Salt and pedal: 'Superman' leads Astana to opening Vuelta stage win

Salt and pedal: 'Superman' leads Astana to opening Vuelta stage win

Madrid (AFP) - Astana struck the first blow on La Vuelta a Espana on Saturday, sprinting to victory in an opening team time trial played out over a spectacular background of salt lakes.

Nairo Quintana wins Vuelta second stage as Roche takes leader's jersey

Nairo Quintana wins Vuelta second stage as Roche takes leader's jersey

The 2016 winner attacks from elite lead group to winIrishman Nicolas Roche of Team Sunweb leads by two seconds

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Quintana wins Vuelta second stage as Roche takes race lead

Quintana wins Vuelta second stage as Roche takes race lead

Calpe (Spain) (AFP) - Former winner Nairo Quintana continued the Colombian streak in Grand Tours when he won the first long individual stage of the Vuelta a Espana in Calpe on Sunday.

Vuelta a Espana 2019: Sam Bennett 'relieved' to bounce back with stage win as Nicolas Roche retains lead

Bennett laid down a marker in the first sprint of the race after looking off the pace a day earlier

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Double Irish celebration at Vuelta as Sam Bennett wins Stage 3 while Nicolas Roche keeps leader's jersey

Sam Bennett doubled Ireland's cause for celebrations in the Vuelta a Espana as he took victory on stage three while compatriot Nicolas Roche kept the leader's red jersey.

Irish Independent

Jakobsen denies Bennett second Vuelta stage win in a row

EL PUIG, Spain (Reuters) - Dutch rider Fabio Jakobsen sprinted to victory to win stage four of the Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday and deny Irishman Sam Bennett a second successive stage victory by the finest of margins, while Nicolas Roche retained the overall leader's red jersey.