Ben O’Connor on Vuelta Breakout: ‘It’s Nice to Have the Feeling That You Can One Day Win a Grand Tour’
Australian rider to head to Jayco AlUla with heightened ambitions after dazzling Vuelta performance.
Australian rider to head to Jayco AlUla with heightened ambitions after dazzling Vuelta performance.
Blummenfelt and coach Bu pull U-Turn on Tour de France project, refocus on 2028 Olympic triathlon: 'We want to give it one last shot.'
We dive into the power numbers of Primož Roglič, Pavel Sivakov, and more at La Vuelta a España.
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Vuelta a España winner Roglič will work with Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe to keep driving team standards upwards.
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Pogačar has won every race he's started in 2024 except for 3rd Milano-Sanremo as his near-perfect season continues: 'I am eager to get back to it now.'
For now, Primož Roglič remains at the center of the team's Tour de France plans for 2025: 'If there is a top, top rider on the market next year, maybe now we can sign them.'
Tour de Hoody: From brutal heat to near-record attrition, a chaotic Vuelta delivered non-stop thrills, but missed out on a larger narrative to make it great.
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After brilliant 2023, Kuss and Visma-Lease a Bike leave the Vuelta a España wondering what could have been: 'It was a race of ups and downs.'
UAE's haul included three stage wins, the King of the Mountains jersey, the most combative rider prize, the team classification victory, and a top-10.
Stefan Küng wins first grand tour stage in final time trial as Ben O’Connor secures second overall ahead of Enric Mas.
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Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe hit by illness, causing late scare for Roglič on final mountain stage.
Roglič fends off all attacks from rivals on day of illness within his team.
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‘I’m happy with the way I am functioning’: Roglič uncorks his most dominant ride in three years to seize Vuelta lead.
Twice finishing fourth in grand tours, can Aussie climber hold on for podium spot? 'Still two very important days.'
Ben O’Connor blows up on penultimate summit finish of race, with Roglič taking over at the top with two days to go.
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'I had a bad day and I paid for it:' Landa admits he didn't have great legs in GC debacle.
Australian rider likely facing last day in Vuelta leader’s jersey Friday with big summit finish looming.
'This is a dream': A trio of stage wins and nine other top-10s through 18 stages slot the team's Vuelta among the best ever for a wild card team in modern grand tour racing history.
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Too little, too late: The gap was insurmountable by the time sport directors called Matteo Cattaneo out of winning breakaway to help.
Berrade lands third stage win for small Kern Pharma team as GC chaos costs Landa, Kuss and Yates time.
In-form Belgian star Van Aert forced to end 2024 campaign early after big crash in Vuelta a España this week.
Kiwi hardman Dahlberg was a member of the iconic 7-Eleven and Motorola teams, often working for famous teammates including Andy Hampsten and Davis Phinney.
Time running out for Thomas De Gendt and his final breakaway win at Vuelta a España: 'The legs have to cooperate too.'
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We dive into the power numbers of Primož Roglič, Ben O’Connor, and more at La Vuelta a España.
Long-range breakaway braves wet conditions at the Vuelta but is caught close to the end by late attack: 'Win number three is special.'
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe brings in former F1 aerodynamicist and track trailblazer Bigham as 'head of engineering' in its quest to top the Tour de France.
Van Aert returns home to recover from horrific Vuelta crash as Visma-Lease a Bike faces another setback: 'We feel for him.'
Stage win for Marc Soler and mountains jersey for Jay Vine on Covadonga see the 'super team' refusing to give up after GC chances look slim.
Despite another gutsy defense, Australian seems to accept that his chances of winning the Vuelta are diminishing by the day: 'I had no power.'
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Ben O’Connor dropped on final climb but puts in huge fight to hold red jersey by several seconds.
'It's very sad': Van Aert abandons the Vuelta after winning three stages and leading both the green points jersey and King of the Mountains competition.
Double Olympic champion reveals that he has no say in who Soudal Quick-Step signs in the transfer season: 'The team knows what it is doing.'
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A 20-second penalty to Primož Roglič gives Aussie an unexpected cushion in GC crunch-time: 'You can guarantee tomorrow he’ll go all-in to get it back.'
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Roglič rues Cuitu Negru time penalty as O'Connor proves stubbornly resilient in red jersey: 'There’s still quite some work to do.'
American rider moves up three places in the overall standings following strong Vuelta display on Sunday: 'The Vuelta's been super hard.'
After Sunday's climbing chaos, it's still impossible to say who will win the Vuelta and who will step onto the final podium September 8 in Madrid.
Australian continues his long stint in the red jersey, setting a national record along the way.
Roglič’s drafting penalty after planned bike swap widens gap to O'Connor in race for red.
Enric Mas and Primož Roglič gain time on O’Connor, but Australian limits losses to stay in red jersey.
Showdown on the Cuitu Negru will decimate race, could define GC: ‘It looks crazy steep at the end.’
O'Connor and Gall try to balance ego and ambition as fight for red jersey heats up at Vuelta a España: 'We both have our goals.'
Mountain stage comes down to a big bunch sprint, with Groves and Van Aert flat out in drag race to the line.
American WorldTour team signs four big talents, each of them on three year deals.
Jeremy Whittle assesses how Decathlon-Ag2r La Mondiale needs to weigh the risk and reward of O’Connor racing for a career-first grand tour podium.
‘I was planning to have a rest day’: Van Aert adds polka dots to red and green Vuelta jersey collection, Kuss struggles in savage mountaintop showdown.
Australian continues as race leader but Roglič landed big blows Friday. ‘It is nice when you go good.’
American rider McNulty slides under guardrail and down slope, dodges serious injury in fall.
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Primož Roglič launches huge attack, dropping overall leader O’Connor and inching ever-closer to the red jersey.
Visma-Lease a Bike management refuses to blame crashes and sickness for 2024 downturn as it maps out masterplan for 2025.
Australian race leader O’Connor in admirably serene state of mind despite time loss Wednesday.
'It happens a lot in cycling': Road blockage debate heats up after O'Connor deletes his Twitter account in wake of social media firestorm.
Equipo Kern Pharma rider lands team's first-ever Vuelta stage victory day after its ex-president’s death.
'I want to win a pro race': Stites will be the first American on the Spanish second-tier squad since Justin Oien raced in 2017-18.
'Yellow cards' fly after controversial blocking incident provokes spill at Vuelta a España.
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Race leader Ben O’Connor loses time following stinging attack by Primož Roglič and Enric Mas.
Vuelta a España leader is heading elsewhere for 2025, leaving a big gap in team leadership.
Reports that Mexican phenom Isaac del Toro is infected with COVID is latest in what's been a brutal, over-the-top Vuelta a España.
MVDP to hunt for mountain legs with program of low-key stage races, Euro champs ahead of underdog world title defense in Zurich.
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Van Aert attacked from the start of mid-mountain stage and didn't stop until he outsprinted last man standing Pacher, GC racers hit pause.
From crit racing to the WorldTour, Sheehan hopes to cap his meteoric rise with a breakaway victory at the Vuelta: 'Good chances to go for a stage.'
The Vuelta is turning into a chaotic race where riders are trading-off having amazing days. Here's how Roglič, O'Connor, Carapaz and more have performed.
Breaking down the hardest stage of the race up to this point and taking stock of where things stand on the Vuelta's first rest day.
Plus, Shoddy asks WorldTour mechanics everything you want to know about working the final grand tour of the season.