Mikel Landa
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Tour of the Alps: Winners and records
Door Harmen Lustig The Tour of the Alps is a road race in Italy and Austria, that’s played out in April. First held in 1962 under the name Giro del Trentino, the race was rebranded in 2017. The route usually goes through the regions South Tyrol, Trentino (Italy)…
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Tirreno-Adriatico 2018 Stage 4: Landa wins Queen Stage, Caruso new leader
Door Martijn Ophorst The Queen Stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico takes in a string of intermediate hills to end with a 13.1 kilometres closing climb at 7.1% to the Sassotetto ski resort. Chris Froome is dropped in the finale, while leader Geraint Thomas loses time due to…
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Giro 2017: Landa solos to victory, Quintana new leader
Door Martijn Ophorst The 19th stage in the Giro amounts to 191 kilometres and takes in four climbs. Mikel Landa soloes to victory, while maglia rosa Dumoulin succumbs to repeated attacks. Quintana is the new leader, 38 seconds ahead of Dumouin and a few seconds more…
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Tour of the Basque Country 2016: Stage 2 - Landa bests Kelderman on steep closing climb to take leader's jersey
Door Martijn Ophorst At 174 kilometres, stage 2 in the Tour of the Basque Country leads from Markina-Xemein to the Ermita de Garrastatxu. This equals a short and steep closing climb and it's here Landa and Kelderman attack. They power to the line, where the Basque…
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Vuelta 2015 stage 11: Stage-win Mikel Landa, red jersey Fabio Aru
Door Martijn Ophorst Andorra's Queen Stage takes the riders in 138 kilometres to Cortals d'Encamps. On the first climb of six Mikel Landa attacks and he soloes to victory on the closing climb, while his team-mate Fabio Aru grabs the red jersey after a strong attack on…
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Giro 2015 Stage 16: Landa 2nd win in a row, Contador cements GC lead
Door Martijn Ophorst Stage 16 is a delicacy for mountain goats reaching its zenith with the feared Mortirolo. At that climb the race explodes with an impressive catch up by Contador after he punctured earlier. Along with Landa and Kruijswijk El Pistolero is in charge…
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Giro 2015 Stage 15: Mikel Landa wins in Madonna di Campiglio
Door Martijn Ophorst The first day in the high mountains! After cresting two mountain-passes finish in ski-resort Madonna di Campiglio. Mikel Landa powers to the win after a strong performance bij Astana, while Contador cements his overall lead by taking bonus seconds…
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Tour of the Basque Country 2015: Landa wins after super-steep finale
Door Martijn Ophorst Stage 5 in the Tour of the Basque Country is a 155 kilometres ride from Eibar to Aia. Young Belgian Tim Wellens opens fire with an early attack and he is accompanied by 29 riders. Wellens is one of the survivors at the super-steep closing climb,…