession past white sandy beaches and inviting bays, a day of sol y playa if you watch it all on TV. It’s all a warm-up for the double ascension of the Puig Llorença with its steep slopes and another Made-For-TV stage finish.
Vuelta a España Stage 8 Preview
One difference between Vuelta and its cousins in Italy and France is that it lacks a rich catalogue of famous climbs. But slowly names are emerging and today’s climb Xorret de Catí is one of them.