Today’s stage did not appear all that challenging based on the profile, but the riders themselves made the day difficult. After 1 hour and 40 minutes a group finally went for it, Movistar did the main work today. About five kilometers before the...
In the third stage of the Vuelta a Andalucia, Daniel Schorn sprinted into second place, claiming Team NetApp’s second spot on the podium this season. The winner of the day for the 160-km stage from Montemayor to Las Gabias was Oscar Freire...
The Flemish classic, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, on February 25 marks the start of the Belgian classics season for Team NetApp. The demanding 200-kilometer race starting and ending in Ghent will also be the initial test for the Tour of Flanders on April...
Finishing in 22th place in the stage and ninth place in the general classification, I can be more than satisfied after the 150-kilometer queen stage in the Tour of Andalusia. The course today was really tough. After starting in Malaga, things...
After 144.7 kilometers Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) claimed the summit finish of the second stage of the Vuelta a Andalucia for himself, pushing Denis Menchov (Katusha) and Rein Taaramäe (Cofidis) into second and third place. Matthias Brändle...
Today was a typical flatter stage. A group had already broken away by the third kilometer, and they had a lead of up to twelve minutes. Around 70 kilometers before the finish we managed to cut this to around six minutes, but the breakaways profited...
Contrary to expectations, the first stage of the Vuelta a Andalucia is not be decided in a mass sprint; three of the riders in what was originally a four-man breakaway group, made up of Javier Ramirez (Andalucia), Luis Angel Maté (Cofidis) and...
Buenas tardes a todos. You could say that I kicked off the season today just as planned. I'm not 100% satisfied with my ride because I no doubt dropped a second or more before the turn. But, on the other hand, I was that much faster on the way back....