Bennett stripped of Vuelta stage win after bumping rival

Bennett stripped of Vuelta stage win after bumping rival

Irish sprinter Sam Bennett was stripped of his victory on the 157km ninth stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Thursday after hitting a rival with his shoulder in the final sprint.

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Roglic wins eighth stage of Vuelta,closes gap to Carapaz

Roglic wins eighth stage of Vuelta,closes gap to Carapaz

Defending champion Primoz Roglic made a strong attack on the demanding final climb to win the eighth stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Wednesday,closing the gap to overall leader Richard Carapaz.

Carapaz takes the Vuelta lead as Roglic slips to fourth

Carapaz takes the Vuelta lead as Roglic slips to fourth

Richard Carapaz claimed the leader's red jersey after a thrilling summit finish on the notorious Formigal mountain in stage six of the Vuelta a Espana.

Roglic takes early Vuelta lead in explosive opening stage

Roglic takes early Vuelta lead in explosive opening stage

Defending champion Primoz Roglic took the early lead in the Vuelta by winning the opening stage,a 173-kilometre trek from Irun as the race got off to an explosive start.

Quintana escapes serious injury after being hit by car

Quintana escapes serious injury after being hit by car

Former Giro d'Italia winner Nairo Quintana is to spend two weeks on the sidelines after being hit by a car during training in Colombia on Friday.

Giro,Vuelta races to overlap in October

Giro,Vuelta races to overlap in October

The Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana will overlap in October under a new WorldTour calendar unveiled by cycling's world governing body the UCI on Tuesday.

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Hamilton sidelined from Tour Down Under with freak injury

Hamilton sidelined from Tour Down Under with freak injury

Rising Australian cyclist Chris Hamilton will miss the Tour Down Under after suffering a freak injury in a training crash – rupturing one of his testicles.

'I can hold my own':Yates hungry for more

'I can hold my own':Yates hungry for more

Simon Yates won two Tour de France stages last year but deemed his season"OK"as he prepares for another title shot at the Giro d'Italia and an Olympic Games berth.

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Froome officially named 2011 Vuelta winner

Froome officially named 2011 Vuelta winner

Chris Froome has officially been named as the winner of the 2011 Vuelta a Espana after a doping case involving Juan Jose Cobo.

Froome,in intensive care after crash,may be awarded 2011 Vuelta

Froome,in intensive care after crash,may be awarded 2011 Vuelta

Chris Froome remains in intensive care in France following a crash on the Dauphine course that ruled him out of the Tour de France.

Simon Yates seals Vuelta as Mitchelton-Scott claim first grand tour
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Simon Yates seals Vuelta as Mitchelton-Scott claim first grand tour

Yates,26,riding for the Australian-owned Mitchelton-Scott team,defended his lead during the ceremonial 100.9-kilometre final stage into Madrid.