Alberto Contador
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Tirreno-Adriatico: Winners and records
Door Martijn Ophorst Tirreno-Adriatico is essentially the Italian version of Paris-Nice, with grand tour specialists often choosing one of the two races in which to gauge their form before bigger goals. Cyclingstage.com brings you the records and recent winners in the…
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Paris-Nice: Winners and records
Door Martijn Ophorst Paris-Nice is an important early season goal for classics specialists and grand tour contenders alike. Success in the so called 'Race to the Sun' often breeds further success later in the season. Cyclingstage.com brings you the most recent winners…
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Tour de France: Winners and records
Door Martijn Ophorst The Tour de France is the holy grail of cycling. Winning a stage or even wearing the yellow jersey for a day can make a career. Wearing a jersey into Paris can make a life. Cyclingstage.com presents La Grande Boucle's recent winners and record holders.
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Giro d'Italia: Winners and records
Door Martijn Ophorst The Giro d’Italia began in 1909 in a bid to increase sales for La Gazzetta dello Sport. Italian riders dominated the early decades of the race but that changed from the 60's onward. Cyclingstage.com presents the recent winners and record holders…
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Volta a Catalunya: Winners and records
Door Martijn Ophorst The Volta a Catalunya is a stage race dating back to 1911 and held in March, just after Paris-Nice and the Tirreno-Adriatico. Typically, the race takes in a mix of sprint stages and races in the high mountains, while time trials are rare.…
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Vuelta a España: Winners and records
Door Martijn Ophorst Out of all 3 Grand Tours the Vuelta a España is really the one requiring climbers legs. Without them you don't even have to go there, unless you are looking for some lost sprinter stages. Cyclingstage.com presents the recent winners.
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Tour of the Basque Country: Winners and records
Door Martijn Ophorst The Tour of the Basque Country is a stage race dating back to 1924, therefore it is one of the oldest stage races on the calendar. The route is marked by many sharp climbs so it’s a treat to the mountain goats in the peloton. Cyclingstage.com…
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Vuelta 2017: Contador wins at El Angliru, Froome takes the overall
Door Martijn Ophorst The 20th stage of La Vuelta brings the final mountaintop finish. Before tackling the Angliru the riders face the Cobertoria and the Cordal, which leads to a mesmerizing finale. Alberto Contador climbs to victory ahead of Wout Poels and Chris…
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2016 Prologue: Contador powers to victory, Porte in second, Froome in third
Door Martijn Ophorst At 3.95 kilometres, the prologue of the 2016 Critérium du Dauphiné is a climb up Montée du Mont Chéry. Alberto Contador outpowers each and everyone , thus taking the leader's jersey and delivering a mental blow.
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Tour of the Basque Country 2016: Stage 6 – Contador powers to stage win and overall victory
Door Martijn Ophorst At 16.5 kilometres, the closing stage of the Tour of the Basque Country is an individual time trial on a mountainous parcours containing a 5.5 kilometres climb at 8.5%. That's where Aberto Contador hits hard. The Spaniard powers to the stage win…
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Giro 2015 Stage 21: Surprise-win Iljo Keisse in Milano
Door Martijn Ophorst The closing stage leads in 178 kilometres from Turino to Milano. Durbridge and Keisse are off at the closing circuit en the Belgian riders sprints to the win. Contador wins the overall, Aru is the best youngster, Visconti takes the…
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Vuelta 2014: Malori takes rainy ITT, Contador winner 2014 Vuelta
Door Martijn Ophorst Sunday, August 14 - La Vuelta closes with a time trial in 9.7 kilometres in Santiago de Compostela. The first 100 riders race on a dry route, the rest is at a disadvantage when the heavens open. Italian Champion Adriano Malori is fastest, whilst…
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Vuelta 2014: Contador takes stage and Vuelta atop Ancaras
Door Martijn Ophorst Saturday, September 13 - Over a distance of 185 kilometres riders head in stage 20 to the Puerto de Ancares, a horse category arrival. Before getting to the bottom the climb they have to crest 3rd, 2nd and 1st category mountains. The Ancaras climb…
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Vuelta 2014: Alberto Contador soloes to victory in Queen Stage
Door Martijn Ophorst Monday, September 8 - Three tough mountain stages in a row and today's is the last one leading in 158.5 kilometres from San Martin del Rey Aurelio to La Farrapona. Along the way riders are to crest four 1ste category mountains and one 2nd category…
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Tirreno-Adriatico 2014 Results 7th stage- Malori wins TT, Contador GC
Door Martijn Ophorst Alberto Contador wrapped up the overall win of Tirreno-Adriatico as expected but it was the Italian Adriano Malori who took a surprise win in the final time trial.
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Tirreno-Adriatico 2014 Results 5th stage: Contador wins again
Door Martijn Ophorst The 5th stage on the Tirreno-Adriatico was a 192 kilometre long ride. The stage contained 12 kilometres of serious climbing, with gradients on the Muro of up to 30%! Nobody could stop Alberto Contador and he rode away to his second stage win.
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Tirreno-Adriatico 2014 Results 4th stage: Contador beats Quintana
Door Martijn Ophorst Stage 4 in the 2014 Tirreno-Adriatico finishes after 244 kilometres atop in skiresort Selva Rotonda. The big contenders take control and Alberto Contador and Nairo Quintana are by far the best. The Spaniard beats the Colombian in a sprint-a-deux…